| Atomic Betty | |
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 From left to right: Sparky, Betty, and X-5. | |
| Also known as | Atomic Betty: Mission Earth(season 3) |
| Genre | Science fiction Fantasy Comedy Superhero Action-adventure |
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| Developed by | Kevin Gillis |
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| Opening theme | "Atomic Betty Theme" by Tajja Isen |
| Ending theme | "Atomic Betty Theme Remix" |
| Composer | Lenz Entertainment |
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| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 79 (156 segments)(list of episodes) |
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| Network | Teletoon(Canada) M6(France, seasons 1–2) Télétoon(France, season 3) |
| Release | August 29, 2004 (2004-08-29) – January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29) |
Atomic Betty (retitledAtomic Betty: Mission Earth[2] for its third and final season) is an animated television series[3] produced byAtomic Cartoons,Breakthrough Entertainment, andTele Images Kids, along with theMarathon Group joining for the third season. Additional funding for production is provided byTeletoon in Canada,Phil Roman Entertainment (uncredited) in the U.S. andM6 (seasons 1–2) andTélétoon (season 3) in France.[4]
In Canada, the show originally aired on Teletoon from August 29, 2004,[5][6] to January 29, 2008,[7] lasting for three years. In France, this series aired onM6 from 2004 until 2005 and then onTélétoon+ from 2006 until 2008. From the U.S., this series premiered onCartoon Network on September 17, 2004, until January 1, 2006, andThe Hub (now known as "Discovery Family") from 2010 until October 14, 2011, along with its third and final season.
Betty Barrett is a typical girl living in Moose Jaw Heights (a fictional suburb ofMoose Jaw,Saskatchewan) who enjoys school, daydreaming about living in outer space, sci-fi movies, and singing in her band.[8] Unknown to all of her friends and family, however, she is also a member of the Galactic Guardians, an elite team dedicated to interstellar crime-fighting and law enforcement. As "Atomic Betty", assisted by her two allies, the alien pilot Sparky and a robot named X-5, she confronts the eviloverlord Maximus I.Q. and his servant Minimus, as well as other intergalactic supervillains and criminals. Despite being rather unassuming on Earth, Atomic Betty is a superstar throughout the galaxy and even has a crowd of people who consider her their role model.
In each episode, a crisis occurs somewhere in the galaxy, usually while Betty is spending time with her friends and family. Invariably, her bracelet starts beeping, and she runs off alone to save the galaxy in her superpowered Galactic Guardian battle suit, which allows her to use a wide variety of weapons and gadgets. Accompanied by her crew, Betty takes initiative to fight the villains before returning home and explaining her absence.
| Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 52 | 26 | August 29, 2004 (2004-08-29) | January 22, 2005 (2005-01-22) | |
| 2 | 53 | 27 | October 7, 2005 (2005-10-07) | June 23, 2006 (2006-06-23) | |
| 3 | 52 | 26 | September 28, 2007 (2007-09-28) | January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29) | |
Atomic Cartoons, based inVancouver,British Columbia, wrote the scripts and produced the animation for the show usingAdobe Flash.[9] Tele Images Kids produced animation and voice direction for the French-language version of the show. Breakthrough Films & Television, through its distribution subsidiary, handled worldwide distribution outside of Canada, except Spain and Portugal.[10][failed verification]
Three seasons of the show were produced, totaling 78 half-hour or 156 quarter-hour episodes, depending on the format shown in each market. There is also a one-hour Christmas special titledAtomic Betty: The No-L 9. The first season had a budget of $9 million.[11]
In 2010, Atomic Cartoons announced a sequel series was planned for a production titledAtomic Betty Redux. The show would have featured the 17-year-old Atomic Betty, her teenage future self that was first introduced in the two-part finale "The Future Is Now!".
It was slated to be released either in late 2013 or mid-2014, but entereddevelopment hell shortly after. In early 2019, aReddit user emailed Atomic Cartoons regarding the show, and the response was that the planned series had been cancelled due to the animation studio's desire to focus on their new projects.[12][better source needed]
Atomic Betty premiered onTeletoon in Canada on August 29, 2004. The series was formerly aired onCartoon Network from September 17, 2004, until January 1, 2006, in the U.S. andThe Hub (now known as "Discovery Family") from October 10, 2010, until October 12, 2011.[13] It first aired onCITV in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2004, the show continued to broadcast and then re-broadcast on CITV until it was effectively taken off schedule after 6–7 years sometime in 2011.Starz Kids and Family formerly picked up the series, but only for its first season because the second and third kinds were too expensive for the Starz brand to afford until it was later removed from its weekday morning lineup.[14] Recently,Kartoon Channel, a web-based cartoon streaming channel, is now airing all three seasons of the show. It also aired repeats in Canada onCartoon Network until 2015 andBBC Kids until the channel was closed in 2018.
Warner Home Video (sister company to the show's American broadcasterCartoon Network) released twoDVD volumes of the show on October 18, 2005, inRegion 1[15][16][17] and February 6, 2006, in Japan. Each release contained eight segment-episodes from thefirst season. In the other two volumes,Betty Powers Up! andBetty Blasts Off![18] were planned but cancelled.
| DVD title | Season(s) | Episode count | Release date |
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| Betty, Set, Go! | 1 | 8 | October 18, 2005 |
| The season 1 compilation contained"Toxic Talent","Spindly Tam Kanushu","Atomic Roger","Furball for the Sneeze","The Really Big Game","But the Cat Came Back","The Doppelganger", and"The Incredible Shrinking Betty". Bonus features include: "Toughest Chick in the Alien World" Atomic Betty Theme music video. | |||
| Betty to the Rescue! | 1 | 8 | October 18, 2005 |
| The season 1 compilation contained"Maximus Displeasure","Cosmic Cake","The Attack of the Evil Baby","Crass Menagerie","The Trouble with Triplets","The Substitute","Infantor Rules", and"Best (Mis)Laid Plans". Bonus features include: "I Remember When", an animated interview where Maximus and Minimus discuss Atomic Betty. | |||
Atomic Betty received positive-to-mixed reviews from critics and audiences, but has since gained a cult following.
Emily Ashby ofCommon Sense Media gave the show a rate of four stars out of five, saying that the show is "equal opportunity exists" and "[it] ups the ante on its TV peers by including some worthwhile messages as well." She also said that of the show's content is "nothing worrisome for its intended kid audience, aside from some mild potty humor and a smattering of brief scuffles between Betty's team and the bad guys. In the end, though, none of these minor blemishes tarnish the show's greatest asset -- its respectable heroine."[19] Anita Gates ofThe New York Times says that "Atomic Betty has all the requisite video-game-speed action, and its psychological and sociological lessons range from healthy to benign. The only unfortunate message is in the villain's full name: Supreme Overlord Maximus I.Q. So much for a positive attitude toward intelligence."[20]
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| Released | November 8, 2005 |
| Recorded | 2004 |
| Genre | Pop,electronica |
| Length | 33:32 |
| Label | Koch |
Atomic Betty is the official soundtrack to the television series of the same name. It was released by Koch Records (nowMNRK Music Group) on November 8, 2005, and contains some tracks performed by the title character of the show, Betty Barrett, voiced by actress/singer Tajja Isen. She wrote and recorded that album in 2004. As of 2017, the album is still available oniTunes[21] andAmazon.[22]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Atomic Betty Theme Song" | 2:25 |
| 2. | "Supersonic Tronic Kinda Girl" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Alien Ball (Do The Betty!)" | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Dog Star Sirius" | 2:30 |
| 5. | "A Feeling Called Love" | 4:47 |
| 6. | "Hold On" | 3:53 |
| 7. | "Back In Space" | 2:01 |
| 8. | "This Cat Is Coming After You" | 3:19 |
| 9. | "That's What I Do" | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Don't Surrender" | 4:14 |
A video game based on the show developed byBig Blue Bubble was released for theGame Boy Advance in Europe on August 25, 2005, and in North America on October 25, 2005. AJava game for mobile phones, titledAtomic Betty - Part 1, was developed by GlobalFun andBreakthrough New Media and published in 2010.[23]
Hong Kong-based toy companyPlaymates Toys was chosen during the initial run of theAtomic Betty TV show in Canada to produce a coinciding toy line. The toy line included a variety of Betty Barrett character dolls (made of rubber, cloth, nylon and silicone), which featured both her iconic pink-and-white dress, and her normal outfit, along with a yellow sweater and green skirt. The dolls featured nylon hair that could be brushed and styled, similar to popular fashion dolls at the time, such as Mattel'sBarbie andBratz. A "Talking Betty Doll" was released in 2004, which would say the character's catchphrase "Atomic Betty, reporting for duty!" when a button on its belly was pressed. The doll was powered by AAA batteries and featured the same nylon hair as the smaller versions of the doll had. Other toys by Playmates included small plastic figurines of major supporting characters, and a large plastic "Transforming Star Cruiser" that certain Betty dolls could fit into and ride in.[24] Outside of Canada,UK-based toy company Character produced a line of Betty Barrett dolls for British audiences, releasing a television commercial onCITV to advertise the dolls in 2005. Character's doll line was very similar to the Playmates doll line, but Character only made dolls of Betty, not any supporting characters. Accessories included a plastic playhouse, which was styled similarly to the house that Betty lived in on the series.[25][26]
genres: Science Fiction
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