Atomic Betty

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Atomic Betty
Atomic Betty title card (season 1–2)
From left to right: Sparky, Betty, and X-5.
Also known asAtomic Betty: Mission Earth (season 3)
GenreAdventure
Comic science fiction
Magical girl
Science fantasy
Created by
  • Trevor Bentley
  • Mauro Casalese
  • Rob Davies
  • Olaf Miller
Developed byKevin Gillis
Voices of
Theme music composer
Opening theme"Atomic Betty Theme" by Tajja Isen
Ending theme"Atomic Betty Theme Remix"
Composer(s)Lenz Entertainment
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • France[1]
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes79 (156 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Ira Levy
  • Peter Williamson
  • Kevin Gillis
  • Trevor Bentley
  • Philippe Alessandri
  • Simone Halberstadt Harari
  • Steven Hecht
Running time22 minutes
11 minutes (segments)
30 minutes ("L-O9" special)
Production company(s)
DistributorDistribution 360
Warner Home Video (Region 1 DVD)
Release
Original network
Picture format480i (4:3 SDTV)
1080p (16:9 HDTV Reissue)
Original releaseAugust 29, 2004 (2004-08-29) –
January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29)
External links
Distribution website
Production website

Atomic Betty (retitled Atomic Betty: Mission Earth[2] for its third and final season) is a Canadian-French Flash animated science fantasy-comedy television series[3] produced by Atomic Cartoons, Breakthrough Entertainment, Tele Images Kids and Marathon Media. Additional funding for production is provided by Teletoon in Canada, Phil Roman Entertainment (uncredited) in America and M6 (season 1–2) and Télétoon+ (season 3) in France.

In Canada, the series originally aired from 2004[4][5] to 2008[6] on Teletoon. In France, the series aired on M6 from 2004 to 2006, and then on Télétoon+ from 2007 to 2008 and on BBC Kids until 2018 when BBC Kids ceased. In the United States, the series aired on the Hub Network (now Discovery Family) from 2010 to 2011, alongside its third and final season.

Production[edit]

Atomic Cartoons, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, writes and produces the animation for the series using Adobe Flash. Tele Images Kids produces animation and voice direction for the French-language version of the series. Breakthrough Films & Television, through its distribution subsidiary, handles worldwide distribution outside of Canada, except Spain and Portugal .[7]

Three seasons of the series have been produced to date, 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 titled Atomic Betty: The No-L 9.

Story[edit]

Betty Barrett is a typical 12-year-old girl who enjoys school, daydreaming about living in outer space, science-fiction films and singing in her band, living in Moose Jaw Heights (a fictional suburb of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan).[8][9] Unknown to most 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 extraterrestrial pilot Sparky and a robot named X-5, she confronts the evil overlord Maximus I.Q. and his lackey Minimus, as well as other intergalactic supervillains, criminals, terrorists, and gangsters. Despite being rather unassuming on Earth, Atomic Betty is a superstar throughout the galaxy and even has her group of people who consider her their role model.

In each episode, a crisis occurs somewhere in the galaxy, usually while Betty enjoys some activity with her friends. Invariably, her bracelet begins beeping, and she runs off alone to save the galaxy in her pretty light pink-and-white superpowered Galactic Guardian battle suit, which grants her a wide variety of weapons, gadgets and magical abilities, such as flying. Accompanied by her crew, Betty manages to defeat the villains before returning home and explaining her absence.

The show includes frequent references to other famous works of popular culture, especially science fiction, such as Star Wars.

Characters[edit]

Main article: List of Atomic Betty characters

Episodes[edit]

Main article: List of Atomic Betty episodes
SeasonSegmentsEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
15226Canada January 2004
United StatesAugust 2004		Canada 2005
United States 2010
24927October 7, 2005 (2005-10-07)June 23, 2006 (2006-06-23)
35026September 28, 2007 (2007-09-28)January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29)

Merchandise[edit]

Home releases[edit]

Warner Home Video released two DVD volumes of the series on October 18, 2005 in Region 1[10][11][12] and February 6, 2006 in Japan. Each release contained eight segment-episodes from the first season. The latest two volumes, entitled Betty Powers Up! and Betty Blasts Off![13] were planned but scrapped.

DVD title Season(s) Episode count Release date
Betty, Set, Go! 1 8 October 18, 2005
The season one 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". Extras include: "Toughest Chick in the Alien World" Theme Song Music Video.
Betty to the Rescue! 1 8 October 18, 2005
The season one compilation contained "Maximus Displeasure", "Cosmic Cake", "Attack of the Evil Baby", "Crass Menagerie", "The Trouble with Triplets", "The Substitute", "Infantor Rules", and "Best (Mis)Laid Plans". Extras include: an animated interview with Maximus and Minimus discuss Atomic Betty.

Soundtrack[edit]

Atomic Betty
Soundtrack album by
Tajja Isen
ReleasedNovember 8, 2005
Recorded2004
GenrePop, electronica
Length33:32
LabelIsland

Atomic Betty is the official soundtrack to the television series of the same name. It was released by Koch Records (now Entertainment One Music) on November 8, 2005, and contains some tracks performed by the titular character of the series, Betty Barrett, voiced by Canadian actress-singer Tajja Isen. She wrote and recorded that album in 2004. As of 2017, the album is still available on iTunes[14] and Amazon.[15]

No.TitleLength
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

Video game[edit]

Main article: Atomic Betty (video game)

A video game based on the series developed by Big Blue Bubble was released for the Game Boy Advance in Europe on August 25, 2005, and in North America on October 25, 2005.

Broadcast[edit]

Atomic Betty premiered on Teletoon in Canada on August 29, 2004. The series was previously aired on The Hub (now Discovery Family) from October 10, 2010, to October 12, 2011.[16] It aired on CITV and Going Live on March 11, 2007. The series is currently airing on Starz Kids and Family (first season only).[17]

Cancelled sequel[edit]

In 2010, Atomic Cartoons announced a sequel series was planned for production titled Atomic Betty Redux. The series would have featured the seventeen-year-old Atomic Betty; her prettier teenage future self that debuted in "The Future Is Now! Part Two".

It was slated to be release during either late 2013 or the middle of 2014 but entered development hell shortly after. In early 2019, a Reddit user emailed Atomic Cartoons regarding the series and was responded that the series was cancelled due to the studio wanting to focus on new projects.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Atomic Betty". London: British Film Institute. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  2. ^ Clarke, Stewart (2008-10-16). "ITV buys new Atomic Betty". TBI Vision. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  3. ^ "Atomic Betty [TV Series]". Allmovie. Retrieved November 21, 2012. genres: Science Fiction
  4. ^ "Fall 2004 Highlights: Teletoon". Channel Canada. 2004-08-23. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
  5. ^ "Breakthrough Animation Awards ATOMIC BETTY Worldwide Master Toy License to Playmates; Playmates Toys To Unveil ATOMIC BETTY Action Figures, Dolls and Accessories January '05". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. June 7, 2004. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "Atomic Betty (OAD: 08/04/2008)". Zap2it TV Listings. 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  7. ^ Breakthrough Entertainment: Atomic Betty. Retrieved 2009-02-27
  8. ^ "Saskatchewan Home To New Superhero," Hollywood North Report
  9. ^ "Mad Maximus". Atomic Betty. Season 2.
  10. ^ "Atomic Betty: Season 1, Volume 1 – Betty, Set, Go!". Warner Home Video. Retrieved October 18, 2005.
  11. ^ "Atomic Betty: Season 1, Volume 2 – Betty to the Rescue!". Warner Home Video. Retrieved October 18, 2005.
  12. ^ "And Blast Off! -- Warner Home Video and Breakthrough Entertainment Launch the Highly Anticipated ``Atomic Betty DVDs Throughout the Galaxy Including Planet Earth". Business Wire. Berkshire Hathaway. August 11, 2005. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  13. ^ "Atomic Betty scrapped DVD volumes".
  14. ^ "iTunes - Music - Atomic Betty by Atomic Betty". iTunes Store. 2005-11-08. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  15. ^ "Atomic Betty: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  16. ^ Thomas J. McLean (2010-09-08). "Atomic Betty Coming to The Hub". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  17. ^ http://kidscreen.com/2017/06/08/distribution360-sends-five-kids-series-to-starz/
  18. ^ ExtensionEcho3 (2019-02-10). "PSA: There will be no Atomic Betty Redux!!". Retrieved 2019-08-26.

External links[edit]

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