Helen Kanes Recordings Actually state She used the Word (Poop) instead of boop in most of her earliest Songs like (Poop Oop e Doop) but when her signature song from the musical Goodboy was sang she added the word (Boop) also with some Poops & Bup Bup a dups you know them (Scat Singing Lyrics) Oh and if you need proof that helen kane Pooped Before she Booped Here is a Autograph by her -> http://dangermuffy.blogspot.com/2009/09/yo-yo-helen-kane-poop-connection.html Not to mention Betty boop also used the Word Poop Oop a Doop, Also when bonnie poe was mainly voicing betty boop or playing betty boop she said ( poop Oop a Doop) also betty boop Poop Oop a Dooped in her first appearence ( Dizzy dishes 1930) Voiced by Margie hines, As We all know Betty Boop was a Helen kane Caricature in her earliest apperences, She still was one even when she had transformed into a human but helen kane had enough by (1934) and launched a lawsuit against the fleischer studios Helen Kanes Personal Quote --> I just put it in at one of the rehearsals, a sort of interlude. It's hard to explain -- I haven't explained it to myself yet. It's like vo-de-o-do, Crosby with boo-boo-boo, and Durante with cha-cha-cha." -- Helen Kane, explaining the creation of her "boop-boop-a-doop" signature phrase. Other Quotes --> "I thought you might like to know that her first introduction to “show business” was when her older sister, Gertrude took her to a talent show. [Gertrude] had entered the contest and while she was on the side waiting, Aunt Helen was also asked to perform - because she was so cute and the management wanted her on stage. It was at this time, she said, she was inspired and added the famous 'boop boop a doop' into her song. According to her, the audience went wild and she won the contest - beating out her own sister." -Melody, Gertrude's daughter and Helen's niece "In our neighborhood in the Bronx, Aunt Helen would sit on the stoop and sing for everyone. Neither her nor Uncle Dan drove, so we would pick them up in Jackson Heights and sing all the way." -Mickey, Helen's niece "I had a song sheet of Helen Kane and the spit curls came from her. So I just designed a little dog and put cute feminine legs on her and the earrings which developed later started out as long ears. I suppose I used a French poodle for the basic idea of the character." -Grim Natwick, creator of Betty Boop and Snow White, on his inspiration for creating Betty Boop. "(Mae Questal) was only 17 when she won a contest to find a look-alike for Helen Kane, a singer then known as the boop-oop-a-doop queen. Questel imitated the singer in vaudeville shows...Her stage work won her a contract to take over the cartoon voice of Betty Boop. With the hardships of the Great Depression biting, the flamboyant world of the flapper was over, and Kane's style began to date rapidly. After 1931 she lost the favour of the movie makers, who chose other singers for their films. She appeared in a stage production called Shady Lady in 1933, and made appearances at various nightclubs and theatres & Radios during the 1930s she was given overdue tribute in the early 1950s. Helen Kane - The original Boop Boop a Doop Girl BoopBoopaddoop 2010-02-11 18:18:22 2010-02-11 18:18:22 5 1 5.00