Atomic Betty
A girl balances Earth life with galaxy-saving adventures.
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Atomic Betty is an animated television series produced by Atomic Cartoons, Breakthrough Entertainment, and Tele Images Kids, with the Marathon Group joining for its third and final season. The show originally aired on Teletoon in Canada from August 29, 2004, to January 29, 2008, and also broadcast in France and the United States. It follows Betty Barrett, a typical girl from Moose Jaw Heights who secretly serves as a Galactic Guardian, fighting intergalactic crime as the superhero Atomic Betty.
Lore & Background
Betty Barrett is a 12-year-old girl living in Moose Jaw Heights, a fictional suburb of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. She enjoys school, daydreaming about outer space, sci-fi movies, and singing in her band.
Unknown to her friends and family, she is a member of the Galactic Guardians, an elite interstellar crime-fighting team. As Atomic Betty, she is assisted by the alien pilot Sparky and the robot X-5, and she confronts the evil overlord Maximus I.Q. and his servant Minimus, along with other supervillains. Despite being unassuming on Earth, Atomic Betty is a superstar throughout the galaxy.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Track listing from the source article.
Reader's Guide
Atomic Betty received positive-to-mixed reviews from critics and audiences and has since gained a cult following. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the show four out of five stars, noting its 'equal opportunity' appeal and worthwhile messages, while Anita Gates of The New York Times commented on the show's action and lessons, though she criticized the villain's name for its implication about intelligence. The series was produced using Adobe Flash by Atomic Cartoons in Vancouver, with Tele Images Kids handling the French-language version.
Three seasons were produced, totaling 78 half-hour episodes, plus a one-hour Christmas special titled Atomic Betty: The No-L 9. The first season had a budget of $9 million. The show aired on various networks, including Cartoon Network in the U.S. and The Hub, and later streamed on Kartoon Channel.
Did You Know?
- Betty's bracelet houses a communications device, remote controls for her spaceship, a holographic disguise function, and grants basic telekinesis.
- The villain Maximus I.Q. is a Siamese cat-like alien overlord.
- Two planned DVD volumes, Betty Powers Up! and Betty Blasts Off!, were cancelled.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Atomic Betty (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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