But Betty Boop, the 1930s icon the show is based on ... In another short, she wore only a hula skirt and a flower lei which concealed certain sensitive areas. Then the Code was enacted.

she could be a hula girl. She could be the Statue of Liberty! She could be whatever you want." –Frank Caruso At first, Caruso was nervous about the long-gestating idea of a Betty Boop musical.