Mae Questel--Voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl, 1978 TV
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9 жыл бұрынMae Questel, vaudeville, Broadway and TV star, talks about her many years of dubbing such cartoons as "Betty Boop," "Olive Oyl" and even "Popeye" himself, in this rare 1978 TV interview, that also includes her live performance of "Button Up Your Overcoat".
@randisullivan6592 7 жыл бұрын
She was my Aunt Mae & oh how I miss her. When I was a little girl she used to come & entertain at my birthday parties. Later in life we would be out to dinner & she was always so sweet to fans that would come up to her for an autograph. Loved that woman so.
@jombanetjulian4457 7 жыл бұрын
Randi Sullivan stop lying
@shister3701 7 жыл бұрын
Randi Sullivan why the fuck you lying?
@Bigbadwhitecracker 7 жыл бұрын
That is so cool to have Mae Questel as an aunt!!!
@randisullivan6592 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you, she was quite amazing. Kids in school would also doubt until they came to my birthday parties & there she was. It's whatever. Many don't realize she was also Aunt Bethany in Christmas Vacation & one of her last roles in New York Stories with Woody Allan. When I asked her about her filming in NY Stories she said she had such fun & "ohhhhh that Woody Allan, what a nice boy".
@randisullivan6592 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you, yes, she was such a fun lady!
@SirIkeMedia 8 жыл бұрын
Her voice was still the same! Amazing! She voiced the cartoons of my childhood... such a legend! :D
@onlyone23km 6 жыл бұрын
I hope when I get her age, I can pull off the same voices as her!
@guitarmdpittsburgh7139 6 жыл бұрын
Sure is!
@tomlynntigard Жыл бұрын
Yep, her and Mel Blanc.
@1000vox 9 жыл бұрын
Early in my voice acting and cartoon voice career, I had the pleasure of meeting Mae Questel. She was funny, bright, and her versatility was nothing less than astounding. Rest in Peace Mae, I know you're making everyone up there chuckle.
@Moment_of_Zen 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I would like to get my daughter into voicing Audio books. She is 8 but has a true narrator voice as she has been reading since she was 3. Can you point me in the right direction to get her started?
@dariowiter3078 5 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍 😀😀😀😀😀
@garymax5168 5 жыл бұрын
Tylisha Hopkins listen to the tapes of great persons from old Hollywood who were the real artist with their immortal works
@shellyblanchard5788 4 жыл бұрын
She is so brilliant.🤗
@kskins56 4 жыл бұрын
1000vox What cartoon voices did you do?
@Deva7 4 жыл бұрын
She would live 20 more years after doing this interview.
@vinylking7912 3 жыл бұрын
wow
@theoneandonlymem432 3 жыл бұрын
4 January, 1998 was her death of Alzheimer's disease aged 89.
@thenitenitecaraloo7101 3 жыл бұрын
Awww thats so sad knowing it was a countdown from then.😔
@bkehlin 4 жыл бұрын
She's aunt Bethany in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
@CWA61 4 жыл бұрын
What gave it away for me is when she said hello to everybody.
@fbghetto5 4 жыл бұрын
Wow didn't know that
@iwannaseeit1979 4 жыл бұрын
That's awesome😍
@darreloutland4604 4 жыл бұрын
That's where I seen her! "Play Ball!"
@the4seasons4ever 4 жыл бұрын
Is rusty still in the navy? This house is bigger than your old one.😀
@jerryhamer 3 жыл бұрын
She is my all time favorite in Christmas vacation. "Did i break wind?" Haha she's a legend
@KimberlyBishh 7 ай бұрын
"You couldn't hear a dump truck driving through a nitroglycerin plant"😂
@mshavisham8964 4 жыл бұрын
Her voice is still high pitched. Yet it's somewhat comforting bc I used to love Betty Boop cartons. She can still sing it! Go Mae!
@jnadle1 5 жыл бұрын
Even her natural voice sounds like Olive's anyway.
@orangie8426 3 жыл бұрын
And you can hear Betty boop coming through too..
@kimono7350 8 жыл бұрын
she is soooo cute❤️❤️❤️
@alexanderip1003 7 жыл бұрын
Her character is Cuter
@davidwesley2525 5 жыл бұрын
@@alexanderip1003 I THINK BETTY BOOP IS QUITE A FOX.
@nose-bleed 4 жыл бұрын
@@davidwesley2525 Betty boop was originally a dog xp
@davidwesley2525 4 жыл бұрын
@@nose-bleed I'm glad BETTY BOOP became a sexy human girl instead of a girl dog.🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
@whitediamond000 9 жыл бұрын
A fantastic woman who voiced for a fantastic generation, Thank you Mae for helping the folks get over the Depression, it seems you weren't the voice, you were Betty Boop. oop boop a doop
@jamesvickers9476 4 жыл бұрын
There real Betty Boop was a black women who was also a dancer...her name an identity were stolen from her...
@marywebb9127 4 жыл бұрын
@@jamesvickers9476 bye Troll 👋
@ariana9784 4 жыл бұрын
Mary Webb It’s true you can even look it up, it’s Ester Jones
@marywebb9127 4 жыл бұрын
@@ariana9784 The girl you are referring to her name was Lil Esther also Baby Ester. She was not the Inspiration behind Betty Boop. Helen Kane and Clara Bow were. The reason Helen Kane lost her suit against Max Fleischer is because he proved she copied her singing style from a little girl named Baby Ester. Helen Kane sued Max Fleischer over him copying her singing style and because he showed a film of Baby Ester singing, she lost her case. Look up information before posting!
@raebracey1125 4 жыл бұрын
Mary Webb not trying to be rude but if the woman she was based of copied baby esther then technically doesn’t that mean it was still based on baby esther?
@tolfan4438 4 жыл бұрын
When my daughter was a little girl around the year 2000 we found Betty Boop DVDs at the dollar store she loved Betty Boop still does
@hankbridges5055 4 жыл бұрын
tolfan She sounds like Shirley Temple!
@weltonvillegal6258 9 ай бұрын
Same here! We bought one for my daughter around the same year, she enjoyed the Betty Boop cartoon!
@seangorelik1668 Жыл бұрын
My goodness, how adorable is she?! A true legend
@BlackWingedSeraphX Жыл бұрын
Yeah she's cute like the character!
@danw1955 4 жыл бұрын
OMG! Mae was too cute for words.. no wonder they picked her as the character model for Betty Boop! She was a national treasure! Rest in Peace pretty lady.😍
@dannydoc1969 6 жыл бұрын
She is so adorable, and down to earth, love her, and Betty, of course.
@InformationIsTheEdge 4 жыл бұрын
That was a fun slice of cartoon history! What a sweet lady.
@SnowdropWood 4 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed that that was Mae's actual speaking voice! I always assumed it was an affectation she put on for Betty and Olive. She seemed like a fantastic lady. :)
@DiamondsRexpensive Жыл бұрын
You mean you thought she used a voice changer to boop?
@kainoahthefrog 6 жыл бұрын
She's so inspirational and she's so sweet and funny. I wish I was born in the 70's... I always wished I could, but I am grateful for my life now. Mae Questel will be missed for the rest of history. I hope she's never forgotten.
@shawndenisecoley6400 5 жыл бұрын
Miss Mae Questel is simply amazing. She is terribly missed. She's a true legends in her own right!
@JLNeis 4 жыл бұрын
Not many people can put a smile on peoples faces just by listening to them......BUT, Mae could. When I listen to her and think of all the cartoons we watched it all comes back and you cant help but smile. God Bless Mae Questel!
@joshuamartiancartoons 4 жыл бұрын
Mae mentioned being excited about making new Popeye cartoons and I just found she auditioned for the role of Olive Oyl in Hann Barbera's All New Popeye, produced the same year as this interview, and was replaced by someone else! Imagine having a woman of Mae's talent, who not only originated the role but showed clearly in this interview that she was as good then at the voice as she ever was and passing her up!
@Bigbadwhitecracker 7 жыл бұрын
I miss old hollywood, not the hellywierd of today.
@lifeashami402 5 жыл бұрын
Ha same
@garymax5168 5 жыл бұрын
M. M. totally!!
@itsawonderfulknife7031 4 жыл бұрын
It was just as fucked up back then. The celebrities and studio execs of today are only following in the footsteps of the original pervs.
@Decimator-jh4gu 4 жыл бұрын
Oh man, they weird back then too. Like seriously weird!
@Decimator-jh4gu 4 жыл бұрын
@49jubilee That's weird, itself. Just weird.
@roboat2959 4 жыл бұрын
Betty Boop cartoon still lives strong in 2020. Amazing success.
@Meridian83West 4 жыл бұрын
It would have been a hoot to be in the studio watching her and Jack Mercer laying the soundtrack for a Popeye cartoon!
@sle2470 4 жыл бұрын
Aunt Bethany! "She wrapped her damn cat!"
@darreloutland4604 4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@jamesd.wheeler6190 4 жыл бұрын
I bet Mae was a riot at parties! her and Mel Blanc.
@Rockhound6165 4 жыл бұрын
"Aunt Bethany, you shouldn't have." "Uh oh, did I break wind?" "Did the room clear out?"
@hughjass7455 4 жыл бұрын
"They want you to say grace....the blessing!" "Ooh....I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America"
@Rockhound6165 4 жыл бұрын
@@hughjass7455 "Is your house on fire, Clark?" "Is Rusty still in the Navy?" ------------------------------------------------------- "What's that sound? It's a funny squeaky sound." "You could't hear a dump truck if it drove through a nitro glycerin plant."
@hughjass7455 4 жыл бұрын
@@Rockhound6165 ...LOL 👍
@MAGGOT_VOMIT 4 жыл бұрын
_She didn't kiss the guy in the Blue-Suit._ *_"He's gotta Lip-Fungus they haven't identified yet" - Cousin Eddie_*
@Rockhound6165 4 жыл бұрын
@@MAGGOT_VOMIT "You might want to take a rain check on that Art. He's got a lip fungus they ain't identified yet."
@davesstuff1599 4 жыл бұрын
My favorite line if hers in Christmas Vacation is "Did I break wind?"
@jizz23x 9 жыл бұрын
She is so Adorable and awesome....R.i.p
@cynthiapickett7403 6 жыл бұрын
Also loved her in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?".
@davidwesley2525 4 жыл бұрын
BETTY BOOP is a lot CUTER & more wholesome than JESSICA RABBIT.🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
@melaniechapman2307 8 жыл бұрын
I wish I could have met you. I am so loving Betty Boop at 65. Know you were loved.
@nicoler9814 7 жыл бұрын
xMatthew rude
@iiibxbbletea4108 5 жыл бұрын
Nicole R ? How was that rude you dumb ass idiot
@kingporter67 Жыл бұрын
Mae Questel is a super voice actress and a legend!!
@JT_Saenz 7 жыл бұрын
siiiiigh.....someone I wish I really could've worked with.....geez, what would I give....if I could meet all these voice legends? T-T
@raybenoit5238 4 жыл бұрын
If touching millions hearts has anything to do with anything, then she was a treaure.
@dianejohnson5216 4 жыл бұрын
She is a real Doll
@hyzercreek 4 жыл бұрын
She did Betty Boop in Who Frames Roger Rabbit
@r.coffman1431 4 жыл бұрын
She is Betty boop. Always.
@davidwesley2525 4 жыл бұрын
BETTY BOOP was a lot CUTER & more wholesome than JESSICA RABBIT.🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
@hyzercreek 4 жыл бұрын
@@davidwesley2525 She didnt do jessica rabbit
@davidwesley2525 4 жыл бұрын
@@hyzercreek I know Mae Questel is the voice of BETTY BOOP. I personally think BETTY BOOP is much CUTER than JESSICA RABBIT. BETTY BOOP had a cameo appearance.in WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?🤩🤩🤩
@hyzercreek 4 жыл бұрын
@@davidwesley2525 Yeah that's what I said.
@amiedavis5257 4 жыл бұрын
As soon as I heard her voice I realized she's Aunt Bethany from National Lampoons Christmas Vacation!!!
@leobewley375 2 жыл бұрын
What a cool voice but the fact that she maintained it her entire life is WILD
@QBCNetwork 9 жыл бұрын
She also was Little Audrey in the Paramount shorts.
@ronaldwilliamson7963 4 жыл бұрын
Also Casper the Friendly Ghost.
@diegoandres2906 3 жыл бұрын
Wow!!!! Betty Boop, Olive Oil, Casper the Ghost and Littlr Audrey!!! Man!! She's such fundamental historical figure
@davaotripsters 2 жыл бұрын
@@ronaldwilliamson7963 only in one cartoon, and other Harvey toon and Paramount Pictures Cartoon characters.
@RasslebearNOLA 8 жыл бұрын
Mae Questel was also Mrs. Strakosh, Kay Medford's catty friend, in "Funny Girl". What a talent.
@aeichler 8 жыл бұрын
+RasslebearNOLA If a girl isn't pretty...
@RasslebearNOLA 8 жыл бұрын
Yep.
@NeluThat70sKid 8 жыл бұрын
That was cute seeing her in Funny Girl with Barbra Streisand, as she croons "If a girl isn't pretty/like Miss Atlantic City/all she gets is heartache....." But what a fascinating lady :)
@georgimihailov4906 8 жыл бұрын
She was also the voice of ''Little Audrey''. Remember those animated shorts?
@stargazerlilly608 5 жыл бұрын
Alan Eichler music ...🎼 like a Miss Atlantic City, all she gets from life is pity and a pat. Kindly name a star who hasn’t won a contest or a pageant. If she doesn’t , she just never gets to bat! 🎶
@froelhoates 3 жыл бұрын
Her voice hadn't changed one bit! And still she is just as cute as she was in the 30's, but now just in a diffrent way, she's like a sweet ole grandma.
@TH-kd1ju 4 жыл бұрын
omg she's freakin adorable! 😮
@jamesmflanagan7119 7 жыл бұрын
what a sweet lady. as a kid of the sixties Betty boop was my first love
@connectinglines997 6 жыл бұрын
Fck I'm crying... She is a such lovely lady...
@jbfonfrias9133 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a treat to see & hear her do the actual voices of cartoon girls I grew up watching on TV. Thanks for posting. Bravo Mae !
@RandomNest 4 жыл бұрын
Boop boop bee doop.... I could scream!!!. She is too adorable!!!. I love it!!!! 😍😍😍😍❤❤❤❤
@christinavines559 4 жыл бұрын
Hello Alan is amazing girl Christina I am so 😃 I see Mae as the of Betty Boop because her interview is amazing 😍 but is going to be wonderful and blessed
@redickdavid79 4 жыл бұрын
I recognized her as Mrs. Strakosh from "Funny Girl" right away. Had no idea she did iconic Betty Boop too!! Thank you for posting!!
@timmillan6701 4 жыл бұрын
Cyndi Lauper speaks very much like Ms. Questel
@darreloutland4604 4 жыл бұрын
🤔😳😁
@1000vox 4 жыл бұрын
Although I only worked with Mae one time doing a commercial for Ensure, she was a lovely lady inside and out, and everyone in the business loved her. Cyndi Lauper uses her "Mae Questal" voice onstage, but her natural pitch is much lower.
@darreloutland4604 4 жыл бұрын
@@1000vox that's one thang I've always absolutely adore bout Cindy Lauper is the way she talks!!!😍😂😂😂😂
@annic7995 4 жыл бұрын
"Is this the airport, Clarck? " "Is Rusty still in the Navy? "😹😹
@lostinspacerobinson1527 4 жыл бұрын
Such a great Christmas movie !! PLAY BALL !!!!!
@violinmke 4 жыл бұрын
When she was such a good sport to sing a Betty Boop song. Awesome.
@ladyboywonder9139 4 жыл бұрын
I could listen to her all day long
@SummerRain368 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this video! What a beautiful treasure we were blessed enough to have!
@Trolldollz 9 жыл бұрын
So lovely I'm glad I've had to honour to watch this thankyou
@malikmcclain7869 Жыл бұрын
What a Sweet Legendary woman. I can hear the New York accent and also, "Help Popeye, Help ! Get Bluto out of here!!!" Just Classic. Thank you for the upload and the memories. ❤
@ichi1957 4 жыл бұрын
She was adorable. I loved her in Christmas Vacation "play ball"!
@antdell8730 4 жыл бұрын
She was so adorable.
@violadash4374 5 жыл бұрын
she has the best voice. even many years later. still the sweetest adorable voice. loveitttt
@judynunez3036 4 жыл бұрын
I still love Betty boop 2020.
@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus 4 жыл бұрын
She's adorable!
@NeluThat70sKid 8 жыл бұрын
She was also Aunt Bethany from Christmas Vacation movie, but incidentally and sadly, would die from complications of Alzheimer's in 1998 at the age of 91. And her character was very senile and absent-minded, that was a funny movie but nothing funny at all, which Mae ironically, would end up like her character. RIP Mae Questel, boop-boop-de-boop, we love you :)
@davidwesley2525 5 жыл бұрын
MAE DIED AT AGE 89.
@r.coffman1431 4 жыл бұрын
@@davidwesley2525 OK ALL CAPS GUY
@GetToDaChoppa-k5r 3 жыл бұрын
I think Roger Rabbit was a fitting tribute to her long career in voice acting. Was great to see her as Betty Boop in that film.
@karajones4638 4 жыл бұрын
Shes soooo sweet omg rip sweet lady
@thecatman4ever 5 жыл бұрын
What a great video, thank you!
@maewestbatman Жыл бұрын
what a wonderful lovely lady. rest in peace princess. xxx
@Alanoffer 4 жыл бұрын
She was fantastic
@Idkanameimjust 2 жыл бұрын
I loved her she made my childhood and my grandpa's childhood I loved her but when I researched a little bit I finally known that she died.. I really loved her Betty Boop have been my crush for 5 years 😂 when I was a kid! Her voice is still the same even at her 80's....
@charlespennie3621 4 жыл бұрын
Her and Mr. Mercer were legends. Lord rest them both.
@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety 4 жыл бұрын
She was so cute!
@Beatle849 6 жыл бұрын
One of the most interesting interviews I have ever seen.
@Bixfan78 Жыл бұрын
Alan, thank you so much for posting this!
@kerry1808 7 жыл бұрын
she's so adorable.
@yazminvjxd1242 5 жыл бұрын
She was so close to being in 2000 sad :(
@dvader4731 8 жыл бұрын
what an amazing lady!
@mano9898 5 жыл бұрын
She still got it!
@arianahunt1073 4 жыл бұрын
She was an amazing actor! What a talent.
@cynthiapickett7403 6 жыл бұрын
Mike Douglas was the best of the daytime TV talk-show hosts.
@BrianSmith-wh9bi 4 жыл бұрын
I agree. I watched him everyday after school.
@marka.graffakasnakebitenat3736 3 жыл бұрын
He's related to Merv Griffin.
@mshroye2 4 жыл бұрын
Is your house on fire Clark? No aunt Bethany that’s just the Christmas lights
@lostinspacerobinson1527 4 жыл бұрын
Play ball !!!!
@lostinspacerobinson1527 4 жыл бұрын
Then she said "don't throw me down Clark" ,,lol !!!
@hankbridges5055 4 жыл бұрын
Matt Shroyer She sounds like Shirley Temple!
@lostinspacerobinson1527 4 жыл бұрын
@@hankbridges5055 olive oil......
@ZeldasFinalFantasy 7 жыл бұрын
what a gem
@renaldcosma7192 6 жыл бұрын
Love you and miss you Mae .
@TheMamaz07 2 жыл бұрын
super adorable and i loved her in christmas vacation
@teetarquin7012 2 жыл бұрын
She’s a legend!
@longfootbuddy 3 жыл бұрын
betty boop and olive oyl.. two great dames
@Brentstarga 4 жыл бұрын
This was awesome! Thanks for sharing! ❤
@BethBurns68 Жыл бұрын
I loved watching the Mike Douglas show as a kid. This was a lovely little interview. :)
@cellfonelive 8 жыл бұрын
I love her Voice! Excellent Mae
@ivormectin.3046 4 жыл бұрын
Superb.. To see the actual woman....
@peterpaul231 7 жыл бұрын
I LOVE her!
@kennethgrueschow2647 4 жыл бұрын
Adorable!
@Savagemister 4 жыл бұрын
Oh wow. That's Aunt Bethany from Christmas Vacation.
@davaotripsters 3 жыл бұрын
And the voice of Olive Oyl and even she did the voice of Popeye the Sailor in only one cartoon, Shape Ahoy, due to Jack Mercer's served by the soldiers during World War 2.
@coranimate 7 жыл бұрын
I love this cartoon glad I got to see the voice actor now
@janetfannin3895 4 жыл бұрын
She is so adorable!!!
@p.j._staten 3 жыл бұрын
All these years I never knew she voiced Betty Boop & Olive Oyl and only knew her as Aunt Bethany in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
@erikasantillan941 5 жыл бұрын
I love u sooo much Mae, and rest in peace i know ur making everyone laugh up there C:
@ssweeps 4 жыл бұрын
She was in Christmas Vacation.
@u.p.woodtick3296 4 жыл бұрын
Steve Otting oh ya
@daltysmilth 3 жыл бұрын
What a talent! I wish there were more interviews with some of the other female voice actors of her generation.
@kasan8495 6 жыл бұрын
I wish I could meet her, RIP legend
@discobikerAndRosie 4 жыл бұрын
She was a cool lady!
@Musician-Songwriter 4 жыл бұрын
If they ever did a new Betty Boop, I would suggest Cindy Lauper for the Voice.
@Musician-Songwriter 4 жыл бұрын
@randolph And that's a good thing, Cindy is awesome. One of my Childhood Friends used to take care of her property in Connecticut before she sold it.
@Decimator-jh4gu 4 жыл бұрын
@randolph That's so cool she did that too! Nothing wrong with good strong music! Rise Above is amazing.
@Decimator-jh4gu 4 жыл бұрын
@randolph I actually like it! Especially, Cyndi Lauper is with Henry singing it, it makes it that much greater for me to hear this song sung by both.
@liveclassictunes 3 жыл бұрын
Loved it... Mae was an original. God bless her.
@jermainem3399 4 жыл бұрын
God Bless you Mae thank you so so much for the wonderful memories
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