Mae Questel--Voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl, 1978 TV
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- Mae 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".
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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.
Randi Sullivan stop lying
Randi Sullivan why the fuck you lying?
That is so cool to have Mae Questel as an aunt!!!
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".
Thank you, yes, she was such a fun lady!
Her voice was still the same! Amazing! She voiced the cartoons of my childhood... such a legend! :D
I hope when I get her age, I can pull off the same voices as her!
Sure is!
Yep, her and Mel Blanc.
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.
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?
👍👍👍👍👍 😀😀😀😀😀
Tylisha Hopkins listen to the tapes of great persons from old Hollywood who were the real artist with their immortal works
She is so brilliant.🤗
1000vox What cartoon voices did you do?
She would live 20 more years after doing this interview.
wow
4 January, 1998 was her death of Alzheimer's disease aged 89.
Awww thats so sad knowing it was a countdown from then.😔
She's aunt Bethany in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
What gave it away for me is when she said hello to everybody.
Wow didn't know that
That's awesome😍
That's where I seen her! "Play Ball!"
Is rusty still in the navy? This house is bigger than your old one.😀
She is my all time favorite in Christmas vacation. "Did i break wind?" Haha she's a legend
"You couldn't hear a dump truck driving through a nitroglycerin plant"😂
she is soooo cute❤️❤️❤️
Her character is Cuter
@@alexanderip1003 I THINK BETTY BOOP IS QUITE A FOX.
@@davidwesley2525 Betty boop was originally a dog xp
@@nose-bleed I'm glad BETTY BOOP became a sexy human girl instead of a girl dog.🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
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!
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
tolfan She sounds like Shirley Temple!
Same here! We bought one for my daughter around the same year, she enjoyed the Betty Boop cartoon!
My goodness, how adorable is she?! A true legend
Yeah she's cute like the character!
Even her natural voice sounds like Olive's anyway.
And you can hear Betty boop coming through too..
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
There real Betty Boop was a black women who was also a dancer...her name an identity were stolen from her...
@@jamesvickers9476 bye Troll 👋
Mary Webb It’s true you can even look it up, it’s Ester Jones
@@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!
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?
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.😍
She is so adorable, and down to earth, love her, and Betty, of course.
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!
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.
Miss Mae Questel is simply amazing. She is terribly missed. She's a true legends in her own right!
That was a fun slice of cartoon history! What a sweet lady.
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. :)
You mean you thought she used a voice changer to boop?
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!
Betty Boop cartoon still lives strong in 2020. Amazing success.
I wish I could have met you. I am so loving Betty Boop at 65. Know you were loved.
xMatthew rude
Nicole R ? How was that rude you dumb ass idiot
My favorite line if hers in Christmas Vacation is "Did I break wind?"
Mae Questel is a super voice actress and a legend!!
If touching millions hearts has anything to do with anything, then she was a treaure.
It would have been a hoot to be in the studio watching her and Jack Mercer laying the soundtrack for a Popeye cartoon!
She is so Adorable and awesome....R.i.p
Fck I'm crying... She is a such lovely lady...
Also loved her in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?".
BETTY BOOP is a lot CUTER & more wholesome than JESSICA RABBIT.🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
I bet Mae was a riot at parties! her and Mel Blanc.
I miss old hollywood, not the hellywierd of today.
Ha same
M. M. totally!!
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.
Oh man, they weird back then too. Like seriously weird!
@49jubilee That's weird, itself. Just weird.
She also was Little Audrey in the Paramount shorts.
Also Casper the Friendly Ghost.
Wow!!!! Betty Boop, Olive Oil, Casper the Ghost and Littlr Audrey!!! Man!! She's such fundamental historical figure
@@ronaldwilliamson7963 only in one cartoon, and other Harvey toon and Paramount Pictures Cartoon characters.
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
"Aunt Bethany, you shouldn't have."
"Uh oh, did I break wind?"
"Did the room clear out?"
"They want you to say grace....the blessing!"
"Ooh....I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America"
@@hughjass7455 "Is your house on fire, Clark?"
"Is Rusty still in the Navy?"
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"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."
@@Rockhound6165 ...LOL 👍
_She didn't kiss the guy in the Blue-Suit._
*_"He's gotta Lip-Fungus they haven't identified yet" - Cousin Eddie_*
@@MAGGOT_VOMIT "You might want to take a rain check on that Art. He's got a lip fungus they ain't identified yet."
So lovely I'm glad I've had to honour to watch this thankyou
As soon as I heard her voice I realized she's Aunt Bethany from National Lampoons Christmas Vacation!!!
What a cool voice but the fact that she maintained it her entire life is WILD
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
Boop boop bee doop.... I could scream!!!. She is too adorable!!!. I love it!!!! 😍😍😍😍❤❤❤❤
She is a real Doll
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.
Aunt Bethany!
"She wrapped her damn cat!"
😂😂😂😂😂
Mae Questel was also Mrs. Strakosh, Kay Medford's catty friend, in "Funny Girl". What a talent.
+RasslebearNOLA If a girl isn't pretty...
Yep.
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 :)
She was also the voice of ''Little Audrey''. Remember those animated shorts?
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! 🎶
omg she's freakin adorable! 😮
what a sweet lady. as a kid of the sixties Betty boop was my first love
She did Betty Boop in Who Frames Roger Rabbit
She is Betty boop. Always.
BETTY BOOP was a lot CUTER & more wholesome than JESSICA RABBIT.🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
@@davidwesley2525 She didnt do jessica rabbit
@@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?🤩🤩🤩
@@davidwesley2525 Yeah that's what I said.
I still love Betty boop 2020.
Shes soooo sweet omg rip sweet lady
When she was such a good sport to sing a Betty Boop song. Awesome.
I could listen to her all day long
Cyndi Lauper speaks very much like Ms. Questel
🤔😳😁
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.
@@1000vox that's one thang I've always absolutely adore bout Cindy Lauper is the way she talks!!!😍😂😂😂😂
She was adorable. I loved her in Christmas Vacation "play ball"!
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. ❤
She was so adorable.
what a wonderful lovely lady. rest in peace princess. xxx
I recognized her as Mrs. Strakosh from "Funny Girl" right away. Had no idea she did iconic Betty Boop too!! Thank you for posting!!
she has the best voice. even many years later. still the sweetest adorable voice. loveitttt
She was fantastic
"Is this the airport, Clarck? "
"Is Rusty still in the Navy? "😹😹
Such a great Christmas movie !! PLAY BALL !!!!!
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....
She's adorable!
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.
super adorable and i loved her in christmas vacation
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 !
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 :)
MAE DIED AT AGE 89.
@@davidwesley2525 OK ALL CAPS GUY
Thank you for posting this video! What a beautiful treasure we were blessed enough to have!
What a great video, thank you!
what an amazing lady!
Her and Mr. Mercer were legends. Lord rest them both.
She was so close to being in 2000 sad :(
She still got it!
Adorable!
Love you and miss you Mae .
what a gem
One of the most interesting interviews I have ever seen.
she's so adorable.
Alan, thank you so much for posting this!
She was a cool lady!
I LOVE her!
She was so cute!
She was an amazing actor! What a talent.
Mike Douglas was the best of the daytime TV talk-show hosts.
I agree. I watched him everyday after school.
He's related to Merv Griffin.
She’s a legend!
I love her Voice! Excellent Mae
This was awesome! Thanks for sharing! ❤
I so enjoyed watching this segment!!!
Is your house on fire Clark?
No aunt Bethany that’s just the Christmas lights
Play ball !!!!
Then she said "don't throw me down Clark" ,,lol !!!
Matt Shroyer She sounds like Shirley Temple!
@@hankbridges5055 olive oil......
betty boop and olive oyl.. two great dames
God Bless you Mae thank you so so much for the wonderful memories
Superb.. To see the actual woman....
I love this cartoon glad I got to see the voice actor now
I loved watching the Mike Douglas show as a kid. This was a lovely little interview. :)
She is so adorable!!!
Wolw.. the real life Betty Boop! She really did look like her too.. not surprisingly of course, since Betty Boop was modeled on her..
She was in Christmas Vacation.
Steve Otting oh ya
Oh wow. That's Aunt Bethany from Christmas Vacation.
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.
Loved it... Mae was an original. God bless her.
I love u sooo much Mae, and rest in peace i know ur making everyone laugh up there C:
I wish I could meet her, RIP legend
If they ever did a new Betty Boop, I would suggest Cindy Lauper for the Voice.
@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.
@randolph That's so cool she did that too! Nothing wrong with good strong music! Rise Above is amazing.
@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.