Atomic Betty

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Atomic Betty
Atomic Betty, reporting for duty!
Genre: Comedy Comic science fiction Magical girl Science fantasy Running Time: 22 minutes Country: Canada France Release Date: August 6, 2004 – January 29, 2008 Network(s): Teletoon M6 Télétoon+ Created by: Trevor Bentley Mauro Casalese Rob Davies Olaf Miller Distributed by: Breakthrough Distribution Starring: Tajja Isen Rick Miller Bruce Hunter Colin Fox Len Carlson Seasons: 3 Episodes: 79

Atomic Betty is a Canadian TV series that aired on Teletoon from 2004 to 2008.

Plot

Betty Barrett is a typical 12-year-old girl who dreaming about leaving Earth, and going to outer space. Until, Betty is revealed that she is actually an alien with magical powers. Unknown to most of her friends and family, however, she is also a member of the Galactic Guardians, an elite team dedicated to interstellar crime fighting and law enforcement. As "Atomic Betty", assisted by her two allies; the extraterrestrial pilot Sparky and a robot named X-5, she confronts the evil overlord Maximus I.Q. and his lackey Minimus, as well as other intergalactic supervillains, criminals, terrorists, and gangsters. Despite being rather unassuming on Earth, Atomic Betty is a superstar throughout the galaxy and even has her group of people who consider her their role model.

Why It's Atomic

1. Canada's got a right tool to create a Magical Girl cartoon!
2. Decent animation.
3. As her civilian form, Betty's girliness is cute.
   • Her Galactic Guardian battle outfit makes Betty look even cuter.
4. Good action scenes.
5. Well-written plot.
6. Heartwarming moments.
7. Comedic scenes (especially when Sparky is around).
8. The show's designs give out the Hanna-Barbera vibe.
9. Excellent and good voice acting.
10. Maximus and Minimus are the funny villains.

Bad Qualities

1. The animation can sometimes feel stilted or dull.
2. Penelope is a jerk to Betty.
3. Some beloved characters such as Paloma, disappeared from the show.
4. It is never explained how Betty became a Galactic Guardian.
5. Cartoon Network dropped the show in 2006, the second and third seasons were not aired in the US until put on Discovery Family (then known as The Hub) in 2011.
6. A few generic and predictable plots.

Trivia

• In the United States, Atomic Betty started off as one of the key shows on Cartoon Network's Miguzi block; it was then punted along the schedule over the course of a year, eventually ending up in an awkward Sunday night slot, when most of the target audience would be going to bed or not watching television, before quickly moving to a 7:00 AM slot, when barely anyone was awake to watch it. The series was then pulled from its lineup on New Year's Day 2006, in the middle of its second season, leaving the rest of that season and Season 3 unaired in the United States (until The Hub picked up the series in 2010).

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