Atomic Cartoons, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, writes the script and produces the animation for the series using Adobe Flash. Tele Images Kids produces animation and voice direction for the French-language version of the series. Breakthrough Films & Television, through its distribution subsidiary, handles worldwide distribution outside of Canada, except Spain and Portugal. Three seasons of the series have been produced to date, totaling 78 half-hour or 156 quarter-hour episodes, depending on the format shown in each market. There is also a one-hour Christmas special titled Atomic Betty: The No-L 9.
Synopsis
Betty Barrett is a typical 12-year-old girl who enjoys school, daydreaming about living in outer space, sci-fi movies and singing in her musical band, living in Moose Jaw Heights. Unknown to all 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 alien pilot Sparky and a robot named X-5, she confronts the evil overlord Maximus I.Q. and his servant 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 a crowd of people who consider her their role model. In each episode, a crisis occurs somewhere in the galaxy, usually while Betty enjoys some tasks with her friends. Invariably, her wristwatch begins beeping, and she runs off alone to save the galaxy in her nice pastel pink-and-white superpowered Galactic Guardian battle suit, which allows her a wide variety of weapons, gadgets and supernatural abilities, such as flying. Accompanied by her crew, Betty takes over to fight the villains before returning home and mentioning her absence. The show includes frequent references to other well-known works of pop culture, especially sci-fi, such as Star Wars, The Matrix and Transformers.
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Home releases
released two DVD volumes of the series on October 18, 2005 in Region 1 and February 6, 2006 in Japan. Each release contained eight segment-episodes from the first season. The other two volumes Betty Powers Up! and Betty Blasts Off! were planned but cancelled.
Soundtrack
Atomic Betty is the official soundtrack to the television series of the same name. It was released by Koch Records on November 8, 2005, and contains some tracks performed by the titular character of the series, Betty Barrett, voiced by Canadian actress-singer Tajja Isen. She wrote and recorded that album in 2004. As of 2017, the album is still available on iTunes and Amazon.
In 2010, Atomic Cartoons announced a sequel series was planned for production titled Atomic Betty Redux. The series would have featured the 17-year-old Atomic Betty; her beautiful teenage future self that debuted in "The Future Is Now! Part Two". It was slated to be released either in late 2013 or mid 2014 but entered development hell shortly after. In early 2019, a Reddit user emailed Atomic Cartoons regarding the series and was responded that the series was cancelled due to the animation studio wanting to focus on new projects.
