Betty was originally intended to be a 8 year old instead of a 12 year old, as seen in these two pieces of development art.Started off on as one of the key shows on their Miguzi block before being punted around the schedule over the course of a year, eventually ending up in a early morning shift where barely anyone was awake to watch it. Screwed by the Network: The show's fate on Cartoon Network.Real-Life Relative: Paloma's little sister Juanita was voiced by Nissae Isen, the sister of Betty's voice actress, Tajja Isen.Betty's grandfather was voiced by William Shatner in his first appearance, but in his second appearance he was voiced by Gary Krawford.Atomic Roger's voice actor, Dwayne Hill, took over as Minimus after Len Carlson passed away.Only So Many Canadian Actors: A lot of familiar Toronto-based voice acting figures show up, such as Len Carlson, Catherine Disher, Colin Fox, Adrian Truss, Jayne Eastwood, and Tajja Isen.In Memoriam: The Season 2 finale "Takes One to Know One" was dedicated to Minimus' original voice actor Len Carlson, who died in 2006.Shout! Factory was planning on releasing the series on DVD, but sadly postponed its release, so you're stuck with reruns with the exception of Season One, which was added to Youtube in it's entirety on July 25, 2019. The only place you can get the entire series is on the French iTunes store, so good luck purchasing it if you don't live in France. Keep Circulating the Tapes: There are only two single-disc DVD volumes with random episodes, released only in North America and Japan."Do It Yourself" Theme Tune: Tajja Isen, the voice of Betty, sings the show’s theme song.Crossdressing Voices: Laurie Elliott as Noah.Children Voicing Children: Betty's voice actress Tajja Isen wasn't much older than Betty herself at the time.Channel Hop: In the States, the first two seasons aired on Cartoon Network, with the third season being picked up by The Hub a couple years later.It also had a bunch of merchandise such as a toyline, books, and a video game, something extremely rare for a Teletoon original series (they usually get DVDs at the most) In fact, it was so much of a success that there were considerations for a revival/sequel show afterwards. Adored by the Network: Atomic Betty enjoyed its time on its origin channel of Teletoon as one of the network's flagship series, becoming one of the network's longer running series and airing a lot throughout its lifespan.
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