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Little Lulu
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Little Lulu is a comic strip character that was created by Marjorie Henderson Buell in 1935.
From 1943 to 1948 Lulu became the star of the Famous Studios cartoons (replacing Superman). 26 Little Lulu cartoons were released in less than five years.
Little Lulu appears in Betty Boop and the Girls of Mischief. Lulu was voiced by Cecil Roy, who also the voice of Casper the Friendly Ghost in many of the original Famous Studios animated shorts.
Little Lulu is part inspiration for mascot Lulú, Pascual Boing's Mexican parody of Betty Boop. Lulu also appears with Betty and Popeye on the 2009 Betty Boop and Friends DVD.
Quotes
- Little Lulu: "Thank you mister." (Loose in a Caboose)
- Little Lulu: "Why yes sir, here." (Loose in a Caboose)
- Little Lulu: "But I had a ticket when I got on the train, but I just can't find it..." (Loose in a Caboose)
- Little Lulu: "That's the end of the line." (Loose in a Caboose)
Trivia
- Little Lulu was replaced by Little Audrey when Paramount decided not to renew the license, to avoid paying the royalty fee.
- Little Lulu was supposed to have made a cameo appearance in the 1989 animated Disney film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but her copyright couldn't be obtained in time.
- In the 1970s Japanese adaption Lulu was voiced by Eiko Masuyama and Minori Matsushima, and in the 1990s English adaptions, Lulu was voiced by Tracey Ullman and Jane Woods.
- Mae Questel the voice of Betty Boop is often mistaken for the voice of Little Lulu, when in fact she was Little Audrey. Questel did background vocals in the Little Lulu cartoons.
- Lulu is very popular worldwide, including Brazil where she is often compared to the lead character in Monica's Gang.
- Today the trademarks for Little Lulu are held by Universal Studios which manages the properties of DreamWorks Classics, as well as its parent company, DreamWorks Animation.
- Lulu appears with Betty Boop in a 1958 article titled "Who's Cuter... Betty Boop or Little Lulu?".
- In May 2018, Drawn and Quarterly announced that they will reprint John Stanley's Little Lulu comics in a multi-volume series, beginning in Spring 2019.