- This article is about the original character. If you're looking for the Harvey Street Kids character, click here.
Little Audrey is the titular protagonist in a series of Paramount Pictures' Famous Studios cartoons from 1947 to 1958. Little Audrey was a favorite among the all-American men, and is aimed to primarily male adult audiences. Little Audrey is officially considered the first all-American tomboy.
Little Audrey first appeared in the 1947 Noveltoon, "Santa's Surprise", in which she is the all-American girl who lives in Manhattan, New York City and most prominent member of a multicultural child cast. According to animation, her first starring role was in the short "Butterscotch and Soda".
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Harvey Street Kids Counterpart[]
- Similar to her official counterpart, Little Audrey has three pigtails (two low and one high) and is a cute tomboy, but unlike her official counterpart, she was more rebellious, perky, childish, but has an explosive temper. Audrey wears a long-sleeved pink shirt with a lightning bolt, jeans and a pair of hi-tops.
Counterpart differences[]
A comparison between her official counterpart and her Harvey Street Kids counterpart.
Official Counterpart | Harvey Street Kids Counterpart |
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Little Audrey wears her iconic 1930s outfit, including a little blue dress with puffed sleeves, a blue ribbon in her hair, white ankle socks, and a pair of very shiny black Mary Jane shoes. | Little Audrey wears more contemporary clothing, including a long-sleeved pink shirt with a lightning bolt, jeans and a pair of hi-tops. |
Little Audrey has a New York City accent. | Little Audrey has a Valley girl accent. |
Little Audrey lived in Manhattan, New York City. | Little Audrey lived in Harvey Street. |
Little Audrey was a cute, mischievous and tomboyishly beautiful little girl, with her imaginative, playful and adorable personality. | Little Audrey was more rebellious, perkier, more childish, but has an explosive temper. |
Little Audrey loves hanging out with boys, reading boy-oriented comic books, fishing, playing pranks, made inventions, sports, eating candies and stuff that was boyish. She really hates every girly stuff. She is the first all-American tomboy. | Little Audrey loves creating inventions, sports and boys' stuff, but she totally loves girly stuff. She also likes the 1980's culture. |
Little Audrey loves jazz and swing music, and can play the trumpet. | Little Audrey loves rock music from the 1980's, and can play the electric guitar. |