Cherridile (Johnsonverse)

Cherridile is an anthropomorphic cartoon character created by Randy Perkins for the Johnsontoons line of cartoon shorts. In the first Chocodile comic strip story, "Chocolate and Cherries", her full name is given as Cherrimena Frances Dile.
The 1943 comic strip story "Visiting Cherridile's Family" introduces her mother Grapiedile, her father Carrotdile, and her nieces Parfait, Blossom, and Yogurt. Like Chocodile, Cherridile debuted in Perkins' 1936 Johnsontoons cartoon "The Brown Crocodile", in which she helped Chocodile outwit Solomon by using various tricks. She is depicted as Chocodile's love interest in many of her appearances.
== History ==
=== Origins of the character ===
After Randy Perkins designed Chocodile in 1936, he decided to give the character a love interest, though he made sure to not have the love interest be a damsel in distress outside of parodic, tongue-in-cheek instances (which are often pointed out), as Perkins openly supported women's rights and disliked the concept of a stereotypical damsel in distress. He sketched several designs before coming up with a crocodile wearing a silk dress with a slit and a five-petaled buttercup flower on her waist. Perkins came up with the name "Cherridile" after hosting a house party in which one of the foods served was chocolate-covered cherries, as Perkins liked foods containing both chocolate and cherries, and gave the character a red color palette to match Chocodile's brown colors.
For the first Chocodile cartoon, "The Brown Crocodile", Perkins wanted a voice actress who could give the character a "rich, sultry" voice instead of a high-pitched, Minnie Mouse-esque voice. He cast actress Mae Questel, who would go on to voice the character over a span of over fifty years, from 1936 until she retired in 1989; Candi Milo was cast in the role after Questel's retirement.
=== "The Red Crocodile" ===
After the success of "The Brown Crocodile", Perkins decided to direct a follow-up short focusing on Cherridile to flesh out the character. The resulting short, "The Red Crocodile", is considered one of the greatest animated shorts of all time. Released in June 1937, it focused on Cherridile outwitting a mad scientist named Dr. Ricardo who planned to capture her and use her for experiments by outwitting him, though it involves more elaborate planning than Chocodile's outings. It also introduced Cherridile's penchant for seducing and luring her targets, a trait that would become iconic. The success of the short led to Cherridile becoming an integral character in the Johnsontoons series. Dr. Ricardo also became one of the series' most iconic villains, second only to Chocodile's nemesis Solomon.
=== Introduction of Cherridile's bakery ===
Throughout the 1940s, Cherridile was
=== Later years ===
=== Contemporary appearances ===
After Questel's retirement in 1989, Candi Milo succeeded her as Cherridile.
== Television ==
In 1955, like the other Johnsontoons characters, Cherridile made her television debut with the anthology series Chocodile and Friends. Serving as Chocodile's co-host, 
== Reception ==
Since her debut, Cherridile received praise from critics, fans, animation buffs and historians for being a
== Legacy ==
=== "Wait until you see my bad side." ===
The catchphrase, "Wait until you see my bad side", was first spoken in "The Red Crocodile", when Cherridile warns Dr. Ricardo
== Voice references ==
*Mae Questel
* Candi Milo
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