Lady

Lady is the titular female protagonist of Disney's 1955 animated feature film Lady and the Tramp. She is Jim Dear and Darling's American Cocker Spaniel pet whose privileged life is upended by the arrival of a baby, as well as an unexpected romance with a street mutt called “the Tramp”. They eventually mated and became the parents of four puppies.
==Background==
===Development===
One evening in 1937, storyman Joe Grant invited Walt Disney over to his house for dinner and while they ate, he showed him a drawing he'd made of his pet Springer Spaniel, who was also named Lady. Walt loved the drawing and suggested that Joe make a storyboard out of it. So, he put together a pitch for a new animated film, simply titled "Lady".
This film was about a dog whose perfect life became threatened when her owners' aunt and her two cats came to stay at her house because the cats constantly let her take the blame for mischief that they caused. Things got further complicated for Lady after she saved her owners' baby from a rat because they thought she had been trying to attack him and kicked her out of the house. However, after they discovered the rat's body, Lady's owners quickly brought her back home and all ended well. However, upon seeing the pitch for "Lady" in 1943, Walt, ultimately disliked the story, because he thought it was too simplistic.
===Personality===
Lady is rather timid and naive but makes a good friend to those who know her and is very faithful to her family. She is not completely helpless; it is shown that she can be brave and protective. She is not afraid of the rat and chases it away from her home, and she takes on the responsibility to protect Jim Jr. By the sequel, she has become less naive and more motherly and responsible due to being a mother.
===Physical appearance===
Lady is an American Cocker Spaniel with dark brown colored ears and brown eyes (which she passes down to her puppies). Most of her body is beige, with a tan muzzle and belly. Her tail is docked as it is unnaturally short for her breed. As an adult, she wears a light blue collar with a gold diamond-shaped license.
==Appearances==
===Lady and the Tramp===
Lady, as a young puppy, was given to Darling as a Christmas present from Jim Dear. She is named Lady due to her good manners and ladylike personality. When she is six months old, she is given a light blue collar and diamond-shaped license. She has a family and is friends with two neighboring dogs, Jock and Trusty.
One day, Lady is saddened because Jim Dear and Darling have been treating her coldly. After talking with Jock and Trusty, she learns that they're going to have a baby. Tramp, a stray dog, overhears the conversation and gives her his own opinion but is ordered out of the yard by Jock and Trusty.
Later, Jim Dear and Darling introduce Lady to the new baby, Jim Jr., and then leave to go on a trip. While they're gone, Lady and Jim Jr. are looked after by Aunt Sarah, who takes an immediate dislike to Lady. After a run-in with her cats, Si and Am, she takes Lady to be muzzled. A terrified Lady escapes but soon runs into some stray dogs. Thankfully, she is rescued by Tramp, who not only assists in getting the muzzle off but also takes her out on the town to show her how he lives. After an Italian dinner at Tony's Restaurant and a romantic night together, they fall in love. The next morning, he accompanies her home, but when they come across some chickens, he encourages her to chase them with him, causing her to be picked up by a dogcatcher and taken to the pound. Due to her license, she is picked up by Aunt Sarah, but while at the pound, she learns of Tramp's many prior girlfriends.
At home, Lady is chained to her doghouse as punishment for running away, when Tramp comes to apologize. She refuses at first, citing his many girlfriends from the past. When he sadly left, she immediately regret it. She calls him back, though, when she spots a rat going into Jim Jr.'s room. Tramp goes to stop it, and Lady is able to follow him after breaking free of the chain. Aunt Sarah comes and thinks they tried to attack Jim Jr. Tramp is taken off to the pound, while Lady is locked in the cellar.
Jim Dear and Darling return as the dogcatcher leaves, and they release Lady, who shows everyone the dead rat, revealing Tramp actually saved Jim Jr. She then leaves with Jim Dear, as they rush to rescue Tramp. The dogcatcher is stopped thanks to the combined efforts of Jock and Trusty, though the latter is injured when the wagon falls on his leg.
At Christmas, it is revealed that Tramp has been made a member of the family and that he and Lady have become mates and are the proud parents of a litter of four puppies.
===Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure===
Lady returns in the sequel but has more of a supporting role compared to the original.
Lady and Tramp are portrayed as loving parents, caring for their puppies, notably more developed since the Christmas spent together at the end of the first film. Their daughters, Annette, Collette, and Danielle, are quite spoiled and snooty, while their son, Scamp, is portrayed as somewhat of a rebel and troublemaker, wanting to live a life similar to that of Tramp's past. His behavior causes tension for both Lady and Tramp, and the growing disconnect between him and his parents prompts him to run away and live amongst the junkyard dogs. A search party ensues involving Lady, but after a while, he returns with a change of heart, and a new member of the family, Angel. She is warmly welcomed by Lady, who celebrates the reformation of her family.
===House of Mouse===
Lady makes several appearances as a guest in the television series House of Mouse, usually sitting with Tramp. Most of their scenes mimic the spaghetti scene from the film.
In "Dining Goofy" Lady and Tramp were used as examples for Ludwig Von Drake's new dining options.
In "Humphrey in the House", Lady and Tramp's spaghetti dinner was stolen by Humphrey the Bear.
===Once Upon a Studio===
Lady returns alongside her mate at the Disney Animation Studio for a group photo with all the characters from the previous films to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the studio and The Walt Disney Company's founding in 1923 by Walter Elias Disney and his brother Roy Oliver Disney.
In a deleted scene, Lady is seen with Gazelle, Daisy Duck, Ariel, Isabela Madrigal, and Madame Medusa in the ladies' room getting ready for the photo, with Lady cleaning her ears, before Sergeant Calhoun interrupts them to hurry up before it gets too dark. She and Tramp also appeared in the original animatic, walking down the hallway with several other characters instead of Ursula and Splat, later watching Winnie the Pooh singing the penultimate solo in "When You Wish Upon a Star", while being pounced on by Tigger. In the final product, Lady and Tramp appear watching Sebastian compose the Golden Harp's music during "When You Wish Upon a Star" before they join other characters for the group photo.
===Other appearances===
Lady and Tramp make cameo appearances out in the street during the Twilight Bark sequence of One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
Lady and Tramp make cameo appearances at the end of "This is Your Life, Donald Duck".
Lady and Tramp make a cameo appearance in the Bonkers episode "CasaBonkers". They are briefly seen eating spaghetti together at the Rubber Room.
Lady has made a few non-speaking cameos on House of Mouse, always seen alongside Tramp. In Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, they were seen singing along during the ending song, and during The Ludwig Von Drake Song in Ask Von Drake.
Lady and Tramp make a cameo in the form of silhouettes at the end of The Lion King 1½, where they join other Disney characters to rewatch the film with Timon and Pumbaa. Timon and Pumbaa also re-did her and Tramp's famous spaghetti kiss scene during "Hakuna Matata".
In the first Kingdom Hearts game, when Sora enters the 3rd District of Traverse Town, a fountain shows Lady as a carving with Tramp.
Lady and Tramp make a cameo appearance in the Mickey Mouse episode "Third Wheel".
A screencap of Lady appears along with the Sorcerer Hat within Oh My Disney in Ralph Breaks the Internet.
In the series finale of At Home With Olaf, a short clip of Lady and the Tramp featuring them appears during a montage of heartwarming moments from Disney films playing in Olaf's song "I Am with You".
In Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Lady and Tramp appear in pirated versions for a cover of one of Sweet Pete's movies "Spaghetti Dogs" where they imitate the spaghetti kiss scene, as the title suggests.
In Wish, Lady and Tramp were among the Disney animated characters that appeared during the credits.
==Live-action appearance==
===Once Upon a Time===
Lady, portrayed by Catherine Bogdanova, makes a cameo in human form, in the Season 4 episode "The Apprentice" as a customer of the Italian restaurant where Emma Swan and Captain Hook share a romantic dinner. She shares the famous spaghetti kiss with Tramp, who's in human form too. Knowing that other animals like Jiminy Cricket and Gus are transformed into humans by the Evil Queen's curse, it was plausibly effective also for her.
==Video games==
===Disney Heroes: Battle Mode===
Lady & Tramp are playable duo in Disney Heroes: Battle Mode. Lady & Tramp are Front-line Control role heroes. They were first characters added from their franchise, they are 3rd playable dogs unit in the game, next after Bolt and Dante. Lady & Tramp's skills are: "Romantic Dinner", "Puppy Treat", "Nip", "Lady's Collar", and "Tramp's Collar". These skills allow Lady & Tramp to (in the order):
*Lady & Tramp enjoy some of Tony’s spaghetti together, and for the next few seconds, all Damage dealt by them and their allies is converted into True Damage. During this time, everyone affected also gains some Attack Speed, Skill Power, and Basic Damage.
*Lady performs a majestic trick, Healing herself and all allies for some HP and granting everyone a few stacks of a new buff called Endurance!
*Tramp nips the closest enemy, dealing some Normal Damage, Stunning them for a few seconds, and applying a new debuff called Vulnerable that lasts for several seconds.
*If an enemy is KO’d while under the Vulnerable effect, Tramp will instantly cast Nip. With each use, Lady & Tramp’s Nip increases their damage by an additional amount of Normal Damage.
*Lady & Tramp gain a few Endurance stacks whenever a Vulnerable enemy is KO’d. Lady & Tramp, along with all allies who have at least one Endurance stack, now deal some bonus True Damage with each Basic Attack. When Lady & Tramp lose their last Endurance stack, they will instantly cast Nip. Nip now Heals Lady & Tramp for a small amount of HP and removes all buffs from the enemy hit. That enemy also gets Limited, Cursed, and Drained for several seconds. Nip can also no longer be Dodged, and all of its associated debuffs cannot be blocked by Hardy stacks.
Lady & Tramp have friendship campaigns with Abu and Dante.
==Disney Parks==
===Disneyland Resort===
During the "So Close" sequence in World of Color, Lady makes a cameo having dinner with the Tramp.
===Walt Disney World===
In Disney's Pop Century Resort, a statue of Lady can be found in the 1950s section of the resort, along with a statue of Tramp.
In Fantasmic!, a clip of Lady can be spotted during the bubble montage in Disney's Hollywood Studios version of the show.
At Tony's Town Square Restaurant in the Magic Kingdom, Lady can be found in decor. Also in the Magic Kingdom, both Lady and Tramp briefly appear in Once Upon a Time, during Mrs. Potts' narration.
During the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival, topiaries of Lady and Tramp are featured in the Italy Pavilion.
==Gallery==
==Trivia==
*Like Duchess in The Aristocats, Lady marries a street-smart individual at the end of her story. The contrast is all of the puppies were born to both her and Tramp while Thomas O'Malley became a stepfather to the three kittens at the end of his story.
*Some of her whimpering (as a puppy) would later be reused for Savage Sam at one point in Old Yeller and the dalmatian puppies from One Hundred and One Dalmatians during the climax.
*In an early version of the film, Lady was much more developed as a character and instead of Tramp, she was going to be the one to kill the rat in the climax.
*In one of the movie covers for Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure, her collar is red instead of blue like Tramp's.
*Jock calls Lady "Lassie", which is a common Scottish term for a young girl. This also is a reference to the age difference between them.
**It could also possibly reference , a female Rough Collie.
***Coincidentally, the Rough Collie originated in Scotland.
*After breaking free from her doghouse, she remains silent for the remainder of the film.
*Besides spaghetti, Lady is also fond of coffee and doughnuts.
*Her name means to address a woman in a polite or old-fashioned manner and that of a superior social position, especially one of noble birth.
**This would also fit with Lady's personality and lifestyle in the era in which she lives.
*When introduced, Lady is given to Darling as a Christmas present in a hatbox. This is based on a real-life incident. Walt had completely forgotten a date with his wife, Lillian. To make up for it, for Christmas, he gave her a hatbox. But when she opened the hatbox, a little chow puppy popped out.
*In one scene, in which Lady first meets Tramp, her collar is shown pink instead of light blue. This was a color mistake.
*Lady has several different names in other languages. In the Spanish dub, she was renamed "Reina", which means "Queen" in Spanish. In the German dub, she was renamed "Susi". In the Italian dub, she was renamed "Lilli". In the Finnish dub, she was renamed "Kaunotar".
*Her voice actress in the animated film also voiced Annette, Collette and Danielle as well as Merrywether in Sleeping Beauty.
==See also==
*Lady (Lady and the Tramp 2019)
==References==
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