The Buttercup Sisters

**The Buttercup Sisters** are a fictional group of female singing dogs (Daisy, Luna, and Cindy) first appearing on the show *Danny and the Brothers* in 1983. In this and related materials, The Buttercup Sisters served as female featured characters, starring in 52 episodes (five solo), two specials, and five movies. The title of the show was changed from *Danny and the Brothers* to simply *The Brothers* in 1988 to reflect this reality. In the TV Live airing (1983-1990) and the accompanying feature films, all of The Buttercup Sisters were voices by Jodi Benson, Kath Soucie, and Carolyn Lawrence. It was created by Dan Jr., originator of The Brothers. Jr. also wrote the Buttercup Sisters dialogue on all of their studio albums while studio singers such as Susan Boyd, Shelby Daniel, and Katherine Coon provided their singing voices.

## Origins

The origins of The Buttercup Sisters can be traced to the 1982 Danny and the Brothers album *The Brothers Go Hollywood*. On this album, Danny sings a duet with a girl character named Charlene the Buttercup Sisters during the song "You're The One That I Want." Charlene is depicted on the album cover as having a long, blonde ponytail and seems to have been the basis for the later character of Daisy. Like The Brothers, The Buttercup Sisters were originally created for the musical medium and later crossed over into real life. According to one of their creator Dan Jr.

## Character Profiles

### Daisy Griffin

Daisy is the sassiest Buttercup Sisters, as well as the group's lead singer. She wears red but has been seen in other colors (i.e. black), and is shorter than Luna yet taller than Cindy. She and Danny have an open love/hate relationship and frequent rivalries. Though she is often bossy, egotistical, selfish, self-centered, greedy, worries about her beauty, and extremely vain at times (all of which are less pronounced in the *DANNNY!!* series), she deeply cares about her sisters. In many instances, Daisy cares more about herself and her appearance. Daisy is not much of a tomboy when it comes to getting dirty and prefers not get her hair messed up. In *The Cool*, she falls for Danny at first sight and vice versa. Daisy can dream up the best ways to insult Danny.

### Luna Griffin

Luna is the tallest of the three. She wears blue as her signature color (in the 80s), but she also wears purple, more so in the CGI films and television series. She is incredibly book smart and often is described as a bit clumsy and sweet. She, along with Marlon. She and Marlon like each other, but are never open about it in public. In *The Cool*, she falls for Marlon at first sight. Luna doesn't seem to care much about her appearance, unlike Daisy. However, she is more of Corey in a sense sometimes, mainly due to her shyness (which diminishes significantly after the events in My Sister The Weirdo).

### Cindy Griffin

Cindy is the chubbiest of the three. She wears spring green (her signature color) almost all the time. She and Corey have an open relationship. Although the youngest, she is more likely to stand up to Daisy than her older sister Luna. Despite her being a match to Corey, she isn't so naive and is strongly mature, despite being the youngest of her sisters. However, like Corey she enjoys cooking a lot and eating. In *The Cool*, she falls madly in love with Corey at first sight. Even though Cindy is a little chubbier, she is great at sports.