Tomorrow, "Albert Nobbs," a movie about a woman who disguises herself as a man, opens in theaters. So, to have a little fun, I'm posting about female cartoon characters who disguised themselves as men for one reason or another.
"Ladies' Night At The Lodge," The Flintstones, Hanna-Barbera, 1964. Displeased with the rule that wives can't become Lodge members, Wilma and Betty disguise themselves as Water Buffaloes, and sneak in undetected. However, after a brutal initiation ceremony, they decide the Water Buffalo Lodge is no place for them.
"The Arabian Knights," Hanna-Barbera, 1968. The best example ever! Princess Nida often disguised herself as men, including Vangore, in order to fool the Knights' enemies, and even imitated their voices!
"The Piranha Plot," Jabberjaw, Hanna-Barbera, 1976. Jabberjaw disguises Shelley as a Dutch farmer named Mr. Kelpington in order to throw the Piranha off his trail when the farmer sees the villain's rocket land near his property.
"The Smurfette," The Smurfs, Hanna-Barbera, 1981. After Papa Smurf changes her from evil to good, Smurfette disguses herself as Lone Smurf to rescue her fellow Smurfs from Gargamel.
"Deadly Junket," Jonny Quest, Hanna-Barbera, 1986. Jessie Bradshaw, who was later changed to Jessie Bannon, escapes from Dr. Zin by disguising herself as a boy.
"Twelfth Night,' Shakespeare: The Animated Tales. Self-explanatory.
"Mulan," Disney, 1998. The title heroine poses as a male soldier to take her father's place in the Chinese army. Her ruse is eventually discovered, but in the end, it is she who leads the army to victory.
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