Gertie

Gertie
Background information
Feature films	The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (deleted)
Voice	Brenda Forbes
Inspiration	The Gaoler's daughter from the original Wind in the Willows story by Kenneth Grahame
Character information
Occupation	Prison charwoman
Home	London, England
Dislikes	Seeing Toad upset, the other prisoners making fun of her
Status	Active

Gertie was a deleted character from "The Wind in the Willows" segment of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad that was present while it was still being developed as a separate, full-length feature. After the story was condensed to fit the length of a short, her role was given to Cyril Proudbottom.

Role in the film

Gertie was the elderly charwoman of the prison which Mr. Toad got sent to after being framed for stealing the motor car whom the other unruly prisoners constantly made fun of because of her numerous signs of aging. Upon seeing how sad Toad was in prison, Gertie was to have felt sorry for him and attempt to cheer him up by singing a deleted song entitled Be a Stout Fellow. Eventually, Toad would've been able to pursuade her to lend him her uniform so that he could disguise himself as her and escape jail undetected.

Trivia

• Her name may be a reference to Gertie the Dinosaur, an old cartoon character. Likewise to dinosaurs, this particular Gertie is also old, giving this theory more credit.

Gallery

Pin-ups for Be a Stout Fellow

Pin-ups for the scene where Gertie lends Toad her uniform

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