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Lady Kluck
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Lady Kluck is the secondary deuteragonist and Maid Marian's lady-in-waiting in Disney's 1973 feature film Robin Hood. She is voiced by Carole Shelley.
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Lady Kluck is the lady-in-waiting of Maid Marian. In contrast to the lady-like Marian, Lady Kluck is very energetic and feisty. She is very loyal to Maid Marian and advises Maid Marian on her love for Robin Hood. Lady Kluck speaks with a distinct accent, most likely Scottish.
AppearancesEdit
Robin HoodEdit
Lady Kluck is first seen playing badminton with Maid Marian on the grounds of Prince John's castle, where she proves to be quite athletic. At one point, when the shuttlecock lands in her dress, she lifts the hem of her dress and "dances" around, trying to find it, prompting Marian to tell her she looks so silly. When a group of peasant children appear looking for their arrow, she recognizes the hat of one of the children, a rabbit named Skippy, to be Robin Hood's hat. When the group role-plays Maid Marian's rescue by Robin Hood, Lady Kluck takes the role of Prince John. This is a likely indicator of her disdain for Prince John, as she acts pompous and cowardly before Skippy (pretending to be Robin Hood) and then feigns death as she claims Skippy delivered her a fatal sword strike. Later, in Maid Marian's chambers, Lady Kluck counsels a lovesick Marian to be patient and wait for Robin Hood, expressing her belief that the two will eventually marry.
Lady Kluck appears at Prince John's archery tournament with Maid Marian, advising her to be on the lookout, as Robin Hood will reveal himself to her somehow. When Robin Hood is captured and sentenced to death, she attempts to console Marian. When Robin Hood is released, she, like many others, believe it was due to Maid Marian's pleas, and celebrates. During the fight that ensues, she tells Marian to run, as it is "no place for a lady." Humorously, she begins fighting the guards and the Sheriff of Nottingham, both by throwing them, and fighting with a confiscated Golden Arrow. When she uses the arrow to attack Prince John, the Prince orders his guards to seize her. In a scene reminiscent of a football game, Lady Kluck defeats all of them, and escapes into Sherwood Forest. At the party that the townspeople hold in the forest, she joins in in denouncing Prince John, and even dances with Little John for a short time.
After this, Lady Kluck does not appear until the end of the film, where she is seen crying tears of joy at Robin Hood's and Maid Marian's wedding.
Mickey's Christmas CarolEdit
She had a cameo at Fezziwig's, dancing with the Secretary Bird from Bedknobs and Broomsticks, whom she had a possible crush on at the time.
House of MouseEdit
She was one of the guests of the House of Mouse.
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