The character, in fact, predates the cartoons by many years as the main subject in a very popular series of jokes, some quite dirty, that harken back as far as the First World War. Typically, the jokes would end with her "laughing and laughing" at some big disaster, usually of Little Audrey's own making. She was so popular that during World War II a tank was named after her, and hers was a common name of allied bombers.
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| - The character, in fact, predates the cartoons by many years as the main subject in a very popular series of jokes, some quite dirty, that harken back as far as the First World War. Typically, the jokes would end with her "laughing and laughing" at some big disaster, usually of Little Audrey's own making. She was so popular that during World War II a tank was named after her, and hers was a common name of allied bombers.
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| - The character, in fact, predates the cartoons by many years as the main subject in a very popular series of jokes, some quite dirty, that harken back as far as the First World War. Typically, the jokes would end with her "laughing and laughing" at some big disaster, usually of Little Audrey's own making. She was so popular that during World War II a tank was named after her, and hers was a common name of allied bombers. When work began on Santa's Surprise in 1947, even before the Little Lulu license was lost, they decided to use a name that was already well-known albeit in the public domain. (Harvey was not able to secure a trademark for the character until 1961). Audrey's fits of laughter at the end of most shorts betray the connection between the two incarnations of the character.
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