Friend Encounters: Daisy Duck and Jean

Friend Encounters is a weekly series about friends meeting celebrities.

My sister Jean is back and this is doubly good. Not only is it a Friend Encounter, it features a mascot.

Jean is always supporting my silly writing, sending pics when she meets celebrities. She also knows my affinity for mascots. On her first day at Disney earlier this year, she sent me a picture with Daisy Duck, one of Disney's legendary characters.

Developed as a female counterpart for Donald Duck, Daisy debuted in 1940, after having been inspired by an appearance by Donna Duck in a 1937 Disney Film. As Daisy was fleshed out, relatives began appearing. Much like her boyfriend Donald had three nephews, Daisy had three nieces (April, May and June). Daisy, as Super Daisy, has been featured as a superhero crime fighter in Italian Disney comics.

Thank you to Jean. This one is really cool.

Jean and Daisy Duck in Orlando, FL-November 2024.