Tinkerbell Cartoon

Tinkerbell

Tinker Bell (also known as Tinkerbell in common usage, or Tink for short), is a fictional character from J.M. Barrie's 1904 play and 1911 novel Peter and Wendy. She has also appeared in multiple film and television adaptations of the story, in particular the 1953 animated Walt Disney picture Peter Pan. At first only a supporting character described by her creator as "a common fairy", her animated incarnation has since become a widely recognized unofficial mascot of The Walt Disney Company, and the centerpiece of its Disney Fairies media franchise including the direct-to-DVD film Tinker Bell.

Tinkerbell Cartoon

Tinkerbell Cartoon

Tinker Bell was described by Barrie as a fairy who mended pots and kettles, like an actual tinker. Her dialogue consists of the sounds of a tinkling bell, which is understandable only to those familiar with the language of the fairies. Though sometimes ill-tempered and vindictive (getting the Lost Boys to shoot arrows at Wendy), at other times she is helpful and kind to Peter. The extremes in her personality are explained in-story by the fact that a fairy's size prevents her from holding more than one feeling at a time, so when she is angry she has no counterbalancing compassion. Like other fairies in Barrie's works, she can make it possible for others to fly by sprinkling them with fairy dust (sometimes called "pixie dust" by Disney, and presented as "starstuff" in Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson's novel series), in conjunction with thinking happy thoughts.

Tinkerbell Cartoon

Tinkerbell Cartoon