Little Helper (Disney)

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Little Helper, or simply Helper, is a fictional character in the Scrooge McDuck universe of Disney comic books. The character is a small, humanoid robot (about 20 cm tall), constructed from pieces of metal and a lightbulb (from Donald's old lamp), which serves as his head. He acts as the assistant to the inventor Gyro Gearloose. In the Donald Duck comics, he is often shown as an inventor himself, sometimes copying Gyro's inventions.

Little Helper never speaks, but occasionally uses thought bubbles. He enjoys chasing mice and helping Gyro clean up the unusual consequences of his inventions.

The Little Helper was invented by Carl Barks, and first appears in the short story The Cat Box (W US 15-03), from year 1956.

Don Rosa discusses the invention of Little Helper in Gyro's First Invention, in 2002.

Little Helper also regularly appeared alongside Gyro in the animated series DuckTales. He was called Little Bulb in the series.

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Main characters	Scrooge McDuck | Huey, Dewey and Louie | Launchpad McQuack | Webby Vanderquack | Mrs. Beakley | Duckworth | Gyro Gearloose | Doofus | Bubba | Fenton Crackshell/GizmoDuck
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Minor characters	Donald Duck | Mrs. Featherby | Goldie O'Gilt | Gandra Dee | Little Bulb | Gladstone Gander | Ludwig Von Drake
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Misc	Duckburg | Calisota | Money Bin | Scrooge's Number One Dime | Characters
Media	Episodes | DVDs | DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp | DuckTales (video game) | DuckTales 2 | DuckTales: The Quest for Gold | Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers
TV movies & specials	Treasure of the Golden Suns | Catch as Cash Can | Time Is Money | Super DuckTales | The Golden Goose
See also	Scrooge McDuck universe | Carl Barks | Darkwing Duck | Quack Pack | The Disney Afternoon