| “ | PuppyCat, you don't have to tell me anything you don't want to. I'm just worried your secrets are making you stress-eat and hurting your body. I just want you to know there's nothing you could tell me that would make me change how I feel about you. Because I'm kinda dumb. There. That's my only secret. Now you know everything about me. | ” |
—Bee, in "Bird Friend" | ||
Bee is one of the two protagonists of Bee and PuppyCat. She is the cyborg friend, roommate, and co-worker of PuppyCat.
History[]
Bee grew up on The Island with her father, and at some point, she became friends with Deckard and his family. When she was younger, she suddenly became sick until her father helped her get better, possibly using the cyborg parts she has. As stated by Cas, it is as if she hasn't aged in forever.
Now at the age of twenty-two, she lives alone in a small apartment and has a hard time keeping a job for long. One night while walking home in the rain after being laid off yet again, PuppyCat falls from the sky and hits her in the head, knocking her over. Taking the cat (or maybe a dog) with her to her home, they sat down to eat a casserole that Bee's friend Deckard had brought her.
The next morning Bee had an appointment with a temporary agent who didn't give her any new work. Back home, she got hungry having spent all her money on items for her new pet. PuppyCat then reveals his magical abilities to her, freaking her out, but she handles it fairly well. They go to an intergalactic temporary job to Fishbowl Space and babysit Wallace. After Bee and PuppyCat battle a monster they return home with their earnings and split it. PuppyCat decides to stay with his new temporary work partner. Throughout the rest of the series, she continues to work with PuppyCat on temporary jobs.
Appearance[]
Bee has light skin, blackish-brown eyes, and long, thick, light brown hair that is easily tied into different hairstyles. She has a soft round face and a curvy body. In "Beach", it's shown that she tans easily.
For attire, she wears different outfits throughout the show.
- In the pilot, she had pure black eyes, her hair color was a dark gingerbread brown shade, wore a yellow bee-themed sweater with a white Peter Pan collar, along with pink shorts, white socks, and brown shoes tied with pink ribbon laces.
- Her main outfit consists of the attire she wore in the pilot, with the exception that her shoes have pink soles instead of brown. Sometimes, she wears the sweater with a ruffly pink skirt consisting of bows on both sides with pockets, along with white socks and pink shoes. She can also be seen wearing the skirt with a teal hoodie.
- Her casual outfit consists of a white-striped pink sweatshirt, a white tea-length skirt decorated with blue, pink, and yellow bows, and white shoes with pink soles.
- When she worked at the Cat Cafe, she used to wear a puffy red dress with a cat apron, and a red bow in her hair.
- At the beach, she wore a yellow swimsuit with a white sash around the waist.
- In rainy weather, she wears a burgundy raincoat with a pink bow on top of her usual attire.
- During the winter, she dons a yellow and teal bee-themed hoodie, and a pink skirt with teal "B"s decorated on it. Her hair is tied towards the bottom by a teal bow.
Bird with all the power-ups
Bird[]
Bird is the male version of Bee that appears in Bee and PuppyCat: Easy Eats, and in "Game". Bird's physical appearance is shown to be very similar to Bee's, however, he has a bird on his sweater instead of a bee and is shown to have shorter hair, similar to Bee's dad.
Personality[]
Bee is overall spacey and impulsive. She often acts without thinking, which leads to her getting into trouble. However, she is shown to be very kind, sweet, pure-hearted and didn't hesitate to bring PuppyCat home when he first landed on her, and used her money to buy Deckard a casserole after he bought her one.
She's also one who doesn't give up easily. Even though she has no skills or magic of her own, she does what she can to win fights and help her friends. She places her loyalty to those she considers friends very quickly. For instance, when PuppyCat is called a monster and grabbed by a tongue, Bee is quick to come to his defense, even after having only just met him the previous day.
Bee tends to have somewhat of a gluttonous side to her, wishing she dreamed about food, and taking one of Cas's burgers. This may, however, be an extension of her not having enough money to buy food.
Bee is also afraid of water as shown in a few episodes such as in "Beach", and has a liking to Deckard and constantly has dreams about PuppyCat.
In Lazy In Space, however, Bee is far calmer and more mature compared to her webseries counterpart. She is also much more responsible, despite not seeing herself as such, and tries to raise Cardamon due to his mother being in stasis.
Abilities[]
Skillset[]
- Bee is said to have no noticeable skills and has yet to pass any formal education after high school.
Natural Abilities[]
- Cybernetic Physiology: She has superhuman strength and pain tolerance, able to bite a monster's tongue off and breakthrough a boarded-up doorway with ease, among other feats. She might have had this strength all the time, but generally tries to hide it.
- In the episodes "Toast", "Dogs", "Wedding", and "Donut", she goes into a robotic-like mode with superhuman strength, and no visible emotions or signs of pain, even as she is thrown into the ground hard enough to make a crater, signaling she may be a cyborg, as hinted earlier throughout the episode and as shown by the circuitry in her arms.
Unique Abilities[]
- Dream Premonitions: Bee often has dreams about multiple PuppyCats in alternate colors or at least often enough where she wishes she could dream about other things like food. The dreams seem to have a subliminal meaning in them. Whether or not these dreams are significant remains to be seen.
- Temporary Uniforms: Bee can use her temporary uniforms to gain special abilities.
- Unique Communication: Bee is the only human who can understand PuppyCat's unique manner of speech.
Relationships[]
Bird[]
A picture of Bee and her father
Bird is Bee's father, with whom she is very close with, and vice versa. Bird previously owned an arcade that she would frequently enjoy going to as a child, especially because of the learning games he'd created for her to play. In the original webseries, it is implied that he may have passed away. However, in the Netflix series, it is revealed that Bird may still be alive somewhere in space on another planet, which is yet to be explored in a future season.
In his absence, Bird also left Bee his mysterious invention, the "Dad Box", which is programmed to give her candy every year on her birthday and with which she uses to repair her arm at the end of "Donut" (and later again in "What Do You Want To Be").
PuppyCat[]
PuppyCat fell from the sky and landed on Bee's head, and the two have been together ever since and are rarely seen apart. Bee considers herself to be PuppyCat's owner, but PuppyCat is quick to disagree with her. As the show goes on, this seems to change and she no longer considers him a pet. Although their personalities differ quite a bit with Bee being very cheerful and fun-loving and PuppyCat trying to be tough and bossy, it hasn't affected their relationship in any significant way, and they have even bonded over things they both like such as the Pretty Patrick Lunchtime Show.
Bee sometimes--unknowingly--annoys or embarrasses PuppyCat by giving him cute clothes to wear such as his '2 Cute 2 Poot' helmet and her old baby jacket. This can sometimes lead him to be a bit insecure about his appearance, though he does thank her and seems to appreciate the gesture. Bee also gets embarrassed if PuppyCat acts out or is rude to her other friends such as Deckard. Later in the series, PuppyCat shows a protective nature towards Bee. Though they bicker, PuppyCat spends her birthday trying to cheer her up and it does appear that he grows to care for her. Bee is aware PuppyCat has secrets but doesn't ask him about them very often, possibly because she has her own.
Deckard Wizard[]
Deckard is Bee's neighbor and close friend. He brings a consolatory lasagna to her place after he hears she lost her job. Bee in the pilot is awkward and nervous around Deckard, hinting that she has a crush on him, however, in the series this remains to be confirmed. Regardless, Deckard is equally fond of Bee and even remarks on her incredible strength towards the end of Season 1. A reoccurring plot thread throughout Season 1 is Deckard's decision to go to culinary school, which his sister indicates he's putting off because he doesn't want to leave Bee. Like Bee, it's unclear if he has romantic feelings towards her or if he wants to stay to protect Bee and their friendship. At the end of Season 1, it is shown that Deckard was not aware of Bee's abilities and, once they are revealed, he leaves without saying goodbye.
Cas Wizard[]
Cas is Deckard's sister and roommate. She and Bee know each other and seem to have a positive relationship, although Cas thinks that Bee has not grown up yet. She worries about Bee holding her brother back from his career and thus disapproves of Deckard "mothering" her. She claims to believe that Bee would feel bad about holding Deckard back. She is shown to be right when Bee finds out Deckard is putting off leaving for school.
Crispin Wizard[]
Crispin is Deckard's brother and Bee's former roommate. Before the start of the show, it is shown that Bee and Crispin lived together in Bee's apartment and were dating. They broke up for unknown reasons, though Bee's robotic nature was implied to be part of why.
Bee appears to care for Crispin, though it is uncertain if this level of care is any deeper than the friendship she shares with the rest of the Wizard family. Crispin has a folder on his phone dedicated to photos with Bee, with an 'are you sure you want to open this' warning. He still seems to care for her, potentially romantically.
Cardamon[]
Cardamon is Bee's younger landlord in the room downstairs. She seems to have a good relationship with him, offering him to watch TV with her and thinking of him visiting a cafe she dreams of opening. He finds her behavior and interests strange but indicates he isn't one to judge and later he is seen watching the show Bee likes.
Howell Wizard[]
Howell is Bee's friend and former boss. Initially, their relationship was tense when Bee was fired, though they reconciled in "Gentle Touch".
Wesley Wizard[]
Bee and Wesley seem to be good friends. He occasionally offers her advice, and when she tries to avoid Howell after being fired, Wesley tries to convince her to come back to the Cat Cafe.
TempBot[]
Bee and TempBot mainly keep a neutral relationship. There are still times, however, when the two convey how they are pleased to see each other for another temp job.
Quotes[]
See Bee/Quotes
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Bee being a cyborg is implied in several episodes:
- In the pilot, PuppyCat scratches Bee's arm in her dream, and ribbons begin to flow out of the cut, most likely foreshadowing the episode, "Donut".
- In "Food", when Bee is going to grab PuppyCat in a pool of water in her dream, she is electrocuted.
- In "Beach", PuppyCat asks her if she wants to swim, but Bee refuses and insists that she hates water.
- In "Cats", the Bath-House Cats attempt to bathe her with water, but she adamantly refuses and pleads for them to lick her instead.
- In "Birthday", when Bee kisses the generator, the whole arcade starts functioning again.
- In "Toast", Omelette and the crow start to bite at her hair- though she doesn't seem to care about it.
- In "Wedding", Deckard compliments Bee on how strong she is, even commenting how "It's like [her] bones are made out of metal."
- In "Again For The First Time", Bee is able to punch a fire in order to put it out with little to no pain despite clear burns on her hands.
- She can tan easily, as revealed in "Beach".
- Bee and her family's surname is never revealed.
- It's currently unknown who Bee's mother is.
- It is revealed in a sticky note Natasha posted on her Instagram story that both Bee and Cardamon's birthdays are on May 26.
- Bee may be older than 22, as it is unclear if comic Issue 1, where her age is stated, takes place before or after "Birthday" and "Game".
- Bee's age is further conflicting in "What Do You Want To Be" when a flashback shows her taking care of Deckard as a baby. In said flashback, she appears to already be of adult age.
- Her and Bird's names are based on the phrase "The birds and the bees".
- Her fear of water seems to be one she acquired due to a possibly stressful experience, as shown in a flashback in "Again For The First Time" where she is seen enjoying playing in the ocean waves fearlessly as a small child.
- In an interview with Comics Alliance, Natasha Allegri revealed that she'd written Bee for Allyn Rachel as she "wanted to make someone cool like her".[4]
References
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| v • e Characters in Bee and PuppyCat | |
|---|---|
| Main | Bee • PuppyCat |
| Wizard Family | Cas Wizard • Deckard Wizard • Wesley Wizard • Merlin Wizard • Howell Wizard • Tim Wizard • Crispin Wizard |
| Earth | Cardamon • Sticky • Toast • Bird • Violet • Temporary Agent • Ms. Coffee Cup • Omelette • Pretty Patrick • Cooking Prince • Mr. Assam • Fish Lady |
| Space | TempBot • Wallace • Space Outlaw • Space Princess • Space King • The Space Warlocks • Bath-House Cats • Elder Bird • Sugar-Cube Face • Ross • Princess • Octopus • Moully • Moully's Boss • Mister Cup |