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218:", though Bertie's valet Jeeves does not think she would be a suitable partner for Bertie. Jeeves is concerned by her frivolous nature, as well as her vivid red hair, which he considers a dangerous sign. At first, Bertie ignores Jeeves's misgivings, but Bertie's feelings about Bobbie change after he discovers that he was a target of Bobbie's latest prank, which involved himself, 253:
stating that he is engaged to Bobbie. Bertie later learns from her that the announcement is fake; Bobbie's plan is that her mother, who does not like Bertie, will be so relieved that Bobbie is not actually engaged to Bertie that she will readily approve of Bobbie's engagement to the man Bobbie really
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Aside from Bertie and Kipper, Bobbie was courted by Roland Attwater in "Something Squishy", Dudley Finch in "The Awful Gladness of the Mater", Clifford Gandle in "Mr Potter Takes a Rest Cure", and Ambrose Wiffin in "The Passing of Ambrose". Bobbie also appears in "Dudley Is Back to Normal", though
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in series 2, episode 6. In the beginning of each of these episodes, Bertie wants to propose to Bobbie, whereas in the original Jeeves canon, Bertie was only romantically interested in her in one story. The first time he wants to propose to her in the television series is still related to the hot
258:. Her mother might not otherwise approve, since, though Bobbie loves Kipper, she acknowledges that he does not have a title and is not wealthy. Bobbie and Kipper have disputes in the novel but they ultimately reconcile and are engaged at the end of the story. 234:" she tells Bertie to return her cousin kid Clementina to school. As Clementina is out without permission, Bobbie tells Bertie to use a method involving a flower pot and string to sneak Clementina into school. These three short stories are collected in 262:
this story was later rewritten to be a Mr. Mulliner story without Bobbie. In the original version of the story, Dudley is charmed by Bobbie and falls for her again. After she tricks him, Dudley no longer has feelings for her and is back to normal.
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describes her as "a one-girl beauty chorus". Bobbie was educated at St. Monica's school at Bingley-on-Sea. She enjoys pranking others, and generally creates trouble, both intentionally and otherwise, in the stories she appears in.
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water bottle incident; the second time, Bertie considers marrying Bobbie when he becomes interested in raising a daughter. Bobbie did not appear in the canonical story in which Bertie considers parenthood, "
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Roberta "Bobbie" Wickham is the daughter of Lady Wickham and the late Sir Cuthbert of Skeldings Hall,
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P. G. Wodehouse and Hollywood: Screenwriting, Satires and Adaptations
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List of P. G. Wodehouse characters in the Jeeves stories
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Index

Jeeves
Mr. Mulliner
Something Squishy
Jeeves in the Offing
P. G. Wodehouse
Tracy Reed
Pauline Collins
others
Mr. Mulliner
Jeeves
Mr. Mulliner
P. G. Wodehouse
Bertie Wooster
Herts
shingle bob
Clara Bow
Aunt Dahlia
Bertie Wooster
Jeeves and the Yule-tide Spirit
Tuppy Glossop
Episode of the Dog McIntosh
Mr. Blumenfeld
Jeeves and the Kid Clementina
Very Good, Jeeves
Jeeves in the Offing
Reginald "Kipper" Herring
Mr Mulliner Speaking
Something Squishy
The Awful Gladness of the Mater
The Passing of Ambrose

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