Dot (Dot and the Kangaroo)

Dot is a cute and tomboyishly beautiful little girl from Australia who goes on adventures, usually involving animals in her country like a mother kangaroo, with the song "Red Kangaroo". She is the protagonist of every "Dot and the Kangaroo" movie, based off the book "Dot and the Kangaroo" by Ethel C. Pedley.

Appearance
In the animated movies, Dot is always barefoot and wears a yellow dress with white/pale-yellow sleeves and a collar with white panties underneath even in live-action form as shown at the beginning of "Dot and Keeto" and regardless of wherever her adventures take her. Dot's dress is shown to be green in the theatrical poster for "Around the World with Dot a.k.a Dot and Santa Claus" to tie-in with the film's Christmas theme.

The only time Dot wears anything different is at the beginning of "Dot and Santa Claus" in which she appears in live-action form and wears a pink shirt, blue jeans and dark blue and white shoes until reverting back to animated form and her usual appearance.

Personality
Dot cares very much for animals (even insects as shown in "Dot and Keeto") and particularly the mother kangaroo who comes to her aid when she is lost in "Dot and the Kangaroo". Dot will go to many lengths (such as going to the polar regions or even to space at the risk of her own life and freedom) to help the animal kingdom. She also has a passion for dancing as mentioned in "Dot and the Kangaroo" and singing, especially in "Dot goes to Hollywood".

Dot is shown to stand up for the rights of all creatures great and small regardless of the consequences. This stems mainly from Dot learning of the dis-trust of the Animal Kingdom towards mankind when she and the mother kangaroo are appealing to them for help in "Dot and the Kangaroo". Sometimes, Dot even has to stand up for her own rights such as in "Dot in Space" when she is imprisoned simply for not conforming to the "ideals" of the Roundies.

Dot's adventures usually involve Dot coming to the aid of a particular animal and/or getting herself into a predicament of some sort and having to turn to the animal kingdom or her own kind to put things right. She is shown to temporarily develop super-human abilities such as being able to breathe underwater and survive in sub-zero temperatures in "Dot and the Whale". Dot is also seen to occasionally rely on some sort of magic vegetation or magic in general which is ultimately behind her adventures and the abilities she gains along the way such as talking to animals.

​Dot and the Kangaroo
The first and original 'Dot and the Kangaroo' film begins with Dot lost in the woods, having gone off exploring with her parents' permission only to fall down an embankment and encounter several wild animals. The frightened child is found by a mother red kangaroo who is searching for her own lost joey. The marsupial offers Dot some special vegetation which enable her to communicate with animals upon consumption. After explaining their respective predicaments to each other, the kangaroo offers to help Dot find her lost way and hops through the forest with Dot in her pouch while Dot and other animals sing "Red Kangaroo". Dot and the kangaroo make the water-hole their first stop as a means of sustainance and rest and meet various other singing animals such as ducks and frogs. The animals are initially startled by the presence of a human but prepare to arrange a meeting after Dot and the kangaroo explain why they are together.