Blinkie is Santa's cat and one of the characters in the Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.
Background[]
Blinkie is a wonderful cat given to Santa Claus by his helper, Peter Knook. Blinkie may be little, but she plays a big role in modeling for Santa's very first toy. She gets her name from how she blinks all the time.
Blinkie is a black cat with yellow-green eyes, a red tongue, and a blue bow around her neck.
Appearance[]
In the movie, the cat is given to Claus by Peter Knook after moving into his new house. Claus thanks Peter and names the cat Blinkie on account of how she blinks all the time.
During the snowstorm in the Laughing Valley, Claus thinks of what could leave to remind children that he will come back when Blinkie plays on the firewood pile. Claus finds a piece of wood begins carving it to look like her, though she does not approve. After the wooden cat is finished, Nuter advises Claus to paint it so it will look more lifelike, so the toymaker does that.
The next day, after the storm, Weekum feels better and wants to play with Blinkie, but she's frisky. So Claus gives him the wooden cat, instead. Blinkie even watches her master making even more toys with help from the Immortals, including the little helpers they gave him.
She even hears about the Awgwas. When Santa is about to die, Blinkie and the Little helpers watch over him just as the Spirit of Death is about to take him, but Immortals prevent that from happening and give their friend eternal life.
Blinkie is even seen when Santa thanks the Immortals for making him one of them and also for the ending when Santa returns home from delivering toys.
Video Game[]
Blinkie appears in the video game as a non-playable character. She often gets lost and the players have to find her.
Trivia[]
- Blinkie appeared in the Rankin/Bass TV special and the Universal movie. In the Universal movie, she was a tuxedo cat and didn't wear a bow around her neck. In both Rankin/Bass and Universal she was given to Santa by Necile, but she will be given to him by Peter in the Disney film as she was in the book.