LITTLE BEAVER

Little Beaver is a character from the "Red Ryder" comic strip created by Stephen Slesinger and artist Fred Harman. He was Red Ryder's juvenile Native-American sidekick who rode his horse, Papoose, when they took off to deal with the bad guys. Little Beaver spoke in the pidgin English now considered an offensive caricature (his most famous catchphrase was "You betchum, Red Ryder!"). Numerous actors played Little Beaver, including Robert Blake (billed as "Bobby Blake"), Tommy Cook, Frank Bresee, Henry Blair, Johnny McGovern, and Sammy Ogg.