Gertie Green Bean is a minor character in Little Lulu, making her first appearance in a scene where she stuck up for Lulu Moppet, whose well-being Wilbur Van Snobbe was threatening at the moment when he was doing his yo-yo tricks, resulting in his shift into their chief nemesis. Wilbur Van Snobbe's revenge scheme had him abuse his father's influence, thus banishing Gertie Green Bean's mother, much to Gertie's dismay. Wilbur Van Snobbe later taunted her about this when she started to cry, 