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Natasha Fatale

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From left to right, Boris Badenov, Natasha Fatale, and Fearless Leader.

Natasha Fatale is a fictional character in the 1960s animated cartoons Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show, collectively referred to as Rocky and Bullwinkle for short. She is voiced by June Foray.

Character overview

Natasha is a spy for the fictional nation of Pottsylvania, and takes orders from the nation's leader, Fearless Leader (and occasionally the rarely-seen Mr. Big). Natasha usually serves as an assistant or accomplice to her fellow spy, Boris Badenov. Like Boris, Natasha also delights in performing various criminal misdeeds. She seems to be a bit more intelligent, or at least more thoughtful, than Boris, and often points out flaws in his plans or voices slight contempt for his bungling, to which his customary reply was "Shuddup you mouth, Natasha." Also, in one episode, Natasha does say "SHUT UP YOUR MOUTH!!!!" to Boris, while their car goes over cliff.

Usually, Natasha and Boris' misdeeds are thwarted by Rocky the flying squirrel and Bullwinkle the moose.

Natasha usually wears a purple dress, but in the last segment of Goof Gas Attack, her dress turns red.

Catchphrases

Natasha's main catch-phrase is referring to everyone as "dollink" — that is, "darling" as spoken with her thick Pottsylvanian accent (a mock-Russian accent) -- an homage to actress/socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor and her habit of calling everyone "darling" (or in her Hungarian accent, "dahlink").

Name

Natasha's last name is a pun on the phrase femme fatale, with emphasis on the "fatal" part; in keeping with that, Natasha was drawn as a shapely, attractive looking woman.

In other media

In the 1991 theatrical film Boris and Natasha: The Movie, she was portrayed by Sally Kellerman. In the 2000 theatrical film The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, the live-action Natasha was portrayed by Rene Russo.