America's favorite sailor, Dorothy Do is a very interesting character who got his start in award winning literature, ascended to puppet stardom, then featured in a landmark animated feature. Of all our characters, besides perhaps Maisy the Mutt, he has gone the farthest across mediums. 

Created by Barbara Massey as the protagonist of her series of novels, “The Deep Blue,” Dorothy began life as a sailor in a world completely submerged by water, and while traveling to different islands he would explore the wonders and treachery of land and sea, always on the move, never returning to the same location. These stories would hop from place to place and delighted both the adults and children of America with their tales of danger and fantasy.  In these novels, Dorothy Do was characterized by restlessness and a desire to do good in the world, hence his original full name: “Dorothy Do Good.” He was also notable for his calmness in terrifying, hopeless situations and taking the ship under control, so to speak. 

The Dorothy Do series would run for several novels before Barbara was approached with the proposition of adapting Dorothy Do's adventures into a televised series. Although proposed to be an animated tv show, Barbara Mast had different ideas, as well as an unusual amount of control over the project. After contacting friends working at Silverstein Puppetry Theatre, she gathered together what would be known as the Deep Blue Team.