Putt-Putt is a purple convertible and the main protagonist in the Putt-Putt series. He is always seen with his best friend and pet, Pep, a small brown dog which Putt-Putt rescues from a cave in his first game, Putt-Putt Joins the Parade. The character was created by Shelley Day as a new bedtime story for her son Travis. Soon after, Putt-Putt became the first of the many characters to be created at Humongous Entertainment, then a new company. Since 1992, Putt-Putt has starred in a total of thirteen games, seven of which are adventure games. He also starred in two arcade games and four activity games. Putt-Putt may have partially been inspired by a UK TV show titled "Brum," which was produced by Ragdoll Productions.