The Love Bug all the future scenes when Jim is braking. The second instance is on the ignition key, when Jim tries to shut down the braking Herbie. The later sequels produced, however, do promote the Volkswagen name (as sales of the Beetle were down when the sequels were produced). The VW "Wolfsburg" castle emblem on the steering wheel hub is also seen throughout the car's interior shots. Within the script, the car was only ever referred to as "Herbie", "the small car" or "the Bug"—the latter, although a common nickname for the Beetle, was not trademarked by Volkswagen at the time of
Bucky Bug wife), Bo Bug (a hobo and Bucky's best friend), the Mayor (June's father), Grandpa Bootle Beetle (Bucky's adopted grandfather), and others. American Bucky stories almost always had the characters speaking in rhyme. Bucky's regular monthly feature ended in 1950, but he still makes frequent appearances in Dutch stories up to the present time. Bucky is the first Disney character to make his first appearance in a comic strip outside The Mickey Mouse Universe. He made a very brief cameo early in the 1988 Touchstone Pictures/Amblin Entertainment film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". His first story is "Bucky Makes His Name", published