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{{Infobox_character||name = Diane Darcy
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{{Infobox_character
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|image = Diane-Darcy.png
 
|films = ''[[Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo]]''
 
|films = ''[[Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo]]''
 
|shows = ''[[Herbie, the Love Bug]]''
 
|shows = ''[[Herbie, the Love Bug]]''
|actress = Julie Sommars<br>Andrea Howard
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|actress = Julie Sommars (film)<br>Andrea Howard (TV series)
 
|alias = Diane
 
|alias = Diane
|personality = Competitive, Strong willed, friendly
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|personality = Competitive, stubborn, shows her softer and friendly side later, opinionated, emotional
 
|occupation = Racing driver
 
|occupation = Racing driver
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|alignment = Good
|goal = To win the Trans-France Race.
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|goal = To win the Trans-France Race
 
|friends = [[Giselle (The Love Bug)|Giselle]] (her car), [[Herbie]], [[Jim Douglas]], [[Wheely Applegate]]
 
|friends = [[Giselle (The Love Bug)|Giselle]] (her car), [[Herbie]], [[Jim Douglas]], [[Wheely Applegate]]
 
|likes = Racing, winning, proving women can race
 
|likes = Racing, winning, proving women can race
|dislikes = being judged because she's a woman, men getting in her way
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|dislikes = Being judged because she's a woman, men getting in her way}}
 
'''Diane Darcy''' is a female race car driver who appears in ''[[Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo]]'' and the TV series ''[[Herbie, the Love Bug]]''.
|fate = Dates Jim Douglas in Monte Carlo.
 
|image = Diane-Darcy.png}}'''Diane Darcy''' is a female race driver who appears in ''[[Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo]]'' and in the cancelled TV series ''[[Herbie, the Love Bug]]''. She was portrayed by actress Julie Sommars in the film and by Andrea Howard in the series.
 
   
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==Appearances==
==''[[Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo]]''==
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===''[[Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo]]''===
She's the only female race driver in the Trans-France Race and first meets [[Jim Douglas]] by accident when they bump into each other.
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She's the only female race car driver in the Trans-France Race and first meets [[Jim Douglas]] by accident when they bump into each other.
   
 
She owns a 1976 Lancia Scorpion which, like Herbie, is alive however, she didn't know it at the time. When Herbie first sees her car, he falls in love and Diane gets annoyed every time he gets in the way while racing. She starts accusing Jim and Wheely for trying to keep her out of the race because she's a woman driver.
 
She owns a 1976 Lancia Scorpion which, like Herbie, is alive however, she didn't know it at the time. When Herbie first sees her car, he falls in love and Diane gets annoyed every time he gets in the way while racing. She starts accusing Jim and Wheely for trying to keep her out of the race because she's a woman driver.
   
As the film goes on she learns to like Jim and finally believe's her car is alive and encourages Herbie to win the race for his friends and for his loved one.
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As the film goes on, she learns to like Jim and finally believes her car is alive and encourages Herbie to win the race for his friends and for his loved one.
   
At the end she starts dating Jim and names her car "[[Giselle (The Love Bug)|Giselle]]."
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At the end, she starts dating Jim and names her car "[[Giselle (The Love Bug)|Giselle]]."
   
==''[[Herbie, the Love Bug]]''==
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===''[[Herbie, the Love Bug]]''===
Diane returns in the third episode of the cancelled series. She discovers Jim is now dating another woman named Susan MacLane but it is clear she and Jim are just good friends. She's last seen racing Herbie when Susan thought it was Jim behind the wheel.
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Diane returns in the third episode of the series. She discovers Jim is now dating another woman named Susan MacLane but it is clear they are just good friends. She's last seen racing Herbie when Susan thought it was Jim behind the wheel.
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="160" spacing="small">
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<gallery captionalign="center" widths="180" spacing="small">
Diame Darcy2.jpg|Andrea Howard playing the role of Diane in the T.V. Series
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Diame Darcy2.jpg|Andrea Howard playing Diane in the TV series
 
Diane Darcy.jpg
 
Diane Darcy.jpg
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No one would believe this....jpg
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Jim and Diane.jpg
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Jim, Diane and Wheely.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
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[[Category:Females]]
 
[[Category:Females]]
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[[Category:The Love Bug]]
 
 
[[Category:Characters]]
 
[[Category:Characters]]
 
[[Category:Adults]]
 
[[Category:Adults]]
 
[[Category:American characters]]
 
[[Category:American characters]]
 
[[Category:The Love Bug characters]]

Revision as of 01:22, 25 March 2019

Diane Darcy is a female race car driver who appears in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo and the TV series Herbie, the Love Bug.

Appearances

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

She's the only female race car driver in the Trans-France Race and first meets Jim Douglas by accident when they bump into each other.

She owns a 1976 Lancia Scorpion which, like Herbie, is alive however, she didn't know it at the time. When Herbie first sees her car, he falls in love and Diane gets annoyed every time he gets in the way while racing. She starts accusing Jim and Wheely for trying to keep her out of the race because she's a woman driver.

As the film goes on, she learns to like Jim and finally believes her car is alive and encourages Herbie to win the race for his friends and for his loved one.

At the end, she starts dating Jim and names her car "Giselle."

Herbie, the Love Bug

Diane returns in the third episode of the series. She discovers Jim is now dating another woman named Susan MacLane but it is clear they are just good friends. She's last seen racing Herbie when Susan thought it was Jim behind the wheel.

Gallery


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Herbie logo
Media
Films: The Love Bug (video) • Herbie Rides Again (video) • Herbie Goes to Monte CarloHerbie Goes Bananas (video) • The Love Bug (1997)Herbie: Fully Loaded (soundtrack)

Television: Herbie, the Love Bug
Video Games: Herbie: Fully LoadedHerbie Rescue Rally
Books: Herbie's Special Friend

Disney Parks
Moteurs... Action! Stunt Show SpectacularDisney's All-Star Movies Resort
Characters
The Love Bug: HerbieJim DouglasTennessee SteinmetzCarole BennetPeter Thorndyke

Herbie Rides Again: Willoughby WhitfieldNicole HarrisMrs. SteinmetzAlonzo Hawk
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo: Wheely ApplegateDiane DarcyGiselleBruno von StickleMax and QuincyInspector BouchetFontenoy
Herbie Goes Bananas: Pete StancheckDavy JohnsPacoPrindleQuinnShepardMelissa
The Love Bug (1997): Hank CooperSimon Moore IIIDr. Gustav StumpfelHorace
Herbie: Fully Loaded: Ray Peyton, Sr.Maggie PeytonTrip Murphy

Songs
The Love Bug Found a New FriendHerbie, My Best FriendBorn to Be WildMagicFirst
Locations
The FirehouseSan FranciscoParisPanamaMexico
See Also
Thorndyke Special