Fru Fru is Madame de Garderobe and Cadenza's pet dog who transforms into a piano bench in Beauty and the Beast.
The footstool, although shaped like a piano bench, appears in the new live-action version. Here, a Yorkshire dog is called Fru Fru and is apparently owned by Madame de Garderobe and her husband Cadenza.
Role in Film[]
Fru Fru is introduced as the dog of the castle who lived with the other residents, where the prince was selfish and cruel. Later, when the prince is transformed into a horrible beast as punishment, Fru Fru and all the other residents of the castle are transformed into objects as the spell is cast throughout the castle.
Fru Fru as an anthropomorphic stool appears when he is called by his owner to help put Belle into a dress. As Belle flees the castle in terror, Mrs. Potts sends Fru Fru to stop her, but the attempt to stop her fails, thinking they were playing.
When arrives the angry mob to kill the Beast led by Gaston, Fru Fru and the other castle servants join the battle and fight. When the last petal of the Enchanted Rose falls, Fru Fru becomes a lifeless object. After the curse is broken, Fru Fru transforms back into his dog form and then watches everyone dancing in the ballroom during the reprise of the musical number "Beauty and the Beast" while being held by Madame de Garderobe.
Trivia[]
- He is a Yorkshire terrier.
- His overall appearance was a direct contradiction to the prologue, as the Prince in one of the stained glass windows was depicted as owning at least two pedigree-type dogs, one white, and one brown.
- His ears are smaller in the first midquel.
- Sultan wasn't the first 'footstool dog' created by Disney. A similar character appeared in the 1936 Mickey Mouse short Thru the Mirror, which explored a similar concept of animated furniture that Beauty and the Beast had.