Bella Bunny[note 1] is a bunny character who first appeared in Show 1 2018 in the song "Bailando". Bella is bilingual, speaking both English and Spanish, and she is the most recent member of Munch's Make Believe Band, officially joining the band in 2020.
Ever since her debut, reception about her amongst fans has been mixed. Mainly due to her personality and overshadowing of Pasqually, another member of MMBB.
History
Bella was created by Matt Daniel, and she was designed by Andy Hayward, the builder of the Chuck E. Cheese puppets.[1] Bella was created to teach the Spanish language to kids. The reason for Bella's increased prominence is unknown, but more than likely to add another female character in marketing, as well as to represent the Hispanic community in the companies characters.
Bella plays the tambourine in artwork and songs, and she is also shown to play acoustic guitar. Bella enjoys tending her garden, which depending on the appearance, could be a smaller garden (Bella's Garden Party), or a mixed-acre garden (Bella's Garden remake). She also appears to have some slight experience in auto repair, as she assists Pasqually in fixing a flat tire on the band's truck in the Summer Road Trip video.
In "Bailando", Bella, along with Helen Henny, were shown as attending school of an unknown grade, however this has been the only mention, with the intro cut out from the remake (though the mention of school in Helen's verse remains). This currently has left her age currently ambiguous, similar to the other characters throughout history.
Physical Appearance
Initially, Bella was a brown rabbit with darker brown hair, blue eyes, a pink jacket, a blue skirt, and a flower in her hair. Her updated appearance introduced in 2019 upscaled her head, changed her eyes to brown, made her fur lighter brown, changed her hair color to match her fur color, and changed her outfit to a pink shirt beneath a pair of yellow overalls with her name on them. When transitioned to CGI in 2021, she was also given pink sneakers with pastel pink socks. Her brown hair was brought back as well, though styled differently. The flower in her hair was made larger than the puppet's, and the overalls feature metal holders holding the straps, as opposed to fabric holders like the puppet. The design became the standard for all forms of media, except for the puppet which has not changed as of 2025.
Trivia
- Bella became a recurring character in Show 3 2019, and she was made an official band member a year later.
- Bella is the first character to be added to the main lineup since Helen was permanently added in 1983. She is also the first main character to lack an animatronic due to being introduced in the midst of the company phasing out animatronic shows.
- It was thought by fans that Bella was voiced by Caroline Taylor in "Bailando". In late 2022, however, the character's voice actress in that song was discovered to have been provided by Vanessa Marroquin.[2]
- Bella is the second female member of the band after Helen Henny.
- A slightly different design of Bella's puppet appears in The Brightside with Helen Henny episode 2, featuring her hair tied up with a blue bow and blue eyelids as opposed to brown eyelids.
- Some friends of Bella were mentioned in "Chuck E. Cheese Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month". These include "Natalia", and "Hugo". Their exact relations and species are unknown, as they were merely mentioned by name.
- Members of Bella's family included her unnamed mother and father and her unnamed younger brother shown in childhood flashbacks in "Holiday Fiesta", and a cousin named Marci, mentioned in the aforementioned Hispanic Heritage Month video.
- Bella is the only main character to have an unknown birthday, minus Chuck E. Cheese.
Gallery
For a bigger gallery of Bella Bunny's puppets, artwork, and walkarounds, click here.
References
Notes
- ↑ Her last name is referred to as Brinca in the Chuck E. and Friends animated series.
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| Main Characters |
 Chuck E. Cheese  Helen Henny  Mr. Munch  Jasper T. Jowls  Pasqually  Bella Bunny |
| Secondary Characters |
 Nigel the Sasquatch  Ronaldo "Ronnie" Sagittarian  Justin Beaver  Mike Wolf  Copernicus  Horseface  Gary Ghost  Dino Summer  The Lamb  Phil |
| Tertiary Characters |
 Minor Characters  Movie Characters  Whatnots |
| Prop Characters |
 The Wink  Munch Jr.  Building  Moon  Pizzacam  Bird |
| Retired Characters |
 Rick Rat  Crusty the Cat  The Warblettes  The Mopsey Sisters  Dolli Dimples  The Clapper Board  Madame Oink  Foxy Colleen  Sally Sashay  Harmony Howlette  Artie Antlers  B.B. Bubbles  Dr. Quack  The Four Little Shavers  The Beach Bowzers  The Beagles  Wolfman Zapp  The King  King Kat  Singing Flowers  Charlie Rockit  The Bullhorns  Mr. Mouth  R.O.S.E.  Larry the Technician  Mike Manley  Wick Ladderback  Hank Howdy  Steve Waters  Betty  Marvin the Technology Guru  Hard Hat Hank  Zoey |