![]() ![]() This Nancy is a little girl who wears a blue-and-white striped dress under an apron with a blue-and-white cross emblem on it, but the sentiment is identical to that of the red-and-white stripes of an authentic Candy Striper uniform. Downplayed in Nurse Nancy, a Little Golden Book published in 1952 with illustrations by Corinne Malvern.Lisa told Nancy many of the things nurses have to know. Sometimes she helped wash patients, or feed sick children or tiny babies. Lisa would tell how she ran errands, or filled water pitchers, or fixed flowers. They waved goodbye when Lisa left to help the nurses at the hospital.Įvery night, after supper, Nancy would ask what Lisa did that day. (That's what some teen-age hospital volunteers are called.) Every day after school, Nancy and her dog Chipper watched Lisa put on her pink and white candy-striped uniform. Nancy knew all about what nurses do, because her big sister Lisa was a Candy Striper. The legacy of this trope can be seen in striped nurse uniforms that appear from time to time in modern media, hearkening back to the distinctive peppermint garb of the Candy Stripers.Ĭompare and Contrast with Naughty Nurse Outfit. Most uses of this trope date to the 1950s-1970s, with a few instances cropping up in the '80s and '90s. As such, it's rare to see this trope played straight (or used at all) in media produced during the 21st century. The term "Candy Striper" has largely drifted out of common parlance in the 21st century, as the use of untrained minors as unpaid labor in the health care sector has decreased. In this case, the Candy Stripers themselves are basically interchangeable with sexy nurses. The Sexy: If the target audience is adult or the media is risque, the Candy Strip(p)er uniform gets deployed as a blatant Fanservice Costume.Elevated rates of Cute Clumsy Girl antics are common. ![]() The Cute: If the target audience is children or the work is intended for the whole family, Candy Stripers are portrayed as model teenagers or young adults who volunteer at hospitals because they're Good Samaritans.In fictionland, Candy Stripers are Always Female Hospital Hotties who generally fall into one of two groups, depending on the target audience: The actual Candy Stripers performed various tasks around the hospital from assisting with administrative duties, to helming the gift shop, to visiting with patients. The red-and-white stripes of the fabric resembled a candy cane, hence the moniker "Candy Stripe." The term eventually became a generic name for any hospital volunteer, not just the ones who wore the cutesy uniform. In real life, in the United States, the Candy Stripers were a group of young, majority-female hospital volunteers whose name was derived from the distinctive striped uniforms they wore to differentiate them from nurses proper. Hey! Why's that nurse wearing a snazzy striped outfit instead of a white uniform with a red cross? Chances are she's not a nurse, but a hospital volunteer known as a Candy Striper. Cissy on duty in Family Affair, Barbie's Cousin Francie, and a Paper Doll Book from the 1970's ![]()
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