"kewpie" doll. early in the film john allen is saying that he wants a girl with education. bud: "you got me worried, next thing i know you'll be going sour on me n trippin' with one of them kewpies and a study book". mass produced "kewpie" dolls, the representation of a comic strip character, were prolific in the us at the time. bud is jokingly insinuating that john allen will become childish: "i aint bunking with no lily".