▁( Mar la ▁Rub ino ff ) ▁– ▁is ▁an ▁ingen ue . ▁She ▁has ▁no ▁acting ▁experience , ▁and ▁although ▁not ▁ter rib ly ▁bright , ▁she ▁is ▁un fail ingly ▁sweet ▁and ▁earnest . ▁Betty ▁quickly ▁wins ▁a ▁trem end ous ▁fan ▁base ▁because , ▁in ▁her ▁mind , ▁" the ▁birds ▁sing ▁a ▁pretty ▁song ▁and ▁there ' s ▁always ▁music ▁in ▁the ▁air ," ▁and ▁she ▁uses ▁that ▁to ▁express ▁her ▁simple ▁gent len ess ▁unto ▁the ▁American ▁public . ▁They ▁love ▁her ▁for ▁it . ▁She ▁becomes ▁America ' s ▁S weet heart , ▁and ▁over sh adows ▁L ester ▁Guy ▁who ▁feels ▁threatened ▁by ▁her . ▁In ▁the ▁pilot ▁episode , ▁we ▁learn ▁that ▁Betty ▁always ▁car ries ▁her ▁music ▁box ▁with ▁her , ▁for ▁good ▁luck , ▁when ▁she ▁s ings ▁a ▁song ▁called ▁" The ▁Bird ▁in ▁the ▁Tree " ▁which ▁uses ▁the ▁same ▁music ▁box ▁t une ▁as ▁" The ▁M ister ▁Pe an uts ▁Song " ▁and ▁" F alling ". ▁She ▁lov es ▁Ch ic lets ▁g um . ▁Her ▁mother ' s ▁name ▁is ▁Mary ; ▁her ▁father , ▁dece ased , ▁is ▁named ▁No el ; ▁she ▁has ▁a ▁sister ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁famous ▁actress ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pione ers ▁of ▁television , ▁named ▁Syl via ; ▁and ▁an ▁uncle ▁named ▁Do od les , ▁Betty ▁names ▁a ▁du ck ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁Bud ▁Bud wall er ▁( M ig uel ▁Fer rer ) ▁– ▁Zob lot