J. Wellington Wimpy, or just Wimpy, is one of the characters in
the long-running comic strip Thimble Theatre and in the Popeye cartoons based upon it. He is a hefty hamburger lover and close friend of Popeye's, known for his mooching ways and a deceptively high level of intelligence. He is a soft-spoken and cowardly gentleman who will do whatever it takes to get a free hamburger, often with the promise to gladly repay the kind soul that gives him one come Tuesday, which he generally never does.
Wimpy has become a well-known and loved character in his own right, often seen as one of the most recognizable fraidy sidekicks in cartoons and whose association with hamburgers has led him to be featured in many advertisements related to the meaty patty.