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''{{Template:Quote|He's always been around, but I don't know him very well.|[[Arthur Read]]|"[[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]]"}}''{{Template:Character infobox
{{youmay|George Lundgren|[[George (Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe)|George]], Arthur's cousin}}
{{Character infobox
|character name = George Lundgren
|character name = George Lundgren
|image = George Lundgren.png
|image = George s6.png
|gender = Male
|gender = Male
|animal = Moose
|animal = Moose<ref>http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/help/answers/faq_friends.html ([https://web.archive.org/web/20171102021621/http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/help/answers/faq_friends.html archived page])</ref>
|age = 8
|age = 8<ref name="tradingcard" />
|portrayer = [[Mitchell David Rothpan]](Arthur's Perfect Christmas, 1-7)
|voice_actor = [[Mitchell Rothpan]] <small>([[Season 1|s1]] - [[Season 7|s7]], [[Arthur's Perfect Christmas|''APC'']], [[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll|''AIORnR'']])</small><br>[[Evan Smirnow]] <small>([[Season 8|s8]])</small><br>'''[[Eleanor Noble]]''' <small>([[Season 9|s9]] - [[Season 11|s11]]; [[Season 14|s14]] - present)</small><br>[[Samantha Reynolds]] <small>([[Season 12|s12]] - [[Season 13|s13]])</small>
|family = [[Neal Lundgren]] (father)<br>[[Mrs. Lundgren]] (mother)<br>[[George's sister]]<br>[[George's grandmother]]<br>[[George's grandfather]]<br>George's Cousin<br>George's Uncle
|cartoon_debut = "[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]]"
|favorite color = Fuzzy wuzzy brown<ref name="tradingcard">http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-george2</ref><br>Blue<ref>"[[When Carl Met George]]"</ref>
|residence = [[George's House]], [[Elwood City]]
|eye=Blue<ref>"[[Buster's Growing Grudge]]" (see [[:file:Growing grudge eyes 1.jpg|picture]])</ref>
|complexion = Brown}}
'''George Lundgren'''<ref>"[[Fifteen]]"</ref><ref>[[Media:The Silent Treatment (200).png]]</ref> (formerly '''George Nordgren''')<ref>"[[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]]"</ref> is a 3rd grader who attends [[Lakewood Elementary School]], in [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]]'s class. He daydreams frequently, and is a skilled carpenter and ventriloquist. His family is Swedish,<ref>''[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]''</ref> but has been seen wearing a shirt saying "I Love Norway", in "[[The Long Road Home]]"<ref>[[Media:George with Norway top.png]]</ref> (although he may simply be of Swedish-Norwegian descent). In "[[Ladonna's Like List]]", it was said that he was from Norway. He has a ventriloquist dummy; a wooden giraffe named [[Wally]].


[[James Bumpass]](8-9)
He is very often shown as isolated from the other children. This is possibly because of his nosebleeds<ref>"[[Vomitrocious!]]"</ref> (which occur on a regular basis), or it may be that he is simply a quiet person, or both. However, in the later seasons, like most of the other children, he has effectively socialized into the group. Also, his nosebleeds have only happened in one episode.


[[Eleanor Noble]](present)
Though in earlier seasons George is shown as a background character with very few talking roles, starting in season 9, he made a transition into a main character, appearing in a good portion of episodes. It is unknown why this sudden change happened.
|family = [[Neil Lundgren]] (father) <br> [[Mrs. Lundgren]] (mother) <br> [[3rd Grade Female Moose]] (sister)
|cartoon first appeared = Arthur's Eyes}}


'''George Lundgren''' (pronounced lund-grin) is a dyslexic moose who attends [[Lakewood Elementary School]], in [[Mr. Ratburn]]'s third grade class. He daydreams frequently, and is a skilled carpenter and ventriloquist. He is Swedish. His dummy is a giraffe named [[Wally]].
In the episode, "[[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]]," George is revealed to have dyslexia.


He is very often shown as isolated from the other children. This is possibly because of his nosebleeds (which occur on a regular basis), or it may be that he is simply a quiet person, or both. However, in the later seasons, like most of the other children, he has effectively socialized into the group. Also, his nosebleeds have only happened in one episode.
In ''[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]'', George does celebrate Christmas, but he celebrates it in a different way than the other kids in Elwood City, since his mom is from Sweden. On Christmas, according to Norwegian tradition, they would dance and parade in traditional clothes and eat traditional Christmas food.


Though in earlier seasons George is shown as a background character with very few talking roles, starting in season 9, he made a transition into a main character, appearing in a good portion of episodes. It is unknown why this sudden change happened.
He has a friend named [[Carl Gould|Carl]]. George also has [[George's sister|a sister]] who only appeared in earlier episodes, also as a background character.
 
==Description==
George is an anthropomorphic moose whose most distinctive trait is his antlers. As a result of his horns, he was often given nicknames such as "Big Horns" in the episode "[[Big Horns George]]", and "Head Gear" in the episode "Nicked by Name". However, his antlers also give him some disadvantages as his horns accidentally knock coats off their racks by accident and getting his head stuck in his locker. George is depicted as wearing an orange shirt, cream colored khakis, and green and white sneakers. In a promotional illustration on the show's [http://www.pbskids.org/arthur/ official website], he was depicted wearing a beige shirt, blue shorts, and red and white sneakers. During the winter time, George can be seen wearing a green jacket with a red hat with flaps. In the summer time George wears a green shirt, short khakis, and green and white sneakers.
 
==Personality==
Since his first appearance in "[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]]", George was depicted as a background character, and was not made into a major character until "[[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]]" much later. This could be as a result of how quiet he is at school, and the fact that he is also rather shy. Despite his timidness, George is shown to be a very kind character as he is willing to help his friends even if it means sacrificing his own needs. However, his quiet attitude is often misinterpreted by the other characters, and as a result he is often forgotten and left out of many of their events. It is the result of being isolated from the other characters that cause George to play mostly with his dummy [[Wally]]. George is shown to treat Wally very much like a real person (even though he is well aware he isn't real), and often discusses his problems at school with him as he rarely gets the chance to speak with his classmates. George is defender for the Lakewood Elementary Soccer Team. He has been given several nicknames: Hammer (by [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] in "The Boy with His Head in the Clouds"), Big Horns (by [[Koko Taylor]] in "Big Horns George"), and Headgear (by [[Alan Powers|Brain]] in "[[Nicked by a Name]]").


In the episode, "[[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]]," George is revealed to have dyslexia.
==Friends==
Although George might be isolated at times, he's proven to care for others even if they might occasionally be mean to him which makes him very likable amongst Arthur and his group of friends for being so kind and forgiving. George's best friend is [[Carl Gould|Carl]].
* [[Carl Gould|Carl]]: [[When Carl Met George]] was the first time Carl and George met. Carl is also one of the rare people George doesn't use Wally to talk to because he tried showing Wally to Carl one time and it frightened Carl.
* [[Fern Walters|Fern]]: Fern seems to be very close to George. She and George are usually seen together acting out a detective scenario where George is her assistant, similar to [[Sherlock]] and [[Watson]]. In [[The Case of the Girl with the Long Face]], he becomes very concerned for her and thinks she is depressed when she suddenly stops their game and seems unlike herself.
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]]: In the episode [[Do You Speak George?]] when everyone was speaking their own languages, [[Alan Powers|The Brain]] and George decide to work together to make their own unique language. They ended up not agreeing on how their language should be. The Brain also helps George have a better understanding on Carl's Asperger's Syndrome in [[When Carl Met George]].
* [[Buster Baxter]]: George and Buster are great pals. George admires Buster enough to write a paper about how & why he's so admirable. Buster is known to stand up for George's well-being occasionally like when Francine knocked George's dominos down and Buster confronted her and explained she should apologize.
* [[Arthur Read]]: George describes one of his best days ever as when Arthur talked to him and helped him after Wally fell apart. There's times when they hang out and when they were playing cards at George's house as Binky came over, Arthur told Binky "George isn't home right now." Knowing poor George is scared of Binky.
* [[Jenna Morgan]]: George and Jenna are classmates at Lakewood Elementary. After learning that she had claimed to have a crush on him in [[Jenna's Bedtime Blues]], he approached her displaying an apparent interest of his own. They have also appeared together on numerus occasions.


In ''[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]'', George does celebrate Christmas, but he celebrates it in a different way than the other kids in Elwood City, since his mom is from Sweden. On Christmas, according to Norwegian tradition, they would dance and parade in traditional clothes and eat traditional Christmas food.[[File:Fifteen.png|thumb|George on Fifteen Minutes of Fame]]
==Appearances==
*Specials
**[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]
**[[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]] (Cameo)
**[[D.W. and the Beastly Birthday]] (Cameo)
*Season 1
**[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur Eyes]] (Cameo/Debut) 10101
**[[Francine's Bad Hair Day]] (Cameo) 10102
**[[Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn]] (Cameo) 10201
**[[Arthur's Spelling Trubble]] (Cameo) 10202
**[[Buster's Dino Dilemma (episode)|Buster's Dino Dilemma]] (Cameo) 10302
**[[D.W.'s Imaginary Friend]] (Cameo) 10401
**[[Arthur's Lost Library Book]] (Cameo) 10402
**[[Locked in the Library! (episode)|Locked in the Library!]] (Cameo) 10601
**[[Arthur Accused! (episode)|Arthur Accused!]] (Cameo) 10602
**[[Buster Makes the Grade (episode)|Buster Makes the Grade]] (Cameo) 10702
**[[Francine Frensky, Superstar]] (Cameo) 11002
**[[Arthur Writes a Story (episode)|Arthur Writes a Story]] (Cameo) 11201
**[[Arthur's Lost Dog]] (Cameo) 11202
**[[Buster's New Friend (episode)|Buster's New Friend]] (Cameo) 11302
**[[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)|Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]] (Cameo) 11601
**[[Meek for a Week]] (Cameo) 11701
**[[Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper]] (Cameo) 11702
**[[Arthur Makes the Team (episode)|Arthur Makes the Team]] 11902
**[[Arthur's Almost Boring Day]] (Cameo) 12001
**[[Sue Ellen Moves In]] (Cameo) 12101
**[[Team Trouble]] (Cameo) 12202
**[[Bully for Binky]] (Cameo) 12301
**[[Misfortune Teller]] (Cameo) 12302
**[[Arthur's Tooth (episode)|Arthur's Tooth]] (Cameo) 12401
**[[My Dad, the Garbage Man]] (Cameo) 12601
**[[Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble]] (Cameo) 12702
**[[I'm a Poet]] (Cameo) 12801
**[[The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club]] (Cameo) 12802
**[[My Club Rules]] (Cameo) 12901
**[[Stolen Bike]] (Cameo) 12902
*Season 2
**[[Arthur Meets Mister Rogers]] (Cameo) 20101
**[[Draw!]] (Cameo) 20102
**[[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]] (Cameo) 20202
**[[Buster and the Daredevils]] (Cameo) 20302
**[[Arthur's Underwear (episode)|Arthur's Underwear]] (Cameo) 20501
**[[Buster Baxter, Cat Saver (episode)|Buster Baxter, Cat Saver]] (Cameo) 20601
**[[Arthur's TV-Free Week]] (Cameo) 20701
**[[Night Fright]] (Cameo) 20702
**[[Arthur vs. the Piano]] (Cameo) 20801
**[[The Big Blow-Up]] 20802
**[[The Short, Quick Summer]] (Cameo) 20902
**[[Arthur's Mystery Envelope (episode)|Arthur's Mystery Envelope]] (Cameo) 21002
**[[Buster Hits the Books]] (Cameo) 21102
**[[Arthur and the Square Dance]] (Cameo) 21202
**[[Water and the Brain]] (Cameo) 21301
**[[Arthur the Unfunny]] (Cameo) 21302
**[[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]] (Cameo) 21401
**[[Grandma Thora Appreciation Day]] (Cameo) 21501
**[[Love Notes for Muffy]] (Cameo) 21601
**[[D.W. Blows the Whistle]] (Cameo) 21602
**[[Arthur the Loser]] (Cameo) 21702
**[[Arthur vs. the Very Mean Crossing Guard]] 21801
**[[D.W.'s Very Bad Mood]] (Cameo) 21802
**[[Finders Key-pers]] (Cameo) 21902
**[[How the Cookie Crumbles]] (Cameo) 22001
**[[Sue Ellen's Little Sister]] 22002
*Season 3
**[[Buster's Back]] (Cameo) 30101
**[[The Ballad of Buster Baxter]] (Cameo) 30102
**[[Arthur Goes Crosswire]] (Cameo) 30301
**[[Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurous]] (Cameo) 30302
**[[Background Blues]] (Cameo) 30401
**[[And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids]] 30402
**[[The Chips are Down]] (Cameo) 30501
**[[Revenge of the Chip]] (Cameo) 30502
**[[Meet Binky]] (Cameo) 30602
**[[Arthur Rides the Bandwagon]] (Cameo) 30701
**[[Dad's Dessert Dilemma]] (Cameo) 30702
**[[Popular Girls]] (Cameo) 30801
**[[Buster's Growing Grudge]] (Cameo) 30802
**[[The Return of the King]] (Cameo) 30902
**[[Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival]] 31102
**[[What Scared Sue Ellen?]] (Cameo) 31201
**'''[[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]]''' 31301
**[[Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight]] (Fantasy) 31401
**[[Arthur and D.W. Clean Up]] (Cameo) 31501
**[[The Long, Dull Winter]] (Cameo) 31502
*Season 4
**[[D.W.'s Library Card (episode)|D.W.'s Library Card]] (Cameo) 40101
**[[Arthur's Big Hit]] (Cameo) 40102
**[[Muffy's New Best Friend]] (Cameo) 40202
**[[Buster's Breathless]] 40301
**[[The Fright Stuff]] 40302
**[[The Blizzard]] (Cameo) 40501
**[[The Rat Who Came to Dinner]] (Cameo) 40502
**[[Prunella Gets it Twice]] (Cameo) 40602
**[[Binky Barnes, Wingman]] 40701
**[[To Beat or Not to Beat]] 40702
**[[1001 Dads]] 40801
**[[What is that Thing?]] (Cameo) 40901
**[[Buster's Best Behavior]] (Cameo) 40902
**[[That's a Baby Show!]] 41002
*Season 5
**[[Arthur and the Big Riddle]] (Cameo) 50101
**[[Double Dare]] (Cameo) 50102
**[[Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto]] 50201
**[[The Cave]] (Cameo) 50402
**[[The Lousy Week]] (Cameo) 50501
**[[You Are Arthur]] 50502
**[[The Election]] 50601
**[[Francine Goes to War]] (Cameo) 50602
**[[Bitzi's Beau]] (Cameo) 50802
**[[Muffy Gets Mature]] (Cameo) 51002
*Season 6
**[[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]] (Cameo) 60101
**[[Best of the Nest]] 60102
**[[Buster's Sweet Success]] (Cameo) 60202
**[[Muffy's Soccer Shocker]] (Cameo) 60401
**[[Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?]] 60402
**[[Citizen Frensky]] (Cameo) 60601
**[[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]] 60701
**[[The Good Sport (episode)|The Good Sport]] (Cameo) 60901
**[[Arthur Loses His Marbles (episode)|Arthur Loses His Marbles]] (Cameo) 61001
*Season 7
**[[Francine's Split Decision]] 70201
**[[Muffy Goes Metropolitan]] 70202
**[[Ants in Arthur's Pants]] (Cameo) 70301
**[[Don't Ask Muffy]] 70302
**[[Elwood City Turns 100!]] 70500
**[[Jenna's Bedtime Blues]] 70602
**[[D.W.'s Time Trouble]] 70701
**[[Buster's Amish Mismatch]] 70702
**[[The World of Tomorrow]] (Cameo) 70801
**[[Return of the Snowball]] (Cameo) 70902
**[[April 9th]] 71000
*Season 8
**[[Arthur's Snow Biz]] (Cameo) 80301
**[[Bugged]] 80302
**[[Fernkenstein's Monster]] (Cameo) 80401
**[[D.W., Dancing Queen]] (Cameo) 80402
**'''[[Vomitrocious]]''' 80501
**[[Desk Wars]] 80701
**'''[[Big Horns George]]''' 81001
*Season 9
**[[Castles in the Sky]] (Cameo) 90101
**[[Tipping the Scales]] (Cameo) 90102
**[[Francine's Big Top Trouble]] (Cameo) 90201
**'''[[George Blows His Top]]''' 90202
**[[Arthur Weighs In]] (Cameo) 90301
**[[The Law of the Jungle Gym]] 90302
**[[Lights, Camera... Opera!]] 90501
**[[All Worked Up]] 90502
**[[A is for Angry]] 90702
**[[The "A" Team]] 90801
**[[Buster the Myth Maker]] (Cameo) 90902
**[[Binky Goes Nuts]] (Cameo) 91001
**[[Breezy Listening Blues]] 91002
*Season 10
**[[Happy Anniversary]] (Cameo) 100100
**[[The Squirrels (episode)|The Squirrels]] (Cameo) 100201
**[[Desert Island Dish]] (Cameo) 100301
**[[Binky vs. Binky]] (Cameo) 100801
**'''[[Do You Speak George?]]''' 100901
**[[What's Cooking?]] (Cameo) 101001
**[[Buster's Special Delivery]] 101002
*Season 11
**[[Germophobia]] (Cameo) 110102
**[[Prunella Packs It In]] (Cameo) 110302
**[[Phony Fern]] 110401
**[[Brain's Shocking Secret]] (Cameo) 110402
**[[The Making of Arthur]] 110601
**[[Dancing Fools]] 110602
**[[Mr. Alwaysright]] 110702
**[[Francine's Pilfered Paper]] (Cameo) 110801
**[[Buster Gets Real]] (Cameo) 110802
**[[Spoiled Rotten!]] (Cameo) 110902
**[[Big Brother Binky]] 111000
*Season 12
**[[Is That Kosher?]] (Cameo) 120101
**[[The Frensky Family Fiasco]] (Cameo) 120202
**[[D.W.'s Stray Netkitten]] (Cameo) 120301
**[[Bats in the Belfry]] (Cameo) 120302
**[[For the Birds]] (Cameo) 120401
**[[Ungifted]] 120402
**[[The Chronicles of Buster]] (Cameo) 120501
**[[The Cherry Tree]] 120601
**[[I Owe You One]] 120702
**[[Home Sweet Home]] 120901
**[[Do You Believe in Magic?]] (Cameo) 120902
**[[The Perfect Game]] 121001
*Season 13
**[[The Great MacGrady]] (Cameo) 130100
**[[The Silent Treatment]]130201
**[[Kung Fool]] 130202
**[[Arthur's Number Nightmare]] (Cameo) 130301
**[[Brain Gets Hooked]] (Cameo) 130302
**[[MacFrensky]] (Cameo) 130401
**[[When Carl Met George]] 130601
**[[Fernlets by Fern]] (Cameo) 130801
**[[The Pride of Lakewood]] 130902
**[[Looking for Bonnie]] 130101
*Season 14
**[[The Wheel Deal]] (Cameo) 140101
**[[The Buster Report]] 140102
**[[Nicked by a Name]] 140301
**[[The Play's the Thing]] 140302
**[[Tales of Grotesquely Grim Bunny]] (Cameo) 140501
**[[Follow the Bouncing Ball]] 140601
**[[Muffy and the Big Bad Blog]] (Cameo) 140702
**[[Arthur Unravels]] (Cameo) 140801
**[[All the Rage]] (Cameo) 140802
**[[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]] (Flashback) 140901
**[[Buster Spaces Out]] 141001
**[[The Long Road Home]] 141002
*Season 15
**[[Fifteen]] 150100
**[[I Wanna Hold Your Hand]] 150201
**[[Buster's Secret Admirer]] (Cameo) 150301
**[[Cents-less]] (Cameo) 150401
**[[Buster the Lounge Lizard]] (Cameo) 150402
**[[To Eat or Not to Eat]] 150501
**[[S.W.E.A.T.]] (Cameo) 150502
**[[Prunella the Packrat]] 150701
**[[What's in a Name?]] 150702
**[[Buster's Garden of Grief]] (Cameo) 150901
**[[Through the Looking Glasses]] 150902
**[[The Trouble with Trophies]] 151002
*Season 16
**[[Based on a True Story]] (Cameo) 160100
**[[Flippity Francine]] (Cameo) 160201
**[[Muffy Takes the Wheel]] (Cameo) 160202
**[[Get Smart]] (Cameo) 160401
**[[The Last Tough Customer]] 160601
**[[Brain's Chess Mess]] 160602
**'''[[Baseball Blues]]''' 160701
**[[Brain's Biggest Blunder]] 160702
**[[Buster's Book Battle]] 160801
**[[Fern and the Case of the Stolen Story]] 160901
**[[So Funny I Forgot to Laugh]] (Cameo) 161001
**'''[[The Best Day Ever]]''' 161002
*Season 17
**[[Just the Ticket]] 170402
**[[All Thumbs]] 170501
**'''[[The Director's Cut]]''' 170801
**'''[[Crime and Consequences]]''' 170802
**[[Binky's Music Madness]] 171001
**[[Brain Freeze]] 171002
*Season 18
**'''[[The Case of the Girl with the Long Face]]''' 180301
**[[The Substitute Arthur]] (Cameo) 180302
**'''[[Best Wishes]]''' 180401
**[[Fountain Abbey (episode)|Fountain Abbey]] 180501
**[[Arthur Calls It]] 180502
*Season 19
**[[Sue Ellen Adds It Up]] (Cameo) 190201
**[[Wish You Were Here]] (Cameo) 190202
**[[Arthur's Toy Trouble]] (Cameo) 190301
**'''[[Dueling Detectives!]]''' 190402
**[[Buster Isn't Buying It]] 190501
**[[Maria Speaks]] 190601
**[[Postcards from Binky]] 190602
**'''[[Carl's Concerto]]''' 190701
**[[Too Much of a Good Thing]] 190702
**[[Francine's Cleats of Strength]] (Cameo) 190801
**[[Mr. Ratburn's Secret Identity]] (Cameo) 190901
**[[The Last Day]] 191000
*Season 20
**[[Buster's Second Chance]] (Cameo) 200101
**[[Arthur and the Whole Truth]] (Cameo) 200102
**[[Fern's Flights of Fancy]] 200201
**[[Cereal]] 200202
**[[He Said, He Said]] 200301
**[[The Butler Did It]] (Cameo) 200502
**[[Mutiny on the Pitch]] (Cameo) 200602
**'''[[The Hallway Minotaur]]''' 200701
**'''[[Ladonna's Like List]]''' 200702
*Season 21
**[[Binky's 'A' Game]] (Cameo) 210101
**[[Brain and the Time Capsule]] 210102
**'''[[The Master Builders]]''' 210200
**[[Francine & the Soccer Spy]] (Cameo) 210301
**[[Sue Ellen & the Last Page]] 210302
**[[Muffy Misses Out]] (Cameo) 210401
**[[Arthur Takes a Stand]] 210402
**[[Slink's Special Talent]] (Cameo) 210501


His last name was Nordgren until season 11, when it became Lundgren. He has a friend named [[Carl]]. George also has [[George's sister|a sister]] who only appeared in earlier episodes, also as a background character.[[File:George_card.gif|thumb]]
==Future life==
==Profile==
If the intro to the episode, "[[The Election]]" is truly in the future, he will either be future President, [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]]'s running mate, or a member of her party.
*'''Name''': George Lundgren
==Quotes==
*'''Birthday''': Unknown
{{boxquote|text=How is it possible to know so much about someone, but not really know them?|saidby=[[Arthur Read]]|reference="[[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]]"}}
*'''Zodiac''': Unknown
*'''Gender''': Male
*'''Age''': 8
*'''Nationality''': American (Swedish descent)
*'''Parents''': Mr. and Mrs. Lundgren
*'''Siblings''': [[George's sister|An unnamed sister]]
*'''Grandparents''': Unknown
*'''Likes''': Dominoes, Woodworking, Leonardo Da Vinci
*'''Dislikes''': Having trouble with his dyslexia, getting hit with water balloons by the [[Tough Customers]]
*'''Annoyances''': [[Francine]] (sometimes) [[Binky]] (most of the times)
*'''Alias''': Hammer ([[Binky]] in [[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]] ), Big Horns ([[Koko Taylor]] in [[Big Horns George]]), Headgear ([[Alan Powers|Brain]] in [[Nicked by a Name]])
==Appearance ==
George is an anthropomorphic moose whose most distinctive trait is his antlers. As a result of his horns, he was often given nicknames such as "Big Horns" in the episode "[[Big Horns George]]", and "Head Gear" in the episode "Nicked by Name" . However, his antlers also give him some disadvantages as his horns accidentally knock coats off their racks by accident and getting his head stuck in his locker. George is depicted to wearing an orange shirt, cream colored khakis, and green and white sneakers. In a promotional illustration on the show's [http://www.pbskids.org/arthur/ official website], he was depicted wearing a beige shirt, blue shorts, and red and white sneakers. During the winter time, George can be seen wearing a green jacket with a red hat with flaps. In the summer time George wears a green shirt, short khakis, and green and white sneakers.
==Personality==
Since his first appearance in "[[Arthur's Eyes]]", George was depicted as a background character, and was not [[File:George_home_02_roll.gif|thumb]]made into a major character until "[[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]]" much later. This could be as a result of how quiet he is at school, and the fact that he is also rather shy. Despite his timidness, George is shown to be a very kind character as he is willing to help his friends even if it means sacrificing his own needs. However, his quiet attitude is often misinterpreted by the other characters, and as a result he is often forgotten and left out of many of their events. It is the result of being isolated from the other characters that cause George to play mostly with his dummy [[Wally]]. George is shown to treat Wally very much like a real person (even though he is well aware he isn't real), and often discusses his problems at school with him as he rarely gets the chance to speak with his fellow classmates. George is defender for the Lakewood Elementary Soccer Team.
[[File:Asp-1024x846.jpg|thumb|George with his friend, Carl]]
==Future Life==
If the intro to the episode, "[[The Election]]" is truly in the future, he will either be future President [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]]'s running mate or a member of her party.
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In 2 Spring Recitals, George ALWAYS ended up in first place.
*George has been watching ''[[The Love Ducks]]'' every day for a year, even before Arthur and his friends did.<ref>{{Refquote|I... I've been watching it every day for a year.|George Lundgren|"[[That's a Baby Show!]]"}}</ref>
*George makes his debut in [[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]], but does not get a speaking role until, [[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]]. His first speaking line was "I um...this is my um...what I've been [[File:Binky_and_George.JPG|thumb|240px|In some rare cases Binky is seen hanging out with George.]]working on..(A-hem)....Of course my dad helped me a little bit at home."
*He is seen playing a guitar in "[[Big Horns George]]" and "[[The Pride of Lakewood]]"; although, George also plays the guitar called "[[Bonnie (Looking for Bonnie)|Bonnie]]" in "[[Looking for Bonnie]]", but in his dreams.
*His favorite color is blue
*George has been watching [[The Love Ducks|&quot;The Love Ducks]]" everyday for a year, before Arthur and his friends did.
*He is seen playing a guitar in [[Big Horns George]] and [[The Pride of Lakewood]]; although, George also plays the guitar called "Bonnie" in [[Looking for Bonnie]], but in his dreams
*"[[Vomitrocious!]]" is the only episode that George spoke in that Wally did not appear.
*"[[Vomitrocious!]]" is the only episode that George spoke in that Wally did not appear.
*George wins many talent competitions by jumping on a pogo stick.
*George wins many talent competitions by jumping on a [[pogo stick]].
*Despite being bullied by Binky, George is at times seen with him.
*George constantly wins contests that Elwood City kids enter.
*His dad, Neil Lundgren is a carpenter.
*Despite being bullied by Binky, George is at times seen with him and even going to the Ferris wheel together once.
*His sister's name is unknown.
*For the assignment in "[[Desert Island Dish]]", George brought a pumpkin. It may be a food that he enjoys.
**His mom's name is also unknown, but she possibly states that she's a homemaker like Sue Ellen's mom.
*During early production, he was known only as "Moose".<ref>[[Media:Mr. Ratburn's Class Modelsheet.JPG]]</ref>
*George has a friend named Carl who has Asperger's Syndrome.
**Molly calls him "Moose Boy" in "[[The Last Tough Customer]]."
*George's last name was "Nordgren" before [[season 11]].
*He has dyslexia so people try to offend him by using this weakness. [[Molly MacDonald]] used this in [[The Last Tough Customer]].
*He has Scandinavian ancestry.
*According to an interview with the podcast [https://elwoodcitylimits.libsyn.com/ Elwood City Limits], Rich Morris, former character designer, states that [[Marc Brown]] was originally not a fan of George. Morris says that George was just called the Moose Kid. George was almost a cut character, but the animators liked him and included him gradually through the first few seasons of the show.
*George is one of the characters most likely to refer to, or be referred to by his species (e.g. “Moose aren’t funny”, “You look like a coat rack, Moose Boy”). He also does things with his antlers, that no human could do, e.g. hanging Christmas tree ornaments on them or getting stuck in a locker .
*George nearly always refers to his antlers as "horns". The difference is that antlers (e.g. moose, deer) are made of bone and are shed and regrown every year, while horns (e.g. cows, goats, antelopes) are permanent keratin structures on bone sockets. In real moose only adult males have antlers. On the show, all the Lundgrens have them.
 
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Latest revision as of 12:57, 8 August 2022

This article is about George Lundgren. You may be looking for George, Arthur's cousin.
George Lundgren
George s6.png
Age 8[1]

Gender Male
Animal Moose[2]

Eye color Blue[3]

Complexion Brown
Favorite color Fuzzy wuzzy brown[1]
Blue[4]
Residence George's House, Elwood City
Family Neal Lundgren (father)
Mrs. Lundgren (mother)
George's sister
George's grandmother
George's grandfather
George's Cousin
George's Uncle

Cartoon debut "Arthur's Eyes"
Voiced by Mitchell Rothpan (s1 - s7, APC, AIORnR)
Evan Smirnow (s8)
Eleanor Noble (s9 - s11; s14 - present)
Samantha Reynolds (s12 - s13)

George Lundgren[5][6] (formerly George Nordgren)[7] is a 3rd grader who attends Lakewood Elementary School, in Mr. Ratburn's class. He daydreams frequently, and is a skilled carpenter and ventriloquist. His family is Swedish,[8] but has been seen wearing a shirt saying "I Love Norway", in "The Long Road Home"[9] (although he may simply be of Swedish-Norwegian descent). In "Ladonna's Like List", it was said that he was from Norway. He has a ventriloquist dummy; a wooden giraffe named Wally.

He is very often shown as isolated from the other children. This is possibly because of his nosebleeds[10] (which occur on a regular basis), or it may be that he is simply a quiet person, or both. However, in the later seasons, like most of the other children, he has effectively socialized into the group. Also, his nosebleeds have only happened in one episode.

Though in earlier seasons George is shown as a background character with very few talking roles, starting in season 9, he made a transition into a main character, appearing in a good portion of episodes. It is unknown why this sudden change happened.

In the episode, "The Boy with His Head in the Clouds," George is revealed to have dyslexia.

In Arthur's Perfect Christmas, George does celebrate Christmas, but he celebrates it in a different way than the other kids in Elwood City, since his mom is from Sweden. On Christmas, according to Norwegian tradition, they would dance and parade in traditional clothes and eat traditional Christmas food.

He has a friend named Carl. George also has a sister who only appeared in earlier episodes, also as a background character.

Description

George is an anthropomorphic moose whose most distinctive trait is his antlers. As a result of his horns, he was often given nicknames such as "Big Horns" in the episode "Big Horns George", and "Head Gear" in the episode "Nicked by Name". However, his antlers also give him some disadvantages as his horns accidentally knock coats off their racks by accident and getting his head stuck in his locker. George is depicted as wearing an orange shirt, cream colored khakis, and green and white sneakers. In a promotional illustration on the show's official website, he was depicted wearing a beige shirt, blue shorts, and red and white sneakers. During the winter time, George can be seen wearing a green jacket with a red hat with flaps. In the summer time George wears a green shirt, short khakis, and green and white sneakers.

Personality

Since his first appearance in "Arthur's Eyes", George was depicted as a background character, and was not made into a major character until "Arthur's Dummy Disaster" much later. This could be as a result of how quiet he is at school, and the fact that he is also rather shy. Despite his timidness, George is shown to be a very kind character as he is willing to help his friends even if it means sacrificing his own needs. However, his quiet attitude is often misinterpreted by the other characters, and as a result he is often forgotten and left out of many of their events. It is the result of being isolated from the other characters that cause George to play mostly with his dummy Wally. George is shown to treat Wally very much like a real person (even though he is well aware he isn't real), and often discusses his problems at school with him as he rarely gets the chance to speak with his classmates. George is defender for the Lakewood Elementary Soccer Team. He has been given several nicknames: Hammer (by Binky in "The Boy with His Head in the Clouds"), Big Horns (by Koko Taylor in "Big Horns George"), and Headgear (by Brain in "Nicked by a Name").

Friends

Although George might be isolated at times, he's proven to care for others even if they might occasionally be mean to him which makes him very likable amongst Arthur and his group of friends for being so kind and forgiving. George's best friend is Carl.

  • Carl: When Carl Met George was the first time Carl and George met. Carl is also one of the rare people George doesn't use Wally to talk to because he tried showing Wally to Carl one time and it frightened Carl.
  • Fern: Fern seems to be very close to George. She and George are usually seen together acting out a detective scenario where George is her assistant, similar to Sherlock and Watson. In The Case of the Girl with the Long Face, he becomes very concerned for her and thinks she is depressed when she suddenly stops their game and seems unlike herself.
  • The Brain: In the episode Do You Speak George? when everyone was speaking their own languages, The Brain and George decide to work together to make their own unique language. They ended up not agreeing on how their language should be. The Brain also helps George have a better understanding on Carl's Asperger's Syndrome in When Carl Met George.
  • Buster Baxter: George and Buster are great pals. George admires Buster enough to write a paper about how & why he's so admirable. Buster is known to stand up for George's well-being occasionally like when Francine knocked George's dominos down and Buster confronted her and explained she should apologize.
  • Arthur Read: George describes one of his best days ever as when Arthur talked to him and helped him after Wally fell apart. There's times when they hang out and when they were playing cards at George's house as Binky came over, Arthur told Binky "George isn't home right now." Knowing poor George is scared of Binky.
  • Jenna Morgan: George and Jenna are classmates at Lakewood Elementary. After learning that she had claimed to have a crush on him in Jenna's Bedtime Blues, he approached her displaying an apparent interest of his own. They have also appeared together on numerus occasions.

Appearances

Future life

If the intro to the episode, "The Election" is truly in the future, he will either be future President, Muffy's running mate, or a member of her party.

Quotes

“

How is it possible to know so much about someone, but not really know them?

”
—Arthur Read, "Arthur's Dummy Disaster"

Trivia

  • George has been watching The Love Ducks every day for a year, even before Arthur and his friends did.[11]
  • He is seen playing a guitar in "Big Horns George" and "The Pride of Lakewood"; although, George also plays the guitar called "Bonnie" in "Looking for Bonnie", but in his dreams.
  • "Vomitrocious!" is the only episode that George spoke in that Wally did not appear.
  • George wins many talent competitions by jumping on a pogo stick.
  • George constantly wins contests that Elwood City kids enter.
  • Despite being bullied by Binky, George is at times seen with him and even going to the Ferris wheel together once.
  • For the assignment in "Desert Island Dish", George brought a pumpkin. It may be a food that he enjoys.
  • During early production, he was known only as "Moose".[12]
  • George's last name was "Nordgren" before season 11.
  • He has dyslexia so people try to offend him by using this weakness. Molly MacDonald used this in The Last Tough Customer.
  • He has Scandinavian ancestry.
  • According to an interview with the podcast Elwood City Limits, Rich Morris, former character designer, states that Marc Brown was originally not a fan of George. Morris says that George was just called the Moose Kid. George was almost a cut character, but the animators liked him and included him gradually through the first few seasons of the show.
  • George is one of the characters most likely to refer to, or be referred to by his species (e.g. “Moose aren’t funny”, “You look like a coat rack, Moose Boy”). He also does things with his antlers, that no human could do, e.g. hanging Christmas tree ornaments on them or getting stuck in a locker .
  • George nearly always refers to his antlers as "horns". The difference is that antlers (e.g. moose, deer) are made of bone and are shed and regrown every year, while horns (e.g. cows, goats, antelopes) are permanent keratin structures on bone sockets. In real moose only adult males have antlers. On the show, all the Lundgrens have them.

Gallery

George in S24.jpeg
The full image gallery for George Lundgren may be viewed at George Lundgren/Gallery.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-george2
  2. ↑ http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/help/answers/faq_friends.html (archived page)
  3. ↑ "Buster's Growing Grudge" (see picture)
  4. ↑ "When Carl Met George"
  5. ↑ "Fifteen"
  6. ↑ Media:The Silent Treatment (200).png
  7. ↑ "The Boy with His Head in the Clouds"
  8. ↑ Arthur's Perfect Christmas
  9. ↑ Media:George with Norway top.png
  10. ↑ "Vomitrocious!"
  11. ↑ "I... I've been watching it every day for a year." — George Lundgren, "That's a Baby Show!"
  12. ↑ Media:Mr. Ratburn's Class Modelsheet.JPG



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