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{{Character infobox | {{Character infobox | ||
|image = | |image = Screen_shot_2010-10-11_at_4.30.33_PM.png | ||
|gender = Female | |gender = Female | ||
|animal = Fox<ref name="specialchildren1">http:// | |animal = Fox<ref name="specialchildren1"/> | ||
|age = 10<ref name="ten" /><ref>http://www.wgbh.org/brand_portal/kids.cfm ([https://web.archive.org/web/20141116095420/http://www.wgbh.org/brand_portal/kids.cfm archived page])</ref> | |||
|portrayer = [[Barbara Mamabolo]]<ref name="thewheeldealcredits">[[:File:TDW_Voice_Cast.JPG]]</ref> | |portrayer = [[Barbara Mamabolo]]<ref name="thewheeldealcredits">[[:File:TDW_Voice_Cast.JPG]]</ref> | ||
| | |cartoon first appeared = "[[The Wheel Deal]]"|hair = Reddish-brown|complexion = Cream}}'''Lydia Fox'''<ref>"[[Little Miss Meanie]]"</ref><!-- (formerly '''Lydia Gordon'''<ref name="thewheeldealcredits"/>)--> is a girl in a [[wheelchair]] who helped [[Alan Powers|Brain]] learn to play [[basketball]] in a wheelchair when he injured his ankle.{{Ep|The Wheel Deal}} She later entered the [[Little Miss Crocus]] pageant, along with [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]].{{Ep|Little Miss Meanie}} | ||
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'''Lydia Fox'''<ref>"[[Little Miss Meanie]]"</ref> (formerly '''Lydia Gordon''') | |||
is a girl who | |||
==Physical appearance== | ==Physical appearance== | ||
[[File:TWD42.png|thumb|left|Basketball clothes]] | |||
TWD42.png|Basketball clothes | Lydia has a light tan complexion and short red hair. She wears red, rectangular-shaped glasses. Lydia wears a lavender, lime, and green t-shirt with a picture of a flower, a purple skirt, white socks, and gray shoes. For playing sports, she wears a red-orange t-shirt with yellow edges/stripes and a yellow number '1', black pants with red stripes on the sides, and white and light blue shoes. | ||
Lydia has a light | |||
==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
Lydia | Lydia wants kids to know that even though she's in a wheelchair, she can do what everyone else can do, but in her own way.<ref name="cvscaremark">https://web.archive.org/web/20090706062033/http://info.cvscaremark.com/newsroom/press-releases/arthurr-and-cvs-caremark-debut-winner-arthurall-kids-can-character-search-ju (archived page)</ref> She likes to draw and design [[T-shirt]]s. She also likes [[track]], [[baseball]], and basketball.<ref name="specialchildren1">http://specialchildren.about.com/b/2009/05/12/arthur-has-a-new-friend-a-basketball-loving-wheelchair-using-fox.htm ([https://web.archive.org/web/20100626180109/http://specialchildren.about.com/od/inthecommunity/p/arthurcontest.htm archived page])</ref> | ||
== | ==Character development== | ||
[[File:Original_lydia_drawing.jpg|Connor Gordon's original drawing|thumb]] | [[File:Original_lydia_drawing.jpg|Connor Gordon's original drawing|thumb]] | ||
Lydia was the winning character in the | Lydia was the winning character in the "[[All Kids Can Character Search]]" contest,<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/allkidscan/ ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090605204110/http://pbskids.org/arthur/allkidscan/ archived page])</ref> created by [[Connor Gordon]] of Savage, [[Minnesota]].<ref name="ten">http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/cvsallkidscan/38425/</ref> | ||
Connor noticed the Arthur characters were mostly forest animals, but a fox wasn't taken yet.<ref name="specialchildren1"/> He made Lydia a girl fox because he thought foxes looked feminine.<ref name="specialchildren1"/> Connor chose Lydia to be in a wheelchair because he wanted people to know that not all people with paralysis were born that way, saying that she dove into the shallow end of a swimming pool when she was seven and a spinal injury paralyzed her from the waist down.<ref>http://specialchildren.about.com/od/inthecommunity/p/arthurcontest.htm ([https://web.archive.org/web/20100626180109/http://specialchildren.about.com/od/inthecommunity/p/arthurcontest.htm archived page])</ref> However, this idea was not kept in the TV episode, and Lydia specifically says she was born without use of her legs. | |||
Connor | A local news interview with Connor from KARE, an NBC affiliate in the Minneapolis-St Paul area, hinted in 2010 that Lydia may become a permanent character on the show.<ref>http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=876750 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20141116094003/http://archive.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=876750 archived page])</ref> Despite CVS Caremark's 2009 claim that Lydia was planned to be in two additional episodes,<ref name="cvscaremark"/> these episodes were not actually in development at all.<ref name="ECC">http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/arthur-news/arthur-ny-comic-con-2013/msg1747/#msg1747 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131227061832/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/arthur-news/arthur-ny-comic-con-2013/msg1747/ archived page])</ref> In spite of this, Lydia was planned to appear in [[season 18]],<ref name="ECC"/><ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=541987352560240 (see description)</ref> which was over 6 years later. Due to the fact that two seasons were produced at once, Lydia's episode was made part of [[season 19]] instead. This episode turned out to be "[[Little Miss Meanie]]". | ||
===Name=== | |||
Lydia has had two last names. In Connor's original entry, Lydia's full name was Lydia Fox. In the voice credits for "The Wheel Deal", her name was changed to '''Lydia Gordon''',<ref name="thewheeldealcredits"/> presumably in reference to Connor Gordon, though this last name is not spoken in the episode itself. In "Little Miss Meanie", the full name Lydia Fox is said aloud multiple times. | |||
==Appearances== | |||
===''Arthur''=== | |||
*1401a. "[[The Wheel Deal]]" | |||
*1908b. "[[Little Miss Meanie]]" | |||
== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Lydia Fox/Gallery]] | |||
*[[ | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Minor characters]] | |||
[[Category:Female]] | [[Category:Female]] | ||
[[Category:Foxes]] | [[Category:Foxes]] | ||
[[Category:Kids]] | [[Category:Kids]] | ||
[[Category:Characters with glasses]] | [[Category:Characters with glasses]] | ||
[[Category:Red hair]] | [[Category:Red hair]] | ||
[[Category:Characters with medical conditions]] | [[Category:Characters with medical conditions]] | ||
[[Category:Characters with known ages]] | [[Category:Characters with known ages]] | ||