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==Physical appearance== | ==Physical appearance== | ||
[[File:TWD42.png|thumb|left|Basketball clothes]] | [[File:TWD42.png|thumb|left|Basketball clothes]] | ||
Lydia has a light tan complexion | Lydia has a light tan complexion & reddish-brown hair. She wears red, rectangular-shaped glasses. Lydia wears a lavender-&-light green t-shirt with a picture of a flower, a purple skirt, & gray shoes. For playing sports, she wears a red t-shirt with yellow stripes on the side & the number '1', black pants with red stripes on the sides, & white-&-sky blue shoes. | ||
==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
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">http://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 | 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">http://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 & design T-shirts. She also likes track, baseball, & 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== | ==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 | 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 & 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, & Lydia specifically says she was born without use of her legs. | ||
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 | 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 2 additional episodes,<ref name="cvscaremark"/> these episodes weren't 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 2 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=== | ===Name=== | ||
Lydia has had | Lydia has had 2 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's not spoken in the episode itself. In "Little Miss Meanie", the full name 'Lydia Fox' is said aloud multiple times. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
===''Arthur''=== | ===''Arthur''=== | ||
*1401a. "[[The Wheel Deal]]" | * Season 14 | ||
*1908b. "[[Little Miss Meanie]]" | **1401a. "[[The Wheel Deal]]" | ||
*Season 19 | |||
**1908b. "[[Little Miss Meanie]]" | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 23:27, 8 January 2016
| Lydia Fox | |
|---|---|
| Age | 10[1][2]
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| Gender | Female |
| Animal | Fox[3]
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| Hair color | Reddish-brown |
| Complexion | Cream
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Lydia Fox[4] is a girl in a wheelchair who helped Brain learn to play basketball in a wheelchair when he injured his ankle. "The Wheel Deal" She later entered the Little Miss Crocus pageant, along with Muffy. "Little Miss Meanie"
Physical appearance
Lydia has a light tan complexion & reddish-brown hair. She wears red, rectangular-shaped glasses. Lydia wears a lavender-&-light green t-shirt with a picture of a flower, a purple skirt, & gray shoes. For playing sports, she wears a red t-shirt with yellow stripes on the side & the number '1', black pants with red stripes on the sides, & white-&-sky blue shoes.
Personality
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.[5] She likes to draw & design T-shirts. She also likes track, baseball, & basketball.[3]
Character development
Lydia was the winning character in the "All Kids Can Character Search" contest,[6] created by Connor Gordon of Savage, Minnesota.[1]
Connor noticed the Arthur characters were mostly forest animals, but a fox wasn't taken yet.[3] He made Lydia a girl fox because he thought foxes looked feminine.[3] 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 & a spinal injury paralyzed her from the waist down.[7] However, this idea was not kept in the TV episode, & Lydia specifically says she was born without use of her legs.
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.[8] Despite CVS Caremark's 2009 claim that Lydia was planned to be in 2 additional episodes,[5] these episodes weren't actually in development at all.[9] In spite of this, Lydia was planned to appear in season 18,[9][10] which was over 6 years later. Due to the fact that 2 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 2 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,[11] presumably in reference to Connor Gordon, though this last name's not spoken in the episode itself. In "Little Miss Meanie", the full name 'Lydia Fox' is said aloud multiple times.
Appearances
Arthur
- Season 14
- 1401a. "The Wheel Deal"
- Season 19
- 1908b. "Little Miss Meanie"
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/cvsallkidscan/38425/
- ↑ http://www.wgbh.org/brand_portal/kids.cfm (archived page)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 http://specialchildren.about.com/b/2009/05/12/arthur-has-a-new-friend-a-basketball-loving-wheelchair-using-fox.htm (archived page)
- ↑ "Little Miss Meanie"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://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)
- ↑ http://pbskids.org/arthur/allkidscan/ (archived page)
- ↑ http://specialchildren.about.com/od/inthecommunity/p/arthurcontest.htm (archived page)
- ↑ http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=876750 (archived page)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/arthur-news/arthur-ny-comic-con-2013/msg1747/#msg1747 (archived page)
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=541987352560240 (see description)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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