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|image = Screen_shot_2010-10-11_at_4.30.33_PM.png
|image = Lydia.png
|gender = Female
|gender = Female
|animal = Fox<ref name="specialchildren1"/>
|animal = Fox<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>
|age = 10<ref name="ten"></ref><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}}
|cartoon_debut = "[[The Wheel Deal]]"
|hair = {{perbang|AE2106|Moderate scarlet}}
|complexion = {{perbang|FEDC92|Very light gamboge}}
}}
'''Lydia Fox'''<ref>"[[Little Miss Meanie]]"</ref> (formerly '''Lydia Gordon''')
is a girl who plays on the [[wheelchair]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball basketball] team.  


==Biography==
She 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}}
Lydia was a substitute basketball coach at [[Elwood Community Preschool|the preschool]], where she met [[D.W. Read]].{{Ep|The Princess Problem}}
==Physical appearance==
==Physical appearance==
[[File:TWD42.png|thumb|left|Basketball clothes]]
<gallery type="slideshow">
Lydia has a light tan complexion and red hair. She wears red, rectangular-shaped glasses. Lydia wears a light purple and light green t-shirt with a picture of a flower, a purple skirt, and gray shoes. For playing sports, she wears a red t-shirt with yellow edges and the number '1', black pants with red stripes on the sides, and white and light blue shoes.
TWD42.png|Basketball clothes
LittleMissMeanie28.jpg|Dress
Lydia as Princess Prophecia.jpg|Princess Prophecia costume
</gallery>
Lydia has a light gamboge complexion and short moderate scarlet 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. For the Little Miss Crocus pageant, she wears a blue t-shirt, a cyan skirt decorated with a dark pink ribbon, and dark pink shoes. Her [[Princess Prophecia]] costume consists of a white dress with gray lines on the shoulders and waist, an upside-down golden triangle below the waistline, and three yellow stars on the chest area. She wears golden arm guards with red heart decorations, light blue leggings, and blueish-black shoes. While wearing this costume, her hair is styled into two curls on either side (akin to Princess Leia from ''{{W|Star Wars}}'') and her wheelchair is decorated with blue, green, red, and yellow fairly lights.


==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 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>
Lydia is a tomboy with a love for basketball who doesn't let her wheelchair be an obstacle for her.


==Character development==
==Behind the scenes==
[[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 "[[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>
Lydia was the winning character in the 2009 "[[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 11-year-old Connor Gordon of {{W|Savage, Minnesota}}.<ref name="ten">http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/cvsallkidscan/38425/ ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110308075111/http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/cvsallkidscan/38425/ archived page])</ref>
 
A local news interview in 2010 hinted 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 the 2009 claim that Lydia was already planned to be in two additional episodes,<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> 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> However, Lydia was eventually 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 ("[[Little Miss Meanie]]") was made part of [[season 19]] instead.


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 her 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 originally wrote Lydia's backstory that she was paralyzed from the waist down from an injury at age seven.<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, where Lydia instead says she has been that way since birth. Connor described Lydia as a 10-year-old,<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> but no official material has confirmed it.


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 pushed back to [[season 19]]. This episode turned out to be "[[Little Miss Meanie]]".
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.
===Name===
Lydia has had two last names: Fox and Gordon. 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==
==Appearances==
===''Arthur''===
==={{Arthur}}===
*1401a. "[[The Wheel Deal]]"
*[[Season 14]]
*1908b. "[[Little Miss Meanie]]"
**14x01a. "[[The Wheel Deal]]" {{C|first appearance}}
 
*[[Season 19]]
==See also==
**19x08b. "[[Little Miss Meanie]]"
*[[{{PAGENAME}}/Gallery]]
*[[Season 21]]
**21x06b. "[[The Princess Problem]]"
*[[Season 24]]
**24x01a [[George Scraps His Sculpture]]
===Online===
*[[All Kids Can Character Search]]
*[[Arthur's Top 20]]


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Latest revision as of 20:43, 26 September 2022

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Lydia Fox
Lydia.png
Gender Female
Animal Fox[1]

Hair color   Moderate scarlet
Complexion   Very light gamboge

Cartoon debut "The Wheel Deal"

Lydia Fox[2] (formerly Lydia Gordon) is a girl who plays on the wheelchair basketball team.

Biography[edit]

She 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"

Lydia was a substitute basketball coach at the preschool, where she met D.W. Read. "The Princess Problem"

Physical appearance[edit]

  • Basketball clothes

  • Dress

  • Princess Prophecia costume

Lydia has a light gamboge complexion and short moderate scarlet 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. For the Little Miss Crocus pageant, she wears a blue t-shirt, a cyan skirt decorated with a dark pink ribbon, and dark pink shoes. Her Princess Prophecia costume consists of a white dress with gray lines on the shoulders and waist, an upside-down golden triangle below the waistline, and three yellow stars on the chest area. She wears golden arm guards with red heart decorations, light blue leggings, and blueish-black shoes. While wearing this costume, her hair is styled into two curls on either side (akin to Princess Leia from Star Wars) and her wheelchair is decorated with blue, green, red, and yellow fairly lights.

Personality[edit]

Lydia is a tomboy with a love for basketball who doesn't let her wheelchair be an obstacle for her.

Behind the scenes[edit]

Connor Gordon's original drawing

Lydia was the winning character in the 2009 "All Kids Can Character Search" contest,[3] created by 11-year-old Connor Gordon of Savage, Minnesota.[4]

A local news interview in 2010 hinted that Lydia may become a permanent character on the show.[5] Despite the 2009 claim that Lydia was already planned to be in two additional episodes,[6] these episodes were not actually in development at all.[7] However, Lydia was eventually planned to appear in season 18,[7][8] which was over 6 years later. Due to the fact that two seasons were produced at once, Lydia's episode ("Little Miss Meanie") was made part of season 19 instead.

Connor originally wrote Lydia's backstory that she was paralyzed from the waist down from an injury at age seven.[9] However, this idea was not kept in the TV episode, where Lydia instead says she has been that way since birth. Connor described Lydia as a 10-year-old,[4][10] but no official material has confirmed it.

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 is not spoken in the episode itself. In "Little Miss Meanie", the full name Lydia Fox is said aloud multiple times.

Appearances[edit]

Arthur[edit]

Online[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ http://specialchildren.about.com/b/2009/05/12/arthur-has-a-new-friend-a-basketball-loving-wheelchair-using-fox.htm (archived page)
  2. ↑ "Little Miss Meanie"
  3. ↑ http://pbskids.org/arthur/allkidscan/ (archived page)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/cvsallkidscan/38425/ (archived page)
  5. ↑ http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=876750 (archived page)
  6. ↑ 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)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/arthur-news/arthur-ny-comic-con-2013/msg1747/#msg1747 (archived page)
  8. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=541987352560240 (see description)
  9. ↑ http://specialchildren.about.com/od/inthecommunity/p/arthurcontest.htm (archived page)
  10. ↑ http://www.wgbh.org/brand_portal/kids.cfm (archived page)
  11. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named thewheeldealcredits



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