Well, now, the socks and shoes I can understand him selling or pawning, or donating to charity. Still, though, he DID need the money, since train and/or bus fares are not cheap(especially with today's gasoline and diesel prices), so unless Wilt had some money saved up somewhere, he'd need to sell something of value to raise the cash. He HAS mentioned having money, or rather, buying stuff for others, so either he gets some sort of government assistance(unlikely)or he actually does get some sort of allowance for the work he does around the house.

But the toothbrush? Uh, no...no one but the most rabid Wilt fangirl is gonna shell out money for a possibly-used toothbrush! You cannot sell a toothbrush if the package has even been opened a bit, let alone if the brush has been completely taken out of the original packaging. You cannot take someone's word that they've never used it, not with all the sickos we have in our society. I would have to assume that Wilt discarded it, figuring he'd never be returning to use it again. The brush WAS in the toothbrush stand, so it had been taken out of the package.

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Okay maybe the selling the toothbrush thing was stretching it just a little...unless it turned out it was some kind of rare limited eddition collectible brush, that Wilt sold to the towns Dental museum in order to be put on display in their "brushes of the world" exhibit. :gooblab:

that reminds me, did anyone else notice that jordan pulled wilt out of the way, but then, when the game was over, he was lying on the ground?

That's because Wilt fell down.

I think he may have stumbled over as he was being pulled by Jordan.

Man, WHY didn't I notice THIS? Along with that if-you-blinked-you-missed-it cameo by Brad Bird, there was another celeb cameo, more obvious this time, and I totally let it slip past me until someone on another forum pointed it out! The burly biker dude who created Fluffer Nutters(pink squirrel)is none other than Paul Touttle, the dad on "American Chopper", who runs Orange County Choppers!

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You're not alone, I totally caught that one too, when I saw that brief scene, I too was saying to myself hey it's the dude from American Chopper.

So that WAS the dad from American Chopper? Good, now I know I'm not seeing things.8D
I really enjoyed this movie and I am VERY pleased to see that Frankie had such a large role in it. It was geniouse to have her fighting frustration on three fronts. And Edwardo's creator, Nina, was a great character in her own right. Great job Craig and Lauren!

8D You know what? That's who I thought it was, but I had kind of forgotten about it until you brought it up! That's just hilarious! XD

A copy of the disk, identical to the ones CG and I bought, just popped up on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/FOSTERS-HOME-FOR...QQcmdZViewItem

This one doesn't appear to include the poster or Bloo plush, so it may end up being less expensive than the earlier disks.

Which reminds me: It's Christmas and I opened my presents and I haven't gotten the "Good Wilt Hunting" Poster!:( Oh, well. Merry Christmas everybody!:D

And wait a minute! HOW did you get a DVD of GWH?!:wiltshock:

Did you put it on your list? Maybe the 'rents had trouble finding it.

Yeah, I did.

Just thought of something-remember back when we've had a couple of conversations about how misleading some of the CN synopses for episodes are? "Emancipation Complication" comes readily to mind, but anyway, the CN synopsis for GWH says that Wilt sets off on a cross-country trek to find his creator, and that the group from Foster's who are trying to find him are hampered by his "overly good nature" and Bloo's "outlandish theories". All of that turned out to be false! While Bloo DID have some pretty wild theories as to who CREATED Wilt, no one paid him much attention, let alone allowed his ideas to sidetrack them, and Wilt's helpfulness to others proved more useful in helping them get closer to him, always just missing him. The biggest error, though, was that Wilt was NOT trying to reunite with or find his creator at all. Wilt KNEW all along who his creator was, and to find WHERE he was, all he had to do was read the NBA game schedule, since a famous sports celebrity is pretty easy to track down, even in the off-season(and I assume it WAS off-season, for Jordan to be filming a commercial in Japan). He could have also contacted Jordan's publicist, which is how Mac found out where Jordan was at the time, by going to his website. Wilt had no intentions of reuniting with Jordan, whom he assumed hated him and never wanted to see him again, but of resolving his own guilt over losing once and for all, even though he knew that doing this probably meant losing his life. He knew that Larry was either gonna kill him to stop him from winning, or kill him if he DID win, but either way, the last thing he ever expected was to be reunited with Jordan.

Still though, I have to wonder this: Jordan's dream, as a child, was to become a great basketball player, right? How could Wilt NOT see that this dream HAD, in fact, come true? Therefore, you have to wonder how and WHY he still blamed himself for destroying that dream.

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It was considered the most important game in Jordan's life, and losing, for Wilt, would be like, crushing everything Jordan and he had been working on. To Wilt, he had really "let down" his creator, who "counted on him" for that game.

But, as we all know, Jordan's dream did come true, but not in the way that "winning is everything" kind of ordeal. Wilt probably does see that the dream HAD come true, but like his past, hid it from us. :D

Something has occured to me. Have you notice that all through the movie, Wilt doesn't cry one bit? Not even a tear? He's been away from his creator for 30 years, not knowing that his creator is looking for him and he now realizes the truth and he *still* didn't cry?!:wiltshock: Man, he's tough!

Wilt's toughness is nothing short of phenomenal, and it's one of the aspects of his personality that I've commented on many times. Superficially, I guess Wilt gives the impression of being a softie, a push-over. I've even seen some viewers on other boards use the term "spineless" to describe him. Nothing could be further from the truth. That's why I have compared him to a Pit Bull Terrier on more than one occasion; Wilt isn't just tough, he's game. Look at how many times he got hurt, once very badly, in that movie, and never once did he cry out, let alone scream, in spite of what had to be overwhelming physical pain for most people. It's clear that Wilt IS capable of feeling pain, since his face registers it, but he remains silent. He gets back up time and time again, in spite of the abuse he's taking from Larry. Even more indicative of Wilt's strength and resolve than his high pain threshold is his determination to face his enemy and prove to HIMSELF, once and for all, that he's no loser; Wilt knew even as he left Foster's that he would most likely be traveling to his ultimate demise, that Larry would either kill him to keep him from winning, using that body-into-wall slam, or Larry would kill him afterwards in anger if Wilt won. Yet even that threat of imminent doom did not deter him from making that journey, nor did it stop him from going to block Larry's slam-dunk, even though he knew how it was going to end. Wilt had no fear of Larry, someone who'd maimed him for life 30 years earlier and was many times his size.

At the same time, though, Wilt's abilty and tendency to hold back on his emotions is a tad troubling. I know that in our society it's considered manly for a guy not to cry, and a sign of weakness if he does, but Wilt does kinda take that to the extreme! I mean, being reunited with a family member you haven't seen for 30 years, who you thought hated you, and finding out that this person not only forgave you, but still loved you and considered you his hero, and the closest you get to breaking down in tears of absolute joy is a little quiver of the mouth and a twitch to the eyelid-now, that IS tough! Maybe he finally let go later on, on the plane ride home, once the reality finally sank in, since he doesn't strike me as being the cold, emotionless, "Mr. Spock" sort, but he's sure got that "never let 'em see you cry" thing down to an art form!

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The movie is very awesome. I like Wilt's creator, Jordan Michaels, he is very cool and a good basketball player. Wilt did help Jordan fulfill his dream after all. This episode is a lot better then "When There's A Wilt, There's A Way". Wilt has always been a lot of help to everyone around him. It's cool to see Stats and Foul Larry. There are a lot of things I like about this movie: The reunion, the search for Wilt, Frankie's road rage, Wilt's past, Jackie Khones and his creator(likely Khaki Jones), and Wilt being reunited with Jordan.

I gave this movie an A.

I saw a different credit sequence on CN Nordic today! They showed only "Part One". The credits had Wilt riding the lawnmower and it kept changing from day to night. :D I guess they'll show the familiar credit sequence for "Part Two".

Huh! That's interesting, thanks for telling us! :terrsmile:

Hmm...I didn't even know there were different credit sequences! Yes, thanks for the info! :)

I really loved that they were able to incorporate the lawnmower into Wilt’s journey (well, I loved everything in this wonderful, wonderful movie, the stuff which every Wilt fan’s sweet dreams are made of). It was very clearly a reference to David Lynch’s the Straight Story, concerning a man who travels across the US on the back of a lawnmower to be reunited with an estranged brother who’s dying of cancer (I’m sorry if someone has already pointed this out, but I read most of the posts in this thread and couldn’t see any previous references to it…lots to Space Jam, though:jk: ).

And Fluffer-Nutter's creator? Sure didn't see that one coming.:D

I wonder if Papa Toutle has ever told Mikey and Paul, Jr. about Fluffer Nutter?

I really, really want a shirt with that silouette of Wilt on the lawnmower-that would make for one great parody of "West Coast Choppers" right there! There's a big company called "Dixie Choppers", based here in SC, I think(or maybe GA), that makes high-dollar lawnmowers(in spite of the name); wouldn't it be great if they could get Wilt as their spokesperson?

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Oh, man! If there were such a shirt, I would SO buy it!:D

There was a GWH studio-exclusive shirt on eBay once or twice a while back, and I'm pretty sure it was of Wilt on the lawnmower. Can't remember if it was a silhouette though.

I might have seen that exact same shirt.

Yeah the image was a silhouette of Wilt riding the mower in front of the sun. I think the shirt was deep red/brown colour with orange writing/imagery. It was very nice.

It's on EBAY?! Man, when is it ever gonna come out on "Shop on Cartoon Network"?:(

More than likely, it will never become available to all. I believe it was one of those limited edition shirts.

Yes, it was given to people who reviewed the movie on DVD, before it even came out on television, so it was another studio exclusive.

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Just as a heads up for Aussie Foster's fans, Good Wilt Hunting will be shown on a Friday in March on Cartoon Network. (don't know exactly when yet)

I really liked the movie. It was both one of the saddest and happiest things to come out of the series.

I agree. So many emotions in that great movie. There were many laughs, and many sad moments.

Yes, and many fuzzy moments, as well.

8D This movie makes me want to just hug everyone.

I thought it was terribly sweet and revelatory. What a great character study for Wilt; it's already been touched upon in "Where there's a Wilt...", but I love seeing how he's often the victim of his own niceness.

Also, I'd kill to have one of those paintings from the lawnmower sequence.

Those would probably sell really well as prints, wouldn't they? I know I'd love to have one, signed by the show's creators. I thought that it would also make a nice little parody of the "West Coast Choppers" logo, only with something like "Midwest Lawnmowers", lol!

This past Saturday, I actually saw a riding lawn mower for sale outside the highway, that was painted in custom hod rod flames! Bet Wilt would have gotten a kick out of that, although Mac and Bloo might have had some bad memories of a certain soapbox car ride down that big hill! Nope, the mower didn't have any bunnies, just hot rod flames!

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:cheese: :cheese: When I saw the movie I cried very much for everything it's tender, sweet, sad and happy. excellent movie, I am useful of appearing =) I'm new:D

Okay, loved D&A, Ed & Nina, etc, but there's two things I can actually ADD to this conversation, that I think hasn't been so far:

1: Mac and Bloo were used WELL. I know they're the main characters, but not every episode has focus intensely on them. They work well as background characters, too, especially Bloo. BTW, I loved the Coco scenes. I think they used her better here than in most episodes.

2: Foul Larry.

I wanna give an alternate perspective to just "he was a jerk". One which helps explain his sudden turnaround at the movie's end. Yes, he was made to beat Wilt. But after that? He was abandoned. He wa still living on the streets, proably for 30 YEARS when Wilt returned. Challenging Wilt was his way of reliving his glory days. During that time he was abandoned he probably softened up a bit, since he was treated badly by his creator, he may have seen something of that in himself and wanted to change. But Wilt is his rival, and he's gotta beat him.

Note, that during the match, even though he knocks Wilt down, he helps him up again at one point, because it's about beating him, not just pummelling him. Being the best is all Larry had left. Also, I saw a little attnetion seeking about him: "What'd I do? What'd I do?", showboating for the crowd.

Finally, seeing Wilt reunited with his creator was touching for him, since it was obvious he still missed his. And then he went to live at Fosters, cause, given the chance, wouldn't we all?

So, he wasn't all bad. He was cheating, selfish, and abusive, but I think he was mostly lonely and frustrated by being abandoned by his only friend. I hope they show Foul Larry in future episodes, cause he'd be an interesting and drama-conductive character, and I kinda hope things turn out for him. He kinda reminds me of a real freind of mine.

Yes, I have freinds. What are you implying?

Well, guys, since I've finally seen GWH (this Thanksgiving RULED!), I can finally put my opinion out there: I liked GWH. It was an extremely well-written, well-acted and well-executed episode.

The whole plotline worked very well for me. In case you can't tell * points to username... * I'm a huge Wilt fan, so a major episode focusing on him was gonna be good for me. The idea here-- Wilt looking for his creator and trying to set some things from his past straight-- was brilliant. Nothing in the story really slowed it down-- everything did the two things Kurt Vonnegut suggested should do for a story: reveal character and/or advance plot. The plays on words (ahem, Lawn Ranger) were classic. Kudos to the episode writer here!

The acting was great. The emotion and humor were great, and every line was great. Now that I finally know what the heck the "Cwithmuth?" line is about, it's possibly the greatest line Phil LaMarr ever said for Wilt. Period-- adorable all the way around. (I write quotes on the SubWay cup I drink from at work, and "Cwithuth?" made the cup yesterday and today.) I'd also like to say that I really enjoyed Foul Larry's voice-- yeah, the character was a bit of a jerk, but I liked listening to his voice. Who played him? (Sounded familiar...) Everyone else here was great, too.

In all, the art, acting-- the whole 3.3 yards (ten feet-- Wilt's height! ;))-- was amazing and touching. Final thoughts: in then end, I was just a teeny bit let down, in part because it was over (:'() and in part because in my mind I was building GWH up to be a Shakesperian thing in one hour. But other than that:

NEW FAVORITE EPISODE!!! :D

Larry was voiced by Kevin Michael Richards, who also voiced that octopus dude that Goo dreamed up in "Make Believe It or Not", and is well-known for having voiced Capt. Gantu in both the "Lilo and Stitch" series on Disney Channel, and the wonderful movie which inspired it.

While it's true that the movie did reveal a lot about Wilt's character(now we know why he apologizes and is so obessed with upsetting others or letting them down), it also left enough doors still closed that there's still an aura of mystery surrounding him. We do not know when he finally got medical attention for that arm, or what surgeon eventually operated on it(and presumably his face, too), or how he survived during that eight-year period between him losing that game to Larry and winding up at Foster's(the photos in "The Big Picture" indicate he's been there for 22 years, and the game was 30 years ago).

One litttle nit-pick though-Wilt was NOT looking for his creator. He knew all along that his creator was Jordan Michaels; how could he NOT? He was bombarded with that name every time he looked in a sports magazine or turned on the tv, just as most of us are familiar with Jordan's namesake as a household name. He knew where he was, since all he had to do is check the internet like Mac did(and Wilt does seem to be quite computer literate). It wasn't Jordan he was going to find, but Larry, and not Jordan's forgiveness he was seeking so much, in spite of what he said near the end, but his OWN.

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