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TB · 10-24-2007, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by antgirl1

I'm shorter than that...4'11 1/2.

Jokes on you; so am I.

They just make me put 5" on my ID.

Zeitgheist · 10-24-2007, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by antgirl1

I'm shorter than that...4'11 1/2.

How old are you? :0 I'm 21, and my 14 year old and 13 year old niece are growing taller than me already :[ Jenny (the 13 year old) kept teasing me all last weekend how she was taller than me D; (we're more like sisters than aunt and nieces)

Chaos Wielder · 10-24-2007, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BabyCharmander

Out of curiosity, who else was a tad weirded out when they first saw Wilt? Before I actually saw the show I read stuff about it on the Foster's section of CN's website. (Sometimes I like to do a bit of research on a show before I watch it; I'm weird that way. >>) I remember looking through the characters and coming to Wilt and being all "...Wait WHAT?" at his appearance. I was surprised they let a character looking like THAT in a kid's show! I wasn't sure what to think of him though until I saw Where There's a Wilt There's a Way, where I think I finally started to like him.

Well, I wasn't really "weirded out" when I first saw him, but I DID notice the whole arm and eye thing and the first thing that went through my mind was something more like "what on earth could have happened to him to make him lose an arm and an eye?" Of course, we know what that was now, but at the time it was definitely interesting to speculate about it. I remember when all of the Wilt fans would speculate on what happened. It was crazy, but fun! XD

About them developing Wilt's character further, I do like the idea of him being more assertive toward Bloo and telling him "no" for a change. It's really great that he's starting to stand up for himself and loosen up a bit now and I hope the Foster's crew continues to do this with his character in the future.

Nem · 10-24-2007, 10:29 PM

I wasn't weirded out by Wilt really, when I first saw him, I was all "Aww, he's cute and he's got a big smile!"

Big smiles make me happy, dunno why XD But yea, despite not being weirded out, I was a bit surprised that he was a main character on a kids show. I've always like cartoons and stuff, and most cartoons I've seen I've never encountered a character who was missing an arm and had a broken eye, regardless of whether they were born that way, or had something traumatic happen to them.

So yea, his smile and his lack of arm and broken eye intrigued me, and I wanted to learn more about him, starting off with his name, what his personality was like, all that good stuff, so I started to watch the show, and I was all "Hmm, this show is pretty dang funny, and very entertaining, I'll continue watching it~"

And that's about it =P

Sorry if something I said is not spelled correctly or doesn't make sense, I'm exhausted XD

Ub3rD4n · 10-24-2007, 10:32 PM

I thought that Wilt looked cool the first time I saw him. Of course, it was my assumption that he was meant to look that way, but why not? Is that really any weirder than Coco, say? Or Duchess? To be honest, the one who really freaked me out at first was Mr Herriman.

Vampyre · 10-24-2007, 11:49 PM

When I first saw Wilt properly (I'd seen him on commercials and all, but other than this was the first time) I looked at his handicapped-ness and I didn't think anything of it. I felt sorry for him a week or so later, though, while reading the notes for "Blooooooo" because that episode hadn't aired in the UK yet and I'm a spolier-muffin-of-doom. Anyway I was reading the notes, and then somebody had written about how Wilt is blind in his left eye, because his googley eye could be seen in the closet... I actually thought he could see through it at the time, 'cos I've all been a bit of a retard... But anyway I was like "Aww... He's half blind..."

I'd never really thought about his arm. I mean, sure, I thought about it, wondered what happened to it, but, I dunno, I'm always like this. I don't normally feel sorry for people sat in wheels chairs or on crutches, because I know that they normally don't WANT to be sympathized with. They're still people and they wanna get on with their lives, with out people buzzing round them, asking them what had happened and offering to do stuff for them which they're quite capable of doing theirselves...

jekylljuice · 10-25-2007, 01:45 AM

At the risk of sounding a little slow here, I didn’t really notice Wilt’s physical blemishes until I was a few episodes into the show. Well, I did notice them, but what I mean is that I didn’t actually pay them a great deal of conscious attention at the time. I didn’t get to see the pilot episode (in which Wilt makes direct reference to his lack of left arm or functional left eye) prior to the release of the Season One DVD, and in the earliest stages of my Foster’s fandom I was still trying to nail down the exact premise and concept of the show, so back then I pretty much took all the character designs at face value (as Dan points out, a lot of the imaginary friends have quite bizarre designs, so who’s to say what’s normal and what’s not?). Strangely enough, it was only when I noticed Wilt’s facial scars that it occurred to me that the deal with his arm and his eye might be connected and, as I became more interested in and attached to the character himself, I got thinking about exactly what the story behind them could be. I speculated that he’d been in some kind of accident which had disrupted his past as a champion basketball player, which wasn’t too far from the truth, though in my version of events I was always pretty hard on his creator - I just assumed that he (or she, for all we knew until last November) had been the one who’d intentionally made Wilt feel inferior and had dumped him, hence why they showed no interest in turning up to any of the creator reunions. I’m kind of ashamed to admit that now, given how nice Jordan turned out to be when we finally met him.

Zeitgheist · 10-25-2007, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by jekylljuice

At the risk of sounding a little slow here, I didn?t really notice Wilt?s physical blemishes until I was a few episodes into the show. Well, I did notice them, but what I mean is that I didn?t actually pay them a great deal of conscious attention at the time. I didn?t get to see the pilot episode (in which Wilt makes direct reference to his lack of left arm or functional left eye)

Don't worry, if the pilot episode hadn't been my first, I think I would've been the same as you. I honestly did not SEE the blemishes and scars et.c, but I'm sure I would've noticed it later on, just, I would've thought he had a very cruel creator who just created him that way

But then again, Wilt has never been an interesting character to me (not that I don't LIKE him, just, doesn't click with me). I think I was mostly interested in Frankie when I first saw the pilot

TB · 10-25-2007, 07:51 AM

I think we can all agree that for most of us Wilt's appearance was a major reason we got curious about the show in the first place.

I was watching "Make Believe it or Not" again recently. I always love how when Goo got really sad, Wilt looks over and is like awww she looks so left out and then includes her back into the game.

I think this episode really made me think about Wilt as being well older than the others and can be more like a big brother/parental type.

He just seemed really sweet with the "oh okay.." saying it in a way an adult or older sibling would to humor the kiddies.

E: I know he's not like this all the time, but in episodes like this you can really see it shine through. :3 That's just how I feel about it though.

pitbulllady · 10-25-2007, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by TB

I think we can all agree that for most of us Wilt's appearance was a major reason we got curious about the show in the first place.

I was watching "Make Believe it or Not" again recently. I always love how when Goo got really sad, Wilt looks over and is like awww she looks so left out and then includes her back into the game.

I think this episode really made me think about Wilt as being well older than the others and can be more like a big brother/parental type.

He just seemed really sweet with the "oh okay.." saying it in a way an adult or older sibling would to humor the kiddies.

E: I know he's not like this all the time, but in episodes like this you can really see it shine through. :3 That's just how I feel about it though.

That's one of the reasons I really do like "Make Believe It Or Not", in spite of it not really being so popular with fans in general. It really shows Wilt's adult/parental side off well. When they try to get him away from the computer long enough to play the part of the "bad guy", he DOES really sound like any grown-up who's capitulating to the kiddies, even though it's obvious that such a thing is below his grown-up dignity, and he really would rather not join in. Later, when Mac and Goo start arguing and it's clear that Goo is getting the short end of the stick, so to speak, Wilt immediately recognizes the symptoms of a real falling-out, if not an outright fight, about to occur, and intervenes by stepping out-of-character and telling them to go back to attacking him, trying to take their minds off the conflict. His whole adult outlook and responsibility probably are what set him apart from the other Imaginary Friends more than anything, including his past injuries or his height. Most IF's act like kids, since they were created to be playmates and pals to children, for the most part, but Wilt's role seemed to have been much different, since he was more or less subconciously created to take the place of a big brother or father. Just as Nina subconciously needed for HER big, scary-looking Imaginary Friend to be gentle with her baby brother, and love playing little girl games like tea parties and dress-ups, Jordan needed for his Imaginary Friend to do things around the home that fathers normally do, including keeping the peace between Jordan and his older brother, when he wasn't coaching Jordan on the finer points of basketball.

pitbulllady

10-24-2007, 10:32 PM	#1175
Ub3rD4n Foster's Legend 40% pretention, 60% insecurity, 0% brains Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The only place more isolated than Iceland. New Zealand Posts: 547	I thought that Wilt looked cool the first time I saw him. Of course, it was my assumption that he was meant to look that way, but why not? Is that really any weirder than Coco, say? Or Duchess? To be honest, the one who really freaked me out at first was Mr Herriman. __________________ Unconscious like a fox!

10-25-2007, 01:45 AM	#1177
jekylljuice Executive Weasel Ball jekylljuice was here. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the 44th floor (not counting the mezzanine) Posts: 1,568	At the risk of sounding a little slow here, I didn’t really notice Wilt’s physical blemishes until I was a few episodes into the show. Well, I did notice them, but what I mean is that I didn’t actually pay them a great deal of conscious attention at the time. I didn’t get to see the pilot episode (in which Wilt makes direct reference to his lack of left arm or functional left eye) prior to the release of the Season One DVD, and in the earliest stages of my Foster’s fandom I was still trying to nail down the exact premise and concept of the show, so back then I pretty much took all the character designs at face value (as Dan points out, a lot of the imaginary friends have quite bizarre designs, so who’s to say what’s normal and what’s not?). Strangely enough, it was only when I noticed Wilt’s facial scars that it occurred to me that the deal with his arm and his eye might be connected and, as I became more interested in and attached to the character himself, I got thinking about exactly what the story behind them could be. I speculated that he’d been in some kind of accident which had disrupted his past as a champion basketball player, which wasn’t too far from the truth, though in my version of events I was always pretty hard on his creator - I just assumed that he (or she, for all we knew until last November) had been the one who’d intentionally made Wilt feel inferior and had dumped him, hence why they showed no interest in turning up to any of the creator reunions. I’m kind of ashamed to admit that now, given how nice Jordan turned out to be when we finally met him. __________________ That's it, The End, But you'll get over it, My Friend. Last edited by jekylljuice; 10-25-2007 at 01:51 AM.

10-25-2007, 07:51 AM	#1179
TB At Home Because I said sooo... Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 116	I think we can all agree that for most of us Wilt's appearance was a major reason we got curious about the show in the first place. I was watching "Make Believe it or Not" again recently. I always love how when Goo got really sad, Wilt looks over and is like awww she looks so left out and then includes her back into the game. I think this episode really made me think about Wilt as being well older than the others and can be more like a big brother/parental type. He just seemed really sweet with the "oh okay.." saying it in a way an adult or older sibling would to humor the kiddies. E: I know he's not like this all the time, but in episodes like this you can really see it shine through. :3 That's just how I feel about it though. Last edited by TB; 10-25-2007 at 08:25 AM.

10-24-2007, 10:29 PM	#1174
Nem At Home There's no "I" in team, but there's a "me" if you jumble it up a bit... Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 169	I wasn't weirded out by Wilt really, when I first saw him, I was all "Aww, he's cute and he's got a big smile!" Big smiles make me happy, dunno why XD But yea, despite not being weirded out, I was a bit surprised that he was a main character on a kids show. I've always like cartoons and stuff, and most cartoons I've seen I've never encountered a character who was missing an arm and had a broken eye, regardless of whether they were born that way, or had something traumatic happen to them. So yea, his smile and his lack of arm and broken eye intrigued me, and I wanted to learn more about him, starting off with his name, what his personality was like, all that good stuff, so I started to watch the show, and I was all "Hmm, this show is pretty dang funny, and very entertaining, I'll continue watching it~" And that's about it =P Sorry if something I said is not spelled correctly or doesn't make sense, I'm exhausted XD

10-24-2007, 11:49 PM	#1176
Vampyre Smart Aleck Woah! Look at that ZIT!... PSYCHE! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Black Country Posts: 299	When I first saw Wilt properly (I'd seen him on commercials and all, but other than this was the first time) I looked at his handicapped-ness and I didn't think anything of it. I felt sorry for him a week or so later, though, while reading the notes for "Blooooooo" because that episode hadn't aired in the UK yet and I'm a spolier-muffin-of-doom. Anyway I was reading the notes, and then somebody had written about how Wilt is blind in his left eye, because his googley eye could be seen in the closet... I actually thought he could see through it at the time, 'cos I've all been a bit of a retard... But anyway I was like "Aww... He's half blind..." I'd never really thought about his arm. I mean, sure, I thought about it, wondered what happened to it, but, I dunno, I'm always like this. I don't normally feel sorry for people sat in wheels chairs or on crutches, because I know that they normally don't WANT to be sympathized with. They're still people and they wanna get on with their lives, with out people buzzing round them, asking them what had happened and offering to do stuff for them which they're quite capable of doing theirselves...