Bloo
| Blooregard "Bloo" Q. Kazoo | |
|---|---|
| File:Bloo.png Bloo | |
| First appearance | House of Bloo's |
| Created by | Mac |
| Portrayed by | Keith Ferguson |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Orlando Bloo Deo Master Blooregard Lord Uniscorn |
| Nickname | Bloo |
| Species | Imaginary Friend |
| Gender | Male |
| Family | Mac (creator) Terrence (uncle) Mac's mother (grandma) Red (cousin) |
Blooregard Q. Kazoo, or Bloo for short, is a character from the television show Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, and is voiced by Keith Ferguson. Mac created Bloo when he was 3 years old, meaning that, by the start of the series, they had been creator and creation for 5 years [1].
Personality
Bloo is, at the core of his personality, a clever, narcissistic maniac. Bloo is abrasive, trouble-making, arrogant, jealous, annoying, selfish, inconsiderate, and manipulative partially due to his restless energy, cleverness and delusional narcissism. When first introduced, though, Bloo was shown to have a slightly more gentle personality, willing to protect his creator and best friend Mac[2]. However, somewhat quickly, his personality shifted considerably, possibly due to an overabundance of authority placed upon him. Bloo developed a rather quirky personality and has often proclaimed himself to be "the best imaginary friend ever." He has often demonstrated a hyper, albeit nonchalant personality and is sometimes incredibly naïve and childish.
Bloo often has a tendency to accept outrageous ideas as fact to explain seemingly mundane occurrences[3]. He has also displayed a surprising amount of cunning in various episodes[4][5]. He is very skilled at persuasion and can easily manipulate others to his will, going so far as to make them go against their moral standards.
There are times when Bloo's cleverness is muted, however. He sometimes can be tricked by rather simple appearances. Occasionally, his thoughts tend toward the bizarre, going as far as paranoia. Lessons in the form of metaphors are lost on him. His cleverness also has limits when he is distracted. However, Bloo has only been intentionally outsmarted once in his existence, by an imaginary friend named Bendy[6]
Criminal Behavior
Bloo often disregards the rules or finds loopholes in them easily, and sees rules as only obstacles preventing him from having fun. Bloo and Mac are usually the ones at the receiving end of the episode's morality tale, usually because Bloo's antics got them there in the first place[7]. Sometimes, however, Bloo's antics go unpunished (or at least unpunished as a direct result of his crimes) in various episodes[8]. Even when the moral lesson is obvious Bloo rarely learns it, and from episode to episode shows no growth of moral character, usually committing worse crimes as the series goes on.
In the course of the show, he has committed a number of crimes and indiscretions such as, cheating, stealing, vandalism, evading arrest, and even causing an imaginary friend at Foster's to be deported by framing him for one of his pranks. Bloo has apparently even been arrested at some time: enough to know the jailer by his first name and that he has children[9].
At one time, Bloo actually became a mask-wearing supervillain out of jealousy[10]. Usually Bloo commits crimes with a goal in mind at the end, even if that goal is to have fun, but here his crimes were fueled simply by anger. By contrast, Mac has been a mask-wearing hero twice in the series[10][11]. Bloo has even been depicted as the villain of some episodes[4].
Relationships
Bloo has many people who he interacts with on a daily basis. It's difficult to say whether these persons actually like his company or personality. However it is true that the people in the house "put up" with him and accept his antics. Despite his hijinks and self-centered behavior, Bloo has managed to forge several close friendships with the other imaginary friends in the house.
Mac
Main Article: Mac (Foster's)
Mac created Bloo when he was 3 years old, meaning that, by the start of the series, they had been creator and creation for 5 years [1]. However, Bloo and Mac are more than just creator and creation. They share their adventures and Mac visits Foster's everyday to make sure Bloo isn't adopted. They are best friends even though Bloo believes himself to be "way cooler" than Mac. Although it's not touched upon, it can be said that Bloo is the id of Mac's ego, seeing as how he created him from his own imagination. Mac is a level headed and moral person, and it may be through Bloo that does and says all the things he wants but can't.
Mr. Herriman
Main Article: Mr. Herriman
Bloo often has to face Mr Herriman's wrath whenever he is in trouble or if his pranks go wrong.
Despite Bloo's popularity and good terms with most of the other imaginary friends, he is notorious around the house for his pranks and silly antics, but has also been shown to be the comedian of the house[12]. Pranks he has pulled include completely mowing away the Foster's lawn, making tacos too spicy and then framing another imaginary friend, and using water balloons to flood the entire house[12].
Character design
Blooregard was the first character created by Foster's creator, Craig McCracken. Bloo is a blue thing(as he has been called) that is hard to describe, although he was first drawn as a ghost that walked and talked like a person on the original Web site. Seemingly without legs, he moves by either gliding or bouncing. Usually, he appears armless, but he can produce arms at will. His voice has changed from a deep voice in the first episode to a lighter voice as the series progressed.
References
- ^ a b Foster's, episode 19, Frankie My Dear
- ^ Foster's, episode 10, Seeing Red / Phone Home
- ^ Foster's, episode 42, The Big Picture
- ^ a b Foster's, episode 46, I Only Have Surprise For You
- ^ Foster's, episode 18, Cookie Dough
- ^ Foster's, episode 16, Where There's a Wilt There's a Way
- ^ Foster's, episode 23, The Sweet Stench of Success
- ^ Foster's, episode 22, Beat with a Schtick
- ^ Foster's, episode 26, My So Called Wife
- ^ a b Foster's, episode 41, Challenge of the Superfriends
- ^ Foster's, episode 57, Something Old, Something Bloo
- ^ a b Foster's, episode 22, Beat with a Schtick
