His handwriting is good, but his spelling is not!
What he thought was ectoplastic goo was really Bloo's snot!

He's as bright as Bulby, he's many things in one,
We can tell this by seeing the things he's done.

He plays basketball, and is quite helpful too,
He can be confusing, who knows next what he'll do!

Ok I'll shut up now. XD

Hahaha. That made me laugh. Is that first line from something about his handwriting and spelling? I remember the bloos snot thing... xD

The first line was from the episode "Hiccy Burp", at the part where Wilt screws up his lines (again).

Tee hee!!

*applauds Antgirl1*

That made me giggle!

Wilt just does what most people do when writing something in a hurry; he spells more or less phonetically and shortens words as much as possible so they'll take up less space. It's like someone writing "thru" instead of "through", or "stplght" instead of "stop light", or using numerals to replace words like "to" or "for". I know I do this when I have to write down something rather quickly, like when I'm taking driving directions, or when whatever paper I have to write on isn't very big(like an index card, for example). Besides, it's kinda tough to tell exactly what Wilt had written on that card, since by the time it was shown, he'd already used it to wipe sweat off his face and the words were really smeary and messed up!

pitbulllady

It's like text messaging as well, and to be honest, I think that if Wilt knows what the words Figuratively and Spacially (sp?) means, I think he'd be able to spell it as well (unlike me).

I was thinking the other day about his writing and how he writes, and I remember concidering whether or not he was right or left handed before IT happened. I assume that he has always written with his right hand, but maybe when he lost his arm, he had to train his other arm to write. He DID have thirty years before the episode 'Crime after Crime' after all.

That's a very distinct possibility! Wilt could very well have been a "southpaw" prior to losing his left arm, and was forced to adapt to becoming a "righty". I'm right-handed, but about 15 years ago, I suffered an accident that resulted in two fingers on my right hand being severed, and having to be surgically re-attached, so I was without the use of that hand for many long months. I had to write AND draw with my left hand, so it is possible to adapt.

pitbulllady

I've always been a lefty, and I'll tell you RIGHT NOW, it doesn't mean I'm "wrong" as people could claim us leftys as. :D

When I draw on paper, I use the left arm. On the computer, I use my right, since the mouse is right handed. So my art is done with both arms. :D

Having to relearn PENMANSHIP would be no fun, since you all had a hard time doing so the first time! XD

80 to 472...What did Wilt mean by "472"? The amount of baskets HE made total at Foster's/all his life, or in a row? (which seems pretty impossible, even for Wilt) XD

When Wilt tells Jordan that the score is eighty to four hundred and seventy two, he means during that game, not through out their lives. It is probably impossible to score so may baskets in one game, but I think the Foster's crew were just emphasising how good Wilt really is; Bloomin' Fantabulous!

I think Wilt was just exaggerating to be funny. He has this rather "dry", and even slightly sarcastic sense of humor at times, that a lot of people just don't get, just like when he says afterwards, "Don't worry, I'm sure you'll catch up eventually!" He's basically "messin' with" Jordan in a good-natured way.

pitbulllady

I like Wilt's sense of humor, even though he isn't exactly the funniest character on the show. And also, a dry sense of humor means wit, and wit means intelligence. I like how all these things link togetehr XD

I like his wit/sarcasm/dry sense of humor as well... it not only appeals to the older viewers of the show who are able to catch it (you can't tell me the youngest viewers catch all of it), it shows that it was MEANT for older viewers of the show. Yay for them for thinking of everyone!

Tehe. It's a shame that people don't see that. I feel like a childish idiot when people ask me what I like to watch on TV. I tell them I like to watch cartoons, but whats worse is how they react when I tell them i watch a show about Imaginary Friends. Seeing as Imaginary Friends are normally made up little kids. But Foster's isn't like that at all, it's not just for little kids, it's for the whole family.

Hahaha. Im almost 20 so I also know how it feels when people ask what you watch on TV. I say cartoons mostly, but when they ask which, I shamefully only mention things like IZ, Family Guy, King of the Hill, etc. I dont mention CL or FHFIF. I know! KILL ME! D:

I have no problem telling people that i watch cartoons on TV. Actually, I make more friends that way. ^^ I found a bunch of Foster's fans. :bloogrin: Now all I need to do find some hardcore Wilt fans. :D I only know people who like him, they aren't exactly fans of him.

Myself, I wouldn?t have any problem confessing to my love of Foster?s, but then again, hardly anyone I?ve mentioned it to even knows what I?m talking about. :(

My parents are now at least aware of the show, thanks to me and my (surprisingly troublesome) efforts to get hold of one of the newly-released Wilt and Coco statues, and could probably now recognise some of the characters if they saw them. Though my dad?s instinctive reaction when I finally received my new statue was that ?someone? (that is, Craig) had ?evidently been downing a few drinks when they designed those things.? :bloocross:

I hate telling my aunt about this kind of stuff that i do in my spare time. I recorded Good Wilt Hunting when it aired in the UK, and me and my cousins were ahppily sitting in a chair watching when my Mum and aunt come in. And then my aunt says something about it as Eduardo declares "Oh Nina! I don't even know what you said but it sure sounded smart!" and Mum tells her that this is what i draw all the time. And my aunt scoffed at it. In fact she ALWAYS scoffs at my drawings because they aren't up to her standard of drawing. Shes a realism type of artist. Me not :(

Oh man.... if anyone knew how much I love cartoons I'd be institutionalized. I mean, they know I like them, but whoa, I LOOOVE cartoons. Seriously. I talk to myself about cartoons :-[

I feel no shame in talking about the ones I like if someone asks, though. I just try to not bring them up ("This reminds me of an episode of Foster's...") without other people talking about them, too.

<<< My av says it all. I even love most little kiddie shows, too. They're so cute and a great break from serious every day life.

Hah, I'm not a rabid fangirl, but Wilt is still my favorite character by far, but I dare not tell my friends/family too much about it. They'd think I'm annoying or something!

I was think about this last night while doodling when i should have been sleeping about how Wilt has changed personality wise since the loss of his arm and half his sight. Some people think that Wilt was probably very big headed and egotistical about his talent, but to be honest I have NEVER been able to see him that way. After all, if Wilt HAD been big headed and obnoxious, why is it Jordan and Wilt both say the words 'sorry' and 'OK' in alot of their sentences, when Wilt ran away as soon as the accident had happened.

I beleive that Wilt hasn't changed personality wise, but by teh way he thinks. I've always seen Wilt as a very deep thinker even if it hasn't been shown in the episodes, and for some reason, when I can't think of anything to draw, I ALWAYS draw him sat upon the grass, staring up at the sky (In fact I'm currently working on this picture of Photoshop). I think that as Wilt watched Jordan almost get killed before he pushed him out of the way, he realised just how quickly life can end, and I feel that he really values it, more than most people and friends do.

Seriously, put yourself in Wilt's position at the time - What would've mattered more, the game, or the creator?

Of course the creator would matter more, since it's alive, and the creator made an imaginary come to life too. Without a creator, an imaginary can't be "born". And living things are more important than the mere game that was seemed as "most important", yet Wilt chose his creator first, since his creator is what he cared about most, even more than basketball.

...Well, he pretty much values ANYONE'S life (Except Duchess of course) over basketball. He proved that in his past, that he cared about his creator's life more than winning that game.

Of course Wilt didn't realize that the loss of the GAME was no big deal until 30 years later. If he WAS failing Jordan, they'd be losing every game. This was just ONE loss. One loss = emotional brake-down?

I guess that's what it meant to Wilt either way.

When I said that Wilt valued life more, i didn't mean he valued it more than the game, but more than he did before hand. Life would mean more to ANY one than a basketball match, or any match for that matter and so would the life of any one else. \wilt would NEVER care more about a game than his own creator, for he truly did love him and still does.

The ONLY reason that the ill-fated game meant so much to Wilt was because of his love for Jordan. He knew that as a young child, Jordan would have considered winning above all else, and since Wilt had been brought into existance to assist with that, Wilt figured that the boy would have been horribly let-down by the loss. It was moreso a matter of Wilt thinking he'd failed at his purpose, than merely losing that game. It took Jordan, now an adult, to remind Wilt that he had far more and far greater purposes than just helping his creator win at basketball. This certainly contradicts someone's(who I will refrain from naming)assertion that each Imaginary Friend is created for one purpose and one purpose only, and is basically useless for anything else, therefore making them inferior to us humans. If deeds make you more or less valuable/important, then Wilt shines far and above most humans I've ever met.

pitbulllady

thats not saying much 8D

Wilt probably got all that experience hanging around that creaky old house for 30+ years.

Do you knwo what I'd like to see? I'd like to see an episode where we take a deeper look into Wilt's past. Sure we know how he lost his arm and we know who created him, but it would be cool to see what his family was like, rather than just his kid. Maybe even an episode that showed the day that Wilt was actually created...

Yeah, I'd like to see that, too. GWH really helped in clearing up some issues, but I dunno... I want more!

I'd like to see some more quality time between him and Jordan, as well, like what they did and talked about whenever they weren't playing basketball.

Yeah, their family life back in the Holy City would be great to see, especially if the writers really took time to research that particular culture, like the food, the local phrases, the landmarks, etc. It's be funny to see Wilt really falling into the role of father/big brother, making sure that Jordan got his homework done and didn't act up in school, in addition to coaching him at b-ball. I would also love to see Jordan's mom and older brother, and see the interaction between them and Wilt. While I figure there might be a tad bit of resentment at first between Wilt and the older bro, I'd bet that Jordan's mom would have thought of Wilt as a family member, if not the "baby" of the family, from the get-go, and treated him like he was her own son, even though an extra mouth to feed would have probably put quite a financial strain on that family. Showing at least a family reunion would not only give us more insight into what Wilt's life was like right after he was created, beyond basketball, but it would also be a good way to showcase the unique Low Country culture, especially if they showed any of the barrier islands, like James Island, where there's still remnants of the real Gullah/Geechee traditions.

pitbulllady

Two years ago, Craig himself said they weren't gonna reveal Wilt's past.

Two years later, the crew made a movie that had Wilt's past in it.

Iron-ee!

All we had asked for was what happened to Wilt, and that's all we got.

I DON'T think the crew'll go any FARTHER than that. Otherwise, we'd be so spoiled, don't you think? XD

At least until we know the truth, we can leave the possiblities to imagination. :D

Imaginary; imagination. IRON-EE! XD

Well, no... Cind is not a word...

So, SPOIL me. already! I totally deserve it after all these years!

pitbulllady

"All these years"? Foster's only has TWO years!

I wasn't referring to FOSTER'S years; I was referring to MINE.

pitbulllady

I kind of like the little mystery that is left.
I sort of didnt want anything like GWH, but meh. Im relatively pleased. If anything, Id be interested in some of the other friends history. As much as I love Wilts character, I love the others as well!
Id like to see the point in time Mac created Bloo. :) Too much Terrance beatings! 8D
But, back to Wilt.

Actually, Coco's origian would be pretty interesting too, seeing as we didn't see her creator, just the dudes who looked after her before dropping her off at Foster's...

Anyways, yes spoil me too! Hopefully my nosy nature will pay off in time, and we'll finally see something else about Wilt. I'm worried, beacsue now that we have a forty minute long episode basically dedicated to Wilt, I'm afraid that maybe Wilt, despite of his hoepfully more confident nature, won't get that mcuh screen time.

I wouldn?t mind a few more flashbacks to Wilt?s past with Jordan, but I personally found out most of what I really wanted to know in Good Wilt Hunting, and I?m happy to read in between the lines from therein, at least so far as the family relations would have gone. I agree with pitbulllady that Jordan?s older brother was probably quite resentful of Wilt, given that, as the IF himself stated, he was never particularly nice to Jordan about his lesser basketball skills. It figures that he would perceive Wilt?s addition to the equation as a threat to his status as the family?s top basketball player.

The chapter of Wilt?s life about which I remain most intrigued would be how he supported himself between leaving Jordan and coming to Foster?s. I would welcome a little more elaboration on that period, though at the same time I?d enjoy having some room left for speculation. As people have stated, the torch for IF with the most mysterious background has now been passed onto Coco, though I?m not holding my breath for too many further details as far as she?s concerned. I would love it if they delved into her past just a tad more, if only to learn the identity of the kid who created her and what eventually became of them, but I imagine that the Foster?s crew might consider it to be truer to the nature of her character (obscure, largely incomprehensible and usually on a different mental plane to the others) if they didn?t.

Following the events of GWH, it?s possible that Wilt might exhibit a little more self-confidence in future episodes?my only concern there being that I don?t want his neurotic side to diminish too significantly. Part of what makes Wilt so relatable and appealing to me personally are his character flaws (naturally, the fact that he?s such a damn handsome gentleman doesn?t hurt his appeal rating :D ), and Wilt just wouldn?t feel like Wilt without them.

Yeah, that is certainly a very interesting and still-mysterious part of Wilt's life. If the photos in "The Big Picture" can be take with any degree of meaning, Wilt's been at Foster's for 22 years(with his arm already having been amputated when we first see him), but that ill-fated game during which his arm was crushed took place 30 years ago, leaving an eight-year period of time during which we know nothing of Wilt's life-how he survived, who amputated his mangled arm(and I'm totally not going with the "it just fell off and stitches appeared on it by magic" scenario)and sewed him up, how the scars on his face really came to be, whether he lived with anyone while recovering, and how he actually got to Foster's, which is on the opposite side of the continent from where Wilt is originally from.

I'd also like to see Wilt gain a bit more self-confidence and not have to deal with so much inner pain and guilt anymore, but at the same time, I agree that his sometimes-neurotic and unpredictable behavior is what makes him so believable and gives him so much depth of character, moreso than many live-action characters on tv. And yeah, it sure doesn't hurt that he's still one of the best-looking guys on tv, either!

pitbulllady

AGREED!

I'm also very interested as to what happened to Wilt between IT and coming to Foster's. There IS a story on FF.net about it, but currently only has one chapter so far. Hopefully the author will update it soon enough though ^__^

I remember readin another fanfic sometime ago, about Wilt falling for another friend, ya da ya da ya da, but anyways, the friend runs away and he goes off looking for her, and he comes across these Imaginary Friends that he'd known before he'd come to Foster's. Imaginary Friends that had been abandoned and now lived in run down buildings and alleyways and such. Living out on his own for a number of years, Wilt must have had to, indeed, adapt to survive, but he also may have needed help, for example where to get the best food and such, so I wonder if perhaps he DID make any friends out there, whether they be friendly or not, and with the less friendly ones, how long it took him to earn their trust and respect.

I've read it. It's called "Thread and Needle". :D

I'm interested in knowing how he got to Foster's too. It was said that he was going "clear across the country" I'd like to see his journey in finding Fosters. Must have been a long one. Not to mention if he cut the rest of his arm off or if someone surgically removed it. Maybe the journey there is where he got his other scars.

Something from GWH I'm kinda interested in is "who created Stats?"

You should ask that in the Stats thread, Rinny. It's in the Supporting Characters section. :D

mk

other then that, I'd like to see at least one flashback of Wilt and Jorden when they weren't playing basketball