Interesting, I never would have guessed that's how Duchess came to be. Her creator (confirmed to be a boy?) sounds like he could grow up to be quite the business man, scheming or not. He obviously knew how to make a profit. Kind of reminds me of Cornelius Vanderbilt and how he would as a child offer to ferry his friends to Staten Island, but would charge them a fee to ferry them back home to the mainland. Scheming, yes, but he would leave a legacy for his children and grandchildren, and the Vanderbilts would come to be known as American Royalty (they even built castles!). Duchess' creator doesn't sound like he was trying to trick anyone, but he could easily leave a similar legacy if given time. That's some imagination he's got, and he knows how to use his head! :wizard:

I also imagine his other "creations" weren't near as nasty and heartless as Duchess. Perhaps some of them actually were good friends to their buyers. So I don't judge him by the one creation that turned out bad.

Ha, with that being said, Duchess probably has a lot of siblings around the world! XD

Wow, I never would have suspected that. Thank you very much for doing the appropriate research, Cass, since, as I've said previosuly, Duchess's history has always been a subject of great interest to me. I wonder if they intend to bring it up in any of the remaining episodes...if they do, then I'm guessing that it won't be too major a plot point, if Craig was happy to divulge those details there and then. It certainly accounts for why Mr. Herriman regards her as a "pedigree" imaginary friend.

I also take it then that her creator didn't intentionally design her to be so cold and antagonistic? Maybe Duchess actually resents the motivations behind her genesis, despite (outwardly at least) being very proud of her pedigree, and her hostility is in some way a reaction against this. Could it be that she really has self-esteem issues deep down inside? Maybe. It's certainly brilliant fan fiction fodder, at any rate.

My pleasure. As far as Duchess's personality goes, I think that's just the way she is, nothing deeper than that. I don't think the writers will explore her background any further than they already have. I don't know if she'll pop up in the movie or not but considering it's length there's certainly room for her.

Well, that explains a few things. Duchess was never made to be friendly, she was just made to look good. Just like Extremasaurs were just made to smash things. Pretty sad if you think of it, that she never knew the kind of affection that everyone else in the entire house has, at some point or another.

I hope that there'll be a few more Duchess moments (or longer) in store before the series is through. Love her or loathe her, she's always such an entertaining character.

When she turns she lloks like a very skiny stick or a pole! Cool huh?

She's a living work of art!!! She is one of the best minor characters, like, EVER. She is awesome looking, too. >:(

I concur. I've always loved Duchess. I'd rate her character design as being one of the most memorable and inspired in the entire Foster's line-up, and that's certainly saying something.

After Mac and family moved out of the apartment, I wonder if they returned Duchess to the family who adopted her in "Duchess of Wails"? >:(