Mr. Herriman
 

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A big bouncy bunny. Mr. Herriman is a proper imaginary friend who adores rules, and doesn't tolerate rule breaking or bad behavior. He was imagined by Madame Foster (Founder of Foster's Home) she imagined him at a young age and still hasn't given up on him. Mr. Herriman has a rather large carrot addiction as he loves eating them. In fact he gets paid in carrots. Mr. Herriman may seem stuck up here and there, but we all know he's just big funny bunny. :nyah:

Sounds like he'd make a pretty good moderator. :) He almost certainly has a lot of interesting stories he's never told us about the time between when Madam Foster was a child and when she opened her house to the world's abandoned IF's. Did he accompany her to high school and/or college? What does he remember about her family? Was there any sort of (non-romantic) rivalry between him and her husband? I can just see the old hare going out of his mind during her teenage years!

Thanks for your sweet comments Cassini! :) Yeah i've always thought about what Mr. Herriman did as Madame Foster was a teenage girl etc. Lol Craig should do an episode exploring it one day. :P

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I agree! I find the relationship between Herriman and Madame Foster really sweet, so I'd love to know more about how that relationship was built up. :)

What about an imaginary rehab for his addiction to carrots?

Hahaha -lol thats funny. But it's probably way ovre board for a kids show lol 8D

Yeah but it'd be funny: "The Bunny Ford Clinic"

Lol, that was a good one! ;D

Dosn't this sound like something Mr. Herriman would say? (it's from the Monty Python Cheese Shop sketch)

That sounds more like Bertie Wooster :P

I think Herriman is quite a character, despite being so strict at the house. You know, maybe he or Madame Foster (probably neither one, but maybe Frankie) could explain to Mac's mother that there are humans that still hang out with their Imaginary Friends through most of life. Just a thought.

I recall saying that to someone once, in a discussion somewhere. But I agree with others who say that Mom wanted Bloo gone largely for selfish reasons, because she couldn't deal with the fighting between the kids and Bloo and she was hoping getting rid of Bloo would be a "band-aid" solution. I'll bet she doesn't see the fighting anymore, too, as Bloo was surely the one who provoked Terrence and Terrence for his part I doubt smacks Mac around when Mom's right there.

I love Mr.Herriman. I can't dislike that bunny, no matter HOW strict or pompous he is. But that's probably because he has remained loyal to his creator his whole life, and he helps to run Foster's, obviously showing that he cares about not only fellow IFs, but the bonds between IFs and creators.
Besides, Mr. Herriman is a bunny. A BUNNY. Nuff said.

You know I just realised who Mr. H reminds me of: Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh. They are both uptight, rule loving, carrot hording rabbits. Ha, who woulda thunk it?

(It's kind of sad that I like them both seeing as I don't really care for most rules...)

I was actually thinking that the other day! And yes, his Bunnyness certainly helps me to like him!^^ On another note, I watched "Bye Bye Nerdy" again yesterday and I had never noticed that Herriman was on the high score list. For some reason I can't imagine him playing video games. o.o

It's a secret addiction like the carrots.

Exactly. LOL
There are many things Mr. Herriman would never admit to, like having a sense of fun. He's just too strict and uppity for that kind of thing. ;)
And this made me think...that we need some Herriman emoticons!

They wuld end up being the angry emoticons (or the constipated ones).

Or the "what just happened" ones.

I love Mr. Herriman. He's hilarious and Tom Kane does an awesome job doing his voice. And not only is he a bunny, he's a bunny wearing a hat. Automatic win.

A great character. In fact, he'd be tied with Frankie for my favorite character if he weren't so harsh on her.

And I'll say it again, we need more episodes in which Herriman and Frankie are the main characters, like in "Setting A President".

And a monocle. You can't forget the monocle;)

Can you imagine what would have happened had Herriman also showed up at Mac's apartment in Infernal Slumber. He would most likely say that stuff was out of line and order Mac to make things up to standard. I can imagine something like this now:

Herriman: Master Mac, I say that the jars in your cupboards are out of line. Straighten them up at once!

(Mac annoyed but trying to keep his voice down): Look, this is our house. You don't live here!

Herriman is best used making life hard on Frankie and Bloo. Their reactions to his craziness are usually entertaining.

I'm partial to his soft side--though that's because we've become so used to him being stuffy and uptight, that it's a delight when he does loosen up and show some heart. I already liked him for being funny, but "Setting A President" made me sympathize with him a lot more.

I can SO see that happening. :D

Anyway, I love Mr. Herriman. He's got a great, deep character, I think. ;)

Ohmygosh! It never occurred to me he was english! To me he hasn't really got an accent, other than that of a gentleman, a rare and special breed in itself. He's an officer and a gentleman. Sort of.

I always thought he might have something to do with Avril Harriman, who I think was US ambassador to Britain on the eve of WW2, I may be incorrect. Maybe the young Miss Foster took a shine to the chap at some point, he certainly looked the monocle type, anyway. He may not have been english but i'm sure he was a gentleman.

I'm sure you enjoyed "World Wide Wabbit" too, since it shows a heart warming scene of him doing what he used to for Madam Foster when she was just a "sweet little girl".:D
Mister Harrimin is one my top three list. just behind Frankie and ahead of Coco. I think he is one of the funnyiest characters in the whole show, when they give him an episode. And many people dislike his harshness to Frankie, but it's a necissary evil. That makes for many of the best laughs when Frankie gets frustrated with him. But they are still family. You can see that they get along when they're in a good mood. Or at least, Frankie makes the effort to get along with him.8D
My favorite episodes are the Frankie and Harrimin ones. They bring out the best in each other comicaly. "World Wide Wabbit is a testomant to that, and it had me laughing non-stop!:D Good stuff.

Herriman....

I have to agree. He has the potential to be a very funny character.

Mr. Herriman
 

Dear Friends ...

Let's not forget Mr. Herriman's abject fear of puppies and dogs. And there was the time he went "wild" when the gang was camping and he met the wild bunnies (who picked his pocket in the end).

Mostly though, I have to agree with comments made above on Mr. Herriman and Mrs. Foster. Imagine what kind of kid she was, and more ... imagine what kind of ADULT she is NOW! Her imaginery friend is still hanging around! I think the true focus should be on Mrs. Foster. Did she have a love? Must have because she has a grand daughter? What did she do before she opened the home for wayward Imaginary Friends? What is her favorite color? What does she like to eat? Is she completely out of her mind, or only a little. Did she do a stint wrapping christmas gifts at Bloomingdales?

Maybe if we went back in time, we would discover that Louise is really Mrs. Foster and they are totally caught in a quantum time loop.

Now that would be wierd.

~D~
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ACK! Why haven't I visited this thread yet!? Stupid busy schedule and stupid me...

Yes. Herriman is SPIFFIN'. Not much more to say, ha. You guys already said a lot.

So...Herriman is popcorn. :bloocross: *inside joke'd*

I don't know if this has been brought up before, but since I haven't seen it, I decided to mention it.

WHY does Mr. Herriman refer to all the male characters on the show by the title, "Master" So-and-So? According to what I was taught as a child, with regards to title etiquette, you are to refer to a male as "Master" Whatever if he is under 18 years of age, and therefore not legally an adult, and use the title "Mister" once he reaches the age of 18(and beyond). In that case, I can understand Herriman referring to Mac and Bloo as "Master Mac" and "Master Blooregard", since they are just eight and five, respectively, but he also refers to Wilt and Eduardo as "Master Wilt" and "Master Eduardo", when both of them are certainly older than 18! Since Eduardo IS quite childlike, I can almost see using that title when referring to him, but Wilt acts as grown-up as I'd expect most human males of his age to act, so there's really no excuse there. It can't be because they're Imaginary Friends, since Herriman refers to HIMSELF as "MISTER Herriman", and he, too, is just as Imaginary as they are! Is this perhaps a subtle "put-down" of the others, a reminder to them that he's in charge and that their opinions count for nothing, or what?

pitbulllady

If he were to refer to a fancharacter I made as "Master Leonardo" or "Master Alphonzo," that would be good.:herriman:
If I were to come to Foster's, he would refer to me as "Master James." But in my fanfictions, he would refer to me as "Master JRuff."
According to PBL's last post, I should ask why he refers to most of the female characters in the show by the title, "Miss" so and so.
But still, I think Mr. H is quite okay for a rabbit with a good sense of humor.

I think he's just being overly formal. It's his style, nothing more. :herriman:

Traditionally, the title "Miss" referred to ANY unmarried female, regardless of age, and since none of the female characters on Foster's are married(none of the main characters, anyway, like Coco or Frankie), that would be the proper term. The title of "Ms." is a new thing, denoting an independent adult female, usually single(though not always), and is basically a "side effect" of the Women's Rights movement. "Mrs.", of course, means a married woman, or one who is widowed and has chosen to keep her late husband's surname.

pitbulllady

I liked him in "Big Cheese". His sarcasm to Cheese was so cruel it was funny. I mean Cheese is basically a 4 year old & he's so mean. 8D

I think MR. H. :herriman: refers to all Male IF as master because they are all basically treated as minors. even Wilt. and they are all under the care of Fosters House run by himself (thats why he is Mister), Frankie and Madam Foster.

Monty :-/

That's my point-he treats ALL of them, even Wilt, who certainly does not act any more childish than Mr. Herriman does-as if they were minors, minors who are unable to make decisions for themselves. This would be like me calling an adult male co-worker "boy" or "kid". It's a put-down, basically. There is no reason other than to basically state "I'm better than you are" to the other male IF's. Foster's care is basically like that of a homeless shelter, and workers at homeless shelters don't put down men who are unfortunate enough to wind up there.

pitbulllady

I think he's just being overly formal and pompous and.... well, Herrimanlike. "Master" sounds more formal and archaic and stuffy and old than "Mister", so perhaps that's why they use it.

I agree, that's all it is. I don't hear a put-down in his tone at all.