Madame Foster

[Lynnie]

Originally Posted by Cassini90125

On the subject of names, I have to wonder what Madame Foster's maiden name was. Looks like another "Mac's last name" debate is now open.

And as JJ pointed out, I'm also starting to wonder what her first name is. Somehow she always held a "Meriel" aire to me. "Madame Meriel Foster", it has a nice ring to it, yes?

Yeah, I can see Mr. H addressing her as "Miss" when she was younger too, although not in the same way he addresses Frankie. He obviously seems to think Frankie is lower on the totem pole than he is, and uses the title as one would with a little girl. With Madame F when she was a child, I can see him addressing her as "Miss" in the same manner a servant would address the daughter of their master/mistress.

[Cassini90125]

I've always thought it was "Martha", although I'm not sure why.

One of the DC/CN comic books has a picture of Madame Foster as a child, along with pics of her parents and Mr. Herriman. I don't know if it's considered canon or not, but either way Mr. Herriman is aging rather well.

[Sparky]

Originally Posted by Cassini90125

I've always thought it was "Martha", although I'm not sure why.

Because that what's-his-name guy we banned on the last forum used it as her first name and posted it on Wikipedia and was trying to get Craig to make episodes of his ideas. M. Foster's first name was Martha, Mr H's first name was Jack. Unfortunately several fans now believe that's canon.

[Cassini90125]

Ah, yes, the Evil One. I should go over my posts in the Sims thread and change Martha to something else, then.

[Bloo4Ever]

To me, Madame Foster seems like a Betty, but then again, I'm horrible at matching names to a face.

Anyways, as JekyllJuice stated the term of 'Madame' is French, is it possible that Madame Foster has some French roots as well? Or is the reason Herriman call her Madame is simply because of his slightly Old England demeanor?

I mean if yyou think about, Frankie's real name is Francis, which might be a French name, right?

[Cassini90125]

I think it's because of Mr. Herriman's demeanor. Formality of speech is second nature to him.

Francis is a male name of Latin origin and means "Frenchman". Frances is the feminine form of the name and means "from France". Both male and female forms have Frankie as a nickname.

[Sparky]

Originally Posted by Bloo4Ever

To me, Madame Foster seems like a Betty, but then again, I'm horrible at matching names to a face.

I remember when some people briefly thought Betty was her name because of the "Batty Madame" thing and we weren't sure if she was saying "Betty" or "Batty".

[taranchula]

Originally Posted by Sparky

I remember when some people briefly thought Betty was her name because of the "Batty Madame" thing and we weren't sure if she was saying "Betty" or "Batty".

I would have thought the ensuing Batman parody would have answered the Betty/Batty question quite nicely

[Another Castle]

How many episodes has she been in? I feel she has been under-used.

[KazooBloo]

My favorite MF moment is either the episode of bowling, or the retirement home where she sings the batman theme with her name.