Foster Home for Imaginary Friends
The cartoon Foster’s Home was a cartoon network show that aired from 2004 to 2009. In this world, humans and imaginary friends coexist, which creates the inherent problem of what to do when children outgrow their imaginary friends. The series has an original plot and a charming premise that made many children love the show almost as much as the critics. Aside from being funny and interesting to watch for a younger audience, older kids can relate to Mac’s struggles in leaving his imaginary friend behind and grow up. To know everything about Foster Home for Imaginary Friends, read this post.
Foster Home for Imaginary Friends: Quick Information
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, also known as Foster's Home, or simply Foster's for short, is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network. Produced by Cartoon Network Studio, it’s the network's first show animated primarily with Adobe Flash, which was done in Ireland by Boulder Media.
Foster Home for Imaginary Friends: Plot
Created by Madame Foster, this “Home” shelters imaginary friends who have been abandoned by their creators, and they can be adopted by new kids. Madame Foster runs the home with the help of her imaginary friend, Mr. Herriman, and her 22-year-old granddaughter, Frankie. One of the main characters is Mac, a boy who is pressured by his mother to abandon his imaginary friend Bloo. After the duo discovers an orphanage dedicated to housing abandoned imaginary friends, Bloo moves into the home and is kept from adoption if Mac visits him daily at exactly 4:00 PM. The episodes revolve around Mac and Bloo as they interact with other imaginary friends and house staff and live out their day-to-day adventures, often getting caught up in various predicaments.
Foster Home for Imaginary Friends: Characters
There are the main characters of the beloved cartoon series:
Mac (voiced by Sean Marquette) – A bright, and an imaginative eight-year-old boy who is Bloo's creator and best friend and he visits Foster's every day. He is very attached to Bloo and his biggest fear is never seeing him again. Additionally, Mac is often the voice of reason among his friends when they are making decisions. Mac becomes extremely high and hyperactive when he eats sugar.
Bloo (voiced by Keith Ferguson) – Mac's imaginary friend. He is blue-coloured and resembles a simple, domed cylinder. Bloo is often very self-centred, egotistic, and narcissistic. He also has a knack for getting in trouble. He loves paddle balls and claims that to be the best at them, though typically cannot make the ball hit the paddle.
Wilt (voiced by Phil LaMarr) – A very tall, friendly, and incredibly nice, red-coloured friend with only a right arm and a crooked left eyestalk. He is a basketball player and fan and is the former imaginary friend of Jordan Michaels (a parody of Michael Jordan).
Eduardo (voiced by Tom Kenny) – A Latin American monster created by a young girl, Nina Valerosa, to protect her in a dangerous neighbourhood. Eduardo is a big, hairy, and violet-purple sloth who has horns, a snout, a pointy demon-like tail, and large teeth. Despite his large size, overwhelming strength, and menacing appearance, Eduardo is docile, timid, and scared of almost anything.
Coco (voiced by Candi Milo) – A chicken-like bird with palm tree-like hair who can only say or write her name. She can lay colorful, plastic eggs containing a plethora of objects, at will. Other characters usually understand her when she speaks. Despite her appearance and behaviour, she can demonstrate intelligence and kindness.
Frances "Frankie" Foster (voiced by Grey DeLisle) – Madame Foster's 22-year-old redheaded granddaughter who is referred to as "Miss Frances" by Mr. Herriman. Frankie is the caregiver at Foster's and helps keep everything in order. She is usually very friendly, capable, easy-going, hard-working, thoughtful, caring, but occasionally loses her patience with Bloo and Mr. Herriman.
Mr. Herriman (voiced by Tom Kane) – A gray and white elderly anthropomorphic lop ear rabbit friend imagined by Madame Foster who also speaks with a British accent. He wears a tailcoat, white gloves, a top hat, and a monocle. He presents himself as head of business affairs of the house and later as President of the house and is extremely strict about rules and the maintenance of order in the home.
Madame Foster (voiced by Candi Milo) – The caring founder of Foster's and grandmother of Frankie. She is the creator of Mr. Herriman. Despite being elderly, Madame Foster has childlike boundless energy and occasionally becomes hyperactive and mischievous.
Foster Home for Imaginary Friends: Its Impact in Cartoon Network
McCracken conceived the series after adopting two dogs from an animal shelter and applying the concept to imaginary friends. The series first premiered on Cartoon Network on August 13, 2004, as a 90-minute television film. On August 20, it began its normal run of twenty-to-thirty-minute episodes on Fridays, at 7 p.m. The series finished on May 3, 2009, with a total of six seasons and seventy-nine episodes. McCracken left Cartoon Network shortly after the series ended. Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends became one of Cartoon Network's most successful original series and received critical acclaim and industry accolades, including five Annie Awards and seven Emmy Awards, winning a total of twelve awards out of thirty-five nominations. It has since been named by Entertainment Weekly as one of the best Cartoon Network shows and by IGN in their list of best-animated series at number 85.
Foster Home for Imaginary Friends: Opening Track
If you miss the cartoon series, watch its opening track for a nostalgic moment. Or use it to introduce the show and the topic of saying goodbye to imaginary friends to your children, or younger siblings.
