#ted higgins from number 73

[parttimesarah]

Yonderland GIF(t) drop for you all tonight!

[iris-in-the-rain]

Worst or best disguises ever?? 😂

[ktsphere]

Get yourself in the Thanktival mood with Ted Higgins from number 73!

[spineless-lobster]

Really hoping we canonically learn that the Captain’s unit/company/whatever is the 73rd one so I can actually call him Ted Higgins from number 73

[leftabit-leftabit]

Unfollowing if the Captain’s name isn’t Ted Higgins from number 73!

[alisoncooper]

my top picks for the captain’s name:

richard butts

captain darling

dickie hole

gaylord manlove

harry balsack

ted higgins from number 73

chester drawers

a.s muncher

captain colonel sanders

ivor hardcock

dick pound

captain captain

wayne kerr

seymour cox

captain birdseye

[simonfarnabyslegs]

two incredibly stupid ben willbond character edits that exist only in my head but which i've been cackling over for at least a week now

- [redding weddy flashback] "i say, havers?" *havers turns back* "hot sausage"

- [something to share? group therapy session] "i'm..." "ted... higgins... from number 73"

[ailendolin]

Deb beh for the ask game ?

Vex, is that you? 😂

One aspect about them I love:

That she’s an ordinary woman. Most heroes nowadays have some kind of special power but Debbie, apart from her Yonderland heritage, is just a mum in her thirties who also happens to be the Chosen One. Her common sense, her compassion and her willingness to help people in need is what makes her special, not any superpowers. Her story is less like the Avengers or Harry Potter’s and more like Frodo’s – and ordinary person just trying to do the right thing – and I love that.

One aspect I wish more people understood about them:

Is there even Debbie discourse out there? I have no idea. The only thing I can think of is that people might have different opinions about her not telling Pete about Yonderland. On one hand, I really wish she would have told him because we’ve seen Pete’s reaction in the Pipple Fruit episode and know he’s going to be completely on board with all the craziness. On the other, I also get why Debbie didn't. By the end of the show she’s sort of reached that point where she kept it a secret for too long. She missed the right moment to talk about it. It would probably feel really awkward now to bring it up and have to explain why she hasn’t said anything for years.

One (or more) headcanon(s) I have about this character:

Once she finally gathers up the courage to tell Pete about Yonderland, she’s very happy to take him along with her (she can’t wait to show him who Ted Higgins from Number 73 really is). Not the kids, though. Yonderland has people-eating plants, monsters in the woods and very overcrowded streets where children could easily get lost. There’s no way she’s taking the twins there, at least not until the novelty’s worn off for Pete and she can actually rely on him to keep an eye on them.

The day their whole family goes to Yonderland for the first time is both the longest, scariest and most exciting day of her life. She’s never seen her kids so immediately at home anywhere before and it makes her feel a bit bad for having denied them this for so long. Her favourite moment of the day is when they visit the Elders and the twins immediately climb up onto the seats so they can sit on Choop’s lap. Debbie tries to take a picture of the moment but nearly drops her phone when Vex says, “Aw look at them. Almost ready to take their places on the council.”

They add the blurry picture to the family album anyway.

One character I love seeing them interact with:

Elf. I just love their friendship so much. One of my favourite running gags in the show is Debbie going, “Hearts and minds,” and Elf randomly naming other body parts because he doesn’t know the saying. I love how that cultural confusion goes both ways and pops up in their conversations every now and then.

One character I wish they would interact with/interact with more:

I would just repeat myself if I said Ho-Tan and Choop so let's say Negatus. I loved the few little glimpses at a possible alliance / friendship we got to see throughout the show and I’m a bit sad that never really went anywhere. I really want Debbie to find out about Santa Negatus and maybe persuade him to play Santa for her kids next year. That could be a great bonding moment for them and I’m sure Negatus and the demons wouldn't mind.

One (or more) headcanon(s) I have that involve them and one other character:

Debbie let Boo stay in her home after he saved the twins’ birthday party. She made him a bed out of blankets up in the attic and he almost started crying when she led him upstairs because it’s been such a long time since anyone has been kind to him and actually wanted him around. By the time morning arrives she's come up with a plan to help him find his footing again in Yonderland - after all, children everywhere were the same and if hers found him funny, it stood to reason the ones in Yonderland would as well.

She asks Wizard Bradley and his Mojo to take Boo under their wings and show him how to perform in front of a crowd. With their help, Boo quickly learns what works well and what doesn’t. The next time Debbie sees him in the market square, there’s a huge crowd gathered around him, laughing at his calculated mishaps, and Boo is beaming with happiness.

“He’s a good kid,” Wizard Bradley says.

Debbie smiles. “He is.”

Already answered: Nigel, Thomas, Robin, Pat, Kitty, Julian, Vex, Choop and Ho-Tan

Next up: Flowers

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[benwllbond]

ted higgins from number 73 supremacy