#Louie Ramsay

[hana-bobo-finch]

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Summaries under the cut

The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander

Taran wanted to be a hero, and looking after a pig wasn't exactly heroic, even though Hen Wen was an oracular pig. But the day that Hen Wen vanished, Taran was led into an enchanting and perilous world. With his band of followers, he confronted the Horned King and his terrible Cauldron-Born. These were the forces of evil, and only Hen Wen knew the secret of keeping the kingdom of Prydain safe from them. But who would find her first?

The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White

Louie is very popular. Who wouldn't love a swan who can read, write, and play the trumpet? When Louie goes to camp, he meets a boy named A.G. who doesn't like birds, and since Louie is a bird, that means he doesn't like Louie. When A.G. pulls a dangerous stunt out on the lake, he realizes that Louie is a hero, after all.

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

Every kid thinks about running away at one point or another; few get farther than the end of the block. Young Sam Gribley gets to the end of the block and keeps going--all the way to the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. There he sets up house in a huge hollowed-out tree, with a falcon and a weasel for companions and his wits as his tool for survival. In a spellbinding, touching, funny account, Sam learns to live off the land, and grows up a little in the process. Blizzards, hunters, loneliness, and fear all battle to drive Sam back to city life. But his desire for freedom, independence, and adventure is stronger. No reader will be immune to the compulsion to go right out and start whittling fishhooks and befriending raccoons.

The Black Stallion by Walter Farley

Alec Ramsay is the sole human survivor of a devastating shipwreck. Trapped on a deserted island, Alec finds his only companion is a horse, beautiful, unbroken, and savage . . . a horse whose beauty matches his wild spirit.

The Magisterium by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

All his life, Call has been warned by his father to stay away from magic. To succeed at the Iron Trial and be admitted into the vaunted Magisterium school would bring bad things. But he fails at failing. Only hard work, loyal friends, danger, and a puppy await.

The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine

Twelve-year-old Addie admires her older sister Meryl, who aspires to rid the kingdom of Bamarre of gryphons, specters, and ogres. Addie, on the other hand, is fearful even of spiders and depends on Meryl for courage and protection. Waving her sword Bloodbiter, the older girl declaims in the garden from the heroic epic of Drualt to a thrilled audience of Addie, their governess, and the young sorcerer Rhys.

But when Meryl falls ill with the dreaded Gray Death, Addie must gather her courage and set off alone on a quest to find the cure and save her beloved sister. Addie takes the seven-league boots and magic spyglass left to her by her mother and the enchanted tablecloth and cloak given to her by Rhys - along with a shy declaration of his love. She prevails in encounters with tricky specters (spiders too) and outwits a wickedly personable dragon in adventures touched with romance and a bittersweet ending.

Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe

Before it's too late, Harold the dog and Chester the cat must find out the truth about the newest pet in the Monroe household -- a suspicious-looking bunny with unusual habits... and fangs!

Beka Cooper by Tamora Pierce

Beka Cooper is a rookie with the law-enforcing Provost's Guard, commonly known as "the Provost's Dogs," in Corus, the capital city of Tortall. To the surprise of both the veteran "Dogs" and her fellow "puppies," Beka requests duty in the Lower City. The Lower City is a tough beat. But it's also where Beka was born, and she's comfortable there.

Beka gets her wish. She's assigned to work with Mattes and Clary, famed veterans among the Provost's Dogs. They're tough, they're capable, and they're none too happy about the indignity of being saddled with a puppy for the first time in years. What they don't know is that Beka has something unique to offer. Never much of a talker, Beka is a good listener. So good, in fact, that she hears things that Mattes and Clary never could - information that is passed in murmurs when flocks of pigeons gather ... murmurs that are the words of the dead.

In this way, Beka learns of someone in the Lower City who has overturned the power structure of the underworld and is terrorizing its citizens into submission and silence. Beka's magical listening talent is the only way for the Provost's Dogs to find out the identity of this brutal new underlord, for the dead are beyond fear. And the ranks of the dead will be growing if the Dogs can't stop a crime wave the likes of which has never been seen. Luckily for the people of the Lower City, the new puppy is a true terrier!

Fairest by Gail Carson Levine

In the kingdom of Ayortha, who is the fairest of them all? Certainly not Aza. She is thoroughly convinced that she is ugly. What she may lack in looks, though, she makes up for with a kind heart, and with something no one else has-a magical voice. Her vocal talents captivate all who hear them, and in Ontio Castle they attract the attention of a handsome prince - and a dangerous new queen.

Trickster's Duology by Tamora Pierce

Alianne is the teenage daughter of the famed Alanna, the first lady knight in Tortall. Young Aly follows in the quieter footsteps of her father, however, delighting in the art of spying. When she is captured and sold as a slave to an exiled royal family in the faraway Copper Islands, it is this skill that makes a difference in a world filled with political intrigue, murderous conspiracy, and warring gods.

[citruscrisp]

Louie Ramsay

[toiletdestroyer3415]

Gordon Ramsay isn't talented, he's just hiding Louie in his hair

[josh0555]

This is the Station ID of GMA in 2005. This is also the first Station ID to feature an orchestra. The Station ID features Martin Nievera as the conductor, Sharon Cuneta as the concertmaster, Piolo Pascual as the pianist, Ryan Agoncillo as the guitarist, Aga Muhlach as the drummer, Ritz Azul as the Flute player, Arcee Muñoz as the Oboe player, Ruffa Gutierrez as the Clarinet player, Fernando Poe Jr. as the English Horn player, Mark Gil as the Bass Clarinet player, Christopher de Leon as the Bassoon player, Rodolfo "Dolphy" Quizon as the trumpeter, Alice Dixson as the French Horn player, Tuesday Vargas as the Trombone player, Coco Martin as the Tuba player, Bayani Agbayani as the Euphonium Player, Derek Ramsay as the Baritone Horn Player, Edu Manzano as the Timpani player, Richard Gomez as the glass harp player, Toni Gonzaga as the glass harmonica player, and the orchestra players, Heart Evangelista, Dimples Romana, Bea Alonzo, Eula Caballero, Hero Angeles, Jericho Rosales, RK Bagatsing and Lucy Torres-Gomez as the First Violinists, John Lloyd Cruz, EJ Falcon, Janno Gibbs, Eric Fructuoso, Mel Martinez, Rene Hawkins, Patrick Garcia, Justin Cuyugan and Pen Medina as the Second Violinists, Maricel Soriano, Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola, Epy Quizon, Eric Quizon, and Vandolph as the Viola players, Eddie Gutierrez, Tonton Gutierrez, Janine Gutierrez, Richard Gutierrez, Raymond Gutierrez, Geoff Eigenmann, Gabby Eigenmann, Andi Eigenmann, Niño Muhlach and Michael de Mesa as the Cello players and Jaime Fabregas, Leandro Muñoz, Mark Lapid, Cherie Gil, Albert Martinez and Efren Reyes Jr. as the upright bassists featuring the GMA News and Public Affairs crew members like Henry Omaga-Diaz and Mike Enriquez as the trumpeters, Cheryl Cosim as the Clarinet player, Karen Davila as the Oboe player, Jessica Soho as the Bassoon player, Mel Tiangco as the French Horn Player and Amelyn Veloso as the Cornet Player. Somehow, Willie Revillame does not appear in the Station ID because he is disqualified from the orchestra by Filipino singer, songwriter, television host and conductor Martin Nievera. Due to this, Willie Revillame decided to quit GMA after Martin Nievera got jealous at Willie Revillame when he conducted the 2005 Kapuso Theme in Talentadong Pinoy in April 30, 2005. However, Martin Nievera fell in love with Sharon Cuneta where they got married in October 31, 1997. However, They had 2 children, Robin Nievera who was born in August 15, 1998 and Ram Nievera who was born in March 23, 2003. The Station ID of GMA in 2005 was composed by Louie Ocampo. The Station ID of GMA was used for the 55th anniversary special. But eventually, The Station ID of GMA can be used from 2005 until 2010. However, This is the last Station ID of GMA to feature Arcee Muñoz, Alice Dixson, Tuesday Vargas, Ritz Azul, Eula Caballero, Hero Angeles, Aga Muhlach, Niño Muhlach, Coco Martin, Ryan Agoncillo, Toni Gonzaga, Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola, Geoff Eigenmann, Gabby Eigenmann, Bayani Agbayani, Raymond Bagatsing, Andi Eigenmann, Fernando Poe Jr., Mark Gil, and Rene Hawkins. In the opening and ending, Some books are seen like Unang Hirit, Eat Bulaga, Talentadong Pinoy, Mapagkailanman, Wheel of Fortune, The Price is Right and the yellow book with GMA at the front cover and "The End" at the back cover. But somehow, This will be used in the opening of the 2010 Station ID of GMA. But the ending was different when sparkles come out when the book closes. Somehow, There is a group orchestra picture at the very end before the book closes.

The Station ID was recorded in May 1, 2005 before Arcee Muñoz, Alice Dixson, Tuesday Vargas, Ritz Azul, Eula Caballero, Hero Angeles, Aga Muhlach, Niño Muhlach and Coco Martin move to TV5. But now, It’s obvious that Ryan Agoncillo, Toni Gonzaga, Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola, Bayani Agbayani, Raymond Bagatsing, RK Bagatsing and Andi Eigenmann may have moved to ABS-CBN in 2005. But eventually, This was Fernando Poe Jr.’s last Station ID from GMA before his death in September 11, 2005. Sadly, This was also going to be Mark Gil’s last Station ID before his death in November 11, 2005. But now, It’s obvious that it was the last Station ID of Rene Hawkins before his death in February 14, 2009.

[steed73]

This story is a little experiment I’m trying out, setting George Baker’s Inspector Wexford now rather than the early 90s.

(I’ve nearly finished the next chapter of Arms Of Matrimony and I’m also working on an Avengers / Young Wexford crossover set in the late 60s where Mrs Peel has gone back to her husband but lands herself in trouble by being arrested for murder. Her old friends Dora and Reg Wexford turn to Steed to help prove her innocence.)

[inspectorwexfordfans]

Inspector Wexford Murder Being Once Done

[spryfilm]

DVD review: “The Ruth Rendell Mysteries – A Collection” (1987-2000)

DVD review: “The Ruth Rendell Mysteries – A Collection” (1987-2000)

“The Ruth Rendell Mysteries – A Collection” (1987-2000) Television/Drama Seventeen Adaptations Created by: Ruth Rendell Featuring: George Baker, Louie Ramsay, Christopher Ravenscroft, Ken Kitson, Diane Keen and John Burgess Ruth Rendell: “I don’t get sick of him [Chief Inspector Wexford] because he’s me. He’s very much me. He doesn’t look like me, of course, but the way he thinks and his…

[sundove88]

Ratatouille (Sundove88’s Version)

(In loving memory of Kevin Conroy- you’ll always be our Batman!🦇)

An Alolan Ratata dreams of becoming a great chef, despite being a rat in a definitely rodent-phobic profession. He moves to Paris to follow his dream, and with the help of hapless garbage boy Bruno he puts his culinary skills to the test in the kitchen but he has to stay in hiding at the same time, with hilarious consequences. Ratata eventually gets the chance to prove his culinary abilities to a great food critic, but is the food good?

Alolan Rattata as Remy (Pokemon)

Fievel as Emile (An American Tail)

Alolan Raticate as Django (Pokemon)

Bruno Madrigal as Alfredo Linguini (Encanto)

Saori as Colette Tatou (Saint Seiya)

Papa Louie as Auguste Gusteau (Flipline Studios)

Guy Mortadello as Chef Skinner (Flipline Studios)

Queen Sectonia as Mabel (Kirby)

Gordon Ramsay as Anton Ego (Gordon Ramsay)

Various characters as the Citizens of Paris

Here’s your hint for the next casting (It’s Laika):

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[dt-canim]

Da Boys on an island

[iblazitastic]

Today i offer the design of Louie Jackan! A cute trans halfling rogue that i can't wait to play with! 

 He's a cooker and is possessed by the spirit of Gordon ramsay in hell's kitchen

 Would anyone be interested in DND/RPG design commissions?

[soulmatesabroad]

Location Prompts:

We are in need of location prompts for this fic fest! For our fest the fics MUST take place outside of the UK. You do NOT have to be writing for this fest to send in a prompt! The location prompt can simply be a country or city, or it can be a more specific location, as long as it is outside the UK. (For example, you could send in “Mexico” OR “Tokyo, Japan” OR “The Louvre Museum in Paris, France”)

 More info can be found at @soulmatesabroad​! 

AFRICA 1 Alexandria, Egypt 2 Cairo, Egypt - Khan el-Khalili bazaar 3 Cape Town, South Africa - Cafe/coffee shop 4 Egypt 5 Kenya 6 Madagascar 7 Marrakech, Morocco - Yves St. Laurent Musee 8 Seychelles 9 South Africa 10 Tristan da Cunha ANTARCTICA 11 Antarctic cruise 12 Antarctic research station ASIA 13 Assam, India 14 Dharamshala, India 15 Dubai - Jumeirah Mosque 16 Everest 17 Fiji 18 Goa, India 19 India 20 Jaipur, India 21 Kerala, India 22 Marina Beach in Chennai, India 23Mumbai, India 24 Nara, Japan 25 North Korean Labor Camp 26 Palace of Queen Arwa, Jibla, Yemen 27 Seoul, Korea 28 Socotra/Soqotra Archipelago 29 Tokyo, Japan 30 Vietnam AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA 31 Aoraki / Mount Cook - New Zealand 32 Australia 33 Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse which we call Louie’s lighthouse 34 Kangaroo Island Australia 35 New Zealand 36 Perth, Western Australia 37 The Super Pit, Kalgoorlie 38 Rottnest Island 39 Wellington EUROPE 40 The Algarve, Portugal 41 Amalfi coast, Italy 42 Amsterdam 43 Baltic Sea, Germany/ Denmark 44 Bergen, Norway 45 Berlin, Germany 46 Capri!! With a trip to the grotta azzurra 47 The Colosseum, Rome, Italy 48 Copenhagen, Denmark 49 Croatia 50 Eiffel Tower in Paris 51 Florence, Italy 52 Garda Lake, Italy 53 Germany 54 Giethoorn, Holland 55 Greece 56 Gröna Lund, Stockholm 57 Iceland 58 Icelandic Phallological Museum  59 Krakow, Poland 60 Lapland 61 Louvre Museum 62 Madrid 63 Marettimo 64 Milan!! With the dome and the pretty gallery (Italy) 65 North Sea, Germany/ Netherlands 66 Nuremberg, Germany 67 Osnabrück, Germany 68 Oslo, Norway 69 Pamplona, Spain 70 Paris Catacombs 71 Prague, Czech Republic, Europe 72 Rouen, France! There's a gorgeous cathedral on which they play artistic videos 73 Santorini, Greece 74 Sark (English Channel Island) 75 Shakespeare and Co bookstore, Paris, France 76 a sheep farm in Sardinia 77 Trans-Siberian train, Russia 78 Transylvania, Romania 79 Uppsala University, Sweden 80 Venecia 81 Venecia’s Carnival 82 Verona 83 Wrocław, Poland NORTH AMERICA 84 Alaskan cruise 85 Appalachian Trail USA 86 Basketball match 87 BC, Canada - lakeside cabin in the woods 88 Canada 89 Canadian ski resort (like Big White or Whistler) 90 Cancun, Mexico 91 Cancun, Mexico - All-inclusive resort (poolside) 92 Central Park, NYC 93 Cerro Gordo Mines 94 Chicago 95 Conundrum Hot Springs, Colorado, USA 96 Crater of Diamonds State Park 97 Detroit Zoo 98 Disneyland/Harry Potter world 99 Dollywood theme park, Tennessee 100 Dublin 101 El Capitan in Yosemite National Park 102 Fairmont Hotel at Lake Louise, Canada 103 Ferry between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia, Canada 104 Fort Worth TX USA 105 Ghost tour in Savannah, GA, USA 106 Hawaii 107 Honolulu, Hawaii 108 Jasper, Canada 109 Joshua Tree National park, California 110 Maui, Hawai'i - Lahaina (Banyan Court) 111 Mexico City 112 MoMA, NYC, US 113 Montreal, Canada - Notre-Dame Basilica (in the pews) 114 New Orleans, US 115 Pacific Crest Trail 116 Pacific Northwest 117 Palo Duro Canyon, Texas, USA 118 Olympic Village, Lake Champlain, NY 119 Rocky Mountains, Colorado 120 Rutland VT, USA 121 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 122 San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico City, Mexico 123 Seattle, WA, US 124 Seattle Central Library, United States 125 St. Lucia - Diamond falls mineral baths 126 The Spy museum in Washington DC, United States 127 Vancouver, Canada 128 Williamsburg, Virginia, United States 129 ZAYN’s Pennsylvania farm SOUTH AMERICA 130 Atacama desert, Chile 131 Buenos Aires, Argentina 132 Cape Horn while circumnavigating the earth 133 Carnival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 134 Henderson Island in the Pitcairn Islands 135 llama farm in South America 136 Macchu Picchu 137 Torres del Paine , Chile 138 Valle del elqui, Chile OTHER 139 Across time (in America) 140 Atlantis 141 baseball match 142 The best bakery in town 143 a castle of the middle ages 144 Cruise 145 Different locations around the world on a food show like Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (one could be the star or work behind the scenes, they could be coworkers or meet on location) 146 Heaven 147 Hell 148 Inside a virtual reality game 149 Magic School 150 Mars 151 Plane 152 Purgatory 153 Safari 154 Snowy beaches like that place in eternal sunshine of the spotless mind 155 Sucked into an American movie. 156 Train 157 World Tour

[papas-cheeseria-gay]

Closers are the karens of the papa louie games. No. Joke. ok maybe a little

no you are 100% right. almost every closer would ask to speak to the manager and then roy would have to tell them that “sorry but mr louie currently employed me as the only worker and i have no idea what is going on either.” and then he’d probably cry while calling papa louie bc they still insist on speaking with him

except for johnny. i don’t think johnny would want to speak to anyone. he’d prob just announce that “the pancakes were overcooked”, maybeeee send it back if it’s really bad (but not usually bc he’s not one to waste food), and the chef would get the message. also i feel like xolo wouldn’t bc xolo is a whole clown. he’d just be unnecessarily rude to you. maybe put the tips in a puddle of ketchup so that you’d have to fish them out if you wanted the extra money

rico, rhonda and kahuna would just be really disappointed. also i get the same vibe from hank and crystal, but they’d be disappointed mixed with slightly annoyed idk.

bertha would straight up call the police if the manager wasn’t available. “my kids can’t hear me they’re listening to kidz bop” looking ass. she’ll get you sued probably. you’d think quinn would be the one to sue, but she can control herself, unlike ms i-put-bread-on-my-grilled-cheese over there. i dunno what kinda business she has being a closer, just cause the food is at a baseball game, but i’m not here to argue with the karen moms i’d honestly be scared to serve her

jojo will destroy you mentally if you served him anything below perfect. i feel like there’s a reason that he’s a food critic and that reason might just be bc he’s the gordon ramsay of the flipverse

[iheartsunset]

Do you have any headcanons of the man himself papa louie

Papa Louie HCs

-Oh boy, here we go, the gosh darn king of the entire franchise (metaphorically speaking, but he owns so much of the continent, he might as well be king). This dude is That Bitch™️ basically. This also has so much made up lore like goddang me, calm down.

-Anyways, Louis Bianchi (or Papa Louie, as he’s affectionately referred to as by just about everyone) is the 47 year old hot-shot restauranteur and mayor of Tastyville, but he also owns territories and buildings all over the continent. He lives with his 24 year old niece, Joy, and his 21 year old nephew, Roy, in a suburban house close to the Tastyville apartment complex he owns.

-In news stories and articles all over the place, Papa is painted as some sort of saint, a kind and hardworking man who always has the best interests of the people in mind. This is very true, as he is both a friendly people pleaser, but Joy and Mitch can easily describe him as more passive aggressive. From basically stalking people he believes are down on their luck, duping many into jobs and schemes, and even casually insulting people, many workers can definitely agree. Although he is much softer of a person with his beloved nephew and the workers after a certain period of time, he can just flip flop between his mischievous side and his fatherly side just like that. He’s certainly a character.

-Little to nothing is known about his past. His education, family, and upbringing are a complete mystery. Papa has burned what little childhood photos and trinkets he has in order to never remember this, which suggests that his life prior to opening restaurants was not a happy time. He and his brother, Guy Mortadello (who is also the father of Roy and Joy), never speak of this nor do they ever admit to even being related, hence why nobody makes the connections. However, after cleaning the attic, Roy secretly did stumble upon a photo of two parents, a pair of boys who looked to be twins, and an unknown brunette holding two babies. All the faces are scratched out, but he could definitely recognize a certain birthmark one of the twins’ neck.

-Papa hates old chain fast food restaurants that are still running. Not because they’re competitors, but because their food quality is much poorer and he hates mascots. Like he will throw hands with Ronald McDonald, Sassy Wendy’s, and even Jollibee behind the Fluffmart.

-He wanted Guy Mortadello to be his business partner after papers began badmouthing the latter’d foods’ slip in quality (which had been brought on by his inconsolable grief after his wife’s sudden passing). Mortadello, who had most likely suffered through an intense sibling rivalry, refused and not only kept his lackluster restaurants open, but he abandoned his children, too. Today, their rivalry still goes strong, but now that all of Mortadello’s restaurants have closed, he’s more open to the idea of being partners in crime, even allowing himself to be hired to help scam workers. They still hate each other though.

-Papa is a karaoke and lip syncing master. He can’t sing or dance very good, but the raw passion and emotion is there. Like imagine that Fresh Prince scene where Will is lip syncing to “And I Am Telling You”. That’s a simpler way to explain it.

-His slight favoritism of Roy may stem from Mortadello always feeling like the family’s black sheep, and he doesn’t want to let Roy go through that. It’s also because Roy is much more respectful and easier to chill with than Joy, who’s much too energetic and overconfident to have a humble conversation with. He still loves her, of course, but Roy’s the one who’s at his side most of the time.

-He always wakes up at 4 AM and goes to bed at midnight. That’s not healthy at all, but this dude can somehow survive on only 20 minutes of sleep. It seems to run in the family since Roy and Joy could also do this.

-When arguments break out at the weekly worker meetings, he doesn’t really do jack to stop them unless Roy or Joy is involved. He might say “stop” or “let’s calm down” occasionally, but he thinks his staff is mature enough to end it on their own (they aren’t). He just sits there with Prudence and Mitch eating popcorn while Rudy and Mandi argue, probably.

-I headcanon him as yelling like Gordon Ramsay, but with Mario’s voice, if that makes any sense. It makes me giggle when I think about him screaming “RAW”, but in Mario’s voice.

-He collects creepy porcelain figures in his free time, naming all of them after some sort of food. His hobbies also include mimicking Gordon Ramsay, glass blowing, pottery, stalking-I mean merely observing people he thinks are in financial trouble, or making Roy watch Food Network and Jeopardy with him.

-He likes to try to do gymnastics with Joy, but he always ends up failing miserably and with a cast on multiple limbs.

-Papa has an entire specialized hair care routine for his mustache. It takes two hours to complete.

-Why did I make so much dang lore about this dude? Also I cannot believe that Flipline Studios had the audacity to make my crush Taylor into a zombie after also making my boy Wally into one. Anyways, yeah I love Papa but now that I’m older, he’s kind of a prick honestly.

[doglover502]

Some ABC pups writing headcanons things

Some headcanon things on my ABC pups that I might write as drabbles later or something I dunno

- The hotel is a couple of floors and honestly has more than enough rooms for all the kids to have their own, which they do. However, especially on the first few nights, all the kids would just end up meeting up in the hallway together for one reason or another (having a nightmare, getting thirsty, needing to pee), and they'd just all sleep together in the hallway until morning. Eventually Louie found out about this (probably from it being on the floor either right above or below the floor with him and Felix's room) and just ended up inviting them to sleep in his and Felix's room, a master suite with a bed that, while big, wasn't really made to hold 27 dogs, but they all fit around the room anyway. Even Zero joined on it, if only under claiming it just to make sure the other kids are ok it's not because she has her own bad dreams and needs comfort of her own nosirree.

- a lot of the pups tends to call Louie and Felix by their name, though some like Graham and Ramsay "Mrs Felix" or "Mr Louie" and others like Ursula and Florence go a bit more formal with "Mr/Mrs Stanley". The exception is Jay, who almost immediately upon moving in calls them "Mom" and "Dad", and Kai occasionally opening up with a more lax "Ma" and "Pops"

- Like I said, Louie's hotel business has been in his family for generations, making him and his family with more bones than some whole territories do, so it's not much of a problem for Louie to support all his new children. Technically speaking, if she ever wanted to, Felix wouldn't have to work another day in her life. But, technology's her passion, one that's made her quite a few bones herself

- Florence's love for beauty and insistence on keeping it is all thanks to Louie. She started at the adoption nice, but having semi-low self-esteem not really thinking she was pretty enough to get a family. One day, Louie noticed and decided to take her out to one of his weekly spa days (a surprisingly great way to unwind after the stress of finicky clients), and she gets a makeover. And she loves it, her fur was beautiful all it needed was a wash and pep, she wants to look like this from now, and spa days quickly become her and Louie's "daddy/daughter" activities.

- Louie's parents are, like Louie, purebred Brittany Spaniels. They're very smart dogs and do love their son, but also can come across as stuck-up and somewhat snotty. They quickly adore their new grandpups, but also low-key think their son's gone crazy. They also really don't like having Felix as their daughter-in-law, mostly due to how she once destroyed part of the family's first hotel when they first met and they never forgave her for that

Felix: "One accidental explosion and the in-laws hate you for life. It wasn't that bad, that hotel needed a windowed wall. It really lived up the place"

- Felix's parents end up being, funny enough, also adoptive, with a huge breed like a Mastiff mother, and a small pinscher father. Those 2 are big and fun, and completely coddle how they have so many grandchildren now. They leave the pups completely unprepared for bear hugs, kisses, a bunch of cheek pinching over how cute they are, and free candy.

- It comes as a surprise to the pups that Felix is in the same boat they're in now, especially Zero. Prior to them she always thought Felix was a sheltered airhead that also came from a rich luxurious life. So it's weird to see that somewhat goof of an adopted mother also started as a stray like her before being adopted into a middle-class family. But it also becomes a turning point when she starts to trust Felix a little more and to open up at least some hints of her experiences

- while they aren't the best at showing it, the older pups are the most grateful of Felix and Louie taking them in. Before they kind of accepted that chances were they were never going to have a home or parents since most dogs want puppies when looking for a kid. Though they try to find their own ways of showing it, usually by looking after their siblings every now and then for Felix and Louie to have a night out to themselves

- bathtime is a huge NIGHTMARE for the family. While some pups like Florence and Neptune are pretty easy going with it, everyone else recoils in fear of it, even some of the older pups can't stand it. I and this idea that eventually it becomes a huge game once or twice a week for the family (the "Stan Clan", I call them) similar to hide and seek. If a pup can hide themselves from Felix and Louie until 10 pm, they escape their watery fate. If they get caught, into the tub they go. With the main rule being they can only go up to certain floors so the parents can actually have a chance at finding them all. For the ones that have a week or two of successful hidings, then their newly acquired smell gives them away. No pup so far has managed to go over a month without a bath.

- Jay has been almost accepted into families before, but every time he refused unless they took Yelnats and Eugenia with them. Usually then said dogs would decline since Eugenia wouldn't talk and Yelnats spoke backwards which they thought was gibberish, and weren't sure how to handle it. If it wasn't for this loyalty, Jay probably would've found a home a long time ago.

- the pups all picked out their letters by themselves for the start of their names. Felix and Louie bought 26 necklaces for each letter and allowed them to pick out which one they wanted, with the final letter left going to be saved for the baby. They're still not sure how much coincidental or intentional the pups leaving the first letter for the baby are.

- during the first few months, Felix was pregnant with Alyssa, and the pups would later come together like a week before the due date, and all worked on giving their own special something for the baby. Some like Marbles, Indigo, and Winnetka and Xerxes painted the room. Winnie and Xerxes painted the ceiling to look like space, while some of the other pups made the walls look like the world in one room (with kriby dot explosions on one part of the wall right next to paint splatters and a beach). Florence picked out some clothes accessories, and Neptune picked out a fish light. Kai and Quincy tried to make their own lullabies of rock and EDM...before deciding maybe Treble would be better suited for lullaby music. The final gift was given by Zero, of an "A" pendant fashioned into a pacifier. As she definitely made sure it wasn't that she cared for their kid or something, so don't start thinking that Not-Mom.

It looks like this;

- an idea of Felix "nesting" in her lab or something, with a bunch of pillows and blankets and warmth, with the idea of having the baby "the old-fashioned way" of leaving in secrecy for a couple of hours and then later Louie will look for her and find her in her nesting area and there'll be baby....until the first contraction hit and she realized "oh my gosh I need some medicine and Louie's paw to crush off his wrist to get through this". It probably has some scenario of the older pups finding out and having to split up to take care of the younger pups and find a way to get someone from a hospital over to her lab for help, after Louie fainted (he just ran in to find his in-labor wife and just keeled over)

- in writing, Yelnats' backwards speech is in the words are backwards but not sentence, ti skool ekil siht. The exception to this rule are palindromes, so technically some words like "mom", "dad", "kayak", and the like can be understood just fine in between the rest of her speech

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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries  -  ITV  -  August 2, 1987 - October 11, 2000

aka The Inspector Wexford Mysteries

Crime Drama (84 eoisodes)

Running Time:  60 minutes

Stars:

George Baker as DCI Reg Wexford (Series 1—6, 9, 11—12)

Christopher Ravenscroft as DI Mike Burden (Series 1—6, 9, 11—12)

Louie Ramsay as Dora Wexford (Series 1—6, 9, 11—12)

Deborah Poplett as Sheila Wexford (Series 1—6, 9, 11)

Charon Bourke as Sylvia Wexford (Series 2—6, 9, 11—12)

Emma Smith as Pat Burden (Series 1—6)

Diane Keen as Jenny Burden (Series 4—6, 9, 11—12)

Ann Penfold as Jean Burden (Series 1—4)

Noah Huntley as John Burden (Series 1—4)

Ken Kitson as DS Tommy Martin (Series 1—6)

Isobel Middleton as DS Karen Malahyde (Series 2—6, 9, 11—12)

Colin Campbell as Sgt Willoughby (Series 2—6)

Dave Hill as DCC Freeborn (Series 3—6)

John Burgess as Dr. Len Croker (Series 2—6)

Gary Mavers as Colin Budd (Series 1—6, 9, 11—12)