&*DARREN..x)*

Full name: Darren Patterson.

Age: (season 1): 12.

Neighbour: to Ginger and Carl

Brother: of Will.

Key episodes: Never Can Say Goodbye, Far From Home,
No Turning Back, Kiss Today Goodbye,
Battle Of The Bands, The Wedding Frame.

W

hen Darren starts his career at Lucky Jr High, his massive braces place a serious strain on his social life. But he takes it all with a certain cool, deep down he knows his time is yet to come. But first his ever popular brother Will has to be out of the picture. His only other issue is that his father, his brother and anyone who knows those two think he is too soft.

As long as Darren can remember, he has lived next door toGinger and the Foutleys. It's impossible for him to imagine not being able to just go out and climb up the ivy to Ginger's bedroom. They are so close that he thinks of her more as a sister then as a friend. Darren realizes however that at one time Sheltered Shrubs will become too small for her ambitions. To illustrate the tightness of their bond, watch'Summer Of Camp Caprice'(1) and 'Mrs. Foutley's Boys'. This is important to understand what happens later, like in 'A Lesson In Tightropes'.

But when for the first time Ginger moves away for a few months, Darren has to face that what he's feeling might be something more than just friendship. A long-term relationship is new to both Ginger and Darren and it changes everything. Soon Darren has to learn things will never be the same again.

Personality: Darren is balanced, cool and down-to-earth. His remarks often provide an anchorpoint for Ginger's ever-wandering mind. He's not the most popular guy in Jr High but has enough selfconfidence not to care too much about it.

Despite that, Darren has one major flaw. Whether it is Courtney, Miranda or Simone, once he finds out a girl is interested in him he completely loses track. And when that happens Darren becomes nearly oblivious to people around him, making sometimes rash decisions.

Darren also has kind of a double relationship to his brother Will. This is partly caused by outside pressure (from his father for example) to toughen up. Although he wants to be anything but just a sports jock with a loud car, Darren often asks Will for advice. He even follows his footsteps and joins the high school football team. Although reluctant at first, he likes the attention when he's succesful.

Quotes: "Take it from an expert: don't ever listen to Will." ('Piece Of My Heart')
"I'm more of kinder, gentler Patterson. The kind who enjoys walks in the park and intact collarbones." ('No Turning Back')
"I never realised how used I am to having you so close, Ginger." ('The Wedding Frame')

&& then she was gone . <|3

She chose to walk alone.
Though others wondered why.
Refused to look before her,
Kept eyes cast upwards,
Towards the sky.

She didn't have companions.
No need for earthly things.
Only wanted freedom,
From what she felt were puppet strings.

She longed to be a bird.
That she might fly away.
She pitied every blade of grass
For planted they would stay.

She longed to be a flame.
That brightly danced alone.
Felt jealous of the steam
That made the air its only home.

Some say she wished too hard.
Some say she wished too long.
But we awoke one autumn day
To find that she was gone.

The trees, they say, stood witness.
The sky refused to tell.
But someone who had seen it
Said the story played out well.

She spread her arms out wide.
Breathed in the break of dawn.
She just let go of all she held...

And then she was gone.

Picadoodles of Macie :DD lol

:3Macie.//♥

Full name: Macie Lightfoot.

Age (season 1): 12.

Daughter of Bobby and Bobbie Lightfoot.
Best friends with Ginger and Dodie

Key episodes: The Right Stuff, Come Back Little Seal Girl,

Gym Class Confidential, Family Therapy.

Macie already knew Dodie when they both met Ginger in first or second grade. And at the start of Jr High she would have been perfectly happy keeping everything the way it was. Macie wasn't eager to grow up fast.

After all, her illnesses (real or imaginary), her nasal voice (because of a clogged nostril), her many allergies and her glasses mean that Macie wasn't meant to be a crowd stand-out. But she more than makes up for those with a sharp and stable mind.

Personality: As a single kid to two hard working psychiatrists, Macie has learned to be independent. She rarely cares what other people think and is pretty happy with her outsider status. Despite her close bond with Ginger and Dodie, Macie's first reflex is always to solve problems by herself, even when that's not the best idea. On the plus side, Macie's a keen observer and has inherited a talent for psychology from her parents. She is often the first one to see what's really going on.

On more than one occasion Macie finds herself hammered between her more outspoken friends Ginger and Dodie. If she does choose sides she usually goes with Ginger, with whom she has much more in common. Macie sometimes admires Ginger for her courage to stand up and speak her mind, as she herself tries to avoid conflicts as much as possible.

Quotes: "It's just... When Ginger and Darren become an item, nothing will ever be the same again."('Dare I, Darren')

"How dare you reject Courtney Gripling! Who do you think you are? ... Sorry, I've been conditioned." ('Come Back, Little Seal Girl')

"It's just you, Lightfoot. Same as always." ('Summer Of Camp Caprice')

"Is it possible to have your birthday legally changed?"('Family Therapy')

Pics of Dodie.

Dodie.

Full name: Deirdre Hortense Bishop

Age (season 1): 12

Daughter of Joann and Dave
Sister to Hoodsey.
Best friends with Ginger and Macie

Key episodes: Losing Nana Bishop, Wicked Game,
About Face, Kiss Today Goodbye.

Dodie is Ginger's best friend since first or second grade. She acts as a sounding board and provides Ginger with all sorts of useful and less useful information on school stuff, clothes and every other imaginable subject. Dodie has a dysfunctional relationship with her mother Joann, although they have more in common than they both realize. She was closer to her grandmother Nana from whom she got her trademark pigtails. At Lucky Jr. High, Dodie has only one ambition: to become popular.

Personality: Should you have to define Dodie in one word, 'insecure' would be quite accurate. It's that insecurity that makes her so much of a wannabe. But it also makes that she clings to all BFF traditions and often reacts vicious when anyone comes between her and Ginger. And although Dodie usually means well, she completely lacks Ginger's sense of empathy. As a result she's often completely oblivious of the consequences of her actions for other people.

But Dodie also has her positive sides: she is the most light-hearted, positive and enthusiastic of the three girls. She tops it with a hands-on attitude that Ginger often lacks and in that way they complement each other.

Quote: "I've always loved Caprice but being a leader? It really gives me a sense of purpose." ('Heat Lightning')

Pics of Ginger.