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'''Daddy Twofoot''' was the next door neighbour of [[Gaffer Gamgee]].
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<center>{{quote|That's a dark bad place, if half the tales be true.|Daddy Twofoot on the [[Old Forest]]<ref name="ALEP"/>}}</center>
'''Daddy Twofoot''' was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]] in the late [[Third Age]].


[[Category:Characters]]
==History==
Daddy Twofoot lived in a hole on [[Bagshot Row]] in [[Hobbiton]], right next door to [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]] and his family. He was a regular at the [[Ivy Bush|Ivy Bush Inn]], where he was one particular evening in {{TA|3001}}, when Hamfast Gamgee entertained his fellow patrons with his knowledge of [[Bag End]] and "[[Bilbo Baggins|Mad Baggins]]". During the conversation, Dad seconded [[Old Noakes]]'s disdain for the [[Bucklanders]], considering them peculiar strangers.<ref name="ALEP">{{FR|Party}}</ref>
 
==Portrayal in adaptations==
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|File:The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) - Daddy Twofoot.png|Daddy Twofoot in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]
|File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Daddy Twofoot.jpg|Daddy Twofoot in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''
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'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''
:Daddy Twofoot is voiced by [[Leonard Fenton]]. He is present in the Ivy Bush before [[Bilbo's Farewell Party|Bilbo's Birthday Party]].<ref>[[Michael Bakewell]], [[Brian Sibley]] (eds.), [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]], "[[A Long Expected Party (episode)|A Long Expected Party]]"</ref>
 
'''1992: [[Der Herr der Ringe (1992 German radio series)|''Der Herr der Ringe'' (1992 German radio series)]]:'''
:Daddy Twofoot is played by Hans Edgar Stecher.
 
'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Daddy Twofoot's place at the conversation (which is moved to the [[Green Dragon]]) is taken over by [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]].<ref>[[Peter Jackson]], [[Philippa Boyens]], [[Fran Walsh]] (eds.), [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended edition)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (extended edition)]], "[[At the Green Dragon]]"</ref> A [[Decipher Card]] of Daddy Twofoot identifies him as one of the Hobbits seen in the preceding scene, ''[[Concerning Hobbits (scene)|Concerning Hobbits]]''.<ref>[[Decipher|Decipher Inc.]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game]]'', [http://decipher.fanhq.com/TCG/Card.aspx?gameID=7&cardID=5891 13U 144, Daddy Twofoot; Next-door Neighbor]</ref>
 
'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
:Daddy Twofoot lives at Number Two, [[Bagshot Row]], and can be seen sitting outside the Green Dragon. No actor is specified for the part.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)]], "The Shire"</ref>
 
'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:Found at his residence not far from [[Bag End]], Daddy Twofoot plays no role in the story and only provides a few lines during a seasonal festival quest.
 
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Latest revision as of 13:20, 4 June 2021

Daddy Twofoot
Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game - Daddy Twofoot, Next-door Neighbour.jpg
Daddy Twofoot in The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game
Biographical Information
LocationBagshot Row, Hobbiton
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Daddy Twofoot
"That's a dark bad place, if half the tales be true."
― Daddy Twofoot on the Old Forest[1]

Daddy Twofoot was a Hobbit of the Shire in the late Third Age.

History[edit | edit source]

Daddy Twofoot lived in a hole on Bagshot Row in Hobbiton, right next door to Hamfast Gamgee and his family. He was a regular at the Ivy Bush Inn, where he was one particular evening in T.A. 3001, when Hamfast Gamgee entertained his fellow patrons with his knowledge of Bag End and "Mad Baggins". During the conversation, Dad seconded Old Noakes's disdain for the Bucklanders, considering them peculiar strangers.[1]

Portrayal in adaptations[edit | edit source]

Daddy Twofoot in adaptations
Daddy Twofoot in The Lord of the Rings Online  

1981: The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series):

Daddy Twofoot is voiced by Leonard Fenton. He is present in the Ivy Bush before Bilbo's Birthday Party.[2]

1992: Der Herr der Ringe (1992 German radio series):

Daddy Twofoot is played by Hans Edgar Stecher.

2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring:

Daddy Twofoot's place at the conversation (which is moved to the Green Dragon) is taken over by Sam.[3] A Decipher Card of Daddy Twofoot identifies him as one of the Hobbits seen in the preceding scene, Concerning Hobbits.[4]

2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game):

Daddy Twofoot lives at Number Two, Bagshot Row, and can be seen sitting outside the Green Dragon. No actor is specified for the part.[5]

2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:

Found at his residence not far from Bag End, Daddy Twofoot plays no role in the story and only provides a few lines during a seasonal festival quest.

References