Wooton Bassett

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Wooton Bassett

Nickname

Snookies

Occupation

Mailman

Religious Status

Christian

Number of Episodes

35

Type

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Episode Actors

Jess Harnell

Video Actors

First Episode

472: Welcoming Wooton (2001)

Last Episode

660: For the Birds (2010)

Wooton Bassett (called "Snookies" by his mom) is a main character in Adventures in Odyssey. He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but moved to Alaska at the age of 10. He can relate with all the kids in Odyssey, despite the fact he is in his 30s. Though he is very childish in nature, he takes his faith very seriously.

Wooton is 6'1" and has made references his himself as being "overweight." In The Other Side of the Glass, Part 1, Wooton explains that his name is Old English for village by the wood.

[edit] Mailman

Wooton is the mailman for Whit's End and a good portion of Odyssey, including Sycamore Lane, the home street of Wooton, the Washingtons’, the Rathbones', and the Straussbergs'. He often changes or veers from his intended mail route in order to help his friends, avoid certain people or animals such as a cat in The Highest Stakes, or to save his time. His altered route has taken him through a pond where he needed a snorkel, a large group of bushes, and the zoo.

Wooton often has strange and unusual accidents during his mail route. Some of these mishaps include soaked mail, oatmeal covered mail, mail covered with peanut butter, and a run-in with turtles and bananas. These mishaps can sometimes cause small problems such as in Rights, Wrongs, and Winners when he accidentally delivered a package to Harlow Doyle that caused people to think Harlow wrote the Power Boy comics.

[edit] Family

Wooton is a member of a very wealthy family. His Grandma and Grandpa Bassett are missionaries in Africa. Wooton also has a twin brother named Wellington who is the exact opposite of Wooton. Whereas Wooton demonstrates a strong Christian faith and a love for everyone and a selfless desire to help everyone, Wellington is cynical, greedy, uncaring, and snobbish towards everyone, causing him to take advantage of Wooton on several occasions. Wooton's father is also revealed in Wooing Wooton. Like Wellington, Wooton's father is mean and has written Wooton out of the family will. However, Wellington's daughter, Talia Bassett takes kindly towards Wooton, as with all the other kids in Odyssey. Wooton's favorite cousin is Wilma Bassett. Wooton is good friends with the family butler, Bradford, and enjoys spraying him with silly string.

[edit] Friends and Personal Life

Wooton seems to be a friend of most citizens. He is especially good friends with Grady McKay, Colby Cabrera, and of course, Whit. Wooton is the recently revealed creator of the Power Boy comics that he loves so much, explaining why he is often seen mulling over an obstacle Power Boy is faced with. Wooton can play any instrument, such as the saxophone, banjo, organ, and piano, as long as he plays "Camptown Races". He has a tree house with a draw bridge in his backyard that Grady often helps him build. He is also a huge Pool Boys fan and almost bought their complete collection in Wooing Wooton.

Wooton's speaking style and mannerisms were very likely inspired by Bob and Doug McKenzie, two characters created by Canadian comedians Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas.

[edit] Hobbies

Wooton collects Smiley Meal toys and already-chewed green gum. One of Wooton's favorite things is fresh licorice especially when it replaces the bananas on a banana split. Wooton often fills in for the employees at Whit's End for short periods of time, though he once got fired for being late for his job because of his help at Whit's End. It is also revealed that he lives in a house that has a slide for an exit and a breakfast gong.

[edit] House

All who enter Wooton's house must do the "Secret Knock," which requires the person wanting to get in to knock five times fast, and then Wooton responds with two knocks back. Wooton has even been known to require the Secret Knock when he is not at his home, as shown in Bassett Hounds. To exit the house, one must go down the exit slide.

Wooton's house is filled with toys that Wooton has collected since adulthood. There are records hanging from the ceiling covered with glitter that spin when the fan is turned on. Wooton lets the kids of Odyssey help him decorate his house.

There are three rooms of Wooton's house revealed in Odyssey. They are his living room, rec room, and the secret Power Boy room. In his living room are a trash can chandelier, used-parachute window shades, saddles, the back seat of a car used as a sofa, swings, and a stuffed turtle on wheels (revealed in The Highest Stakes, Part 1).

The secret Power Boy room is behind a sliding bookshelf. To get inside it, a person must take the The Exhaustive Guide to Turnips off that shelf. Inside the room are many original Power Boy drawings and storyboards because Wooton writes the Power Boy comics in that room. The room also holds the first ever Sloth Man comic book. Grady McKay discovered this room by accident in The Poor Rich Guy.

[edit] Trivia

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Wooton was once fired. He later got his mailman job back after people on his mail route started complaining. (“Welcoming Wooton”)
He can stick tongs up his nose. (“For the Fun of It”)
Wooton invented a ride-able vacuum cleaner for Marvin Washington (“A Glass Darkly”).
He has an intercom from his house to his tree house (“The Poor Rich Guy”).
Wooton once rode a tricycle down a ski slope. (“Blood, Sweat, and Fears”)
He almost bought a deformed statue at an auction to hang up a ski suit. (“Wooing Wooton”)
Wooton has a policy about no Latin at the breakfast table. (“Wooing Wooton”)
Wooton helped lead Grady McKay to the Lord. In fact, he was there when Grady accepted Jesus into his heart. (“The Highest Stakes, Part 2”)
He doesn't like baseball games. (“Target of the Week”)
Wooton once received a ten-prong fork.
Wooton once thought about building a moat around his tree house.
He likes the Speedster comics.
Wooton likes banana splits, substituting licorice whips for the bananas.
He gives free Power Boy comics to Grady.
He was once attacked by a dog on his mail route. (“Tuesdays with Wooton”)
He tried out for a part at The Harlequin Dinner Theatre.
Wooton delivers Power Boy comics on Tuesdays, as well as oil change coupons.(“Tuesdays with Wooton”)
He can play Camp Town Races on every instrument.
He uses the saxophone as a toothpick.
He owns a Mongolian plastic Flamingo.
Wooton has had 7 porcupines. Their names were Greg, Peter, Bobby, Marsha, Jan, Cindy and Alice.
Wooton once tried to raise a baby Owl he named Dr. What.
Wooton named a moose that used to visit his back yard (presumably when he was a kid in Alaska) Dexter because it means right-handed.
Wooton secretly draws PowerBoy in a hidden room in his house.

[edit] Quotes

“	Connie: Can anyone here play the piano? Wooton: Oh sure, I can do that. Connie: Can you really? Wooton: Yeah, I play for Mrs. Randolph's horse all the time. Connie: What? Wooton: Well that's the only way he'll fall asleep.	”
— B-TV: Behind the Scenes

“	Wooton: Wow [Grady], you look lower than my stock in powdered meat!	”
— Back to Abnormal

“	Bernard: Okay here it is chocolate gold. Wooton: It’s a little squashed. Bernard: I was practically running a marathon with it. Wooton: It’s sweaty. Bernard: Salt adds flavor. Wooton: There’s gravel in it. Bernard: I dropped it once or maybe twice Wooton: Oh that explains the shoe print.	”
— Do or Diet

“	Wooton: Hey, remember how you used to laugh when I crossed my eyes and did this? (Spit kinda noise) Or this? (Car noise) Or how about when we rubbed noses while I went erwanga erwanga, erwanga wanga wanga!! Talia Bassett: The Last time you saw me I was three months old. So now will you please remove your nose from mine?	”
— For the Fun of It

“	Wooton: Okay, answering machine message take number 31. Hello, you've reached Wooton Basset's answering machine. I'm home right now making an answering machine message, but I won't be here when you call, so if you'll kindly leave your number I'll call you back tonight, or maybe not tonight 'cause I have to take the Christmas tree down off my roof. Yes I know it's only May, but some of my neighbors are complaining, you know... (answering machine beeps) Wooton: Aw man! Too long again? This is really hard! (Phone Rings) Wooton: Oh! Hello, you've reached Wooton Bassets ear. If you'll kindly say something then I'll say something back. Beep!	”
— Nothing But the Half Truth

“	Wooton: Can I push the button that turns on the little warning lights?! Unknown\|Truck Driver: Sure, if it's okay with your father. Bernard: I'm not his father!	”
— The Other Side of the Glass, Part 2

“	Grady McKay: Don't get too excited. I'm only coming because of my mom. Wooton: Oh, is she coming to church too? Grady: No, my mom doesn't believe in God. She has to iron. Wooton: Oh, as punishment? Grady McKay: Huh? Wooton: Huh?	”
— The Poor Rich Guy

“	Mr. Rose: ...Do you have any idea what time it is? Wooton: No, but if you let me punch out with my time card, I can show ya. Mr. Rose: It's six p.m. Wooton: Wow! Shouldn't you be home for dinner?	”
— Welcoming Wooton

“	Wooton: Oh wow! I've got 560 box tops in my cupboards! I'm saving up for a yacht.	”
— Wooing Wooton

“	Wooton: I was riding down a ski slope on my tricycle, which is not something I recommend to all you kids at home..." (being interviewed by Trent DeWhite on KYDS Radio)	”
— Blood, Sweat, and Fears

“	Wooton: Talia! Breakfast is ready! (Banging gong) Talia Bassett: Really, Uncle Wooton is all that racket necessary? Wooton: Yeah, it's a breakfast gong. Talia Bassett: A souvenir from over seas? Wooton: Nope, Gongs'R'Us.	”
— For the Fun of It

“	Wooton: I haven't had this much fun since I went shopping cart wrangling in the mall parking lot!	”
— Nothing But the Half Truth

“	Wooton: They're gonna have a bouncy house-with no age or weight restrictions! Woo-hoo!	”
— The Highest Stakes, Part 1

“	Wooton: No one has ever beaten my record of 31 slides in 15 minutes. Samantha McKay: Really? Wooton: Of course, nobody else has sprayed cooking oil on their pants either.	”
— The Highest Stakes, Part 2

“	Wooton: My name is Wooton, by the way. Joseph Fredrick Corelli: That's a funny name. Wooton: Yeah, I know. It's Old English for village by the wood. Joseph: Your parents were Old English? Wooton: No, they were just old.	”
— The Other Side of the Glass, Part 2

“	Wooton: Some of my best memories are from being a boy scout and doing all those fun "ing" things. Boating, camping, rafting, hiking, falling, hurting, bleeding, and yelling for help. It was the most fun I've ever had!	”
— Tuesdays with Wooton

“	Connie: What was that all about, Wooton? Wooton: I don't know, but I think I'm in like.	”
— Wooing Wooton

“	Wooton: And Texas is a big country!	”
— B-TV: Live

“	Wooton: Hoot! Holler! Hoot! Holler! Connie: Wooton, what are you doing? Wooton: Uh, some not too tragic tragedy has happened!	”
— Do or Diet

“	Talia Bassett: You just offered me a completely repulsive, jellybean and corn chip casserole, but you don't allow caffeine? Wooton: Nope! Caffeine will kill ya. The last time I drank it I started talking so fast I almost swallowed my tongue.	”
— For the Fun of It

“	Wooton: According to my calculations I've told seven half truths today and that equals three and a half lies!	”
— Nothing But the Half Truth

“	Wooton: Oh sure go right ahead, just be careful in the rec room. I'm not sure if the oatmeal's congealed yet.	”
— The Highest Stakes, Part 2

“	Wooton: Yeah, I'm bananas about licorice.	”
— Wooing Wooton

“	Wooton: Let me help you with your luggage. Then I've got a surprise for you in the car. Bradford: A surprise? Oh I do hope it's not a pony again sir. Wooton: Not unless ponies come in cans. (snorts)	”
— For the Fun of It

“	Wooton: You see I have this policy. Victoria: I know, you told me. No Latin at the breakfast table.	”
— Wooing Wooton

“	Wooton: Come on, climb over this net! Talia Bassett: Ok. Net? Why is there a net in the forest? Wooton: Oh, probably some careless fisherman.	”
— For the Fun of It

“	Wooton: 'I don't even know how to play golf!' Wellington: 'Fake it.' Wooton: Well, how do you fake playing golf? Either you get it in the clown's mouth or you don't!	”
— Nothing But the Half Truth

“	Wooton: Actually, a whole bunch of characters in the comic are based on real people in Odyssey. Like there's this one character, oh, she's always late for stuff and she talks all the time and she says stuff she doesn't mean. Connie: Who's she based on? Wooton: Uh, oh, she's also really good-looking and, uh, very cool.	”
— Rights, Wrongs, and Winners

“	Wooton: Yeah, that's because I've become a verb here in Odyssey. Carson McKay: A what? Wooton: Yeah, if a kid is being silly, his parents tell them to quit 'Wooton' around!"	”
— The Highest Stakes, Part 1

“	Matthew: Hey, maybe Wooton knows. Wooton: Wow! Well I never did before, but there's a first time for everything. What is it?	”
— For the Birds

“	Wooton: I think I have what Powerboy would call a solution that would stand up to a diamond-lined bowling ball.	”
— Rights, Wrongs, and Winners

“	Max Hampton: Grady told me lots of stuff about you. Like that you ride in rodeos! Wooton Bassett: Oh, yeah, that was an accident. I was looking for the men's room. Max Hampton: Ha ha. You're pretty funny. Wooton Bassett: Oh, well, thanks Max. But the cowboy didn't think so.	”
— Like Father, Like Wooton

“	Wooton Bassett: Do you see what I see? Bernard Walton: This is no time for Christmas songs, Wooton.	”
— The Other Side of the Glass, Part 1

“	Wooton Bassett: A two hour conversation about socks can say I love you just as much as saying I love you.	”
— Plan B, Part 4: Resistance

“	Wooton Bassett: Oh yeah, county not country. I always get those mixed up, which is why I always go on those weekend trips to Switzerland by accident.	”
— Rights, Wrongs, and Winners

“	Wooton Bassett: <to the tune of "Camptown Races"> Hello who's on Wooton's phone, howdy, howdy!	”
— Rights, Wrongs, and Winners

“	Connie Kendall: Do you think God has called you to preach? Wooton Bassett: Oh, I don't know; let me check my messages.	”
— B-TV: Live