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{{Character|name = [[Jo McGuire]]|Gender = Female|Hair Color = Blonde|Eye Color = Brown|Birthday = July 28th|Height = 5ft3|Occupation(s) = Stay at Home Mom|Family = [[Sam McGuire]] (husband)<br />[[Lizzie McGuire]] (daughter<br />[[Matt McGuire]] (son)<br />[[Gammy McGuire]] (Mother-in-Law)|Friends = |Pet(s) = Lizzie the Lizard|Enemies = |Portrayer = [[Hallie Todd]]|Education = [[Hillridge Junior High School]]}}'''Josephine Lynn "Jo" McGuire''' is [[Lizzie McGuire (Character)|Lizzie]] and [[Matt McGuire|Matt's]] mother.
[[Image:Jo.jpg|thumb|Jo McGuire.]]
 
   
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==Biographical Background==
'''Jo McGuire''' was Lizzie and Matt's mother. She cared deeply about Lizzie but was still trying to figure out how to raise a teenager. As a result, she sometimes tended to "mess up" situations in Lizzie's life while trying to help make them better. At the end of each episode, Jo and Lizzie tend to come to an understanding and portray the unfaltering love of a mother-daughter relationship.
 
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Jo was born in Walla Walla, Washington on July 28.
   
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As a child, Jo was a geeky girl who envied anybody that was popular.
== Childhood ==
 
It is stated in many episodes that Jo, as a child, was a geeky girl who envied anybody that was popular. She treasured her record and CD collections (including Leif Garrett vinyl records). In the Season 1 episode "Between a Rock and a Bra Place", she said that she hated it when her mother embarrassed her (which is ironically what she now does to Lizzie, but doesn't know it). It is revealed that she was born in Walla Walla, Washington.
 
   
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When she was thirteen and her mother took her shopping, her mother would do everything she could to embarrass Jo. Jo promised herself that she would never act that like that with her own daughter.<ref>[[Between a Rock and a Bra Place]]</ref>
== Love Relationships ==
 
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Jo is married to Sam McGuire. It is indicated several times that they have been married for fifteen years. They first met during freshman week at High School, according to Sam in "Bye Bye, Hillridge Junior High". As a teenager, she had a crush on the lifeguard at the city pool. When she saw him recently, he "lost all his hair, was assistant manager at the local Dairy Freeze, and lived with his mother", according to Jo in "The Greatest Crush of All".
 
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As a teenager, Jo wore braces, and was a fan of Leif Garrett.<ref>[[Lizzie's Nightmares]]</ref>
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Once she had her driver's license, she damaged her father's car by backing into a tree, and let her sister take the blame for it. She finally admitted her part, out of guilt.<ref>[[Rumors]]</ref>
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When she was a student, her aptitude test suggested a career as a "rock and roll diva, with a world-renowned shoe collection."<ref>[[Jack of All Trades]]</ref>
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==​Personal Characteristics==
 
Jo cares deeply about Lizzie but is trying to figure out how to raise a teenager. As a result, she sometimes tends to "mess up" situations in Lizzie's life while trying to make them better.
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Jo is a big fan of Chinese food.<ref>As shown in [[Misadventures in Babysitting]], Sam and Jo have a "regular table" at a Chinese restaurant, and they know the hostess by name.</ref>
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Jo hates softball.<ref>[[Random Acts of Miranda]]</ref>
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==Romantic Relationships==
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Jo is married to [[Sam McGuire]]. It is indicated several times that they have been married for fifteen years. They first met during freshman week at High School, according to Sam in "[[Bye Bye Hillridge Junior High]]".
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As a teenager, she had a crush on the lifeguard at the city pool. When she saw him recently, he "lost all his hair, was assistant manager at the local Dairy Freeze, and lived with his mother," according to Jo in "[[The Greatest Crush of All]]."
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==References==
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Revision as of 23:13, 29 December 2020

Jo McGuire
General Information
Gender: Female
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Brown
Birthday: July 28th
Height: 5ft3
Occupation(s): Stay at Home Mom
Family & Friends
Family: Sam McGuire (husband)
Lizzie McGuire (daughter
Matt McGuire (son)
Gammy McGuire (Mother-in-Law)
Pet(s): Lizzie the Lizard
Other Information
Education: Hillridge Junior High School
Series Information
Portrayer: Hallie Todd

Josephine Lynn "Jo" McGuire is Lizzie and Matt's mother.

Biographical Background

Jo was born in Walla Walla, Washington on July 28.

As a child, Jo was a geeky girl who envied anybody that was popular.

When she was thirteen and her mother took her shopping, her mother would do everything she could to embarrass Jo. Jo promised herself that she would never act that like that with her own daughter.[1]

As a teenager, Jo wore braces, and was a fan of Leif Garrett.[2]

Once she had her driver's license, she damaged her father's car by backing into a tree, and let her sister take the blame for it. She finally admitted her part, out of guilt.[3]

When she was a student, her aptitude test suggested a career as a "rock and roll diva, with a world-renowned shoe collection."[4]


​Personal Characteristics

Jo cares deeply about Lizzie but is trying to figure out how to raise a teenager. As a result, she sometimes tends to "mess up" situations in Lizzie's life while trying to make them better.

Jo is a big fan of Chinese food.[5]

Jo hates softball.[6]


Romantic Relationships

Jo is married to Sam McGuire. It is indicated several times that they have been married for fifteen years. They first met during freshman week at High School, according to Sam in "Bye Bye Hillridge Junior High".

As a teenager, she had a crush on the lifeguard at the city pool. When she saw him recently, he "lost all his hair, was assistant manager at the local Dairy Freeze, and lived with his mother," according to Jo in "The Greatest Crush of All."


References

  1. Between a Rock and a Bra Place
  2. Lizzie's Nightmares
  3. Rumors
  4. Jack of All Trades
  5. As shown in Misadventures in Babysitting, Sam and Jo have a "regular table" at a Chinese restaurant, and they know the hostess by name.
  6. Random Acts of Miranda