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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. |
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Jo was born in Walla Walla, Washington on July 28. |
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 |
+ | 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.<ref>[[Between a Rock and a Bra Place]]</ref> |
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> |
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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> |
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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| − | In "[[Picture Day]]", she and Sam force Lizzie to wear a unicorn sweater, despite the weather being warm in Los Angeles. Unbeknownst to her, Sam, and Gammy (Sam's mother), everyone scolds Lizzie for wearing the unicorn sweater. Even Miranda hates seeing Lizzie wearing one on photo day, since it is "not just a picture; we're in middle school now." At the end, Jo notices that Lizzie held up the unicorn sweater while wearing a white blouse covered in green paint. |
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| − | In "[[Pool Party]]" Jo points out that sometimes a best friend could be the worst enemy, but not before banning Lizzie from Danny Kessler's Pool Party. (Ironically, she was the worst emeny to all of Lizzie's schoolmates on "[[Picture Day]]", but she and her husband fail to say so.) |
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| − | In "[[Between a Rock and a Bra Place]]" she is the type of mom to humiliate Lizzie and Miranda in a mall by mentioning their very first bras. |
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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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| − | In "[[Gordo and the Magic Dwarves]]", she forces Lizzie, Miranda, and Gordo to play a dwarf game, which Gordo gets an F. |
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| + | Jo hates softball.<ref>[[Random Acts of Miranda]]</ref> |
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| − | As she and Sam are roped to the Sports EXPO in "[[The Longest Yard|The Longest Yard]]", and forces Lizzie to cancel her plans. Lizzie is mistreated by Lanny and Matt, and Matt and Lizzie are unfairly ungrounded for not taking care of the football that belonged to Sam. |
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| − | In "[[Working Girl]]", Jo bans Lizzie from having her allowance raise as everyone in school really has. Lizzie is supposed to enjoy being a kid as she is not even independent. Lizzie had worked at the Digital Bean, and the staff liked her better as a guest instead of a busboy. |
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| − | In "[[Party Over Here]]", despite not being the only parent, she bans Lizzie from going to an unsupervised party and grounds her, whilst telling her to enjoy her childhood. Lizzie hated her childhood. |
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| − | In "[[She Said, He Said, She Said]]", Jo disliked Lizzie as she was an abusive parent. Sam liked Matt better (as of that fantasy sequence since in real life, it is proven otherwise.) |
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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]]". |
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]]." |
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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Revision as of 23:13, 29 December 2020
| Jo McGuire | |
| General Information | |
| Gender: | Female |
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| 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
- ↑ Between a Rock and a Bra Place
- ↑ Lizzie's Nightmares
- ↑ Rumors
- ↑ Jack of All Trades
- ↑ As shown in Misadventures in Babysitting, Sam and Jo have a "regular table" at a Chinese restaurant, and they know the hostess by name.
- ↑ Random Acts of Miranda