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'''Daddy Twofoot''' was the next door neighbor of [[Hamfast Gamgee]] in [[Bagshot Row]] under [[Bag End]]. Twofoot most likely lived between the other [[hobbit-holes]] which made up the row. He was known to have visited the [[Ivy Bush]] Inn on [[Bywater Road]] but he did not venture further. [[Buckland]] was considered to him a land of peculiar strangers and mysterious tales.
'''Daddy Twofoot''' was a [[Hobbit]] of [[the Shire]] in the late [[Third Age]].
 
==History==
Daddy Twofoot was the next door neighbor of [[Hamfast Gamgee]] in [[Bagshot Row]] under [[Bag End]]. He was known to have visited the [[Ivy Bush]] Inn on [[Bywater Road]] but he did not venture further. [[Buckland]] was considered to him a land of peculiar strangers and mysterious tales.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', "[[A Long Expected Party]]"</ref>
 
==Portrayal in adaptations==
'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:Daddy Twofoot is voiced by [[Leonard Fenton]]. He is present in the Ivy Bush before [[Bilbo's Birthday Party]].<ref>[[Michael Bakewell]], [[Brian Sibley]] (eds.), ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)]]'', "[[A Long Expected Party (episode)|A Long Expected Party]]"</ref>
 
'''2001: ''[[Peter Jackson's 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 Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Special Extended DVD 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)|Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
: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>
 
==References==
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Daddy Twofoot
Hobbit
Biographical Information
LocationBagshot Row
Physical Description
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Daddy Twofoot

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

History

Daddy Twofoot was the next door neighbor of Hamfast Gamgee in Bagshot Row under Bag End. He was known to have visited the Ivy Bush Inn on Bywater Road but he did not venture further. Buckland was considered to him a land of peculiar strangers and mysterious tales.[1]

Portrayal in adaptations

1981: BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings:

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

2001: Peter Jackson's 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: Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring:

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]

References