| Fritz Langley | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Gender | Male |
| Animal | Rodent |
| Hair color | Brown (youth) Gray (present) |
| Complexion | Light brown |
| Residence | Shady Pines Retirement Home |
| Family | - Possible wife
- Daughter (as mentioned in "Home Sweet Home") |
| Cartoon debut | "Buster's Green Thumb" |
| Voiced by | Howard Ryshpan |
Fritz Langley is the former caretaker of the Elwood City Community Gardens. He suffers from arthritis and moved to a retirement community. He is friends with Buster.
Physical appearance[]
He is depicted as a rodent with gray hair and a light brown complexion wearing khakis with a belt, a light yellow cargo jacket, brown sneakers, a green banded hat, and green glasses with no inside. In his youth, he had brown hair.
Personality[]
In "Buster's Green Thumb," before meeting Fritz, Buster describes him as "the weird guy with the big hat who talks to himself." Bitzi, who knew Fritz since she was a child, tells Buster that he is not weird and convinces him to bring compost to the garden. Fritz does talk to himself as he pulls out weeds, saying things such as "You think you're tougher than me, eh? You put up a good fight, weed, I'll give you that." Fritz is a good-natured, virtuous, and rather serious man who cares about the garden. As such, he stops Buster when he begins to take too many tomatoes for his friends. Although Fritz is kind, he is not a pushover, and he makes sure everybody gets their fair share from the garden.
Childhood[]
It was revealed in "Home Sweet Home" that in 1932, when he was younger, Fritz got the nickname Fearless Fritz after winning a game of capture the flag against all odds at camp. He writes about this in a letter to Buster when he is at camp. Buster reads the letters Fritz sends to Sanjeev, Irwin, and the other kids at Camp Meadowcroak. It was also that revealed prior to this event taking place Fritz wasn't very interested in camp.
Appearances[]
Arthur[]
- Season 9
- 90401 "Buster's Green Thumb"
- Season 12
- 120202 "The Frensky Family Fiasco" (cameo)
- 120901 "Home Sweet Home"
- Season 15
- 150901 "Buster's Garden of Grief"
- Season 21
- 2102 "The Master Builders"
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Trivia[]
- While other members of Fritz's family are never seen or discussed to great detail, it is assumed he was married at one point, as he mentions his daughter is taking him to look at a retirement community in the episode "Home Sweet Home"