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:''For a list of comics, see [[:Category:Comics featuring Blondie|Comics featuring Blondie]].''
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:''For the named Blondies, see [[Miss Lenhart]], [[Mrs. Roberts]], and [[Help I'm trapped in a driver's license factory Elaine Roberts]].''
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'''Blondie''' is a [[stick figure]] character in [[xkcd]]. She is distinguished by her long blonde hair. Like most other xkcd characters, she does not necessarily represent the same character from comic to comic.
 
'''Blondie''' is a [[stick figure]] character in [[xkcd]]. She is distinguished by her long blonde hair. Like most other xkcd characters, she does not necessarily represent the same character from comic to comic.
  
 
==Characteristics==
 
==Characteristics==
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Blondie is a minor character in xkcd, but has had several appearances without ever being named in general.
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Blondie is a minor character in xkcd, but has had several appearances without ever being named in general.
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The reason she is finally recognized as a "news" character was that with [[1699: Local News]] she had been used three time in less than 100 comics as a {{w|news anchor}}, and by the time she was named she had appeared as a news anchor [[:Category:News anchor|6 times]]. It turned out that she is by far the most used character for presenting news reports compared to how much she is generally used, even beating Cueball at this time with him only having been anchor man five times. After this was realized there was a [[explain_xkcd:Community_portal/Proposals#New_character_category_for_blonde_woman_news_reporter_.28from_1699.29|community portal discussion]] regarding this character and no one objected to the name Blondie with the other three as sub characters under her name. (In May 2020 she overtook Cueball again with 9 vs 8 news anchor appearances with [[2304: Preprint]]).
 
  
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One of the reasons it took so long for her to be named is probably because there are already three [[:Category:Comics by minor characters|minor characters]] who have the same appearance as Blondie, and are thus subcategories of her, just like [[Rob]] is for [[Cueball]]. Those three are the teacher [[Miss Lenhart]], the hacker [[Mrs. Roberts]] and the adult version of her [[:Category:1337|leet]] daughter [[Help I'm trapped in a driver's license factory Elaine Roberts]]. The Robertses are always mentioned by name, and Mrs. Roberts has so far only been used six times, and Elaine has only been drawn like Blondie in the last four comics in the [[:Category:1337|1337]] series. Miss Lenhart has only been named and drawn twice, but her name has been used three more times, and she has been drawn like Blondie nine times at the time Blondie was created as a character (after comic [[1731]] was released).
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She is the most used character for presenting news reports, even beating Cueball with 9 vs 8 news anchor appearances.
  
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Apart from when she represents one of the above she is not the same character from comic to comic. She is mainly just another woman that [[Randall]] can use when he wishes to give a woman a specific characteristic so to set her aside from the more commonly used women [[Megan]] and [[Ponytail]]. Note that if Ponytail took her hair out she would look like Blondie.
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There are other three [[:Category:Comics by minor characters|minor characters]] who have the same appearance as Blondie, and are thus subcategories of her, just like [[Rob]] is for [[Cueball]]. Those three are the teacher [[Miss Lenhart]], the hacker [[Mrs. Roberts]], and the adult version of her daughter [[Help I'm trapped in a driver's license factory Elaine Roberts]].  
  
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She is rarely depicted with other women like Megan and Ponytail, but in her first appearances she talks with Megan in [[59: Graduation]]. But when she take on her most reprized role as a news anchor she is typically alone on screen, but she may speak to others of camera as in [[495: Secretary: Part 2]], or indirectly to Ponytail and Megan in their living room as in [[932: CIA]]. She seems to be the wife of a Cueball-like guy in [[275: Thoughts]].
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Blondie is not the same character from comic to comic. She is mainly just another woman that [[Randall]] can use when he wishes to give a woman a specific characteristic so to set her aside from the more commonly used women [[Megan]] and [[Ponytail]]. She is rarely depicted together with other women, but when she takes on her most reprised role as a news anchor she is typically alone on screen.
  
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A couple of time she is depicted as a mathematician, this may be a representation of Miss Lenhart, but as it is not in a teaching role she is still listed as Blondie. See the [[Miss_Lenhart#Math teacher|Math teacher section]] on Miss Lenhart's page.
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She is occasionally portrayed as a mathematician, possibly meant to represent Miss Lenhart. However, since she is not actually teaching, she is still referred to as Blondie. For more information, see to the [[Miss_Lenhart#Math teacher|Math teacher section]] on Miss Lenhart's page.
  
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Both Miss Lenhart (see [[416: Zealous Autoconfig]]) and Mrs. Roberts (see  [[342: 1337: Part 2]]) are depicted as having at least two children. That Blondie is also often depicted as a mother seems to indicate that Randall sees this character as a mother figure. Blondie as a mother can be seen here:
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Blondie appears to be the wife of a Cueball-like in [[275: Thoughts]]. In [[416: Zealous Autoconfig]] and [[342: 1337: Part 2]], both Miss Lenhart and Mrs. Roberts are portrayed as mothers with at least two children. Blondie is also depicted as a mother in a few other comics, such as:
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:[[200: Bill Nye]], with two boys.
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*[[200: Bill Nye]], with two boys.
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:[[275: Thoughts]], having a daughter.
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*[[275: Thoughts]], having a daughter.
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:[[946: Family Decals]], left family wagon with three children, two boys and a girl.
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*[[946: Family Decals]], left family wagon with three children, two boys and a girl.
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:[[1608: Hoverboard]], [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/ae/1608_0970x1077y_Kite_and_weird_bug.png next to the volcano] where she is with her daughter. The boy is likely the daughter's friend, which is why she is so embarrassed, but it could of course be her brother as well.
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*[[1608: Hoverboard]], [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/ae/1608_0970x1077y_Kite_and_weird_bug.png next to the volcano] where she is with her daughter. The boy is likely the daughter's friend, which is why she is so embarrassed, but it could of course be her brother as well.
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*She has killed her past self with a tachyon beam in [[1699: Local News]].
 
  
 
==See also==
 
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*[[:Category:Comics featuring Help I'm trapped in a driver's license factory Elaine Roberts]]
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Revision as of 09:18, 6 July 2023

Blondie

First appearance 59: Graduation
Appearances 47
For a list of comics, see Comics featuring Blondie.
For the named Blondies, see Miss Lenhart, Mrs. Roberts, and Help I'm trapped in a driver's license factory Elaine Roberts.

Blondie is a stick figure character in xkcd. She is distinguished by her long blonde hair. Like most other xkcd characters, she does not necessarily represent the same character from comic to comic.

Characteristics

Blondie is a minor character in xkcd, but has had several appearances without ever being named in general.

She is the most used character for presenting news reports, even beating Cueball with 9 vs 8 news anchor appearances.

There are other three minor characters who have the same appearance as Blondie, and are thus subcategories of her, just like Rob is for Cueball. Those three are the teacher Miss Lenhart, the hacker Mrs. Roberts, and the adult version of her daughter Help I'm trapped in a driver's license factory Elaine Roberts.

Blondie is not the same character from comic to comic. She is mainly just another woman that Randall can use when he wishes to give a woman a specific characteristic so to set her aside from the more commonly used women Megan and Ponytail. She is rarely depicted together with other women, but when she takes on her most reprised role as a news anchor she is typically alone on screen.

She is occasionally portrayed as a mathematician, possibly meant to represent Miss Lenhart. However, since she is not actually teaching, she is still referred to as Blondie. For more information, see to the Math teacher section on Miss Lenhart's page.

Blondie appears to be the wife of a Cueball-like in 275: Thoughts. In 416: Zealous Autoconfig and 342: 1337: Part 2, both Miss Lenhart and Mrs. Roberts are portrayed as mothers with at least two children. Blondie is also depicted as a mother in a few other comics, such as:

See also

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