| “ | You should remember my name – it’s Ginger – because one day I’m gonna rule the WHOLE WORLD. All of it! But right now, I want some candy. | „ |
Ginger also known as Talking Ginger, is one of the main characters of the numerous series in the Talking Tom & Friends franchise.
He is a young, rebellious prankster who is Tom's nephew and is the son of the second richest people in town.[22]
Appearance
Ginger generally appears as a 7 year old[2][3][4] (5 in Talking Friends[5][6]) ginger[12] cat, Felis fabulatus, who has short whiskers, large blue eyes, a thin stripy tail, a small pink nose, large orange ears with pink canals and bright orange/yellow eyebrows. He has four fingers on each hand and three toes on each foot, each finger and toe having a single claw on it. Being the youngest of the the gang, Ginger is also the shortest in stature, only reaching shoulder-height on most of the members. While unconfirmed, his fur pattern resembles an orange tabby, meaning he may be a tabby cat like his uncle. Ginger also sometimes sports clothes, depending on the media.
Talking Tom and Friends
Like most non-human characters in the series, Ginger did not wear clothes in the first three seasons. Starting with Season 4, he wears a purple t-shirt, denim overalls and red sneakers.
Like all main characters in the show, Ginger gains a third outfit in "Waitress Angela", which is used interchangeably with his Season 4 outfit. In this outfit, Ginger sports a red polo with yellow stripes, similar to the outfit in Talking Tom Gold Run
Personality
Talking Friends
Ginger is just a little kitten, He Loves getting himself into trouble and always gets himself in all sorts of incidents and trouble. often up to no good with the help of his idol Pierre. Ginger always gets into trouble but who could stay mad at him for long! Ginger is also a big explorer, He loves to play outside and is so curious about the world. Every flower, every fish, every slice of pepperoni is new to him and just begging him to be explored. Or eaten. Or both. He's constantly asking questions to Tom and Ben. Ginger has a wild imagination, He loves to take long showers and brush his teeth. Meaning he is always clean, Unless he gets himself into a mess. He loves to try out new things. The friends love to take care of him, He is also a huge dreamer, And is always dreaming about his recent adventures and his new ones as well. He is also one of the only cats on the planet who dreams in colour,
Talking Tom And Friends
| “ | Sorry, not sorry! | „ |
As he is the youngest of the friends at seven years of age, he is highly immature, as shown by his mindset when he loses in games and recklessly endangers himself and others.
| “ | This game cheats! | „ |
He has an extreme obsession with candy and will do whatever it takes to get some, he even once jump to a portal to a parallel universe for some candy from his alternative self there. He also despises romance as he finds it disgusting when although is occasionally mildly interested in it - And got concerned once when he realizes that Hank hasn't been in a romantic relationship yet.
Relationships
Hank is Ginger's best friend along with Gina and Pierre, and such as the other two, Hank also tries to be a role-model for Ginger. Hank and Ginger are usually seen together pulling pranks and playing games together, such as cardboard roleplaying, when they are together. However, Hank is always trying to teach Ginger valuable lessons, which Ginger has a lack of tolerance for. This can sometimes cause Ginger to act out on purpose just to annoy Hank.
Such as Hank, it is said that Gina is a role-model for Ginger. It is said in Talking Angela and Tom Loves Angela that the two are best-friends and hardly go anywhere without each other. The two seem to have fun together differently to how Ginger plays with Hank and Pierre, as Gina is a well-mannered person.
According to Talking Angela, Pierre is Ginger's third best friend and also a role model for him. Such as Hank, Angela states that Ginger and Pierre have fun together by pulling pranks, and supposedly, Pierre was the one who taught him to pull pranks in the first place.
Angela even goes as far to say that Ginger was never even naughty until him and Pierre started hanging out.
Tom:
| “ | You already know Talking Tom is my uncle, right? He is the best! I love him a lot! When he's not around I hug my Tom plush toy! | „ |
Tom is Ginger's neighbor, uncle, and a close friend of him. Like most of the gang, Tom has little tolerance of Ginger's pranks, jokes and insane theories.
The two have teamed up on occasion, such as cheating the election, and when Ginger unintentionally led Tom into believing Ben and Angela are brain suckers.
Ben:
Unlike most of the gang, they have little interaction, although Angela claims in Talking Angela, that Pierre and Ginger are always stealing Ben's inventions and chemistry.
This is taken further in the show, where Ginger is seen stealing a bunch of Ben's inventions, such as his jetpack. Other than that, they get along pretty well, although Ginger doesn't like his romantic relationship with Xenon, and gets extremely mad when Ben chooses Darren over him.
Angela and Ginger are friends, although she seems like his favorite to pull pranks on.
Her temper usually sets off whenever Ginger pranks her, such as in Think Hank.
Profiles
Outfit7 Website (2013)
Play with him, play with him, play with him! Talking Ginger loves to take long showers and brush his teeth. They are always super clean! He loves to poke around and try out new things. Everybody loves to take care of him because he is such a cutie! Talking Ginger is also a huge dreamer and his dreams are totally awesome! He is always dreaming about his recent adventures and he is planning new ones as well. He is the only cat on the planet who dreams in color! True story!
Outfit7 Website (2014)
Play with him, play with him, play with him! Everybody loves to play with him and take care of him because he is such a cutie! Tom’s wild nephew Ginger is just a little kid, always running around the beach at super-fast speed, in and out of one booth after another, grabbing food and prizes (offered and not), getting himself in trouble and laughing as he nearly gets caught, Ginger is both a source of pride and frustration to his doting uncle, Tom.
Talking Friends Cartoons
- Giddy drawer
- Impatient animal lover
- Nosy pizza eater
- Gentle napper
- Eager dancer
- Restless teeth cleaner
There's nothing bad to say about this little ball of fur, even though it's impossible to count the amount of times we've caught him up to no good! When needed on the set, all we had to do was look for Pierre or for Angela and he was there.
Talking Tom Website
My favorite little guy! My nephew Ginger is the cutest! He LOVES trouble and gets himself in all sorts of incidents. I never really get mad at him though. He loves to play outside and is so curious about the world. He's constantly asking questions and I try to answer them, but after a while I just send him to Ben. Ginger has a wild imagination, you should see his drawings, and hear his stories, they're out of this world!
Talking Angela Website
Ginger is the cutest kitten ever! He's one big explorer and get enthusiastic [sic] just about anything. Every flower, every fish, every slice of pepperoni is new to him and just begging him to be explored. Or eaten. Or both... He LOVES trouble and gets into it constantly. To Ginger Ben is the most interesting person in the whole world. One more thing - Ginger loves to draw, you should see his drawings!
Talking Friends McDonald's 2013 cards
Ginger, Tom's nephew, is a wide eyed and cute little kitten, often up to no good with the help of his idol Pierre. Ginger always gets into trouble but who could stay mad at him for long!
Talking Friends Annual 2014
- Name: Talking Ginger
- Fur: Ginger
- Status: Mega cutie
- Uncle: Talking Tom
- Hobby: Playing
- Enjoys: Dreaming
- Just adores: Hugging
- Most likely to be found: In the shower brushing his teeth
- But just who is Ginger: Playful kitten who loves to explore the world and hangs out with his uncle, Talking Tom.
Talking Tom and Friends Website (2015-2023)
BOO! Haha – made you jump! Tom and the gang (the old folks) are okay, I guess. But I’m the future! You should remember my name – it’s Ginger – because one day I’m gonna rule the WHOLE WORLD. All of it! But right now, I want some candy. Hanging out with the gang at the studio is really fun. Especially when I get to mess with them. Pulling pranks on Hank is basically my favorite thing to do. EVER. He just makes it so funny! He totally thinks he’s some kind of role model for me. It’s HILARIOUS!
Trivia
- Ginger is often misgendered due to his feminine-sounding name.
- According to "CEO in Trouble", Ginger's family are the second richest people in town, behind the CEO.
- Ginger's voice actress, Maria Bamford, also voices Becca and several other characters.
- Despite being Tom's nephew, in My Talking Tom Friends where all the main cast are kids, Ginger is weirdly present.
- Like most of the friends, Ginger starts wearing clothes in "Where's Angela?".
- Most of the apps Ginger is featured in are designed for small children to help them learn hygiene.
- Like the rest of the friends, Ginger gets an outfit change in "Waitress Angela".
- Ginger has his own hideout in the upstairs section of the garage. However, it is rarely seen as the majority of the show takes place in the downstairs area of the garage.
- According to Hank's now-defunct official Facebook account, Ginger's parents named Ginger after the Asian vegetable.[23] This is ironic as Ginger's color-scheme is the color 'ginger'.
- A common belief is that Ginger's first appearance was in Talking Ginger. However, this is untrue. Ginger debuted in Talking Santa Meets Ginger.
- On a Facebook post by the official Talking Tom account, Ginger's birthday was confirmed to be April 8.
- This is also the release date of the Ginger's Birthday app.
- Angela also claims this to be his birthday in Talking Angela and Tom Loves Angela.
- This is also stated on the Talking Tom & Friends website.
- A misconception is that Gina is actually Ginger's mother, because of her Talking Friends Cartoons description saying she is a den-mother to him.
- A den-mother is role-model or protector of a group or person.
- This simply cannot be the case as Ginger's real parents are seen in the Talking Tom and Friends Minis episode, "Ginger Wants to Sleep".
- He is seen borrowing Hank's phone in "The Audition" and "Ben's High Score".
- In later episodes, however, he uses his own phone.
- In Foolf, Ginger mentions that he's taken gymnastics at one point.
References
- ↑ https://youtube.com/watch?v=qoArV6K5mb0
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Audition" from Talking Tom and Friends (5:52), "Hi, everybody, my name is Ginger, and I'm seven years old."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Assertive App" from Talking Tom and Friends (5:02), "Are we so lame that a seven year old(Ginger) is better at talking to adults than we are?"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Lost Scouts" from Talking Tom and Friends (0:03), "I was seven, going on eight, the first time I learned what being a Scout Boy is all about."
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Talking Angela Ginger's age and birthday screenshot
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "http://outfit7.com/2013/04/talking-ginger-is-getting-a-new-app-for-his-5th-birthday/", Retrieved 11-22-23
- ↑ Talking Angela Ginger nephew screenshot
- ↑ "Rock the Catsbah" from Talking Friends (0:56) "This is my nephew, Ginger."
- ↑ "Multipli-Kitty" from Talking Friends (1:11) "I've been a bad, bad uncle."
- ↑ "talkingtom.com/ginger.html" (April 2015), Retrieved 05-21-23
- ↑ "outfit7.com/character/talking-ginger" (May 2014), Retrieved 05-21-23
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Talking Friends Annual 2014 Pg. 24
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Talking Friends McDonald's 2013 Ginger's profile
- ↑ "talkingtomandfriends.com/talking-ginger", Retrieved 04-6-23
- ↑ Ginger's profile, from the official Indian licensing company, "Dream Theatre Ltd."
- ↑ "https://www.instagram.com/p/B-rvvqOIQEd/", Retrieved 04-7-23
- ↑ "Ginger and the Girl" from Talking Tom and Friends (2:13), "I have a world-shattering problem, my partner for the science fair is a (retching noises) girl!" "And what's wrong with being a girl?", "I'm talking about a girl girl! How am I even gonna talk to her without barfing?"
- ↑ https://talkingfriends.fandom.com/wiki/File:Ginger-story_v2.jpeg
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "outfit7.com/character/talking-ginger/" (April 2013), Retrieved 04-18-23
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Talking Friends Cartoons Ginger's profile
- ↑ Ginger's mugshot as seen in "The Audition" screenshot, from Talking Tom and Friends
- ↑ "CEO in Trouble" from Talking Tom and Friends (7:29), "On one hand, my parents are the second richest people in town. On the other, the CEO is the richest"
- ↑ "https://www.facebook.com/pages/Talking-Hank/710114739084197", Retrieved 05-26-23
Notes
- ↑ While not directly stated in Talking Angela, the given excuse for the existence of anthropomorphic cats is supposedly that they are all Felis fabulatus, which would suggest that Ginger would have to be one.