Comments on: 22 Fictional Characters Whose Names You Don’t Know

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:48:21 +0000

Malcolm’s family’s last name on “Malcolm in the Middle” was Wilkerson…evidentally it was mentioned in the very first episode but wasn’t brought up again.

By: harutake

harutake — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:53:52 +0000

@Kelly: No, in Shrek, Donkey’s name is not Duncan, it’s Donkey. It doesn’t say Duncan in the credits. IMDb erroneously listed that as the character name, but they’ve fixed it long ago. This confusion stems from on scene in the first movie, when Shrek heads off to confront Farquad and reclaim his swampy solitude. Donkey’s excited to be included in the adventure, and has a mini fanboy moment starting with “Shrek and Donkey…” for some reason, this one time, Eddie Murphy slurred the name (perhaps overdoing Donkey’s character trait of trying to act way too cool), and it honestly does sound quite a bit like “Duncan”, but it’s not.
@Jess: the narrator in Fight Club is Tyler Durden, that’s his real name, but he “projected” it onto his imaginary friend, which is specifically the reason ‘narrator’ isn’t given a name, because we’re hearing his name constantly but we’re not supposed to know until the reveal.
@Jerry Modene: Spock didn’t have a last name; despite appearing (erroneously) in Trivial Pursuit, that random assortment of letters is not canon, and is suspected by some to have been meant as a joke (and/or deliberate misdirection to make geeks argue for decades to come). like Klingons, Vulcans generally have single names, a surname or “family name” is not a tradition they picked up. The question “what is [fictional single-named character]‘s last name?” comes from the assumption that any species with a functioning society must have the same naming conventions as us, never mind the fact that *we* haven’t always had need for surnames. What was Plato’s last name? If one needed to give Spock a “full” name for some ceremonial purpose, it would be “Spock, son of Sarek”

Also note that up until a certain point, all male Vulcan names had 5 letters, started with ‘S’ and ended with ‘k’, so “Shrek” could have Vulcan ancestry

By: Alan Mueller

Alan Mueller — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:23:17 +0000

The Lone Ranger a.k.a. John Reid is the great great great grandfather of Brit Reid a.k.a. The Green Hornet. Both characters created by the same person,George W. Trendle.

By: JFR

JFR — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:29:48 +0000

@ ala
If you consider Frederick Forsythe’s sequel part of the Phantom of the Opera lore, than the phantom has a Full name:
Eric Muhlheim

By: Val

Val — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:49:20 +0000

I’m sure it’s common knowledge, but Indiana Jones’ full name is Dr. Henry Jones, Jr. Indiana was the name of his childhood dog.

Teller (of Penn and Teller) had his name legally changed from Raymond Joseph Teller. Now, he has one of the few US passports with a single name.

By: Meg

Meg — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:10:39 +0000

I’ve always wanted to know if Dr. Claw’s cat, on Inspector Gadget, had a name. I’ve not been able to find the answer.

By: Rey

Rey — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:23:39 +0000

Nice pull Sarah on B.A. I wass gonna go w/ him but I only had Bad Attitude.
My contribution: Mr. Miyagi’s first name is Kesuke.
Did Chunk from the Goonies have a name?

By: Andy Cotterill

Andy Cotterill — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:55:59 +0000

Jugghead from the Archie comics’ first name is Forsythe.

By: Lorne M

Lorne M — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:08:34 +0000

In S&G’s song “Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard”, I believe that the actual name of the “Me” character is “Wullerton”.

This based on the line “Mama looked down and spit on the ground every time my name gets mentioned”.

In the Canadian TV series Corner Gas there is a running gag where every time anyone mentions the neighboring town of Wullerton, everyone spits on the ground.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corner_Gas#Wullerton_rivalry
http://www.myspace.com/video/kobra-87/corner-gas-spits/9958347

By: Zoey

Zoey — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:48:24 +0000

BJ Hunnicutt on M*A*S*H does NOT have another name. It was revealed on one episode that he was named after his mother, Bea, and his father, Jay.