Odd thing about Fosters

[ktoriyama]

Do Imaginary Friends Die? Why isn't the world overrun with them. They might die of sickness, as they can get sick ( see ep BLOOOO ) so it is logical to say they can get die from sickness in theory. They can also be killed like Terrance ate his imaginary friend ( see ep RED ). On the whole they seem to be more hardy than humans, as they don't seem to age ( see ep SECRET DOOR ) as Mr. Harriman looked more or less the same 20 years ago. So they don't get old and die. I theorize that they are also killed when their creator dies as they are byproducts of a human's imagination, so when that imagination goes so do they. Or maybe they need to have a host human to draw strength from and Foster's job is to help them find that human. Maybe they eventually fade and die if they don't find that human.

So we know that they don't die as fast as humans. Now we do know they are created faster than humans, as it is hinted in the series that throughout ones growing up, one might go through several imaginary friends. That said, the question must be asked why isn't the world packed with imaginary friends? Shouldn't they by logic outnumber humans. Is there something I am missing?

[Fan of Sponge]

No, imaginary friends don't die, they live on in the spirit of their former master. Hey with more kids being born every single mintues and wanting their own imaginary friends, there's always going to be a demand for them just like gasoline.

[ktoriyama]

You misread. My point is that imaginary friends take up space. Since they don't die why isn't the earth pack to the brim with them. Death is nature's way of keeping the population of anything in control.

[One Radical Dude]

I think that imaginary friends are mortals (which means that they will die, too). "Seeing Red" is enough to convince me that they don't have infinite lives. Also in "Bloooo", also mentioned by ktoriyama, Bloo getting sick (that's another characteristic of living in mortality). Interesting subject, I must say.

[Zach]

Yes, but Fosters is a Y-rated show, so I doubt anything like Bloo getting shot will happen.(God forbid!)

[One Radical Dude]

I thought Foster's was a TV-Y7 show?

Anyway, you're right about one thing...I seriously doubt we'll see imaginary friends get killed like that. If so, maybe if it were a TV-PG show (at least)...or TV-14. Not gonna happen.

[Zach]

I'm looking up Foster's rating now.

Foster's wouldn't be much of a family show if Terrance went around with an AK-47 blasting ever friend in sight!

[Matt-a-Tastic]

... dude, this is a cartoon, dont take it to serciolly.

BTW whats a "TV-Y7"?

I don't think we have those in England

[Zach]

It means for everyone age 7 and over.

[ktoriyama]

Me serious. It was more of a what if moment. Any other thoughts on the matter other than Terrance running around with AK-47 acting as population control for imaginary friends.

[NozeNuggets]

Craig McCracken (Puffdaddy), please report to this board ASAP and clear it up!

[Natey]

lol i dont CN would want 6 year old watching bloo and other people on Fosters dying!

[Numbuh 4]

lol i dont CN would want 6 year old watching bloo and other people on Fosters dying!Yes, but it would be funny for everyone over 13. :anime:

I agree with Samurai Matt... it's a cartoon, don't try to think about it...
...wait.... wtf is "serciolly"?


But here's what i think:imaginary friends on Fosters die when their owner dies, or when the friend gets run over by a car, fall off a building, burn to death, etc.
BUT! It's a children's show, so we shall never find out.

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+1post4me

[One Radical Dude]

I never really think about it, either.

"Serciolly"....has to really be "seriously."

[I.R Joey]

I never thought the show was suppouse to be that serious. I always took it to be kind of like Looney Tunes or Tom and Jerry where people can get beat up but never truly die. But only the creator can answer this question for sure.

[Scythemantis]

Who cares if it's just a cartoon? It's fun to put things in realistic terms. I think they would probably die when the original creator does, and can also be killed prematurely like any other person/animal. However, that's hardly the biggest question Fosters raises.

Why is it, for example, that they're seen as something childish that has to be abandoned in one's later years? We're talking the spontaneous creation of intelligent life here, not a blankie or thumb-sucking.

More importantly, if Imaginary friends can be dangerous - and apparently, they can be both dangerous and gigantic - why is the world even still standing when anyone inclined to do so can summon up ravenous, towering hell-beasts with just a thought? The applications for evil (and plain old innocent fun that happens to kill a lot of people) are endless.

If teens and adults can create imaginary friends (and it's been implied that they can) why does anybody bother dating? Or is it impossible for imaginary friends to look human? I promise I'm stopping right here.

[Matt-a-Tastic]

It means for everyone age 7 and over.waaaa, what is so bad about Fosters that under 7s shouldn't be allowed to watch it?

"Serciolly"....has to really be "seriously."Sorry, my bad, I'm dsyleic, which makes it bluddy hard to spell certain words

[Mr Cat Dog]

Very interesting question. From "Blooooo" we know that imaginary friends can get sick, and from "Seeing Red" we know that they can die... well, at least be eaten (this also applies to "Dinner is Swerved"), and since we know they don't age quickly (unless of course Madame F imagined Mr H as a young rabbit), this is a very interesting question indeed.

This may sound corny and such, but maybe when they turn into adults and grow up, they die and such. If someone forgets about their friend for so long, and it isn't being looked after by anyone (that's where Foster's come in), it'll probably wither away and such. Meh... probably a load of twoddle, but worth a try :anime:

[ktoriyama]

Anyone notes the severe lack of imaginary friends you'd expect to see them alot more often, walking with the humans side by side. I think that Craig is suggesting that as a lot of people get older, they loose their imagination thereby kiling their imaginary friend. The only adult I saw with an imaginary friend was the bowling store owner. Becuase I doube the imaginary friend to human ratio is even as high as 1:5.

[Rover_Wow]

My mind heads back to the pilot movie. Basically, they disappear when people forget about them. I mean, it doesn't take a month to forget about the pizza you just ate ("Seeing Red", I'm looking in your direction...).