Marlon Murphy

Marlon Murphy is the overall deuteragonist of the series and films.
He is the smartest of The Brothers, possessing an I.Q. just north of Einstein. Marlon possesses a very dry sense of humor, as well as a keen wit. Marlon gets along great with Luna, who is smart, just like him. They are shy about their relationship; however, it is obvious that he cares for her.
==Biography ==
=== 60s Series===
Marlon is the smart brother. He sometimes corrects people if they are wrong whether it's facts or proper grammar. Marlon doesn't have a pronounced rivalry and developing relationship with Danny until the 1980's series. In this series, Marlon and Danny don't fight much.
===80s Series===
Marlon is the genius brother of the three and is seen as the person who values the 'status quo' of action, often correcting his Brothers or The Chipettes if he perceives them as wrong. He is the middle child, as revealed in the episode Grounded brother when Danny states he has "never been alone, except those five minutes before Marlon was born." Marlon is a bit sarcastic but yet sweet. He has a rivalry with Danny, and they would argue because of their differences. Marlon's often seen either hanging out with Corey and sometimes Danny or working on a science experiment. His eyesight may not be as bad as Luna's because he still looks directly at the person he is speaking to and rarely bumps into things with his glasses off, both of which Luna does. However he is sometimes a little clumsy, glasses on or not. He also has an affinity for Thomas Edison. Despite being mature, he had a meltdown in Thinking Cap Trap.
===CGI Films===
Danny exploits Marlon's mastermind (less so than either series), though Marlon secretly worries that they share the same gene pool. In Danny and the Brothers, Marlon is shown as a little less reserved and with a reduced higher intelligence at times (such as giving Jeff a paperclip compass). Despite this, he still corrects people every now and again. His eyesight is so extremely poor as he's unable to see a toaster waffle fall directly in front of him without his glasses, which means that he's hyperopic or far-sighted. Marlon's rivalry with Danny isn't as bad as the 1980's and DANNNY!!! and the Brothers series, but they butt heads at times.
In Danny and the Brothers: Summer Wreck, Marlon has an alternate personality caused by a spider bite. His alternate identity goes by the name Marlone, who speaks with a French accent and frequently flirts with Luna. Marlone is depicted to be braver and less uptight than Marlon. Near the end of the movie, Marlon recovers from the bite and reverts back to his usual personality.
===CGI Series===
Marlon is once again the brains of the Seville bunch. He frequently corrects other people (such as in Sister Act when Danny misspells "in" as "inn") and uses his technical abilities to help improve his standard of living (rewiring a talking teddy bear in Talking Teddy or building a robot bodyguard in Bully For You). Marlon is revealed to be the eldest when Danny indirectly mentions that he is the "middle child" (The Sub). However Marlon being the eldest of the three, is confirmed by Jeff in Big Bro Corey. Marlon retains his dry sense of humor while frequently replying in intellectual stammer (Clowning Around). He sometimes refuses to listen to what Danny says by either putting his hands over his ears, rolling his eyes, or making a rude remark. Marlon isn't afraid to stand up for what is right (Marlon For President), though he slips on his duty sometimes (such as in To Serve And Protect) but ultimately takes the responsible action nevertheless. When it comes to opinions and experiments, Marlon sometimes thinks he knows better than Jeff, which leads to occasional arguments. During times Marlon is stressed or upset, he can suddenly snap at others. Marlon, on multiple occasions, sleep-talks allowing for Danny to take advantage of him to get his own way. Despite being mature as well as the eldest, he can show childish qualities at times, like crying for sappy moments (Summer Camp) or getting easily frightened (Monster Madness).
==Appearance==
Marlon is commonly seen blue. He is the tallest number 4, even slightly taller than Luna.
Before The Danny Show, Marlon wore a red vest with an 'S' on it and didn't wear any glasses. After The Danny Show was created, Marlon was given more human features, and instead of a red vest Marlon began wearing a blue sweater (yellow on the front covers of the 60s Dell comics), black glasses with light gray lenses, and black shoes. The 'S' was removed for and after the television series.
In brother Punk, Marlon's hair is spiky as if he were a rock star. He once again wears his black glasses, blue sweater, and all black shoes to match the style of the album.
In the Danny and the Brothers series, Marlon wears black glasses with white lenses, a blue sweater, and a pair of white and red patterned sneakers. As the series progresses, Marlon's glasses become blue as well as his eyes, though in The Brothers Go to the Movies episode Batmunk his glasses are gold.
In the direct-to-video films, Danny and the Brothers Meet Frankenstein and Danny and the Brothers Meet the Wolfman, Marlon's glasses are black.
Marlon, in the CGI/live-action films, has dark brown fur and blue eyes. He only wears a blue hoodie and a pair of black glasses that came from a toy Santa Claus. His appearance was modified to look more closely to a real life brother.
In DannyNN!!! and The Brothers, Marlon has brown hair and blue eyes. He wears a two-different-shades-of-blue non-hooded dress-like sweater, dark blue jeans, white adidas sneakers with two black stripes and large, blue-rimmed glasses. His pajamas consist of a long sleeved blue t-shirt with a robot on it along with dark blue, light blue and white plaid pants.
== Relationships ==
===Jeff===
Marlon and Jeff have a close relationship as Jeff takes care of him along with his Brothers because they are his kids. Jeff has confidence in leaving Marlon in charge or in Marlon's ability to help him with things he's not comfortable with. Sometimes Jeff can get upset with Marlon but not as much as Danny.
===Danny===
Since the 1980’s Marlon and Danny have a rivalry, like when Marlon disagrees with one of Danny's schemes or with how far he takes them. Danny can be jealous when Marlon takes his role as a "heartthrob" with the ladies, but, nevertheless, Danny is protective of Marlon and loves him.
===Corey===
Marlon and Corey also have a really close relationship. Marlon always seems to be with Corey most of the time, especially in the 1983 series. Marlon is also often seen to be protective of Corey. However, despite his protection of Corey he values him just as much as his brother Danny and their dad Jeff.
===Luna===
Marlon and Luna have a very strong relationship. During the two series, their relationship can be described as best friends who have secret crushes on one another. Marlon is always looking out for Luna and stands up for her. Marlon seems very protective of Luna, and the two of them spend a lot a time together. In My Sister The Weirdo, it is shown that he can be jealous of others helping her instead of asking him. Particularly in Luna's Secret Garden, Marlon becomes tired of Luna, she even bothers him in his sleep. In Secret Admirer, it is shown that he likes her, but he's just too embarrassed to admit it. In Big Dreams, they are married in the future.
===Daisy===
Marlon and Daisy are friends, but they don't interact very often. Daisy interacts more so with Marlon in DANNNY!!!, such as acting as his campaign assistant in Marlon For President (helping him appeal better to the general public) and showing tough love in A Room of One's Own to get Marlon to admit he misses Danny.
===Cindy===
Marlon and Daisy are friends, but they don't interact very often.
==Quotes==
Marlon: Since he feels it's as close to a world trip as he'll ever get. - (The Brother Adventure)
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