Dr. Almanzo

Dr. Almanzo is one of the main characters of The Blobcast, making at least one appearance in every episode of The Blobcast so far.

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**Name:** Dr. Almanzo

**Age:** Unknown (at least 20)

**Relationships:**

* Laura (Ex-Wife)
* Stu (Rival, Ex-Wife's love interest)
* Aidan (Friend)
* Chloe (Friend)
* Lil' Pauli (Friend)
* Hunter (Mailman)

**Pets:**

* A fish

## History

Dr. Almanzo is one of the characters in The Blobcast which made his first appearance in character outside the realm of video broadcast. Despite this, all Almanzo appearances outside of The Blobcast are considered to be a part of The Blobcast cannon.

Almanzo made his first appearance as a guest writer for The Back Page in the August 13th edition of the print paper of Xavier Newswire. In his first appearance, Almanzo responds to a letter from "An Extremely Disappointed Muskie" in a column dubbed "Dear Almanzo". Despite this column being his first appearance, it actually tells us very little about Almanzo himself, he simply responds to the first-year's concerns about starting college in the midst of the pandemic, all while relating the struggle and expectations to the 2000 film "An Extremely Goofy Movie".

In his second column, Almanzo responds to a letter from a student under the pseudonym "WWJCD". The letter asks Dr. A how they should deal with their friend's differing political beliefs. Once again, Almanzo focuses on the student's question, encouraging the student to have an open and honest conversation on their differing opinions, creating the potential for their views on Julius Caesar to be challenged, and opening up the possibility to find some middle ground.

It wouldn't be until the summer newsletter in June 2021 that fans would get a real look into the character of Dr. Almanzo, when in a response to an anonymous email from callahana2@xavier.edu asking whether our phones are spying on us, Almanzo gives a personal anecdote to prove the matter.

> "For instance, I looked at running shoes on dicks.com, and the next day, while on a news website, all of my ads were for Nike Air Max. I listened to the cast album of *Evita* on Spotify, and then all my YouTube ads were for the revival tour of the show. My wife divorced me for her co-worker, and then Olivia Rodrigo released an album based on my misery."
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In the column, we learn a bit about why Almanzo may feel compelled to share about his life, he is dealing with his recent breakup with his wife Laura, who left him for a blonde man named Stu. We know that he is experiencing mixed emotions after the breakup, ranging from devastation ("as I sit crying in my parked car in front of my ex-wife’s house") to anger and forgiveness (...relatable to my complex emotions ranging from angry songs such as “Traitor” to more forgiving songs such as “Happier” ...).

Despite his recent breakup clearly causing him trouble, Dr. Almanzo is asked to make an appearance in The Blobcast by Xavier University explaining their new COVID-19 policies at the start of the 2021 fall semester. The episode made it clear, as of its airing on September 10, 2021, that Almanzo had not gotten over his ex, Laura. Visually distraught after receiving a call from Laura, he reveals that Stu has replaced him on their yearly spring break trip to Jacksonville. He also confirms that he has a pet fish.

Despite his new role as a staff member of The Blobcast, Dr. Almanzo has (on occasion) continued his column. in the 2022 Valentine's Day print edition of the Newswire, Almanzo released a column coinciding with his The Blobcast special, naming his top 5 favorite romantic spots on Xavier's Campus. In the piece, it is confirmed that Almanzo himself was a Xavier student, and even met Laura at Xavier in the Hoff Dining Commons, which was his place of work at the time.

> "She told me to join her on my break, so I did just that. I walked to one of the tables behind the cereal. She smiled as I slid in the booth across from her. We talked about dinosaurs, nuggets, our favorite movie The Sandlot… this, dear reader, is how I met my wife."
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## Trivia

* Dr. Almanzo is Sebastian and Aidan's personal physician
* Despite Aidan's doubts about him having a medical license, Dr. Almanzo is a doctor of love and a licensed chiropractor, therapist, surgeon, anesthesiologist, and masseuse
* As of "Bloboween Special", this is no longer the real Dr. Almanzo, but a demon impersonating him