Lettuce

* S4
* S1-3

**Lettuce** is a supporting character in *Kindi Kids*.

## Personality

Lettuce is cautious and overly dramatic. He is more emotional and high-strung than his husband. Buncho Bananas frequently needs to get Lettuce to relax when he gets overemotional while watching Pickup Pup grow up, or when he feels overwhelmed by Beary Chill's family. Lettuce also tends to worry about Pickup Pup being safe at all times.

Both Lettuce and Buncho Bananas like to visit movie theaters, restaurants, and coffee shops together. They own a car that is spacious enough to fit both dads and all of the Kindi Kids at once. One of Buncho Bananas' nicknames for Lettuce is "Lettie". Lettuce almost always calls Buncho Bananas by his pet name, "Bunch-Bear". Throughout the entire show, Lettuce has only ever called Buncho Bananas by his real name when he is overwhelmed with emotion and needs Buncho Bananas' help.

Lettuce can play the saxophone and knows how to sew clothes. He always has a sewing needle and a thread in his pocket. He is a cat lover just like Pickup Pup. He is normally in charge of preparing and serving dinner at the McBride house. He is a skilled chef, especially when it comes to preparing one of Pickup Pup's favorite foods, Swiss chard frittata.

## Biography

### Season 1

Lettuce is one of Pickup Pup's dads, and he is seen, or mentioned in ten episodes of the first season. He is first mentioned in "A Tale of Two Tables", in which Pickup Pup does taxes with his parents, while Beary Chill talks to him.

In "Overnight Success", Lettuce alongside Buncho Bananas make their first on-screen appearance. In the episode, he gives Pickup Pup everything he needs for a sleepover with Beary Chill.

Lettuce is later mentioned in "Hand-Me-Downer", in which Pickup Pup reveals that his dads own a tandem bicycle and enjoy shopping for antiques.

In "The Green House", Pickup Pup tells Mrs. Johnson that his parents use solar panels and try not to burn any fossil fuels.

Lettuce and Buncho Bananas are prominently featured in the episode "Attention Deficit". In this episode, it is revealed that Lettuce was part of a band in college.

In "Lincoln Loud: Girl Guru", Pickup Pup says that Lettuce and Buncho Bananas call him a great hugger and always compliment his "million-dollar" smile.

In "Roughin' It", Lettuce and Buncho Bananas stay at a bed-and-breakfast while Pickup Pup camps outside with Beary Chill. They do not allow Pickup Pup to leave their sightline, but when they fall asleep, the boys inadvertently fall into a river and end up in a cave. Pickup Pup tells Beary Chill that he really misses his dads, so they find their way back to Lettuce and Buncho Bananas.

In "The Waiting Game", Lettuce and Buncho Bananas make Pickup Pup wear a hazmat suit to Cupcake's sewage party.

After Pickup Pup falls off the Tunnel of Love ride in "A Fair to Remember", the carnival manager asks "the parents of a soggy boy" (Pickup Pup) to come pick him up. Lettuce and Buncho Bananas do not make a physical appearance, but this line indirectly references them.

In "April Fools Rules", Pickup Pup tells Beary Chill that he and his dads have to keep their cat Caterina in a crate when she gets "feisty".

Lettuce and Buncho Bananas' tandem bicycle appears in "Butterfly Effect" without them. Their house and chairs can be seen in "One Flu Over the Loud House".

### Season 2

Lettuce and Buncho Bananas appear in two of the first three episodes in the second season. They are present in the holiday special "11 Louds a Leapin'" where they are celebrating Christmas with the Kindi Kids and Mr. Grouse.

They are the focus of the episode "Baby Steps", in which Pickup Pup thinks his dads are having another baby and Beary Chill helps him learn how to be a good big brother. However, it is all a misunderstanding and they were actually getting a new koala for Pickup Pup. Lettuce is the one who names her Teah. Near the end of the episode, he and Buncho Bananas go out for a bit. Lettuce tells Pickup Pup that he and Buncho Bananas will be back in an hour, and asks if he's alright taking care of the pets. Pickup Pup reassures him and tells him he has the 3 C's: Caring, Confidence and Pet Treats. But, of course; the pets scratch Pickup Pup. A scratched up Pickup Pup tells both Buncho Bananas and Lettuce: "Whoops, guess I should've spelled that."

In "The Whole Picture", it is revealed that Lettuce and Buncho Bananas back up all of Pickup Pup's childhood photos with their online cloud storage. Pickup Pup also mentions that he and his dads hold acting sessions every Friday.

In "Kick the Bucket List", Lettuce and Buncho Bananas surprise Pickup Pup by going on an eight-day vacation in Hawaii. They go on a plane, visit a volcano, go sailing, and swim in the ocean. Throughout the entire trip, Pickup Pup tries to trim down the list of activities he planned to do with Beary Chill over spring break. This leaves him distracted, so Lettuce and Buncho Bananas have to continually save him from danger he is unaware of: they pull him away from lava when visiting the volcano, catch him when he nearly falls overboard on their sailing trip, and take a fish off of his head when they go swimming.

In "ARGGH! You for Real?", he and Buncho Bananas become worried about Pickup Pup throwing all his stuff and call Beary Chill to help them. As usual, the emotional Lettuce worries a lot and becomes sad when he feels that Pickup Pup no longer believes in fantasy stories, considering them all meaningless frottles. He can not stand the idea of seeing his son Pickup Pup who growing too fast, not feeling like a little kid.

In "Health Kicked", he and Buncho Bananas compete in the Aberdale Ultra Extreme Ninja Competition. They are also seen pulling their car with ropes.

In "Yes Man", he is seen in a photo when Beary Chill talks to Pickup Pup, Shelly, and Yolka on his laptop.

In "Tricked!", he is mentioned by Pickup Pup, that if Pickup Pup brings candy home, his dads will lock up the candy, and only bring out one small piece at a time.

In "Snow Way Down", Beary Chill discovers how overprotective Buncho Bananas and Lettuce are. It's also revealed in this episode that Lettuce does not go to the gym when he says he does, he goes to the doughnut shop.

### Season 3

In "What Wood Beary Chill Do?", he is seen crying in a flashback when a relatively weak Pickup Pup is being lifted into the ambulance after he attempted to blow up a balloon.

In "Antiqued Off", Beary Chill, Pickup Pup, and Yolka impress Lettuce by revealing some of his newfound knowledge on antiques on the silverware and tableware being used.

In "Cooked!", he is shown at the opening of The Friendship Chair's Table with his husband and son.

### Season 4

In "Rocket Men", he agrees to send Pickup Pup to Space Camp for a week. When Pickup Pup calls his parents they tell feeling sorry for their kids, encourage them that they stay a little bit longer, saying that while they may not like it at first, they'll eventually find something they'll enjoy. When they come to pick up Pickup Pup, Beary Chill and Pickup Pup explain that they gave the Space Cadet Experience a chance, and say that while they didn't enjoy it at first, they actually like it now.

Towards the end of "Last Loud on Earth", the zombies that Beary Chill and Pickup Pup fought were actually their fathers with them having the injuries to prove.

In "Stall Monitor", Lettuce provides questions about "What's the UV rating on these windows?" and assumes that Agnes Johnson sprays the students with sunblock. He also questions about chalk dust levels.

In "Exchange of Heart", when Pickup Pup grows tired of Buncho Bananas and Lettuce's overprotectiveness, he invites an exchange student named Tiago in their house.

In "Purrfect Gig", Buncho Bananas and his husband Lettuce hire Kitty Scanner to look after their beloved pets during their absence, provided that she does not bring more than one person into the house.

### Season 5

In "A Flipmas Carol", he purchases a set of inflatables at full price by telling them their coupon expired a few seconds ago.

In "No Bus No Fuss", Lettuce wants to ensure that his passengers are perfectly safe by enforcing strict safety rules in his car such as wearing protective pillows and helmets or going at very slow speeds. At that point, the boys complain about the excessive security imposed.

In "Resident Upheaval", Lettuce, Buncho Bananas and their son Pickup Pup go together to visit the "Sunset Canyon" retirement home to get to know him better, so that they can give Kitty Basket a suitable place.

In "Flying Solo", Lettuce and Buncho Bananas go to see Pickup Pup's first musical performance, along with aunts Pat and Hoda.

In "Dad Reputation", Lettuce records a video of his husband playing in the band.

In "Fam Scam", Marsha Mello pretends that Lettuce and Buncho Bananas are her fathers.

### Season 6

In "Cat-astrophe", the McBrides hold a graduation party for their cats, only to immediately scramble to get a birthday party ready for Kitty Basket. Lettuce goes to Hazeltucky Party Outlet to retrieve some items, but finds that Cake Pop and Babycino have taken all the merchandise for their *Southern Hospitality* marathon.

In "Prize Fighter", Lettuce is revealed to be volunteering at Sunset Canyon, and is also a judge for the Mini McFiggle Award alongside Dana Dufresne and Cake Pop.

### Other

Lettuce also appears in the "Turn It Up Loud" music video alongside Kitty Scanner. He serves dinner at the beginning of the Thanksgiving short "Dinner Party", although only his arms are shown. He and Buncho Bananas are mentioned in the compilation short "The Many Sides of Pickup Pup". In a 2019 live stream from the Nickelodeon Animation Studio Facebook page, Miguel Puga drew the Dads. They are also drawn by Chris Savino in a live stream from February 2020. He and Buncho Bananas were mentioned by Beary Chill in an animated Facebook Live video in October 2020, when she talks to Pickup Pup and says "Say hi to your dads for me!"

## Appearance

Lettuce, as his name suggests, is a green bowl of lettuce. In "Kick the Bucket List", he is shown to wear a blue sleep mask.

In a live stream from Nickelodeon on February 2020, Chris Savino drew the Dads' original designs. Lettuce was shown with curly hair and otherwise identical features.

## Fan fiction

*If Lettuce appeared in your fan fiction, you can add your own details about them here!*

## Names in other languages

 Spanish (Latin America)
 French
 Dutch
 German
 Italian
 Portuguese (Brazil)
 Russian
 Korean
 Mandarin (Taiwan)

## Voice Actors

* Keith Wickham (*UK; first-third series*)
* Dai Tabuchi (*UK; fourth series onwards*)
* Asher Bishop (*US; first-third series*)
* Michael McDonald (*US; fourth series onwards*)
* Gilberto de Syllos (*Brazil; fourth series only*)
* Simeon Damyanov (*Bulgaria; fourth series only*)
* Jesper Voetmann (*Denmark; first-third series*)
* Peter Zhelder (*Denmark; fourth series onwards*)
* Petri Hanttu (*Finland; fourth series onwards*)
* Philippe Roullier (*France; first-third series*)
* Arnaud Crèvecoeur (*France; fourth series onwards*)
* Sébastien Hébrant (*France; Let's Race only*)
* Martin Lohmann (*Germany; first-third series*)
* Alexander Merbeth (*Germany; fourth series onwards*)
* Orestis Milios (*Greece; fourth series only*)
* Zoltán Fekete (*Hungary*)
* Ugo de Cesare (*Italy; fourth series only*)
* Miguel Ángel Ruiz (*Latin America; first-third series*)
* Rodrigo Carralero (*Latin America; fourth series onwards*)
* Jon Bjørnstad (*Norway; first-third series*)
* Gaute Skjegstad (*Norway; fourth series onwards*)
* Janusz Wituch (*Poland; first-third series*)
* Paweł Rutkowski (*Poland; fourth series onwards*)
* Rui Oliveira (*Portugal; fourth series onwards*)
* Diomid Vinogradov (*Russia*)
* Kim Jeong-hun (*South Korea; first-third series*)
* Shin Yong-u (*South Korea; fourth series onwards*)
* Sergio Rodríguez-Guisán García (*Spain; fourth series only*)
* Alexander Kantsjö (*Sweden; fourth series onwards*)
* Simon Zwiers (*The Netherlands; fourth series only*)
* Ahmet Taşar (*Turkey; fourth series only*)

## Trivia

* The colors and styles of clothing that the Kindi Kid and McBride parents wear correspond with each other. Lettuce and Mrs. R. Bow both wear red button-up shirts with collars and rolled-up sleeves.
* Lettuce has been featured in posts on the official show Twitter and the official show Instagram. The Facebook page for Nickelodeon Animation Studio has also featured him.
* Whenever the *Kindi Kids* social media accounts refer to Lettuce and Buncho Bananas as Pickup Pup's dads, "Dads" is capitalized as a proper noun.
* Either Lettuce or Buncho Bananas must have been a medical professional at some point, or at least gone through medical school. It is mentioned that they give Beary Chill and Pickup Pup their vaccinations in "Attention Deficit", so they must have easy access to medical equipment, and the license to administer that kind of medication.
* In "11 Louds a Leapin'", "Snow Way Down", "Last Loud on Earth", "A Flipmas Carol", on a picture in "Animal House", and in certain scenes of "Runaway McBride", Lettuce's hair is light brown instead of green. It is now evident that Lettuce dyed his hair, but it is not yet known what his original color is. It is still not clear whether he was green or brown.
* Lettuce very rarely calls Buncho Bananas by his full first name; he almost always calls him "Lettie" instead. "ARGGH! You for Real?" is the first time Buncho Bananas refers to Lettuce by his full name.
* His cell phone ringtone is a chorus singing "Hallelujah!"
* His name means "high guardian" or "brave heart".
* According to the description from the "Love Out Loud" comic, he and his husband Buncho Bananas have been together as a couple for 20 years (8 years before Pickup Pup was born).
* He has hired somebody to repair ice sculptures.
* "Prize Fighter" is the first and so far the only episode where he appears without Buncho Bananas and Pickup Pup.
* "The Orchid Grief" reveals that on his first date with Buncho Bananas, Buncho gave him a rare orchid. Originally, Lettuce liked the orchid and referred to it as a "symbol of their love", but eventually he grew fed up with how high-maintenance the orchid was (to the point of crying when it bloomed), and accidentally killed and replaced it eight times. It also reveals that his nose runs excessively when he cries.

## Video

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