Arlo Beauregard

“*There's something beyond these walls, and I'm tired of waiting!*”
―Arlo[src]
**Arlo Beauregard** is the main protagonist of the Netflix film *Arlo the Alligator Boy* and its sequel series, *I ♥ Arlo*. He's a half-human, half-alligator hybrid with a passion for music, who longs to be accepted by others and to have friends, and to meet the family he never knew he had.

## Profile

### Biography

Arlo is an alligator boy -- a boy who's half-human and half-alligator. Fifteen years prior to the events of the franchise, Arlo was born to Ansel Beauregard and an unnamed mother, at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. But because Ansel was concealing his bird-man appearance and feared Arlo would expose who he really is, he was forced to abandon him into the sewers, where he soon gets lost at sea for days before ending up in the Louisiana swamp where he is raised by an old swamp hermit named Edmée for fifteen whole years before learning the truth on his birthday. Since then, he has left the swamp and journeyed back to his birth home, assembling a friendship circle consisting of a group of abnormal misfits like him -- Bertie the teenage giantess, Teeny Tiny Tony the rat man, Furlecia the hairball, Alia the tigress, and Marcellus the reverse merman. After a long adventure of reaching the city, facing unforseen disownment from Ansel before finally being accepted by him, evading an evil hunter couple, and even restoring his dad's old boardwalk home to its pristine condition and making it his own, Arlo has gone on to enjoy his new life and learned how to live in the community where everyone has their own way of living.

Arlo speaks with an African-Cajun accent.

### Appearance

Arlo is half-alligator, meaning he's human but with the appearance of an alligator. His skin is medium yellow-green with a pale yellow snout and belly, and has mussy, light red hair. He has a few chin hairs under his lower jaw, and a slight blush with three freckles on each cheek. He wears an off-white t-shirt and pale blue jeans which cuff up to just below his knees, held up by a single pale orange strap and with a hole at the back for his tail to poke through. He's also barefoot.

### Personality

Arlo is optimistic, positive, and constantly upbeat, and always looks on the bright side of things. Due to his time being isolated, he's also curious over his surroundings, and has a hard time understanding what his outside world aspects are at first. He's also extremely sensitive, meaning he can get his feelings deeply hurt if insulted, turned away, or getting disowned by Ansel. He's also accepting of others, and is proud to appreciate himself and his friends the way they are.

### Abilities

* **Singing:** Arlo's main talent is his passion for singing. As demonstrated in both the movie and series, he has an astounding singing voice, and is a really great singer. His singing is often captivated by Bertie, whereas it annoys Marcellus. He has a tenancy to sing what he says, or lapse into song mid-sentence.
* **Music:** In addition to his singing talent, Arlo is also good at playing various instruments; in the movie, he owns a handmade cigar box guitar, which he presumably leaves behind on the way to New York. In his riverboat imagination and in some episodes of the series, he plays a banjo.
* **Dancing:** Likewise with his passions for singing and making music, Arlo is also shown to be a talented dancer.
* **Swimming:** Like all alligators, Arlo is a really good swimmer. First demonstrated in the film, Arlo can swim at really fast speeds and can stay under the water for prolonged periods of time. Usually when he gets out of the water, he dries off in no time, though there are rare times he does remain wet.
* **Speed/Agility:** In addition to his swimming skills, Arlo is shown to run really fast and has excellent agility skills.
* **Prehensile tail:** He can use his tail as a third leg as shown in "Be the Turtle".
* **Skin shedding:** As seen in "The Shedding", "Blow Out" and "Swamp Itch", he sheds his skin at least once per year.
* **Alligator chomp:** He can use his teeth to chomp things apart, like in "The Uncondemning" when he tries to free Ruff and Stucky from their briar prison, when he bites himself free of the Bog Lady's grasp, and when freeing Edmée from her vine cage.
* **Climbing:** As seen in "The Uncondemning", Arlo is good at climbing trees real fast.

## History

### *Arlo the Alligator Boy*

#### Humble beginnings

Arlo was first seen the night of his birth, abandoned and disowned by his father Ansel and left in the sewers under Bellevue Hospital, until he caused his basket to shake and flow out the pipe into the ocean. Eventually Arlo's basket floated far out to sea and across the whole country, encountering various hinderances until reaching a Louisiana swamp, where a local swamp hermit, Edmée, who is hiding from the Feds, finds him on the porch and takes him in with her.

Over the years, Arlo grew up with Edmée but had very little experience with the outside world. Edmée has told him not to exceed the swamp boarders and see anything beyond, especially riverboats. In addition, the animals of the swamp didn't take very kindly to Arlo and resented him because of his alligator appearance. The only one who liked him was Jeromio, a frog Arlo befriended and kept as a pet.

#### A birthday secret

Now fifteen years old, Arlo is still feeling lonely and isolated, and wished he had lots of friends and would be loved by everyone. When he sees a riverboat against Edmée's wishes, he is astounded by the many nice people on it and imagines himself mingling with them. However, he retreats back into the swamp when spotted by a boy, Sansavelt, whose mother disapproves of his existence. When Edmée calls him back, Arlo realizes he forgot to get the ingredients for her stew, and is thus forced to grab a variety of random swamp foliage, including a snail which he hates; when Edmée is suspicious, he is forced to taste its underbelly to his displeasure. Arlo tells Edmée the truth and how lonely he feels, and she understands as it's natural for many people his age and longs to see the world beyond.

Once inside, Edmée presents Arlo a special gift, but Arlo refuses to accept it unless it's his birthday; to prove it's today, Edmée launches into a special birthday ritual which Arlo loves. When it's over, Arlo opens the gift to reveal the ID bracelet he wore as a baby, and it's that moment he learns his real name, that he showed up on the porch, he's really from New York, and his biological father is still living. Edmée apologizes for keeping it a secret from Arlo this long, as she felt like she wanted him to feel like he belonged with her until he's old enough. Later that night, Arlo tells his past to Jeromio and wishes of living "beyond these walls", before taking one of the pages from Edmée's book on the city as a souvenir.

#### Arlo's journey begins

The following day, Arlo meets up with Edmée on the porch, who tells him it's time and he should head for his real home. She then tells Arlo the reason she kept him isolated is she feared of what would happen to her, rather than him, and now that he's all grown up, he's ready to see the world himself. Arlo asks Edmée to come with her, but she would rather stay back because this is his adventure, and also not to get seen by the Feds. Climbing inside a rowboat and setting off, Arlo says his last goodbyes to Edmée, Jeromio, and all the swamp animals and scenery before finally leaving for the outside world.

Upon arrival on land, Arlo tries to get used to his new surroundings. He first meets a couple, Sandra June and Bradley Alouicious, who end up scared out of their car which Arlo has no knowledge of using. He ends up driving through the 50s neighborhood of Willow Button, where he experiences a sugar rush; unknown to him, however, he is spied upon by Lawrence, an agent who works for two poachers, Ruff and Stucky, who own a failing alligator experience in the swamp. By the time Lawrence informs the two of Arlo's prescience, they believe his appearance would make them rich and tourists would want to see something like him, prompting the two to pursue him along with their creature, The Beast. When Arlo first encounters the poachers and is nearly caught, he is saved last-minute by a giantess named Bertie, who escorts him on a train to Alabama and escape. However, Ruff and Stucky will stop at nothing to capture Arlo again, and opt to follow after him.

#### New friends

While on the train, Arlo bonds with Bertie, who says she's from nowhere special, and invites her to come to New York with him. When Arlo suggests spending the night in a nearby barn, he encounters Furlecia, a puffball creature in the middle of a wrestling match, and her partner, Teeny Tiny Tony, who uses the fight to steal money from the barn folk. When the fight ends and the barn folk realize they've been scammed, Arlo runs in with them along with the money Tony left behind and is close to being fought. When Arlo mentions he came from the swamp, the barn folk begin to accept him, but when he reveals he's from New York, the barn folk turn against him again and are close to attacking when Bertie comes in to save him.

Bertie soon runs out with Arlo in hand as the barn folk chase them, and they manage to get on the bus where Furlecia and Tony are escaping in. There, the two meet their driver Alia, a tiger girl, and Arlo reveals he gave the cash back to the barn folk much to Tony's dismay. Arlo then shows the crew the page on New York he kept, and asks them to take him there. At first Tony is uninterested, but upon seeing how depressed Arlo is, Tony decides to help out on one condition. Seeing as how he's a good swimmer, they stop at an aquarium in North Carolina where Arlo uses his skills to free the crew's fish friend, Marcellus, who has developed a fear of children due to his time spent locked up in a tank.

The group then takes a rest stop on a beach for the night, where Arlo gets to know Bertie a little more. She reveals to him that not only does she have no place special, but once she helps him get to New York, she'll have to move on to a different place, and because of her giant appearance, she has been rejected by everyone she met. In song, Arlo bonds with Bertie and reassures her that she's better than she thought. He also presents her a seashell -- or a "best friend rock", which he shares, to her delight.

#### A tragic reunion

The following day, the group finally reach New York City, and check out its various landmarks. That evening upon regrouping in Times Square, they've got no information on Arlo's dad, but they did lose the bus due to parking it in a no parking zone. Furlecia then sees a man named Ansel Beauregard being interviewed on the bigscreen of One Times Square, and informs Arlo that he shares his surname. Arlo witnesses the interview and upon recognizing him as his dad, has Tony get the address of where Ansel lives. Upon arrival at the apartment building where Ansel resides, he shares a final farewell with Bertie before entering and fully convincing the doorman, causing his newfound friends to leave him be.

Arlo enters the penthouse where Ansel resides, and is excited to reunite with him. Ansel, however, is uncertain and believes there's been a mistake, but when Arlo shows him the bracelet from his childhood, Ansel turns him down and tells him he is not his father and can't be. Arlo disagrees, as there's no place else for him to go. Ansel willingly decides to help Arlo by showing him a project he's working on: he is going to replace his old neighborhood of Seaside by the Seashore in Brooklyn with a new expansion. In addition, he convinces Arlo to have a "better life" and change if he wants to fit in with this world. Realizing that he was just trying to distract him from the reunion, Arlo refuses to accept the change, but Ansel once again tells Arlo he's not his father and sends him away.

Feeling hurt and rejected, and with his friends having gone away, Arlo begins believing his entire journey was all for nothing, before letting himself fall into the lake and central park and plunges back into the sewers where he got abandoned, as he broods to himself over the life he could've had before succumbing and not caring wherever he ends up. Bertie soon finds him on a beach in Brooklyn and reassures him that he was the first person who accepted her for as she is, and doesn't care of his appearance no matter what. Arlo starts to feel better, but is upset that he didn't get any answers; it is that point he realizes he ended up at Seaside by the Seashore, which is going to be torn down soon, and feels Ansel may not be his father at all. When Alia finds a flyer for the upcoming Met Gala which Ansel is hosting, Arlo regains his courage and decides to try one last time to see if Ansel really is his father.

#### Arlo's truth/Ansel's secret

The night of the Met Gala, Arlo and the gang manage to break inside and witness Ansel presenting his project to the guests. Arlo has Bertie raise him over the crowd and get Ansel's attention, but because of his nerves and uncertainty, he is unable to get a word out to him. Thanks to Bertie's encouragement, Arlo reaches out to Ansel in song that he's alone and demands answers from him; Ansel begins to feel worried over a similar problem of his own, which he almost exposes to the crowd before fleeing the gala in fright. Arlo follows after him and manages to get his full attention, but before Ansel could tell Arlo the truth they are rudely interrupted by Ruff, Stucky and the Beast, who outnumber them. With no hope left and feeling he doesn't belong, Arlo lets himself get caught and taken away, as Ansel is left alone.

Just before the poachers could take Arlo back to the swamp, Bertie holds the Beast back, while a winged figure saves Arlo -- that figure turns out to be Ansel, who reveals to the crowd his true identity as a bird-man, and admits Arlo is indeed his son, having forsaken him. Ansel reveals to Arlo that many years ago, he lived in Seaside by the Seashore as a little boy but was teased and bullied by the children over his half-bird appearance; he swore then to hide his true self and pass himself off as a normal man, dedicating his whole life to gaining wealth and power so he could tear it all down. The night Arlo was born, he was shocked by his half-alligator appearance and worried that it would expose his identity, thus he disowned Arlo and abandoned him in the sewers. Arlo is nevertheless immediately forgiving of his father, and the two officially reunite.

#### Happy ending

Ansel then asks Arlo to give him another chance and have him stay with him, but when he looks back at the friends he made, he promptly turns him down and admits he has a new family now, and they need him more. Ansel feels left out, but Furlecia pulls him into the group hug, accepting him as one of them, and even Ruff and Stucky feel so moved by his speech they felt it was wrong to pursue Arlo, and decide to change their ways. In addition, Arlo has Bertie join the group wherever they wish to go, and she officially accepts herself as one of the gang.

While the gang is embracing, Ansel rethinks his demolition plans and instead asks Arlo and his friends to rebuild the boardwalk instead and reopen it, as well as make it their home. Arlo could not be more happier and gleefully obliges before celebrating with everyone. Over the next few days, the group restores Seaside by the Seashore back to its original beauty, accompanied by the various townsfolk, and take up residence in their own house. In the end, Arlo and Bertie watch the sunset on the beach, officially accepting Seaside By the Seashore as where they truly belong.

Some time later, Arlo sends Edmée a postcard, letting her in on his new life, which she is proud of.

### *I ♥ Arlo*

Arlo serves as the titular protagonist of the series. Taking place some time after the events of the film, Arlo has settled into his new life at the restored Seaside by the Seashore, residing in a flat right next to Bertie. Throughout the series, Arlo has many adventures throughout the boardwalk and all of New York. He and Bertie are the only two characters to appear in all of the episodes.

At the start of the series, Arlo has trouble trying to live independently but doesn't want to admit it. He also has a habit of forgetting he and Bertie live separate from each other. When he throws a housewarming party that lasts over three days, it leaves his guests warn out, causing Arlo to break down and admits living alone is not the best thing, so Bertie decides to combine their living rooms together so they're housemates. Jeromio, Arlo's frog from the swamp, also comes to live with him.

Later on, Arlo gets a call from Ansel that even though the boardwalk is restored, it has to be officially approved by Elena, the Mayor of New York City, otherwise the town will be shut down. Ansel simply tells Arlo and his friends to be themselves, but the actions of his loud espresso machine drown him out, causing Arlo to misinterpret what he said as going all out and becoming fancy like him. When all else fails, Elena admits she loves the town the way it is, and decides to host a special block party in its honor, dubbed the "Uncondemning". This begins a season-long arc where Arlo and his gang work to prepare Seaside for its official opening; during said arc, Arlo encounters various major aspects such as shedding his skin, trying to find out why Jeromio is sad, starting a community garden, and going on a fishing trip with Ansel.

However, near the end of the season, Arlo gets a distress letter from Edmée that she's in trouble and Ruff and Stucky are holding her hostage and demand ransom for her release; upon journeying back to the swamp with his friends, he finds the whole place having been turned into a dark vineyard. In addition, Arlo finds Edmée not at her shack, and Ruff and Stucky only sent the note because it was an order given by the mysterious Bog Lady. Arlo finds his way to the Heart of the Swamp where the Bog Lady appears before him and says she has known him his whole life. She adds that she influenced him throughout the years by giving him everything he wanted, though he doesn't agree with it.

The Bog Lady then reveals Edmée trapped in a thorn cage as bait and shows her true motives: when Arlo left for New York, she was furious at losing him that she put the swamp under her control and lured Arlo to her to force him to apologize for leaving her. When Arlo refuses, the Bog Lady hypnotizes him into not wanting to leave the swamp again. Fortunately, he is able to come to his senses with the help of his friends and frees Edmée, but the Bog Lady soon holds them captive in the fan boat. Arlo realizes that even if he did leave the swamp, it is always a part of him on the inside; he asks the Bog Lady for forgiveness, but she refuses and resorts to eating them. Luckily, Edmée rigs her shack with a self-destruct mechanism causing it to explode, freeing everyone and sending them flying onto a train, and destroying the Bog Lady and ending her reign forever. In the end, Arlo makes it back to the Uncondemning just in time and everyone celebrates as he sings with his friends.

## Relationships

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## Songs sung by Arlo

### *Arlo the Alligator Boy*

* "More More More"
* "Beyond These Walls"
* "Follow Me Home"
* "Collage of Broken Dreams"
* "Wash the Hurt Away"
* "Something's Missing"
* "Beautiful Together"

### *I ♥ Arlo*

#### Season 1

* "The Way"
* "Community Garden (song)"
* "In The Blue"
* "I Can Lift You Up"
* "Coming Together"
* "Back To You"
* "As Long As We Got Each Other"

## Foreign voices

Main article: List of cast members in other languages

* Yusuf Ismail (*Arabic*)
* Daniel Garcia (*Brazilian Portuguese*)
* Oscar Dietz (*Danish*)
* Jip Bartels (*Dutch*)
* Miiko Toiviainen (*Finnish*)
* Michaël Grégorio (*French*)
* Elliott Schmitt (*French, singing voice*)
* Marco Eßer (*German*)
* Mic Donte (*German, singing voice*)
* Panagiotis Apostolopoulos (*Greek*)
* Jonathan Magon (*Hebrew*)
* Alex Polidori (*Italian*)
* Akitoshi-KamberLand (*Japanese*)
* Kim Myung-Joon (*Korean*)
* Lee Jung-Seok (*Korean, singing voice*)
* Aidan Vallejo (*Latin America*)
* Gerry Velazques (*Latin America, singing voice*)
* Aleksander Walmann (*Norwegian*)
* Paweł Skiba (*Polish*)
* FF (*Portuguese*)
* Raul Stănulescu (*Romanian*)
* Wang Qiuhui (*Simplified/Traditional Chinese*)
* Jin Hui (*Simplified/Traditional Chinese, singing voice*)
* Daniel Morales Garzón (*Spanish*)
* Oskar Nilsson (*Swedish*)
* Harun Can *(Turkish)*

## Gallery

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## Trivia

* Arlo was Michael J. Woodard's first acting role as well as his first voice role. It's also his most recognizable.
* In early artworks, the top of Arlo's snout was green; in the final version, it is yellow.
* The movie only introduced Arlo's swimming and crawling alligator skills. The rest of his skills were shown gradually: shedding in "The Shedding", and climbing and chomping in "The Uncondemning".
* He does a realistic alligator hiss when angry or annoyed.
* He brushes his teeth at least once a month, as revealed in "Friendship Couch".
* So far, Arlo has suffered something negative at least once by the major villains in each work:
	+ In the movie, he was captured by Ruff and Stucky.
	+ In the Season 1 finale, he was hypnotized by the Bog Lady.
* He puts a bowl on his head whenever he needs his famous pageboy cut, as alluded to in the movie and shown in "Friendship Couch".
* Arlo is the third main character to say "I'm walkin' here!", in "Community Garden". The first two were Bertie and Tony respectively in the movie.
* He wiggles his tail quickly when excited or curious about something.
* He does "wild thrashing" to distract himself from being sad, as shown in "Jeromio, Jeromio".
* He often tends to sing his lines or randomly lapse into song mid-sentence.