Russell Ferguson

Russell Ferguson is a protagonist and a member of The New Action Squad.

## **BIOGRAPHY**

Russell Ferguson is a hedgehog with a talent for organization.

Russell is somewhat uptight, but always makes sure his plans go through and keeps things from getting too out of control. Because of his orderly skills, he frequently acts as the leader of the pets.

Outside of The Littlest Pet Shop, he is also a member of The New Action Squad. In the series, he tries his best to fit in worried that people think he is too boring. He is eventually given advice by Rabbit that "Sometimes it's best to be boring than be annoying. It's best to be yourself, that way you have a proper way of improving yourself."

## **APPEARANCE**

Russell is a bright orange colored hedgehog with light coloring inside his ears and bright golden-green eyes. His muzzle is the same color as his fur, while the markings on his face and tummy are peachy-orange. His quills are a mixture of bright brown and dark brown. His black nose is small and pointy, and he also has a tiny fang that often sticks out.

## **PERSONALITY**

Out of all the pets, Russell is considered to be the most level-headed of them. He is intelligent, clever, and loves to organize things and make plans. Unfortunately, he sometimes goes overboard trying to make too many plans at once. He also tends to overly-complicate things when they should be really easy to do or manage.

It is not that he means to make things harder or seem twice as challenging since he simply wants to try to make everything as flawless as possible in order to succeed.

Sometimes, he can be a bit selfish, such as when he tried to make Minka sell her art and what-not, not realizing he was only making it business for her, thus no longer any fun. However, he realizes his behavior towards her was not acceptable and apologizes to her at length. He has a fairly cynical view of "love" as seen in Secret Cupet. However, after briefly falling in love with Penny Ling (due to a love song spell by Sugar Sprinkles), he seems to have a slightly more positive outlook on it.

## **TRIVIA**

* In several episodes, Russell does something similar to a "spindash," which is a small reference to Sonic the Hedgehog's famous move.
	+ Sam Vincent once provided the singing voice for Sonic in *Sonic Underground*.
* Despite not being a dog, Russell won the pageant in Terriers and Tiaras.
* In the first season finale, Blythe secretly admits to Russell that she will miss him the most out of the pets during the summer, meaning he might be her favorite.
* When Russell exclaims, "I AM AN ANIMAL!" in What Did You Say?, it is an inversion of Joseph Merrick's line in *The Elephant Man*.
* His first name might have been inspired by a character from *Once Upon a Forest*, who is a hedgehog.
* A running gag is that Russell is often mistaken for a porcupine.
* In the very early episodes, his voice was slightly deeper and not as nasally.
* He has an extreme fear of ghosts and (strangely) marshmallows.
* Russell expresses many traits commonly found in those who are on the autism spectrum, notably many obsessive compulsive and repetitive behaviors, as well as apparent troubles with understanding many social cues and having a tough time fitting in with the other pets because of it.