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Name[edit | edit source]
Like Racetrack Higgins, Spot is now typically given the name Sean, but this has not been nearly as universal as Race as Anthony. Everything You've Done Wrong is the primary source of the name, but it appeared in 2001 on Kendall's Newsies Page.[1] Spot has been called Thomas,[2] Michael,[3] Seamus[4] and Liam,[5] among many others. One fan theorized that the name Sean comes from Shawn Hunter from Boy Meets World.[6]
Patrick[edit | edit source]
Patrick is a character who appears only by name in the 1999 Newsies film, during the song "Carrying the Banner," where his mother sings to the Manhattan newsboys. A popular fan theory argues that Spot is Patrick,[7] often on the basis of the fact that he is not a Manhattan newsboy, and thus would not hear her.[8] This theory appeared as early as 1998, in Jennifer Cardinali's "Paramour Prisoner."[9] Another fanwork featuring the theory appeared on Fanfiction.net in 2002.[10]
References[edit | edit source]
- ^ My Strength by Gank, via Wayback Machine (2001)
- ^ Another Chance by Portman at Portman's Place, via Wayback Machine (1999)
- ^ Living His Life by Spacey Cliffton at Spaced Out (2000)
- ^ Spot profile at Carnegie Hill Lodging House (2001)
- ^ The Duane Street Wives by Coin on Fanfiction.Net (2004)
- ^ https://www.tumblr.com/newmsies/702356494869479424/we-need-to-get-something-right-specifically-spot by newmsies on Tumblr (2022)
- ^ Patrick annotation by randomestfandoms for "Carrying the Banner" on Genius (2017, "6 years ago")
- ^ Erika's Theory at Who Is Patrick??? on Rip's VERY New Page, via Wayback Machine (1999)
- ^ Chapter 2 of Paramour Prisoner by Jennifer Cardinali at Jen's Christian Bale/Newsies Place, via Wayback Machine, copyright 1998
- ^ Patrick's Mother by Mondie at Fanfiction.net (2002)
