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Pat lives up to the phrase on his mug as well. I find it funny that during season 1, my dad would side with Courtney while I sided with Pat. I loved seeing his mentorship of her extend to the other kids and his dynamic with Mike explored. Like his wife, James both stepped into and upgraded his role as a parent to Beth as the story progressed. His enthusiasm for being a sidekick was both sweet and hilarious to see. I definitely wish we had seen more of Rex, whose connection with Rick is just seen through things like cars and chemistry (both of which were inherited interests/skills after his passing.) Crusher was a hero to his daughter long before he became that to the viewers, and it was so refreshing for me to see his dynamic with Artemis after only having Young Justice to compare it to. William Zarick seemed to actually turn out to be a nice person, at least where his kid was concerned. He even said there was nothing more important to him. Jordan was a great father in season 1. He wasn’t much of a good person in any other respect, but he sure did dad. Maybe if he’d stopped chasing revenge, which left him empty anyway, he could’ve been that father for Cameron more often and much longer. If not for The Gambler’s efforts to be a part of his daughter’s life, and attempt to make amends for the life he lived before that, we wouldn’t have had such a kickoff to season 3. Dr. McNider should’ve been made a series regular in my eyes. Yes, his AI was encouraging of Beth, but his faith in all the kids is shown later on. He had a family to get back to (and certainly deserved to after everything he endured) but I really missed having him in Blue Valley. Zeek is a great combination of hilarity and wisdom, and also a welcome addition to the team since he reacts so nonchalantly to all the weirdness. How very dad of him. The Shade, especially in season 3 takes on a teacher role reluctantly. Sure he’ll do it, but he’s gonna complain about it the whole time. And it seems he grows out of that as the years go by, given he ends up the HourNite wedding officiant. Mr. Bones helped build a whole facility to help a bunch of kids that were told the world didn’t want them, and he didn’t toss them out once they reached 18. If that's not worth being considered a father figure, I don't know what is.

Today we celebrate Johnny Thunder - feel free to *wish* his actor a happy birthday on Twitter and/or Instagram.

Took several redos to work this magic but here's my birthday tribute for Joe Knezevich - William Zarick/The Wizard! His character is a case of Small Role, Big Impact for sure. The abrupt end to the Zarick's arcs told us this show wasn't playing around. You can send you well-wishes on Twitter and/or Instagram.

It was nice to have a twist hero rather than a twist villain for once. You can post or comment your well wishes on Twitter or Instagram.

Tech difficulties delayed my birthday tribute to #DCStargirl director @LeaKThompson. I hope it's been such a happy one To hold the StarFam over, here's some behind the scenes pics from the first episode she brought her own special brand of cosmic energy to. You can thank her for that and send her well-wishes on Twitter and Instagram.

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There's still some time left in the day to thank her for portraying DC's most brightly shining heroine, on Twitter or Instagram The nameplate I put on the forum wasn't my first (or second or third) choice for a tribute, but there will be loads more #DCStargirl content where that came from... Including retroactive reactions for the pilot and "S.T.R.I.P.E." (the third anniversary of which is also today) ASAP.

Colleen McGuinness penned two pivotal season 1 episodes: "Icicle" and "Brainwave". I have lots of favorite lines from each, but chose two quotes for these tribute edits:

It's so cool that one of my favorite characters shares her birthday with the actress who portrays her. I wanted to remind Anj's fans of her upcoming passion project: Thoughts and Prayers. Find out more by viewing her instagram post. Please feel free to help however you can, even if just by sharing the links. Thanks, and check out my celebratory gifset on the forum!

screenshots credit: @StargirlWiki on Twitter; gif credit: @stripseysheaven on Tumblr Barbara certainly lives up to the phrase on her mug. Not just for the kids who live with her, either. It's so sweet the way she takes care of their friends as well. While Bridget started out the series among the ranks of moms who don't deserve their titles, she certainly gets her redemption arc as the story goes on. My favorite moment of her supporting Beth comes from Summer School: Chapter 8, but I also love that she becomes a sidekick. Speaking of redemption arcs, watching Paula turn her life around was one of the most pleasant surprises from Stargirl. She always loved Artemis, but seeing her become a hero cemented that. How her story ended hits even harder today. I'll explain more at the end of the post. Wouldn't dare go this whole post without mentioning Maria, and no I don't mean Montez. Maria Carmen Saravia was a better mom to Yolanda than her biological mother will ever be. Now for some mothers I wish we could've seen more of. Denise is up first because, like Joey, I was invested in her character very quickly. They were like my Henry before Henry, because he took time to earn my respect. I dunno, there was just something about her. Anaya's main trait was coddling Isaac. There had to be more to her story. I'm assuming she wasn't alway so smothering, and that developed after the death of her husband. I really would've liked to see who she was beyond her affiliations. And that power set was worth exploring. My jaw hit the floor when I heard Christine's dying wish. Nice subversion. Evil as she and Jordan might've been, they clearly loved their kid (the latter up to a certain point, anyway). If nothing else, I'm thankful she gave Cameron his talent. I couldn't find or make a decent screenshot of Wendi. Her only scene goes by so fast. You can feel the panic as Rick's parents left him behind. There's no way she knew JUST how bad her brother was. I wouldn't name a legacy OC after her otherwise. Neither Suzanne nor Bobbie ever got to be happy, and I blame Dragon King for that. He made Cindy into the monster she thought she was, which is probably why Eclipso was able to manipulate her. I'm sorry they suffered. Merry's early JSA affiliated days would've been so cool to see. It's a shame her only appearance is in a single picture. Two mother figures I was glad to be wrong about. Nurse Love was revealed to be just trying to help for decades. She just had the wrong idea about how. And once Miss Woods got put in check, she really came through reminding Rick of his worth. An honorable mention, Maggie. What she did in her past put her on top of the list of mothers who don't deserve to be called such. But the last thing we see her do is try to be better. I really wanted to see her earn her happy ending. To close, I wanna talk a little about my mom. She shared qualities showcased by some of these characters: Sweet, hardheaded, creative, caring, smart, beautiful, funny. She passed away in 2005. I miss her always, but today more than usual. She's my greatest inspiration.

My tribute to the actor behind a hilariously heartwarming himbo can be found here on the forum. Be sure to wish Neil Hopkins a happy birthday! Find him on Twitter and/or Instagram.

Instagram users, be sure to wish @TraeRomano a happy birthday today and check out my tribute video here on the forum. I'd love to see some content central to his character, so feel free to share!