Ned McDodd is the mayor of Whoville and the deuteragonist of Horton Hears a Who!. He is the father of 96 daughters and one son.
He is voiced by comedian Steve Carell.
Personality[]
Ned is "devoted, fair, and a little bit odd." He takes his job as Mayor seriously and enthusiastically, despite having the Town Council waiting for him to screw up.
He is as cheerful as all the Whos, but he shows more concern when noticing something unusual and even becomes stressed. Although he is unsure about facing the Council Chairman, his concern for the safety of the inhabitants of Who-Ville leads him to try to make everyone aware of the danger.
He is a dedicated father who loves all his children and enjoys every moment spent with them despite the time and effort involved in caring for 97 children. Although he is very attentive to his 96 daughters, he is more clueless about his son, with whom he has struggled to connect for years, and sometimes assumes that he knows what JoJo wants.
Appearance[]
He wears a blue coat complete with tie and mayoral crest and has brown hair, fur, and blue eyes.
As can be seen from a photo from his wedding, he had longer and darker hair in his youth, similar to his son.
Trivia[]
- He has an unfortunate tendency to get a staple in his forehead. The resulting pain yell is loud enough to breach Whoville's protective barrier.
- Steve Carrell, the voice actor behind him, became famous for his iconic portrayal of Gru in the Despicable Me film series.
- In the Ukrainian dub of Horton Hears a Who!, he was voiced by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a former Ukrainian actor who is currently the President of Ukraine.
