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[[caption-width-right:617:Jeanie [=MacDowell=]]]



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*DubNameChange: From Jeanie to '''Rawiya''' in the Arabic dub.


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*DubNameChange: From Stephen to '''Adel''' in the Arabic dub.


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*DubNameChange: From Bill to '''Sami''' in the Arabic dub.
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*BeautifulSingingVoice: Jeanie is a great singer and [[spoiler: she eventually becomes a musician.]]



* PeekABangs: She wears her hair in a ponytail, with her eye being covered by the hair at her front.

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* PeekABangs: HidingBehindYourBangs: She wears her hair in a ponytail, with her eye being covered by the hair at her front.
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!!MacDowell house staff

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!!MacDowell !![=MacDowell=] house staff



* HomeTutor: She is a home tutor hired by Frederick to teach Jeanie how to behave.

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* HomeTutor: PrivateTutor: She is a home tutor hired by Frederick to teach Jeanie how to behave.



!!St. Louis' School

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!!St. Louis' School
School (セント ルイ)



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*PeekABangs: She wears her hair in a ponytail, with her eye being covered by the hair at her front.



* FieryRedhead: Inverted. She has red hair, and is the meekest character in the entire show.
* ProneToTears: Unlike the free-spirited Jeanie, Betty is a ShrinkingViolet who is driven to tears very easily. And with a MeanTeacher like Miss Garland, you can expect this happens a lot.

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* FieryRedhead: Inverted. She has hair as red hair, as roses, and is the meekest character in the entire show.
* ProneToTears: Unlike the free-spirited Jeanie, Betty is a ShrinkingViolet who is driven to tears very easily. And with a MeanTeacher mean teacher like Miss Garland, you can expect this happens a lot.

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!!Friends
[[folder:Robert]]
!!Robert
!!!'''Voiced by''': Teruhisa Tsuyusaki (Japanese), Unknown (French), Davide Garbolino (Italian), Dominik Auer (German), Unknown (Arabic), Rafael Miranda (Tagalog)

The son of the mayor who's in Stephen and Jeanie's class.

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!!Friends
[[folder:Robert]]
!!Robert
!!MacDowell house staff

[[folder:Big Joe]]
!!Big Joe (ビッグ・ジョー)
!!!'''Voiced by''': Teruhisa Tsuyusaki Unknown (Japanese), Unknown (French), Davide Garbolino Unknown (Italian), Dominik Auer Unknown (German), Unknown (Arabic), Rafael Miranda (Tagalog)

The son of the mayor who's in Stephen and Jeanie's class.
Unknown (Tagalog)
Bill's father



* FlowersOfRomance: He loves Jeanie and gives her a big bouquet of roses while they're at school to profess his romance.
* TheRival: To Stephen. They have a crush on the same girl and both ride horses, and Robert doesn't like that her heart belongs to him.

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* FlowersOfRomance: He loves Jeanie *TheBigGuy: He's big, strong, does hard labour for a living, and gives her a big bouquet of roses while they're at school to profess Bill idolizes him for his romance.
* TheRival:
strength.
*InSeriesNickname:
To Stephen. They have everyone, he's "Big Joe".
*JockDadNerdSon: While Joe is
a crush on walking powerhouse, Bill can't be any different and instead has an affinity for music.
*GentleGiant: He may be a massive weightlifter but he's kind to Bill and Jeanie.
*GreenThumb: He is employed by
the same girl [=MacDowells=] to handle farm work and both ride horses, and Robert doesn't like that her heart belongs to him.handle house repairs.



!!St Mary's School
[[folder:Miss Garland]]
!!Liz Garland
!!!'''Voiced by''': Unknown (Japanese), Unknown (French), Unknown (Italian), Unknown (German), Unknown (Arabic), Unknown (Tagalog)

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!!St Mary's School
[[folder:Miss Garland]]
!!Liz Garland
[[folder:Bill's mother]]
!!Mommy (マミー)
!!!'''Voiced by''': Unknown Norika Oka (Japanese), Unknown (French), Unknown (Italian), Unknown (German), Unknown (Arabic), Unknown (Tagalog)(Tagalog)
Joe's wife and Bill's mom.



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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: When Rosa falls down from a tree, Miss Garland blames Jeanie for it and punishes her. While the rest of the girls were never fully on Jeanie's side to begin with, they see how utterly stupid it is to blame her and begin rebelling by refusing to show up to class and break the rules until she's pardoned. Eventually the Board of Directors get involved and Jeanie's punishment is waived.
* CharacterDevelopment: Started out as a cruel woman who hands out punishments willy nilly, but she is touched by Jeanie's altruism and softens up.
* EvilRedhead: She has red hair in a pouffy afro and is an unpleasant, rude and strict woman.
* JerkassRealization: When the entire school rebels against her and she's at risk of losing her job, it finally sinks in to her ''just'' how much she's reviled.
* SadistTeacher: She is extremely strict and punishes students for petty reasons such as "wearing a ribbon that's too flashy". Thankfully, Ms. Annamarie is the opposite.

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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: When Rosa falls down from
*BigFun: She's a tree, Miss Garland blames Jeanie for it and punishes her. While bit on the rest of wide side.
*FeminineWomenCanCook: Her meals are well known amongst
the girls were never fully on Jeanie's side to begin with, they see how utterly stupid it is to blame children of Lawrenceville
*OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: We don't know
her and begin rebelling by refusing to show up to class and break the rules until she's pardoned. Eventually the Board of Directors get involved and Jeanie's punishment is waived.
* CharacterDevelopment: Started out
real name, as a cruel woman who hands out punishments willy nilly, but she is touched by Jeanie's altruism and softens up.
* EvilRedhead: She has red hair in a pouffy afro and is an unpleasant, rude and strict woman.
* JerkassRealization: When the entire school rebels against
everyone calls her and she's at risk of losing her job, it finally sinks in to her ''just'' how much she's reviled.
* SadistTeacher: She is extremely strict and punishes students for petty reasons such as "wearing a ribbon that's too flashy". Thankfully, Ms. Annamarie is the opposite.
"Mommy".



[[folder:Julia]]
!!Julia
!!!'''Voiced by''': Unknown (Japanese), Unknown (French), Lara Parmiani/Creator/EmanuelaPacotto (Italian), Melanie Manstein (German), Unknown (Arabic), Gwen Masilongan (Tagalog)

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!!Julia

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!!Sandra
!!!'''Voiced by''': Unknown Natsuko Fuji (Japanese), Unknown (French), Lara Parmiani/Creator/EmanuelaPacotto Unknown (Italian), Melanie Manstein Unknown (German), Unknown (Arabic), Gwen Masilongan (Tagalog)Unknown (Tagalog)
A tutor hired by the [=MacDowells=].



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* LongHairIsFeminine: She as long light brown hair that reaches to her waist, and also wears a poofy gown and pretty jewellery.
* RunawayBride: She was engaged to a man named Marcus by her wealthy family, but ran away because she didn't want to marry him. She chose to go the St. Mary's School because she was friends with the headmistress.
* UptownGirl: She's from a wealthy, influential family and falls for Steven, an ordinary boy from Lawrenceville. He doesn't like her back because he likes Jeanie.

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* LongHairIsFeminine:
*HomeTutor: She as long light brown hair that reaches is a home tutor hired by Frederick to her waist, and also wears a poofy gown and pretty jewellery.
* RunawayBride: She was engaged
teach Jeanie how to a man named Marcus by her wealthy family, but ran away because she didn't want to marry him. She chose to go the St. Mary's School because she was friends with the headmistress.
* UptownGirl: She's from a wealthy, influential family and falls for Steven, an ordinary boy from Lawrenceville. He doesn't like her back because he likes Jeanie.
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!!St. Louis' School

[[folder:Helen]]
!!Helen (ヘレン)
!!!'''Voiced by''': Kumiko Watanabe (Japanese), Unknown (French), Unknown (Italian), Unknown (German), Unknown (Arabic), Unknown (Tagalog)
A friend of Jeanie's.
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*CoolTeacher: While Helen isn't a teacher, her dream is to become this when she grows up.
*GranolaGirl: Helen comes from a family of these, as they live in a wagon and are very carefree.
*VerbalTic: "According to my memory..."[[note]]あたしの記憶によると~[[/note]]
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[[folder:Robert]]
!!Robert
!!!'''Voiced by''': Teruhisa Tsuyusaki (Japanese), Unknown (French), Davide Garbolino (Italian), Dominik Auer (German), Unknown (Arabic), Rafael Miranda (Tagalog)

The son of the mayor who's in Stephen and Jeanie's class.
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* FlowersOfRomance: He loves Jeanie and gives her a big bouquet of roses while they're at school to profess his romance.
* TheRival: To Stephen. They have a crush on the same girl and both ride horses, and Robert doesn't like that her heart belongs to him.
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!!St Mary's School (ニューヨーク編)

[[folder:Betty]]
!!Betty (ベティ)
!!!'''Voiced by''': Yuri Shiratori (Japanese), Unknown (French), Unknown (Italian), Unknown (German), Unknown (Arabic), Unknown (Tagalog)
Jeanie's roommate at St. Mary's.
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*DisproportionateRetribution: She once got punished by Miss Garland for wearing a hair bow she deemed "distracting".
*FieryRedhead: Inverted. She has red hair, and is the meekest character in the entire show.
*ProneToTears: Unlike the free-spirited Jeanie, Betty is a ShrinkingViolet who is driven to tears very easily. And with a MeanTeacher like Miss Garland, you can expect this happens a lot.
*ShrinkingViolet: She lacks the rebellious spirit present in most of her classmates and would rather put her head down and obey rules thank risk getting in trouble.
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[[folder:Kana]]
!!Kana (カンナ)
!!!'''Voiced by''': Sakiko Tamagawa (Japanese), Unknown (French), Unknown (Italian), Unknown (German), Unknown (Arabic), Unknown (Tagalog)
The student who is assigned the manager of Jeanie's dorm.
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*AlphaBitch: It's subtle, but she has a complex about her position as the dorm manager, loves to get students in trouble and looks down on the other students.
*BeautyIsBad: She is a beautiful girl, but her controlling, narcissistic personality is repulsive.
*ControlFreak: She is so obsessed with keeping Jeanie in check that she enlists fellow student Mora to spy on her and get her in trouble.
*LongHairIsFeminine: She has long golden chestnut hair that goes to her shoulders.
*TeachersPet: As the Dorm Manager, she reports everything she sees to Miss Garland no matter how big or small.
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[[folder:Miss Garland]]
!!Liz Garland (リズ・ガーランド)
!!!'''Voiced by''': Rumiko Ukai (Japanese), Unknown (French), Unknown (Italian), Unknown (German), Unknown (Arabic), Unknown (Tagalog)
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[[caption-width-right:801:Liz Garland]]
* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: When Rosa falls down from a tree, Miss Garland blames Jeanie for it and punishes her. While the rest of the girls were never fully on Jeanie's side to begin with, they see how utterly stupid it is to blame her and begin rebelling by refusing to show up to class and break the rules until she's pardoned. Eventually the Board of Directors get involved and Jeanie's punishment is waived.
* CharacterDevelopment: Started out as a cruel woman who hands out punishments willy nilly, but she is touched by Jeanie's altruism and softens up.
*ChildHater: Implied. She wants her students to act like miniature adults and punishes them for the slightest informalities.
* EvilRedhead: She has puffy, elbow-length red hair and is an unpleasant, rude and strict woman.
*HateSink: She makes her students miserable, from berating them to having their letters from home censored, for no other reason than her being a bitch. She also gets the school's other nice teacher, Ms. Annamarie, fired due to her manipulative tendencies.
* JerkassRealization: When the entire school rebels against her and she's at risk of losing her job, it finally sinks in to her ''just'' how much she's reviled.
* SadistTeacher: She is extremely strict and punishes students for petty reasons such as "wearing a ribbon that's too flashy". Thankfully, Ms. Annamarie is the opposite.
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[[folder:Julia]]
!!Julia
!!!'''Voiced by''': Unknown (Japanese), Unknown (French), Lara Parmiani/Creator/EmanuelaPacotto (Italian), Melanie Manstein (German), Unknown (Arabic), Gwen Masilongan (Tagalog)
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[[caption-width-right:476:Julia]]
* LongHairIsFeminine: She as long light brown hair that reaches to her waist, and also wears a poofy gown and pretty jewellery.
* RunawayBride: She was engaged to a man named Marcus by her wealthy family, but ran away because she didn't want to marry him. She chose to go the St. Mary's School because she was friends with the headmistress.
*SpoiledSweet: She's a rich and privIleged girl, but nothing but sweet.
* UptownGirl: She's from a wealthy, influential family and falls for Steven, an ordinary boy from Lawrenceville. He doesn't like her back because he likes Jeanie. While she's a bit bummed at first, she accepts it and gives them her blessing.
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A doctor who Jeanie learns her training from.
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[[folder:Nancy Conrad]]
!!Nancy Conrad (シスター・コンラッド)
!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/SumiShimamoto (Japanese), Unknown (French), Unknown (Italian), Unknown (German), Unknown (Arabic), Unknown (Tagalog)
A wealthy, philanthropic woman.
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*ChronicHeroSyndrome: She has a complex about her wealth and believes that she has a duty to work herself to the bone and give it all away in service of the less fortunate.
*SpoiledSweet: The daughter of a wealthy Chicago businessman, Nancy is an endearing woman who cares for the orphanage and wants the orphans to have the best of lives.
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* EvilStepmother: Averted. While her and Jeanie don't get along, she still cares for Jeanie.

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* EvilStepmother: Averted. Subverted. While her Diana and Jeanie don't get along, she still cares for Jeanie. Jeanie, and the root of their issues stem from their clashing personalities, not out of inherent malice on Diana's part.
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* InnocentBlueEyes: She has a pair of pretty blue eyes and is idealistic, loving and caring to the T.
* LongHairIsFeminine: She has long hair tied into two bunches at the front. At school it's later tied into a ponytail.

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* InnocentBlueEyes: She has a pair of pretty blue eyes and is idealistic, loving and caring to the T.
core.
* LongHairIsFeminine: She has long hair tied into two bunches at the front. At school it's later tied school, she ties it into a ponytail.



* TokenReligiousTeammate: She is a Christian and prays to Jesus whenever anyone is sick or in need of comfort. Many of her actions, such as humility and ttreating people with kindness, reflect the teachings of Jesus Christ himself.

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* TokenReligiousTeammate: She is a Christian and prays to Jesus whenever anyone is sick or in need of comfort. Many of her actions, such as humility and ttreating treating people with kindness, reflect the teachings of Jesus Christ himself.

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* BettyAndVeronica: Between Angela and Diana, Angela is the "Betty" (a SouthernBelle with a kind heart and humble origins) while Diana is the "Veronica" (a wealthy heiress who's clueless about the real world, playful, fun, passionate and very enthusiastic)

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* BettyAndVeronica: Between Angela and Diana, Angela is the "Betty" (a SouthernBelle with a kind heart and humble origins) kindhearted girl-next-door) while Diana is the "Veronica" (a wealthy heiress who's clueless about the real world, playful, fun, passionate and very enthusiastic)wealthy heiress).



* StrongFamilyResemblance: Jeanie inherited her "light brown" hair from Angela, though hers is a much darker shade.

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*InTheBlood: Frederick is a doctor and Angela is a nurse. Jeanie was training to be a nurse but later decides to be a doctor after hearing that the US' first female doctor graduated from Harvard.
*RichSuitorPoorSuitor: Angela is an ordinary woman who works as a nurse, while Diana was born into wealth and has never had to work a day in her life.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Jeanie inherited her "light brown" hair from Angela, though hers Angela's is a much darker shade.



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*ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He wants to raise Jeanie into being a respectable young woman, so while he's firm, he always acts within reason and tries to meet Jeanie halfway.



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* {{Fainting}}: She collapses and dies in front of Jeanie. Jeanie panicks and grabs her, but by then her condition has already entered it's fatal stage.

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* {{Fainting}}: She collapses has a heart illness, and dies often faints in front of Jeanie. She has to spend some days in hospice care later. Jeanie panicks and grabs her, has hope that she'll pull through, but by then her condition has already entered it's fatal stage.stage a long time ago.
*HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She has golden blonde hair, and like Jeanie, is an AllLovingHero who cares about everyone she meets.
*LongHairIsFeminine: Like Jeanie, she has long, blonde hair, but hers reaches her waist.


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*TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth: She was nothing but sweet and full of love for Jeanie, Frederick and everyone around her. She died when Jeanie was just a child, after collapsing in front of her.
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[[folder:Jeanie MacDowell]][=MacDowell=]]]



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* PinkIsFeminine: She wears a pink gown with a white apron, and red ribbons in her hair.

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* PinkIsFeminine: She wears a pink gown with a white apron, and red ribbons in her hair.long hair.
*TokenReligiousTeammate: She is a Christian and prays to Jesus whenever anyone is sick or in need of comfort. Many of her actions, such as humility and ttreating people with kindness, reflect the teachings of Jesus Christ himself.



*BettyAndVeronica: Between Angela and Diana, Angela is the "Betty" (a SouthernBelle with a kind heart and humble origins) while Diana is the "Veronica" (a wealthy heiress who's clueless about the real world, playful, fun, passionate and very enthusiastic)



*StrongFamilyResemblance: Jeanie inherited her "light brown" hair from Angela, though hers is a much darker shade.




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[[caption-width-right:801:Liz Garland]]
*ZeroPercentApprovalRating: When Rosa falls down from a tree, Miss Garland blames Jeanie for it and punishes her. While the rest of the girls were never fully on Jeanie's side to begin with, they see how utterly stupid it is to blame her and begin rebelling by refusing to show up to class and break the rules until she's pardoned. Eventually the Board of Directors get involved and Jeanie's punishment is waived.
*CharacterDevelopment: Started out as a cruel woman who hands out punishments willy nilly, but she is touched by Jeanie's altruism and softens up.



*JerkassRealization: When the entire school rebels against her and she's at risk of losing her job, it finally sinks in to her ''just'' how much she's reviled.



[[folder:Dr. Jason]]
!!Dr. Jason
!!!'''Voiced by''': Unknown (Japanese), Giorgio Melazzi (Italian), Maynard Llames (Tagalog)

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[[folder:Dr. Jason]]
Samuel Jensen]]
!!Dr. Jason
Samuel Jensen
!!!'''Voiced by''': Unknown (Japanese), Unknown (French), Giorgio Melazzi (Italian), Unknown (German), Unknown (Arabic), Maynard Llames (Tagalog)
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* ResentfulGuardian: Jeanie and her stepmother, Diana, do not get along and she is sent to a convent later.

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* ChildrenAreInnocent: Having grown up in the tightly-knit community of Lawrrenceville surrounded by loving friends and family, they have an idealized view of the world and don't consider just how tough life in the outer Americas is. For all their bragging about how they'll be successful in the future, they are stumped when things don't turn out how they expect, but they still try to make the best of it using their wits and determination.

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* ChildrenAreInnocent: Having grown up in the tightly-knit community of Lawrrenceville Lawrenceville surrounded by loving friends and family, they have an idealized view of the world and don't consider just how tough life in the outer Americas is. For all their bragging about how they'll be successful in the future, they are stumped when things don't turn out how they expect, but they still try to make the best of it using their wits and determination.



* TokenTrio: The main character is a white girl (Jeanie} and her best friends are a white boy (Stephen) and a black boy (Bill).

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* TokenTrio: The main character is a white girl (Jeanie} (Jeanie) and her best friends are a white boy (Stephen) and a black boy (Bill).



!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/MitsukoHorie (Japanese), Deborah Maghnaghi (Italian), Angela Weiderhut (German), Afifa Faour (Arabic)

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!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/MitsukoHorie (Japanese), Sabrina Lerquin (French), Deborah Maghnaghi (Italian), Angela Weiderhut (German), Afifa Faour (Arabic)(Arabic), Unknown (Tagalog)



!!!'''Voiced by''': Toshiko Fujita

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!!!'''Voiced by''': Toshiko FujitaFujita (Japanese), Ioanna Gkizas (French), Diego Sabre (Italian), Benedikt Gutjan (German), Unknown (Arabic), Bryan Homecillo (Tagalog)



* AllAmericanBoy: He works on the fields, rides horses and is a brilliant musician, and from rural Pennsylvania.

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* AllAmericanBoy: He works on the fields, rides horses and is a brilliant musician, and hails from rural Pennsylvania.



!!!'''Voiced by''': Masami Kikuchi

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!!!'''Voiced by''': Masami KikuchiKikuchi (Japanese), Sylvain Goldberg (French), Creator/PatriziaScianca/Davide Garbolino (Italian), Unknown (German), Unknown (Arabic), Unknown (Tagalog)



!!!'''Voiced by''': Kinryuu Arimoto (Japanese)

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!!!'''Voiced by''': Kinryuu Arimoto (Japanese)(Japanese), Unknown (French), Unknown (Italian), Unknown (German), Unknown (Arabic), Unknown (Tagalog)



!!!'''Voiced by''': Waka Kanda (Japanese)

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!!!'''Voiced by''': Waka Kanda (Japanese)(Japanese), Unknown (French), Unknown (Italian), Minna Bernales (German), Unknown (Arabic), Unknown (Tagalog)



!!!'''Voiced by''': Masako Katsuki (Japanese)

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!!!'''Voiced by''': Masako Katsuki (Japanese)(Japanese), Unknown (French), Caterina Rochira (Italian), Christina Hoeltel (German), Unknown (Arabic), Unknown (Tagalog)



!!!'''Voiced by''': Teruhisa Tsuyusaki (Japanese)

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!!!'''Voiced by''': Teruhisa Tsuyusaki (Japanese)(Japanese), Unknown (French), Davide Garbolino (Italian), Dominik Auer (German), Unknown (Arabic), Rafael Miranda (Tagalog)



!!!'''Voiced by''': Unknown (Japanese)

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!!!'''Voiced by''': Unknown (Japanese)(Japanese), Unknown (French), Lara Parmiani/Creator/EmanuelaPacotto (Italian), Melanie Manstein (German), Unknown (Arabic), Gwen Masilongan (Tagalog)



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[[folder:Dr. Jason]]
!!Dr. Jason
!!!'''Voiced by''': Unknown (Japanese), Giorgio Melazzi (Italian), Maynard Llames (Tagalog)
*CoolTeacher: He is the one who trains Jeanie on how to become a doctor.
*FriendToAllChildren: He offers his clinic as a substitute orphanage when it's burned down. Him and Nancy are philanthropists and manage it financially.
*HappilyMarried: To Nancy Conrad, who he met during his work.
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* ClingyJealousGuy: Downplayed and subverted. While he isn't possessive towards Jeanie, he fights for her with Robert and dislikes when other men give her attention, because he CannotSpitItOut.

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*CannotSpitItOut: He has feelings beyond friendship for Jeanie, but she doesn't know. He tries to tell her, but ultimately chickens out the last second. [[spoiler: He eventually manages to and they have their own BigDamnKiss]].
* ClingyJealousGuy: ClingyJealousGirl: Downplayed and subverted. While he isn't possessive towards Jeanie, he fights for her with Robert and dislikes when other men give her attention, because he CannotSpitItOut.
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*AllAmericanBoy: He works on the fields, rides horses and is a brilliant musician, and from rural Pennsylvania.
*ClingyJealousGuy: Downplayed and subverted. While he isn't possessive towards Jeanie, he fights for her with Robert and dislikes when other men give her attention, because he CannotSpitItOut.



* ObliviousToLove: Julia likes him, and in her true UptownGirl nature, she takes him to a shop to buy a fancy piano for him.

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*IllGirl: He comes down with a sickness at one point and Jeanie is so worried that she leaves school to visit him. He turns out to have mumps, and Jeanie catches them.
* ObliviousToLove: Julia likes him, and in her true UptownGirl nature, she takes him to a shop to buy a fancy piano for him. He still doesn't realize she likes him.


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* QuirkyUkelele: He plays the banjo and is an upbeat, dapper guy.

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*WideEyedIdealist: Bill is very optimistic at the start of the story, but the tragedies he goes through break him entirely.


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*CoolOldGuy: He is well respected by Jeanie, Stephen, Bill and the rest of the townspeople for being a humble man who treats people with kindness.


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*FriendToAllLivingThings: She cares for the horses at the [=MacDowell=] family stable, cares for the little fox with the injured paw, cares for all the children at the orphanage and is compassionate to no end.



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*InnocentBlueEyes: She has a pair of pretty blue eyes and is idealistic, loving and caring to the T.
* LongHairIsFeminine: She's a sweet girl who She has long hair tied into two bunches at the front, and front. At school it's later tied into a ponytail and then into a bun under her hat.ponytail.



* PinkIsFeminine: She wears a pink gown with white clothing, and red ribbons in her hair.

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!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/MitsukoHorie (Japanese), Deborah Maghnaghi (Italian), Angela Weiderhut (German), Afifa Faour (Arabic)


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!!Diana Johnson
!!!'''Voiced by''': Masako Katsuki (Japanese)


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* EvilStepmother: Averted. While her and Jeanie don't get along, she still cares for Jeanie.


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!!Robert
!!!'''Voiced by''': Teruhisa Tsuyusaki (Japanese)
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*TheRival: To Stephen. They have a crush on the same girl and both ride horses, and Robert doesn't like that her heart belongs to him.
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!!St Mary's School
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*EvilRedhead: She has red hair in a pouffy afro and is an unpleasant, rude and strict woman.
*SadistTeacher: She is extremely strict and punishes students for petty reasons such as "wearing a ribbon that's too flashy". Thankfully, Ms. Annamarie is the opposite.
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!!Julia
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*LongHairIsFeminine: She as long light brown hair that reaches to her waist, and also wears a poofy gown and pretty jewellery.
*RunawayBride: She was engaged to a man named Marcus by her wealthy family, but ran away because she didn't want to marry him. She chose to go the St. Mary's School because she was friends with the headmistress.
*UptownGirl: She's from a wealthy, influential family and falls for Steven, an ordinary boy from Lawrenceville. He doesn't like her back because he likes Jeanie.

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* BreakTheCutie: He tried to give Jeanie a carved wooden animal he made as a gift...only to be screamed at by her racist PersonalTutor Sandra. For Bill, this was a huge loss of innocence since the [=MacDowells=] often treated him nicely. Jeanie refuses to stand for this and argues with Sandra defending Bill, and it ends up with Bill's family no longer working for them and being employed by the Fosters instead.

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* BreakTheCutie: He tried to give Jeanie a carved wooden animal he made as a gift...only to be screamed at by her racist PersonalTutor PrivateTutor Sandra. For Bill, this was a huge loss of innocence since the [=MacDowells=] often treated him nicely. Jeanie refuses to stand for this and argues with Sandra defending Bill, and it ends up with Bill's family no longer working for them and being employed by the Fosters instead.



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** Angela [=MacDowell=][=MacDowell=] was also very loving to Jeanie, encouraged her to play music and applauded her performances. Jeanie sorely misses her after she dies and it drives a wedge between her and her father for a while.
*HappilyMarried: Angela and Frederick, until her death. He later took on Diana as a second wife.


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*SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Frederick is an accomplished doctor and pediatrician, and wears glasses.


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*SecondLove: Frederick's, after Angela, Jeanie's mother, died of an illness.

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*MaleBandFemaleSinger: All three of them play varying instruments, but Jeanie is the only one who sings.



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*TheGunslinger: When cattle rustlers kidnap Jeanie, he's ready to use his rifle to set her free.
*ObliviousToLove: Julia likes him, and in her true UptownGirl nature, she takes him to a shop to buy a fancy piano for him.
*SatelliteCharacter: Despite being the deutragonist, Stephen functions as a narrator for most of the anime, and spends most of his screentime fawning over Jeanie.



*QuirkyUkelele: He plays the banjo and is an upbeat, dapper guy.



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* GoodParents:
** Frederick [=MacDowell=], Jeanie's father, is a firm yet caring father. He also sets an example for Jeanie by opposing the racism his black friends face, and treating sick patients even if they can't pay.
**Angela [=MacDowell=]
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* GoodParents: Frederick [=MacDowell=], Jeanie's father, is a firm yet caring father. He also sets an example for Jeanie by opposing the racism his black friends face, and treating sick patients even if they can't pay.

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* GoodParents: Frederick [=MacDowell=], Jeanie's father, is a firm yet caring father. He also sets an example for Jeanie by opposing the racism his black friends face, and treating sick patients even if they can't pay.!!Frederick (フレディ)



* {{Fainting}}: She collapses and dies in front of Jeanie.

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!!Angela (アンジェラ)
* {{Fainting}}: She collapses and dies in front of Jeanie. Jeanie panicks and grabs her, but by then her condition has already entered it's fatal stage.



* IOweYouMyLife: Ever since Fredrick healed her sickly father, she's felt indebted to him and even fell in love with him.

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* IOweYouMyLife: Ever since Fredrick healed her sickly father, she's felt indebted to him and even fell in love with him. The two get married, and she starts training as a doctor for his sake.

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!!Jeanie MacDowell (



*BreakTheCutie: Her mother's death changes her into a moody person and she refuses to go to school and live as she used to, because she's torn up about losing her.



* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Jeanie is a noble-hearted, caring girl, who treats everyone the same regardless of race and class. Even Jackson, the cook at St. Mary's who was jaded as a result of cinstantly being maltreated by racist white people, is touched by her kindness.

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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Jeanie is a noble-hearted, caring girl, who treats everyone the same regardless of race and class. Even Jackson, the cook at St. Mary's who was jaded as a result of cinstantly constantly being maltreated by racist white people, is touched by her kindness.



!!Stephen Collins Foster (スチーブン・コリンズ・フォスター)



!!Bill (ビル)
*BreakTheCutie: He tried to give Jeanie a carved wooden animal he made as a gift...only to be screamed at by her racist PersonalTutor Sandra. For Bill, this was a huge loss of innocence since the [=MacDowells=] often treated him nicely. Jeanie refuses to stand for this and argues with Sandra defending Bill, and it ends up with Bill's family no longer working for them and being employed by the Fosters instead.
*ClearMyName: When a store is broken into and robbed, Bill is immediately suspected without any evidence. He's almost arrested, but another black man comes to his rescue and proves his innocence.



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*{{Fainting}}: She collapses and dies in front of Jeanie.
*SecretlyDying: She has an illness, which Frederick knew of, but hid because he didn't want to break Jeanie.


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*FlowersOfRomance: He loves Jeanie and gives her a big bouquet of roses while they're at school to profess his romance.

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* ArtisticLicenseHistory:
** Jeanie [=MacDowell=] had light brown hair. In the anime, she's a blonde.
** Stephen Foster had dark brown hair. In the anime, he's a redhead.
* BabiesEverAfter: In the DistantFinale, Jeanie and Stephen marry and have a baby daughter.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Jeanie (blonde), Bill (brunette) and Stephen (redhead).
*ChildrenAreInnocent: Having grown up in the tightly-knit community of Lawrrenceville surrounded by loving friends and family, they have an idealized view of the world and don't consider just how tough life in the outer Americas is. For all their bragging about how they'll be successful in the future, they are stumped when things don't turn out how they expect, but they still try to make the best of it using their wits and determination.
*TheCutie: All three are precocious children with big dreams and a strong sense of justice. Stephen wants to become an esteemed man worthy of Jeanie's love, Jeanie is a FriendToAllLivingThings ready to help anyone, and Bill is a soft little boy who desires to be like his tough-as-nails dad.
*PutOnABus: Since they all pursue different paths in life (Jeanie with medical school, Stephen with law school and Bill as a musician), Bill and Stephen are temporariy removed from the plot while it focuses on Jeanie, but we do get occasional glimpses on then.
*TokenTrio: The main character is a white girl (Jeanie} and her best friends are a white boy (Stephen) and a black boy (Bill).




* TheAce: Jeanie is good at singing, playing the piano, captures the hearts of many of her male classmates and is a fast runner. She's also training to be a doctor.
*FriendToAllChildren: She cares for the children at the orphanage as if they're her own, going out of her way to meet their every needs and understanding the reasons behind their behaviour. She's ready to risk her life when they're missing. She encourages the rest of the townspeople to similarly treat the children with kindness. She's so beloved that the children beg her not to go when she's finished her job.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Jeanie is a noble-hearted, caring girl, who treats everyone the same regardless of race and class. Even Jackson, the cook at St. Mary's who was jaded as a result of cinstantly being maltreated by racist white people, is touched by her kindness.
*HospitalHottie: She's a beautiful girl and a nurse-in-training, specifically a pediatrician. Her own parents are doctors and she wishes to emulate them.
*LongHairIsFeminine: She's a sweet girl who has long hair tied into two bunches at the front, and later tied into a ponytail and then into a bun under her hat.
*PluckyGirl: ''Like no other''. Diana won't let her go to medical school? She argues and convinces her to agree. The children at the orphanage play pranks on her and don't trust her? She pranks them back and impresses them, and they become her friend. A child goes missing? Jeanie convinces everyone to help find them using betting money as a reward. No matter what obstacle appears, Jeanie is ready to throw herself at it and win.
*PinkIsFeminine: She wears a pink gown with white clothing, and red ribbons in her hair.
*TookALevelInJerkass: After her mother died Jeanie changed as a person, being bitter and cold to everyone including her closest friends. Her father takes her aside and speaks to her about Angela's death. Jeanie believed he was deliberately hiding her illness from her, but as they had a long talk, she understood his reasons for doing it and forgave him. She then apologized to Stephen, Bill and Robert for taking out her anger on them.



* TokenMinority: He's the only black kid out of Stephen and Jeanie's friend, but treated as an equal nonetheless in spite of the time period.

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*ObfuscatingDisability: He pretends to have a broken arm because he has creative block and doesn't feel like playing, but everyone sees right through it.
* TokenMinority: He's the only black kid out of Stephen and Jeanie's friend, but treated as an equal nonetheless in spite of friends.
*WritersBlock: A variant. He has a creative block after breaking up with his old band and loses
the time period.desire to play music.



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*TokenMinority: He's the only black kid out of Stephen and Jeanie's friend, but treated as an equal nonetheless in spite of the time period.
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*IOweYouMyLife: Ever since Fredrick healed her sickly father, she's felt indebted to him and even fell in love with him.
*{{Ojou}}: She's from a very wealthy family and showered Frederick with money after he saved her father.
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