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"Ba-Bam!"
-Amy Blakenhooper's catchphrase

Amy Blankenhooper-Duncan[1] (née Blankenhooper[2]) is one of the main characters of Good Luck Charlie. She is the Duncan children's mother and the wife of Bob Duncan. She tends to steal the spotlight from others and can show an aggressive side. When she was a nurse, she went back to work after Charlie was born. Then she left again for Toby. After that she went back to work, and quit after that. She wanted to stay home with Charlie and Toby. She is known for being a fame-monger, for bragging about being a "really great actress", and often remarks about her college acting skills. Amy takes every opportunity in the world to be on TV, and sometimes, even lies to get to it. Amy now has her own little segment every Tuesday on Good Morning Denver. In the series finale, Amy got the role of co-host on "Good Morning Denver", making her "famous".

Personality[]

Amy Duncan is the wife of Bob Duncan and mother of PJ, Teddy, Gabe, Charlie, and Toby. She's a nurse and went back to work after Charlie was born, although at one point she was nervous about leaving Charlie alone with the rest of the family ("Study Date"). She is just like any other mother in the world. She loves and cares about her family, and entrusts them with their baby, Charlie. But at times she is shown to be quite self-centered. She also tries to be the star of the family most of the time. It is also shown to overwork, which causes her to talk baby-like even when Charlie's not around. Because of this, Teddy tells her that they need a break from Charlie and that they should go on a date. Amy takes Teddy's advice and goes to a Mexican restaurant along with Bob. ("Baby Come Back"). Amy hires a pretend family in a show in her work to beat her work mate Fran which shows that Amy Duncan is embarrassed by her family and their lack of talent ("The Singin' Dancin' Duncan's").

Amy is a very busy woman but is very easy to live with. Amy is occasionally shown to be a bit of a genius, but most of the time she is very smart and can be quite sarcastic (iq 89898). She is also highly competitive, even over trivial things and less special opportunities, such as being on TV or singing in front of a group ("Kwikki Chick", "Charlie Goes Viral", "Charlie Shakes It Up!"). She is also often shown to be strict in several episodes. Amy loves the camera and the stage and often goes crazy trying to be in anything that has to do with acting or being in front of a camera.

Personal life[]

Amy used to be a mascot for South High, called Whammy. She dislikes the North High School mascot, a barbarian who always slams her down with his fake axe ("Double Whammy").

She goes back to work after Charlie is born, entrusting her kids to take care of Charlie. But Bob Duncan falls down the stairs and hurts himself, so PJ has to drive him to the hospital and Teddy has to take care of the baby. In the hospital, PJ gets a job as a garbage disposal at Burger King and a doctor felt bad for him and gave him a job as a doctor so as not to be identified, but in the end, his mom finds out. She says she can't handle it anymore, but Bob tells her that everything's going to be okay ("Study Date").

Teddy tells her parents that they needed a break from baby Charlie and that they should go out on a date. But then PJ takes Charlie to the park and accidentally swaps strollers with a girl named Emma, and brings home the wrong baby. They do everything they can to retrieve the baby, but in the end, they are caught by their parents and get grounded ("Baby Come Back")

Amy suddenly becomes textmates with Ivy, which makes Teddy jealous ("The Curious Case of Mr. Dabney"). Amy and Bob's anniversary is coming, and Teddy wants to give them the best day ever ("Blankie Go Bye-Bye") .

It is shown that she and Bob are different from regular parents since they punish Teddy and P.J. by dancing awkwardly ("Duncan vs. Duncan"). It turns out that she and Bob weren't legally married, but they remarried ("Snow Show, Part One", "Snow Show, Part Two").

She dated Bob Diddlebock before Bob. Diddlebock introduced her to Bob. She still has poems from him. It turns out they are the only boyfriends she had in high school. ("Girl Bites Dog"), ("Ditch Day"). She also received a sports car from him.

In Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!, Amy revealed she was pregnant with her fifth child, a prospect dreaded and a running gag in the series thus far. The pregnancy carried over into the third season where Amy was shown to be in her third trimester. Later in the season, there was an hour-long birth episode. She and Bob never planned on having another child, but for some reason, they did, after saying a thousand times that they would not have another baby and would stop with four.

Relationships[]

Bob Duncan[]

Main article: Amy and Bob's relationship

Amy and Bob Duncan are a married couple. They love each other just as any other couple does. Amy also trusts Bob in taking care of the baby, Charlie, when she is away or goes to the hospital ("Study Date"). Amy states that, since she and Bob sometimes lie to each other, she thinks they had a good marriage lying. Although Bob usually gets jealous when there is a mention of Bob Diddlebock. ("Charlie Goes Viral").

Teddy Duncan[]

Main article: Tmy

Amy has a pretty good relationship with her daughter Teddy, as she is probably the closest kid to her after PJ. Amy and Teddy have a lot of fights, but they always get through them, and even though Amy gets on Teddy's nerves sometimes, she always loves her mom. Teddy and Amy always get along well with each other, and Amy cares and loves for Teddy. If any boy were to break Teddy's heart, she will break them.

Charlie Duncan[]

Amy has a great bond with her younger daughter. Charlie loves her mom as any other kid does, but Charlie already knows her mom is a little bit of a showoff and wants to be a star, but they love each other very much. Charlie is most like her mom because she also has a very diva-like attitude. Charlie is very independent, which Amy hates, but they always somehow work.

Gabe Duncan[]

Gabe and Amy have a weird relationship. Gabe is one of the older kids, but he is still treated as a middle child. Amy tends to forget about him a lot, but she remembers him the most out of everyone. Gabe also gets annoyed with his mom, but even though he does not show it, he loves her, and she does not show it often either, but she loves him just as much as any of her kids. Gabe and Amy have a better relationship in season 4 when he is older.

PJ Duncan[]

PJ and his mom have a great relationship, being that he is the oldest and he’s "Her Little Boy". PJ does get mad at his mom sometimes but they love each other just the same. PJ and Amy have the best relationship, PJ is actually Amy's favorite child out of all of them.

Toby Duncan[]

Toby is a baby boy and is only 1 year old, so he doesn’t know much. Amy is a very good mom to him even though he can't talk. He loves his mom, and she really loves him. Toby and Amy aren’t as close as Charlie and Amy were when she was his age.

Jamie Blankenhooper[]

Jamie is Amy's twin sister. Jamie and Amy's relationship was a bit rocky. Back in high school, Amy stole Bob Diddlebock from Jamie, leaving Jamie filled with bitterness and betrayal. So, in payback, she didn’t go to Amy and Bob Duncan's wedding, hurting Amy's feelings. But in Sister, Sister, they made up. And as a surprise, Amy contacted Bob Diddlebock and told him about her.

Trivia[]

  • Amy went to the Southwest Denver Community College. She has mentioned these enough times to have her children remember her stories ("Baby's New Shoes").
  • A recurring gag is when any one of her children try to take a hobby or do something (for example poetry or hockey), she will reveal that she used to
    Belly dancing Amy!

    A very pregnant Amy

    do it. She goes almost mad helping them, while at the same time, showing off.
  • She thinks she’s "a pretty good actress." (Return to Super Adventure Land).
  • Her favorite play is "Franny Saves the Farm." ("Catch Me If You Can").
  • It’s hard for Amy to return to work after having Charlie.
  • It's possible that Gabe, Charlie and Toby were accidental children. It's hinted by her whenever she's asked about why she had more than 2 kids.
  • Amy is a terrible cook and whenever she can be kept from cooking her family makes sure she doesn't cook.
  • Amy can put herself in a trance (Bug Prom).
  • Amy is allergic to plums (Sun Show, Part Two).
  • Her favorite color is purple.
  • Her favorite food is lasagna.
  • She thinks Reese Witherspoon would play her in the movie of her life.
  • It's possible that her maiden name Blankenhooper could be a parody of former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper's last name.
  • She can speak Spanish.
  • Her phone number is 555-0134.
  • In the series finale, she got the role of co-host on Good Morning Denver, making her "famous."
  • She doesn't want anything bad to happen to her kids.
  • Despite being one of the main characters, Amy is rather disliked by the fandom, mainly for her selfish and egotistical behavior, like using Teddy's Yale interview for her TV show.
  • She had her children very young. She had PJ at 20 years old.
  • She, Bob, PJ, Teddy, Gabe and Charlie are the only characters to appear in every episode.
  • She Bob, Teddy, PJ, Gabe, Charlie all have the last line of the series "Good Luck Charlie".
  • She and Bob are the only main characters to not celebrate their birthday in an episode.

Gallery[]

The image gallery for Amy Duncan.

References[]

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