Andy Olsen is Tulip Olsen's father and the ex-husband of Megan Olsen. Although Andy appears in only a few episodes he plays an important role in his daughters development throughout the season.
Apperance[]
Andy is a grown man with short chestnut brown hair, a goatee, and patchy facial hair. He tends to wear a blue baseball cap.
Personality[]
Andy is a caring father but also tends to have a short fuse.
History[]
Early Life[]
Much of Andy’s early life is unknown, however he married a woman named Megan and the two had a daughter. While he cared for his daughter, Andy and Megan fought constantly and he would often sleep on the couch.
When Tulip was around twelve or thirteen, the two divorced, with Andy moving out of their home and his now ex-wife gaining either full or majority custody of Tulip with him having visitation rights.
Book One - The Perennial Child[]
The Grid Car[]
Andy is on the phone with his ex-wife talking about how he is unable to take Tulip to game design camp in Oshkosh due to getting the date he was supposed to take her wrong. Due to Megan scheduling work for the same time, Tulip is unable to go. He later sends Tulip a text apologizing and promising to make it up to her while asking her to call him but Tulip ignores him.
The Cat's Car[]
He is seen in Tulip’s memories on her tape; fighting with Megan over Tulip's vision at DolphWorld, sleeping on the couch after a fight and being comforted by Tulip, and telling her that he and Megan are seperating.
The Engine[]
Seven months after Tulip gets off the infinity train, he finally takes her to game design camp.
Trivia[]
- Andy Olsen is the only father of a protagonist named in the series.
- His job is as a "picker": he goes to garage sales to buy broken items, fixes them, and then resells them. Contrary to what "The Beach Car" implies, he does not just sell used go-carts.[1]
References[]
- ↑ Book 1 DVD Commentary. "The Beach Car."
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