Willis Family

The Willis Family

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Type	Cartoon family
Created by	Ava Zinn
Origin	Frank's Life Frank & Brittani
Original run	August 12, 2006 (2006-08-12) – present (present)
First appearance	"Pilot"
Address	6328 West Evansville Road, Quillsville, Indiana

The Willis family is a cartoon family from the animated television series Queen of the Willis. The Willis are a LGBT nuclear family consisting of the same sex married couple of Ava (a transgender woman since November 1, 1999) and Angie (a bisexual woman), their nine (eight living) children Tom (formerly Margo), Deanna (formerly Andrew), Brian, Stuart, Ron, Emilie, Hillary, and Luanne, and Brynn, their dog Tabby (formerly Rags), their cat Shushu, lobster Heather, Ava's nephew Austen and Austen's dog Bianca (formerly Baxter). They live at 6328 West Evansville Road in the fictional town of Quillsville, Indiana. Ava drives a blue Ford truck, Angie drives a black Dodge SUV, Heather drives a Chevy Malibu, Deanna drives a Dodge Caravan. They were created by Ava Zinn, in model of her comic strip and animated film, Frank's Life and Frank & Brittani. The family debuted August 12, 2006, after Hoosier Millionaire was canceled, in the episode "Pilot."

Alongside the 16 main family members, there are a number of other major and minor characters in their family. The most commonly recurring characters are Ava's parents Harry and Peggy; Ava's deceased brother, Albert; Ava's step-parents Clyde Claussen and Charlie Harvey; Ava's cousin Diane; Angie's parents Bob Donaldson and Lisa Shanks; Angie's now deceased stepfather Ned Shanks; Angie's biological stephmother, Skye; Angie's half-siblings Laura, Drew and Sarah; Tom's widowed transgenered wife, Trevelle Abhrams; Deanna's wife Brandi Sousa and their daughter, Tessanne Sousa (the first granddaughter and grandchild of Ava and Angie).

Family members

Characters in bold have appeared on the both the original and revival series.
Characters in italiics have appeared on the revival series onwards.
Characters in bold italics have appeared on both Deanna & Brandi and Queen of the Willis.

1st generation

• Ellie Willis (born 1909) - Sister of Elroy Willis
• Carter George Willis (born 1912) - Father of Harry Willis, Janice Parkington, and Sharon Willis
  • Thelma Jane Willis (b. 1917 d. 2019; maiden name Polk) - Mother of Harry Willis, Janice Parkington, and Sharon Willis
• Shirley Willis (born 1914) - Sister of Cater Willis
• Esther Zinn (born 1916) - Mother of Peggy Willis
  • Elroy Willis (born 1924) - Father of Peggy Willis

2nd generation

• Unnamed brother of Peggy Willis
  • Unnamed wife and brother-in-law of Peggy Willis
• Margaret Harriet "Peggy" Willis (1933-2012)
  • Harrison Elroy "Harry" Willis (b. 1938 divorced) - eldest child son of Carter and Thelma Willis
  • Charlie Harvey (born 1980s widowed)
• Janice Parkinton (b. 1943; maiden name Willis) - youngest daughter of Carter and Thelma Willis
• Sharon Willis (b. 1941) - eldest daughter of Carter and Thelma Willis
  • Candice Willis (b. Carl Riker 1948)
• Bob Donaldson (b. 1958) - biological father of Angie Willis
  • Lisa Shanks (b. 1952) - mother of Angie Willis
  • Skye Donaldson - mother of Laura, Drew, and Sarah Donaldson

3rd generation

• Vladamir Chaz Willis (born Veronica Chastity Willis 1969) - illegitimate transgedered son of Juaniko Hill and Peggy Willis
• Aeverine Melanie Florence "Ava" Willis (born Frank Michael Willis January 4, 1973) - transgendered daughter of Harry and Peggy Willis
  • Alisan Leah Porter (b. 1974)
  • Christiana Daria Sellars (b. 1973) -
  • Brittani Lynne Hicks (b. 1971) - no relation to Gary Hicks
  • Anglea Anne "Angie" Willis (born July 4, 1970) (maiden name Donaldson and formerly Shanks) - illegitamite daughter of Bob Donaldson and daughter Lisa Shanks
• Albert Fred Willis (October 11, 1977 - August 10, 2002) - son of Harry and Peggy Willis
• Amanda Ava "A.A." Willis (born October 11, 2006) - daughter of Charlie Harvey and Peggy Willis
• Diane Willis (born 1958) - daughter of Peggy Willis' brother and Peggy Willis' sister-in-law
  • Clyde Lee (born 1958)
• Scott Willis (b. 1963) - eldest son of Candice and Sharon Willis
• Marissa Willis (b. 1965) - eldest daughter of Candice and Sharon Willis
• Clint Willis (b. 1967) - youngest son of Candice and Sharon Willis
• Arianna Willis (b. 1969) - middle daughter of Candice and Sharon Willis
• Melanie Willis (b. 1971) - youngest daughter of Candice and Sharon Willis
• Laura Donaldson (b. 1990) - oldest daughter of Skye Donaldson and middle daughter of Bob Donaldson
• Drew Donaldson (unknonw birth year) - son of Bob and Skye Donaldson
• Sarah Donaldson (unknown birth year) - youngest daughter of Bob and Skye Donaldson

Pets

• Heather Alexandra Willis - Lobster of Ava Willis and Angie Willis

4th generation

• Dylan Porter (unknown) - illegitimate Son of Ava Willis and Alisan Porter
• Breeanna Sellars (unknown) - illegitimate Daughter of Ava Willis and Christiana Sellars
• Stan Hicks (unknown) - illegitimate Son of Ava Willis and Brittani Hicks (no relation to Gary Hicks)
• Dominique Hicks (unknown) - illegitimate Daughter of Ava Willis and Brittani Hicks
• Thomas Mark Nicholas "Tom" Willis (born Margo Nichole Willis; October 11, 1987 - April 28, 2011) - transgendered son of Ava and Angie Willis
  • Trevelle Willis (maiden name Abhrams; 1988 - 2019)
• Deanna Annalisa Willis (born Robert Andrew Willis August 18, 1990) - Daughter of Ava and Angie Willis
  • Brandi Lucille Willis (maiden name Sousa)
• Ronald Bartholomew "Ron" Willis (born 2008, sextuplet) - Son of Ava and Angie Willis
• Luanne Gracie Lauren Willis (born 2008, sextuplet) - Daughter of Ava and Angie Willis
• Stuart Kevin Willis (born 2008, sextuplet) - Son of Ava and Angie Willis
• Hillary Crystal Gayle Willis (born 2008, sextuplet) - Daughter of Ava and Angie Willis
• Emilie Loretta Lynn Willis (born 2008, sextuplet) - Daughter of Ava and Angie Willis
• Brian Martin Willis (born 2008, sextuplet) - Son of Ava and Angie Willis
• Brynn Addison Hannah Willis (born April 28, 2012) - Illegitimate daughter of Ava Willis and Lynsay Gerardo; maternal rights adopted by Angie Willis
• Austen Kevin Willis (born 1998) - son and only child of Albert Willis and Julie Crawford.
• Rumer Ashli Moffitt (born 1995) - illegitimate daughter of John Moffitt and Heather Willis
• Arthur Bryce Willis (born 2019) - illegitamate son of John Moffitt and Heather Willis

Pets

• Tabitha Andrea "Tabby" Willis (born Timothy "Rags" Willis 1999) -
• Sheryl Juanita "Shushu" Willis (born 1999) -
• Bianca Willis (born Baxter Albert Willis 1998) -

5th generation

• Tessanne Sousa - Daughter of Deanna Willis and Brandi Sousa

Main family

Brynn Willis

Brynn Addison Hannah Willis, voiced by Maribel Mort, is the Willis family's youngest daughter and baby of the family. She was conceived in 2010 by Ava and the family marriage counselor Lynsay Gerardo in "Therapist Hopping 2", adopted in 2011 by Angie in "Quillsville Cold Case", and was born in the season 6 episode "Uh, Oh! MEXICO! in 2012.

Because she was so young, like The Willis sextuplets, Brynn didn't play a large role in the series' initial run. Template:Queen of the Willis - Shushu Willis Template:Queen of the Willis - Tabby Willis Template:Queen of the Willis - Heather Willis Template:Queen of the Willis - Bianca Willis Template:Queen of the Willis - Austen Willis

Angie's Family

Bob Donaldson

Bob Donaldson (voiced by himself) – Bob is the main anchorman for Fox 11 Quillsville with second cousin-in-law Diane Willis, the biological father of Angie with Lisa Shanks. Bob was Lisa's first boyfriend when Angie was born in Utah. Bob is also the father of Laura, Andrew, and Sarah with wife Skye. In the episode "Revenge of the Male Anchors 2," it was discovered that Bob is the biological father of Angie.

Laura Donaldson

Laura Donaldson (voiced by herself) - Laura is Angie's oldest half-sister and Angie is 20 years older than Laura. Laura is Bob Donaldson second child and the first with Skye Donaldson. Laura makes her first appearance when Ava and Deanna are watching news from Fort Wayne, when it was revealed Laura and Angie are sisters. Depicted as neurotic but a loving, devoted aunt to her nieces and nephews, and as of season 9, mother to Larra.

Laura is an intelligent, warm, highly sensitive underachiever with chronic low self-esteem. Angie seems to be in charge of Laura's life, which is a frequent cause of conflict between the two; however, Laura sometimes enjoys having Roseanne mother her, especially when she feels vulnerable. Laura's character becomes more animated and colorful as the series progresses. Laura is anchor/reporter at CBS 40. Laura often comes up with off-the-wall ideas, but many of her unconventional ideas actually work. Her romantic relationships are frequently unstable, including one with domestic abuser Manny. She eventually marries Ava's colleague Scott Schuller, who impregnated her during a one-night stand. Laura gives birth to their daughter Larra two months before she marries Scott.

The marriage is short-lived because Laura finds Scott boring, petty and self-centered, and they fall out of love. At one point Laura, unhappy with self-absorbed couch potato Scott, starts going out with another couple, which then becomes one man. Ava sees her, warns her about Scott's possible reaction, but later accidentally blurts it out to Scott, who returns home upset, accuses Laura of adultery and refuses to speak to her. With Lisa's help, Angie has Scott realize that his accusations against Laura are unjustified, and he returns to her. But at this point Laura has realized that she's happier being single. Laura is crushed by the divorce at first, but moves on to become a successful single mom to Larra.

In Season 9, whilst Laura is in labor, Angie's mother Lisa reveals to Laura that her birth name is revealed to be Tamara Laura Donaldson and that the family began calling her Laura because Angie couldn't pronounce Tamara and instead called her "Laura." Despite Laura's apparent flightiness in the early episodes, Laura is actually the backbone of the Willis/Donaldson family in many ways, as Angie admits in the last episode of Season 6. It is also revealed in that same episode that the character of Laura had come out as a bisexual during the final season instead of Lisa, and that Angie knew but had simply always pictured Laura with a man. However, as most of Season 6 (and the final episode in particular) has been since ret-conned out of existence, this revelation is no longer applicable.