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Crutchie
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Crutchie/Crutchy |
| Occupation: | newsboy |
| Relationships: | Jack Kelly |
| Fandom: | Newsies |
| Other: | |
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Crutchie, also spelled Crutchy, is a supporting character in the film and stage musical Newsies. He is Jack Kelly's best friend or "brother" and is called Crutchie for his crutch, which some theorize he needs due to post-polio syndrome.
Fandom
Name
Crutchie is typically given the name Charlie by fans.
One fan claimed in 2004 that historic newsboy Crutch Morris had the name Charles.[1]
The name Charlie appeared in a 2014 Jack/Crutchie fic which received only 6 favorites.[2] It showed up again in another fic with similarly few interactions.[3]
Fanfiction authors were using the name Charlie in 2017[4][5] and it was the general fanon name by 2018.[6][7][8][9][10]
Shipping
Example Fanworks
Fanart
- Newsies:Race,Crutchy,Spot,Jack, Archived version by rebeckles (2010)
Fanfic
Meta
- The Heroism of Crutchy by spotconlonsterritory on Tumblr (Jan 2012)
- Let’s Soak ‘em For Crutchie: The Successes and Shortcomings of Broadway’s Newsies in Accurate Representation of Disability by letssoakemforcrutchy on AO3 (Dec 2014)
- newsies is a family friendly musical. by spotsies (Dec 2017)
- A quick PSA on ableism and the Newsies fandom by i-got-personality (Aug 2018)
- Why Crutchie is a Step Forwards for Disabled Representation by Newsiepedia on Tumblr (Jan 2019)
- His Name is Literally Crutchie: Pitfalls in Representation at The Theatrical Board (Jan 2019)
- Dumb Cr*p’s Just Too Damn Slow by Kay Berlatsky on The Writing Stage (Dec 2020)
- Crutchie Morris: Sunshine smiles and polio by Kentucky_hunk on AO3 (Mar 2022)
- What People With Disabilities can Learn From Crutchie (and Some Stuff for Fellow Writers, too) by independencechick (May 2022)
References
- ^ Newsies Names by sharps on LiveJournal (2004)
- ^ Under My Roof by TriedItAtHome on Fanfiction.net (November 2014)
- ^ Something to Believe In by repotters on Fanfiction.net (November 2014)
- ^ Origins: Their Stories by unofficialfansie on Fanfiction.net (November 2017)
- ^ there's no business like show business by epponia on Archive of Our Own, FFN copy (May 2017)
- ^ "Crip" by ilyfreddyfreeman on Wattpad (May 2018)
- ^ jackcrutchie by Fansie02 on Urban Dictionary (July 2018)
- ^ From Charlie to Crutchie by unofficialfansie on Fanfiction.net (August 2018)
- ^ Charlie Morris (Crutchie) from Newsies is autistic! ask to autisticheadcanons on Tumblr (November 2018)
- ^ Crutchie’s Real Name by PrincessJaqulineChess1031 on Amino (December 2018)