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He seems to be perpetually looking for business connections and wanting to know who's who in the business world. He's encouraged Jodie (and Daria) to do the same thing. When talking about the institutionalised racism and sexism at [[Wizard Computers]], he asked them "do you walk away because the guy at the top is an idiot, or do you join the people trying to change the way he does business?". Andrew also encouraged Jodie to go to Crestmore because of the important contacts she'd make.
Socially, he always seems cheerful and positive, shaking hands and being personable to everyone he meets, even if he's putting them down. He's been extremely friendly to [[Jake Morgendorffer]] both times they've met ("[[Gifted]]", "[[Of Human Bonding]]"), even though the end of "Gifted" made it clear the Landons thought the Morgendorffers were bizarre people. In "Bonding" he made a backhanded comment about the size of Jake's business compared his own, stating the pickings were too small for ''him'' but Jake should be able to get something; he seems to have intended this as encouragment.
Politically, "Gifted" and "[[Is It College Yet?]]" show him to be quite right-wing. He's virulently against welfare (he claims "welfare cheats" force companies to use foreign child labour) and is using "creative accounting" on his tax returns to avoid subsidising it. He may have some ties to Congressman Sachs, since Jodie got an internship at his office (although the show does not state the political affiliation of the Congressman). He's aware of (and contemptuous of) the bigotry at Wizard Computers but points to the
Jodie has remarked that he "thinks he's Martin Luther King" when he's trying to give a pep talk, and can say some very silly things in the attempt.
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==Family==
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Andrew appears to love Jodie and wants her to achieve her potential, but he shows this by forcing her into more activities, work, and situations than she's willing or able to handle. In "[[Is It College Yet?]]", he thought Crestmore University would be the best university for her and casually overrode any objections she made. Jodie has made it clear she doesn't bother objecting to him anymore because she knows it will do no good, and in IICY, Andrew was stunned to realize Jodie had applied to Turner behind his back and was too afraid to tell him she'd got in. In a line cut from the DVD, he was not just unaware that Jodie was unhappy, he responded to the idea she might have a breakdown with "then it's a good thing breakdowns aren't allowed in our family".
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==Andrew Landon in Fanfiction==
Andrew's insistence that Jodie excels academically, whatever she wants, is a recurring theme in fanfiction.
In the story "[[A Hard Days' Night]]", he appears as the secret leader of an organization devoted to combating the forces of supernatural evil.
Andrew's folding coffee cup makes an appearance in [[Wouter]]'s [http://web.archive.org/web/20130701014631/http://www.outpost-daria.com/fanfic_series_tw.html "Trouble walking"] story.
[[Ruthless Bunny]]'s "[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/932090/1/A_Change_in_Plans A Change in Plans]", set during IICY?, has Andrew and Michelle discuss their daughter's life, her college prospects, and her experiences in a majority-white town. They also are dismissive of Mack due to his working class background.
[[JoeMerl]]'s "[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10920759/1/Sitting-on-the-Sidelines Sitting on the Sidelines]" has Andrew deal with the knowledge that his son Evan is never going to become a football player.
[[Category:Canon Characters|Landon, Andrew]]
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