Hootie

This article is about Dr. Mid-Nite's pet owl. You may be looking for the sidekick, Bridget Chapel/Hootie.

Hootie
Biographical Information
Full Name	Hootie
Gender	Male
Status	Alive
Relationships
Friends	Charles McNider (Owner)
Character Information
Occupation	Sidekick
Affiliation	Justice Society of America
Series
First Appearance	"Stargirl"
Last Appearance	"Hourman and Dr. Mid-Nite"

“	It's Dr. Mid-Nite's owl. There's something special about him. I don't know what, but every time we'd come here, that owl, he'd fly right to Dr. Mid-Nite and land on his arm. He doesn't know Dr. Mid-Nite's dead. He's been waiting for him for years.	”
	— Pat Dugan about Hootie

Hootie is a minor character in The CW and DC Universe series Stargirl.

Hootie is the pet owl of Charles McNider who served as the heroes sidekick for many years until the heroes disappearance. He lived in the JSA headquarters for over a decade.

Biography

After Charles McNider's apparent death, Pat Dugan took care of Hootie and left him in the Justice Society of America Headquarters.

Series

Season 1

Pat brings Courtney to the JSA's headquarters and Hootie flies down from the rafters, landing on a bar. This startles Courtney, but Pat assures her that it's okay. The owl is Hootie, Dr. Mid-Nite's pet owl, who used to fly down and perch on Mid-Nite's arm. Pat softly tells Courtney that Hootie doesn't know his owner is dead.

Physical Appearance

Hootie has brown feathers and golden eyes, with black feathers around them. He has large white claws.

Appearances

Stargirl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Season 1	P	P	★		★
Season 2
Season 3													M

Notes and Trivia

• Hootie's name wasn't revealed, until "Hourman and Dr. Mid-Nite".
• After Charles McNider returned from the Shadowlands, it is unknown if he ever went back to get Hootie or if Hootie is still at the JSA headquarters. However, Stargirl lore keeper Shawn McBee indulged fans questions and confirmed that Hootie went to live with McNider.

Comic Comparisons

• In the comics, Hooty the Owl was an American wood owl that happened upon the McNider estate in New York one evening. Suffering from a misguided direction, Hooty crashed through an upstairs window into Charles McNider's private study. McNider cared for the bird's injuries and provided him with the name, Hooty. Hooty's presence inspired McNider to take on the garb of Doctor Mid-Nite.

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