Parvati: Dingo and I were trying to decide on someone to be the cartoon PB for both Padma and Vati and we were thinking maybe Esmerelda and someone else who I can't remember at the moment. We both liked Chel though so we deided to use her.
Morag: Not only does Betty look pretty much like Mo (except Betty has blue eyes), she sort of simialr personality wise too. Betty's smart and tries to do well at school and she's pretty much your normal 'girl-next-door' type person. So yeah, she just fitted. Plus, I've always loved the Archies.
Fred: For Fred I was looking for someone with red/orange hair but I couldn't think of anyone but Archie which I thought would've been weird since Mo's Betty and Betty and Archie are kind of together (when he's not with other girls XPP). Then, I think I was watching the aristocats or listening to the song Thomas O'Malley Cat, I can't remember which and I was like Thomas is a ginger cat! Plus he's a carefree kind of cat that just goes where lofe takes hima nd doesn't complain too much and he's poor (well, compared to Dutchess) so it just suited him. And the Aristocats is an awesome movie.