# Children zombies on the "Walking Dead" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 6, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363 "2016-04-06T17:12:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/1 "2016-04-06T17:12:29Z")
I was wondering how many children zombies have appeared on “The Walking Dead”. I can only think of Carol’s daughter right now, and I’m blanking on her name. They seem to be few and far between, if not completely nonexistent… ---
**Author:** ![Shakester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shakester/32/437_2.png) [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/2 "2016-04-06T17:23:00Z")
In the recent episode where Alexandria got overrun by zombies, Sam finally freaked out because he spotted a child zombie of around his age. Sam was the whiny kid that Carol took an inexplicable liking to. They’re rare, but I’ve seen a few. I imagine that children, in the zombie apocalypse, would have mostly been consumed first, leading to a lack of child walkers. ETA: Sophia. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/3 "2016-04-06T17:44:29Z")
Rick ran into one near the beginning of the series, a blonde girl if i am not mistaken. It is more likely for children to be fully consumed than to have enough remains left to zombify. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/4 "2016-04-06T18:15:18Z")
> [@Shakester](#): > > In the recent episode where Alexandria got overrun by zombies, Sam finally freaked out because he spotted a child zombie of around his age. Sam was the whiny kid that Carol took an inexplicable liking to. > > They’re rare, but I’ve seen a few. I imagine that children, in the zombie apocalypse, would have mostly been consumed first, leading to a lack of child walkers. > > ETA: Sophia. Somehow, I completely missed the one that freaked Sam out! I’ll have to go back and re-watch that scene! ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/5 "2016-04-06T18:28:03Z")
There are no “zombies” in The Walking Dead. We don’t use the z-word. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/6 "2016-04-06T18:31:11Z")
Don’t forget the Governor’s daughter. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/7 "2016-04-06T18:43:40Z")
> [@Shakester](#): > > They’re rare, but I’ve seen a few. I imagine that children, in the zombie apocalypse, would have mostly been consumed first… [Well, much of the show takes place in Virginia](http://richmondbizsense.com/images/eatthekidsfirst.jpg). 😉 ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/8 "2016-04-06T18:49:48Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > Don’t forget the Governor’s daughter. Good Golly! Another character I totally blanked out on. And that was a truly creepy scene. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/9 "2016-04-06T23:29:16Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Rick ran into one near the beginning of the series, a blonde girl if i am not mistaken. It is more likely for children to be fully consumed than to have enough remains left to zombify. Wasn’t that the very first scene? Then they went back and showed the shootout? ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/10 "2016-04-06T23:34:34Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Rick ran into one near the beginning of the series, a blonde girl if i am not mistaken. It is more likely for children to be fully consumed than to have enough remains left to zombify. To be fair they would still reanimate; just as a immobile head and mostly de-fleshed torso. Of course the real, non in-universe, reason why we seldom see child walkers is because child labor laws make it a lot harder and more expensive to use them as zombie extras. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/11 "2016-04-06T23:59:23Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > Wasn’t that the very first scene? Then they went back and showed the shootout? It was indeed. That little girl is the first Zombie we ever see. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/12 "2016-04-07T00:07:49Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > It was indeed. That little girl is the first Zombie we ever see. Played by Raleigh, NC’s Addy Miller. I met her at SuperCon in Miami a few years ago and had a pic made with her. > **[Addy Miller | Actress](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2900452/)** > > Known for: Behind You, Dark Places, The Walking Dead ---
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/13 "2016-04-07T19:31:30Z")
Using child actors carries significant restrictions on their working hours, which cramps a show’s plans for using them extensively. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/14 "2016-04-08T01:33:59Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > Wasn’t that the very first scene? Then they went back and showed the shootout? I can’t remember to be quite honest, i just remember the little girl zombie being a big shock in an early episode. > [@alphaboi867](#): > > To be fair they would still reanimate; just as a immobile head and mostly de-fleshed torso. Not if there is nothing left, like with Lori who was consumed 100%. She wouldn’t have zombified either way, but it shows that zombies will fully consume someone if they don’t reanimate fast enough. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/15 "2016-04-08T01:38:42Z")
The first episode of _Z Nation_ featured a zombaby. It killed that black guy from _Oz_. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/16 "2016-04-08T14:15:29Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > The first episode of _Z Nation_ featured a zombaby. > > It killed that black guy from _Oz_. Oh, I definitely remember that fun scene! ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_Hey_Paula)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/17 "2016-04-08T17:36:27Z")
> [@Mk\_VII](#): > > Using child actors carries significant restrictions on their working hours, which cramps a show’s plans for using them extensively. Especially when the actor would have to spend a significant amount of time in the makeup/hair department. This problem can be gotten around by using a “photo double” (actor who looks similar, shot from a distance or over the shoulder) for part of the day, but that’s not practical for background actors (extras). ---
**Author:** ![Chihuahua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dec6dc/32.png) [@Chihuahua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chihuahua)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/18 "2016-04-08T17:43:15Z")
FWIW, the comic had some VERY gruesome scenes involving children that seriously killed my interest. The show wisely avoided reproducing these scenes. Also, IIRC 2004’s “Dawn of the Dead” had a zombaby scene. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2016, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/19 "2016-04-08T22:59:58Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > The first episode of _Z Nation_ featured a zombaby. > > It killed that black guy from _Oz_. No, it killed that black guy from Lost. WALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLT ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363/20 "2016-04-09T13:50:41Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > No, it killed that black guy from Lost. WALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLT Drat. I was picturing the guy who played Adabissi being killed by a zombaby. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-zombies-on-the-walking-dead/751363.md?page=2)