Baileywick
Name	Baileywick
Other Names	"Wicky" (Nigel)
Shows	Sofia the First Sofia the First: Royal Magic
Gender	Male
Occupation	Groundhog Scout (formerly) The Castle Steward
Alignment	Good
Homeland	Kingdom of Enchancia
Race	Human
Family	Nigel (brother)
Friends	Princess Sofia, King Roland II, Queen Miranda, Princess Amber, Prince James, Violet the Maid, Cedric the Sorcerer, Aunt Tilly, Marla, Lucinda, Grand Mum, Queen Lorelei
Enemies	Cedric the Sorcerer (formerly), Miss Nettle, Wormwood, Slickwell, Princess Ivy, Vor, Twitch
Likes	His pocketwatch, everything to be tidy
Dislikes	Disorder, things being out of place, frogs, secrecy
First Appeared	Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess
Voice	Tim Gunn

Baileywick is the Castle Steward in the Disney Jr. animated series Sofia the First and Sofia the First: Royal Magic. His responsibility to make sure everything in the castle is where it should be when it should be, as he explains to Sofia on her first day as a princess.

Personality

He is very dutiful and a bit of a stiff, but he's nice and patient. He has also given advice and guidance to Sofia, not just because it's his job but also because he is kind and fond of the new princess. Such was when Sofia took the blame for ruining a stained-glass window, Baileywick correctly suspected it had actually been Prince James, and gently scolded Sofia that telling a lie to prevent someone from getting in trouble is still wrong. Recently, Baileywick has shown himself to be uncommonly selfless and quite dedicated to his job as the Castle Steward, shown in the episode "Baileywick's Day Off", when he didn't want much on his birthday and had to practically be shoved out the door for him to go and spend his day off/birthday with his older brother Nigel. Despite this, he willingly put the needs of James, Amber, and Sofia before his own birthday, and almost didn't get to spend his day off with his brother. Luckily, the children and their parents, King Roland and Queen Miranda, salvaged what time was left to give him a proper celebration. In "Baileywhoops", he revealed he is susceptible to peer pressure and can be pushed into feeling insecure about his age.

Physical Appearance

He is tall, lean, and well-dressed. He wears glasses, and he has light green eyes. Also, he has well-kept gray hair that he seems to have been born with. Baileywick always has a gold pocket watch that he uses to see if everyone's where they should be when they should be.

In the episode "A Tale of Two Teams", he is wearing in one-strip training clothes and a black-and-white shirt.

Role in the series

Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess

Baileywick first appears when Sofia and Miranda arrive at Enchancia Castle. He explains his job to Sofia before sending her to dinner. At dinner, he reminds James to remember his manners. For the next few days, he gets the castle ready for Sofia's Royal Debut Ball. At the Ball, Baileywick falls victim to the sleeping spell. When he wakes back up, he is pleased by how things have turned out.

Sofia the First

As King Roland's right-hand man and the Castle Steward of Enchancia, Baileywick is a major character in the series.

Baileywick is shown to share his employers' dislike for secrecy and be a better detective than King Roland is, as shown in "A Royal Mess". When Baileywick discovers that the window that Roland had made for Queen Miranda has been destroyed and Roland tells him Sofia destroyed the window by playing ball in the castle, Baileywick is shocked because he knows Sofia would never play ball in the castle after Roland told her not to. This fact along with James wanting a talk with her enables Baileywick to deduce what really happened. Afterward, he tells Sofia that he knows her and James well enough to know that James was the one who really played ball in the castle and broke the window and that she took the blame for him.  He also tells her that while what she did was sweet she still shouldn't have done it telling her "A lie is a lie even when you're trying to help someone."

As revealed in "Baileywick's Day Off", Baileywick has an older brother named Nigel and is devoted to his job with absolute selflessness. Nigel arrives at the castle, hoping to spend "Wicky's" birthday doing all the fun things they did when they were kids. However, to Nigel's annoyance, Baileywick keeps shelving them to help the Royal Kids telling him they are more important. The Royal Kids help Nigel give his little brother the celebration he planned. This shows that Baileywick is respected by the Royal Family to the point where they consider him family. Baileywick's skills as the Castle Steward are revealed to come from his experience as a Groundhog Scout. In The Floating Palace, he is revealed to be prone to seasickness which Admiral Hornpipe loves teasing him about.

As revealed in "Baileywhoops", Baileywick is held in such high esteem by Royalty that other Royal Stewards want his job. During Enchancia's Royal Jubilee, Slickwell, the Castle Steward of Rutistan, gives him a cursed magic pin that makes him super clumsy to steal his job. After one mishap too many, Baileywick resigns and gives the pin to Sofia. This enables Sofia and Clover to discover Slickwell's plot and foil it. Sofia tells Baileywick and her parents what really made him clumsy and, after Slickwell's plot is foiled, the latter welcome him back.

Episode Appearances

Season 1

• Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess
• The Big Sleepover
• Let the Good Times Troll
• Cedric's Apprentice
• A Royal Mess
• Blue Ribbon Bunny
• Baileywick's Day Off
• Tri-Kingdom Picnic
• The Amulet of Avalor
• The Buttercups
• The Amulet and the Anthem
• Tea for Too Many
• Great Aunt-Venture
• The Baker King
• Sofia the First: The Floating Palace
• Holiday in Enchancia

Season 2

• Two Princesses and a Baby
• The Enchanted Feast
• The Flying Crown (Cameo)
• Mom's the Word
• King for a Day
• Gizmo Gwen
• Sofia the Second
• Mystic Meadows
• Ghostly Gala
• The Emerald Key
• Baileywhoops
• Sofia the First: The Curse of Princess Ivy
• Winter's Gift
• The Leafsong Festival
• A Tale of Two Teams
• The Littlest Princess
• Carol of the Arrow

Season 3

• Cool Hand Fluke
• Royal Vacation

Season 4

• Day of the Sorcerers
• Through the Looking Back Glass
• The Birthday Wish
• In Cedric We Trust
• A Royal Wedding
• The Elf Situation
• Sofia the First: Forever Royal

Friends and Family

Princess Sofia

Baileywick has cared for Sofia from the beginning because both come from the village. When Sofia was grounded for lying for James, Baileywick gave her peppermint tea along with a lesson about honesty. Sofia later stood up for Baileywick when Slickwell tried to curse and bully him into retirement. Both Sofia and Baileywick share a vulnerability to peer pressure.

Queen Miranda

Miranda, like Roland, has a close business relationship with Baileywick. Being in the second-in-command role before her and sharing villager origins, Baileywick helped train Miranda in the ins and outs of being Queen Consort of Enchancia.

King Roland II

Baileywick helped Roland I and Grand Mum raise Roland II and his elder sister, Tilly. After Roland I's death, Baileywick, along with Grand Mum and Tilly, trained Roland II how to be king. When Roland's first wife died, Baileywick served as second-in-command until Roland remarried. Baileywick still serves as Roland's chief advisor, delivering news and laws. He also helps him teach Sofia how to be a good leader.

Prince James

Baileywick helped teach James about the kingly post ahead of him in "King For A Day," telling him how the paperwork of being a monarch was important. However, the two can clash at times, as James is rowdy and careless at times, while Baileywick is a very orderly person.

Princess Amber

Baileywick and Amber have a fairly close relationship, as Baileywick often cares for her, and they have shared tastes in neatness. They also are both afraid of frogs.

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Trivia

• In the episode "The Amulet and the Anthem", Baileywick mentioned that he was afraid of frogs.
• In the episode "Mom's the Word", he was hexed into a frog by Lucinda's Mother, often scaring Princess Amber.
• Baileywick is the eldest of the main characters in Enchancia Castle, being in his sixties.
• He greatly resembles his voice actor Tim Gunn (Project Runway, Tim Gunn's Guide To Style, Under the Gunn).
• A bailey is another term for a steward - making Baileywick's name a foreshadowing of his job.
• The Royal Family treat Baileywick more as a member of the family than a steward.