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* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: On at least a couple of occasions, Snap will make Rudy realize he's doing wrong...by applauding them. In Disappearing Act, his cheering on of Rudy's practical joke on Reggie makes Rudy feel guilty about it. In The Smooch, when only a smooch can undo Penny's [[LaughingMad uncontrollable laughter]], Rudy tried to trap her, and when Snap congratulates him on it, Rudy decides not to go through with it.

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* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame: On at least a couple of occasions, Snap will make Rudy realize he's doing wrong... by applauding them. In Disappearing Act, his cheering on of Rudy's practical joke on Reggie makes Rudy feel guilty about it. In The Smooch, when only a smooch can undo Penny's [[LaughingMad uncontrollable laughter]], Rudy tried to trap her, and when Snap congratulates him on it, Rudy decides not to go through with it.



-->'''Vinnie:''' Now, listen. You're my brother, and I love you dearly...but if you don't turn this school to a pile of rubble by 3:00 this afternoon, I'll do it myself, and use ''YOU AS THE WRECKING BALL!''

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-->'''Vinnie:''' Now, listen. You're my brother, and I love you dearly... but if you don't turn this school to a pile of rubble by 3:00 this afternoon, I'll do it myself, and use ''YOU AS THE WRECKING BALL!''



* CreateYourOwnVillain: Craniac 4 was created to take care of Craniac 3. He did...but it didn't help.

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* CreateYourOwnVillain: Craniac 4 was created to take care of Craniac 3. He did... but it didn't help.
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* PrecociousCrush: In "The Crush", he develops an attraction toward Queen Rapsheeba's creator Trina, who is clearly in her teens.

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* PrecociousCrush: In "The Crush", he develops an attraction toward Queen Rapsheeba's creator Trina, who is clearly in her teens. Trina ultimately breaks it to him that she can't reciprocate his affections because he should be with girls his own age.
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->Voiced by: Creator/RosslynnTaylor
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* DisneyDeath: He's been hit with this at least three times.

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* DisneyDeath: He's been hit with this at least three times.had a couple of fake-out deaths. "Double Trouble" has it look like Skrawl and Craniac's robot Rudy kayoed him before Snap asks him to speak to him, while "Tiny Pirate Problem" has Red Facial Hair and his crew make him walk the plank, which Rudy [[BriarPatching manipulated them into doing]] so he could recover his piece of magic chalk that was thrown into the ocean.
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* CatchPhrase: "Get ready to eat chalk" whenever he faces off with the VillainOfTheWeek.

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* CatchPhrase: CharacterCatchphrase: "Get ready to eat chalk" whenever he faces off with the VillainOfTheWeek.



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* ThisIsUnforgivable: Her CatchPhrase when something bad happens to her.

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* ThisIsUnforgivable: Her CatchPhrase catchphrase when something bad happens to her.her is to state that it is unacceptable.



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* ADayInTheLimelight: Every episode in the show has a skit with him as the main protagonist.

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* ADayInTheLimelight: Every episode in the show (except for the {{Extra Long Episode}}s "When Santas Collide" and "The Big Blow-Up") has a skit with him as the main protagonist.



* CatchPhrase: She likes to call Rudy by operatically singing his name.

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* CatchPhrase: CharacterCatchphrase: She likes to call Rudy by operatically singing his name.

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* FreudianExcuse: In one episode, Rudy discovers a duo of chalk characters who were drawn several years ago. We discover their creator is none other Mr. Wilter. He is actually quite happy to see them and we soon discover that his disdain for cartoons comes from his dad treating him the same way Mr. Wilter treats his students now whenever he drew cartoons.

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* FreudianExcuse: In one episode, "The Smudges", Rudy discovers a duo of chalk characters who were drawn several years ago. We discover their creator is none other Mr. Wilter. He is actually quite happy to see them and we soon discover that his disdain for cartoons comes from his dad treating him the same way Mr. Wilter treats his students now whenever he drew cartoons.


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* ManChild: He sometimes comes off as immature. Aside from his unreasonable animosity towards cartoons being expressed in ways an adult isn't expected to, it is shown in "The Smudges" that he sleeps with a teddy bear and still sucks his thumb.

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!!Trina

Queen Rapsheeba's creator whom Rudy had a crush on

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!!Trina

Queen Rapsheeba's creator whom
!! Betty Bombast

->Voiced by: Creator/JessHarnell

A rock star who is the frontman of a band
Rudy had a crush onand Penny like called School of Destruction.


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* AlliterativeName: Both parts of what is presumably his stage name begin with B.
* GenderBlenderName: Presumably as a nod to musicians like Music/MarilynManson and Music/AliceCooper, he and his bandmates Mary Tyler Morbid, Brittany Knives and Dorothy Vader are men who go by feminine first names.
* HiddenDepths: He commends Rudy for declining his offer to participate in a music video and stating he should focus on studying to improve his grades, showing that while he and his band make a show of destroying textbooks and beating up dummies dressed as teachers during their performances, he actually does understand the value of education.

!!Trina

Queen Rapsheeba's creator whom Rudy had a crush on
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* DeadpanSnarker: Frequently makes cutting remarks about Rudy and friends unintentionally inconveniencing her.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Frequently makes cutting remarks about Rudy and friends unintentionally inconveniencing her, and is especially irritated that she's in her bathtub all the time because of how Rudy drew her.
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* {{Malaproper}}: His debut episode has him confusing words with similar-sounding ones, like saying "fondue" instead of "adieu" and "au reservoir" instead of "au revoir".
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He can be a bit flippant toward Rudy at times, but he ultimately does care about his son.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He can be a bit flippant toward Rudy at times, times (particularly, his tendency to dismiss his son's passion as a chalk artist as unproductive and trivial), but he ultimately does care about his son.
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: It's established in "Hole in the Wall" that he's been in love with his wife Mildrid since they were children.


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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: "Hole in the Wall" reveals that Joe was in love with her since they were children.
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* VillainSong: "Skrawl's Song" and its reprises.

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* VillainSong: Some of his episodes have him sing "Skrawl's Song" Song", first singing it in his debut episode "The Skrawl" to introduce himself and its reprises.explain why he resents Rudy and having reprises in "Chalk Queen" and "Double Trouble", respectively being a VillainRecruitmentSong to bring Penny to his side in his latest scheme against Rudy and a duet with Craniac 4 where they gloat about how they intend to use their robot double of Rudy to destroy all the magic chalk and then enslave the real Rudy.
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* VocalEvolution: His voice is considerably deeper and gruffer in the ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'' shorts.

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* VocalEvolution: His voice is considerably deeper and gruffer in the ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'' shorts.
shorts (though the shorts in question were redubbed with his current cadence when they were repackaged as segments of the actual series).



* HeelFaceTurn: In his first appearance in a Oh Yeah! Cartoons short, he's an antagonist who tries to thwart Rudy and Snap's attempt to acquire more Magic Chalk. After Rudy defeats him and gives him a second eye, he warms up to him and becomes an ally.

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* HeelFaceTurn: In his first appearance in a Oh Yeah! Cartoons short, he's an antagonist who tries to thwart Rudy and Snap's attempt to acquire more Magic Chalk. After Rudy defeats him and gives him a second eye, he warms up to him and becomes an ally.ally who makes it clear that he'll allow Rudy to have as much magic chalk as he wants.
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* BumblingDad: As with most cartoon fathers.

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* BumblingDad: As with most cartoon fathers.fathers, he's a bit oblivious and out-of-touch with his son's problems.




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* VocalEvolution: His voice is considerably deeper and gruffer in the ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'' shorts.
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* FriendToAllLivingThings: She's a veterinarian, so of course she'd be nice to animals.

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* FriendToAllLivingThings: AnimalLover: She's a veterinarian, so of course she'd be nice to animals.



* OnlySaneMan

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* OnlySaneManOnlySaneMan: She's one of the only sensible adults in the show.
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* IconicSequelCharacter: He's one of the show's most notable characters, but didn't exist in the original ''Oh Yeah! Cartoons'' shorts and didn't appear until the season one episode "The Skrawl".
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* BlackBeadEyes: She's shown with these when not wearing her glasses.
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* TheHero: He is the main protagonist and does everything he can to help out the people of [=ChalkZone=].

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* TheHero: HeroProtagonist: He is the main protagonist and does everything he can to help out the people of [=ChalkZone=].
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->Voiced by: Masasa Moyo

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->Voiced by: Masasa Moyo
Creator/MasasaMoyo
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* BerserkButton: Don't draw something in front of Mr. Wilter unless you want him to go on a tirade about how much he hates fictional... ''CARTOONS!''

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* BerserkButton: Don't draw something in front of Mr. Wilter unless you want him to go on a tirade about how much he hates fictional... ''CARTOONS!''



* EvilTeacher: Subverted in that, though he does not like it when his students draw cartoons, he's just really strict, not evil.
* FantasticRacism: The man hates cartoons, but when Rudy does any other creative activity like carve a Jack O'Lantern or build a puppet theater for the talent show he's quite impressed.

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* EvilTeacher: Subverted in that, though that while he does not like it when his students draw cartoons, he's just really strict, not evil.
* FantasticRacism: The man hates cartoons, but when Rudy does any other creative activity like carve a Jack O'Lantern or build a puppet theater for the talent show show, he's quite impressed.



* GoKartingWithBowser: On at least a couple occasions, he will join in on Rudy and his friends in the music videos and party with them. Subverted in Greetings from Greenland, where he is quite freaked out by the animated postcards.

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* GoKartingWithBowser: On at least a couple occasions, he will join in on Rudy and his friends in the music videos and party with them. Subverted in Greetings "Greetings from Greenland, Greenland", where he is quite freaked out by the animated postcards.



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: According to Bill Burnett, Creator/NormMacdonald and Music/BobDylan were an influence on Wilter's voice. Macdonald was actually considered to be cast for the role but the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen crew was shot down by Nickelodeon's casting department and ultimately chose Cait since he can do a good impression of Macdonald]].

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: According to Bill Burnett, Creator/NormMacdonald and Music/BobDylan were an influence on Mr. Wilter's voice. Macdonald was actually considered to be cast for the role but the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen crew was shot down by Nickelodeon's casting department and ultimately chose Robert Cait since he can do a good impression of Macdonald]].Norm]].



!! Officer O' Larry

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!! Officer O' LarryO'Larry
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sourced from the episode "Teacher's Lounge"


!! Reginald Clark "Reggie" Bullnerd

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!! Reginald Clark Brunicky Tracey Aloysius Socrates Yauney Sunshine "Reggie" Bullnerd
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->Voiced by: Creator/JimCummings

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->Voiced by: Creator/JimCummings
Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1952}}

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Starts to get suspicious when Rudy brings up an idea she turned down, making her think he was stalking her.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Starts to get suspicious when Rudy brings up an idea she turned down, making her think he was stalking her. She even pulls a trick on him when she finds out he likes her.



* SatteliteLoveInterest: Her sole purpose is for someone for Rudy to crush on.

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* SatteliteLoveInterest: SatelliteLoveInterest: Her sole purpose is for someone for Rudy to crush on.on.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Black and female.
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!!Trina

Queen Rapsheeba's creator whom Rudy had a crush on
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* NiceGirl: A genuinely nice and polite you girl.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Starts to get suspicious when Rudy brings up an idea she turned down, making her think he was stalking her.
* ArtsyBeret: Is shown showing this.
* SatteliteLoveInterest: Her sole purpose is for someone for Rudy to crush on.
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* TheChick: With a touch of ActionGirl when need be.
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* IronicName: His last name has the word "nerd" in it, but he's anything but smart.

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* IronicName: His last name has the word "nerd" in it, but he's anything but smart. However, he does dress like a stereotypical nerd.

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* AmbiguousDisorder: His behavior is similar to a child with special needs.[[invoked]]



* PaperPeople: In the episode "The Further Adventures of Super Hero Snap", Blocky is seen to be completely 2-D all the time, and this is used as a plot device.

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* PaperPeople: In the episode "The Further Adventures of Super Hero Snap", Blocky is seen shown to be completely 2-D all the time, and this is used as a plot device.
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* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Has either tan or brown skin and also has short red hair.
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* TurtlePower: He is a bipedal tortoise.

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* TurtlePower: He is a bipedal tortoise.
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* BerserkButton: Apparently, not being invited to birthday parties is one for him, as Poison Pen Letter has shown us.

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* BerserkButton: Apparently, not being invited to birthday parties is one for him, as Poison Pen Letter has shown us.shown.



* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The in-between to Penny's nice and Snap's mean. While for the most part, Rudy is an equal-opportunity helper who loves to solve people's problems, he also has a slightly mischievous streak and can act a bit smug, causing him to be somewhat short-sighted.

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* NiceMeanAndInBetween: NiceMeanAndInbetween: The in-between to Penny's nice and Snap's mean. While for the most part, Rudy is an equal-opportunity helper who loves to solve people's problems, he also has a slightly mischievous streak and can act a bit smug, causing him to be somewhat short-sighted.



* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The nice to Snap's mean and Rudy's in-between. More often than not, Penny finds herself being the voice of reason among the trio and serves to be an analyst who can {{lampshade|hanging}} some of the absurdities of [=ChalkZone=] without getting on her high horse about it.

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* NiceMeanAndInBetween: NiceMeanAndInbetween: The nice to Snap's mean and Rudy's in-between. More often than not, Penny finds herself being the voice of reason among the trio and serves to be an analyst who can {{lampshade|hanging}} some of the absurdities of [=ChalkZone=] without getting on her high horse about it.



* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The mean to Penny's nice and Rudy's in-between. Snap isn't a {{jerkass}}, as he can easily show compassion, especially to Rudy, but he's the most temperamental of the trio who can get irritated quickly, and he and Penny often [[VitriolicBestBuds get on each other's nerves]].

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* NiceMeanAndInBetween: NiceMeanAndInbetween: The mean to Penny's nice and Rudy's in-between. Snap isn't a {{jerkass}}, as he can easily show compassion, especially to Rudy, but he's the most temperamental of the trio who can get irritated quickly, and he and Penny often [[VitriolicBestBuds get on each other's nerves]].

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