History Series / Debra

Debra Delong (Creator/NiamhWilson) is a spirited and kooky 14-year-old girl who sees the best in people and wants to one day start a company specializing in bringing joy into the lives of others. Upon transferring to Camfield High School she starts looking for people who can help achieve for goal in life. The friend she chooses: Preston Lunford (Will Jester), a down-to-earth, if a little cynical boy with a penchant for guitar and magic tricks. Bemused at first, Preston decides that Debra is a good friend and promises to assist her in her zany schemes if she let him improve her often non-existent social skills. Often accompanying them are his bandmates, the smooth, if mostly unsuccessful ladies’ man Auzzie and the tall, good-natured, if a little slow Brud. Together they will make every day at Camfield High a new adventure.\\\

** "Project Josie" is one to ''Series/ProjectRunway''.

** Dancy (Alicia Josipovic) from "Teen Capsule" and "Let's Party"

* SuckySchool: A very subtle example as Camfield High's main problems tend to stem from apathetic teachers and lack of public funding as seen in "Chez Camfield" when Debra complains about the school cafeteria and Principal Ridge is interested only in securing funding for a new desk for his office. The same episode also has a vacancy for a school bus driver posted outside the school if its any indication.

** In Auzzie and Brud's case its also unlikely that two teenagers would be sent to interview Chef Des Chalet for a receiving an apparently prestigious award.

* PinkGirlBlueBoy: When trying to determine what Preston's remains would look like in "Operation Dancy" Debra figures it would be blue with Preston being a boy. ItMakesSenseInContext.

* ExcitedShowTitle: ''Debra!''.
* FaceOnTheCover: Debra imagines her face on the trucks for her future company in her first class with Mr. Threadgold.

* TheStakeout: A SpiesInAVan example as police officer Jack Lunford brings his wife, Gabby and daughter, Gracie along on one in "Teen Capsule". Gabby provides snacks and Gracie just tries to get her homework finished while ignoring her parents' loved up couples talk. One wonders if Preston knows what they get up when he's busy with Debra...

* AlliterativeName: '''D'''ebra '''D'''elong.
** Her middle names are also "'''C'''arnegie" and "'''C'''ameron".

* VillainousBSOD: Dancy has one when Auzzie bypasses her a senior girl in "Designing Auzzie" when she was anticipating him trying his luck with her after Debra's mentoring, and was preparing "the ultimate put-down" to neutralize him.

* WackyParentSeriousChild: The Lunfords are this to the cynical Preston and level-headed Gracie.

* WhatDoesThisButtonDo: Debra is frequently prone to this, both when she hits the bottom on the band's confetti machine in "Introducing Debra" and the lever that starts pouring the cement in "Teen Capsule".

* WigDressAccent: Debra and Dancy pretend to be French waitresses to serve the school board Debra's recipes in "Chaz Camfield" along with heels.

* YoungEntrepreneur: Debra, while she hasn't officially started her future company yet sees herself and thinks as one.

* QuirkyHousehold: Though unseen Debra's family and their house is suggested to be this.

** Brud is the ButtMonkey who is the source for jokes.