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7!Johnson family
8[[folder:Rodney J. Squirrel]]
9[[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yes_4.jpg]]
10[[caption-width-right:225:"The hat ''sells'' the sandwich!"]]
11->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RichardStevenHorvitz (series), Creator/RobPaulsen (pilot)
12->'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/SquirrelBoyS1E1ALineInTheSandwichTreeForTwo A Line in the Sandwich]]"
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14The Johnson family's goofy, energetic, idiotic, self-deluded, often sarcastic, yet fun-loving pet squirrel and Andy's best friend who's full of big ideas. He's a frequent cause of trouble and an annoyance to those around him (especially Mr. J), but without him, Andy's life would be complete nothingness, and despite his bad qualities, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he still has a considerable kind side]].
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16* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: In "[[Recap/SquirrelBoyS1E1ALineInTheSandwichTreeForTwo A Line in the Sandwich]]", a driving story point is Rodney constantly bragging about how the silly chef hat he's wearing is the only reason people are buying his and Andy's sandwiches, although this is a {{Blatant Lie|s}} as it's really the Secret Sauce translating to sales. It also drives him and Andy apart.
17* AmbiguouslyBi: Despite Rodney's relationship with Darlene, he willingly kisses Mr. J ''on the lips'' at the end of "[[Recap/SquirrelBoyS1E2ScoutsDishonorAndyHadALittleSquirrel Andy Had a Little Squirrel]]".
18* AnimalStereotypes: A squirrel character who's nutty, goofy, hyperactive, and likes peanuts.
19* AnthropomorphicZigZag: He usually behaves like a human, but whenever intrigued or under pressure, he'll grind his teeth together like a real squirrel.
20* AntiRoleModel: Obviously not someone to be imitated or looked up to. He's a rude, selfish, irresponsible, inconsiderate, trouble-making smart-aleck who causes inconvenience and annoyance to others.
21* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Tends to get distracted very easily.
22* AttentionWhore: Rodney seemed to wear the goofy pirate hat during his and Andy's sandwich-selling business with the intent to gain some popularity, as he brags about it throughout the rest of the episode.
23* BackAlleyDoctor: Played with in the short "Bedside Matters". Rodney tries to cure Mr. J, but his treatments unintentionally worsen manners because Mrs. J gave him the wrong list.
24* BewareTheSillyOnes: Rodney may be a [[TheDitz ditzy]] {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, but if you ''dare'' even think about harming his best friend Andy, your life is pretty much at risk.
25* BigEater: He eats a whole plate of food samples in "[[Recap/SquirrelBoyS1E3TheBigHaggleHassleRollingBlunder The Big Haggle Hassle]]" and "[[Recap/SquirrelBoyS1E13HoleInTheStoryScrewUpInAisleSix Screw Up in Aisle Six]]", as well as an entire box of Sticky Buns in "[[Recap/SquirrelBoyS1E10HarriedTreasureTheRodSquad The Rod Squad]]", a large birthday cake in "Birthday Boy", and various foods in "Freaky Furday".
26* BigGuyLittleGuy: The Little Guy to Mr. J and Leon's Big Guys. Rodney is a small, thin squirrel, while the latter two are considerably overweight and taller than him (although only slightly in the case of Leon).
27* BizarreTasteInFood: In "Andy Had a Little Squirrel", it's revealed that his favorite ice cream flavor is strawberry with nuts and a ketchup swirl.
28* BlatantLies: In "A Line in the Sandwich", he frequently tells lies about his silly pirate hat being the result of his and Andy's raised business profits. He even does a demonstration that proves he's a liar:
29-->'''Rodney:''' ''(people are handing Rodney money)'' With the hat ''off'', there's no money coming ''in'', but when I put the hat ''on'', ''(takes the money given to him)'' it's like a tidal wave to cash!
30* BumblingSidekick: Whenever Andy and Rodney are on a mission, the latter is too stupid and incompetent to be of any help.
31* CannotTalkToWomen: He becomes a babbling idiot around his crush, Darlene.
32* CatchPhrase:
33** "In the ''highly'' unlikely event that X..."
34** "HOLY CANOLY!!"
35* ChaoticStupid: Rodney is almost always the reason episodes have conflicts, due to his failure or unwillingness to abide by the rules.
36* CharacterTics: Like most squirrels, grinding his teeth together.
37* TheChewToy: He suffers a fair amount of played-for-laughs slapstick and misfortunes, and since he's a bit of an [[{{Jerkass}} asshole]], he's a [[KarmicButtMonkey pretty deserving victim]].
38* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He's one goofy, eccentric critter. Rodney holds a lot of insane beliefs and behaves like a LargeHam in 99% of his screen time.
39* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In "Birthday Boy", he dismisses Mr. J's claim of it being Andy's birthday by stating that Andy already had a birthday 12 months prior.
40* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Despite Rodney's lack of intelligence, he will stop at nothing to get revenge on others if they provoke him.
41* {{Cuckoosnarker}}: Not only is he goofy and eccentric, but he’s also a real smart-aleck.
42* DeadpanSnarker: Not to the same extent as Mr. J, but Rodney can often snide behind people's backs and make snarky remarks, especially when he's being a smart-aleck.
43* DeliciousDistraction: He often gets distracted by food while in the middle of something important. In "The Rod Squad", as he tries to find something to wipe the goo of the Sticky Buns off himself, he gets distracted by more Sticky Buns on the table and eats them.
44* DependingOnTheWriter:
45** Whether or not his annoyance toward Mr. J is intentional or not depends on the writer. In some episodes, he's just InnocentlyInsensitive, while in others he's doing it on purpose.
46** How much of a {{jerkass}} Rodney is also depends on the writer. Plenty of episodes showcase him as a selfish, narcissistic, show-offy, hostile, smart-alecky individual who shows little empathy to others, while in other episodes (e.g. "Tree for Two", "Scout's Dishonor", "Born to Be Mild", "Flatbottom's Up", "Be Careful What You Fish For"), he's not really mean at all (or at least not toward people who have done nothing to provoke him), at the most being a dumbass.
47* DidntThinkThisThrough: A majority of Rodney's wrongdoings are a result of this. In "Screw Up in Aisle Six", Rodney is told to make sure Andy doesn't eat any food samples that contain anything he is allergic to. He then encourages Andy to devour a whole sample of chicken nuggets that contain cashews, which neither Rodney nor Andy find out until the former looks at the ingredients. The plot goes downhill from that point on.
48* DirtyCoward: He's too much of a coward to accept the consequences of his actions, and will [[NeverMyFault stop at nothing to make it look like anyone else's fault]].
49* TheDitz: He’s a dumbass.
50* DogsHateSquirrels: He provides the page image. Technically speaking, Rodney along with his friends would often be attacked by a vicious AngryGuardDog referred to as the "Crazy Dog". This got [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]] in a later episode where they run into his formerly vicious brother who shares the house with the aforementioned hound.
51* DoYouWantToHaggle: Parodied in "The Big Haggle Hassle", where, instead of haggling for ''more'', Rodney haggles for ''less'', as seen in the beginning when he pays a guy $5 instead of the $2 required to gain entrance to the flea market.
52* DrJerk: Although unintentionally, he plays this role to Mr. J in the short "Bedside Matters". While it was unintentional, he still comes off as a jerk for not stopping and leaving Mr. J alone when he told him to.
53* DumbassHasAPoint: Rodney can occasionally make intelligent observations despite his stupidity. For instance, in "Stranger Than Friction", he tells Andy to stop affiliating himself with Salty Mike because he's clearly using him, considering the number of times Salty and Kyle have deceived and manipulated them.
54* EveryoneHasStandards: Rodney is a {{Jerkass}} himself, but even he thinks Kyle and Salty Mike are assholes.
55* ExposedAnimalBellybutton: He has a large belly button which no clothing covers up regularly.
56* ExtremeOmnivore: "News It or Lose It" reveals that he drinks Mrs. J's bathwater, thinking that it's nail polish. He also drinks radiator sludge in "What's Sung Is Sung", thinking that it's chocolate milk, and continues to drink it even after Mr. J informs him of what it is.
57* FatAndSkinny: The Skinny to Leon and Mr. J's Fat. Rodney is a thin squirrel, while Leon is an obese one and Mr. J is an overweight adult male human.
58* {{Foil}}: To Andy. Both Rodney and Andy are fun-loving boys who share similar interests like ''Puggo'' and playing baseball; however, their personalities are quite different from one another. Andy is more mature, rational, well-intentioned, laid-back, kind-hearted, and usually the voice of reason, while Rodney is an obnoxious [[TheDitz dumbass]] who's [[{{Jerkass}} rude]], [[LazyBum lazy]], unhelpful, [[LargeHam pretentious, over-dramatic]], irresponsible, immature, and overall lacking in common sense.
59* TheFool: Zig-zagged; he sure is stupid, but whether he is lucky or not varies; he can [[KarmaHoudini get away with the stuff he does with no comeuppance]] every now and then, but in other episodes, [[LaserGuidedKarma he does get what's coming to him]]; oh, and not to mention, he [[ButtMonkey suffers a fair amount of slapstick and misfortunes]].
60* ForgetfulJones: In “Birthday Boy”, he makes a cake for Andy. He then turns around for a few seconds, and when he turns back around and sees the cake, he immediately forgets what it’s there for and thinks it’s for him. He, of course, eats it.
61* TheGadfly: He often annoys others and insults them for the fun of it.
62* HeterosexualLifePartners:
63** An interspecies example. With Andy Johnson, a human.
64** Whenever he's not hanging around Andy, Rodney has a best friend in the form of another squirrel, whose name is Leon.
65* IdiotHero: He’s not necessarily a hero, but he ''is'' the protagonist, a very stupid one at that.
66* IdiotHoudini: Zig-zagged and PlayedWith; sometimes his idiocy goes punished, other times it doesn't.
67* InnocentlyInsensitive: It's often implied that Rodney doesn't know how much of a jerk he's being, and a moderate amount of his wrongdoings are done unintentionally.
68* InsaneTrollLogic: Rodney put it best in "Tree for Two".
69-->'''Rodney:''' My squirrel sense says that something is wrong with this rocket, and my squirrel sense is never wrong, unless it's really, really, really, really, ''really'' wrong.
70* InsufferableImbecile: He's a SidekickCreatureNuisance who causes all sorts of trouble and inconvenience, is rude to others, lacks critical thinking, generally only cares about himself and his own interests, and acts on impulse a lot.
71* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: He gets chosen as a fourth member of Mrs. J's group of female friends in "Rodney Darling" and gladly accepts. He also proudly wears ladies' clothes to disguise himself in "The Big Haggle Hassle".
72* ItsAllAboutMe: He's one self-centered, selfish individual who almost always puts himself and his affairs over everyone and everything else.
73* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rodney's a self-centered smartass who causes all sorts of trouble and chaos without a shred of remorse or concern about it. Nevertheless, he has his heart in the right place; he at least likes and cares about Andy, Leon, Mrs. J, and even Mr. J, and will always be on Andy's side at the end of the day. Not to mention, he has several PetTheDog moments (e.g. trying to prevent Andy from getting blamed and in trouble for something he didn't do in "The Rod Squad", trying to cure and take care of Mr. J in the short "Bedside Matters", trying to make up for forgetting Andy's birthday in "Birthday Boy", etc.).
74* JerkassHasAPoint: He occasionally brings up good points. For instance, in "Stranger Than Friction" Rodney points out that Salty Mike is only being nice to Andy in the name of personal gain, bringing attention to all the many times Salty and Kyle have deceived them.
75* JerkassRealization: Rodney realizes just how much of a terrible friend he can be to Andy in "Birthday Boy".
76-->'''Rodney:''' Andy's my best buddy and I have nothing to give him on his birthday. He doesn't deserve a lousy friend like me.
77* KarmaHoudini: Zig-zagged/PlayedWith. Some episodes will have Rodney get what's coming to him (e.g. "The Big Haggle Hassle", "Endangered Species Twist", "Harried Treasure", "Screw Up in Aisle Six"), while in other episodes (e.g. "Birthday Boy"), he goes scot-free.
78* KarmicButtMonkey: He suffers a fair amount of misfortunes, is the butt of quite a lot of slapstick, and is often a victim of Kyle and Salty Mike's bullying, though he usually deserves this stuff due to his rudeness and selfishness.
79* KindnessBall: Several episodes will have Rodney be a NiceGuy to move the plot forward. The episode "Be Careful What You Fish For" is a prime example, as Rodney is motivated by a talking fish decoration in Mr. J's office[[note]]which, unbeknownst to him, is being controlled by Andy[[/note]] to do good deeds for others ''24/7'', even when he doesn't have to. [[StatusQuoIsGod Of course, he goes back to his old ways in the end]].
80* KnowNothingKnowItAll: He thinks he’s so intelligent and acts like a smart-aleck, but needless to say, [[TheDitz he ain’t smart at all]].
81* LackOfEmpathy: Rodney displays little regard for others' feelings.
82* LargeHam: He’s very prone to [[NoIndoorVoice unnecessary yelling]] and dramatic, over-the-top behavior. "Eddie or Not" even shows that he has an uncontrollable habit to emphasize words in his sentences at the most unexpected of times. Not surprising for a character voiced by Creator/RichardStevenHorvitz.
83* LazyBum: Whenever he's not hanging out with Andy, he's sitting at home on the couch, watching TV and eating junk food. The first few seconds of the pilot episode establish this.
84* LethalChef: In "A Line in the Sandwich", he becomes one along with Andy after the latter switches from his grandmother's special sauce to lard as a key ingredient for their sandwiches since the customers don't like it.
85* LethallyStupid: Anything he touches, anywhere he goes, havoc wreaks. This is best exemplified by his usage of a ''[[TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket can opener]]'' in "Born to Be Mild", which causes the house to explode.
86* LoopholeAbuse: Rodney is always quick to find avoidance around situations.
87-->'''Rodney:''' Mr. J, tell Andy he's sadly mistaken.
88-->'''Mr. J:''' No.
89-->'''Rodney:''' Andy, could you tell your dad to tell you you're sadly mistaken?
90-->'''Andy:''' Dad, Rodney wants me to tell you to tell me I'm sadly mistaken.
91* LoserProtagonist: Rodney is the protagonist and is often regarded as a loser in-universe. Some kids even lampshade it in "Andy Had a Little Squirrel".
92* {{Manchild}}: [[VagueAge While his age is unknown]], it's likely that he's an adult since his friend, Leon, lives on his own.[[note]]However, as VagueAge states below, there are some implications that Rodney may actually be a kid.[[/note]] However, even though he's likely an adult, he acts like an absolute ''child''.
93* ManipulativeBastard: Rodney can talk people into getting what he wants through manipulation and deceit.
94* MisspellingOutLoud: Rodney has horrendous spelling skills.
95** In "Scout's Dishonor", he spells "wallet" as "wallit".
96** He writes the D in his name backwards on his lawn business sign in "Birthday Boy".
97** In "Rodney Darling", he asks what the two-lettered word that starts with N and ends with O is called.
98* MysteriousMiddleInitial: In the series, it's never outright stated what the "J" in his middle name stands for. According to a [[https://larryfire.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/cartoonnetwork3.jpg Cartoon Network poster]], however, the "J" stands for Jared.
99* {{Narcissist}}: He shows signs of being one; he has a bit of a [[{{Pride}} high opinion of himself]], is very selfish and self-centered, often disregards others, and [[NeverMyFault doesn't take responsibility for his actions and instead shifts the blame to someone else]]. Also, in "Yer Out!", he vainly looks at himself in a mirror.
100* {{Neet}}: He's seemingly an adult, yet he doesn't have a job.
101* NeverMyFault: One of Rodney's most defining traits is his lack of responsibility. He refuses to accept the consequences of eating all the Johnsons' Sticky Buns in "The Rod Squad", so he keeps it a secret and wipes the remains off with Andy's shirt to make eliminate any responsibility (although, he ''did'' try to prevent Andy from getting blamed and in trouble for something he didn't do).
102* NiceJobBreakingItHero: While he's not necessarily a hero per se, Rodney is 99% of the reason episodes have conflicts, due to his failure to resolve situations and fix his mistakes.
103* NoIndoorVoice: He yells regularly.
104* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Sometimes Rodney gets too close to others and gets his nose in their business, Mr. J particular.
105* TheObiWannabe: Rodney is typically the one to give Andy advice, which, needless to say, isn't very wise when taking Rodney's IQ into account. After Rodney informs Andy about why he's interested in what Martha is building outside his front yard in "Ice Cream Anti-Social", Andy says this following Rodney's information:
106-->'''Andy''': We need answers from someone who's very wise.
107* OfficialCouple: With Darlene; they are dating.
108* OppositesAttract: [[{{Jerkass}} Rodney]] and [[NiceGirl Darlene]] are polar opposites, but they dearly love each other.
109* PaperThinDisguise: In "The Big Haggle Hassle", he disguises himself as a moose wearing a dress and high heels, with his identity remaining distinguishable.
110* ProtagonistTitle: He is the "Squirrel" in the show's title, and that word comes first.
111* {{Pride}}: He seems to have a bit of an ego, and the dialogue below shows that.
112-->'''Rodney''': You know it's almost like you're in a rush to get away from me, but that's just ''crazy''!
113-->'''Mr. J''': [[DeadpanSnarker Not that crazy]].
114* RedOniBlueOni: The Red Oni to Andy's Blue Oni; Rodney is headstrong and crazy, while Andy is the OnlySaneMan.
115* ReusedCharacterDesign: He has a very similar face and body shape to {{WesternAnimation/Duckman}}.
116* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: He screams like one while being chased by the AngryGuardDog during the montage of "Born to Be Mild".
117* ScrewballSquirrel: He's a squirrel, and he plays pranks on others for his own amusement.
118* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: In "Birthday Boy", despite being prohibited from mowing Mrs. Flatbottom's lawn, he does so anyway to give Andy a birthday gift in the form of a birthday wish written in the grass.
119* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: At the end of "The Big Haggle Hassle", he runs out of the flea market after accidentally breaking all of Mr. J's clown statues and being intimidated by the latter's anger.
120* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: He is the Manly Man to Andy's Sensitive Guy. Rodney is daring and wild, while Andy is effeminate and insecure. On the flip side, Rodney is the Sensitive Guy to both Mr. J and Salty Mike's Manly Men, for being weak and intimidated by the latter two.
121* SpiderSense: His squirrel sense is shown in "Tree for Two", where it determines a problem with Andy's rocket. When taking his IQ into account, his squirrel sense obviously isn't reliable.
122-->'''Rodney:''' My squirrel sense says that something is wrong with this rocket, and my squirrel sense is never wrong, unless it's really really really really ''really'' wrong.
123* SanityBall: In "Stranger Than Friction", where he of all people acts as the voice of reason to Andy, who is befriending Salty Mike.
124* SnarkBall: Despite Rodney's stupidity, he can make snarky remarks when being a smart-aleck.
125* SidekickCreatureNuisance: A pint-sized squirrel who is an annoyance to those around him.
126* SmallNameBigEgo: He thinks he’s so smart and stellar and is a severe victim of {{Pride}}, but it’s just in his little, thick-skulled head.
127* SpeciesSurname: Rodney J. '''Squirrel'''.
128* StockAnimalDiet: [[AnimalStereotypes Due to being a squirrel]], his TrademarkFavoriteFood is peanuts.
129* SupremeChef: In "A Line in the Sandwich", he becomes one with Andy when the duo opens up a sandwich-selling cart business and uses Andy's grandmother's special sauce as a key ingredient.
130* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Rodney does not know what "Leave me alone" means and tends to abruptly appear in others' personal space. In the episode "Speechless", Rodney constantly appears out of nowhere while Mr. J is in the middle of writing a speech.
131* ThisLoserIsYou: PlayedWith; people could relate to him and Andy’s antics and games in a nostalgic way (like their little {{Calvinball}}-esque game), but [[LoserProtagonist Rodney]] himself isn’t necessarily able to be identified with, though he’s still a loser.
132* TooDumbToLive: Rodney tends to do stupid things that nearly get him killed one way or another. This is best exemplified he tries to use a ''can opener''.
133* TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket: He can't even use a ''can opener'' properly.
134* TrademarkFavoriteFood: [[StockAnimalDiet Peanuts]].
135* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: He's TheProtagonist and isn't the nicest guy ever, but you can still find him entertaining or funny. Besides, [[ButtMonkey this show]] ''[[ButtMonkey loves]]'' [[ButtMonkey to put him through hell]]!
136* UnwantedAssistance: In "Speechless", Rodney tries to help Mr. J with writing his speech, only to be beaten up and thrown out of the room twice.
137* VagueAge: It's hard to tell, and never revealed, how old he is; he ''sounds'' like he could be an adult, but ''acts'' like a child. To add to even more confusion, the hints about his age are often zig-zagged: He may be an adult since his other best friend, Leon, lives on his own. However, this exchange between Rodney and a commercial announcer from "A Line in the Sandwich" hints that Rodney may indeed be a kid.
138-->'''TV announcer:''' Hey '''kids''', are you bored?
139-->'''Rodney:''' I'm so bored, you could surf me.
140* VitriolicBestBuds: With Andy. He frequently gets into arguments and conflicts with him. It's established in the middle of "A Line in the Sandwich".
141* WeWantOurJerkBack: When he becomes a much more helpful and selfless person in "Be Careful What You Fish For", it drives him and Andy apart, leaving the boy lonely and with no one to have fun with. Andy decides to get Rodney to revert to his old ways.
142* WellIntentionedExtremist: In "More Flower to You", he and Andy provoke Mr. J in order to help him win the flower show.
143* WithFriendsLikeThese: He's not a very good friend to Andy, seeing as he once forgot his birthday, once spent his money on a beef jerky sample, isn't a very good influence on him, and once used his shirt to wipe the goo from the Sticky Buns he stole off of him ([[JerkWithAHeartOfGold though, he at least tried to prevent Andy from getting blamed and getting in trouble]]).
144* ZanyScheme: He's come up with some; just watch "Bully, for You", "He Got Blame", and "A Line in the Sandwich" for instance.
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147[[folder:Andrew "Andy" Johnson]]
148[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/squirrel_boyandy_johnson.jpg]]
149[[caption-width-right:300:"Cool-mongous!"]]
150->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PamelaAdlon
151->'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/SquirrelBoyS1E1ALineInTheSandwichTreeForTwo A Line in the Sandwich]]"
152
153An ordinary, typical, yet fun-loving 9-year-old boy whose best friend (and pet) is a squirrel. The only child of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Andy is generally (albeit DependingOnTheWriter) the voice of reason to Rodney, but still [[IdiotBall has his moments of stupidity]], [[NotSoAboveItAll immaturity, and mis]][[JerkassBall chief]].
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155* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Oftentimes his nerdiness is a result of teasing and harassment by the other kids. This is a driving point in the story in "Andy Had a Little Squirrel".
156* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: In "The Big Haggle Hassle", when he's about to go find Rodney, he gets distracted by VHS tapes of ''The Clash of the Planetoids'' on stock and unnecessarily recaps the premise of each episode.
157* BalloonBelly: When he eats cashews in "Screw-Up On Isle Six", his belly swells up and makes him unusually fat. It drags on throughout the rest of the episode until he is cured by counteracting his allergy with lettuce juice.
158* BewareTheNiceOnes: He can be provoked pretty easily, especially when his friendship with Rodney is intervened with or he's being bullied by Kyle and Salty Mike.
159* BirthdayEpisode: "Birthday Boy" is an entire episode dedicated to his birthday.
160* BlindWithoutEm: He can't see without his glasses. This is the plot device of "Outta Sight", where he develops blindsight after he loses his glasses.
161* BreakTheCutie: Whenever he's bullied by Kyle and Salty Mike, plays the episode's role as the main ButtMonkey, or is driven apart from Rodney, he enters a woobie-ish state.
162* CannotTalkToWomen: He's often shy and awkward around his LoveInterest, Martha, though it vanishes at the end of "Ice Cream Anti-Social", where he goes on a date with her.
163* CatchPhrase:
164** "Cool-mongous!"
165** "You bet!"
166* CheerfulChild: Andy's a sweet and cheery young boy who's full of enthusiasm.
167* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He has some idiosyncrasies; although, it's downplayed as these are only quick, occasional PlayedForLaughs moments.
168** "Tree for Two" reveals that he once had a habit of biting his nightstand.
169** In "Trouble Date", he wants the option to spit in front of Martha while on a date with her for no reason other than that he likes having it.
170** In "The Big Haggle Hassle", Andy makes sure his hands are squeaky-clean before making a purchase at the flea market, even referring to it as an "ancient" ritual he "just" found.
171** He also takes part in Rodney's bizarre games and whatnot.
172* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: He's usually this to Rodney in that he acts as his moral compass.
173* CollectorOfTheStrange: He has an odd habit of collecting rocks that look like snack foods, as shown as a vital plot element in "Stranger Than Friction".
174* ComedicUnderwearExposure: In "He Got Blame", Andy is forced by Mr. J to spend the entire week wearing nothing but his underwear over getting a ''small strain of mustard'' on his shirt.
175* TheConscience: He acts as the voice of reason and authority to Rodney.
176* DeadpanSnarker: Not as much as his dad, but Rodney's lack of common sense often causes Andy to make sarcastic remarks.
177** In "A Line in the Sandwich", Rodney's BlatantLies of "the hat selling the sandwich" cause Andy to sarcastically talk to Rodney's hat as if it were a living person and ask it about how the sandwich-selling business went.
178** In "Ice Cream Anti-Social", Rodney fails to explain why Andy cares so much about what Martha is doing, which prompts Andy to say this:
179-->'''Andy:''' We need answers from someone who's very wise.
180* DidntThinkThisThrough: Andy fails to [[ItMakesSenseInContext make sure Rodney makes sure he (Andy) doesn't]] eat anything that is bound to cause an allergic reaction in "Screw Up in Aisle Six", as Rodney encourages him to devour a chicken nugget sample without looking at the ingredients prior. It is only ''after'' Andy eats the nuggets that Rodney realizes they contain one of his allergies (cashews).
181-->'''Andy:''' ''(while being rolled around like a ball by Rodney)'' I'm ''so'' getting in trouble for letting you let this happen!
182* DependingOnTheWriter: His level of rationality depends on the writer; in some episodes, he's the voice of reason to Rodney, while in others, [[IdiotBall he barely has any common sense and is arguably just as stupid, irresponsible, and immature as Rodney]] (e.g. "The Big Haggle Hassle" and "Harried Treasure").
183* {{Deuteragonist}}: He is the show's second primary focus. Though, he does switch from being this to TheProtagonist with Rodney very often.
184* TheEveryman: He's a generic, ordinary, typical young boy who doesn't have much personality other than loving to have fun, being a bit nerdy, and [[DependingOnTheWriter usually]] acting as the voice of reason to Rodney.
185* {{Expy}}: His character design is likely based on that of the title character of Everett Peck's previous cartoon, ''WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}}'', as both of them have the same modeled ginger hair and EyeGlasses.
186* EyeGlasses: His character design makes it look like his pupils are on the back lenses of his glasses, though that doesn't seem to be the case when they're taken off, and especially because of the strange shape of his head.
187* {{Fanboy}}: Of ''Puggo'' and ''The Clash of the Planetoids''. He watches the former with Rodney pretty often and takes his admiration to its epitome by squealing over Puggo along with Rodney when meeting him in "I Only Have Eye for You". In the case of the latter, there's an OverlyLongGag in "The Big Haggle Hassle" where Andy comments on each episode's plot while looking at VHS tapes of it at the flea market.
188* FlatCharacter: He ''does'' have ''somewhat'' of a personality, but not much of one.
189* {{Foil}}: To Rodney. Both Andy and Rodney are fun-loving individuals who have similar interests like ''Puggo'' and playing baseball; however, their personalities are quite different. Andy is more mature, intelligent, rational, well-intentioned, laid-back, kind-hearted, and usually the voice of reason to his best friend, while Rodney is an obnoxious [[TheDitz dumbass]] who's [[{{Jerkass}} rude]], [[LargeHam overly dramatic, pretentious]], self-centered, [[LazyBum lazy]], unhelpful, immature, irresponsible, and overall lacking in common sense.
190* {{Geek}}: He can recap the synopsis of ''every'' episode of his favorite show, ''The Clash of the Planetoids''.
191* TheGenericGuy: He's a generic and ordinary boy with not much of a distinctive personality.
192* HeterosexualLifePartners: An interspecies example. With Rodney J. ''Squirrel''.
193* IdiotBall: He suffers greatly from PingPongNaivete, with his level of rationality and intelligence heavily DependingOnTheWriter.
194** In "The Big Haggle Hassle", he lets ''[[TheDitz Rodney]]'' of all people hold on to his money while he goes to the bathroom.
195** He also holds it in "Endangered Species Twist"; first, he and Rodney are shown to believe that they need to "concentrate" to get the mailman to come, even though he comes every day and thus they don't need to do that; then, he doesn't show any concern when he finds out Rodney is an endangered species; and last of all, he blindly goes along with letting Rodney get whatever he wants, no matter how bizarre, nonsensical, and inconvenient it is.
196** In "Harried Treasure", he doesn't recognize ''his own house'' on the treasure map on the Puffy Pirate Shirt Puffs box (even with ''two magnifying glasses''!), while ''[[TheDitz Rodney]]'' on the other hand ''did''. He also doesn't seem to care about how ruining the yard will affect Mr. J (well, he does at first, but then mindlessly goes along with it for whatever reason); this doubles as JerkassBall.
197** In "Freaky Furday", he pretends not to hear his mom telling him to clean out Rodney's ears while [[SensoryAbuse a large boom box is blasting throughout the living room]].
198-->'''Andy:''' I can't hear you asking me to clean out Rodney's ears, if that's what you asked, but how would I know since I can't hear you?
199** In "Stranger Than Friction", Andy fails to realize that Salty Mike is bonding with him in the name of personal gain and deception so as to make him fall victim to a prank planned by him and Kyle. [[spoiler:Although at the end, just as it seems as though Andy and Salty have returned as enemies, they bond once again while eating coleslaw in a tree and happily watching Rodney and Kyle fight with one another.]]
200* InnocentBlueEyes: He has blue eyes and is for the most part an innocent CheerfulChild.
201* JerkassBall: He can be just as mischievous, rude, immature, and reckless as Rodney, DependingOnTheWriter.
202** In "More Flower to You", he and Rodney provoke Mr. J by doing things such as throwing dirt in his face and startling him with an air-horn (this is kind of downplayed, however, [[WellIntentionedExtremist as he was doing it to help him win the flower show]]).
203** In "Harried Treasure", he starts out reluctant about it, but then recklessly goes along with wrecking his dad's yard by digging for the treasure. He also seems pretty greedy about the treasure, with him impulsively knocking Captain Puffy over to get to it.
204** In the short "See Food Breakfast", he takes part in seeing who can gross out Mr. J enough to make him leave the room in order to get the last doughnut.
205* LethalChef: He becomes one after swapping his grandmother's secret sauce in favor of lard as a key ingredient to his sandwiches in "A Line in the Sandwich", with his service dramatically declining as all the customers leave.
206* LikeFatherLikeSon: Andy's occasional snarky attitude and OnlySaneMan status toward Rodney seem to be inherited from his father, [[StrongFamilyResemblance as well as his physical appearance]].
207* LoserSonOfLoserDad: He's the somewhat nerdy, frequently bullied son of his BornUnlucky father.
208* LoserProtagonist: He's somewhat nerdy, doesn't have many friends other than Rodney (his only friends beside Rodney are Oscar and Martha, who are also nerdy), is socially awkward, is frequently picked on by Kyle and Salty Mike, and has a decent amount of ButtMonkey moments.
209* LoveInterest: To Martha, on both sides.
210* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The Feminine Boy to Martha's Masculine Girl. Andy is sensitive, socially awkward, and has some embarrassing habits like [[CollectorOfTheStrange collecting rocks that resemble food]], while Martha is mature, conceited, and an expert with hardware.
211* MisplacedRetribution: He is often misblamed for Kyle and Salty Mike's bullying when he is the victim. He also gets blamed along with Rodney for breaking every window in Mrs. Flatbottom's house in "Flatbottom's Up" when in reality Kyle and Salty Mike did it.
212* NeatFreak: In "The Big Haggle Hassle", he washes his hands with a ''lot'' of soap before buying anything at the flea market. He does the same thing in "Diss and Make-Up".
213* NerdGlasses: He's a StereotypicalNerd and wears glasses.
214* NiceGuy: He's pretty kind and friendly for the most part.
215* NoSocialSkills: Zig-zagged: Sometimes Andy can be very outgoing and communicative in social situations, especially with Rodney, while other times he can be awkward in them, being a geek and all.
216* NotSoAboveItAll: Sometimes Andy will join in on Rodney's rule-breaking shenanigans, with "Ice Cream Anti-Social" and "More Flower to You" to you being good examples.
217* OnlySaneMan: For the most part, he acts as the voice of reason to Rodney and is generally more rational than him, often calling him out on his bad ideas and whatnot. Despite this, [[NotSoAboveItAll he can also be just as immature and mischievous as Rodney]], being a fun-loving CheerfulChild.
218* PingPongNaivete: How rational and intelligent he is really [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on the writer]].
219* PlatonicLifePartners: He and Martha are ''really'' close friends, though not romantically connected aside from being in love with each other.
220* PlotAllergy: He's allergic to cashews; eating them will cause his belly to swell up.
221* ProtagonistTitle: He is the "Boy" in the show's title, although he is the {{deuteragonist}}, but switches between it and TheProtagonist with Rodney from episode very often.
222* RedheadsAreUncool: A red-haired nerdy boy who is often bullied by the local GangOfBullies, Kyle and Salty Mike, for being a nerd and having a pet like Rodney.
223* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue Oni to Rodney's Red Oni. Andy is the voice of reason while Rodney is a wild and headstrong critter.
224* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Rodney and Kyle's Manly Men. Andy is insecure, effeminate, socially awkward, and has embarrassing quirks like collecting rocks that resemble snack foods, while Rodney and Kyle are brave, violent, and daring.
225* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Zig-zagged, as he can be [[PingPongNaivete smart or dumb]] DependingOnTheWriter.
226* StereotypicalNerd: He wears NerdGlasses, has [[RedheadsAreUncool red hair]], is awkward in social situations, has a small friend circle, and is often the victim of bullying and teasing, which is a plot point of "Andy Had a Little Squirrel".
227* StrongFamilyResemblance: He looks similar to his dad, with the same hair style and red color.
228* SupremeChef: He and Rodney become instantly popular after opening a sandwich cart business in "A Line in the Sandwich" and using his great-aunt's secret sauce as a key ingredient.
229* ThisLoserIsYou: A nerdy, introverted individual who is a frequent victim of bullying and humiliation, but just wants to have fun and be a NiceGuy.
230* UnluckyEverydude: Downplayed as it's not ''that'' prominent, but he does suffer a fair amount of misfortunes, such as being misblamed and punished for breaking Mrs. Flatbottom's windows in "Flatbottom's Up" and frequently suffering the bullying and torment that Kyle and Salty Mike dish out.
231* WellIntentionedExtremist: In "More Flower to You", he and Rodney provoke Mr. J to help him win the flower show.
232[[/folder]]
233
234[[folder:Mr. Robert "Bob" "Mr. J" Johnson]]
235[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/char_51950.jpg]]
236[[caption-width-right:210:"I'd tell you what you're doing wrong Rodney, but that's too big a project."]]
237->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KurtwoodSmith
238->'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/SquirrelBoyS1E1ALineInTheSandwichTreeForTwo A Line in the Sandwich]]"
239
240The unlucky father of Andy and husband of Lucille Johnson, as well as the show's main ButtMonkey and OnlySaneMan ([[NotSoAboveItAll for the most]][[IdiotBall part anyway]]). He has a less-than-stellar relationship with his son's pet.
241----
242* AbusiveParent: He can slip into this territory [[JerkassBall at times]].
243** He makes Andy become a bench warmer in "Yer Out!", which, in addition to being selected not to play, has Andy [[LiteralMinded literally warm people's benches]] by wiping them with a hot towel.
244** In "He Got Blame", he bans Andy from wearing clothes for a week just for getting a stain of mustard on his shirt, [[MisplacedRetribution which was actually Rodney's fault]].
245** In "Harried Treasure", he makes Andy (as well as Rodney, Kyle, and Salty Mike, who aren't even his children) polish every blade of grass that came with his lawn for destroying it. Granted, Andy and the boys deserved punishment for what they did, but this would've taken him all his energy and would cause him to suffer from sleep deprivation.
246** In "Islands in the Street", he deems [[{{Jerkass}} Kyle]] a NiceGuy when he blatantly bullies his son in front of him, taking no action whatsoever. Of course, this is just an IdiotBall moment played for comedy.
247* BalloonBelly: At the end of "Screw-Up on Isle Six", he accidentally eats an unspecified flavor of pie that makes him swell up severely with an enlarged belly, [[HereWeGoAgain restarting the plot]].
248* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's a pretty decent guy, but he does ''not'' take kindly to being pushed around, especially if your name is "Rodney".
249* BigEater: He always participates in the annual Cheesy Cheese Log eating contest held at the fair.
250* BigGuyLittleGuy: The Big overweight human Guy to Rodney's Little short, thin wood critter animal Guy.
251* BizarreTasteInFood:
252** According to one of Andy's newspapers in "News It or Lose It", Mr. J puts fish on his ice cream.
253** The same episode as well as "Ice Cream Anti-Social" reveal that he eats mayonnaise straight from the jar.
254* BornUnlucky: He has horrible luck, with barely anything ever going right for him or anything good ever happening to him; if he plans to [[ItMakesSenseInContext buy a clown statue for his collection]], it breaks; if he fixes up his lawn real nice, it gets destroyed; if he's working on a speech to perform, he loses his voice. On top of that, he once ''broke every bone in his body'' and then caught a cold. "Frag the Dog" lampshades his abysmal luck by having his bowling trophy state that it's the only trophy he's ever won in his life and probably ever will.
255* ButtMonkey: He's forced to put up with an annoying, troublesome squirrel who makes his life hell and has some pretty horrible luck. Granted, he doesn't have it so bad in some episodes, but in a lot of the episodes he's in... he's not having a very great time to say the very least.
256* {{Catchphrase}}:
257** "Oh no, you don't!"
258** "Jumping junkyards!"
259** "Rodney!" [[note]]even during the intro.[[/note]]
260* TheChewToy: He's almost always tormented for the sake of comedy, whether it be [[ComedicSociopathy amusing misfortunes]] or annoyance at the hands of Rodney.
261* ComedicSociopathy: Being a [[TheChewToy Chew Toy]], he's been put on the receiving end of {{amusing injuries}} and torment quite a few times.
262* TheComicallySerious: He's the most down-to-earth person in this [[GagSeries goofy hell of a show]].
263* CompanionCube: He talks to his clown statues like they are real people.
264* CosmicPlaything: His [[ButtMonkey Butt-Monkeyness]] can reach extreme and absurd levels; for example, the short "Bedside Matters" has him simultaneously running a fever and ''having every bone in his body broken''!
265* DeadpanSnarker: Like most OnlySaneMan characters.
266-->'''Rodney''': You know it's almost like you're in a rush to get away from me, but that's just ''crazy''!
267-->'''Mr. J''': [[DeadpanSnarker Not that crazy]].
268* DependingOnTheWriter:
269** How much of a ButtMonkey he is varies; a lot of episodes have him suffer some sort of misfortune or getting put through hell in one way or another, while in some episodes (e.g. "Tree for Two", "Islands in the Street"), barely anything happens to him at all.
270** How rational and normal he is varies as well; in a lot of episodes, he's arguably the OnlySaneMan of the show, but in others, he's either holding the IdiotBall (e.g. "Island in the Streets") or has some sort of eccentricity that shows he's NotSoAboveItAll (e.g. talking to his clown statues as if they're real people, putting fish on his ice cream, etc.)
271** Whether he's a good parent or not also varies. For example, in "Tree for Two", he wants to spend time with Andy, but in "Yer Out!", he kicks him off of his baseball team and puts him back on only to make him a bench warmer.
272* DirtyCoward: Forced Andy and Rodney to deal with Butch taking over their house, being afraid to do so himself.
273* EnragedByIdiocy: This is one of the reasons why he cannot stand [[InsufferableImbecile Rodney]].
274* EveryoneHasStandards: He despises Rodney and doesn't mind bad things happening to him, but even he doesn't want the squirrel to outright die.
275* FatAndSkinny: The Fat big guy to Mrs. J's Skinny HartmanHips.
276* FieryRedhead: Sometimes his personality can be just as fiery as his hair, especially when being provoked by Rodney.
277* GoodParents: Aside from a few JerkassBall moments, he's a good father to Andy and more often than not loves spending time with him.
278* HappilyMarried: To Mrs. J. They have some disputes but dearly love each other.
279* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He thinks [[TheBully Kyle]] is a NiceGuy upon being introduced to him in "Islands in the Street".
280-->'''Kyle''': ''(inside the Johnson family car)'' You call this a cup holder?! ''(throws it on the driveway, breaking it in the process)''
281-->'''Mr. J''': He seems nice.
282* HotBlooded: It's pretty much a given; he is EnragedByIdiocy 24/7.
283* IdiotBall: At times. In "Islands in the Street", he views resident {{Jerkass}} Kyle as a nice person right after he breaks his car's cup holder right in front of him. Not to mention, he disregarded him ''bullying his own son in front of him'' as well, ''still'' deeming him a NiceGuy.
284* IfItTastesBadItMustBeGoodForYou: He is not a big fan of healthy food, as this exchange from "Screw Up in Aisle Six" shows:
285-->'''Mrs. J:''' Until the next fad comes along, this family is going to start eating healthy.
286-->'''Mr. J:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Great. Why have pleasure in life?]]
287* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: "More Flower to You" shows his interest in flowers.
288* JerkassBall: He can be an {{abusive parent}} at times.
289** In "Yer Out!", he not only kicks Andy off of his baseball team, but he also puts him back on it only to make him a bench warmer.
290** In "He Got Blame", he punishes Andy just for having a ''stain of mustard on his shirt'' by banning him from wearing clothes for a week. [[MisplacedRetribution Not helped by the fact that Rodney was the actual one responsible for the stain]], although he only let Rodney off the hook because he was getting tired of constantly having to punish him only for Rodney to never learn his lesson.
291* JerkassToOne: Rodney is really the only one he’s rude and hostile toward, but needless to say, it’s generally justified due to Rodney’s inconsiderate behavior toward him.
292* KickTheSonOfABitch: In “Speechless”, he throws Rodney twice and tries to physically attack him after he loses his voice because of him, which could be considered animal abuse; however, it’s kind of justified considering Rodney harassed him while he was trying to write a speech and later talked him into watching a comedy film with him, making him lose his voice from intense laughter.
293* LostVoicePlot: In "Speechless", he loses his voice after laughing too hard at a comedy film, having Rodney cover up for him at his speech recital.
294* MisplacedRetribution: He occasionally gets blamed for things that Rodney is responsible for, such as at the end of "Birthday Boy", where he is forced to pay fines for the destruction of the neighborhood when Rodney caused it during his high-speed chase.
295* NapInducingSpeak: He is shown to give these whenever he tells his nostalgic childhood memories to Andy and Rodney, notably in "The Big Haggle Hassle" when he explains the concept of records to them.
296* NiceGuy: Technically who he is, but due to how often he's provoked by Rodney's antics, we rarely get to see this side to him.
297* NoRespectGuy: He's arguably the most rational and least goofy person on the show, but he isn't free from suffering all kinds of misfortunes and being put through hell by his son's annoying pet.
298* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite being the most rational and sophisticated person on the show, Mr. J does have some ups and downs in his OnlySaneMan status.
299** He like [[BizarreTasteInFood putting fish on his ice cream]] and talks to his clown statues as though they are alive.
300** "News It or Lose It" shows Mr. J participating in Andy and Rodney's childish competition of publishing fake newspapers to see which one will catch Mrs. J's interest the quickest.
301* OnlySaneMan: Arguably of his family, and he's probably also the most rational and least goofy person on the show in this universe full of idiots or jerks.
302* PapaWolf: Surprisingly towards Rodney at the end of "Wall of the Wild", he stands up for him against the exterminator and fires him for trying to kill Rodney.
303* PlotAllergy:
304** "Screw Up in Aisle Six" shows him to be allergic to an unspecified flavor of pie.
305** The short "Bedside Matters" shows that he is allergic to horseradish.
306* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Manly Man to Rodney's Sensitive Guy in that Rodney is a DirtyCoward while Mr. J is mature and confrontational.
307* SurroundedByIdiots: Not only is he is forced to live with the idiotic Rodney, but he's also one of the only rational people in this universe of morons.
308* ThrowTheDogABone:
309** He apparently once won a bowling trophy... which was the only trophy he's ever won in his life, according to what it reads.
310** At the end of "Harried Treasure", he gets a happy ending by sitting back and watching the LaserGuidedKarma hit Andy, Rodney, Kyle, and Salty Mike for destroying his new lawn.
311** In "More Flower to You", he wins the big flower show... although, [[ItMakesSenseInContext he won it from the help of Rodney and Andy provoking and tormenting him]].
312** In the short "See Food Breakfast", he gets the last doughnut in the end... again, ItMakesSenseInContext.
313[[/folder]]
314
315[[folder:Mrs. Lucille Johnson]]
316[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/imagesm7aq3b63.jpg]]
317[[caption-width-right:210:"Ooh, ''a job''! How fun and vague!"]]
318->'''Voiced by:''' Nancy Sullivan
319->'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/SquirrelBoyS1E2ScoutsDishonorAndyHadALittleSquirrel Andy Had a Little Squirrel]]"
320
321The cheerful and sometimes short-tempered mother of Andy Johnson and wife of Robert "Bob" Johnson.
322----
323* AdultsAreUseless: She's usually too much of a doormat to punish Andy when he deserves it.
324* BewareTheNiceOnes: She may be a sweet and cheery lady, but you don't wanna mess with her.
325* TheCutie: Her cheery, sweet, doormat personality and innocence make her this.
326* ExtremeDoormat: Like most housewife characters, she has a short temper but is usually forgiving to her abuse.
327* FatAndSkinny: The Skinny wife to Mr. J's Fat husband.
328* FlatCharacter: She doesn't have much personality traits as the rest of the Johnson family, other than being a gleeful [[ExtremeDoormat doormat]] and NiceGirl with an occasional short temper.
329* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The Sanguine - She's a very outgoing, optimistic, and upbeat individual.
330* GenkiGirl: She's usually extremely cheerful and energetic.
331* GoodParents: She's very loving and caring of Andy and knows what's right for him.
332* HappilyMarried: To Mr. J. They may get into disputes, but deep down they love each other.
333* HartmanHips: Has a short waistline and large hips.
334* {{Housewife}}: She's a stay-at-home wife.
335* IdiotBall: She mixes up Mr. J's treatment list with her grocery list in the short "Bedside Matters".
336* InnocentBlueEyes: She has blue eyes and an innocent, sweet demeanor.
337* NiceGirl: Mrs. J is such a sweetheart.
338* PinkMeansFeminine: Her coat and sweatpants are pink.
339* WomenAreWiser: Inverted, she is usually more absent minded than her no nonsense husband.
340[[/folder]]
341
342!Other characters
343[[folder: Kyle Finkster and Salty Mike]]
344--->'''Kyle:''' Forget it! We'd rather read than be nice to you marshmallows.
345--->'''Salty Mike:''' What he means is, we need a moment to consider your generous offer.
346[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kylesb.jpg]]
347[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/salty_mike.jpg]]
348->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BillyWest (Kyle), Creator/CarlosAlazraqui (Salty Mike)
349->'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/SquirrelBoyS1E2ScoutsDishonorAndyHadALittleSquirrel Scout's Dishonor]]"
350
351Two bullies who torment Andy and Rodney and get in the way of their fun. The main antagonists of the show.
352----
353* {{Acrofatic}}: For someone who's technically obese, Kyle can run pretty fast.
354* AffablyEvil: Salty Mike is seemingly less evil and assholish than Kyle, even trying to prevent the latter's torment of Andy and Rodney (e.g. "Birthday Boy").
355* AllTakeAndNoGive: In "Harried Treasure", they hog all the seafood logs and don't think twice about saving some for Andy and Rodney. Then, they agree to join them in digging up the treasure just so they can have it all to themselves.
356* AssholeVictim: Whenever they ''do'' get what's coming to them, it serves them right for being a couple of jerks.
357* AssInAmbassador: When Kyle is dropped off by the helicopter in "Scout's Dishonor", he acts this way toward the Boy Scouts.
358-->'''Kyle:''' I'm Kyle Finkster, and after I've had a good look at your camp, I'll decide that it stinks. And ''you're'' [Andy] the worst!
359* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Downplayed. Kyle has a parrot as a pet and loves him very much (though, he pushes him around a lot), yet he is seen bullying a stray cat in "Outta Sight" and mocking it for what it lacks.
360* {{Bandito}}: Salty Mike becomes one in "Gunfight at S'Okay Corral".
361* BarbaricBully: Kyle is depicted as the big, evil, and not-so-bright kind of bully.
362* BigBadDuumvirate: They are a duo of bullies and the show's main antagonists.
363* BigEater: They hog all of the seafood logs in "Harried Treasure" and eat them at a fast pace.
364* TheBigGuy: Kyle is the most overweight of the two and also the strongest.
365* BigGuyLittleGuy: Kyle is the overweight Big Guy to Salty Mike's Little Guy talking pet animal.
366* BitchInSheepsClothing: They act like {{Nice Guy|}}s to Andy and Rodney while around Mrs. J in "Family Crude", to prove that they won't do any harm to the duo.
367* TheBully: Obviously. These two exist for the sole purpose of being {{jerkass}}es who target Andy and Rodney.
368* ButtMonkey: Salty Mike is often pushed and smacked around by Kyle. In "Treehouse Broken", he keeps getting knocked around while working on the treehouse and even gets used as a hammer by Kyle at one point.
369* TheBrute: They physically torment nerds for the fun of it.
370* TheChewToy: For the very few times they suffer, it's because they deserve it for being dicks.
371* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Kyle may seem like an obtuse [[TheDitz Ditz]], but he has shown very high quantities of strength and done many life-threatening acts to Andy and Rodney, with the worst of which being flinging them into the moon.
372* DependingOnTheWriter:
373** It varies by episode whether Salty Mike is just as much of an asshole as Kyle or a borderline NiceGuy who tries to prevent his torment of Andy and Rodney; he dips into the latter territory in "Birthday Boy" and "Islands in the Street", while in "Flatbottom's Up" and "Family Crude", he's no different than Kyle.
374** It also depends on the writer whether Kyle's bullying of Andy and Rodney is actually harmful and threatening or just some miserably failed, weak-ass attempts. In some episodes, he is shown to be a pure douchebag who puts Andy and Rodney's very lives at risk and interferes with their well-being; he once threatened to ruin Andy's birthday, has thrown balls at them, vandalizes his family's property regularly, and to top it all off, even ''flung the duo into the moon'' at one point. However, in other episodes, he's just a wannabe tough guy whose attempts backfire on him and isn't really that threatening; for instance, in "Speechless", he threatens to get "squirmy" if Andy's dad's speech isn't good.
375* DiabolusExMachina: Just when an episode seems like it will end well, these assholes have to go and ruin everything. This is best exemplified in "Diss and Make-Up", where at the end Kyle is touched by a HeroicSacrifice to be flung into the moon by Darlene, but a few seconds later he decides to fling not just her, but also Andy and Rodney, who did nothing to deserve it.
376* DumbMuscle: Despite his extreme strength, Kyle isn't the brightest of them all.
377* EnemyToAllLivingThings: Downplayed. Kyle has a parrot as a pet and loves him very much, yet he's seen bullying a stray cat in "Outta Sight" and stealing its glasses,[[note]]which are actually Andy's that got misplaced[[/note]] mocking it for what it lacks in the process.
378* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite their lack of redeeming qualities, they at least care for each other.
379* EvenEvilHasStandards: Mike teams up with Archie thinking they would play a prank on Rodney, but when Mike finds out Archie wants to kill Rodney, he turns against him and saves Rodney from being crushed twice.
380* EvilCounterpart: To Andy and Rodney. Both are a human-boy-and-pet-best-friend duo.
381* ExtremeDoormat: Sometimes Salty accepts Kyle's bullying, such as letting him steal his ice cream and take care of his nasty toenails in "Islands in the Street".
382* FatBastard: Kyle is an obese bully.
383* FatBestFriend: Kyle to Salty Mike; he is his closest friend.
384* FatIdiot: Kyle is portrayed as an obtuse, slow-witted, and obese dumbass and wannabe tough guy.
385* {{Foil}}: Kyle and Salty Mike are both [[{{Jerkass}} cold-hearted]] [[TheBully bullies]] who harass Andy and Rodney, vandalize other people's property, and try to sabotage everyone's fun; however, Salty Mike is not as assholish as Kyle. He occasionally tries to discourage his torment of Andy and Rodney, is not as strong as Kyle, and [[EvenEvilHasStandards has some limits as to how far of extents he'll go to]].
386* ForTheEvulz: Their motive for being such jerks is solely for their own amusement.
387* FutureLoser: Their ultimate fate, as shown in "Up All Night". Small wonder, since neither were properly disciplined in childhood.
388* GangOfBullies: They are a duo of bullies.
389* {{Gonk}}: Kyle. Due to the show's DerangedAnimation, most of the characters aren't that appealing, but Kyle takes the cake as the ugliest. Just look at him.
390* GratuitousSpanish: Salty Mike speaks fluent Spanish, and mixes his dialogue up with that language and English very often.
391* HairTriggerTemper: Kyle gets pissed off at just about everything, rarely having an optimistic attitude.
392* HateSink: They're intended to be hated by the audience, due to their unsympathetic bullying and torment of the innocent.
393* HeterosexualLifePartners: With each other. An interspecies example, as Kyle is a human and Salty Mike is a parrot.
394* HiddenDepths: Kyle has a habit of drooling on his mattress and in general.
395* IrrationalHatred: They hate innocent people for no reason whatsoever.
396* ItAmusedMe: These boys sure do love being dicks to everyone.
397* {{Jerkass}}: Even bigger ones than Rodney, giving that they pick on and torment Andy and Rodney ForTheEvulz, vandalize other people's property, etc. and unlike Rodney, who usually does bad things because he’s InnocentlyInsensitive, Kyle and Salty Mike are intentionally being malicious.
398* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: In "Diss and Make Up", Darlene makes a HeroicSacrifice to be catapulted into the moon instead of Rodney and Andy since she is responsible for causing their conflict. Kyle is touched by her heartfelt speech, but what does he do a few seconds later? Fling ''all three of them'' into the moon.
399* KarmaHoudini: They rarely receive any comeuppance for harassing and tormenting Andy and Rodney. {{Averted}} in some episodes, [[LaserGuidedKarma where do actually do get what's coming to them]] (see LaserGuidedKarma below). Likewise, this ultimately wasn't a good thing for them by adulthood(see FutureLoser above).
400* KidsAreCruel: Kyle is one mean bastard, even ''flinging Andy and Rodney into the moon'' at one point.
401* LackOfEmpathy: They care not at all about the hurt feelings of their victims.
402* LaserGuidedKarma: They occasionally do get what's coming them.
403** At the end of "Hole in the Story", Kyle and Salty Mike are forced to do community service for demolishing a historical establishment.
404** They eventually confess to being the ones who broke every window in Mrs. Flatbottom's house in "Flatbottoms Up" and are forced to do chores, though not before tasting a sponge peppermint drink of Mrs. Flatbottom's. The taste is so horrendous for Kyle that he runs outside in horror, only to fall into the slug pit dug underground.
405** As adults, Grown-Up Kyle bitterly admits to being a ManChild, something Grown-Up Andy and Rodney lampshade.
406* PetTheDog: On rare occasions, they have their moments of being nice to Andy and Rodney.
407** Kyle acts relatively friendly to Andy when the two get lost in "Scout's Dishonor". Unfortunately, he goes back to his rude ways at the end.
408** At the end of "Family Crude", Kyle and Salty Mike join Andy and Rodney in becoming hooked on Ranger Stu's documentary that was supposed to torture the latter duo. When Andy eagerly requests to watch it again, Kyle and Salty Mike, without any motive behind their nice ways, happily agree in unison.
409** In "Dog & Phony Show", Kyle and Salty Mike join Andy and Rodney in singing "I don't like it" in response to the AngryGuardDog chasing them.
410* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Manly Men to Andy and Rodney's Sensitive Guys. Both Kyle and Salty Mike are intimidating bullies, while Andy and Rodney are cheerful and fun-loving boys.
411* StoutStrength: Kyle is lacking in intelligence, but quite strong.
412* StrongFamilyResemblance: Kyle takes after his dad in appearance.
413* ToothyBird: Salty Mike has teeth despite being a bird.
414* TrademarkFavoriteDrink: Salty Mike has a fondness for club soda.
415* {{Unishment}}: In "Flatbottoms Up", they confess to being responsible for breaking every window in Mrs. Flatbottom's house and are willing to do chores for her so they can drink her [[ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin delicious lemonade]]. While Kyle is disgusted by her grandmother's sponge peppermint drink, Salty Mike seemingly enjoys it.
416* WithFriendsLikeThese: At his most jerkish, Kyle can be a very bad friend to Salty Mike and be prone to pushing him around, in that he makes him take care of his annual toenail infection and steals his ice cream at the end of "Islands in the Streets".
417* WouldHitAGirl: PlayedWith during the climax of "Diss Make-Up"; Kyle doesn't necessarily hit her, but when Martha tries to reason with him and Salty Mike to make him not catapult Rodney and Andy into the moon, Kyle unrepentantly pushes her aside.
418[[/folder]]
419
420[[folder: Leon]]
421[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/leon_squirrel_boy.jpg]]
422[[caption-width-right:210:"Sometimes, when nobody's looking, I like to go to the Johnsons' house and stick my toes in their mayonnaise."]]
423->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomKenny
424->'''Debut:''' "Born to Be Mild"
425
426A blue squirrel who's friends with Rodney.
427----
428* BigFun: He's a giant squirrel whose goofiness and kindheartedness make him lovable.
429* BizarreTasteInFood: His favorite flavor of cake is wasp net.
430* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Much like Rodney, he's a bit of an oddball. One of his secrets is that he sticks his toes in the Johnsons' mayonnaise jar when they're not looking.
431* TheDitz: He's just as unintelligent as Rodney, though actually means well and is far from being a {{Jerkass}}.
432* ExposedAnimalBellybutton: He has an exposed belly button.
433* FatAndSkinny: The Fat to Rodney's Skinny.
434* FatBestFriend: The second-closest {{Heterosexual Life Partner|s}} to Rodney, who just so happens to be obese.
435* FatSlob: He's prone to being a LazyBum who eats junk food and lives in a trash-filled treehouse.
436* InformedSpecies: Squirrels in real life do not have blue fur, but look at this guy.
437* KindheartedSimpleton: He's not very bright, but is quite nice and lovable.
438* LazyBum: He usually sits in his treehouse watching TV all day, only going outside to go on the occasional adventure with Rodney.
439* MisspellingOutLoud: Like Rodney, he has poor grammar.
440* NiceGuy: He's very laid-back and outgoing.
441* ThePollyanna: He is optimistic by default, rarely losing his temper.
442* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: He's a goofy, kind-hearted squirrel.
443[[/folder]]
444
445[[folder:Darlene]]
446[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/darlene_4.jpg]]
447->'''Voiced by:''' Monica Lee Gradischek
448->'''Debut:''' "Pool for Love"
449
450The GirlNextDoor and Rodney's LoveInterest for a few episodes until they get together in "Trouble Date".
451----
452* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: She dons a pink bandana with white polka dots.
453* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Her relationship with [[{{Jerkass}} Rodney]] amounts to her seeming to have this type.
454* DistaffCounterpart: Her character design looks like a gender-bent, yellow version of Rodney; however, [[{{Jerkass}} Rodney]] is quite different from [[NiceGirl Darlene]] in terms of personality.
455* NiceGirl: She's so nice that she has trouble acting scary because she thinks it's "unfriendly".
456* OfficialCouple: With Rodney as of "Trouble Date".
457* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Darlene is a sweet and cute little squirrel.
458* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She's afraid of bumper cars.
459[[/folder]]
460
461[[folder:Ranger Stu]]
462->''"Hello, I'm Ranger Stu."''
463->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CoreyBurton
464->'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/SquirrelBoyS1E1ALineInTheSandwichTreeForTwo Tree for Two]]"
465
466A ranger who is obsessed with enforcing eco-safety.
467----
468* {{Catchphrase}}: "Hello, I'm Ranger Stu (insert whatever here)."
469* SimpletonVoice: He's voiced by Creator/CoreyBurton after all.
470[[/folder]]
471
472[[folder:Oscar]]
473[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/oscar_9.jpg]]
474[[caption-width-right:210:"Gosh, that looks like fun. I wish I could be there in person."]]
475->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JasonSpisak
476->'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/SquirrelBoyS1E2ScoutsDishonorAndyHadALittleSquirrel Scout's Dishonor]]"
477
478A nerdy friend of Andy's who was raised by overprotective parents who shelter him from the most harmless of things, which often interferes with his ability to have a social life.
479----
480* AbhorrentAdmirer: He’s a non-romantic example towards Rodney, who finds him creepy and doesn’t want to be his friend. This exchange from "Andy Had A Little Squirrel" sums up the way Rodney feels about him.
481-->'''Oscar:''' Rodney! Gosh and golly, it’s a great personal pleasure to see you!
482-->'''Rodney:''' Oh, hey…kid.
483-->'''Oscar:''' Oscar! You know me. I’m over at the house all the time!
484-->'''Rodney:''' Gee, I know so many kids! Look, there’s one I’m gonna pretend to know now so I can escape this painfully awkward moment.
485* ButtMonkey: He has ''extremely'' overprotective parents who barely let him do anything at all and shelter him from the most harmless of things and is often the subject of slapstick and other humiliating gags.
486* TheChewToy: Most of his abuse is played for comedic purposes.
487* {{Geek}}: He looks and dresses like a typical nerd, he has a nerdy voice, and he’s socially awkward.
488* {{Gonk}}: He has an ugly face.
489* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Or “I Just Want To Have A Pet” in this case. He wishes for Rodney to become his pet (despite the fact that he’s already Andy’s pet), and once adopted Leon as his pet.
490* NiceGuy: He’s a nice, friendly kid.
491* OnlyOneName: His last name is never revealed.
492* ParentalSubstitute: He views Mr. J as such and desperately wants him to be his dad instead of the one he has, as revealed in "Screw Up in Aisle Six".
493* SafetyWorst: Due to being raised by overprotective parents. His [[EstablishingCharacterMoment first appearance]] in the show depicts him going on a Scout trip ''via TV and webcam''.
494* StalkerWithoutACrush: He sometimes acts like this towards Rodney, because he wishes Rodney would be his pet and best friend. In "Andy Had A Little Squirrel", he’s eager to become Rodney’s new best friend and claims that he knows everything about Rodney, including his favorite ice cream, favorite color, favorite movie, and all his fears, and he gives Rodney a spacesuit he made for him. In "Birthday Boy", Oscar comes to Andy’s birthday party to give him a bust of his own head, claiming that he plans on giving it to Andy to give to Rodney.
495* StrongFamilyResemblance: Oscar takes after his mom and dad.
496* ThrillSeeker: He hates the boring life he lives under the control of his overprotective parents and wishes he could be friends with Rodney or have Mr. J as his dad so he could do fun stuff like Andy.
497[[/folder]]
498
499[[folder: Lulu]]
500->"I love the squirrelly poo!"
501->'''Voiced by:''' Lexi Jordan
502->'''Debut:''' "The Big Haggle Hassle"
503
504Oscar's little sister who has an obsession with squirrels and loves hugging them very tightly. She's the only member of Oscar's family who isn't obsessive-compulsive, and her parents don't seem to care about what she does.
505----
506* CatchPhrase: "I love the squirrelly poo!" or "Squirrelly poo!".
507* CheerfulChild: Lulu is a typical little girl with neverending enthusiasm everywhere she goes.
508* ChildrenAreInnocent: Aside from her unhealthy obsession with squirrels, Lulu is an innocent and [[CheerfulChild cheerful]] little girl.
509* CreepyChild: She has an unhealthy obsession with squirrels.
510* TheCutie: She is a little girl, after all.
511* GenkiGirl: Justified, as she's just a little girl.
512* TheGlomp: She loves to hug squirrels.
513* OnlyOneName: Her last name is never revealed.
514* ParentalNeglect: Unlike Oscar, her parents don't seem to care about nor pay attention to what Lulu does, despite her engaging in unsanitary and unsafe activities like hugging squirrels.
515* SatelliteCharacter: She mainly exists to show her obsession with squirrels.
516[[/folder]]
517
518[[folder: Martha]]
519[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/martha_squirrel_boy_533.jpg]]
520[[caption-width-right:210:"My present is my presence."]]
521->'''Voiced by:''' Eliza Schneider
522->'''Debut:''' "Outta Sight"
523
524The GirlNextDoor to Andy and his LoveInterest. She's pretty conceited and thinks she's better than everyone else, though is a nice person at heart.
525----
526* TheAce: She seems to be able to do just about everything right and is respected by everyone.
527* AmbiguousDisorder: Martha speaks in a monotone voice, [[NoSocialSkills lacks social skills]] and outgoingness, and possesses a condescending attitude and exceptional ChildProdigy tendencies.
528* BrokenAce: The only people who don't like her work are Rodney and Kyle, but they are {{jerkass}}es after all.
529* ChildProdigy: She's pretty savvy in hardware, as seen in "Ice Cream Anti-Social".
530* {{Gasshole}}: "Ice Cream Anti-Social" shows that she isn't afraid to burp loudly when drinking chocolate sludges.
531* LoveInterest: To Andy, on both sides.
532* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The Masculine Girl to Andy's Feminine Boy. Andy is insecure, socially awkward, and has effeminate quirks like [[CollectorOfTheStrange collecting rocks that look like snack foods]], while Martha is conceited, sophisticated, and exhibits proficiency in hardware.
533* OnlyOneName: Her last name has never been revealed.
534* ParentalAbandonment: Her parents have never been seen or mentioned.
535* {{Pride}}: She thinks she's better than everyone else. There's an OverlyLongGag in "Birthday Boy" where she constantly informs Rodney that her presence is her present for Andy, only to reveal a video game as her real gift a few moments later.
536* PubescentBraces: She wears braces to emphasize her youth.
537* {{Tomboy}}: She's not like most girls her age. She has a profound interest in hardware, clipping trees, and [[{{Gasshole}} isn't afraid to burp loudly]] as "Ice Cream Anti-Social" shows.
538* {{Tsundere}}: To Andy. She seems bitter and cold-hearted to him at a first glance, but turns out to care for him after all.
539[[/folder]]
540
541[[folder: Esther Flatbottom]]
542->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MonaMarshall
543
544A short-tempered old lady who lives across the street from the Johnsons.
545----
546* ButtMonkey: Every window in her house gets broken in "Flatbottom's Up". Additionally, she loses a high-speed lawnmower chase with Rodney in "Birthday Boy", essentially falling into the pool.
547* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's usually a typical sweet old lady, but can lose her temper if provoked.
548* CoolOldLady: She has shown herself to be able to engage in a high-speed chase with Rodney in "Birthday Boy", even if she gets outrun by him.
549* NeverMessWithGranny: She will not take kindly if one of her buttons are pushed.
550[[/folder]]
551
552[[folder: Grandpa Squirrel]]
553->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JohnStephenson
554->'''Debut:''' "[[Recap/SquirrelBoyS1E13HoleInTheStoryScrewUpInAisleSix Hole in the Story]]"
555
556Rodney's grandfather.
557----
558* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Glasses are all he wears.
559* OnlyOneName: His first name is never revealed.
560* RamblingOldManMonologue: He is prone to delivering stories about how life was like [[WhenIWasYourAge back in his day]].
561[[/folder]]
562
563[[folder: Sludgy Dave]]
564->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WallyWingert
565->'''Debut:''' "Ice Cream Anti-Social"
566An ice cream vendor who's a sympathetic NiceGuy to his customers and strives to resolve their problems.
567----
568* NiceGuy: He'll always be willing to help solve his customers' problems.
569* OneShotCharacter: He only appears in "Ice Cream Anti-Social".
570* OnlySaneMan: Aside from Mr. J, he's one of the few adult characters on the show who's not a complete idiot and is helpful to the younger characters. He's also one of the few examples of this trope who isn't a DeadpanSnarker or ButtMonkey.
571* SupremeChef: People love his chocolate sludges.
572[[/folder]]

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