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Aberdale Elementary
Mr. Jim Reese
- Voiced by: Skyler Page (season one), Donovan Patton (every episode after Page's termination)
A substitute teacher/detention handler at Aberdale Elementary.
- Abhorrent Admirer: Frequently hits on Ms. Baker, which usually fails as she isn't interested into him.
- Butt-Monkey: He takes a lot of crap.
- Donut Mess with a Cop: His policing as revealed in "Officer Moody" consisted solely of eating donuts, and being a general doofus.
- Fat Bastard: He's heavyset and crabby.
- Fat Idiot: Fat and stupid.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite his perceived grumpiness, he does care for the students and wants them to succeed, as seen in episodes like "Dream Boat" and "Freedom Cactus".
- Must Have Caffeine: Is almost never seen without a mug of coffee.
- Small Name, Big Ego: Thinks very highly of himself, despite only having been a police officer for two years.
- Took a Level in Kindness: In the first season, he was portrayed as very gruff and firm, not taking kindly to hijinks. But now, he often seems to want to get involved with the students' antics, and can be just as silly as them.
- Younger Than They Look: He appears to be in his 50s, but he's shown to have been schoolmates with Ms. Baker, meaning that he's actually in his 30s.
Brenda Shoop
- Voiced by: Katie Crown
Another teacher at Aberdale Elementary, she seems to put very little effort into actually doing her job.
- Big Eater: Is seen devouring a plate of wings in "Turtle Hats".
- Child Hater: If her actions in "Lost Playground" are any indication (she took a bit too much glee in taking away the kids' recess).
- For the Evulz: Some of the things she does are because of this trope.
- Freudian Excuse: According to a flashback to her childhood in Lost Playground, we find out that when all the other kids went outside to play during recess, her mother, Millie, who worked at Aberdale Elementary before she did, would never let her play outside, telling her that it was too dangerous and that she'd hurt herself.
- Fat Bastard: Big, plump, mean to practically anyone, and a total buzzkill.
- Fun-Hating Confiscating Adult: She has the ENTIRE playground confiscated when one of the kids is hurt.
- Gasshole: Rips a mighty fart in "Freedom Cactus", immediately after claiming that "flatulence is to be done in the bathroom, in private".
- Jerkass: Probably the biggest one of any regular character; she doesn't care about the kids in "Average Jeff", she punishes children for odd reasons (giving Percy detention because he cried too much after falling off the swing, for instance), she is an incredible buzzkill (see Child Hater and Moral Guardian), and she even gets away with drawing a food graffiti insult directed at Mr. Reese.
- Karma Houdini: Gets away with committing vandalism on Mr. Reese's car with the marinara sauce from the spilled meatball sub, not even ending up on Reese's list of suspects. (Belson was the one who Mr. Reese instead accused.)
- Moral Guardians: From playgrounds to innocent comics of a cactus farting, she'll find anything offensive.
- Sadist Teacher: She punishes kids for tiny things.
- Pet the Dog:
- She is a mean-spirited sadist who does whatever she can to foil the students' plans, but all the same she really does care about them, as she rescues Clarence from West Aberdare Elementary in "Field Trippin'".
- Despite her sourpuss attitude, she really wants everyone to be safe, as shown in "Suspended."
- Supreme Chef: Makes her own canned beans, which are apparently quite delicious. Don't expect her to put them on the market, because she just makes them for her personal consumption, and there will be heck to pay for anyone who tries to mess with her beans.
- Troll: She vandalizes Mr. Reese's car with an insult directed towards him.
- Vague Age: She may be Older Than She Looks; in "The Substitute", she mentions that she has been teaching for 29 years, which would mean that she is probably at least in her mid 50s. However, she looks to be around 40 at the oldest.
Noles Family
Cynthia Noles
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- Voiced by: Mena Suvari
Belson's mother.
- Extreme Doormat: She doesn't stand up to anyone.
- Gag Nose: A pink one, it looks like her son's nose.
- Hartman Hips: Cynthia has a big butt and wide hips.
- Parental Obliviousness: She's either unaware of her son's jerkish behavior or very forgiving of it.
- Rich Bitch: Very much a subversion. She is fairly upper-middle-class, but she's a nice, if somewhat neurotic, woman and has the same struggles with parenting as everyone else, regardless of where they are on the socioeconomic ladder.
- Stacy's Mom: Emilio thinks she's "foxy."
- Strong Family Resemblance: She looks like a feminine, skinny, adult version of her son Belson. They even have similar noses.
Mr. Noles
He's the big guy in the back.
Belson's dad, who we hardly ever see.- Corrupt Corporate Executive: As we find out in Company Man, he'll do anything it takes to further the business. This gets him arrested for fraud and money laundering
- Doting Parent: Besides his wife, Cynthia, being a pushover, his doting on Belson is the reason why the latter's so spoiled.
- The Faceless: When he does make appearance, we don't see his face.
- The Ghost: Up until Company Man and Big Game, he was mostly mentioned, though we do see him a picture.
- Karma Houdini: Implied, since he's out of jail and still rich by Big Game.
- When You Coming Home, Dad?: Cynthia explains that he works a lot.
Randell Family
Eleanor Josephine "EJ" and Sue Randell
Sue (left) and EJ (right)
- EJ voiced by: Lea DelariaSue voiced by: Tig Notaro
Jeff's moms.
- Butch Lesbian: EJ; she dresses in a more masculine manner.
- Fat and Skinny: EJ is squarer and bigger than the skinny Sue.
- Lipstick Lesbian: Sue; she dresses in a more feminine manner.
- New-Age Retro Hippie: They both show signs of this, although only Sue who dresses accordingly.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: EJ is Red, Sue is Blue.
- Strong Family Resemblance: It's pretty obvious Jeff gets his square noggin from EJ.
- Those Two Girls: In most of their appearances, they're seen together.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: EJ's the Tomboy who dresses in traditionally masculine attire to Sue's Girly Girl.
Rosie Randell
- Granny Classic: She dresses the part with muted clothing colors and a shawl.
- Prim and Proper Bun: She's just as overbearing as her grandson is, with the cube bun to match.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Like her daughter and grandson, she has a square noggin and, when she was a little girl, she looked like a female Jeff. Her personality is like his, too.
Shoop Family
Millie Shoop
"I told you to get off the playground 20 years ago!"
Ms. Shoop's extremely protective mother who would never let her play outside as a child.- Freudian Excuse: If there's ever a reason why Ms. Shoop seemed so eager to take away the playground in Lost Playground, she's reason why, as she forbid her daughter from playing outside with the other kids.
- Generation Xerox: In her youth, she was very similar to how her daughter is now.
- Jerkass: Even more than her daughter, though, when it came to Brenda, she was more so a smother.
- Strong Family Resemblance: She very much resembles an older version of Ms. Shoop.
West Aberdale
Mr. Mozer
Sumo's teacher at West Aberdale Elementary School as of Season 3.
- Birds of a Feather: With Ms. Baker after their date, despite Clarence's poor handling of it.
- Chekhov's Gunman: Made his first appearance in "Field Trippin'".
Ms. Lofton
The principal of West Aberdale Elementary.
- Chekhov's Gunman: Made her first appearance at "Field Trippin'".
- The Rival: To Ms. Shoop.
Others
Walt and Tiffany
- Abusive Parent: When they do pay attention to their son, they're shown to be emotionally abusive towards him.
- Hidden Depths: "Game Show" does this for Tiffany, showing that while she is still extremely snobby, at the end of the day, she does care about Breehn, is capable of kindness and is willing to bend just a little for Breehn's sake.
- Only One Name: Their last name isn't said.
- Rich Bitch: They're well off and act like they're better than everyone else. Tiffany is especially this.
Mr. and Mrs. Dahmer
Percy's parents.
- Good Parents: They are shown to love their son very much.
- Lookalike Lovers: They look similar enough to pass as siblings.
- No Name Given: Their first names are unknown.
Herschel "Hershey" Golightly
Camden's dad.
- Ambiguously Absent Parent: We don't know if he's divorced or if his wife passed away, though his line "Shh, let the cheeks speak to each other" leans towards the latter.
- Camden mentions his parents in the plural at least once, implying his mother is at least alive.
- The Lost Lenore: If Lucy (a girl he met as a kid) became his wife and passed away.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: We find out his name is "Herschel" from a flashback.
- Safety Worst: In Lost Playground, after Camden falls and gets his cheeks deflated, he's one of the main supporters of the playground getting replaced and then later on taken down. He eventually calms down when he finds the playground equipment he used to play on with the names "Herschel and Lucy" carved on it.
- Strong Family Resemblance: Looks like a much older version of Camden.
Sandy
"Hurrumph!"
- Voiced by: Katie Crown
An overweight woman who rides around on a scooter.
- British Stuffiness: She's stuffy and has a British accent, though she might not be British.
- Character Catchphrase: "Harumph!"
- Charlie Brown Baldness: When her hair isn't in a bun, it looks like about a dozen hairs covering an otherwise bald scalp.
- The Dreaded: At least considered this at Mary's hair parlor.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Had a cameo in "Lost in the Supermarket" and was mentioned in "Rise 'n' Shine", "Belson's Sleepover", and "Patients" long before she was the focus of an episode.
- Evil Brit: She speaks with a British accent, and is The Sociopath.
- Excessive Evil Eyeshadow: She's unpleasant and she wears prominent blue eyeshadow.
- Fat Bastard: She's obese and unpleasant, overdemanding, too.
- Jerkass: She's unsatisfiable, rude, and irritable.
- Hate Sink: She's one of the most unpleasant characters in the show. Her misdeeds range from picking a fight with Clarence, who is a child, to bossing around all of the employees at the hair parlor, to trying to kill one of said employeesnote .
- The Sociopath: Almost killed Kevin by running over him with her scooter.
- Too Important to Walk: In "Hairence", after Clarence dumps a huge clump of green goop on her head, it's shown she can walk just fine without her scooter.
- Unsatisfiable Customer: Used a coupon for Chuckleton's (which is a restaurant) to get a haircut. They don't even bother trying to argue that the coupon is invalid, just so they can get rid of her quicker.
- Vocal Dissonance: From her name and appearance you would think she was American, but she has a British accent.
Larry
Lauren
An extremely smart girl who has been homeschooled since she was 6 years old and doesn't know much about the outside world.
- Nice Girl: A stand out example. She doesn't seem to have a bad bone in her body.
Lauren's Dad
Lauren's dignified yet gentle and open-minded hippie father who encourages Lauren to talk about her feelings.
- Expy: His character traits resemble those of Mr. Van Driessen.
- Granola Guy: He's more well-dressed than a stereotypical hippie, but definitely has the attitude.
Ms. Mushburgur
The leader of Mary's book club.
- Bizarre Taste in Food: She was the only one who liked the disgusting casserole Clarence and Sumo made in "Dollar Hunt".
- Cloud Cuckoolander: She's very weird, to the point that she creeps a lot of people out.
- The Dreaded: Everyone else in the book club is scared of her. Clarence and Chad think she's a witch.
- Germanic Depressives: She's German and constantly speaks in a deadpan drone.
- The Resenter: Hinted at in "Trampoline" when she sees a happy photo of Mary, Chad and Clarence and turns it over so it faces down. Though it's not made clear which of them she resents or why
Balance
A violent, short-tempered circus performer with dwarfism who loves to terrorize children and has a hook for a right hand. He is very acrobatic and possesses mind control powers.
- Big Bad: The closest thing that this show has to one.
- The Napoleon: One of the shortest characters in the series, and by far the most aggressive.
