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Fanboy and Chum Chum

The eponymous, hyperactive duo, who live by the rule of no work and all play. They spend most of their free time hanging out in the local convenience store or having all kinds of wacky adventures in their house, which lacks any kind of adult resident. They are both comic book nerds (although much less so than Oz) and get ecstatic about the tiniest things.

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• Cloud Cuckoolanders
• Cool Mask: Fanboy has one, although he lacks any real powers.
• Crossdressing Voices: Nika Futterman as Chum Chum.
• Deuteragonist: Chum Chum.
• Expressive Mask: In this case, their masks are the same color as their eyelids.
• Expy: Fanboy resembles Sheen from Jimmy Neutron in appearance and behavior. His head also resembles Ed's from Tonic Trouble.
• Fat and Skinny: Chum Chum and Fanboy respectively.
• Fanboys: So much that they wear costumes that make them look like super heroes for all their life.
  • Fanboy even names himself after this trope.
• Fartillery: Chum Chum's underwear "explodes" on Yo in "Prank Master".
• Gasshole: Both of them are this, but it's more prominent with Fanboy.
• Heterosexual Life Partners: To the point where they are intent on becoming "immortal companions" in "Fangboy". In "Separation Anxiety", their friendship is so strong that if they are apart, it causes a rip in the space-time continuum.
  • I don't know about heterosexual...
• Hey, It's That Voice!: Fanboy is Rickety Cricket and Chum Chum is Adam Lyon.
• Keet
• No Indoor Voice: From "Total Recall":
  Oz: Ix-nay on the outside voice-ay!
  Chum Chum: Fanboy only has an outside voice. He was born that way.
• No Name Given / Only Known by Their Nickname: Both of them, though in "Seperation Anxiety" Fanboy reveals his true name, Tobias.
  • Though that's just speculation, because the name he signs the letter with is "Lance Corporal Tobias Cranapple Fanboy III" as a reference to dramatic western movies. Whether any of the names used are actually his real name isn't very likely.
• No Sense of Personal Space: Both of them, but Fanboy is more prone to this.
• Ping Pong Naïveté
• Phlebotinum Induced Stupidity: Fanboy literally loses his brain in "Brain Drain" and acts like an even bigger idiot than usual.
• Reality Warpers
• Screams Like a Little Girl: Fanboy in "Man-Arctica the Ride". The other kids all think it was a girl who was screaming the whole time.
• Superheroes Wear Capes
• Trademark Favorite Drink: Frosty Freezy Freeze, of course.
• Underwear of Power
• Artistic License - Linguistics: Chum Chum.
  "Stealers are bad people! I don't wanna be a bad people!"

Kyle the Conjurer (aka, Kyle Bloodworth Tomison)

Kyle is a snarky, grumpy kid who, depending on the episode, takes the role of either the antagonist or a tritagonist for Fanboy and Chum Chum. He actually possesses wizardly powers, although no one believes him.

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• Ambiguously Gay: When he and Fanboy are trying to decide which board game to play, his first pick is "Mr. Unicorn's Teddy Bear Dress Up Fashion Show".
  • In the "Fanboy and Chum Chum Bible", which is a compliation of ideas Eric Robles wrote down before the show started, Kyle was originally supposed to have a crush on Yo, and although he has never showed any interest in her in the actual series, this could make him Ambiguously Bi.
  • When he states that the town isn't big enough for two wizards in There Will Be Shrieks, look at his hand movements.
  • In "Fanboy A'hoy!", we get this:
  Kyle: And will there be decorative soaps with fancy perfumes?!
• Alliterative Name: Kinda.
• Badass Cape
• Braces of Orthodontic Overkill: Kyle has fairly normal braces, but they're extremely noticeable due to his large teeth. In "Night Morning", he wears enormous headgear complete with its own train set.
• British Teeth
• Child Mage
• Deadpan Snarker
• Dynamic Character: Probably the only one who got any Character Development.
• Ensemble Darkhorse: Just count the number of threads about him on the Nickelodeon messageboards.
• Evil Laugh: He gets one in "Lord of the Rings".
• Expy: Of Harry Potter (Sigmund appears to be his Malfoy), although his attitude is extremely different.
• Fake Brit: Jamie Kennedy voices him.
• Fiery Redhead
• Fridge Horror: In his debut episode, Kyle casually references the time where he turned his teacher into food and ate them, meaning Kyle has no problems with actually killing people.
  • Jossed: A later episode revealed he was turned into a sentient flan and Kyle didn't eat him.
• Grumpy Bear / Sour Supporter: Depending on whether he's siding with Fanboy and Chum Chum or antagonizing them.
• Inept Mage
• Inferiority Superiority Complex: There are hints of this in "Sigmund the Sorcerer".
• Magic Misfire: Quite a bit, especially when Fanboy and Chum Chum get a hold of his Magic Wand.
• The Mean Brit
• New Transfer Student: Well, technically, he was expelled from his Wizarding School, but same thing.
• Only Sane Man: When the plot demands it. Other times, he's just as quirky as the rest of the characters.
• Surrounded by Idiots
• Tall, Dark and Snarky
• Teacher's Pet: In "The Book Report of the Dead", Mr. Mufflin even refers Kyle as "suck-up".
• Tome of Eldritch Lore: He's casually used the Necronomicon to get out of jams.
• Tsundere: Type A. He's always rejecting Fanboy and Chum Chum, but it has been hinted several times that he craves their friendship. Especially in the Sigmund the sorcerer episode.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: Fanboy and Chum Chum believe they are best friends with Kyle, even though he makes it clear that he wants nothing to do with them.
  • Although, in a show where you wouldn't expect there to be any Character Development, Kyle has actually started liking Fanboy and Chum Chum, and he even admits they're his friends in "Sigmund the Sorcerer."

Yo

An incredibly energetic girl who loves her digital pet Yamaguchi. She is one of Fanboy and Chum Chum's schoolmates. Being vulnerable to all things cute and tiny, she becomes extremely obsessive whenever Chum Chum is involved, often to the point of insanity.

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• And Call Him George: Yo is obsessed with taking Chum Chum home, dressing him up in a sailor outfit, and putting him on her toy shelf.
• Artificial Limbs: She has a couple of Doc Ock-like robotic arms in her backpack.
• Asian Airhead: Type 2. Though it's not like everyone else is exactly a genius.
• Cell Phone: She has one in "Brain Drain" that allows her to teleport anywhere.
• Cute Bruiser: In "Prank Master".
  • "In Yo face!"
• Companion Cube: Her best friend is a pine cone named Ingrid, and she treats her digital pet, Scampers, like it's a real cat.
• Cuteness Proximity: She tries uses her girlish charm to her advantage.
  "In case you haven't noticed, I'm cute!"
• Fangirl: With her maniacal obsession with digital pets, cute things, and Chum Chum.
• Friend Versus Lover: In a way, she sees Fanboy as the greatest hurdle between her and Chum Chum.
• Genki Girl: So genki, she can appear in two places at once.
• Girls Love Stuffed Animals: Several are seen in her room, along with a few small children.
• I'm Taking Chum Chum Home With Me!
• Reality Warper
• Stalker Shrine: She has one for Chum Chum with candles and a burning cauldron.
• Stalker with a Crush: Big time. In "Trading Day", she even trapped Chum Chum in a giant virtual pet case.
• Stalking Is Funny If It Is Female After Male
• Tastes Like Diabetes: "Doesn't Prank Day make you think of rainbows and puppies and Chum Chum?!"
• Tsundere: There are signs of her being a type B. She becomes unpleasant sometimes, particularly when dealing with Fanboy.
• Yandere: Although her craziness varies Depending on the Writer. In some episodes she can't keep her hands off Chum Chum, and other times, she acts like she doesn't notice him.

Ozwald "The Oz" Harmounian

A nerd who lives and runs a comic book shop with his mother. Considered by Fanboy and Chum Chum to be the smartest human being to have ever existed, due to his excessive knowledge of comics.

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• Basement Dweller
• Big Eater: He's frequently seen eating or buying food, typically Played for Laughs.
• Disappeared Dad
• Expy He looks remarkably similar to another Comic Book Guy
• Fanboy: He's more stereotypical example than Fanboy and Chum Chum.
• Playing Against Type: Josh Duhamel, who usually plays badasses in live action does his voice.
• Momma's Boy
• The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: His business policy is actually never to sell anything. To him, the shop exists only so that he has a place to put all his cool stuff. This is lampshaded mercilessly in "Hypnotized".
  Fanboy: Remember this? This was the first dollar you ever made! And you swore you'd never make another!
• Spell My Name with a "The": Although, it's actually a rare occurrence for him to be called The Oz.
• Verbal Tic: He seriously has one, like seriously.
• Artistic License - Linguistics:
  Oz: Seriously.
  Fanboy: Seriously?
  Oz: Seriously.
  Chum Chum: Seriously?
  Oz: I have never been more seriously.

Boogregard "Boog" Shlizetti

A local bully who works in the Frosty Mart convenience store alongside Lenny (although using the word "work" is probably giving him too much credit). He appears to treasure his possesions far more than the people around him and enjoys picking on kids much younger than him.

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• Bad Job, Worse Uniform
• Beard of Evil
• Berserk Button: Don't mess with his Chimp Chomp machine, or you will be bopped.
• Blonde Guys Are Evil: Though his blonde dye is noticeably fading back to brown.
• Bubble Boy: In his childhood, he was forced to live in a plastic bubble due to having an air allergy. It's implied that his aggressive tendencies stem from his confinement.
• The Bully
• Companion Cube: He talks to the Chimp Chomp machine as if it's his girlfriend. He's the same way with his car named Sandy.
• High Pressure Emotion: He has shown this at least three times. In one instance, he gets so angry that the lid to his cup hat blows off.
• Jeff Bennett
• Jerkass
• Knife Outline: He has it done to him in "Monster in the Mist", although he doesn't scream until there's a fork approaching his crotch.
• No Celebrities Were Harmed: Boog's voice is basically John Travolta's Welcome Back, Kotter character, Vinnie Barbarino.
• Screams Like a Little Girl: In "Monster in the Mist".
• Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Manly Man to Lenny's Sensitive Guy.
• Shout Out: He's an obvious John Travolta parody with a sweet ride named Sandy as an homage to Grease.
• Talking to Himself: Jeff Bennett also plays Agent Johnson, Man-Arctica, Mr. Mufflin, and many other characters.
• Unusual Euphemism: In "The Frosty Bus", Boog says to the titular duo, "I am gonna bop the boppin' bop out of you two!" In "A Bopwork Orange", after Agent Johnson says he is fired, Boog replies with, "What the... bop?!"
• Vanity License Plate: Boog's license plate reads "BORN 2 BOP".
• Would Hit a Girl: He has no problem bopping Yo along with the other kids.
• Younger than They Look: He's supposed to be in his teens, but he looks like he's in his early twenties.
  • But in Back From The Future, they went back five years to when Boog was first employed, so he has to actually be in his twenties.
• Artistic License - Linguistics: Lampshaded, as Fanboy and Chum Chum giggle at him right after he says this:
  Boog: Get out of this bubble and take your boppin' like a man! ...s.

Leonard "Lenny" Flynn Boyle

Like Boog, he works in the local Frosty Mart. Lenny appears to be permanently stressed out/spiritless and absolutely loathes Fanboy and Chum Chum's hijinks. Basically a standard Butt Monkey of the show.

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• Bad Job, Worse Uniform
• Beleaguered Assistant: He's always the one to clean up after the other characters' messes, despite being the assistant manager of the Frosty Mart.
• The Chew Toy
• Companion Cube: He's infatuated to his bike named Bikey and is devastated when it's destroyed in "The Great Bicycle Mystery".
• Deadpan Snarker
• Funny Afro
• Neat Freak
• Nerd Glasses
• Only Sane Man
• Screams Like a Little Girl
• Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Sensitive Guy to Boog's Manly Man.
• Surrounded by Idiots
• Token Minority: The only black character except for Micheal Johnson.
• Twitchy Eye: He gets a "stress twitch" when particularly annoyed by Fanboy and Chum Chum. He even owns an anti-stress twitch cream.
• Younger than They Look

Hank Mufflin

Fanboy and Chum Chum's class' Apathetic Teacher. Speaks with a ridiculously monotone, dull voice and is exceedingly hateful of his job. Sometimes refers to Fanboy as "Purple Kid" and to Chum Chum as "Talking Raccoon".

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• Apathetic Teacher: He's said more than once that it's only twelve years until his retirement.
• Everything's Deader with Zombies: He becomes a zombie in "The Book Report of the Dead" when Fanboy says a spell from Kyle's Necronomicon.
• Eye Beams: Mr. Mufflin gets laser eye surgery in "Saving Private Chum Chum", allowing him to literally shoot lasers out of his eyes.
• Jeff Bennett

Lupe

Fanboy and Chum Chum's schoolmate. Appears to be friends with Yo.

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• Abhorrent Admirer: She becomes one for Fanboy in "Fanboyfriend", but at the end of the episode, the feelings are flipped.
• Brawn Hilda
• Candi Milo
• Cuteness Proximity: Along with Yo, Lupe uses her girlish charm to attract customers at her lemonade stand in "Battle of the Stands".
• Gentle Giant: She looks a bit intimidating, but is genuinely a nice person more often than not.

Janitor Russ Poopatine

The janitor at Fanboy and Chum Chum's school.

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• Almighty Janitor
• Companion Cube: He seems to have a personal relationship with his mechanized chair, Brenda.
• Eyes of Gold: He's the only character on the show to have colored irises.
• Expy: He's... well... Palpatine.
• Trash of the Titans: He has a trash collection in "The Janitor's Apprentice".

Oz's Mom

She's... well... Oz's mom. Runs a comic book shop alongside Oz.

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• Expy: She looks a bit like Madame Foster.
• Hey, It's That Voice!: She's Mrs. Potato Head.
• Miniature Senior Citizens: She's only slightly larger than Chum Chum, who is already quite small in comparison to the other characters.
• Unnamed Parent: So far, she's just known as "Oz's mom".

Scrivener Elf

An elf created by Kyle who is often seen making notes for him.

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• Deadpan Snarker
• The Fair Folk

The Dollarnator

An artificially intelligent machine Fanboy has built in the future, the Dollarnator was sent back to the past to help the boys when they were in trouble. He has a lot of different skills and abilities that often prove to be unexpectedly helpful for the titular duo.

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• Ass Pull: His speciality.
• Jeff Bennett
• Robot Buddy
• No Celebrities Were Harmed: His voice is a parody of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Sigmund the Sorcerer

He and Kyle used to attend the same school for wizards, which is how they became rivals. Sigmund is clearly more acknowledged and advanced in wizardry than Kyle, much to Kyle's anguish.

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• Alliterative Name
• Always Someone Better
• Badass Longcoat
• Baddie Flattery: He did compliment Kyle at least once.
• Child Mage
• Ensemble Darkhorse: He gathered a large fanbase long before he even made an appearance in the show.
• Faux Affably Evil: He's not exactly evil, but a Jerkass and seemed to be very glad to mock and humiliate Kyle, all the while remaining well-spoken and charming.
• Expy: He's a spoof of Draco, although his original name was Henry Kotter.
• Fingerless Gloves
• Hell-Bent for Leather
• Jeff Bennett
• Jerkass: To Kyle.
• Rich Bitch
• Smug Snake
• The Rival: To Kyle.
• White-Haired Pretty Boy

Man-Arctica

A fictional superhero and the titular duo's idol.

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• Catch Phrase: "Time to break Arctic wind!"
• Cool Mask
• Heroic Build
• An Ice Person
• Jeff Bennett
• Superheroes Wear Capes
• Talking to Himself
• Top Heavy Guy

Thorvald the Red

• Fiery Redhead
• Horny Vikings
• Human Popsicle
• Nolan North

Agent Johnson

• Jeff Bennett
• Nonstandard Character Design: He's a lot less cartoony in comparison to the other characters.

Francine

• Alpha Bitch
• Depending on the Writer: Most of the time she appears to dislike the eponymous duo, but sometimes she'll appear as a background character joining them in some activity for no discernible reason.
• Out of Focus: She's only had a couple of speaking appearances.
• Popular Is Dumb: Averted. She's actually one of the smartest kids, but that's not much of an accomplishment.
• Valley Girl: In a subversion, she's not as dumb as her voice makes her sound.
• Zettai Ryouiki: Grade D

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