Characters / The Classroom

The Characters of The Classroom.

Mr. Luciano

• Apathetic Teacher: He doesn't care much for teaching...
• Cool Teacher: But he's still a pretty okay guy.
• Batman Gambit: Pulls one on Scooter in the first episode.
• Benevolent Boss: Most of the time...
• Bunny-Ears Lawyer: He's not that great of a teacher and prefers computers to people, but his students are still dedicated people.

• Drop-In Character: Inverted since his promotion to Tech Coordinator. Any scene with Luciano takes place almost exclusively in his office, with the students dropping in on him instead.
• Expy: of Michael Scott, to a certain extent. He has more of the incompetence rater than the goofiness.
• In-Series Nickname: "Lucy" or "Luci," Depending on the Writer.

• The Mentor: Settles into this role after a bit.

• Real Life Writes the Plot: He's not around often because he left his position as teacher to be Tech Coordinator. Even though it's acknowledged in-universe, scheduling prevents him from being around much.
• Surrounded by Idiots: He certainly thinks so.
• Throw It In!: Many of his lines are improvised.

Mrs. Reda

• Horrible Judge of Character: Often trusts the wrong people to accomplish things.
• Misplaced Kindergarten Teacher: Comes across as this sometimes, but no one seems to mind.
• Pet the Dog: Much more willing to show her appreciation for her students than Lucy.
• Satellite Character
• Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Sort of, for Luciano. While she lacks his strange personality quirks, she still takes on his role as the long-suffering teacher surrounded by insane students.
• Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Often plays this role, making a suggestion that sets the stage for the episode's conflict.
• What the Hell, Hero?: She's seen delivering one of these to Ashley and Anthony for Anthony's inappropriate PDA lecture.

Jason

• Ambition Is Evil: Averted, despite his attempts to gain recognition for all his work.
• Attention Whore: Sort of. He really just wants someone to acknowledge all of the hard work he puts into things, and is willing to go to extremes to ensure it.
• Catchphrase: "Scooter..."
• Control Freak: Sort of.
• Deadpan Snarker: In response to Scooter's antics.
• Evil Costume Switch: His new look in the fourth episode contributes to his descent into fashion-savvy narcissism, but its subverted in that he keeps the look even after his Heel Realization.
• Expy: Of Dwight Schrute.
• Foil: To Scooter, in that Scooter's a slave to societal expectations whereas Jason's a free-thinking visionary.
• The Hero: The closest thing the show has to one.
• Kick the Dog: His treatment of Scooter in the Valentine's Day Episode.
• Pop-Cultured Badass: How he thinks of himself, throwing references around in an effort to sound cool when he's trying to accomplish things. See Shout-Out below.
• Narcissist: Becomes this during the fourth episode, and still occasionally displays some basic traits.

• Number Two: Thinks of himself as this to Luciano/Reda.
• Only Sane Man: Thinks himself this, but proves several times that he isn't.
• "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Delivers one to Scooter in the fifth episode.
• The Rival / Unknown Rival: To Scooter, but he seems much less aware of this rivalry than Jason does.
• Scarf of Asskicking: Begins wearing a few starting the fourth episode.
• Shout-Out: Makes one to The Dark Knight when he practically quotes the Joker's speech to Harvey Dent verbatim.
• Took a Level in Jerkass: In the 5th episode.
• Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist: Occasionally, but he has more sympathetic moments than not.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: Develops this with Scooter, even if they don't admit it.

• Wrong Genre Savvy: Occasionally.
• Yes-Man: To Luciano, at least until he realizes it gets him nowhere.

Scooter

• Aside Glance: Delivers these fairly often.

• Brilliant, but Lazy: It's implied that he could be just as good at his work as Jason if he applied himself.

• The Ditz: Occasionally.
• Foil: To Jason, as Scooter is more of a self-conscious societal slave, and Jason is a more independent nerd type.

• Jive Turkey: Subverted in that he uses modern slang like "Swag" and "YOLO."
• Pretty Fly for a White Guy: Has shades of this, and mentions he's a rap fan.
• Professional Slacker
• The Rival: To Jason.
• Stepford Smiler: Despite his assumed popularity, it's suggested he's much lonelier than he appears.
• Teacher's Pet: He thinks of himself as Luciano's "Favorite." Luciano corrects him.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: Develops this with Jason, even if they don't admit it.
• Yes-Man: Shares this quality with Jason to an extent.

Garrett

• Aesop Amnesia: He'll go from revealing his Hidden Heart of Gold one episode, and the next he's reverted back into a Jerkass.

• Foil: To Anthony, sort of. They're both mean-spirited schemers, but Garrett usually displays some level of remorse where Anthony doesn't.
• Friendless Background: Implied in the fourth episode.
• The Grinch: Revealed to be one during the Christmas Episode.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Many subplots revolve around revealing him to be this rather than a standard Jerkass
• Lonely Together: With Taylor in the Valentines Day episode.
• Paper-Thin Disguise: His Janitor disguise.

• Scarf of Asskicking: Not that he kicks any ass, but he is often seen with a scarf on.
• She Is Not My Girlfriend: Says as much about Taylor.
• Sociopathic Hero: At his best.
• Those Two Guys: With Anthony.

• The Unsmile: Wears a disturbing one throughout the fourth episode.
• Villain Protagonist: Occasionally, and particularly during the Christmas Episode.
• Waistcoat of Style: In tandem with his scarves.
• Zany Scheme: Often involved in one with Anthony.

Anthony

• Cloud Cuckoolander: He's definitely out there.
• Cute Kitten: Has an almost frightening affinity for lolcats.
• Deadpan Snarker: The snarkiest character by far.
• Ditzy Genius: He's fairly intelligent, but seems to have no filter as to what he says or does.
• Foil: To Garrett in the sense that he shows no remorse for his scheming where Garrett eventually does.
• For Science!: An occasional motivation.
• Jerkass
  • Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: Unlike Garrett, who will occasionally express some remorse, Anthony's utterly unrepentant about his actions.
• Mad Scientist: Shades of this appear sometimes.
• Manipulative Bastard: He rigs the Secret Santa game so that he winds up with several presents in the Christmas Episode.
• Noodle Implements: From the fifth episode:
  Anthony: Well, I suppose reanimating this dead bird I killed this morning can wait...
• Odd Friendship: With Ashley, sort of.

• Surrounded by Idiots: Or as he calls them: Fools
• Those Two Guys: with Garrett.
• Villain Protagonist: He actively dislikes the rest of the class, and regularly conspires against them.
• Zany Scheme: Often involved in one with Garrett, but demonstrates he's not without his own solo plans on occasion.

Kameron

• Black and Nerdy: Subtler than Myles, but it's there.
• The Dragon: Occasionally to Garrett and/or Anthony.

• Noodle Incident: Whatever causes Luciano to specifically tell Kameron, of all people, not to look in his secret box.
• Offscreen Moment of Awesome: Often implied that he leads a very interesting offscreen life that never gets showcased.

Myles

• Breakout Character: Popular as a result of his likability and tendency to be The Woobie.

• Paper-Thin Disguise: When he tries to audition for the new Teacher position.
• Phrase Catcher: "Shut up Myles!"
• Secret-Keeper: For Taylor and Garrett after their kiss.
• Starving Student: Quite literally, according to the third episode.
• The Friend Nobody Likes: Despite ironically being the nicest of them all.
• With Friends Like These...: He's supposedly friends with the rest of the main cast, and still endures their disrespect for him.

Taylor

• Easily Forgiven: by Jason for almost giving him a referral.
• Light Feminine Dark Feminine: The dark to Ashley's light.
• Lonely Together: With Garrett in the Valentine's Day Episode.
• Only Sane Woman: She still has her own quirks, but they're more understated.
• Those Two Girls: Sort of, with Ashley.
• Tranquil Fury: Calmly calls the whole class out about their going to far about their New Years resolutions.
• Tsundere: Goes from ordering out referrals to kindly asking for Jason's forgiveness a scene later.
• Tyrant Takes the Helm: Briefly at the end of the second episode.
• What the Hell, Hero?: Dishes this out to everyone about their New Years Resolutions.
• You Are in Command Now: Garrett and Anthony bestow the title of New Teacher upon her, briefly.

Ashley

• Aside Glance: Has as many, if not more, of these than Scooter.
• Control Freak: Even moreso than Jason.

• Gone Horribly Right: Her New Years Resolution plan and Anthony's PDA presentation.
• The Napoleon: Very short and very catty.
• Number Two: While Jason thinks himself this, Ashley is more officially Mrs. Reda's go-to for assignments.

• Hypercompetent Sidekick: To Luciano and Reda.
• Light Feminine Dark Feminine: The light to Taylor's dark.
• Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Her actions in the fourth and fifth episodes.
• Odd Friendship: With Anthony sort of, as well as Scooter.
• Only Sane Woman: Played straight and subverted throughout the fourth episode.
• Sanity Slippage: Loses it over the course of the fourth episode.
• Screw This, I'm Out of Here!: Pulls this at the end of the fourth episode after she loses it.

• Team Mom: Tries to be this to the other main cast.
• Those Two Girls: Sort of, with Taylor.