History Characters / DrakeAndJosh

'''Mrs. Hayfer:''' Wrong! Mark.\\
'''Mark:''' Greek?\\

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Initially, Josh was a weird and awkward fat kid who only ever confident he could give people good advice when wearing a dress. As the show progressed, he becomes more down-to-earth, reasonable, a good student, more charming and confident in himself, a respectable assistant manager at the movie theater, and a good boyfriend to Mindy. On top of that he also lost an incredible amount of weight all throughout the series.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Initially, he was a weird and awkward fat kid. As the show progressed and his career took off, his character became much more down-to-earth.

* Also, despite being a guy who dates a lot of girls, he doesn't date any of them at the same time. O

* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Her hatred of Drake stems from the fact that he is an awful student who thinks that his looks alone will help him succeed in life. He puts no effort into anything school-related (other than talking to his female classmates). Despite this, she, as a teacher, has no right to treat him with such [[SadistTeacher hostility and unfairness]], even going so far as to ignore the moments where he actually ''does'' apply himself, presumably believing they don't matter.

* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Her hatred of Drake stems from the fact that he is an awful student who thinks that his looks alone will help him succeed in life. He puts no effort into anything school-related (other than talking to his female classmates). Despite this, she, as a teacher, has no right to treat him with such [[SadistTeacher hostility and unfairness]], even going so far as to ignore the moments where he actually ''does'' apply himself.

* JerkassHasAPoint: While a teacher has no right to openly hate and mistreat a student, no matter how bad he is, her main problem with Drake, being a terrible student who doesn't bother putting in any effort, is rather understandable. However, this excuse rings hollow as even when Drake does try and put in effort she still treats him unfairly, thus implying the problem is with her.

* JerkassToOne: She's generally [[SternTeacher strict but reasonable]]... except to Drake.

* PetTheDog: When Drake is cleared of putting her car in the classroom, she does (reluctantly) admit to him that she was wrong and apologizes. Though she's still quick to assure Drake she still hates him immidiately after the apology.

* AbusiveParents: He tends to shift things that he doesnt want to do onto Josh. Like, when Drake was confined to his bed after receiving injuries at the end of an episode he asks Walkter to get him something then Walter tells Josh, who is next to Drake, to get it instead. Also, he was originally Megans camp councilor but when he got tired of their abuse he forced Josh to take it from him, which resulted in Josh getting the same treatment.

** When Drake and Josh were arrested for stealing UsefulNotes/MP3 hybrids endorsed by Gary Coleman (they had merely been selling them, and had no idea the grills were stolen), they each got a phone call. When Drake made his call, he phoned home & told Megan he was in jail, who laughed it off as a prank, but when Josh phoned seconds later, there was a noticeable look of concern on her face when she realized that they were in jail, and helped the FBI arrest the real thieves.

* ParentalObliviousness: Along with Audrey. It's amazing how oblivious they are to Megan's evilness.

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Let's be honest. {{Jerkass}} or not, some of her schemes are rather brilliant for a 7 and later 13-year-old girl.

* TheDogBitesBack: He has plenty of moments where he retaliates against Drake for exploiting him. Best shown in "Josh Is Done" when he cuts Drake out of his life after making him miss an important chemistry exam.

* TeachersUnfavoriteStudent: His English teacher Mrs. Hayfer openly despises him and treats him the worst of all her students. While she has some level of justification for this, considering he's lazy and disrespectful, it doesn't justify the way she openly demeans him.
* TookALevelInDumbass: At the start of the series, he was a teenager who admittedly wasn't too bright, but wasn't too dumb either. Eventually, it got to the point where he couldn't pronounce the word 'America'. [[EpicFail As in, the country he lives in.]]

* AgonyOfTheFeet: In "Paging Dr. Drake", he gets his foot crushed by a barbell due to Drake's stupidity. Unlike most examples, it's played rather seriously as his foot is so damaged that he requires surgery.

* BrainlessBeauty: He tends to be quite clueless and dense, particularly in the later seasons.

* HiddenDepths: In one episode, he mentions his favorite book is ''Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye''.
** For all his idiocy, he is pretty book smart with regards to music and knows at least the basic technical terms. One episode shows him acing a test when Josh explains the material to him using a music metaphor.

* TheMillstone: "Josh Is Done" showed that Drake is this in regards to Josh. Without having to worry about Drake's selfishness, Josh would be able to enjoy a very good life. Conversely, without Josh, Drake would fall apart. So really, Drake needs Josh more than Josh needs Drake.

* WomenAreWiser: Compared to her husband Walter, though she is also naï ve about Megan's schemes.

* CoolLoser: Especially towards the end of the series, when he loses weight and becomes better looking, on top of maintaining a steady relationship with a pretty girlfriend, a consistent circle of friends, and a prosperous academic career. Even when he's more attractive, charismatic, and successful, he's still treated like a loser by the rest of the cast.

* PsychopathicManchild: He tends to act like a emotionally disturbed child at times and there's one episode that shows he's obsessed with WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer.

* BeautyIsBad: PlayedWith. He may be good-looking, but he's very self-centered, lazy, and jerkish.

* BrainlessBeauty: Sometimes.
-->'''Drake:''' It says here they're only available in South A-mar-ee-ka.\\

* LadykillerInLove: He gets a case of this in "Who's Got Game?". [[spoiler:[[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome Unfortunately,]] [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse even SHE]] [[StatusQuoIsGod doesn't seem to last.]]]]

-->''' Walter:''' Why didn't you tell us?!
-->'''Josh:''' Because... I'm afraid of hospitals!

-->'''Drake:''' I hope they cancel Oprah.
-->'''Josh:''' Take that back!

* BookSmart: He often gets A's in many of his classes.

* BosssUnfavoriteEmployee: Helen does not care for him -- despite that, he's the most hardworking employee of the Premiere.

* LargeHam: ''' Definitely.''' He always acts so dramatic and over-the-top and is prone to a lot of [[NoIndoorVoice unnecessary yelling]].

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Particularly at his job.

* BadassAdorable: She is very strong for her size, and she's portrayed by at-the-time preteen Creator/MirandaCosgrove, so of course, she's pretty darn adorable. [[EnfantTerrible On the outside, anyway.]]

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Lampshaded all. The. Time. Technically speaking, she's prone to exhibiting the mannerisms of an innocent little girl to give her parents a good impression.

* EnfantTerrible: She is an evil, conniving brat (to almost kid supervillain levels) to the titular characters, but acts sweet to everyone else.

* PsychopathicManchild: A non-villainous example.

* BookSmart: He often gets straight A's in many of his classes.

* LongHairedPrettyBoy: In TheMovie.

* BornLucky: Discussed at length in "Blues Brothers," where he dedicates his time in TheTeaser to describing how a bunch of random good things happening to him throughout his life led to his mom saying he was "born under a lucky star." This continues to manifest in the present with all the audacious stuff he gets away with and all the times he avoids getting in trouble through either his charm or just plain sheer luck. However, "Josh Is Done" shows that without Josh around, his luck drastically falls while Josh's luck improves.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: At the start Drake was much more cool headed and solidly BrilliantButLazy, more than capable of being TheSocialExpert to get on by. As the show went on his stupidity and laziness came to the forefront a lot more (though he still has his brilliant moments, and the quote under the BrilliantButLazy entry comes from a later episode) and he became more prone to the kinds of freakouts you would expect from Josh.

* BookSmart: He often gets straight A's in his class.

* {{Acrofatic}}: He pulls off a couple of impressive flips in his and Drake's "Blue's Brothers" routine during the talent show.

* FlatCharacter: Both parents are this to an extent, but while Walter is often portrayed as a BumblingDad and ButtMonkey, Audrey seems just a generic mother. We don't even know her job and her first name is never mentioned.