History Characters / LifeWithDerek

* AntiHero: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type III]].

!"Max Miller"

"Casey [=McDonald=]"

* HollywoodNerd

"Derek Venturi"

"Edwin Venturi"

"Lizzie [=McDonald=]"

"Marti Venturi"

"Nora [=McDonald=]-Venturi"

"George Venturi"

* [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents Amazingly Embarrassing Dad]]: Sometimes

"Cousin Vicky"

"Aunt Madge"

"Felicia"

* [[CallingTheOldManOut Calling the Grandma Out]]: Casey basically calls Felicia out on her behavior.

"Emily Davis"

"Ralph"

"Sam"

"Truman French"

"Max Miller"

"Kendra"

"Sally"

"Noel Covington"

"Sheldon Schlepper"

Paul

* RetroactiveRecognition: Dinicol went on to play [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Jesse]] in ''MyBabysittersAVampire'' and [[StylisticSuck Nick]]''TheLAComplex''.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Dinicol went on to play Jesse in ''MyBabysittersAVampire'' and ''TheLAComplex''.

* {{Catchphrase}}: '''"DER-EK!"''' {{Lampshaded}} in one episode, when Derek responds by saying Casey's name the same way, as well as Sally's.

* {{Jerkass}}: Most of the time, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold but not always]].

Max is a popular football jock at school who Casey takes an interest in. He's a fairly decent guy, although he and Casey don't have a lot of common interests. They eventually break up when Casey feels like she's changed for the worst.

Truman French

"Kendra"
-> Played by Lauren Collins

Kendra is one of the popular girls at school and, like most girls, shows an interest in Derek.

* TheScrappy: Most of the fandom didn't take a liking to him. Especially Dasey fans.

* CanonSue: She has no flaws. At least none that are ever addressed.

* Canon Sue: She has no flaws.

* Cloudcuckoolander

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"Derek Venturi"
->Played by Michael Seater

->''"If you have a complaint, you can put it in my suggestion box."''

Derek is Casey's step-brother and her primary antagonist on the show. He's popular and good looking and not very book smart, although it is hinted at a couple of times that he's just [[BrilliantButLazy lazy]] and that if he put more effort into school work, he'd probably do a lot better. He is used to being the one in charge at home, but the arrival of Casey and her family disrupts that, and he's not particularly fond of changing his life style around. He's sneaky and manipulative and not above lying to Casey to get what he wants. That said, even though he and Casey are often at each other's throats for one reason or another, he does have a soft side, but it's usually reserved for his younger sister Marti.

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"Casey [=McDonald=]"
->Played by Ashley Leggat

->''"DER-EK!"''

Casey is the protagonist and is the polar opposite of Derek in just about every way. This often leads to conflict between the two. Prior to her mom remarrying, Casey only had one younger sister and, much like Derek, was used to being in charge. She is studious and high maintenance, but throughout the course of the show becomes a little more easy going. Casey often confides in her guidance counselor, Paul, about her problems - or just to vent about Derek.

* {{Adorkable}}
* BadLiar
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Derek... and Truman.
* BrainyBrunette
* {{Catchphrase}}: '''"DER-EK!"''' {{Lampshaded}} in one episode, when Derek responds by saying Casey's name the same way, as well as Sally's.
* FlirtyStepsiblings: With Derek. Unintentional on the writers' part.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The responsible to Derek's foolish.
* GreekChorus: At the beginning of each episode, she usually makes a comment to the viewers about what the general theme or message of what the episode will be about.
* HollywoodNerd
* IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn
* TheKlutz
* SnowballLie: Accidentally starts one in the episode ''Rumor Mill''.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly Girl to Lizzie's Tomboy.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type B.
* VisitByDivorcedDad: In season 2.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Type 2. With Derek.

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"Edwin Venturi"
-> Played by Daniel Magder

Edwin is Derek's younger brother, and the middle child along with Lizzie. He tends to feel like he's the UnFavorite and although he looks up to Derek, he has been shown to have a bit of an inferiority complex.

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** BrilliantButLazy: Implied

* {{Jerkass}}: Can be, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold but not always]].

* BreakingTheFourthWall: All the time.

* MoralityPet: Derek's

* TheOtherDarrin: They really thought we wouldn't be able to tell the difference?"

* FoolishSiblingResponsiableSibling: The foolish to Casey's responsible.

* FoolishSiblingResponsiableSibling: The responsible to Derek's foolish.

* FoolishSiblingResponsiableSibling: The foolish to Lizzie's responsible.

* FoolishSiblingResponsiableSibling: The responsible to Edwin's foolish.

* AloofBigBrother (It seems like he tries to be this.)
* BigBrotherBully (Can be like this occasionally.)
* BelligerentSexualTension (With Casey.)
* BookDumb (Although, he could just be...)
** BrilliantButLazy (Implied.)
* FlirtyStepsiblings (With Casey. Unintentional on the writers' part.)

* HatesBeingTouched (Derek isn't exactly the "hugging" type.)

* HypocriticalHeartwarming (No one BUT him is allowed to make fun of Casey.)
* {{Jerkass}} (Can be.)
* KissingCousins (Kisses Vicky.)

* MySisterIsOffLimits (What he tells Sam when Sam shows an interest in Casey.)
* PetTheDog (Many of his scenes with Marti consist of this.)

* VitriolicBestBuds (With Casey, oddly enough. Type 2, meaning neither would ever admit to being friends.)

* BelligerentSexualTension (With Derek... and Truman.)

* BreakingTheFourthWall (All the time.)
* FlirtyStepsiblings (With Derek. Unintentional on the writers' part.)

* SnowballLie (Accidentally starts one in the episode ''Rumor Mill''.)
* TheKlutz
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl (The Girly Girl to Lizzie's Tomboy.)
* {{Tsundere}} (Type B.)
* VisitByDivorcedDad (In season 2.)
* VitriolicBestBuds (Type 2. With Derek.)

* MiddleChildSyndrome (And HOW.)
* PlatonicLifePartners (With Lizzie.)

* FirstKiss ([[spoiler: In TheMovie.]])
* HeyItsThatGuy (Jordan Todosey plays Adam on {{Degrassi}}.)
* PlatonicLifePartners (With Edwin.)
* PrecociousCrush (On her soccer coach in season 2.)

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl (The Tomboy to Casey's Girly Girl.)

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling (Can be, but grows out of this.)
* CompanionCube (Sir Monksalot.)

* ImaginaryFriend (Has one named Daphne.)
* MoralityPet (Derek's.)

Nora is Casey and Lizzie's mom. She is married to George Venturi, who is her second husband, and throughout the series is often the OnlySaneMan. She finds out that [[spoiler: she's pregnant]] in the final season, and it is revealed in TheMovie that [[spoiler: she and her mother don't exactly get along.]]

* AmicablyDivorced (She and Dennis get along fine.)
* HappilyMarried (To George.)
* HeyItsThatGuy (Has a reoccurring role as Declan and Fiona's mom on {{Degrassi}}.)

* [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents Amazingly Embarrassing Dad]] (Sometimes.)
* AmicablyDivorced (He and Abby still get along.)
* BumblingDad (Occasionally.)
* DrivesLikeCrazy ([[InformedFlaw Apparently]]...)
* HappilyMarried (To Nora.)

* KissingCousins (Kisses Derek.)
* TheOtherDarrin (They really thought we wouldn't be able to tell the difference?"
* UncannyFamilyResemblance (When she was played by Sarah Gadon, Vicky and Casey look like they could almost be twins.)

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace (She's a cheek pincher, much to [[HatesBeingTouched Derek]] and Edwin's chagrin.)

* [[CallingTheOldManOut Calling the Grandma Out]] (Casey basically calls Felicia out on her behavior.)
* [[ParentalFavoritism Grandparent Favoritism]] (Felicia only wanted Casey and Lizzie to visit.)
* ParentalNeglect (... sort of.)

Marti is the youngest child in the Venturi-McDonald household [[spoiler: until TheMovie]]. She seems to get along with all of her siblings, but is closest to Derek and is one of the few people that Derek opens up to. She can be annoying at times, but gradually grows out of that as the series progresses.

"Casey McDonald"

"Lizzie McDonald"

"Nora McDonald-Venturi"

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor