Line #77 Characters/WhatsWithAndy


1	Characters from ''WesternAnimation/WhatsWithAndy'' if you're looking for the character sheet for [[Literature/AndyGriffithsJustSeries the literature series]] it's based on, [[Characters/AndyGriffithsJustSeries see here]].
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5	[[folder:Andrew "Andy" Larkin]]
6	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/IanJamesCorlett
7	The main character of the show and the self-proclaimed world's greatest prankster. Clever and confident, he seeks to express himself though the art of practical jokery, using East Gackle and its hapless citizens as his canvas... even if things don't always go his way
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9	* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Owing to the heavy use of grossout comedy in the books, he was a big NightmareFetishist in ''Literature/AndyGriffithsJustSeries'', often writing disturbing stories to amuse himself - qualities that he lacks in the TV show.
10	* AdaptationalIntelligence: His counterpart in ''Literature/AndyGriffithsJustSeries'' was very daft and BookDumb, often coming up with stupid ideas and lacking the wits and charisma needed to pull of his schemes. In contrast, Andy Larkin is a BrilliantButLazy BrainyBrunette whose failures usually result more from bad luck or unforeseen consequences than any incompetence on his part.
11	* AdaptationalHeroism: Downplayed example. While still a prankster who infuriates everyone around him with his mischief, he's far less of an UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist compared to how he was in ''Literature/AndyGriffithsJustSeries'', being depicted more as a self-expressing trickster who treats each prank as a work of art rather than the manic brat of the books.
12	* AgeLift: Changed from a preteen in ''Literature/AndyGriffithsJustSeries'' to a teenager.
13	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Jen sure thinks so.
14	* AntiHero: While he likes to stir the pot, Andy isn't villainous or malevolent, but merely a mischievous trickster.
15	* BerserkButton: Messing with Lori is a surefire way to end up on the receiving end of his pranks.
16	* BigEater: Downplayed, but he still eats quite a bit.
17	* BrainyBrunette: May not be a good student but his pranks prove he is quite intelligent, and he does have dark hair.
18	* BreakingTheFourthWall: When he narrates, he addresses the audience.
19	* BrilliantButLazy: As he acknowledges in one episode, if he dedicated his brainpower to studying in school as much as he did to pranking, he'd been in college already.
20	* ButtMonkey: Quite often, his pranks go awry in a way that ends with him being completely humiliated. Even when his pranks do succeed, he gets caught and punished anyway. If anything, it seems karma is the one thing he can never outsmart.
21	* TheCassandra: Andy's lengthy history of pranking often leads people to not trust him, even when he's being sincere and telling the truth.
22	* CatchPhrase: "CheckPlease"
23	* CharacterNarrator: Sometimes he narrates to the audience.
24	* ChildHater: He doesn't hate children, but at first he didn't like the preschoolers he had to share with in "The Show Must Go On", as he thought it was undignified for him to socialize with children who had "just recently learned to go to the bathroom in a toilet instead of in their pants." However, when he stood up to a kid who was bullying them, they all became friends.
25	* ComedicUnderwearExposure: Quite often he loses or tears his pants.
26	* DeadpanSnarker: Particularly when Jen is around. Also sometimes says things like "kill me now" if he's bored, however, it's a downplayed example as he's not that snarky.
27	* DisguisedInDrag: In "Just Stuffing" when he was copying Jen and "Emergency Spew Relish" when he was pretending to be a "granny".
28	* FakingTheDead: In "Playing Dead", he pretends to be dead to get out of being used in a dunk tank.
29	* ItRunsInTheFamily: His grandpa is a prankster, and his dad used to be one.
30	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his endless obsession with causing mischief and infuriating the people around him, Andy is ultimately a non-malicious boy who uses pranking as an outlet to express himself in his dull hometown. Additionally, he does have his fair share of PetTheDog moments (especially when it comes to his friendship with Danny and his crush on Lori), and most of his major targets are often deserving of it.
31	* LimitedWardrobe: Mainly wears blue jeans and a white T-shirt with red trim.
32	* MyHovercraftIsFullOfEels: In "What's With Jean-Thomas?", he's trying to say "If you practice, you could win the Stanley Cup" in French. What he says is French, but it actually translates to "Your ears are so big that you look like the Stanley Cup".
33	* PlayingSick: In "Gooey Chewies", Andy pretends to have caught Lori's "cold". There was also his YouDontWantToCatchThis moment in "Emergency Spew Relish".
34	* PottyDance: In "Busting". He even says "Hold it in. Do a dance, that's the way to keep dry pants."
35	* PottyEmergency: In "Busting", he has to pee while at a mall.
36	* PrankInjuries: Fakes a broken leg in "Nurse Jen".
37	* ThePrankster: The cornerstone of his character. He considers himself the greatest prankster in the world, and some of his pranks are extremely elaborate, with most episodes focused entirely on him working to pull them off.
38	* PunnyName: His last name is "Larkin" and he's a prankster.
39	* SeriousBusiness: For him, pranks are much more than cheeky tomfoolery, but rather an art form that he constantly seeks to outdo himself.
40	* SiblingRivalry: With Jen, normally he is cheeky to her and they squabble.
41	* TimeStandsStill: When he narrates.
42	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Burgers.
43	* TheTrickster: He serves this role to East Gackle, turning the town upside-down and mocking its staid, boring conventions and uptight citizens through his pranks
44	* YouDontWantToCatchThis: Fakes a made-up ailment in "Emergency Spew Relish".
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47	[[folder:Daniel "Danny" Thaddeus Pickett]]
48	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/BumperRobinson (Season 1), Creator/DanielBrochu (Seasons 2 and 3)
49	Andy's best friend and ever-loyal sidekick. Danny is Andy's most reliable aide for every prank he pulls, providing emotional and moral support, any tools that could come in handy, and the occasional bit of snark.
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51	* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In ''Literature/AndyGriffithsJustSeries'', Andy and Danny's friendship was a dysfunctional mess based entirely on the fact that Danny wasn't smart enough to realize Andy was a bad influence and Andy simply not having anyone else who liked him. The show makes their friendship much more genuine, with the two being on a more equal footing in some ways.
52	* AdaptationalIntelligence: His counterpart in ''Literature/AndyGriffithsJustSeries'' was a bungling moron, but the Danny of this show is quite clever and insightful.
53	* DeadpanSnarker: Has moments of this, especially when he's bored or Andy is doing something he doesn't agree with.
54	* DisguisedInDrag: While pretending to be Andy's girlfriend in ''What's With Jean-Thomas?'', and while pretending to be a "granny" in ''Emergency Spew Relish''.
55	* IDontThinkThatsSuchAGoodIdea: He is definitely a prankster, but sometimes he thinks one of Andy's pranks is going too far.
56	* TheLancer: Andy thinks of him as his "sidekick".
57	* OnlySaneMan: He sometimes thinks so.
58	* ThePrankster: Not as much as Andy, but he's definitely a prankster.
59	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich: When Andy wants him to come with him in "The Toilet Paper Fiasco", he says "But I haven't even finished my sandwich".
60	* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: He gets a crush on a white girl in "Romancing the Prank".
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63	[[folder:Lori Mackney]]
64	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ColleenOShaughnessey (Season 1), Creator/JaclynLinetsky (Season 2), Creator/EleanorNoble (Season 3)
65	The girl Andy has a crush on. She likes Andy and does find him quite charming, but she can't stand his obsession with pranking, seeing it as immature - something that often makes pulling practical jokes more challenging for Andy.
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67	* AdaptationNameChange: Her name was '''Lisa''' Mackney in ''Literature/AndyGriffithsJustSeries''.
68	* BirthdayEpisode: In "Gooey Chewies", she has her birthday.
69	* BookSmart: Lori is a straight-A student.
70	* BrainyBrunette: She has flowing dark hair and is an A student.
71	* CringeComedy: She and Andy often get into awkward situations.
72	* LoveInterest: Andy has a crush on her.
73	* MoralityPet: To Andy sometimes when he is prevented from doing something bad.
74	* NiceGirl: Normally, she is very polite.
75	* PlayingSick: [[spoiler: In "Gooey Chewies", it turns out she was faking her cold.]]
76	* PrefersGoingBarefoot: {{Downplayed}}, but she wears open-toed flip-flops 99% of the time, while all the other characters opt for closed-toe footwear.
77	* TheSmartGuy: A very intelligent student.
78	* TitleDrop: She asks Danny "What's with Andy?" in "What's With Jean-Thomas?".
79	* TricksterGirlfriend: Sometimes she gets back at Andy for his prankster tendencies and plays jokes on ''him'':
80	** In "Gooey Chewies", she fakes having a cold as a part of an April fools joke, and then pretends that she's mad at Andy for ruining her birthday party, while she actually isn't.
81	** In "The Buck Stops Here", when Andy cheats to win the competition and get kissed by the Rodeo Queen (who he assumed was Lori), she deliberately doesn't tell him that the Queen is actually her ugly friend Hazel.
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84	[[folder:Alfred "Al" Larkin]]
85	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DeeBradleyBaker (Season 1), Creator/ArthurHolden (Seasons 2 and 3)
86	Andy's dad, who works in a paper factory. Andy's pranks drive him just as batty as everyone else in East Gackle, but he does make the effort to try and keep Andy under control to some degree.
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88	* ComedicUnderwearExposure: In the flashback in "Weight to Go, Andy", his pants fall down.
89	* DoesNotLikeSpam: Apparently he hates burgers.
90	* LimitedWardrobe: Mainly wears brown pants, a yellow shirt and a tie.
91	* ThePrankster: Used to be a practical joker, but has outgrown it.
92	* TeamDad: Literally. He is a grumpy parental figure ''and'' a dad.
93	* WeightWoe: In "Weight to Go, Andy", he starts to worry about fatness because he was about to have an interview with a health nut.
94	* YouAreGrounded: Along with his wife, he grounds Andy in "What's With Jean-Thomas?".
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97	[[folder:Freda Larkin]]
98	-->'''Voiced by:''' Cathy Cavadini (Season 1), Susan Glover (Seasons 2 and 3)
99	Andy's mom. Like her husband, she is perpetually exasperated by Andy's mischievous nature, but nonetheless does her best to accomodate for her son and keep him under control.
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101	* LimitedWardrobe: Mainly wears a pink shirt and purple pants.
102	* WeightWoe: In "Weight to Go, Andy", she worries about her weight because she's afraid to be unpopular.
103	* YouAreGrounded: Along with her husband, she grounds Andy in "What's With Jean-Thomas?".
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106	[[folder:Jen Larkin]]
107	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JennaVonOy; (Season 1), Jessica Kardos (Seasons 2 and 3)
108	Andy's big sister. Whereas Andy is seen as a problem child by everyone around him, Jen is seen as a model student, with her good grades, activism, and popularity as a cheerleader. Naturally, this makes her Andy's favorite target for pranks, which often do a good job of exposing her bossy, ill-tempered true self.
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110	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Andy sure thinks so.
111	* BigSisterBully: Sometimes she is mean to Andy.
112	* TheBully: Sometimes. She calls Andy names a lot.
113	* FieryRedhead: Has red hair and is pretty grumpy.
114	* GirlsLoveChocolate: She loves chocolate, and Andy thinks it's because she's a girl.
115	* HairTriggerTemper: She is easily the grumpiest in the Larkin clan.
116	* LargeHam: Andy calls her a "drama queen", and she can be quite dramatic.
117	* LittleMissSnarker: A snarky teenage girl.
118	* SiblingRivalry: With Andy, her being the more antagonistic.
119	* SweetTooth: Sometimes.
120	* WeightWoe: Frequently, most notably in "Weight to Go, Andy", she worries about being fat.
121	* YouAreFat: In "Weight to Go, Andy", when Andy says he's on a roll, she says "looks like the roll is on you. Roll of fat, that is."
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124	[[folder:Peter Lik and Andrew Leech]]
125	-->'''Lick is voiced by:''' Creator/DannyCooksey (Season 1), Mark Hauser (Seasons 2 and 3)
126	-->'''Leech Voiced by:''' Scott Parkin (Season 1), Craig Francis (Seasons 2 and 3)
127	A pair of jerky schoolyard bullies who frequently pick on Andy and Danny. Fortunately, neither of them are especially intelligent, making them extremely easy targets for many of Andy's most humiliating pranks.
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129	* BabyTalk: They sometimes tease Andy by talking to him in baby talk.
130	* TheBully: Their main trait is their bullyish nature.
131	* CatchPhrase: '''Leech''': "Yeah, like, y'know..."
132	* FatAndSkinny: Andrew Leech fat boy, Peter Lik skinny.
133	* HypocriticalHumor: In "Weight to Go, Andy", both of them make fun of Andy for putting some pounds on, despite the fact that Leech is way fatter.
134	* LastNameBasis: They are known as Lik and Leech, and call Andy by his last name.
135	* TheRival: To Andy.
136	* ThoseTwoGuys: Always seen walking around together.
137	* VitriolicBestBuds: Best friends, but can sometimes be mean to each other.
138	* YouAreFat: In "Weight to Go, Andy", they say that they had never seen so much "puppy fat" and had better leave before "Larkin starts barkin'". Danny thought this was ActuallyPrettyFunny, which made Andy cross.
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141	[[folder:Teri]]
142	-->'''Voiced by:''' Cathy Cavadini (Season 1), Creator/HollyGauthierFrankel (Seasons 2 and 3)
143	Jen's best friend, who like her, is a popular girl on the school's cheerleading team.
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145	* AccidentalMisnaming: Principal De Rosa sometimes calls her "Perry" or "Kerry".
146	* ADayInTheLimelight: "Scary Teri" is the only episode that focuses on her.
147	* TheConfidant: Jen goes to her for advice in one episode.
148	* GirlsLoveChocolate: Andy sure thinks so, and this is based off Jen and Teri.
149	* HairTriggerTemper: Sometimes angers easily, but less so than Jen.
150	* TokenBlackFriend: A secondary character who is black and is Jen's best friend.
151	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Caramel pudding.
152	* SweetTooth: Likes not only chocolate but caramel pudding.
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155	[[folder:Jervis Coltrane]]
156	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DeeBradleyBaker (Season 1), Creator/BruceDinsmore (Seasons 2 and 3)
157	A snobby rich boy who looks down upon Andy and his pranking habits while also competing with him for the affections of Lori.
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159	* TheBully: Not so much as Lik and Leech, but pretty jerky.
160	* RichJerk: Is wealthy and rude.
161	* TheRival: To Andy and Danny.
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164	[[folder:Martin Bonwick]]
165	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DeeBradleyBaker (Season 1), Creator/MichaelYarmush (Seasons 2 and 3)
166	A timid and nerdy boy with a reputation as the biggest schmuck in all of East Gackle. Andy is naturally eager to exploit his gullibility for some of his pranks.
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168	* BrainyBrunette: Has dark hair and is a science nerd.
169	* LovableCoward: Is a bit shy at times.
170	%% * TheSmartGuy
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173	[[folder:Principal De Rosa]]
174	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DeeBradleyBaker (Season 1), Creator/TerrenceScammell (Seasons 2 and 3)
175	The principal of Andy's school. His greatest dream is to be rid of Andy Larkin someday, and he is always eager to find ways to stop Andy's relentless pranking (of which he is a frequent target for).
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177	* ComedicUnderwearExposure: In "101 Underpants".
178	* DeanBitterman
179	* HairTriggerTemper: Easily the most easily annoyed out of the adults.
180	* NeatFreak: Danny calls him a "clean freak" in one episode.
181	* SadistTeacher: He's always trying to punish Andy and Danny.
182	* SkewedPriorities: Yes, Andy's constant pranks are an issue, however these seem to trump Lik and Leech's bullying (which is a huge issue in real schools), and De Rosa even employs the two to keep a watch on Andy sometimes.
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185	[[folder:Craig Bennet]]
186	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CarlosAlazraqui (Season 1), Matt Holland (Seasons 2 and 3)
187	Jen's crush, and a jock at the school. He doesn't like Andy very much and is not above shoving him into a locker if he gets in his way, but Andy loves to exploit his low intelligence and Jen's crush on him.
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189	* AttractiveBentGender: When Andy is disguised as 'Andrea' in "Just Stuffing", he crushes on "her".
190	* DumbJock: Jen likes him for his looks, not for his brains.
191	* JerkJock: Plays a lot of sports but is not above cheating at them.
192	* LoveInterest: To Jen, and sometimes Teri, who both have crushes on him.
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195	[[folder:Spank]]
196	Andy's overweight, flatulent dog.
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198	* AdaptationNameChange: He was called Sooty in ''Literature/AndyGriffithsJustSeries''.
199	* {{Gasshole}}: He farts a lot.
200	* LazyBum: Likes to lay around.
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203	[[folder:Mrs Weebles]]
204	An old lady.
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206	* BerserkButton: Peeing dogs.
207	* NeatFreak: Doesn't like dogs as she thinks they will pee on her park.
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