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The Weekenders
Tino
Tino Tonitini
Voiced By: Jason Marsden
"Isn't there a way to do this that preserves our essential laziness?"
Tino is a good-hearted and humorous Italian-American boy who is the de facto leader and unanimous "neurotic" of the group. He gets through his days and situations by cutting smart, sarcastic and witty remarks (and breaking the fourth wall). When threatened, he can appear to be a bit of a coward, but despite his neurotic and flighty personality, he has proven on many occasions to be resourceful, and brave.
- Alliterative Name: Tino Tonitini.
- Butt-Monkey: Is prone to misfortune, from repeatedly getting trampled by sale-hungry crowds to accidentally using glue instead of sunscreen.
- Catchphrase: "Later days!", though this isn't just used by him.
- Character Tics: Tino has a "worry thing" that involves trembling fingers, a wrinkly forehead, and a "rabbit mouth".
- Cloudcuckoolander: When his paranoia gets the best of him.
- Deadpan Snarker: He's very witty and snarky. An entire episode in fact is about not getting a "Most..." title in the yearbook, only to find out he did and it turns out to be "Most Sarcastic."
- Determinator
- Disappeared Dad: His parents are divorced, and his dad lives far away.
- Inexplicably Identical Individuals:
- Tony Tordellini looks just like Tino, only with spiky hair.
- Summer Schwartz looks a lot like him, only a girl.
- Like Parent, Like Child: He and his mother look very alike, as well as being very snarky and often the Only Sane Man.
- Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: Feminine Boy to Lor's Masculine Girl.
- Meta Guy: Does the most fourth-wall breaking.
- Motor Mouth: Especially when he goes into "conspiracy theorist mode".
- Nice Guy: Tino is generally the most tolerant, patient, and accepting of his friends.
- Only Sane Man: Tino still has the biggest conscience among his friends.
- Screams Like a Little Girl: His friends have names for his various screams.
- Twitchy Eye: When he's stressed.
- Verbal Tic: Has a habit of saying "you know" after almost every word when he gets anxious. This was shown only once.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: He's terrified of clowns, but learns to tolerate them over time. Mostly. The reason he's scared of clowns in the first place is when he was little, he was kissed on the cheek by his aunt, whose face was caked in enough makeup to make her look like a clown.
Lor
Lorraine "Lor" McQuarrie
Voiced By: Grey DeLisle
A naive, somewhat scatterbrained, and tomboyish Scottish-American girl who is the "jock" of the group. Lor is an avid sports player, and she excels at both basketball and soccer. She is frequently caricatured as the "dumb jock," as many of the jokes revolve around her inability to understand things. Lor is frequently tough and borderline insensitive, to the group's chagrin.
- All Women Love Shoes: Averted, she wears heels in "Dinner Party" and spends most of the evening complaining about them.
- Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: Probably the biggest offender of the four, although Carver and Tino aren't far behind.
- Brilliant, but Lazy: Downplayed. She's no Child Prodigy, but she's much smarter than she'll admit. At one point her grades were low enough that her father threatened military school. In the same episode, she got online multiplayer working on one of Tino's games. In an hour or two. Lampshaded immediately afterwards.note
- Daddy's Girl: She's seen talking to her Dad about various problems, but her mother rarely shows up onscreen.
- Gibberish of Love: When around Thompson.
- Green-Eyed Monster: In one episode, where she thinks that Thompson likes Tish more than her.
- I Can't Dance: She tries to waltz with Tino in "Dinner Party", but she keeps getting the steps wrong. When Tish criticizes her, she says that the high-heeled shoes she has to wear have a life of their own.
- Known Only by Their Nickname: Like Tish, she's never referred to by her full first name.
- Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: Masculine Girl to Tino's Feminine Boy.
- And somewhat to Carver.
- Massive Numbered Siblings: She has a ridiculous amount of brothers. Not even Lor knows how many she actually has.
- Passionate Sports Girl: Obviously.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: Tomboy to Tish's Girly Girl
- Tomboy with a Girly Streak : Although very into sports, she also gushes over the Marlon Brando-esque character in one movie and there's also her crush on Thompson.
Carver
Carver René Descartes
Voiced By: Phil LaMarr
A self-centered and fashion-conscious African-American boy who is of Haitian descent. He is the self-proclaimed "cool guy" of the group and has a strong interest in clothes and fashion (particularly shoes). Although he appreciates spending time with his friends, Carver desperately wants to be one of the cool kids and, ultimately, to become a celebrity.
- Big Eater: He polishes off a whole pizza by himself while the gang are talking, much to their annoyance.
- Deadpan Snarker: Has a tendency to make sassy comments.
- Did I Just Say That Out Loud?: Tends to blurt out outlandish lies that he then feels obligated to follow up on, like saying Chum Bucket were going to dedicate their next concert to the gang.
- Hero Worship: He worships the cool kids, Chum Bucket and Kyle from Teen Canyon.
- Hidden Depths: Despite usually appearing to be rather superficial and obsessed with being seen as cool, "The Perfect Weekend" shows that he gets along with middle-aged women surprisingly well, and that he can be very mature for his age.
- It's All About Me: Carver is shown to be a little self-centered and annoying. He can also be immensely shallow and superficial towards women (he once rejected a girl just because she was too tall).
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's shallow and insensitive, but learns his lesson by the end of the day.
- Named After Somebody Famous: Shares his middle and last name with French mathemetician and philosopher Rene Descartes.
- No Listening Skills: In the episode "Listen Up", this becomes a problem when Carver and his friends sign up to be helpers to help kids get over worrying about middle school and Carver doesn't help his kid by not listening to his problems. He spends the rest of the episode learning how to listen and comes to a realization when people don't listen to his problem. He eventually makes it up to his kid by the end.
- Pride: When it comes to anything "cool".
- Real Men Wear Pink: Carver has a strong interest in clothes and fashion (particularly shoes).
- Running Gag:
- His obsession with shoes.
- And his terrible handwriting.
- Slave to PR: Obsessed with 'coolness' and being seen as cool, which is often to his detriment.
- Spiky Hair: It goes with his wannabe cool image. On "The Worst Weekend Ever" he frets that he forgot to pack his hair gel.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Pizza.
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: Implied, although his Dad seems unaware of it.
Tish
Petratishkovna "Tish" Katsufrakis
Voiced By: Kath Soucie
An intellectual and bibliophilic Jewish-American girl of Eastern European descent. She is the most considerate of the four, as she frequently points out what is and is not offensive, and cares about people's feelings.
- Beware the Nice Ones: She tends to be rude and moody when she is mad. So better watch out.
- Bespectacled Cutie: She's a cute bookish girl with glasses.
- Brainy Brunette: She's the brown-haired girl of the group and is something of a Child Prodigy.
- Drama Queen: She has a tendency to overreact.
- Funny Foreigner: Her parents moreso than her.
- Graceful Ladies Like Purple: One of Tish's outfits that consists shades of purple
- Green-Eyed Monster: Gets very jealous when Lor is put in the talent show and she isn't, but she eventually overcomes it to help out Lor's stage fright.
- Guilty Pleasure: She's caught playing dress-up in her room and is quite embarrassed about it."This is a science project."
- The Heart: After Tino, Tish is probably the most moral one of the group. She's usually the first one to realise when they've done something wrong.
- The McCoy: Combines with The Heart. She's emotional and sensitive.
- Meaningful Rename: When the doctor first evaluated her at birth in her home country, she was named "Goosh", which means "Girl who has to take off shoes to count past ten". But her parents saw how truly intelligent and gifted she was at home, so renounced her assigned name and named her "Petratishkovna" instead.
- Nice Girl: Sweet, gentle and reasonable.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Only her parents call her by her full first name, Petratishkovna.
- Pink Means Feminine: Can exchange with purple ones
- Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: At points. In fact, an entire episode revolved around her annoyance at her name being a verb for this.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: Girly Girl to Lor's Tomboy.
- Wise Beyond Her Years: Sometimes, but she is very atypical of her age too.
Classmates
Thompson Overman
- Academic Athlete: Sporty and shown to be a member of the school scholastic society in "Brain Envy"
- Cool Shades: Usually seen wearing sunglasses.
Dot Cardigan
- Meaningful Name: Often seen wearing polka dotted cardigan sweaters
- Genki Girl: Rather excitable.
Tasha
- Freaky Fashion, Mild Mind: Dresses punk but shown to be reasonably nice.
Bluke and Francis
- Big Fun: Bluke is pretty chubby, and he's very nice. He also apparently likes to do magic tricks.
- Catchphrase: Francis' is "I like pointy things".
- Creepy Child: Francis, although she's harmless.
- Hidden Depths: Bluke's simplicity allows him to see a simpler solution and/or the bigger picture. The Tao of Bluke showed this off. For the former, he was able to just relax and have fun compared to everybody coming up with complicated answers. The latter came at the end of the episode; thinking Pizza was the best prize compared to the pool table. After all "You can split a pizza five ways, how do you split a pool table?" Cut to the winners of the table fighting over where it's going.
- The Hyena: Francis has a very creepy giggle.
- The Load: The gang treat Bluke like this in 'The Tao of Bluke', but he ends up actually winning them second place. Which ended up being the better prize. Bluke reasons that "You can split a pizza five ways, but how do you split a pool table?"
- Those Two Guys: Although Bluke sometimes features in episodes by himself.
- We Used to Be Friends: Shockingly enough, Francis used to be good friends with Tish, of all people. They got along quite well...until something happened to turn Francis into the Creepy Child she is today.
Colby and Brie
- Dull Surprise: They never, ever show much emotion.
- Expy: They are similar to Tyler, Taylor and Trevor, but in this show, it involves two guys instead of three.
- Heel Realization: After Brie becomes uncool in 'Uncool World' and becomes on the receiving end of being mocked, she realises how hurtful it is and decrees that both she and Colby stop doing it once they both become cool again.
- Jerkass: They like to verbally tear down others for not being as 'cool' as them- they almost make Bluke cry before Tino calls them out on it.
- Not So Above It All: Brie is a fan of "Li'l Muffins", like several uncool kids.
- Sunglasses at Night: Brie never takes hers off- the sun burns her eyes.
- Ungrateful Bitch: Brie never even thanks the gang in 'Uncool World' for helping her out after Colby ditched her.
Christy and Candy
- Alls Well That Ends Well: The end of "Makeover" shows them ditching their efforts to emulate the supermodel lifestyle and showing an interest in rock climbing and other outdoorsy pursuits.
- Pink Means Feminine: Candy is seen dressed in pink.
- The Ditz: Neither of them are too bright.
- The Fashionista: They try to make over Lor in the aptly titled episode "Makeover"
- Those Two Girls: Never seen by themselves.
- True Blue Femininity: Christy is dressed in blue.
Chloe Montez
- Born Unlucky: Does not even begin to cover it. Almost every episode, she's mentioned as being involved in some kind of Noodle Incident.
- The Ghost: Frequently mentioned but is never actually seen onscreen.
Bebe Cahill
- Kiddie Kid: Appears to be in the same grade as the weekenders but has a childish interest in "Lil Muffins" and talkng animals.
- No Social Skills: A lack of this gets her kicked out of the movie theater
Pru
- Alpha Bitch - Only befriends the gang solely to make her friends jealous. Not to mention she treats them badly during their 'friendship'.
Adults
Ms. Tonitini
- Adults Are Useless: Very much averted in the course of the show.
- Amicably Divorced: Is this with Tino's dad.
- Deadpan Snarker: Tino definitely learned it from her: they often snark at each other over dinner.
- Good Parents: She and Tino often have conversations with one another over..."dinner" where she advises him on what he should probably do in order to solve that episode's plot, listening to what he says and giving practical advice.
- Lethal Chef: A running gag on the show.
- No Name Given: Her first name remains unknown.
- Voice of Reason: Often acts as this towards Tino and his friends
Dixon
- Friend to All Children: Gets along very well with Tino and his friends, to the point where when it looked like Mrs. Tonitini and Dixon would be getting married Tino was all for it.
- Real Men Can Cook: Shown to be a talented chef
Coach Colson
- Drill Sergeant Nasty: has shades of this as the school PE teacher
- Running Gag: Usually answers the door in a bathrobe or towel, screaming at girl scouts or salespeople to stop bothering him. Only to find the main kids.
Mr. Higgenbottom
- Dirty Communist: Implied to be one in "Crushin' Roulette".
- Prematurely Bald: Doesn't look that old, but he is partially bald
Gloria Duong
- Longest Pregnancy Ever: Noticeably pregnant, but never gives birth in any seasons
Jan "The Man" Testeverde
- Catchphrase: "Hey Yowza Dudes!"
