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The Meteor that hit the Yucatan Peninsula in the Cretaceous Period, killing most of life on Earth

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The Meteor that hit the Yucatan Peninsula in the Cretaceous Period, killing most of life on Earth
Earth. One of the only guest singers who arrived on his own rather than being invited by the Professor.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: By the end of his song, he's seemingly come to terms with his fate, and is says that if he has to stop anywhere in the universe, Earth is a wonderful place to do it.
* InnocentInaccurate: Thinks that the screams of terror and rage as he approaches Earth are just people being excited that he's finally arrived.
* NonMaliciousMonster: Has absolutely no animosity towards the Earth or anything living on it; if anything, he's awed by its beauty and hopes that he won't be too much of a nuisance to it. Unfortunately, as the Professor is aware, his collision with it will cause one of the largest mass extinction events in history.
* NotAfraidToDie: Subverted; he at first tries to say that the thought of what will happen when he reaches the end of his journey and collides with something just makes him 'a little nervous', but quickly admits that he's actually completely terrified.

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* FishOutOfTemporalWater: The Genie and Satan send the Professor to the Cretaceous Period in an attempt to [[spoiler:kill him. It worked, albeit briefly as the Professor CameBackFromTheDead and Ryan wished him to be brought back to the present]].



* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Ryan's wish to save the Professor from the Cretaceous Period results in the two being brought with him.



* LovableSexManiac: Dinosara. She's implied to have been in a sexual relationship with Dinosir ''before'' their conversion into puppets, talks about sex candidly all the time and her first action upon reaching the future with her husband and son is casually ''hitting on Ryan.'' She's also a wonderful mother who comforts The Professor when it looks like they're all about to die.

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* LovableSexManiac: Dinosara. She's implied to have been in a sexual relationship with Dinosir ''before'' their conversion into puppets, talks about sex candidly all the time and her first action upon reaching the future with her husband and son is casually ''hitting on Ryan.'' The Professor even calls her his "horny mom" while they were waiting for the meteor that killed the dinosaurs to strike. She's also a wonderful mother who comforts The Professor when it looks like they're all about to die.
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* VagueAge: Due to being a puppet, it's not exactly clear ''how old'' The Professor is. He's old enough to have graduated from a university and possibly old enough to consider retirement, but it just hasn't been made clear. [[spoiler:His implied TimeTravel further muddies things.]]

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* VagueAge: Due to being a puppet, it's not exactly clear ''how old'' The Professor is. He's old enough to have graduated from a university and possibly old enough to consider retirement, but it just hasn't been made clear. [[spoiler:His implied TimeTravel and later rebirth in Season 5 further muddies muddy things.]]

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!!The Meteor
!!!Appears In ''The Dreadful Demise of the Dinosaurs''
The Meteor that hit the Yucatan Peninsula in the Cretaceous Period, killing most of life on Earth

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* AxCrazy: Technically his planned killing of Ryan would serve a further purpose, but he's so ecstatic about doing it that [[VillainSong he bursts into song]].

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* AxCrazy: Technically his planned killing of Ryan would serve a further (if selfish) purpose, but he's so ecstatic about doing it that [[VillainSong he bursts into song]].
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* AIIsACrapshoot: He was designed to make purgatory better for the puppets, but he quickly goes insane out of a desire to gain a corporal form once on Earth. Even worse, his plans after becoming corporeal involve using the Genie to give himself a soul, turn all food in the world into jelly beans, and ''turn all living beings on Earth into puppets.''

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* AIIsACrapshoot: He was designed to make purgatory better for the puppets, but he quickly goes insane out of a desire to gain a corporal corporeal form once on Earth. Even worse, his plans after becoming corporeal involve using the Genie to give himself a soul, turn all food in the world into jelly beans, and ''turn all living beings on Earth into puppets.''
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* LivingMacguffin: In addition to being responsible for the Professor's time travelling abilities in the backstory, [[spoiler:Season 5 has his lamp being sought by both Ryan and the Replacement to make use of his powers, for different reasons.]]


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* PunchClockVillain: [[spoiler:Seems to consider his feud with the Professor settled after removing his time travelling powers and sending him to the Cretaceous Period. In the Season 5 finale, when Ryan wishes the Professor back to the modern day, the Genie does so with no (apparent) objections, other than briefly trolling Ryan that it didn't work.]]


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* SoftSpokenSadist: In contrast to the Professor's bombastic nature, the Genie speaks in a low, intimidating whisper.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: He was designed to make purgatory better for the puppets, but he quickly goes insane out of a desire to gain a corporal form once on Earth.

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* AIIsACrapshoot: He was designed to make purgatory better for the puppets, but he quickly goes insane out of a desire to gain a corporal form once on Earth. Even worse, his plans after becoming corporeal involve using the Genie to give himself a soul, turn all food in the world into jelly beans, and ''turn all living beings on Earth into puppets.''
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!!!Appears In: ''The Grisly Journey of The Donner Party'', ''The Great Molasses Flood'', ''The Demonic Possessions of Loudun''

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!!!Appears In: ''The Grisly Journey of The Donner Party'', ''The Great Molasses Flood'', ''The Demonic Possessions of Loudun''Loudun'', ''The Dreadful Demise of the Dinosaurs''



!!!Appears In: ''The Puppet History Holiday Spectacular!'', ''How Hippo Meat Almost Saved America'', ''The Defenestrations of Prague'', ''The Vietnamese Sisters Who Fought An Empire'', ''America’s First Black Aviatrix'', ''The Bloody Life of England’s Fastest Surgeon''

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!!!Appears In: ''The Puppet History Holiday Spectacular!'', ''How Hippo Meat Almost Saved America'', ''The Defenestrations of Prague'', ''The Vietnamese Sisters Who Fought An Empire'', ''America’s First Black Aviatrix'', ''The Bloody Life of England’s Fastest Surgeon''Surgeon'', ''The Dreadful Demise of the Dinosaurs''



!!!Appear In: The Vietnamese Sisters Who Fought An Empire, America's First Black Aviatrix, The Dreadful Demise of the Dinosaurs

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!!!Appear In: The ''The Vietnamese Sisters Who Fought An Empire, America's Empire'', ''America's First Black Aviatrix, The Aviatrix'', ''The Dreadful Demise of the DinosaursDinosaurs''
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* DreadfulMusician: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted.]] He's actually an excellent singer, which would have been the biggest hint towards his nature as an impostor if it hadn't come ''after'' TheReveal

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* DreadfulMusician: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted.]] He's actually an excellent singer, which would have been the biggest hint towards his nature as an impostor imposter if it hadn't come ''after'' TheReveal TheReveal.
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* RedHerring: [[spoiler: It's hinted throughout Season 5 that he's the fake Professor, but it turns out he auditioned between seasons and was ''terrible'' at the job and so didn't get the callback. The real truth is [[ProjectedMan far more bizarre.]]]]

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* RedHerring: [[spoiler: It's [[spoiler:It's hinted throughout Season 5 that he's the fake Professor, but it turns out he auditioned between seasons and was ''terrible'' at the job and so didn't get the callback. The real truth is [[ProjectedMan far more bizarre.]]]]



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--->'''Concupiscense:''' Welcome ''one person'' to your demise! Today we're taking an ever-winding look at how ''RYAN BERGARA'' is going to die, so I can inhabit his flesh! ''Leeeet's crack in!''

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--->'''Concupiscense:''' -->'''Concupiscense:''' Welcome ''one person'' to your demise! Today we're taking an ever-winding look at how ''RYAN BERGARA'' is going to die, so I can inhabit his flesh! ''Leeeet's crack in!''



* LaughingMad: Descends into this by his final episode, spending his entire attempt to murder Ryan cackling loudly, interspersed by unintelligible gibbering mad worse by his ElectronicSpeechImpediment.

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* LaughingMad: Descends into this by his final episode, spending his entire attempt to murder Ryan cackling loudly, interspersed by unintelligible gibbering mad made worse by his ElectronicSpeechImpediment.
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** It's completely subverted by the season 5 finale where he [[spoiler: sings an emotional song when the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs is about to hit]].


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* PunchClockVillain: [[spoiler: He only possess the Professor on orders from Satan and treats the whole affair as a one-n-done job, leaving once he's finished]].


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* EarlyBirdCameo: He first made a brief appearance in the season 3 episode "The Affair of the Poisons" when discussing the satanic rituals some people were practicing at the time.
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* LaughingMad: Descends into this by his final episode, spending his entire attempt to murder Ryan cackling loudly, interspersed by unintelligible gibbering mad worse by his ElectronicSpeechImpediment.

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* CharacterDevelopment: Come Season 5, he's a lot more emotionally numb due to The Professor's death in Season 4, having come to regret it due to being duped by The Genie and The Devil. He spends a good chunk of the first episode with a ThousandYardStare and much more muted, nervous reactions to the happenings in the theater. [[spoiler:He's also looking into reports of The Professor's fossilized remains and an auction for what seems to be The Genie's lamp, implying that he's now got his own scheme. After Concupiscence ties him up and plans to kill him, he looses his previous demeanor and becomes determined to bring back the Professor. He even puts up a fight against Concupiscence for the lamp to bring the Professor to the present day. It works, and he is very delighted to see the Professor again as they apologize to each other.]]

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* CharacterDevelopment: Come Season 5, he's a lot more emotionally numb due to The Professor's death [[spoiler:death]] in Season 4, having come to regret it due to being duped by The Genie and The Devil. He spends a good chunk of the first episode with a ThousandYardStare and much more muted, nervous reactions to the happenings in the theater. [[spoiler:He's also looking into reports of The Professor's fossilized remains and an auction for what seems to be The Genie's lamp, implying that he's now got his own scheme. After Concupiscence ties him up and plans to kill him, he looses his previous demeanor and becomes determined to bring back the Professor. He even puts up a fight against Concupiscence for the lamp to bring the Professor to the present day. It works, and he is very delighted to see the Professor again as they apologize to each other.]]



* EvillyAffable: He's just so ''delighted'' that he's going to kill Ryan and wear him like a suit that he comes off as a twisted version of the Professor during his nastiest moments, condescending and cruel yet still fun to watch.
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* InterspeciesAdoption: [[spoiler:After his rebirth in Season 5, the Professor is taken in by Dinosir and Dinosara, a pterodactyl and t-rex respectively and treats the ordeal as HappilyAdopted]].
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* ObsessedWithFood: Much of their comments consists on food and can be easily distracted when its brought up. When the Professor talks about the [[CruelAndUnusualDeath horrific ways]] the dinosaurs who experienced the asteroid impact died, they are only focused on how much food they would have at first but [[EveryoneHasStandards they do stop]] once the lesson goes on and the severity of the situation becomes more clear to them.

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* ObsessedWithFood: Much of their comments consists on food and can be easily distracted when its it's brought up. When the Professor talks about the [[CruelAndUnusualDeath horrific ways]] the dinosaurs who experienced the asteroid impact died, they are only focused on how much food they would have at first but [[EveryoneHasStandards they do stop]] once the lesson goes on and the severity of the situation becomes more clear to them.
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* WildCard: He seems to grant the wish of anyone who has his lamp, even if they seem to clash with his previous actions, as despite his previous animosity with the Professor, [[spoiler: he still brings him back when Ryan wishes it]].



* KickTheDog: He insults all the puppets still stuck in purgatory after they chose him to send back to Earth to bring themselves back.



* ObsessedWithFood: Much of their comments consists on food and can be easily distracted when its brought up. When the Professor talks about the [[CruelAndUnusualDeath horrific ways]] the dinosaurs who experienced the asteroid impact died, they are only focused on how much food they would have at first but [[EveryoneHasStandards they do stop]] once the lesson goes on and the severity of the situation becomes more clear to them.



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* GoodParents: Despite their eccentricities, they're both very understanding and kind parents to The Professor, immediately accepting him and loving him with all their hearts.


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* LovableSexManiac: Dinosara. She's implied to have been in a sexual relationship with Dinosir ''before'' their conversion into puppets, talks about sex candidly all the time and her first action upon reaching the future with her husband and son is casually ''hitting on Ryan.'' She's also a wonderful mother who comforts The Professor when it looks like they're all about to die.
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let's not slander the beef boy.


A couple consisting of a pterosaur and a tyrannosaurus - the very one who devours the Professor as a result of Ryan wishing him away to the Cretaceous Period at the end of Season 4. When our beloved host finds himself reborn afterwards through an egg laid by Dinosara, he likewise finds himself with two brand-new loving, if eccentric, reptilian parents.

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A couple consisting of a pterosaur and a tyrannosaurus - the very one who devours the Professor as a result of Ryan Asmodeus wishing him away to the Cretaceous Period at the end of Season 4. When our beloved host finds himself reborn afterwards through an egg laid by Dinosara, he likewise finds himself with two brand-new loving, if eccentric, reptilian parents.
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* PreAsskickingOneLiner: [[spoiler: "Class dismissed, you little blue ball sack." *proceeds to throw the Replacement out the Example Window*]]


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* AllThereInTheManual: They haven't been named on-screen, with their names instead coming from the subtitles.
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A couple consisting of a pterosaur and a tyrannosaurus - the very one who devoured the Professor as a result of Ryan wishing him away to the Cretaceous Period. When our beloved host finds himself reborn afterwards through an egg laid by Dinosara, he likewise finds himself with two brand-new loving, if eccentric, reptilian parents.

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A couple consisting of a pterosaur and a tyrannosaurus - the very one who devoured devours the Professor as a result of Ryan wishing him away to the Cretaceous Period.Period at the end of Season 4. When our beloved host finds himself reborn afterwards through an egg laid by Dinosara, he likewise finds himself with two brand-new loving, if eccentric, reptilian parents.



* InterspeciesRomance: Not only are they of very conspicuously different species, pterosaurs not even technically qualifying alongside T-Rexes as dinosaurs. They also used to be in a polyamorous throuple with an unspecified invertebrate.

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* InterspeciesRomance: Not only They are they of very conspicuously different species, pterosaurs not even technically qualifying alongside T-Rexes as dinosaurs. They also used to be in a polyamorous throuple with an unspecified invertebrate.

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* AffablyEvil: He's just so ''delighted'' that he's going to kill Ryan and wear him like a suit that he comes off as a twisted version of The Professor during his nastiest moments, condescending and cruel yet still fun to watch.


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* EvillyAffable: He's just so ''delighted'' that he's going to kill Ryan and wear him like a suit that he comes off as a twisted version of the Professor during his nastiest moments, condescending and cruel yet still fun to watch.


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!!Dinosir & Dinosara
!!!Played By: Garrett Watts (Dinosir) & Joyce Louis-Jean (Dinosara)
!!!Appear In: The Vietnamese Sisters Who Fought An Empire, America's First Black Aviatrix, The Dreadful Demise of the Dinosaurs
A couple consisting of a pterosaur and a tyrannosaurus - the very one who devoured the Professor as a result of Ryan wishing him away to the Cretaceous Period. When our beloved host finds himself reborn afterwards through an egg laid by Dinosara, he likewise finds himself with two brand-new loving, if eccentric, reptilian parents.
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* BlackComedyCannibalism: In an aside at one point in "The Dreadful Demise of the Dinosaurs", Dinosir suggests to Dinosara that they have a pterodactyl for dinner. When the Professor points out with uncertain amusement that he ''is'' a pterodactyl, he casually returns that "We're cannibals; it's fine!"
* HappilyMarried: Or whatever the dinosaur equivalent is. They're quick to praise and declare their love for each other, and they respond with pride to compliments on the health of their relationship.
* InterspeciesRomance: Not only are they of very conspicuously different species, pterosaurs not even technically qualifying alongside T-Rexes as dinosaurs. They also used to be in a polyamorous throuple with an unspecified invertebrate.
* WalkingSpoiler: Discussing them almost inherently requires the context of the Professor's ''actual'' ultimate fate post-"The Demonic Possessions of Loudun".
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* LargeAndInCharge: Every shot of the guy makes him seem ''enormous''. [[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope though it turns out that he's only so in comparison to The Professor.]] His first true "physical" appearance in Season 5 shows that he's a full ''head'' shorter than Ryan with an appropriately puny body.]]
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* RedHerring: [[spoiler: It's hinted throughout Season 5 that he's the fake Professor, but it turns out he auditioned between seasons and was ''terrible'' at the job and so didn't get the callback. The real truth is [[ProjectedMan far more bizarre.]]]]


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** [[spoiler: He also falls into this for the season 5 finale, where he absolutely succeeded in saving The Professor [[ItMakesSenseInContext and his Dinosaur parents]] from the mass-extinction event, but lies and tells Ryan he failed for no reason other than to ''fuck with him.'']]
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--->'''Concupiscense:''' Welcome ''one person'' to your demise! Today we're taking an ever-winding look at how ''RYAN BERGARA'' is going to die, so I can inhabit his flesh!

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* CanonCharacterAllAlong: All the Season 5 musical guests? Yeah, they were just him in disguise.

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* CanonCharacterAllAlong: All the Season 5 musical guests? Yeah, they were just him in disguise. It applies to him too since it turns out he's the hologram from ''The Puppet History Holiday Spectacular!''.
* DarkReprise: TheReveal comes along with him performing a twisted version of The Professor's CatchPhrase.
--->'''Concupiscense:''' Welcome ''one person'' to your demise! Today we're taking an ever-winding look at how ''RYAN BERGARA'' is going to die, so I can inhabit his flesh!


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* DreadfulMusician: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted.]] He's actually an excellent singer, which would have been the biggest hint towards his nature as an impostor if it hadn't come ''after'' TheReveal


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* SmugSnake: Once he's got Ryan tied up he's ''100%'' sure nothing can save the Beef Boy to the point where he gets sloppy. This leads to him even leaving the ether-infused vape lying around, which Ryan uses to slow him down during their fight.
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--->'''The Professor:''' Welcome one and all to Puppet History! Today we'll be taking an ever-winding look at [[SuddenlyShouting YET ANOTHER CHAPTER]] in the heavy, heavy book we call history while our guests ruthlessly compete for the coveted title of History Master! I am obviously your beloved host, The Professor! Ryan Bergara, are you ready?... ...Special Guest (guest name here), are you ready?... ...Then let's crack in!

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--->'''The Professor:''' Welcome one and all to Puppet History! Today we'll be taking an ever-winding look at [[SuddenlyShouting YET ANOTHER CHAPTER]] in the heavy, heavy book we call history while our guests ruthlessly compete for the coveted title of History Master! I am obviously your beloved host, The Professor! Ryan Bergara, are you ready?... ... Special Guest (guest name here), are you ready?... ... Then let's crack in!



* InnocentlyInsensitive: In the first episode of Season Four, after the show started being able to film in person again, he remarked that he forgot how big Ryan and Kate are in comparison to him. Ryan remarked that he's never been called big before... and Kate laughs and says she has, and she doesn't like it. The Professor immediately apologies.

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* InnocentlyInsensitive: In the first episode of Season Four, after the show started being able to film in person again, he remarked that he forgot how big Ryan and Kate are in comparison to him. Ryan remarked that he's never been called big before... and Kate laughs and says she has, and she doesn't like it. The Professor immediately apologies.apologizes.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Throughout most of the four seasons he often disregard or berate Ryan when he doesn't take his lessons seriously, as he always never give Ryan a trophy even if he has more history points than the special guest of the day.[[spoiler: In "America's First Black Aviatrix", his adoptive parents give him some understanding comments of the reason behind Ryan's behavior to him, making him to consider to forgive him. He does so when he reunites with Ryan in the season's final episode.]]

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* CharacterDevelopment: Throughout most of the four seasons he often disregard or berate Ryan when he doesn't take his lessons seriously, as he always never give Ryan a trophy even if he has more history points than the special guest of the day.[[spoiler: In "America's First Black Aviatrix", his adoptive parents give him some understanding comments of the reason behind Ryan's behavior to him, making him to consider to forgive him. He does so when he reunites with Ryan Ryan in the season's final episode.]]



* CharacterDevelopment: Come Season 5, he's a lot more emotionally numb due to The Professor's death in Season 4, having come to regret it due to being duped by The Genie and The Devil. He spends a good chunk of the first episode with a ThousandYardStare and much more muted, nervous reactions to the happenings in the theater. [[spoiler:He's also looking into reports of The Professor's fossilized remains and an auction for what seems to be The Genie's lamp, implying that he's now got his own scheme. After Concupiscence ties him up and plans to kill him, he losses his previous demeanor and becomes determined to bring back the Professor. He even puts up a fight against Concupiscence for the lamp to bring the Professor to the present day. It works, and he is very delighted to see the Professor again and they apologize to each other.]]

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* CharacterDevelopment: Come Season 5, he's a lot more emotionally numb due to The Professor's death in Season 4, having come to regret it due to being duped by The Genie and The Devil. He spends a good chunk of the first episode with a ThousandYardStare and much more muted, nervous reactions to the happenings in the theater. [[spoiler:He's also looking into reports of The Professor's fossilized remains and an auction for what seems to be The Genie's lamp, implying that he's now got his own scheme. After Concupiscence ties him up and plans to kill him, he losses looses his previous demeanor and becomes determined to bring back the Professor. He even puts up a fight against Concupiscence for the lamp to bring the Professor to the present day. It works, and he is very delighted to see the Professor again and as they apologize to each other.]]

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