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Amy Gillis
- Voiced by: Ava Acres
A girl who enjoys Clarence's company. She seems to do things that girls don't usually do, like have wars or fights.
- Advertised Extra: Only appeared in one episode, but was treated as a major character in early promotional material.
- The Cameo: She appeared in only one episode, but had two brief appearances to some following episodes.
- She can be seen in the audience in "Rough Riders Elementary"note .
- She appeared in a flashback in "Clarence for President" and it reveals she was class president in Aberdale Elementary.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Averted, as it's implied that may she moved away after her first appearance.
- Decoy Protagonist: She plays a significant role in the first episode, only to disappear entirely for the rest of the series.
- Girlish Pigtails: She wears her hair like this.
- Nice Girl: She's very friendly.
- Outdoorsy Gal: She's interested in rock formations, has pine cone fights, and doesn't mind receiving a severed lizard tail as a gift.
- One of the Boys: Like Chelsea, she seems to get along well with the boys.
- Put on a Bus: After "Pretty Great Day With A Girl".
- Tomboy: Of the Outdoorsy Gal variety. She likes rock formations, pine cone fights, and exploring.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Despite having a major role in her only appearance, and being shown to bond with the main character, she is not seen or even mentioned in subsequent episodes. However, given that she stated she would probably move out due to her parents divorcing, her absence is justified. According to Spencer Rothbell, that is exactly what happened to her
, and she never made a return.
Melanie Baker
- Voiced by: Katie Crown
Clarence's teacher at school, who seems to be very uncomfortable with her job and has no luck finding a good man.
- Butt-Monkey: She doesn't have much luck at all.
- Cool Teacher: She isn't a pushover in the classroom, but she's still laid back.
- A Day in the Limelight: "Neighborhood Grill", "Bye Bye Baker", "Classroom", and "The Substitute".
- Early-Installment Weirdness: In the pilot, she had thinner glasses, shorter and more curly hair and was named as Mrs. Bernstein.
- Endearingly Dorky: A Bespectacled Cutie who is unlucky and anxious.
- The Glasses Gotta Go: Switches to contacts in "Suspended". From "Turtle Hats" onward she keeps her glasses on at work and wears contacts when off work.
- Hot Teacher: Gets hit on fairly regularly by guys around town.
- Informed Attractiveness: Her design is fairly average, but men in-universe treat her as if she's super-attractive. In one episode, Mr. Reese wants to marry her, but she isn't interested.
- Male Gaze: We get a close-up of her butt while she's jogging.
- Nervous Wreck: She's neurotic.
- Progressively Prettier: Originally she had a skinny face and bags under her eyes. From "Puddle Eyes" onward, she has a fuller face, no bags under her eyes, and visible eyelashes.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: As the substitute principal in "Lil Buddy", she solves the problem with Clarence by talking things out with him, giving him his doll back and letting him have his own recess to make up for the one he missed.
- Sensei-chan: A rare Western example, as she's a Hot Teacher who's close with her students.
- Team Mom: She often acts like this.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: After three seasons of bad luck with finding a man, she is shown kissing Mr. Mozer in the last episode.
Belson Noles
- Voiced by: Jason Marsden (Pilot), Roger Craig Smith
The resident Jerkass of the neighborhood.
- Anti-Villain: Belson may be a grouch, but he's lonely and lacks a true friend, also his family background contributes.
- Befriending the Enemy: In "Officer Moody", when Belson pulls the fire alarm, just as Reese's Cowboy Cop ex-partner Carol Moody is about to give Belson some rough Police Brutality treatment, Mr. Reese and the students stand up for Belson in an epic I Am Spartacus moment, with each of them claiming they pulled the fire alarm, except for Jeff, who mentions that he saw Mavis pulling the fire alarm.
- Big Ol' Unibrow: And he has the grouchy personality to match.
- The Bully: A downplayed version, as he isn't overly malicious and is fine with simply hanging out with Clarence on occasion. He can be quite selfish, though, especially about his video games.
- Butt-Monkey: He gets his deserved comeuppance a lot in this show.
- Depending on the Writer: Depending on the episode, the kids either treat Belson like a normal person or they (barring Clarence of course) see him as a jerkass they can barely stand to be around.
- His personality is also rather inconsistent. One minute, he is an energetic prankster who otherwise clearly doesn’t mind bonding with others and having fun. Next minute, he is a lazy, anti-social grump who just wants to play video games.
- Expy: Similar to Nelson Muntz, as both started off as antagonists (albeit never outright evil), but were revealed to have Hidden Depths.
- Eye Scream: At the end of the episode "The Tails of Mardrynia", two bugs get inside his eyelids and start living there.
- Faux Affably Evil: More like Faux Affably Jerk. He's often generous to Clarence and the other kids, but in the end, he'll show his true colors by turning his back on everyone else, just to see if he gets any attention from doing so.
- Fat Bastard: Short, pudgy and a Spoiled Brat.
- Flanderization: In the second half of Season 1, he Took a Level in Jerkass, while in Season 2, he was demoted to usually just playing alone with a portable game console.
- Foil: He's pretty much the opposite of Clarence, as Clarence is optimistic while Belson is pessimistic, and they both have kind moms as well as two best friends. Likewise, Clarence tends to be nice, while Belson is a Jerkass.
- Gag Nose: Belson has a large nose.
- Hidden Depths:
- In "Clarence's Millions", he has a lot of stars on the good behavior board, implying he tones down his selfishness and pushy attitude at school.
- In "The Zoo", he confesses to Clarence that he likes dolphins.
- Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: He's pretty awful at bullying Clarence, to the point that Clarence has no idea that he is a bully.
- Jerkass: He's mean spirited, but ultimately pretty harmless. His cousin Gary "Mooch" is just as bad, if not worse.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: There are times when he shows his caring side. Also, despite his bratty behaviour he does care about his mom and his friend Pipi.
- Lonely Rich Kid: Heavily suggested during the episode where Clarence goes to his sleepover.
- Laser-Guided Karma: He often receives this when his intentions backfire, such as in "Li'l Buddy", when he pulled Clarence's pants down just to get attention, and soon after got sucker punched in the nose by Clarence, who was already on edge.
- The Napoleon: He's small and a bully.
- Rich Bastard: He's rich, spoiled, and mean.
- Spoiled Brat: His mom gets him everything he wants and in return he treats her like dirt (think Cartman back in the early episodes of South Park, only not as whiny or politically incorrect). "Dust Buddies" has his mom try to discipline him.
- Tuckerization: His name is a Spoonerism of creative director/showrunner Nelson Boles.
- Unknown Rival: Clarence sees him as a friend, not realizing that he's the bully of the school, let alone that he actually dislikes Clarence.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: With Pipi.
- When You Coming Home, Dad?: In the Christmas special, it's implied Belson misses his father which Mooch mocks him for. Doesn't help that father doesn't care about seeing him at all.
Nathan
- Voiced by: Skyler Page (season one), Damien Haas (every episode after Page's termination)
Belson's big, not-too-bright, brawny henchmen
- The Big Guy: Type 2. Big, gentle, and unintelligent.
- Beware of the Nice Ones: He’s mostly nice to the other students, but when things doesn’t go his way, he won’t be afraid to lash out at anyone, like in "Zoo", when he punched Percy and Breehn in the shoulder when they ruined the field trip.
- Big, Thin, Short Trio: The Big to thin Dustin and squat Percy.
- Demotedto Extra: In Season 3, he usually only appears as a background character.
- The Dragon: To Belson.
- Dumb Muscle: Strong as an ox and dumb as a post.
- A Day in the Limelight: "A Pretty Great day with a Girl", "Clarence Wendle and the Eye of Coogan, and "Animal Day".
- Fat Idiot: He's pretty idiotic and possesses Stout Strength.
- Gentle Giant: As big as he is, he seems friendly most of the time.
- Hidden Depths: Nathan is amazing at drawing, as shown in "Clarence's Millions".
- In "Pretty Great Day With a Girl", he's shown reading some type of mystery book.
- No Full Name Given: His last name hasn't been revealed yet.
- Younger Than They Look: He could easily pass for a middle-schooler.
Dustin Conway
- Voiced by: Kyle Arem
Belson's skinny, karate aficionado friend.
- Big, Thin, Short Trio: The thin to huge Nathan and short Percy.
- Early-Installment Weirdness: In his first appearance in "Fun Dungeon Face Off", he had a different attire.
- Keet: Extremely hyperactive.
- Motor Mouth: He likes to talk a lot.
- Running Gag: He loses one of his teeth in several episodes.
- Ship Tease: With Rita.
Percy Dahmer
- Voiced by: Roger Craig Smith
Butt-Monkey of Belson's trio of friends.
- Beware of the Nice Ones: He mostly soft, but will not be afraid to snap at anyone if they reject his interests.
- Big, Thin, Short Trio: Short to big Nathan and thin Dustin.
- Butt-Monkey: He's The Jinx.
- Characterization Marches On: Is much less immature than usual in "A Pretty Great Day With a Girl."
- Cloudcuckoolander: This become apparent in the "Have a Ball" short.
- Cute and Psycho: Once again became apparent in the "Have a Ball" short.
- Cute, but Cacophonic: As shown in "The Tails of Madrynia," the sounds Percy makes when he's crying and screaming are not very pleasant to the ears. In general his whining can be really obnoxious.
- The Ditz: Doesn't know peanut butter is made from peanuts.
- Expy: Of Jimmy, given his innocent mindset, squeaky voice, Butt-Monkey status and being Cute and Psycho.
- Also to Eugene Horowitz, as both are The Jinx.
- Fingerless Hands: He has flipper hands. His parents also have them.
- I Reject Your Reality: In "The Tails of Mardrynia" he makes up an imaginary world with talking animals, including himself as a mouse, because he finds life in Aberdale boring.
- Kiddie Kid: He tends to behave like a toddler. In the episode "The Tails of Mardrynia" he even asks if the talking animals of a fairytale are real.
- The Jinx: He constantly has bad luck.
- Mood-Swinger: He switches from happy to sad a lot.
- Nervous Wreck: During the episode "Plat Daddies", he constantly fusses over the plant he and Emilio are supposed to watch over.
- Prone to Tears: Cries at the drop of a hat.
- Sudden Anatomy: He'll have fingers if the situation calls for it.
Breehn
- Voiced by: Joshua Rush
A meek smart kid with a bowtie, and super snobby parents.
- Butt-Monkey: Breehn tends to come across a lot of bad luck - he's had part of his house collapse, and draws the ire of the entire class because of his peanut allergy leaving their zoo excursion ridiculously limited and later gets carted to hospital after tricking Percy into giving him a peanut butter sandwich. It's also implied that he's one of Belson's more frequent victims.
- The episode "Breehn Ho" seems to have been made for the purpose of subverting this as Breehn gets more than a few awesome moments in it and ends the episode as the hero.
- Foil: To his parents. They are rude and nasty, while he is very kind and pleasant.
- Forgettable Character: Oftentimes, the other characters will not notice his presence, even when there are only four characters present and they're all sitting in a circle.
- Lonely Rich Kid: He's timid and more well-off than the other kids.
- Nice Guy: He's one of the nicest and friendliest kids. His parents are the opposite.
- Self-Induced Allergic Reaction: Shovels down a peanut-butter sandwich despite being allergic to peanuts.Breehn: It wasn't worth it.
- Stronger Than You Look: In "The Big Petey Pizza Problem", he manages to carry and roll six bowling balls at once.
Chelsea Keezheekoni
- Voiced by: Nika Futterman ("Money Broom Wizard"), Grace Kaufman
A spindly girl with a big hairdo and an obsession with creepy stuff.
- Ambiguously Brown: Chelsea has tanned skin, but her exact ethnicity is vague as she has a large afro note , and a Native American surname note . Though with these factors in mind, she could be mixed race.
- Brutal Honesty: Chelsea is the type of girl to speak her mind.
- Deadpan Snarker: Never misses a chance to snark at anything.
- False Teeth Tomfoolery: Her two front teeth are false and part of her retainer.
- Genki Girl: She's got a lot of pep.
- Hidden Depths: "Average Jeff" reveals that she is much smarter than she appears. She's the second highest scoring student in the advanced class, right behind Breehn.
- In "Missing Cat", she was strong enough to beat Nathan in arm wrestling.
- Huge Schoolgirl: Is taller than most of her male classmates.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Chelsea is brutally honest, but has a soft side.
- Meaningful Name: Her surname, Keezheekoni, is a Native American word for "burning fire," which fits with her tomboyish nature.
- Motor Mouth: Rarely ever shuts up.
- Nightmare Fetishist: In "Dinner Party", she keeps suggesting a dead body when the kids try to guess what kind of things are around Breehn's house. She also smiles when Clarence touches fiberglass while the other kids look worried.
- No Indoor Voice: She is a loud-mouth.
- One of the Boys: Tries to join the guys' club in "Too Gross for Comfort".
- Slap-Slap-Kiss: Kisses Sumo in the heat of their argument.
- Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: With Sumo.
- Tomboy: She is a Genki Girl who loves creepy and weird things and gets along very well with boys.
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: She's the Tomboy to Kimby's Girly Girl. The episode "Plant Daddies" in particular highlights this, with Chelsea and Kimby working on a project together at the latter's house. Chelsea is taken aback by Kimby's very pink bedroom, and excitedly asks her if the werewolf-teen boy hybrid poster on her wall is a human hunting monster. The two girls wind up getting along and doing well on their project despite their differing interests.
- Tomboyish Voice: She has a fairly deep voice.
- Town Girls: The Butch to Kimby and Courtlin's Femme and Malessica's Neither.
- Tsundere: With Sumo.
- Twofer Token Minority: She appears African-American by appearance alone, but her last name is Native American (Chippewa specifically).
Joshua
- Voiced by: Brent Popolizio
A very unfortunate young man. Whenever he appears, expect something to go wrong for him.
- Aborted Arc: One could guess that more episodes involving Joshua were planned. If ones like “Water Park” were to be believed, he was supposed to be set up as a serious enemy to Clarence and Sumo, going on multiple rampages for all the misery they have caused him. However, it seems the writers lost interest to go that route, as Josh has been gradually Demoted to Extra, with more pleasant things happening to him for a bonus.
- An Arm and a Leg: Once he appears as a pizza delivery boy on "Chalmers Santiago", he's shown to have a Hook Hand, possibly from falling off a train on "Chimney".
- Butt-Monkey: Every time he appears, something bad happens to him.
- The Chew Toy: Nothing ever goes right for him. So far he's been scarred, gotten his ear bitten off and a piece of his afro munched up, had an eye put out by a fork, fallen off a moving train, and fallen hundreds of feet off a water slide.
- Cosmic Plaything: Something bad happens to him in every episode he appears in.
- Demoted to Extra: He's a recurring character in the first season, but after his one major appearance in the second season, Josh only appears as an extra. Considering how he was maimed in some way during nearly every speaking role, it's probably for the best.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: After "Ren Faire," he disappears until Season 3.
- Disproportionate Retribution: Constantly on the receiving end of this. He tends to be guilty of little more than a bad attitude, but comes away from episodes with permanent injuries.
- Do Not Call Me "Paul": Always called Joshua, when he wants to be called Josh.
- Formerly Fit: As of "Chimney", he's clearly been packing on the pounds.
- Gory Discretion Shot: His injuries are never shown on screen.
- Mutilation Conga: He gains a new injury in almost every episode he appears in.
- New Job as the Plot Demands: He's had a different job in (nearly) every appearance. So far, he's been:
- A grocer ("Lost in the Supermarket")
- A park ranger ("Nature Clarence")
- A waiter ("Neighborhood Grill")
- A restauranteur ("Rough Riders Elementary")note
- A nurse ("Bedside Manners")
- Homeless ("Chimney")
- A pizza delivery guy ("Chalmers Santiago")
- Squirty the mascot ("Water Park")
- An actor ("Ren Faire")
- Oh, Crap!: After the events of "Nature Clarence", he has a panic attack whenever he sees Clarence.
- Properly Paranoid: Every time he shows up, he gets hurt and/or attacked by Sumo.
- Scars Are Forever: He has a scar on his cheek and a notch in his ear courtesy of Sumo.
- Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: He hates Clarence and Sumo, not that they even remember him.
- No-Respect Guy: Hw tries to get respect, but never succeeds at doing so.
- Took a Level in Dumbass: It seems his constant suffering may have took a toll on his mental health and sanity. One time, his psychotic hatred for Clarence reached such a breaking point that he thought it was necessary to jump off a water slide head-first in order to apprehend the kid for stealing his costume. Another time he hallucinated a dog talking to him. Although, that may have been excusable due to the nature of the show.
- Throw the Dog a Bone: "Ren Faire", his last appearance before being Demoted to Extra, ends with Josh appearing to be sacrificed by a strange cult. Then, after the screen goes black, he shouts with joy that his coworkers threw him a birthday party.
- Unknown Rival: To Clarence, Jeff, and Sumo, to the point that in "Water Park", Sumo doesn't recognize him!
