Character sheet for Radio Enfer.
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Main Teenage Characters
Carl "The Cat" Charest
Carl "The Cat" Charest
Played by: François Chénier
The leader of Radio Enfer, Carl is a snarky selfish teen who loves to make fun of others and pulling pranks on them, although he is also willing to help his friends with their problems if he is in a good mood. He has also dated several girls over the course of the series, before ending up with Maria starting with the last few episodes of Season 4.
- Affectionate Nickname: Jean-Lou often calls him 'Carlou'.
- Alliterative Name: Carl Charest.
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Maria.
- Book Dumb: Carl is pretty smart when it comes to getting what he wants, but that doesn't stop him from having many courses where he has bad grades.
- Clear Their Name: With some help from Jocelyne, he once managed to prove that Vincent wasn't responsible for insulting Mr. Giroux in his newspaper by finding the real culprit (which was Laplante).
- Closet Geek: In spite of his cool guy looks, he enjoys playing Dungeons & Dragons with Léo during lunch periods.
- Crazy Jealous Guy: After hooking up with Maria during Season 4, he is quite jealous whenever he sees her interacting with some other guy in a way that seems more than friendly, like when she had the hots for Jean-David in the Season 5 premiere.
- Deadpan Snarker: Probably the biggest one in the entire series:Camille: I spent a week in Costa Rica with my father to see apes!
Carl: Yeah, but why pay for that? [pointing towards Vincent] We have so many fine specimens here! - The Gadfly: He takes great pleasure in annoying anyone, whether it be friends or enemies.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: He was this with his cousin Léo in the first two seasons. He then becomes this trope with Vincent in later seasons.
- Hypno Fool: During one episode, he agrees to let himself be hypnotized by Jocelyne so that she stops trying to hypnotize everyone. While being hypnotized, Jocelyne tells him to mime what he was 30 years ago. He then starts acting like Elvis Presley, even dressing up as the latter until Maria reluctantly kisses him (which was before they became a couple).
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Carl can be rather selfish and manipulative, but there are plenty of instances where he means well and tries to help his friends with some of their problems.
- KidAnova: He has dated a lot of girls, both on-screen and off-screen. He even managed to date two girls at once.
- Ladykiller in Love: After dating so many girls over the years, he ends up in a steady relationship with Maria.
- Last-Name Basis: Vincent spends as many times calling him by his first name as he does with his last name. Germain has also called him by his last name at times.
- The Leader: He serves as one to the radio crew.
- Likes Older Women:
- In one episode from the first season, he decided to break up with his latest girlfriend because she wasn't mature enough and to date older women. He almost has a successful relationship with a 22-years-old woman, until she learns he's only 16 years old and immediately breaks up with him.
- Jocelyne once had an intern who wanted to become a psychologist. Right after she mentions that the intern is a young woman of about 22 or 23 years old, Carl eagerly asks Jocelyne if she is going to introduce her to him and the radio crew.
- When Jocelyne's younger sister, Sylvie, comes to school for a report, the former calls the latter "the baby of the family", only for Carl to say that she's rather "the bombshell of the family".
- When Camille and Dominique ask him what girl he finds to be pretty, he mentions Demi Moore, much to the two girls' disbelief.
- Manipulative Bastard: Whether it's with his fellow students or with the school staff, he has a talent for manipulating anyone, like when he anonymously sends a copy of Vincent's newspaper to Giroux where the latter is insulted on the front page and uses this opportunity to convince Giroux to let the radio crew exchange their room with the newspaper crew's.
- Official Couple: Becomes this trope with Maria ever since the last few episodes of the fourth season.
- Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: He's pretty much the mainly man to all the other male teens' sensitive guys, including Léo, Vincent, Jean-Lou, etc.
- Shipper on Deck:
- During the first season, he often encourages Léo to grow a spine and tell Camille that he loves her, particularly during the season finale.
- He does the same thing with Vincent when the latter falls in love (also with Camille) during the fifth season.
- Slap-Slap-Kiss: There have been several instances of him and Maria getting into an argument, only to show affection to each other immediately afterwards.
- Smelly Feet: A few episodes have other characters commenting on how smelly his feet are, much to Carl's annoyance.
- The Trickster: Carl often likes to pull pranks to both his friends and his enemies, such as when he made Mr. Giroux think that Ms. Champoux (whom Giroux was dating at the time) had a second job as a nurse at a hospital, when it was actually her sister.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Evolves into this relationship with Vincent.
- Wacky Parent, Serious Child: He's more serious in comparison to his father, particularly whenever the latter ends up embarrassing Carl while at school.
Maria Lopez
Maria Lopez
Played by: Rachel Fontaine
Born from Chilean parents, Maria is considered to be one of the hottest girls at school. She is passionate about fashion, but also rather greedy. Maria is also known for dumping her boyfriends after only one week, with Carl being an exception.
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Carl.
- Book Dumb: Maria may be smart, but not smart enough to avoid frequently getting bad grades at school.
- Claustrophobia: Maria mentions in one episode that she's a little claustrophobic and screams once she realizes she and Carl were locked inside the radio crew's room.
- Clingy Jealous Girl: Whenever she's in a relationship with Carl, seeing him with another girl is a major Berserk Button for her.
- Deadpan Snarker: Maria rivals Carl in terms of making snarky comments at the expense of others:Maria: Isn't your father an exterminator?
Vincent: Yes.
Maria: How come you're still alive? - Fangirl: She was one to Alexandre Dusseault-Dumont, the star of a Show Within a Show, during one episode to the point of being obsessed over him and unable to talk correctly while in his presence. She stopped being interested in him when the character Alexandre played was killed off, meaning that he was no longer on TV.
- The Fashionista: Maria has a strong interest in fashion, to the point where she went to a fashion school after graduating.
- Fille Fatale: It's a running gag for Maria to date a new guy each week and to dump him by the end of it. And then there was that one time where she managed to date five guys at once:Carl: Five at once? Eh, you beat me.
- First Girl Wins: Maria is the first girl Carl was shown flirting with, asking for her phone number during her interview in the first episode and trying to date her in the third one. She's also the one Carl ultimately ends up with.
- Greed: One of Maria's biggest interests is money, to the point that a toy cash register was her favorite toy when she was just a little girl.
- Has a Type: She mostly only dated guys who own a car, with the exceptions being Carl and Cédric (Vincent's older brother).
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: She and Camille became best friends after spending the night together at school.
- Irony: Maria was mostly attracted to guys who owned a car, and yet her most successful relationship was with Carl, who didn't own one.
- Lovable Alpha Bitch: She's often considered to be one of the prettiest girls (if not the prettiest) at the school, has dated nearly every guy she met, has a sharp tongue, is selfish, often thinks about superficial things like money first and foremost, but she has often helped her friends even if she got nothing in return.
- Official Couple: Becomes this trope with Carl ever since the last few episodes of the fourth season.
- Slap-Slap-Kiss: There have been several instances of her and Carl getting into an argument, only to show affection to each other immediately afterwards.
- Spicy Latina: Maria was raised in Quebec, but her parents are from Chile. Add the fact she can be pretty hot-tempered and you have this trope.
Camille Bergeron
Camille Bergeron
Played by: Anne-Claude Chénier
Having travelled around the world with her parents, Camille has a great deal of knowledge about foreign cultures. She is also a nice girl with an excellent sense of responsibility, though not without her flaws. Over the course of the series, Camille has dated several guys such as Léo, Fred, and Carol before ending up with Vincent.
- Acquired Situational Narcissism: After her godfather died, Camille's family inherited from him and became millionaires. She gradually evolves into this trope before a talk from Maria makes her realize that she went too far, causing her to give her money to a whale advocacy group.
- Affectionate Nickname: When she was dating Léo, they would often call each other 'Doudli'.
- Beta Couple: She and Vincent become this trope to Carl and Maria after the Season 5 finale.
- Beware the Nice Ones: Camille may be nice, but even she has her limits. One such example is when she threatens to hurt Vincent after he made a sexist remark in the first episode.
- Deadpan Snarker: Much like several of her friends, she can be quite snarky:Camille: So ultimately, how long is it going to last with your new girlfriend? One day, two days...?
Carl: Oh nonononono, in this case, it is serious. I even think it'll be for life.
Camille: Geez, are you planning on dying this week? - Gretzky Has the Ball:
- A Season 1 episode has her being taught stuff about hockey. Among other things to show how limited her knowledge about that sport is, she thinks that Jacques Villeneuve (a Formula One driver) is a hockey player.
- During a Season 2 episode, Léo receives a hockey card of Maurice Richard for his birthday. Camille accidentally misnames him "Maurice Bouchard".
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: She and Maria became best friends after spending the night together at school.
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: The Tiny Girl to Fred's Huge Guy.
- Hyper-Competent Sidekick: Carl might be the leader, but Camille is more responsible by comparison.
- New Transfer Student: In the very first episode, she mentions that she's a new student to the school.
- Nice Girl: One of the nicest among the main characters.
- Offscreen Breakup: During Season 3, she was dating a guy named Fred, only for a Season 4 episode to have her mention to Maria that she's no longer with him.
- Shorter Means Smarter: Camille has always been the smaller one among the main characters, and she tends to be the more responsible one among the radio crew.
- Sticky Fingers: A Season 3 episode has her be inspired to steal stuff just for fun after reading a biography about a French pickpocket. She is unable to stop despite trying until she gets a taste of her own medicine when an old woman who has read the same biography tries to steal from her at a shopping mall.
- Twice Shy: She started developing feelings for Vincent during the fifth season, unaware that he developed feelings for her as well until the season finale.
- Wise Beyond Their Years: She tends to have more common sense than the other characters, including the adults.
Jean-Lou "The Hot-Dog" Duval
Jean-Lou "The Hot-Dog" Duval
Played by: Michel Charette
Joining the radio crew only because his sister dated Carl at the time, Jean-Lou left after she broke up, only to be convinced to come back after the radio received several letters praising him. He's known for being an idiot who eats a lot, being an aspiring comedian, and annoying everyone else with his antics.
- Beware the Nice Ones: As nice as Jean-Lou is, it's a bad idea to threaten his friends when he's around, as shown when he prevented a bully named Magnant from beating up Carl.
- Big Eater: Let's just say he eats a lot, even eating meals that everyone else find disgusting.
- The Big Guy: The only one strong enough to open a thermos everyone else had trouble with. He's even able to split a brick into two halves with his bare hands.
- Bully Hunter: When the bully known as Magnant was about to punch Carl right in the face, Jean-Lou decided to intervene and teach the former a lesson.
- Butt-Monkey: Jean-Lou has been the victim of a lot of slapstick over the course of the series.
- Cordon Bleugh Chef: In one episode, Jean-Lou tries cooking after some advice from his mother and he messes up every recipe he tries. The main reason is that he often runs out of ingredients (before he even starts) and tries to find similar-looking replacement ingredients like pieces of garlic for white chocolate chips and bacon for almonds (that's not even mentioning adding a cup of fertilizer to a shepherd pie to make it taste more farm-like):Carl: [after tasting the garlic cookies] I can't believe it, Jean-Lou. You've just invented the Bad Breath Cookies. Bravo.
- The Ditz: He often says stuff that makes no sense or doesn't understand what others are saying.
- Fat Idiot: His IQ is inversely proportional to his weight.
- "Flowers for Algernon" Syndrome: After hitting his head during a gym class (the rings gave up because of his weight), Jean-Lou becomes incredibly smart, to the point that he almost found the cure for cancer. After another hit on the head at the end of the episode, he goes back to being an idiot.
- Hero-Worshipper: He's a big fan of Carl.
- Keet: He's filled not just with fat, but also with energy.
- Kiddie Kid: Jean-Lou may be a teenager, but his mental age is definitely much younger as he frequently behaves more like an elementary school student rather than a high school one.
- Literal-Minded: Due to being an idiot, he sometimes takes things literally:Carl: [while trying to explain a paradox] I won't go too fast, so try to follow me, okay?
Jean-Lou: [looking everywhere] Where? - Nice Guy: While he sometimes has selfish moments, he's more often willing to help out his friends.
- Parental Favoritism: Even though the teenagers aren't Jocelyne's children, she would often treat Jean-Lou like a mother would treat her favorite child, something the other teenagers have complained about a few times.
- Plucky Comic Relief: Pretty much his main purpose.
- Put on a Bus: During the first episode of the fifth season, it's revealed that Jean-Lou left as part of a student exchange program.
- Stout Strength: He may be fat, but he was also the only character strong enough to open a thermos during an episode of Season 1, which then becomes the focus for the rest of the episode. In Season 2, his strength is brought up again when he threatens a bully into submission when the latter wanted to beat the crap out of Carl.
- Too Dumb to Live: Among other things, he once put his microphone inside of an aquarium after being told that fishes could sing, leading to a Harmless Electrocution.
Léo Rivard
Léo Rivard
Played by: Robin Aubert
Carl's cousin, Léo is so shy that he rarely talks on the air and prefers to serve as a technical director. During the first season, he develops romantic feelings towards Camille, leading to him confessing to her during the season finale. They remain together for most of Season 2 until she breaks up with him. This is followed by a brief romance between Léo and Dominique that ends when the former is forced to move to Florida.
- Affectionate Nickname: When he was dating Camille, they would often call each other 'Doudli'.
- Cannot Spit It Out: Regarding his feelings towards Camille, until the Season 1 finale.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: He was this with his cousin Carl in the first two seasons.
- Mad Libs Catchphrase: "Ah, come on, [name of other character he's speaking to, usually Carl]!"
- Momma's Boy: His mother appeared in only one episode, but it was enough to see he's a negative example of this trope.
- Even in episodes where she's not seen, the trope is still felt. When Carl jokes that he's dressed like his aunt Rita, Léo has to point out that Carl's aunt Rita is his mom, and she dresses him. Another episode establishes that she makes the decisions for him when it comes to hockey card trades.
- Nice Guy: A rather nice guy, despite several selfish moments here and there.
- Put on a Bus: In the Season 3 premiere, it's revealed that Léo and his family moved to Florida because of his father getting a new job there.
- Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The Sensitive Guy to Carl's Manly Man during the first two seasons.
- Shrinking Violet: While there are times where he's able to speak his mind, there are other times where he's too afraid to do so.
- The Smart Guy: To the point that he rarely gets bad grades.
Vincent Gélinas
Vincent Gélinas
Played by: Joël Marin
Vincent is the leader of the "Étudiants debout!" newspaper. Initially, his crew had three other members and their own room. However, the other three members eventually left because of a feud between them and Vincent. Being the only remaining member until Dominique came along, he was forced to have a smaller room, which ended up being the radio crew's former CD closet for the remainder of the series.
- Ascended Extra: During the first season, he only appeared in 9 of its 26 episodes. The second season is when he began to be more prominent, appearing in at least twice as many episodes during it and his actor being Promoted to Opening Credits.
- Beta Couple: He and Camille become this trope to Carl and Maria after the Season 5 finale.
- Casanova Wannabe: Whereas Carl was almost always successful at dating any girl he wanted, Vincent was the opposite throughout the series with very few exceptions.
- Claustrophobia: He can't stand being in a closed room that doesn't even have any window.
- Deadpan Snarker: He rivals Carl in terms of making snarky comments at the expense of others:Vincent: Our principal taking an initiative? I don't wanna miss that, those are such rare moments.
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: He becomes this with Carl once he goes through Character Development.
- It's All About Me: Particularly during the first season, but it gets toned down in the following seasons. For instance, during a Season 1 episode where his newspaper crew are competing against the radio crew during a quiz, he's unwilling his team members answer the questions and prefers to answer them himself.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Even though he has such a big ego, he eventually befriends the radio crew and shows willingness to help them with some of their problems.
- Large Ham: He can be quite over-the-top when it comes to writing his articles, being outraged at something, etc.
- Last-Name Basis: Carl spends as many times calling him by his first name as he does with his last name. Other characters such as Maria have also called him by his last time at times.
- The Leader: Of the newspaper crew only. When working alongside the radio crew, it's Carl who usually acts as the leader.
- Long-Lost Relative: Turns out Dominique is his half-sister.
- Nerd Glasses: He's a nerd who rarely appears without his glasses.
- The Rival: Served as one to Carl (and by extension the rest of the radio crew) until Character Development made them friends.
- Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Becomes the Sensitive Guy to Carl's Manly Man as time goes on.
- Shipper on Deck: He seemed rather happy to see Carl and Maria as a couple when they hooked up for the first time. He was then in disbelief when Carl revealed to him that he was no longer in love with Maria. Subverted after Carl and Maria hook up the second time, as Vincent once acted as if like he was going to throw up upon seeing these two kissing.
- Sixth Ranger: He becomes an official member of the radio crew starting with the Season 2 finale.
- Small Name, Big Ego: Particularly during the first season, but it's still present in subsequent seasons:Jocelyne: According to your results, you think you're the best at school, the most cultivated, the most talented, the biggest IQ, the most perfect, the most confidant to succeed in life...
Vincent: Huh, I think that you forgot "the best result in your test". - Throw the Dog a Bone: After several failed attempts at getting a girlfriend, Vincent finally gets a much more successful romance when he starts dating Camille.
- Took a Level in Kindness: He was quite hostile towards the radio crew initially. He becomes far friendlier with them over the years, while still keeping his snark.
- Twice Shy: He started developing feelings for Camille during the fifth season, unaware that she developed feelings for him as well until the season finale.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Evolves into this relationship with Carl.
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: Ever since he was just a child, his father has always put a lot of pressure on him, wanting his son to be either a physician, an architect, or a bishop.
- Yank the Dog's Chain: Vincent finally starts dating Dominique, only for his father to reveal to him that she is his son's half-sister, making it impossible for their romance to continue.
Dominique Vachon
Dominique Vachon
Played by: Isabelle Drainville
A girl who used to live in the countryside, Dominique is introduced as a new student during Season 2 before accepting Vincent's offer to join his newspaper crew. She was into horoscope and the spiritual. However, after a trip to France, this was all replaced by an interest to become a psychologist.
- Abandoned Catchphrase: She stopped using her Mad Libs Catchphrase entirely after a student exchange trip to France.
- Affectionate Nickname: When Léo briefly dated Dominique, he called her 'Gougli', similar to how he used to call Camille 'Doudli'.
- Country Mouse: Prior to her first appearance, she used to live in the countryside, in a place called "St-Pit-Du-Clos" to be exact.
- Hypno Fool: One episode has her sleeping while listening to an audiocassette tape made by Vincent. Said tape was supposed to make her give up on her habit of biting her nails. However, on that tape, Vincent kept saying sentences that started with "I am a big boy...", leading to Dominique acting like a dude for a while, complete with belching and punching people on the shoulder.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Starting with Season 4, she becomes more selfish than she was before, but there are times where she still shows concerns towards others.
- Locked Out of the Loop: She never learned that Vincent is her half-brother.
- Long-Lost Relative: During Season 3, it's revealed that she's Vincent's half-sister.
- Mad Libs Catchphrase: During Seasons 2 and 3, Dominique has this habit of quoting her former neighbors, the Robidoux, by saying "Comme disaient les Robidoux..." ("Like the Robidoux used to say...").
- New Transfer Student: Her first appearance established her as such.
- Nice Girl: During Seasons 2 and 3, she was portrayed as being quite kind.
- No Hero to His Valet: During her time training as a psychologist under Jocelyne, she once admitted to the others that Jocelyne is completely out of touch, although she immediately points out that she meant this in the best possible way.
- Same Character, But Different: Dominique got hit with this hard. When first introduced, she was a friendly girl from the country fascinated with the supernatural. She got along very well with all the gang despite working for the radio's "rival", the student newspaper. She disappeared for nearly half a season for a student exchange in Paris, and returned completely transformed, now obsessed with psychology (or mental torture, as she now seemed to derive a great deal of pleasure at everyone else's misery, which she often helped caused). After that, she was never treated as anything else than an annoyance (which is ironic, because by then, the radio and newspaper had merged and even Vincent had been let into the core friends group).
- Sixth Ranger: She joins the newspaper crew during her first appearance in Season 2 (which, ironically, made her the Second Ranger given that Vincent was on his own by that point after getting into a feud with the former members of the crew). She also pretty much becomes this to the radio crew, given that later seasons show her hosting her own radio show a few times.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: Following a student exchange trip and after deciding to become a psychologist, she developed a bigger ego and was even willing to manipulate others for the sake of a psychological experiment.
Germain St-Germain
Germain St-Germain
Played by: Vincent Magnat
Formerly from a boys-only school, Germain is a Stereotypical Nerd, to the point where he loves being in detention. He is also known for collecting frogs. Germain initially joined the radio crew to host the morning show. At first, Carl was unwilling to keep him around until he learned that Germain has an attractive sister who's also a model.
- Butt-Monkey: He's often treated poorly by everyone else. For example, he ended up stuck in a hole in the wall just because the others wanted to get their hands on a treasure within said hole and he was the only one thin enough to go inside of it.
- Cannot Keep a Secret: One teaser is about Jocelyne reading a not-so anonymous letter from Germain, who stated in said letter that this trope is his problem.
- Even Nerds Have Standards: Germain once tried to be the president of the International Frog Collector Association, only to be beaten by some other nerd named Jean-Julien Delacroix, whom Germain claimed that nobody was nerdier than him:Carl: Eh, if you're saying that, he must extremely nerdy.
- Nerd Glasses: Probably the nerdiest glasses in the whole show. He's such a nerd that getting detention is a reward for him.
- New Transfer Student: Germain used to go to a boys-only school. This caused some trouble when he accidentally went inside the girls' washroom in his debut.
- Nice Guy: Regardless of how much of a nerd he is, he's not malicious at the very least.
- Repetitive Name: His last name is his first name preceded by St.
- Sixth Ranger: He joins the radio crew during his first appearance in Season 4.
- The Smart Guy: Germain is always shown as having good grades.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Replaces Léo as the radio crew member who also happens to be a nerd.
Jean-David Vézina
Jean-David Vézina
Played by: Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge
After Jean-Lou left the school for a student exchange, Jean-David joined the radio crew to replace him and to host a show about sports. However, he turns out to be as much, if not even more of an idiot as his predecessor was, leading to all sorts of clumsy mistakes on his part while interacting with the other characters.
- Brainless Beauty: Maria immediately falls for Jean-David's good looks the first time she sees him, even though she's already in a relationship with Carl at that point. It's only after she realizes how much of an idiot Jean-David is that she gives up on him.
- Nice Guy: He may be an idiot, but he means well.
- Replacement Flat Character: In the sense that he has less quirks than Jean-Lou. The only noteworthy thing that defines him is his idiocy.
- Sixth Ranger: He joins the radio crew during his first appearance in Season 5.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Replaces Jean-Lou as the idiot of the group. They both have a similar first name, too:Maria: By replacing Jean-Lou with Jean-David, we did not increase the radio's average IQ.
- Too Dumb to Live: When an explosion is about to go off, instead of taking cover like most of the other characters present, he covers his face with his hands. And that happened in his introductory episode.
School Staff
Jocelyne Letendre
Jocelyne Letendre
Played by: Micheline Bernard
Jocelyne is the school psychologist, often trying to solve everyone else's problem, although she's not as competent as she should be. She's known for using Totally Radical slang to connect with the teens, even though the teens don't even use the slang in question. Jocelyne used to be married to a man named Gilbert until she decided to get a divorce in Season 5.
- Awful Wedded Life: When she was married to Gilbert. Despite some attempts to rekindle the flame in their relationship, she ultimately decided to divorce from him.
- Badass Teacher: Jocelyne can sometimes be this towards the teenagers, particularly towards Jean-Lou. Like when she threatened to send a negative report against Laplante when the latter was unwilling to help Jean-Lou for an inventor contest.
- Character Catchphrase: "YO, les jeunes!" ("YO, kids!")
- Companion Cube: Jocelyne uses a Hand Puppet named Frisou (a name based on the verb "friser", which means "curl", in reference to the fact that Frisou is a sheep), even though the teenagers are too old to talk to a puppet. She often treats Frisou like an actual person.
- Large Ham: Mostly when she's trying to be Totally Radical, or when she's outraged at something.
- Totally Radical: She uses it to try to connect with the youth and fails badly at it, practically creating some sort of weird language that only she can understand (the youth lingo of the 1990s in Quebec was mainly made up of Gratuitous English).
- We Used to Be Friends: She and school inspector Carole Péloquin used to be friends (having known each other since childhood) until the ending of the latter's debut episode.
Rodolphe Giroux
Rodolphe Giroux
Played by: Pierre Claveau
Mr. Giroux is the school principal. Vincent frequently criticizes him for being incompetent by writing articles in his newspaper, much to Giroux's constant annoyance. His relationship with the radio crew depends on his mood: sometimes he's an obstacle to their goals, sometimes he's on their side.
- Badass Teacher: There are times where Giroux would behave this way towards the teens. One such example is when he threateningly told Laplante to stay away from Léo, not wanting the former to put pressure on the latter.
- Berserk Button: He gets quite angry while in presence of Laplante.
- Big Eater: Not to the same extent as Jean-Lou, but Mr. Giroux is still known for having a large appetite.
- Character Catchphrase: "Superbe!" ("Superb!")
- Dean Bitterman: He's very often strict, but not as strict as other examples of this trope.
- Friendly Enemy: He's this towards the teens, particularly with Carl.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: As strict and authoritative as he is, there are times where he can get along with the teens and even shows concerns towards them. He's also good friends with Jocelyne and several of the teachers, with the most notable exception being Laplante.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: There are several instances where he manages to be reasonable, and just as many (if not more) where he isn't.
- Second Episode Introduction: He's the only character to be introduced in the second episode.
- Trademark Favorite Food: He's particularly fond of Glosettes, which are chocolate-covered raisins sold in Canada.
- Yes-Man: He becomes one to Jocelyne during one episode after she complains about him disagreeing with her. By the end of the episode, Jocelyne feels that Giroux is getting annoying with repeating everything she says.
Firmin Laplante
Firmin Laplante
Played by: Alexis Martin
Mr. Laplante is a math teacher who frequently lies by claiming he did several amazing things in his life, particularly at the age of 16 while living in Denmark, just to impress everyone else. Everyone hates him, ranging from the teens to especially Mr. Giroux. If Laplante wasn't married to Giroux's sister, he would have been fired long ago.
- Bad Liar: Rarely is there ever a moment where the other characters manage to be fooled by what he says.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: He disappears completely after the third season. He is briefly mentioned during a Season 4 episode when Carl reminds Vincent of a previous episode involving Laplante, but that's it.
- Compulsive Liar: He spends a lot of time telling lies that very few characters ever believe.
- Crying Wolf: The one time he manages to tell the truth, nobody believes him due to how often he lies:Carl: With all the lies you told us, how were we supposed to know that this time, this one time, you were telling the truth and that you knew the minister!?
- Establishing Character Moment: In his very first scene, he ended up telling a few lies to Léo about stuff he supposedly did when he was 16 years old, including being the leader of a biker gang.
- I Just Want to Be Loved: He admits to fellow teacher Hervé Duguay that the teens hate him and he wants to know how Hervé manages to be loved by them.
- Jerkass: By far, the most selfish among the recurring characters and with the biggest ego.
- Large Ham: To say he isn't subtle whenever he's talking would be an understatement.
- Last-Name Basis: By his brother-in-law, Mr. Giroux, to show how much contempt the latter has towards Laplante.
- Obnoxious In-Laws: His wife is actually Rodolphe Giroux's sister. Giroux doesn't like him at all, and it's a mutual feeling. In addition, Rodolphe has a brother named Raymond, who also doesn't like Laplante.
- Sitcom Archnemesis: To the teens (particularly to Carl) and to Giroux.
- Small Name, Big Ego: He constantly lies by saying he's done several incredible feats throughout his life. However, like Giroux himself said:Giroux: You're a nobody, Laplante. You've always been a nobody, and you will DIE as a nobody!
- The Starscream: He manages to replace Giroux as the principal for one episode by denouncing him for his incompetence to the school inspector Carole Péloquin. At the end of it, he declares to Maria that he intends to take over the departmental management, calling people like Péloquin a bunch of incompetents. Too bad for him that Péloquin heard that.
- Take Over the World: When he replaces Giroux as the principal during one episode, he fantasizes about taking over Denmark, followed by the world.
- Verbal Tic: Laplante has this habit of saying a high-pitched "okay?!", quite often to punctuate his sentences. He also sometimes refers to any of the teenagers as "p'tit bonhomme" ("lil' guy"), except with Jean-Lou whom he refers to as "moyen bonhomme" ("medium guy").
Gontrand Galgouri
Gontran Galgouri
Played by: Bruno Blanchet
Mr. Galgouri is a quirky science teacher who has been in Africa before working at the school. He frequently comes up with ideas that ultimately causes more harm than good. Galgouri has a thing for Jocelyne, although the feeling isn't mutual.
- Abhorrent Admirer: He is in love with Jocelyne, but she can't stand him.
- Absent-Minded Professor: Galgouri once spent an hour trying to find his missing glasses, only to be reminded by Carl that he never had glasses. And then he forgot yet again a few minutes later that he doesn't have glasses.
- Alliterative Name: Gontrand Galgouri. Coincidentally or not, his actor also has an alliterative name, which is Bruno Blanchet.
- Bungling Inventor: He has built several defective devices. These include a helmet that is supposed to help someone getting the right answers at an exam, but it doesn't work at all as Carl can attest.
- Cloudcuckoolander: He's a very odd person. For example, during his first meeting with Jocelyne in his office, she is unable to have a simple conversation with him due to his behavior.
- Cool Teacher: In contrast to Laplante, whom Carl couldn't stand, the latter eventually considers Galgouri to be his favorite teacher.
- Nice Guy: As crazy as he is, he gets along well with the teenagers.
- Smelly Feet: One of the reasons why Jocelyne refuses to date him. She can even tell if he's nearby by recognizing their scent.
Other Characters
Mr. Charest
Mr. Charest
Played by: Louis-Georges Girard
Mr. Charest is Carl's father and the owner of a bowling alley. During the first three seasons, he appeared Once a Season, only to be absent for subsequent seasons (besides one phone call in a Season 4 episode).
- Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: In his last appearance, he had no choice but to be hired as a janitor at school because his bowling alley had financial difficulties. While working there, he embarrassed his son more than once, including telling several embarrassing stories about the latter to Mr. Giroux, who laughed his ass off.
- Follow in My Footsteps: He originally wanted Carl to succeed him as the boss of his bowling alley because Carl was born on the same day said business opened. It's only after Vincent talked some sense into him that Mr. Charest decided to let his son choose his own career.
- No Full Name Given: His last name is Charest, but his first name has never been revealed.
- Wacky Parent, Serious Child: In comparison to Carl, he's definitely wackier.
Fred
Fred
Played by: Jean-Nicolas Verreault
Fred is an artist who was introduced making graffiti at school. After meeting Camille, they appeared as a couple in two episodes before getting an Offscreen Breakup.
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: The Huge Guy to Camille's Tiny Girl.
- No Full Name Given: His last name has never been mentioned.
- Offscreen Breakup: During Season 3, he was dating Camille. The following season, one episode has the latter casually mentioning to Maria that she's no longer dating him.
- One Head Taller: In this case, more like two heads taller. Camille is shorter than everyone else, while Fred himself is taller than everyone else.
- Put on a Bus: He completely disappeared after Season 3, with Camille confirming during a Season 4 episode that they weren't together anymore.
Tristan-Alexandre "Killer" Barrette
Tristan-Alexandre "Killer" Barrette
Played by: Jean Fournier
Killer Barrette is the school's typical bully. He only appeared in the Season 1 finale, but he's frequently mentioned over the course of the series.
- The Bully: If he is mentioned in an episode, it's usually if not always to bring up his bullying activities. For example, one episode has a subplot about Killer Barrette harassing Germain, which begins with the former sending a threatening letter to the latter, followed by the bully beating up the nerd and hiding his clothes.
- The Dreaded: Very few characters are willing to get on his bad side because of his reputation.
- Like Father, Like Son: When Giroux's ex-wife, who was a teacher at the school, physically manhandles Killer, Giroux wants her to stop. Not because Killer's dad will sue the school, but because he promised Giroux a beating after school.
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast: He's a bully whose nickname is "Killer". Not exactly someone you want to mess with.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: There is only one episode where he's called by his actual name, which is the Season 3 episode where Mr. Giroux has to deal with his ex-wife Simone.
