Characters from What's with Andy? if you're looking for the character sheet for the literature series it's based on, see here.
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Andrew "Andy" Larkin
Voiced by: Ian James Corlett
The main character of the show and the self-proclaimed world's greatest prankster. Clever and confident, he seeks to express himself though the art of practical jokery, using East Gackle and its hapless citizens as his canvas... even if things don't always go his way- Adaptation Personality Change: Owing to the heavy use of grossout comedy in the books, he was a big Nightmare Fetishist in Andy Griffiths' Just Series, often writing disturbing stories to amuse himself - qualities that he lacks in the TV show.
- Adaptational Intelligence: His counterpart in Andy Griffiths' Just Series was very daft and Book Dumb, often coming up with stupid ideas and lacking the wits and charisma needed to pull of his schemes. In contrast, Andy Larkin is a Brilliant, but Lazy Brainy Brunette whose failures usually result more from bad luck or unforeseen consequences than any incompetence on his part.
- Adaptational Heroism: Downplayed example. While still a prankster who infuriates everyone around him with his mischief, he's far less of an Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist compared to how he was in Andy Griffiths' Just Series, being depicted more as a self-expressing trickster who treats each prank as a work of art rather than the manic brat of the books.
- Age Lift: Changed from a preteen in Andy Griffiths' Just Series to a teenager.
- Annoying Younger Sibling: Jen sure thinks so.
- Anti-Hero: While he likes to stir the pot, Andy isn't villainous or malevolent, but merely a mischievous trickster.
- Berserk Button: Messing with Lori is a surefire way to end up on the receiving end of his pranks.
- Big Eater: Downplayed, but he still eats quite a bit.
- Brainy Brunette: May not be a good student but his pranks prove he is quite intelligent, and he does have dark hair.
- Breaking the Fourth Wall: When he narrates, he addresses the audience.
- Brilliant, but Lazy: As he acknowledges in one episode, if he dedicated his brainpower to studying in school as much as he did to pranking, he'd been in college already.
- Butt-Monkey: Quite often, his pranks go awry in a way that ends with him being completely humiliated. Even when his pranks do succeed, he gets caught and punished anyway. If anything, it seems karma is the one thing he can never outsmart.
- The Cassandra: Andy's lengthy history of pranking often leads people to not trust him, even when he's being sincere and telling the truth.
- Catchphrase: "Check, Please!"
- Character Narrator: Sometimes he narrates to the audience.
- Child Hater: He doesn't hate children, but at first he didn't like the preschoolers he had to share with in "The Show Must Go On", as he thought it was undignified for him to socialize with children who had "just recently learned to go to the bathroom in a toilet instead of in their pants." However, when he stood up to a kid who was bullying them, they all became friends.
- Comedic Underwear Exposure: Quite often he loses or tears his pants.
- Deadpan Snarker: Particularly when Jen is around. Also sometimes says things like "kill me now" if he's bored, however, it's a downplayed example as he's not that snarky.
- Disguised in Drag: In "Just Stuffing" when he was copying Jen and "Emergency Spew Relish" when he was pretending to be a "granny".
- Faking the Dead: In "Playing Dead", he pretends to be dead to get out of being used in a dunk tank.
- It Runs in the Family: His grandpa is a prankster, and his dad used to be one.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite his endless obsession with causing mischief and infuriating the people around him, Andy is ultimately a non-malicious boy who uses pranking as an outlet to express himself in his dull hometown. Additionally, he does have his fair share of Pet the Dog moments (especially when it comes to his friendship with Danny and his crush on Lori), and most of his major targets are often deserving of it.
- Limited Wardrobe: Mainly wears blue jeans and a white T-shirt with red trim.
- My Hovercraft Is Full of Eels: In "What's With Jean-Thomas?", he's trying to say "If you practice, you could win the Stanley Cup" in French. What he says is French, but it actually translates to "Your ears are so big that you look like the Stanley Cup".
- Playing Sick: In "Gooey Chewies", Andy pretends to have caught Lori's "cold". There was also his You Don't Want to Catch This moment in "Emergency Spew Relish".
- Potty Dance: In "Busting". He even says "Hold it in. Do a dance, that's the way to keep dry pants."
- Potty Emergency: In "Busting", he has to pee while at a mall.
- Prank Injuries: Fakes a broken leg in "Nurse Jen".
- The Prankster: The cornerstone of his character. He considers himself the greatest prankster in the world, and some of his pranks are extremely elaborate, with most episodes focused entirely on him working to pull them off.
- Punny Name: His last name is "Larkin" and he's a prankster.
- Serious Business: For him, pranks are much more than cheeky tomfoolery, but rather an art form that he constantly seeks to outdo himself.
- Sibling Rivalry: With Jen, normally he is cheeky to her and they squabble.
- Time Stands Still: When he narrates.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Burgers.
- The Trickster: He serves this role to East Gackle, turning the town upside-down and mocking its staid, boring conventions and uptight citizens through his pranks
- You Don't Want to Catch This: Fakes a made-up ailment in "Emergency Spew Relish".
Daniel "Danny" Thaddeus Pickett
- Voiced by: Bumper Robinson (Season 1), Daniel Brochu (Seasons 2 and 3)
- Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: In Andy Griffiths' Just Series, Andy and Danny's friendship was a dysfunctional mess based entirely on the fact that Danny wasn't smart enough to realize Andy was a bad influence and Andy simply not having anyone else who liked him. The show makes their friendship much more genuine, with the two being on a more equal footing in some ways.
- Adaptational Intelligence: His counterpart in Andy Griffiths' Just Series was a bungling moron, but the Danny of this show is quite clever and insightful.
- Deadpan Snarker: Has moments of this, especially when he's bored or Andy is doing something he doesn't agree with.
- Disguised in Drag: While pretending to be Andy's girlfriend in What's With Jean-Thomas?, and while pretending to be a "granny" in Emergency Spew Relish.
- I Don't Think That's Such a Good Idea: He is definitely a prankster, but sometimes he thinks one of Andy's pranks is going too far.
- The Lancer: Andy thinks of him as his "sidekick".
- Only Sane Man: He sometimes thinks so.
- The Prankster: Not as much as Andy, but he's definitely a prankster.
- They Wasted a Perfectly Good Sandwich: When Andy wants him to come with him in "The Toilet Paper Fiasco", he says "But I haven't even finished my sandwich".
- Where da White Women At?: He gets a crush on a white girl in "Romancing the Prank".
Lori Mackney
- Adaptation Name Change: Her name was Lisa Mackney in Andy Griffiths' Just Series.
- Birthday Episode: In "Gooey Chewies", she has her birthday.
- Book Smart: Lori is a straight-A student.
- Brainy Brunette: She has flowing dark hair and is an A student.
- Cringe Comedy: She and Andy often get into awkward situations.
- Love Interest: Andy has a crush on her.
- Morality Pet: To Andy sometimes when he is prevented from doing something bad.
- Nice Girl: Normally, she is very polite.
- Playing Sick: In "Gooey Chewies", it turns out she was faking her cold.
- Prefers Going Barefoot: Downplayed, but she wears open-toed flip-flops 99% of the time, while all the other characters opt for closed-toe footwear.
- The Smart Guy: A very intelligent student.
- Title Drop: She asks Danny "What's with Andy?" in "What's With Jean-Thomas?".
- Trickster Girlfriend: Sometimes she gets back at Andy for his prankster tendencies and plays jokes on him:
- In "Gooey Chewies", she fakes having a cold as a part of an April fools joke, and then pretends that she's mad at Andy for ruining her birthday party, while she actually isn't.
- In "The Buck Stops Here", when Andy cheats to win the competition and get kissed by the Rodeo Queen (who he assumed was Lori), she deliberately doesn't tell him that the Queen is actually her ugly friend Hazel.
Alfred "Al" Larkin
- Voiced by: Dee Bradley Baker (Season 1), Arthur Holden (Seasons 2 and 3)
- Comedic Underwear Exposure: In the flashback in "Weight to Go, Andy", his pants fall down.
- Does Not Like Spam: Apparently he hates burgers.
- Limited Wardrobe: Mainly wears brown pants, a yellow shirt and a tie.
- The Prankster: Used to be a practical joker, but has outgrown it.
- Team Dad: Literally. He is a grumpy parental figure and a dad.
- Weight Woe: In "Weight to Go, Andy", he starts to worry about fatness because he was about to have an interview with a health nut.
- You Are Grounded!: Along with his wife, he grounds Andy in "What's With Jean-Thomas?".
Freda Larkin
- Voiced by: Cathy Cavadini (Season 1), Susan Glover (Seasons 2 and 3)
- Limited Wardrobe: Mainly wears a pink shirt and purple pants.
- Weight Woe: In "Weight to Go, Andy", she worries about her weight because she's afraid to be unpopular.
- You Are Grounded!: Along with her husband, she grounds Andy in "What's With Jean-Thomas?".
Jen Larkin
- Voiced by: Jenna von Oÿ; (Season 1), Jessica Kardos (Seasons 2 and 3)
- Annoying Younger Sibling: Andy sure thinks so.
- Big Sister Bully: Sometimes she is mean to Andy.
- The Bully: Sometimes. She calls Andy names a lot.
- Fiery Redhead: Has red hair and is pretty grumpy.
- Girls Love Chocolate: She loves chocolate, and Andy thinks it's because she's a girl.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: She is easily the grumpiest in the Larkin clan.
- Large Ham: Andy calls her a "drama queen", and she can be quite dramatic.
- Little Miss Snarker: A snarky teenage girl.
- Sibling Rivalry: With Andy, her being the more antagonistic.
- Sweet Tooth: Sometimes.
- Weight Woe: Frequently, most notably in "Weight to Go, Andy", she worries about being fat.
- You Are Fat: In "Weight to Go, Andy", when Andy says he's on a roll, she says "looks like the roll is on you. Roll of fat, that is."
Peter Lik and Andrew Leech
- Lick is voiced by: Danny Cooksey (Season 1), Mark Hauser (Seasons 2 and 3)Leech Voiced by: Scott Parkin (Season 1), Craig Francis (Seasons 2 and 3)
- Baby Talk: They sometimes tease Andy by talking to him in baby talk.
- The Bully: Their main trait is their bullyish nature.
- Catchphrase: Leech: "Yeah, like, y'know..."
- Fat and Skinny: Andrew Leech fat boy, Peter Lik skinny.
- Hypocritical Humor: In "Weight to Go, Andy", both of them make fun of Andy for putting some pounds on, despite the fact that Leech is way fatter.
- Last-Name Basis: They are known as Lik and Leech, and call Andy by his last name.
- The Rival: To Andy.
- Those Two Guys: Always seen walking around together.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Best friends, but can sometimes be mean to each other.
- You Are Fat: In "Weight to Go, Andy", they say that they had never seen so much "puppy fat" and had better leave before "Larkin starts barkin'". Danny thought this was Actually Pretty Funny, which made Andy cross.
Teri
- Voiced by: Cathy Cavadini (Season 1), Holly Gauthier-Frankel (Seasons 2 and 3)
- Accidental Misnaming: Principal De Rosa sometimes calls her "Perry" or "Kerry".
- A Day in the Limelight: "Scary Teri" is the only episode that focuses on her.
- The Confidant: Jen goes to her for advice in one episode.
- Girls Love Chocolate: Andy sure thinks so, and this is based off Jen and Teri.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: Sometimes angers easily, but less so than Jen.
- Token Black Friend: A secondary character who is black and is Jen's best friend.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Caramel pudding.
- Sweet Tooth: Likes not only chocolate but caramel pudding.
Jervis Coltrane
- Voiced by: Dee Bradley Baker (Season 1), Bruce Dinsmore (Seasons 2 and 3)
Martin Bonwick
- Voiced by: Dee Bradley Baker (Season 1), Michael Yarmush (Seasons 2 and 3)
- Brainy Brunette: Has dark hair and is a science nerd.
- Lovable Coward: Is a bit shy at times.
Principal De Rosa
- Voiced by: Dee Bradley Baker (Season 1), Terrence Scammell (Seasons 2 and 3)
- Comedic Underwear Exposure: In "101 Underpants".
- Dean Bitterman
- Hair-Trigger Temper: Easily the most easily annoyed out of the adults.
- Neat Freak: Danny calls him a "clean freak" in one episode.
- Sadist Teacher: He's always trying to punish Andy and Danny.
- Skewed Priorities: Yes, Andy's constant pranks are an issue, however these seem to trump Lik and Leech's bullying (which is a huge issue in real schools), and De Rosa even employs the two to keep a watch on Andy sometimes.
Craig Bennet
- Voiced by: Carlos Alazraqui (Season 1), Matt Holland (Seasons 2 and 3)
- Attractive Bent-Gender: When Andy is disguised as 'Andrea' in "Just Stuffing", he crushes on "her".
- Dumb Jock: Jen likes him for his looks, not for his brains.
- Jerk Jock: Plays a lot of sports but is not above cheating at them.
- Love Interest: To Jen, and sometimes Teri, who both have crushes on him.
Spank
Andy's overweight, flatulent dog.
- Adaptation Name Change: He was called Sooty in Andy Griffiths' Just Series.
- Gasshole: He farts a lot.
- Lazy Bum: Likes to lay around.
Mrs Weebles
An old lady.
- Berserk Button: Peeing dogs.
- Neat Freak: Doesn't like dogs as she thinks they will pee on her park.
