Posts by Tom

Raygun from the Paris 2024 Olympics

With breakdancing making its debut as an event at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games, b-girl Raygun stole the show. The university lecturer, real name Rachael Gunn, actually holds a PhD that focused on breakdancing culture. Her original dance moves, like kangaroo hopping and floor writhing, quickly went viral on the internet. Unfortunately the judges saw differently, and Raygun was unable to score a single round.

Dumb Donald from Fat Albert

In Fat Albert, Dumb Donald (voiced by Lou Scheimer) is a member of the Junkyard Gang. In the band, he plays a trombone pieced together with plumbing and parts of a gramophone. He’s simple-minded as his name suggests, but has bursts of intelligence every once in awhile.

Barnes & Noble Children's Section

Barnes and Noble Summer Reading Program 2024

The Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program is a way for kids from grades 1 to 6 to earn free […]

Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb

Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb

Perry the Platypus (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) is the pet of Phineas and Ferb who lives a double life as secret Agent P of O.W.C.A. The rest of the time, he doesn’t do much crawling on all fours as a mindless smelly animal.

Halley from The Florida Project

Halley from The Florida Project

In The Florida Project, Halley (Bria Vinaite) is a single mother who lives in a budget motel with her young daughter Moonee. In the shadow of the Walt Disney World theme park, the unemployed mother desperately scrapes by to provide for her family, begging food and selling counterfeit perfume before turning to sex work.

Rudy from Fat Albert

Rudy from Fat Albert

In Fat Albert, Rudolph “Rudy” Davis (voiced by Eric Suter) is a member of the Junkyard Gang. He is the sharpest dresser and considers himself the smoothest talker. Although he can play the electric guitar, when in the Junkyard Band he prefers to use a makeshift banjo constructed with a broomstick and thread spool.

Thief from Root

Thief from Root

In the asymmetric tabletop role-playing board game Root, the Thief is a member of the Vagabond faction. This bipedal raccoon is dressed in a gray tunic with yellow scarf, and armed with a wooden walking staff and dagger, all the better to steal your cards.

Tiff Crust from My Life as a Teenage Robot

Tiff Crust from My Life as a Teenage Robot

In My Life as a Teenage Robot, Tiffany “Tiff” Crust (voiced by Cree Summer) is the grungier half of the Crust Cousins. Alongside Brit Crust, she’s a highly fashionable and popular girl who bullies the students at Tremorton High School. Brit often clashes brashly with Jenny Wakeman and her friends.

Brit Crust from My Life as a Teenage Robot

Brit Crust from My Life as a Teenage Robot

In My Life as a Teenage Robot, Brittany “Brit” Crust (voiced by Moira Quirk) is the poshier half of the Crust Cousins. Alongside Tiff Crust, she’s a highly fashionable and popular girl who bullies the students at Tremorton High School. Brit often clashes passive aggressively with Jenny Wakeman and her friends.

Kitty Ko from Sidekick

Kitty Ko from Sidekick

In Sidekick, Katherine “Kitty” Ko (voiced by Denise Oliver) is a tomboyish heroine who has a major crush on Eric Needles. She suffers from a condition where she has two left feet, which makes dancing difficult.

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