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Principal Harvey Crubbs from Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide
Principal Harvey Crubbs (played by Hamilton Mitchell) is the strict school administrator often at odds with Ned Bigby on the Nickelodeon show Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide. With a look inspired by Sonny Crockett from Miami Vice, Principal Crubbs sports brightly colored shirts beneath a white suit and is obsessed with sunglasses. To recreate his safety hat look, use some double-sided mounting tape to attach a red flashing light to a yellow hard hat.
Mr. Lancer from Danny Phantom
Mr. Lancer is a minor character in the Nickelodeon cartoon Danny Phantom. He is a teacher at Casper High, though as a student he was a male cheerleader. He favors the athletes as opposed to Danny and his friends, who therefore often get detention. At first he demands discipline, but laster gets depicted as a devoted educator who takes his job seriously and cares about the students. Eventually he gets promoted to vice principal.
Miss Trunchbull from Matilda
If you were a ’90s kid, Miss Trunchbull from Matilda was the stuff of nightmares. Played by Pam Ferris, she was the epitome of a horrible principal. Whether it was locking kids in the Chokey or tossing them out a window to land (safely, thankfully) in a rare patch of flowers near her school, she terrorized students and staff alike.
I wouldn’t recommend emulating her attitude but you can certainly get her severe style with a few key pieces. The most important pieces are a long green overcoat and a wig with a slicked-back bun. The overcoat pictured above is longer than Miss Trunchbull’s but this will allow you hem it (or tape it up) to the right length for you. If you want to cosplay her her school uniform you can wear a skirt and shirt under the overcoat, though they won’t e seen. Of course you’ll need the wig with its slicked back bun as well. Add in some tall Army green socks and leather shoes as well as a leather belt to complete the look.
For the clothes she wears at home you’ll need a grey pullover sweater, green sweat pants, white athletic socks, and sneakers. Using letter Transfer sheets add the words “1972 Olympics” to the front of the sweater. Tuck a white towel in around the back of your neck with the bulk of it showing above the collar. Take the leather belt from her school outfit (or a weight lifting leather belt if you have one) and tighten it around your waste. Then add in green sweats, bunched athletic socks, and simple sneakers.
And, of course, Miss Trunchbull isn’t Miss Trunchbull without her coveted box of chocolates. You can make your own by taking the chocolates (still in their paper cups) out of a standard box of chocolates and putting them into an enamel hinge-top box. It’s a bit bulky for an accessory but every Matilda fan will know immediately why Miss Trunchbull would keep the box close!
Principal of the Thing
In Baldi’s Basics in Education and Learning, the Principal of the Thing is the head of Here School. He dislikes when students break the rules like running in the halls. He’ll roam the halls and monitor for any rule-breakers to immediately send to detention, making it easier for Baldi to catch up to you.
PC Principal
In South Park, PC Principal is the new principal at South Park Elementary. As an alumni member of the PCA frat house, he’s both politically correct and prone to violent outbursts. He shames and bullies others until they learn to check their privilege, going as far as to break Cartman’s bones.
