Clarence's New Adventures/Characters

This character list only centers around the events of the revival episodes and the Sequel Series Clarence's New Adventures. This also applies to the television special "Clarence and Jeff Go West", and The Movie Clarence's Big Break.
Keep in mind, this page refers to the existing characters' new traits in the sequel series and new characters featured in said sequel series.
== Main characters ==
=== Clarence Wendle ===
*Character Development: After the movie, he has his head out of the clouds after realizing his actions he put upon his friends and others in his life.
*Karma Houdini Warranty: This hits him in "Clarence, You're Grounded", as Mary grounds him for a month from having heard about his "get away scott-free" antics.
*New Transfer Student: Transferred to West Aberdale Elementary in "Clarence and Jeff Go West".
*Out of Focus: Depending on the plot. In most episodes, he's seen in the background or shown for a few minutes in one scene.
*Shipper on Deck: He finds Jeff and Kimby's Official Couple status working, he roots for Jeff and tends to gossip about it.
*Took a Level in Badass: In Big Break, he and Jeff fight each other during their Plot Mandated Friendship Failure, then they fight back against Ernest after he had kidnapped the two.
=== Jeff Randell ===
*Ascended Extra: Even though he's the the tritagonist of the first series, he appears in every single episode with Clarence.
*The Casanova: He temporally becomes on in "Jeff the Lady Killer", having him give up his genius persona, no thanks to Sumo.
*New Transfer Student: Transferred to West Aberdale in "Clarence and Jeff Go West".
*Official Couple: With Kimby at the end of Big Break.
*The Resenter: Jeff still has a sour spot for Amy Gillis ever since she was elected class president of Aberdale Elementary.
*Took a Level in Badass: In Big Break, he and Clarence fight each other during their Plot Mandated Friendship Failure, then they fight back against Ernest after he had kidnapped the two. And in "Halloween in Aberdale", he's plans and leads a raid on the thieves who stole their candy.
*Took a Level in Kindness: During the first show's run, Jeff became more egotistical and self-centered a little less than the Nice Guy we knew. Here, he's reverted back to being the voice of reason and being there for his friends. Also, he loses his germophobe traits.
*Vitriolic Best Buds: Still giving Amy the cold shoulder for costing him his class president, he's still willing to help her.
=== Sumo Sumouski ===
*Advice Backfire: His advice to Jeff about being a ladies man goes off the rails in "Jeff the Lady Killer".
*Ascended Extra: Throughout the entire sequel, he appears in every single episode with Clarence.
*Lampshade Hanging: This series tends to have him invoke this trope for laughs.
*Insane Troll Logic: He sometimes does this in most episodes.
*Noodle Indecent: Sumo received $300 from Belson for a new laptop in a bet that Sumo wouldn't kick a dog in the behind.
*Platonic Life-Partners: Even though there was a Ship Tease with him accidentally kissing Amy in a closet in "Halloween in Aberdale", he still finds her as the Cool Big Sis type.
*Took a Level in Kindness: In New Adventures, he's more loyal and affectionate to Jeff while retaining his sarcastic wit.
=== Amy Gillis ===
Voiced by: Ariel Winter
*Ascended Extra: She becomes the main supporting character after her return.
*The Bus Came Back: She returns after her long absence in the show, despite her two cameos.
*Cool Big Sis: Figuratively to Clarence and Sumo. Subverted with Jeff.
*Deadpan Snarker / Little Miss Snarker: Due to her adolescence and puberty effects. But not as much as Sumo.
*Expy: To Alex Dunphy, which doubles as alluding to Amy's new voice actress Ariel Winter. Minus the nerd part.
*Like Brother and Sister: With Sumo.
*Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: Either with Clarence or Jeff. Averted with Sumo.
*Nerd Glasses: Temporary worn due to her eyesight was wonky in "Benefits with Friends".
*Only Sane Woman: When she's paired with her old ditzy friend Clarence, the voice-of-reason Jeff, and the wildchild Sumo, or anyone that's abnormal compared to her.
*Platonic Life-Partners: Regardless of the Ship Tease with Sumo accidentally kissing her in a closet in "Halloween in Aberdale", she and Sumo are only Like Brother and Sister.
*Skirt over Slacks: A variation: she's wearing a dress while wearing pants under it.
*Tomboy and Girly Girl: The Tomboy to Kimby's Girly Girl.
*Took a Level in Badass: If Big Break has anything to say, she plays the role as the confident leader and she risks stealing a motor bike at the climax.
*Took a Level in Jerkass: Amy has changed from being a tomboyish girl in her debut episode to a sarcastic, narcissistic pre-teen in this sequel series due to her life-changing events after leaving Aberdale...
*Took A Level in Kindness: ...but eventually, she became more opened up and back to her Nice Girl roots after the episode "Sibling Revolting".
*Vitriolic Best Buds: Tends to be snarky towards Jeff all because he's still upset at her for costing him his place as class president. Yet, she'd help him out as she's still a Nice Girl at heart.
=== Mary Wendle ===
*All Girls Want Bad Boys: The episode "Back Then" reveals that Mary used to be attracted to jocks back in high school.
*Ascended Extra: While she was was already a supporting character in the previous series, her role is more expanded for the sake of rounding out her character.
*Big Eater: Mary becomes one in "Beefcake Mom", due to her stress at Hip Clips.
*Flanderization: In most episodes, she's seen using collected coupons to pay for groceries so she can save money.
*Formerly Fat: At the end of "Beefcake Mom", she receives surgery after her many failed weight loss attempts. This sticks throughout the rest of show.
*How Dad Met Mom: The premise of "Back Then" has her and Chad tell a backstory of how they met back in high school.
*Jerkass Ball: "Halloween in Aberdale" shows a dark side to her. During Halloween, she bribes trick-or-teaters into taking her candy since she was becoming impatient when there weren't any coming to her house.
*Ms. Fanservice: With her now skinny, she's really more attractive, especially in that lavender dress.
*Really Gets Around: During her youth (and before she met Chad), she once dated a few guys, as mentioned by her in the beginning of "Back Then".
*Single Woman Seeks Good Man: While she never gave him a chance once, it was after she realized Damien wasn't the guy for him as he was full of himself and interested in religion; Chad, however, was perfect for him as he was funny and "unlike the cool kids".
*Stacy's Mom: Dustin and Nathan find her "hot", in one episode.
*Temporary Bulk Change: In "Beefcake Mom", she becomes overweight at 514lbs. At the end, she goes through liposuction, now sporting a slim body; courtesy of Cynthia.
*Womanchild: During her days married to Damien.
=== Chad Caswell ===
*Ascended Extra: While he had a supporting role, in the original series, it wasn't as much as Mary's. Here, he has a more prominent role like Mary's.
*Bumbling Dad: While he's already with his Manchild traits, he becomes Clarence's new father after getting married to Mary in "Mr. & Ms. Wendle-Caswell".
*Casanova Wannabe: In his high school days, he was a hopeless romantic with the ladies, until he met Mary.
*Fire-Forged Friends: He and Mel are seen hanging out more often despite having two encounters in in the original show.
*Flanderization: His Manchild traits are played Up to Eleven and Played For Laughs.
*Formerly Fit: Revealed in "Back Then", he was trim as a "small log" in his high school years.
*Honorary Uncle: While Sumo already has a father and on good terms with him, Sumo looks up to Chad as a "fun dad" and nice surrogate father.
*How Dad Met Mom: The premise of "Back Then" has her and Chad tell a backstory of how they met back in high school.
*Oops! I Forgot I Was Married: Chad forgets his and Mary's marriage in one episode.
*Papa Wolf: In Clarence's Big Break, he gives Bert Ernest a punch in the face for trying to kidnap Clarence and Jeff.
*The Resenter: In high school, he despised Damien from making effort to woo Mary.
=== Kimby ===
*Ascended Extra: She serves as the supporting character in Clarence's Big Break who goes to save the trio stranded in El Paso and revealed to have a secret crush on Jeff.
*Alliterative Name: Big Break reveals in the end credits that her last name is "Knutson".
*Formerly Fit: Downplayed from how she appears, but Kimby's gained a few pounds as she got dared by Clarence to eat bigger portions of food for two months.
*Leitmotif: In Big Break, The Partridge Family's "I Think I Love You" is used for her love song used in her brief daydream sequence of her crush Jeff and used when she kisses Jeff after her Anguished Declaration of Love in the climax.
*Official Couple: With Jeff at the end of Big Break.
*Tsundere: She reveals to Jeff in the Valentine's Day episode "Tough Love Is in the Air" that she was pretending to give him the cold shoulder to hide her affections from him.
Dustin
* Ascended Extra: He's as a supporting character along with Nathan and Kimby.
* Those Two Guys: With Nathan.
Nathan
*Ascended Extra: He's as a supporting character along with Nathan and Kimby.
*Only One Name: Officially averted. In "The New Know-It-All", his last name is revealed to be Anderson.
* Those Two Guys: With Dustin.
Recurring characters
Chimney
* The Bus Came Back: Chimney returns to the series in "Chimney Come Home", where the boys find him at the train tracks and decide to take him in their "shared" custody.
* Out of Focus: Despite his return, he doesn't have as much frequent roles throughout the rest of the sequel series, just shown in the background playing with either Clarence and Sumo.
* Suddenly Voiced: Even though we heard him speak at the end in his debut episode, his monotone voice gets put to good use, such as often surprise the human characters.
Belson Noles
* Demoted to Extra: His role in the series as a supporting character changes to him being a minor character. However, he was able to have main role in "Be Good, Belson" and "The Restraining Order".
* Took a Level in Kindness: He attempted to be nice in "Be Good, Belson".
** Come "The Restraining Order", after remembering all the good things Clarence did for him and pushing things too far from after putting Clarence on the titular order, he decides to take Clarence off the order.
Ms. Baker
* Demoted to Extra: While she has some appearances, she has less in the later seasons.
Mr. Reese
* Unexpected Successor: He becomes Aberdale Elementary's new school principal in "Principal Reese", after the old principal quit from having been payed minimum wage.
Breehn
* Siblings Wanted: Once wanted one in "Brother Breehn". At the end, he gets his wish
* Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Genderly inverted. Breehn digs up the courage to his infatuation with Malessica in "Tough Love is in The Air".
* Unexpected Successor: When Jeff fails the spelling bee, Breehn becomes the new Jeff in "The New Know-It-All".
Sue Randell
* A Day in the Limelight: She gets a major role in "Mommy Issues" and "Mr. Randell".
* Amicable Exes: Sue may be guilty for being with Howard at the time, but she barely holds a grudge against him.
* How Dad Met Mom: She explains to Jeff on how she met Howard.
EJ Randell
* The Resenter: She becomes very displeased with Howard's presence, even when he's with Jeff.
Mel Sumouski
* Ace Pilot: Revealed in "Mel & Marv", he was a helicopter pilot along with his old friend Marvin Telwilliger. Unfortunately, he quit his job to start raising a family with Tinona.
* Blood Brothers: Once with his old friend Marvin.
* Big Brother Mentor: To Marvin.
* Childhood Friends: He and Marvin knew each other since the fifth grade.
* Forgotten First Meeting: Mel barely remembers the time he met Robert.
Tinona Sumouski
* A Day in the Limelight: She becomes Mary's wedding planer in "Mr. and Mrs. Wendle-Caswell", and has her own main role in the episode "Nailed It". She receives a larger role in the episode "Benefits with Friends".
* Chatty Hairdresser: Previously worked at a hair salon in "Mel & Marv". She currently works at a nail salon in "Nailed It".
* Mama Bear: She becomes this in the episode "Benefits with Friends" when thinking Clarence has become a bad influence on Sumo.
Malessica
* Love Interest: To Breehn in "Tough Love Is in the Air".
New characters
Marvin Telwilliger
Voiced by: Dwight Schultz
* Blood Brothers: Once with his old friend Marvin.
* Big Brother Mentor: To Marvin.
* Childhood Friends: He and Marvin knew each other since the fifth grade.
Howard
Voiced by: Seth MacFarlane
* Amicable Exes: Howard, same as Sue, holds no grudge against the latter.
Luanne Gillis
Voiced by: Sarah Hyland
* Annoying Younger Sibling: Inverted. She's a little immature for her age at times and tends to intervene in Amy's personal space.
* Big Sister Bully: She usually picks on Amy from time to time during their time together.
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