Courtney Gripling

Courtney Claire Gripling (voiced by Liz Georges) is a major character on As Told By Ginger. She appears in the pilot episode The Party, and makes her official debut in the first episode of the first season.
Courtney Gripling takes her role as "The Most Popular Girl at Lucky Junior High" very seriously. Her fascination with Ginger Foutley began as an experiment to see how the other half lives and eventually blossomed into a real friendship. Courtney looks to Ginger as someone she can turn to when she needs help or advice from someone other than her mindless followers.
While her other friends Mipsy and Miranda virtually worship the ground that Courtney walks on, Ginger seems to do just fine living independently from Courtney's shadow. 
In fact, Courtney is secretly envious of Ginger's tight bond she shares with her best friends Macie and Dodie since Courtney is aware that they would stick by her no matter what, while Miranda and company would only be there as long as Courtney's reign of popularity endures.
== Biography ==
Courtney is the most popular girl at Lucky Jr. High. She is the typical ditz, not very bright, and spoiled, but she is also beautiful, adorable, sophisticated, and kind-hearted. She always had an interest as to how things worked in the world of middle-class citizens (for example, there was an instance where she was puzzled as to how a vacuum cleaner works). Courtney took a liking to Ginger early on in the series. She liked seeing how Ginger would survive if put in all popular kids setting. To her surprise, Ginger could manage. Courtney then became increasingly close to Ginger.
In "Mommie Nearest," Courtney's mother has to stay in the hospital after she gets an infection from a facelift. Courtney then spends more time with Ginger's mom, Lois, as a temporary replacement. It results in Courtney staying a few nights in Ginger's home. 
Ginger quickly gets jealous of the natural mother-daughter relationship Courtney and Lois have. In Fair to Cloudy, Ginger invited Darren to the county fair without consulting her normal companions, Dodie and Macie. Dodie then retaliates by inviting Courtney. At the fair, Courtney, as Ginger put it, "has to try everything", as she is intrigued that such a lifestyle exists.
In another episode, Courtney helped Ginger by revealing the plans to sabotage Ginger's relationship with Darren. However, even Ginger receives the occasional "Courtney-ism," considering that Courtney has a whole group of friends to manage. Closest of those friends to Courtney is her right-hand woman, Miranda, who doesn't approve of the friendship between Courtney and Ginger. 
Courtney's group seems to approve of her leader status. However, in "No Hope for Courtney," a girl named Hope takes on Courtney's position, leaving Courtney in a social slump. In the end, Courtney reclaims her position as leader and Hope becomes one of her many followers. Courtney's main love interest throughout the show is Darren's older brother, Will. In The Wedding Frame, Courtney's father is caught for insider trading, and the Griplings are forced to move out of their rich lifestyle and into the middle class. Before these events unfolded, she and her family lived in a mansion in Protected Pines.
== Personality ==
Courtney is often shown to be somewhat air-headed, though she can be more up on things than others and actually appear to be quite smart in some situations. She is very polite and well-spoken, though she can also be somewhat shallow and selfish as seen in "And She Was Gone" and "Family Therapy."
She loves being the center of attention, but often means well and has helped Ginger in some situations such as coming to get her and revealing Mipsy and Miranda's plan with the help of Dodie and Macie. She also told Ginger about Dodie and Macie's plan to split her and Darren up.
Courtney may have narcissistic personality disorder, as she does show some symptoms, mostly due to her being spoiled by her parents. Courtney is either very bad with names or intentionally forgets those that don't interest her, as she often forgets Dodie and Macie's names and she called them 'Podie and Stacy', and 'Doodie and Lacy'.
She is also seen to be quite dramatic.
== Relationships ==
=== Family  Edit ===
Claire Gripling: She gets most of her traits from Claire. She‘s shown to be respectful to her mother. The two of them have a healthy relationship. When Courtney usually asks her mother for something, Claire would often allow it. 
Prescott Gripling: Her father isn't around very much. When the family called him in TGIF, she greeted him kindly. This shows that she still cares about her father even though he is mainly absent from her life. 
Blake Gripling: He usually does his thing and he doesn't spend much time with Courtney. They do have their little squabbles from time to time which is normal for siblings. She does care about her brother even if it's not expressed openly. 
=== Friends Edit ===
Miranda Killgallen: She is Courtney's best friend. Miranda is by her side frequently. The two of them share the same interests except Miranda is crueler than Courtney. They have a good time when they shop for clothes. The two of them have a few arguments, but they make up in the end. 
Mipsy Mipson: She hangs out with Courtney and the popular group. When Courtney got into a fight with Miranda in "Trouble in Gal Pal Land," Mipsy was one of the girls Courtney could hang out with. Later in the episode, Courtney feels bad about her fallout with Miranda. When Ginger asks her what about Mipsy, Courtney said she's likely to choose to shave over waxing. This means that she likes having Mipsy around, but not as much as Miranda. 
Ginger Foutley: She takes an interest in Ginger and admires her "Gingerisms." Courtney sees how well adjusted she is. She also sees something in her and makes numerous attempts to be nice to her. As the series progressed, she became more of a friend to her. She also started to hang around her more. 
Dodie Bishop: At the start of the series she called her Podie. In "Of Lice and Friends," she started to notice much gossip she was spreading. Courtney seemed impressed and she got her name right. Dodie, however, was about her read her name on a list of students who have lice. Courtney asked Ginger to stop her from reading her name. Ginger was able to get there in time to stop her from reading Courtney’s name on the lice list.
Macie Lightfoot: She initially called her Stacy. In 'Come Back Little Seal Girl, "she noticed how endearing Macie was as she was doing her little seal girl routine on stage. In "Season of Caprice," Macie started calling her by the nickname CG much to Courtney’s dismay. Other interactions are rare but it's clear that she gets along with Macie. ​​​
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=== Teachers Edit ===
Ms. Zorski: She’s in her homeroom class. They don't interact much, but Courtney is shown to be a good student in her class.
Mr. Cilia: She’s shown to be in his class as seen in The 'A' Ticket. In the episode, she mainly tried helping Ginger with Ian. 
=== Romance Edit ===
Will Patterson: She develops a crush on him in The Right Stuff. Andrea and Chantal didn't take this kindly. At the pool party, she tries impress Will by showing off her bikini after stuffing her bra with bubble wrap. She partners up with him when they play chicken. In "Piece of My Heart," she offered to invite him to the dance. Darren thought the invite was for him. Will didn’t know that the invitation was for him, but she was able to save the night by redecorating her dress to impress her peers. In "New Girl in Town," she’s seen holding on to Will's arm which implies she still likes him.
Michael Ricci: In "Deja Who?" she had a crush on him. She wanted to make an impression on him to attend Lucky Jr. High. Ginger, however, had to fill in for her after her face got puffy when she accidentally ate lobster which she is allergic to. The pressure got to Ginger and revealed that she wasn't Courtney. But Courtney forgave her for it. 
=== Others Edit ===
Winston: He looks out for her and fulfills her wishes. He acts as a male role model for her due to her father's absence. He knows how to attend to her needs and wants. 
Giselle: She only appeared in "Season of Caprice." She was busy with deciding what clothes Courtney should bring with her to Camp Caprice. She was mentioned in part 3 in "Far From Home." Courtney requested that she fly her in a helicopter with Dodie and Macie to Avalanche Arts Academy. 
Hope Rogers: She thought her name was Faith. Hope took over her reign of popularity in "No Hope for Courtney." Courtney resented her for it and they had a standoff in the hallway. Courtney quickly became a shell of herself. She decided to try and befriend Hope. They got into a fight until Courtney noticed her highlights. The two made amends and Hope became part of the popular group. 
Andrew Starling: He saved her from being trapped in a locker by two cheerleaders in "Butterflies Are Free." She acknowledged him when she was talking to the media. Courtney agreed to set him up with Macie for saving her. 
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