Fanboy

Tobias Cranapple III, better known as Fanboy, is one of the two titular main protagonists (alongside Chum Chum) of the animated Nickelodeon TV series of the same name.    
He has a sidekick and a best friend named Chum Chum, who he loves more than anything, the two are inseparable. He is an enthusiastic fan of comic books, action figures, fantasy, and science fiction. Fanboy has a very active imagination, a desire for fun, and adventure and he enjoys spending most of the time with his best friend. Fanboy's decisions often get him and the people around him into trouble.
He is voiced by David Hornsby.
==Personality==
Fanboy is free-spirited and ready for anything. He and his best friend Chum Chum do just about everything together, and are always having fun together. Fanboy enjoys Frosty Freezy Freezes (a slushie drink), and is also shown to really like mayonnaise. He is friendly, dimwitted, and extremely hyperactive, though seemingly unaware that he is hated by many people, such as Lenny and Kyle (at first). He and Chum Chum unintentionally annoy them often, and even though they respond in a bad way, he still thinks of them as friends. However, if he is bullied and tormented enough, he becomes fused and demands it to stop.
==Appearance==
He wears a purple cape, mask, gloves, a green shirt with a white circle with his head on it in the middle, green pants, and black with white shoes and underwear on top of his pants.
==Biography==
There isn't much history or background to Fanboy's past. It's unknown if Fanboy even has parents as they were never mentioned, and he lives without any in an old water tower with Chum Chum. His only known relative is his grandfather, Grandboy. Fanboy inspires to become a superhero by following the footsteps of the series' actual superhero, Man-Arctica. He met Chum Chum in preschool and the two immediately became best friends, and have been inseparable ever since, eventually transforming an abandoned water tower into their home, dubbed the Fanlair. The boys currently are in 5th grade and attend the Galaxy Hills Elementary School. At the start of the show, Fanboy and Chum Chum meet a new kid, who happens to be a wizard named Kyle. Kyle is easily agitated by Fanboy and Chum Chum's antics, especially Fanboy, but eventually views them as friends. 
Despite his personality, Fanboy is unaware of how others perceive him. Despite everyone else judging the duo for their differences, Fanboy and Chum Chum could care less of how they are viewed and accept themselves for who they are and what they love.
==Gallery==
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Super Brawl 2.PNG.webp|Fanboy with other nickelodeon heroes
==Trivia==
*Fanboy in fact, has a glass eye due to having Chum Chum poke one of his eyes out when they were in preschool, as revealed in the episode "Fan vs. Wild". 
* He once lost his memory in "Brain Drain". As a result, "narwhal" was the only word he knew clearly.
* He's allergic to fish sticks, as revealed in the episode "The Incredible Chulk".
*As a pirate, he goes by the name "Captain Fanbeard". (Fanboy A'Hoy!)
*He has a grandfather whom he nicknames "Grandboy", and mentions him in "I, Fanbot" and "Fanboy A'hoy!".
**The second time Fanboy mentions him, it's revealed that he gave him a super-deluxe multipurpose knife.
*He can sing very well.
*His first dialogue voice-singing role was in "Dollar Day", when he and Chum Chum performed their Dollar Dance, while his first singing voice-singing role was in "Chicken Pox", when he conducted a song in Kyle's Cone of Silence.
*He's shown to have an obsession with mayonnaise in the episodes "Trading Day", "Brain Drain", "The Great Bicycle Mystery" and "I'm Man-Arctica!".
*He dressed like Frankenstine for Halloween. (There Will Be Shrieks)
*With his mask on, he can open the top of his head to store anything in it.
* His real name is Tobias Cranapple III, as revealed in "Separation Anxiety". (Lance Corporal is a Military title and not a part of the name.)
**To add, Fanboy was the first main character to have his full name revealed on the show.
*The only time Fanboy had no speaking lines was in the "Head Suckage" teaser short.
*He claps and plays the frying pan in a square-dance band, as the leader. (Kids in the Hall)
* He's shown to be skilled in kung-fu in "Precious Pig".
*His favorite food is a toasted mayonnaise sandwich. ("Brain Drain")
* He is trained in the art of snack calls as shown in "Fan vs. Wild".
* He's shown to be a master of disguise in "GameBoy".
*He can stick pencils up his nose as shown in "Marsha, Marsha, Marsha".
*Despite him being the main character, his name isn't said so often sometimes, and at other times, is not said even once in some episodes. Fanboy's name wasn't said in 16 episodes of season 1, and 10 episodes of season 2.
*"Lord of the Rings" reveals he's a magician and has a nickname, "The Great Fantini".
*He has a fear of roller-coasters as shown in "Man-Arctica the Ride".
*Because Fanboy is one of the two titular characters, he has appeared in every episode and short so far, even as a cameo. He has not missed a single episode. He is the only character along with Chum Chum, to hold this distinction.
*In the first episode, "Wizboy", Fanboy's name was not said at all until the end.
*Fanboy is known to often be unaware of his surroundings ("Wizboy", "Secret Shopper", "Cold War", "Stan Arctica").
*Fanboy had damages to his teeth in "Norse Code" and "Dental Illness".
*It was stated in "Lice Lice Baby" that removing his mask would reveal his secret identity. He was seen without his mask for the first time in "Secret Club", but only the back of his head was visible when that happened.
*During some points in the second half of season 2, Fanboy's voice appears to be auto-tuned.
*In the theme song, his singing voice was voiced by Jeff Bryon of The Mae Shi.
*Fanboy's voice actor, David Hornsby, also did the voice of Joel Zymanski on the short-lived adult animated series Unsupervised and Tyson on the Nicktoon Sanjay and Craig.
* Fanboy's Italian voice actor is Alessio De Filippis.
*The episode "Dental Illness" reveals Fanboy had a tooth in his lower left jaw that was never brushed, whom he calls "Toothy". However, Toothy is removed in that very episode.
*"Total Recall" reveals that Fanboy was born with an outside voice.
* According to his YTV profile, Fanboy doesn't like to watch paint dry.
* He was the first ever voice-over role done by David Hornsby.
*According to Eric Robles himself on Nick Message Boards, Fanboy's birthday is May 9th.
**His birthday is the same day as the creator's birthday.
*He may weigh 90 lbs, as revealed in The Incredible Shrinking Fanboy when he mentions his doctor said he had "the courage of a 90-pound boy".
*Many consider Fanboy to bear a resemblance to another iconic Nickelodeon character, Sheen Estevez from the The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius franchise and his own series, Planet Sheen.
== External Links ==
* Fanboy on the Fanboy & Chum Chum Wiki
* Fanboy on the Nickelodeon Wiki
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