recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
Mr. Finch

— "Lost and Found"

* Kitamura
* Allen

**Mr. Finch** is a character in the *Wayside School* books. He does not appear in the cartoon. He is an old man who spent his life making pencils, a job he disliked, before finally making enough money to quit his job and open an ice cream parlor. While he lost the money in "Lost and Found," it is found by Maurecia, and subsequently returned to him. He only appears in "Lost and Found."

## Appearance

According to "Lost and Found," Mr. Finch is an old man with white hair and a long, white beard. Aside from this, nothing about his physical appearance is described.

## Personality

As Mr. Finch only appears at the end of "Lost and Found," little about his personality can be inferred, it can be assumed that he is a generous and hard-working person, working for over fifty years to build up savings so he could open an ice cream parlor. He was upset when the money got lost, but was glad when it was found by Maurecia, stating that in a world with so many dishonest people, he's glad to know that there are good people too. He dislikes pencils, and after learning that Joy helped by stealing Maurecia's lunch, hands her one as a "reward."

## Relationships

### Maurecia

Mr. Finch is grateful for Maurecia, as she was able to find his missing life's savings before he had to go back to making pencils. Mr. Finch trusts Maurecia, saying that while there are lots of dishonest people in the world, he's glad to know there are good people too. As a reward, he gives Maurecia five-hundred dollars, and allows her to regularly get free ice cream at his parlor when it opens.

### Joy

Joy asks Mr. Finch if she can get a reward, as Maurecia was only able to find the missing money due to the fact her lunch was stolen. Mr. Finch only gives Joy a pencil, something he states he dislikes.

## Appearances

Mr. Finch only appears in one chapter. Major appearances are listed in **bold**.

* "**Lost and Found**"

## Trivia

* Since he earned a penny for every pencil he made, and the bag had $20,655 in it, he made at least 2,065,500 pencils in his life.
* Mr. Finch has only been illustrated in foreign editions of the *Wayside School* books.

## Gallery

"Lost and Found" (2004)"Lost and Found" (2010)
Mascot Madness

*Everyone take out your spelling books, it's time for arithmetic.*
This article contains disputed canon, like the *Sideways Arithmetic* books or the cartoon. While officially produced and part of the *Wayside School* series, facts displayed here may not correspond with the main book series.

## Mascot Madness

* Title card
* Screenshot
* Video

## General

### Airdate

April 7, 2007 (CAN)
June 26, 2007 (US)

## Chronology

### Next

"He is It!"

"**Mascot Madness**" is the first half of the fourth episode of the first season of *Wayside*.

## Synopsis

Todd becomes Wayside School's new mascot.

## Plot

The tetherball team kids want Todd to be the new mascot so that they can finally win some games, but Todd does not want to, so Dana creates a giant version of his head for Myron to wear, and he becomes "Big-Head Todd".

## Characters

* Todd
* Mr. Kidswatter
* Eric Bacon
* Eric Ovens
* Eric Fry
* Myron
* Yodana
* John
* Jenny
* Elizabeth
* Bebe
* Rondi
* Joe
* Maurecia
* Stephen
* Leslie
* Shari
* Mrs. Jewls
* Mascots (debut)
* Incidental 050
* Incidental 006
* Incidental 003
* Incidental 001
* Incidental 012
* Fluffy
* Oi Oi Oi Dumbells (debut)
* Louis
* Miss Mush
* Sammy
* Dimitri (debut)

## Transcript

Read a transcript for "Mascot Madness" here.

## Trivia

* In other episodes, it appears that Wayside School's mascot is a platypus. In this episode, it is even visible on the wall of Mr. Kidswatter's office.
* The Oi Oi Oi Dumbells are seen before the international championship during the montage, despite the fact they are from Mamaland.
* The crowd Todd walks up to at the end has several repeated characters, with a few palette-swapped.
* This is the first appearance for Dimitri.
* This is one of the few episodes other than "Upside-Down John" that contains an error where John is seen standing on his feet rather than upside down like usual. During the scene where John, Eric Fry, Eric Bacon, Joe, and Leslie are cheering for the Big Head Todd mascot, we see John's head right-side up, rather than his feet.
Jason/Appearances

A list of every book chapter Jason has been in. He appears in 58 chapters, and is mentioned in 4 more, for a total of **62 appearances**.

**Bold** denotes a major role.

## Appearances

### *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*

* "Mrs. Jewls"
* "Calvin"
* "**Jason**"
* "Rondi"
* "D.J."
* "Ron"
* "The Three Erics"
* "Allison"
* "Joy"
* "Nancy"
* "Stephen"

### *Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*

* "Spelling"
* "Recess"
* "Science, Geography, Etc." (mentioned)

### *Wayside School Is Falling Down*

* "A Package for Mrs. Jewls"
* "Mark Miller"
* "Another Story About Socks"
* "Mush"
* "**Pencils**"
* "Calvin's Big Decision"
* "The Substitute"
* "A Bad Case of the Sillies"
* "A Wonderful Teacher" (mentioned)
* "Forever Is Never"
* "Teeth"
* "The Mean Mrs. Jewls"
* "Valooosh"
* "Wayside School Is Falling Down"

### *More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*

* "Why Boys and Girls Are Silly"
* "The Quiz That Wouldn't Pop"
* "Foreign Language Lesson"
* "Report Cards" (mentioned)
* "The New Flagpole"
* "Strange Facts" (mentioned)

### *Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger*

* "Explanation"
* "Pet Day"
* "Santa Claus"
* "Mr. Gorf"
* "Nose"
* "The New Teacher"
* "A Light Bulb, a Pencil Sharpener, a Coffeepot, and a Sack of Potatoes"
* "An Elephant in Wayside School"
* "Why the Children Decided They Had to Get Rid of Mrs. Drazil"
* "**Open Wide**"
* "Jane Smith"
* "Glum and Blah"
* "Guilty"
* "Never Laugh at a Shoelace"
* "Way-High-Up Ball"
* "Stupid"
* "The Little Stranger"

### *Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom*

* "A Million"
* "The Closet That Wasn't There"
* "What's the Point?"
* "**Mrs. Surlaw**"
* "**A Short Chapter About a Long Book**"
* "The Best Principal Ever!!!"
* "Push-Downs"
* "**Inside the Closet**"
* "Breathe"
* "The Ultimate Test, Day One"
* "Kachooga Boop"
Dana (book chapter)

Illustrated by Tim Heitz

"**Dana**" is the eleventh chapter of *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*.

## Synopsis

Mrs. Jewls tries to cure Dana's itch with arithmetic.

## Plot

The chapter opens by introducing the readers to Dana, a very beautiful girl with "four eyes," referring to her glasses. The narrator describes Dana's eyes as her unique feature, and goes on to mention that if Dana was covered with even more eyes, she'd be even more beautiful, but this isn't the case - instead, Dana is covered with an insane number of mosquito bites. Mrs. Jewls wants to teach arithmetic, but Dana complains that she can't focus because she is too itchy. This prompts the other students to try to complain about their issues too, but Mrs. Jewls settles that they are going to do arithmetic. She decides to help Dana forget about how itchy she is by announcing that arithmetic is a great cure for a pesky itch, and asks Dana how many mosquito bites she has. Dana estimates that she has over a hundred bites, but her itch keeps moving from bite to bite.

Mrs. Jewls points out that numbers don't itch as much as mosquito bites do, and she proposes turning Dana's mosquito bites into numbers. Mrs. Jewls starts quizzing the class, using mosquito bites in all the math problems. Dana, however, doesn't feel it is helping, as regardless of what Mrs. Jewls tries, Dana still itches. Eventually, Mrs. Jewls comes up with a tough problem and asks for the addition of seventy-five and forty-nine mosquito bites. She says the problem is for Dana, and has her solve it.

Dana looks at her arms, and notices one arm has seventy-five mosquito bites, while the other has forty-nine. She counts the bites, and realizes there are one hundred and twenty-four mosquito bites total, none of which are itching anymore. The other students in class wonder if arithmetic can also fix their complaints. Dana is glad that her mosquito bites were turned into numbers instead of letters, because she's forgotten how to spell the word "mosquito."

## Characters

* Dana
* Mrs. Jewls
* D.J. (debut)
* Ron
* Terrence
* Todd
* Rondi (debut)
* Bebe Gunn

## Trivia

* D.J. and Rondi are first mentioned in this chapter. Not counting Sammy, they are the last students named in *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*.
* Contrary to the *Sideways Arithmetic* books, Mrs. Jewls teaches normal arithmetic in this chapter, rather than verbal arithmetic.
* This chapter is later referenced in "Leslie" and "Push-Downs."
* Audio:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pCqTbJAhbuY

## Gallery

Dennis Hockerman illustrationJulie Brinckloe illustrationAdam McCauley illustration
### Foreign editions

Peter Allen illustration (UK)Peter Allen second illustration (UK)Peter Allen third illustration (UK)Peter Allen fourth illustration (UK)Peter Allen fifth illustration (UK)Peter Allen sixth illustration (UK)Satoshi Kitamura illustration (Japan)
Mrs. Surlaw

— Narration in "Mrs. Surlaw"

Illustration by Hillar Mets

**Mrs. Surlaw** is a character in the *Wayside School* books. She does not appear in the cartoon. She is the librarian at Wayside School, and works at the library on the seventh floor, where she has the books sorted by their number of pages.

## Appearance

Little about Mrs. Surlaw's appearance has been described. It is known that she looks "severe," and that the students are afraid of her, but otherwise, nothing is known.

## Personality

Mrs. Surlaw is a character with currently few appearances in the *Wayside School* series, only having three appearances with one major role, so little about her full personality is known. Her most significant role, in "Mrs. Surlaw," shows that although the children are somewhat scared of her, she genuinely enjoys seeing how much they enjoy books, and is actually soft deep down. This is backed up by her brief appearance in "Allison," where she asks Allison about the book she's reading, and asks if she can read it herself. In "Mrs. Surlaw," it is shown that her library has a number of rules, since students can't eat, drink, yell, perform somersaults, or hug her giant plush walrus until after checking out a book, which may contribute to why students are afraid of her. However, she seems to be fairly open-minded most of the time, as she is shown not to believe in organization systems such as a distinction between fiction and nonfiction, as well as alphabetical order, and additionally, in "The Ultimate, Ultimate Test," she lets Deedee pass even after Deedee misinterprets her question, as she said the correct answer within her given answer.

## Appearances

Currently, Mrs. Surlaw has only appeared three times in the *Wayside School* books. Major appearances are denoted in **bold**.

* "Allison"
* "**Mrs. Surlaw**"
* "The Ultimate, Ultimate Test"

## Trivia

* She first appears in "Allison," but here she remains unnamed. She wasn't named until over forty years later with the release of *Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom*, where she is named in "Mrs. Surlaw."
* While it's possible that an incidental character in the cartoon is meant to be Mrs. Surlaw, it is unknown, as a librarian is never seen in the show.
* Mrs. Surlaw's name spelled backwards is "walrus." Fittingly, she has a giant stuffed plush of a walrus in her room.
* It is mentioned that Mrs. Surlaw looks severe, but deep down her heart is as soft as a pillow. This heavily parallels the giant plush walrus in her room, which is described in nearly the same way.

## References

1. ↑ "Mrs. Surlaw"
Julie Brinckloe

**Julie Brinckloe** is an illustrator and author of children's books, including the second edition of *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*. Outside of *Wayside School*, she has also written her own books, including *Gordon's House*, *Playing Marbles*, and *Fireflies!*, all of which she additionally provided illustrations for. Julie Brinckloe's illustrations for *Sideways Stories from Wayside School* replaced Dennis Hockerman's illustrations starting in 1985 when the series was republished by Avon Books, and were continually used until 2003, when they were replaced by the Adam McCauley illustrations. They were used concurrently with the Joel Schick illustrations during the first editions of *Wayside School Is Falling Down* and *Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger*.

## Credits

* *Sideways Stories from Wayside School* (second edition illustrations)

## Trivia

* While most of the character designs she uses are changed from the Dennis Hockerman interpretations, her version of Dameon uses a nearly identical character design. Additionally, many of Brinckloe's designs carried over to Joel Schick's illustrations, though some, such as Leslie, Maurecia, and Eric Fry, were modified further.

## Gallery

See a full gallery of Julie Brinckloe's *Wayside School* illustrations here.
Eric Fry/Appearances

A list of every book chapter and cartoon episode Eric Fry appears in. He has appeared in 24 book chapters, and is mentioned in 3 more, for a total of **27 appearances** in the books. He additionally appears in 49 cartoon episodes, as well as the animated pilot, for a total of **50 appearances** in the cartoon. If added together, Eric Fry has a total of **77 appearances**.

**Bold** denotes a major role.

## Appearances

### Books

#### *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*

* "Mrs. Gorf"
* "Jason"
* "**The Three Erics**"
* "Nancy"
* "Louis" (as "Butterfingers")

#### *Wayside School Is Falling Down*

* "Another Story About Socks"
* "Music"
* "The Substitute"
* "A Bad Case of the Sillies"
* "A Wonderful Teacher" (mentioned)
* "**Eric, Eric, and Eric**"
* "Valooosh"

#### *More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*

* "Report Cards" (mentioned)
* "The New Flagpole"
* "Game Day"

#### *Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger*

* "Explanation"
* "A Story with a Disappointing Ending"
* "Pet Day"
* "Mr. Gorf"
* "The New Teacher"
* "A Light Bulb, a Pencil Sharpener, a Coffeepot, and a Sack of Potatoes"
* "Mr. Poop"
* "Never Laugh at a Shoelace"
* "**Way-High-Up Ball**"

#### *Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom*

* "**Eric, Eric, and *What's-His-Name?***"
* "The Best Principal Ever!!!"

### Cartoon

#### Season 1

* "Pull My Pigtail"
* "Class Cow"
* "Meet the Pets"
* "Oh, Great Leader"
* "Honors Class"
* "Cabbage, My Boy"
* "Mascot Madness"
* "He is It!"
* "Kindergarten King"
* "Myron vs. Normy"
* "Age of Aquarium"
* "Channel Kidswatter"
* "The Elevator"
* "Mad Hot"
* "Mamaland Blues"
* "Principles of Principals"
* "Teacher's Parent Conference"
* "Rat in Shining Armor"
* "Mrs. Gorf"
* "Todd Falls in Love"
* "French Fried"
* "Music Lessons"
* "Todd & Bull Story"
* "Louis Gets Some Class"
* "My Fluffy Hair"

#### Season 2

* "Dana Checks Out"
* "My Biggest Fan"
* "My Partner Gets All the Credit"
* "Daring Love"
* "Kidswatter: The Movie"
* "Safety Monitor"
* "Be True to Your Elf"
* "Sideways Protest"
* "Extra-curricular Ridicular"
* "Wayside Christmas"
* "The Rat Truth"
* "Oh, Brother"
* "Snow Day"
* "Myth of Nick"
* "**Dr. Dana**"
* "Slow Mo Mo"
* "Joe n' Fro"
* "Upside Down John"
* "The Final Stretch"
* "Kidswatter's Opus"
* "**The Three Erics**"
* "Le Race"
* "Imperfect Attendance"
* "The Note"
D.J./Appearances

A list of every chater D.J. has appeared in. He appears in 31 book chapters, is mentioned in 3 more, and appears in a flashback in 1 more, for a total of **35 appearances** in the books. He is additionally mentioned in the animated pilot for the cartoon, but does not appear. If this is counted, D.J. has a total of **36 appearances**.

**Bold** denotes a major role.

## Appearances

### Books

#### *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*

* "Dana"
* "**D.J.**"
* "Kathy" (mentioned)
* "Dameon"
* "Terrence"
* "Nancy"

#### *Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*

* "Recess"
* "Science, Geography, Etc." (mentioned)

#### *Wayside School Is Falling Down*

* "Homework"
* "Another Story About Socks"
* "Mush"
* "Music"
* "**Kathy and D.J.**"
* "**Love and a Dead Rat**"
* "A Story That Isn't About Socks"
* "The Mean Mrs. Jewls"
* "Valooosh"

#### *More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*

* "Four Times Too"
* "Report Cards" (mentioned)
* "The New Flagpole"
* "Game Day"

#### *Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger*

* "Explanation"
* "Pet Day"
* "Something Different about Mrs. Jewls"
* "**Glum and Blah**"
* "Stupid"
* "The Little Stranger"

#### *Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom*

* "A Million"
* "**Up and Down**"
* "Oppositosis" (flashback)
* "What's the Point?"
* "The Mirror"
* "Blame It on the Cloud"
* "Jump Rope Arithmetic"
* "Rainbow"
Jenny/Appearances

A list of every book chapter and cartoon episode Jenny appears in. She has appeared in 55 book chapters, and has been mentioned in 3 more, for a total of **58 appearances** in the books. She has appeared in 48 cartoon episodes, as well as the animated pilot, for a total of **49 appearances** in the cartoon. If added together, Jenny has a total of **107 appearances**.

**Bold** denotes a major role.

## Appearances

### Books

#### *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*

* "Mrs. Gorf"
* "Mrs. Jewls"
* "Deedee"
* "Ron"
* "**Jenny**"
* "Stephen"
* "Louis"

#### *Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*

* "Recess"
* "Science, Geography, Etc." (mentioned)

#### *Wayside School Is Falling Down*

* "A Package for Mrs. Jewls"
* "Homework"
* "Another Story About Socks"
* "The Best Part"
* "Music"
* "Calvin's Big Decision"
* "She's Back!"
* "***What?***"
* "A Bad Case of the Sillies"
* "Eric, Eric, and Eric"
* "Teeth"
* "The Mean Mrs. Jewls"
* "Valooosh"
* "The Lost Ear"
* "Wayside School Is Falling Down"

#### *More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*

* "The Quiz That Wouldn't Pop"
* "Foreign Language Lesson"
* "Report Cards" (mentioned)
* "The New Flagpole"
* "Strange Facts" (mentioned)
* "Game Day"
* "Conclusion"

#### *Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger*

* "A Story with a Disappointing Ending"
* "Pet Day"
* "Mr. Gorf"
* "Voices"
* "Nose"
* "The New Teacher"
* "A Light Bulb, a Pencil Sharpener, a Coffeepot, and a Sack of Potatoes"
* "An Elephant in Wayside School"
* "Mr. Poop"
* "The Blue Notebook"
* "**Glum and Blah**"
* "Guilty"
* "Way-High-Up Ball"
* "**Flowers for a Very Special Person**"
* "The Little Stranger"

#### *Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom*

* "Up and Down"
* "The Closet That Wasn't There"
* "**Stuck**"
* "What's the Point?"
* "Mrs. Surlaw"
* "The Best Principal Ever!!!"
* "Breathe"
* "The Moment"
* "Blame It on the Cloud"
* "The Ultimate Test, Day One"
* "Kachooga Boop"
* "After the Storm"

### Cartoon

#### Season 1

* "Pull My Pigtail"
* "Class Cow"
* "Meet the Pets"
* "Oh, Great Leader"
* "Honors Class"
* "Cabbage, My Boy"
* "Mascot Madness"
* "He is It!"
* "Kindergarten King"
* "Myron vs. Normy"
* "Age of Aquarium"
* "**Channel Kidswatter**"
* "The Elevator"
* "Mad Hot"
* "Mamaland Blues"
* "Principles of Principals"
* "Teacher's Parent Conference"
* "Rat in Shining Armor"
* "Mrs. Gorf"
* "Todd Falls in Love"
* "French Fried"
* "Music Lessons"
* "Todd & Bull Story"
* "Louis Gets Some Class"
* "My Fluffy Hair"

#### Season 2

* "**Dana Checks Out**"
* "My Partner Gets All the Credit"
* "**Daring Love**"
* "Kidswatter: The Movie"
* "Safety Monitor"
* "Be True to Your Elf"
* "Sideways Protest"
* "Extra-curricular Ridicular"
* "Wayside Christmas"
* "The Rat Truth"
* "Oh, Brother"
* "Snow Day"
* "Myth of Nick"
* "Dr. Dana"
* "Slow Mo Mo"
* "Joe n' Fro"
* "Upside Down John"
* "The Final Stretch"
* "Kidswatter's Opus"
* "The Three Erics"
* "Le Race"
* "Imperfect Attendance"
* "The Note"
La Chaîne Disney

La Chaîne Disney est une chaîne canadienne (ou un homologue québécois de Disney Channel Canada) détenue par Teletoon Canada Inc, une filiale de Corus Entertainment sous la licence de The Walt Disney Company. Il a été lancé le 1er septembre 2015, en remplacement de Télétoon Rétro. Comme son homologue canadien, il est diffusé Wayside. Le doublage peut être vu sur Youtube ici.

Here's the English ver if you don't know French.

La Chaîne Disney is a Canadian channel (or a quebec counterpart for disney channel canada) owned by Teletoon Canada Inc, a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment under the license of The Walt Disney Company. It launched in September 1, 2015, replacing  Télétoon Rétro. Like it's canadian counterpart, it airs Wayside. The dub can be seen on Youtube here.
Mrs. Waloosh

— Mrs. Waloosh in "Valooosh"

* Heitz
* McCauley
* Schick

**Mrs. Waloosh** is a character in the *Wayside School* books. She does not appear in the cartoon, though a similar character named Ivil Kisseau appears in the episode "Mad Hot." She is the dance teacher at Wayside School, and only appears in the chapter "Valooosh."

## Appearance

Mrs. Waloosh is described in "Valooosh" as being a strange-looking woman with bright red hair that gives the impression that her head is on fire. She wears a sparkling pink top and pink tights. Aside from this, nothing else about Mrs. Waloosh's appearance is known.

## Personality

Mrs. Waloosh only appears in the chapter "Valooosh," so little about her personality is known, but she does have a major role in that chapter. Mrs. Waloosh appears to be very eccentric and reckless, as seen when teaching her tango class in "Valooosh." She seems to be very carefree with the students she dances with, often tossing them up in the air. While usually she is able to catch them, she may occasionally fail when she gets tired, though the students don't seem to mind, as they find her class to be very fun. Mrs. Waloosh is a world-famous dancer according to Mrs. Jewls, so she may assume the rest of her students are on the same skill level, causing her to toss them into the air with intense force. She seems to enjoy watching the students have fun, even if they are hurting one another, as she proclaims that they did "Vonderful!" and "Fahntasteek!" after they finish the first day in her class. She speaks with a thick German accent.

## Appearances

Mrs. Waloosh only appears in one chapter. Major appearances are in **bold**.

* "**Valooosh**"

## Trivia

* While she doesn't appear in the cartoon, Ivil Kisseau may be based on her, as she speaks with a similar accent and also teaches a dance class in Mamaland.
* While her name is spelled with two "O"s, the chapter "Valooosh" is spelled with three.

## Gallery

"Valooosh" (1989)"Valooosh" (2003)"Valooosh" (2004)"Valooosh" (2004)"Valooosh" (2010)"Valooosh" (2019)
### Other designs

Peter Allen design (British edition, 2004)Satoshi Kitamura design (Japanese edition, 2010)
Monkey

— Rondi in "Rondi"

## Monkeys

* Allen
* McCauley
* Brinckloe

**Monkeys** are animals mentioned occasionally in the *Wayside School* books. In the books, they are first mentioned in "Mrs. Jewls", where they flood the school after being attracted by the sound of Mrs. Jewls mistakes her class for monkeys.

## Role in series

### Books

Mrs. Jewls mistook her class for monkeys since they were so cute, she saw Jason in particular as a chimp. She thought about getting everyone a banana, she already had a bag of peanuts to give to Calvin. It took a little while for them to convince the teacher they weren't monkeys, but when they do some immediately regret.

In "Rondi", Rondi tells a long joke about a monkey looking for a magic banana so he wouldn't be hungry anymore. However, he instead eats all of the bananas until he's full without even noticing. Nobody ever noticed Rondi's joke.

In "Why Boys and Girls Are Silly", Stephen acts like a monkey when Joe and John arrive near him and Jason while saying they weren't silly.

Dr. Jane Payne's frequent insult is "Rub a monkey's tummy" then again adding "with your head!"

## Trivia

* Monkeys are mentioned to eat bananas similar to common depictions. In real life, bananas aren't usually a regular part of the diet of wild monkeys and apes. In fact, monkeys born in Africa and the Americas didn't even have access to bananas until the trees were planted by humans. But they do often like to eat other fruits.
* Chimps lack tails, so they are apes not monkeys.
Miss Worm (book chapter)

*Everyone take out your spelling books, it's time for arithmetic.*
This article contains disputed canon, like the *Sideways Arithmetic* books or the cartoon. While officially produced and part of the *Wayside School* series, facts displayed here may not correspond with the main book series.

 — Narration

### Book

*More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*

### Next chapter

"Miss Worm Finally Understands!"

"**Miss Worm**" is the fifth chapter of *More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*.

## Synopsis

The teacher of the twenty-ninth story decides to investigate the strange noises coming from Mrs. Jewls's class.

## Plot

This chapter introduces Miss Worm, who teaches the classroom just below Mrs. Jewls's class. Often, she would be bothered by the strange noises she heard whenever Mrs. Jewls was teaching arithmetic, so she decides to investigate. She asks why Mrs. Jewls's class is so noisy, and Mrs. Jewls notes that they're doing arithmetic. Miss Worm tells Mrs. Jewls that when her class does arithmetic, they work quietly, but Mrs. Jewls notes it always gets them excited. Not sure how arithmetic of all things could be exciting, Miss Worm decides to watch, and has the class add 8 + 8. The class instead adds the word "eight" instead. Stephen remarks it ends in "two," and it turns out the solution is "tattoo." Miss Worm tells them they were supposed to use the number 8, but Mrs. Jewls tells Miss Worm there's not an 8 anywhere in the problem.

Miss Worm then tries to have the class add "one + one" and "two + two," but they get "zero" and "nil" respectively. Sharie then falls asleep in class, which upsets Miss Worm, but Mrs. Jewls remarks that Sharie is her best student, and tells Miss Worm to ask her any question and she'll know the answer. Mrs. Jewls asks Miss Worm to think of the biggest number she can, which Miss Worm finds ridiculous since there is no "biggest number," so she just decides on "zillions." Mrs. Jewls has Sharie add "zillions" and "missworm," to which she snores "zzzzzzzzz," which turns out to be the proper answer to the problem. However, before the reader answers this problem, Louis Sachar briefly interrupts to say he hasn't been fair to the letter "Q," and says that the reader needs to solve for what Q would be if it were in the problem. He notes that Q is larger than N, and the chapter ends.

## Characters

* Miss Worm
* Mrs. Jewls
* Stephen
* Sharie

## Trivia

* This marks the first appearance of Miss Worm.
* Using the letter "Q" is actually necessary to solving the "ZILLIONS + MISSWORM = ZZZZZZZZZ" problem, as determining that Q is larger than N is the only way to figure out N and R.
* This chapter directly leads into "Miss Worm Finally Understands!"
Mamaland Blues

*Everyone take out your spelling books, it's time for arithmetic.*
This article contains disputed canon, like the *Sideways Arithmetic* books or the cartoon. While officially produced and part of the *Wayside School* series, facts displayed here may not correspond with the main book series.

## Mamaland Blues

* Title card
* Screenshot
* Video

## General

### Airdate

May 5, 2007 (CAN)
July 3, 2007 (US)

## Chronology

### Next

"Principles of Principals"

"**Mamaland Blues**" is the second half of the eighth episode of the first season of *Wayside*.

## Synopsis

Dana finds a long-lost document that states she may be related to Miss Mush.

## Plot

Dana finds an ancient marriage certificate that she thinks might make Miss Mush related to her. However, it turns out she misread it and is not related to Miss Mush.

## Characters

* Miss Mush
* Yodana
* Poobinski (final appearance)
* Todd
* Maurecia
* Myron
* Dana's male ancestor (debut)
* Miss Mush's ancestor (debut)
* Warthog (debut)
* Wolfman family (debut)
* Sammy
* Mrs. Jewls
* Eric Bacon
* Eric Ovens
* Eric Fry
* John
* Leslie
* Jenny
* Elizabeth
* Bebe
* Rondi
* Joe
* Stephen
* Shari
* Dana's female ancestor (debut)

## Transcript

Read a transcript for Mamaland Blues here.

## Trivia

* The scene where Dana is pushing Poobinski into the stew pot parallels a similar scene in *Wayside: The Movie*.
Foreign Language Lesson

*Everyone take out your spelling books, it's time for arithmetic.*
This article contains disputed canon, like the *Sideways Arithmetic* books or the cartoon. While officially produced and part of the *Wayside School* series, facts displayed here may not correspond with the main book series.

### Book

*More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*

### Next chapter

"He, She, We, and Ewe"

"**Foreign Language Lesson**" is the ninth chapter of *More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*.

## Synopsis

Mrs. Jewls teaches her class how to say "yes" in different languages.

## Plot

This chapter opens by noting that Mrs. Jewls has taught the class how to say "yes" in three different languages; specifically Spanish, French, and Russian. Joe, Jason, and Jenny claim they understand the lesson, but Jenny mispronounces the Russian word "da." Mrs. Jewls corrects her, and has them each write these words into multiplication problems. After a few more problems, the chapter remarks that problems from there on out will be harder, and the chapter ends.

## Characters

* Mrs. Jewls
* Joe
* Jason
* Jenny

## Trivia

* Mrs. Jewls would later be seen teaching a foreign language in "Pull My Pigtail," where she teaches Portuguese.
Mad Hot

*Everyone take out your spelling books, it's time for arithmetic.*
This article contains disputed canon, like the *Sideways Arithmetic* books or the cartoon. While officially produced and part of the *Wayside School* series, facts displayed here may not correspond with the main book series.

## Mad Hot

* Title card
* Screenshot
* Video

## General

### Airdate

May 5, 2007 (CAN)
July 3, 2007 (US)

## Chronology

### Next

"Mamaland Blues"

"**Mad Hot**" is the first half of the eighth episode of the first season of *Wayside*.

## Synopsis

Mr. Kidswatter hires Todd, Dana, Maurecia, and Myron for his dance team, the Wayside Wallflowers.

## Plot

Principal Kidswatter challenges another school for the annual Wayside dance competition,then he picks a random team consisting of Todd, Maurecia, Dana and Myron.

## Characters

* Mr. Kidswatter
* Mrs. Jewls
* Todd
* Eric Fry
* Eric Ovens
* Eric Bacon
* Leslie
* John
* Yodana
* Myron
* Rondi
* Bebe
* Elizabeth
* Jenny
* Shari
* Stephen
* Maurecia
* Joe
* Christopher Columbus (mentioned, final appearance)
* Ivil Kisseau (debut)
* Oi Oi Oi Dumbells (final appearance)
* Dimitri (final appearance)
* Louis
* Miss Mush
* Sammy
* Cows
* Incidental 050
* Incidental 003

## Trivia

* Dimitri looks different than he does in "Mascot Madness." In that episode, he has an oversized head, while in this episode, he has proportions much closer to Todd's. In addition, one of the two identical boys in the Oi Oi Oi Dumbells has been replaced with a short girl with shaggy hair.
* This is the final appearance of Dimitri.
* when Todd mimes his oral report, he actually does the same moves that him and Maurecia do in the dance competiton.
Leslie/Appearances

A list of every book chapter and cartoon episode Leslie has been in. She appears in 48 book chapters, and is mentioned in 2 more for a total of **50 appearances** in the books. She additionally appears in 44 cartoon episodes, as well as the animated pilot, for a total of **45 appearances** in the cartoon. If added together, Leslie has a total of **95 appearances**.

**Bold** denotes a major role.

## Appearances

### Books

#### *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*

* "Todd"
* "Maurecia"
* "**Paul**"
* "Rondi"
* "Sammy"
* "Deedee"
* "**Leslie**"
* "Ron"
* "Terrence"
* "Nancy"
* "Louis"

#### *Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*

* "Spelling"
* "Science, Geography, Etc." (mentioned)

#### *Wayside School Is Falling Down*

* "Homework"
* "Another Story About Socks"
* "**Pigtails**"
* "Mush"
* "Music"
* "Calvin's Big Decision"
* "The Substitute"
* "**The Mean Mrs. Jewls**"
* "Lost and Found"
* "Valooosh"

#### *More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*

* "The Quiz That Wouldn't Pop"
* "Report Cards" (mentioned)
* "The New Flagpole"
* "Game Day"

#### *Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger*

* "**A Story with a Disappointing Ending**"
* "Pet Day"
* "Santa Claus"
* "Mr. Gorf"
* "**Nose**"
* "The New Teacher"
* "A Light Bulb, a Pencil Sharpener, a Coffeepot, and a Sack of Potatoes"
* "Way-High-Up Ball"
* "The Little Stranger"

#### *Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom*

* "Eric, Eric, and *What's-His-Name?*"
* "The Closet That Wasn't There"
* "Science"
* "**Stuck**"
* "What's the Point?"
* "Mrs. Surlaw"
* "The Best Principal Ever!!!"
* "Push-Downs"
* "Breathe"
* "Blame It on the Cloud"
* "The Ultimate Test, Day One"
* "Kachooga Boop"
* "After the Storm"
* "Rainbow"

### Cartoon

#### Season 1

* "Pull My Pigtail"
* "Class Cow"
* "Meet the Pets"
* "Honors Class"
* "Cabbage, My Boy"
* "Mascot Madness"
* "Kindergarten King"
* "Myron vs. Normy"
* "Age of Aquarium"
* "Channel Kidswatter"
* "The Elevator"
* "Mad Hot"
* "Mamaland Blues"
* "Principles of Principals"
* "Teacher's Parent Conference"
* "Rat in Shining Armor"
* "Mrs. Gorf"
* "Todd Falls in Love"
* "French Fried"
* "Music Lessons"
* "Todd & Bull Story"
* "Louis Gets Some Class"

#### Season 2

* "Dana Checks Out"
* "My Biggest Fan"
* "My Partner Gets All the Credit"
* "Daring Love"
* "Kidswatter: The Movie"
* "Safety Monitor"
* "Be True to Your Elf"
* "Sideways Protest"
* "Extra-curricular Ridicular"
* "Wayside Christmas"
* "The Rat Truth"
* "Snow Day"
* "Myth of Nick"
* "Dr. Dana"
* "Slow Mo Mo"
* "Joe n' Fro"
* "Upside Down John"
* "The Final Stretch"
* "Kidswatter's Opus"
* "The Three Erics"
* "Imperfect Attendance"
* "The Note"
Bebe (book chapter)

Illustrated by Tim Heitz

"**Bebe**" is the sixth chapter of *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*.

## Synopsis

Bebe and Calvin work together to draw several pictures.

## Plot

The reader is introduced to Bebe Gunn, an adorable young artist who is the quickest drawer in Mrs. Jewls's class. She can draw any picture faster than anyone else, and spends all of art class drawing as many pictures as she can. Then the narrator introduces Calvin, who doesn't think he's good at art, because he takes the entire period to draw one airplane. He works as Bebe's assistant, handing her new supplies whenever necessary, so they can draw as many pictures as they can in the hour art class takes place in. In return, Bebe draws a few airplanes for Calvin.

Mrs. Jewls begins art class, and Bebe starts rapidly drawing pictures. Calvin helps provide Bebe with new materials whenever she completes one picture, and by the end of class they have drawn 378 pictures in the span of just an hour - a new personal record. Mrs. Jewls is impressed, and asks if Calvin drew all the pictures, but Calvin points out that Bebe did, because he feels he isn't very good at art for how little he can draw, but he still loves art. He believes that by assisting Bebe, he has helped create much more art, and he shakes Bebe's hand.

However, Mrs. Jewls believes that isn't how art works. She points out that the quality of art is more important than the quantity; in her words, even if Bebe spent her entire life drawing two million cats, if one person has produced one picture over the course of a lifetime that is better than all of Bebe's two million pictures, then that person has produced more art than Bebe. This hurts Bebe's feelings, so she throws all her art away and rushes out of school to start spending as much time as she can to draw one cat. When Louis asks if she can bring it tomorrow, Bebe says she probably won't even be finished with one whisker by then.

## Characters

* Bebe Gunn (debut)
* Mrs. Jewls
* Calvin
* Louis

## Trivia

* Bebe is first mentioned in this chapter.
* "Draw" can also mean the action of pulling a gun from its holster to shoot. Combined with the full name "Bebe Gunn," this is an instance of a pun in the books.
* To listen by audio, click here.

## Gallery

Dennis Hockerman illustrationJulie Brinckloe illustrationAdam McCauley illustration
### Foreign editions

Peter Allen illustration (UK)Satoshi Kitamura illustration (Japan)Unknown illustrator (China, Simplified Chinese)Ramona Bruno illustration (Italy)
He is It!

*Everyone take out your spelling books, it's time for arithmetic.*
This article contains disputed canon, like the *Sideways Arithmetic* books or the cartoon. While officially produced and part of the *Wayside School* series, facts displayed here may not correspond with the main book series.

## He is It!

* Title card
* Video

## General

### Airdate

April 7, 2007 (CAN)
July 6, 2007 (US)

## Chronology

### Next

"Best Friendzzz"

"**He is It!**" is the second half of the fourth episode of the first season of *Wayside*.

## Synopsis

Myron becomes the most powerful person at Wayside School after being tagged "It" by Todd.

## Plot

While they are playing tag, Dana tells people the various game rules, like "No returnsies".Some people think that being "it" is just part of the game,but to Myron being "it" is a whole different story. He deserves special royal treatment, including being on a high throne, in which Dana objects, saying that it is against the rules to use rule books as seats. They then proceed to break a few rules, including putting Todd's shirt down, and trying to eat a grape. Mryon's "entertainment" has Todd, with his shirt on his head while dancing like an alien. Myron then proceeds to throw out every rule book in the classroom, meaning that Wayside is without rules, that is until they put them back where they belong. Then Dana goes crazy, wanting to be tagged, in which they end up running all over the school. And once they accidentally tag the cow, they say that they only speak the language of the cow. And so, when Dana was at fighting distance from Mryon, she might of looked like Mr Kidswatter from a distance. And finally, as how Mryon wants to be class president so bad, he cries like a baby.

## Characters

* Myron
* Eric Bacon
* Yodana
* Maurecia
* Bebe
* Eric Fry
* Eric Ovens
* Joe
* Jenny
* Stephen
* Todd
* Shari
* Unnamed students
* Mrs. Jewls
* Julius Caesar (debut, mentioned)
* Cow

## Trivia

* In the episode, Dana starts as it, then tags Eric Bacon. Eric Bacon tags Eric Fry, who tags Stephen, who tags Maurecia, who tags Shari, who tags Todd, who tags Myron, who tags Dana again by mistake, who tags a cow.
* There are many times in this episode where a character who is "It" touches another character, but it isn't counted.
	+ Myron should become "It" pretty early on, as Eric Bacon is holding onto him when he is tagged.
	+ When Eric Bacon is fluffed up as a pillow and Myron sits on him, he should become "It."
	+ When Myron bumps into Shari and Bebe in the hallway, one of them should become "It."
	+ When Myron is using Eric Ovens and Eric Fry as a throne, one of them should become "It."
	+ Before officially pronouncing Dana "It," Myron touches Dana several times when she prepares to throw her rulebook out the window. Unlike the others, this one should definitely count, as it has a definite touch from the hand, rather than just any physical contact.
Elizabeth/Appearances

Every episode Elizabeth appears in.

## Appearances

### *Wayside*

* *Wayside: The Movie*
* "Pull My Pigtail"
* "Class Cow"
* "Honors Class"
* "Cabbage, My Boy"
* "Mascot Madness"
* "Best Friendzzz"
* "Kindergarten King"
* "Myron vs. Normy"
* "Channel Kidswatter"
* "Mamaland Blues"
* "Principles of Principals"
* "Teacher's Parent Conference"
* "Mrs. Gorf"
* "Todd Falls in Love"
* "Music Lessons"
* "Todd & Bull Story"
* "Louis Gets Some Class"
* "Dana Checks Out"
* "My Partner Gets All the Credit"
* "Daring Love"
* "Kidswatter: The Movie"
* "Safety Monitor"
* "Be True to Your Elf"
* "Sideways Protest"
* "Extra-curricular Ridicular"
* "Wayside Christmas"
* "The Rat Truth"
* "Free Stewy" (color-swapped)
* "Snow Day"
* "Myth of Nick"
* "Dr. Dana"
* "Slow Mo Mo"
* "Joe n' Fro"
* "Upside Down John"
* "Kidswatter's Opus"
* "The Three Erics"
* "Imperfect Attendance"
* "The Note"
Mrs. Gorf/Appearances

A list of every book chapter and cartoon episode **Mrs. Gorf** has been seen in.

Major appearances are denoted in **bold**.

## Appearances

### Books

#### *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*

* "**Mrs. Gorf**"
* "Mrs. Jewls" (mentioned)
* "**Stephen**" (as a ghost)

#### *Wayside School Is Falling Down*

* "Freedom" (mentioned)
* "**She's Back!**" (mentioned)
* "**Another Story About Potatoes**" (as potato salad)

#### *Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger*

* "Mr. Gorf" (mentioned)
* "Voices" (mentioned)
* "Nose" (mentioned)
* "The New Teacher" (mentioned)

#### *Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom*

* "The Closet That Wasn't There" (mentioned)
Breathe

Illustrated by Tim Heitz

"**Breathe**" is the twenty-first chapter of *Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom*.

## Synopsis

The students help Stephen calm down as he prepares to ring the gong.

## Plot

Stephen stares at the clock on the wall, still worrying about ringing the end-of-the-day gong. He worries he could drop the mallet on his toe, or Mr. Kidswatter's toe, and could even get expelled. Jason tries to calm him down, asking him to breathe, and he takes a breath. But he still worries about what could go wrong. He worries about if there could be a skateboard on the stairs, and that he could trip on it and break his leg before ringing the gong, making him late. Rondi tells him to breathe as well. He continues to stare at the clock, though time passes strangely. He gets a slice of "pepper-only" pizza from Miss Mush, but only remembers it due to having a burnt tongue.

Jenny returns from lunch late, having lost her skateboard, which worries Stephen. Mrs. Jewls asks what's wrong, and Stephen explains that he's worried that something might go wrong when he tries to ring the gong. Mac asks why he volunteered, and Stephen explains that it seemed exciting at the time. Mrs. Jewls tells him he has cold feet, which Stephen thinks is right, though he's not sure how having cold feet correlate with him being nervous. Mrs. Jewls tells him to calm down and take a breath, and he does.

The students prepare for music class, but the instruments are out being cleaned. Stephen wonders if the gong is being cleaned, too, and that he'll have to ring it on another day. Kathy tells him to breathe. Mrs. Jewls says that if they don't have their instruments, they'll simply have to make music by whatever means they can. So, the students begin to make the noise that they can with their bodies. Time passes quickly, and suddenly Mrs, Jewls reminds Stephen that it's time to ring the gong. He's too nervous to get out of his chair because he thinks he might be late, but Jason and Rondi help him out, as he hears words of encouragement from his classmates. The entire class tells him to breathe one more time, and he takes a breath as he leaves the room.

## Characters

* Stephen
* Mr. Kidswatter (mentioned)
* Jason
* Rondi
* Miss Mush
* Mrs. Jewls
* Jenny
* Mac
* Kathy
* Dana
* Ron
* Calvin
* Bebe Gunn
* Joe
* Paul
* Leslie
* Joy

## Trivia

* Although Dr. Pickell hypnotized Paul to imagine Leslie's pigtails as rattlesnakes in "A Story with a Disappointing Ending," he is once again seen pulling them here, and is later seen pulling them in "Blame It on the Cloud" and "Kachooga Boop."
	+ It is possible that, like Kathy, the effect of Dr. Pickell's hypnosis of Paul broke at some point.
Game Day

*Everyone take out your spelling books, it's time for arithmetic.*
This article contains disputed canon, like the *Sideways Arithmetic* books or the cartoon. While officially produced and part of the *Wayside School* series, facts displayed here may not correspond with the main book series.

 — Narration

### Book

*More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*

### Next chapter

"Conclusion"

"**Game Day**" is the fourteenth chapter of *More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*.

## Synopsis

The students compete in an event called the Wayside Olympics.

## Plot

This chapter opens by mentioning that on the last day of school before vacation, the children would get to compete in the Wayside Olympics, an event with various different games and tests of skill and courage. The chapter begins with another problem reminiscent ot those in "Strange Facts," with a series of statements given to the reader. However, rather than a set number of conclusions that are true or false, instead there are three questions based on specifics the reader must figure out through the facts given. Afterwards, a relay race with two teams of four is mentioned, and the reader is asked to figure out who is on each team with the facts given to them. A similar question is given about the sack race, which has four teams of two, and it also asks in which order the teams finished. After more problems detailing the stairway races and watermelon drop, the chapter ends.

## Characters

* Deedee
* Dameon
* Mrs. Jewls
* Joe (mentioned)
* Myron
* Todd
* Paul
* Leslie
* Joy
* Maurecia
* Sue (final appearance)
* Benjamin Nushmutt
* Eric Fry
* Eric Bacon
* Eric Ovens
* Terrence
* Allison
* Rondi
* Jenny
* Sharie
* Ron
* Kathy
* D.J.
* Dana
* Miss Worm (final appearance)
* Miss Mush
* Mr. Kidswatter
* Louis

## Trivia

* It is possible the Wayside Games seen in "My Partner Gets All the Credit" were inspired by the Wayside Olympics.
* This marks the final appearance of Sue and Miss Worm.
Miss Zarves/Appearances

A list of every book chapter and cartoon episode Miss Zarves appears in. She appears in 7 chapters, and is mentioned in 7 more, for a total of **14 appearances** in the books. She additionally appears in the cartoon episode "Dana Checks Out." If added together, Miss Zarves has a total of **15 appearances**.

**Bold** denotes a major role.

## Appearances

### Books

#### *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*

* "**Calvin**" (mentioned)
* "**Miss Zarves**" (mentioned)

#### *Wayside School Is Falling Down*

* "A Package for Mrs. Jewls" (mentioned)
* "**A Bad Case of the Sillies**"
* "**A Wonderful Teacher**"
* "**Forever Is Never**"
* "The Lost Ear" (mentioned)

#### *Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger*

* "Explanation" (mentioned)
* "Santa Claus" (mentioned)
* "**Time Out**"

#### *Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom*

* "The Ultimate, Ultimate Test"
* "Kachooga Boop"
* "**The Teacher With the Long Fingernail**"
* "After the Storm" (mentioned)
Kathy/Appearances

A list of every book chapter Kathy has been in. She has appeared in 32 chapters, and is mentioned in 3 more, for a total of **35 appearances**.

**Bold** denotes a major role.

## Appearances

### *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*

* "Mrs. Gorf"
* "**Sharie**"
* "Maurecia"
* "D.J."
* "**Kathy**"
* "Louis"

### *Wayside School Is Falling Down*

* "Bebe's Baby Brother"
* "Freedom"
* "**Kathy and D.J.**"
* "Calvin's Big Decision"
* "The Substitute"
* "Valooosh"
* "Wayside School Is Falling Down"

### *More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*

* "The New Flagpole"
* "Strange Facts" (mentioned)
* "Game Day"

### *Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger*

* "Explanation"
* "Poetry"
* "Pet Day"
* "**Santa Claus**"
* "Something Different about Mrs. Jewls"
* "Voices" (mentioned)
* "Nose"

### *Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom*

* "A Million"
* "**Up and Down**"
* "**Eric, Eric, and *What's-His-Name?***"
* "**Oppositosis**"
* "What's the Point?"
* "The Mirror"
* "Push-Downs"
* "Breathe"
* "Jump Rope Arithmetic"
* "Kachooga Boop"
* "Rainbow"