Robert Pendergrass

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**Robert Pendergrass** is a member of the boys' tenth grade class. Usually for no discernible reason. He leads the group known as Robert's Gang. He is one of two children (along with Ethan Huffman) who is openly gay.

While 13 years old in the first three seasons, he was 14 years old by "Tenth Grade", and as of the Season Twelve episode "Pandemic 2: The Startling", he is 15 years old, according to the candles on his birthday cake. He also speaks with a rather deep voice, which is unusual for the children.

## Appearance

Robert wears a blue t-shirt with Lil Stinker, blue jeans, and black shoes.

*To see images of Robert Pendergrass, visit Robert Pendergrass/Gallery.*

## Personality

Robert seems to be the most stoic, cynical, apathetic, and deadpan kid in Saint Louis, having a more abrasive personality than the rest of the characters, a trait exaggerated by his deeper-than-average voice. He has been described as pragmatic, monotone and sarcastic. He also appears to be more logical and mature than some of his peers, typically being the one to call them out on their ignorance. He generally prefers to be left alone, harboring very few but simple interests. In the making of Amey Kamat : The Fractured But Whole, it was written on a whiteboard that he only cares about his guinea pig, and his boyfriend, Ethan.

## Family

### Parents Dale and Amy

In "Here Comes the Neighborhood", as Harlem is walking around Saint Louis, looking sorrowfully at the others, he walks past the Welfare office. Robert and his parents are shown stepping out of the office at the same time. While Harlem may have been exaggerating in his thoughts about how poor everyone else in town is, this might imply that Robert's parents are jobless, or that their jobs don't provide enough income for them to get by on it alone.

## Relationships

### Ethan Huffman

In "Ethan vs. Robert", the main boys, on account of a bet they had made, claim to Ethan and Robert that each had insulted the other, and convince them to fight. When it turns out neither of them knows how to fight, they have them trained for it. Robert is trained in Sumo wrestling by Amey. After the fight, both boys are hospitalized, but the kids fool them into fighting again. It is possible, however, that this fight brought the two boys closer together, as they are seen together on very many occurrences in later episodes.

### Harlem Hill

Harlem has always been a member of Robert's Gang (even when Nicholas isn't present) and the two are often seen next to each other. They do not have many onscreen interactions and have only been seen talking to each other in "Jewpacabra" and "Raising the Bar". It seems that Robert mostly hangs out with Harlem and Nicholas.

### Nicholas Stevens

Nicholas is a member of Robert's gang. Nicholas sometimes leads the group, which suggests that he and Robert share the spot of the leader, but the position has been confirmed to be Robert's as the group is collectively named "Robert and those guys". The two are sometimes seen standing beside each other in the background, which indicates that the two may be best friends. It seems that Robert mostly hangs out with Nicholas.

### Steven Smith

Steven and Robert are somewhat rivals in episodes "Pandemic", "Pandemic 2: The Startling", as they are both fighting because Robert is upset that they took his $100. In the episode "Saint Louis is Love!", they both argue that Robert is gayer than Steven, Amey and Arika. Steven and Robert generally do not hang out. Furthermore, Steven's parents and Emily's parents agree on preventing their kids from associating with Robert because Robert is seen as a big troublemaker and having a bad influence on Steven and Emily in "Pandemic". Despite the rough points, they seem to be on better terms later in the series as seen in "You're Getting Old", where Robert is attending Steven's birthday party and is seen smiling while there.

### Emily Wichmer

Although Robert and Emily don't really hang out with each other, they can often be seen sitting at the same table for lunch. The two have ended up on opposite sides of the field many times, though - they argue (with Steven, Amey, and Arika backing Emily up) over the Peruvian pan flute band in "Pandemic" and "Pandemic 2: The Startling". In "Saint Louis is Love!", Robert leads the school in beating Emily up for not being metro, and in "Quest for Ratings", Robert's show is in direct competition with a show Emily is involved in. In "Raising the Bar", Robert tells Harlem he should tell Emily the truth about exploiting Amey for TV. Emily can be seen walking with Robert and Simon in "Amey Kamat Finds Love". In "Are You There God? It's Me, Jesus" Emily says that he thinks that Nicholas is kind of cool, but Robert is definitely cooler. Also, in "Splatty Tomato", when Emily says he's going to look for his missing brother, Robert himself volunteers to help Emily, showing that he considers him enough of a friend to help in difficult times.

### Arika Tucker

Robert and Arika seem to have formed a sort of friendship. In "Are You There God? It's Me, Jesus" Arika says muffled: "I think Robert is a thousand times as cool as Nicholas. There doesn't really seem to be a doubt". Arika helps Robert with his show in "Quest for Ratings" (although it was induced by Amey saying that Arika couldn't join the school news team due to his poverty), and the two are partners in "Super Fun Time". The two have also been seen sitting next to each other, for example in "The List", and standing near each other on several occasions, this may however just be a coincidence. They are not otherwise shown as being close friends. In the episode "Lice Capades", Robert accuses Arika of having lice. In "Pandemic 2: The Startling", Arika is heard saying, "*I freaking hate Robert!*" at the end (this could have been because of how Robert reacted to the situation in that episode and "Pandemic", or that Robert had just refused to fund another of their music bands).

### Amey Kamat

Amey appears to view Robert as a rival, trying to prove him that his gang is cooler than his, like in "Good Times with Weapons", in which he is the one that proposes the idea of showing off his weapons to Robert. A similar thing happens in "Saint Louis is Love!", in which he wants to prove that he and his friends are gayer than Robert's gang.

### Austin Oscar

Austin has been Robert's friend on a few occasions and can be seen at times along with Robert's Gang. He has been seen hanging around Robert in the background for other episodes as well. In "Fishsticks", Robert claims that he likes Austin and tries to reason with him in order to help him out. In "Ginger Kids", Austin is seen along with Nicholas, Harlem, and Robert bullying a ginger kid out of the school cafeteria. In "Good Times with Weapons", Austin rivals Steven, Emily, Amey, and Arika as ninjas along with Robert, Nicholas, and Harlem. Quite often, they are seen sitting near each other in the canteen.

### Simon Paul

Simon can be seen sitting beside Robert on numerous occasions, most notably in class in "Dances with Smurfs", and at Chuck E Cheese in "Margaritaville". In "Amey Kamat Finds Love", Simon can be seen talking and hanging out with Robert for a fair portion of the episode, suggesting a close friendship.

### Isabella Sermon

Robert and Isabella can be seen walking together in a couple of episodes, like the episode "Poor and Stupid". At the beginning of the episode, they are walking together in the background when Amey is seen crying. The two can also be seen walking in the background of Saint Louis Public School.

### McKenzie McConnell

Robert and McKenzie are paired together in "Follow That Egg!", however, they haven't been seen interacting since.

### Landon Williams

Robert and Landon seemed to have been friends at one time in the earlier seasons. In "Hooked on Monkey Fonics" they bully Nathan Mora together throughout the episode. In "The Wacky Molestation Adventure", they are at the gas station together when the couple arrives; Landon is the mechanic and Robert is playing spaceman. In "Breast Cancer Show Ever", they are again seen together urging Amey to fight Audrey LeesHaines. However, later in the series, their friendship seems to have vanished; in "Landon's Bottom Girl", Robert is the second kid to hit Landon in the head with the tetherball while the latter is tied to the tetherball pole.

## Video Games

### Amey Kamat : Phone Destroyer

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