Bus 105 (TV series)

**WIP means work in progress means still not finished.**

***Bus 105*** (French: *Le bus des aventures* / International title: *Dimension Bus*) is a Patagonian kidult animated science-fiction television series that is airing on PTP 2 since July 7, 2017. It is based on Lane Parsons' *Bus 105 Goes To...* series of sci-fi novels.

## Synopsis

The passengers of Bus 105, a Valdivia Metropolitan Transport bus, are warped by its driver (a known pop-culture geek) into a parallel dimension which varies from episode to episode. The passengers include the brainiac Anna, the otaku Brian and the religious old lady Olivia, as well as a high school American football team.

## Characters

### The Evans family (Welsh)

* **Wesley**: A boy who likes playing video games. He is never often seen without his Minecraft Steve costume and gaming headphones on. He is also Henri's best friend.
* **Brian**: Wesley's big brother who is a fanatic of anime. He mostly appears disguised as an anime high school boy using a rubber mask and bodysuit. Speaks usually in Japanese and calls himself **Shinzo Suga**, an allusion to Japanese politicians Shinzo Abe and Yoshihide Suga.
* **Roger**: The archetype of a bloke father. Tends to be aggressive towards his wife and kids especially when drunk. His favorite types of alcohol are beer and tequila. Has a smoking habit that Wesley deems "too toxic" for his health.

### The Aguirre family (Basque)

* **Enrico**: A boy with a fanaticism for shooting video games. Appears mostly wearing a Patagonian Army sniper costume. Wesley's best friend.
* **Maria**: Henri's mother. Often called a "karen" for faking entitlement to various things, as well as having complained to the managers of fast food restaurants multiple times. Henri is most concerned by her behavior due to her acting mean towards others.

### The Michaud family (French Canadian)

* **Olivia**: A religious old lady from Eskel. Likes knitting sweaters and carries a crucifix with her most of the time. She recites prayers when panicked.
* **Vincent**: Olivia's estranged son who now works as a pastor. Like her mother, he recites prayers when he is panicked.
* **Charles**: A sporty boy with a fascination for playing basketball and gridiron football. He is best friends with Thomas and also Olivia's grandson. He is mostly seen wearing a rubber mask and bodysuit of an African-American boy the same age as him.
* **Jennifer**: A girl with a phone addiction. She was critical of her brother's blackface habit, but she stopped after a while. She likes drawing art.

### The van Berkel family (Dutch)

* **Annika**: An archetypal householder. She mostly appears cradling and/or breastfeeding her 1-month-old baby Carissa or carrying her in a pram.
* **Markus**: The archetype of a middle-class office worker in Patagonia. Can be seen with a mug of coffee or reading a newspaper, but always carrying his briefcase with him.
* **Thomas**: A fan of *shonen* anime and best friends with Charles.
* **William**: Thomas' younger brother who likes cartoons. He can get upset, but only when the bad guy wins in his favorite cartoons.

### The Neumann family (German)

* **Marina**: Brian's girlfriend who also likes anime. Appears disguised as an anime schoolgirl. As with Brian, she mostly speaks in Japanese. Her alter-ego's name is **Rize Aoba**, an allusion to Kyoto Animation arsonist Shinji Aoba.
* **Andrew**: Marie's younger brother who aspires to become a rockstar. He likes listening to metalcore music.
* **Freddie**: Marie's elder brother. He often plays MMORPGs on his iPhone (especially *League of Legends* and *DOTA 2*) and sports a League of Legends graphic T-shirt.

### The McMillan family (Scottish)

* **Catherine**: Snotty gold-digger who appears wearing a Gucci or Louis Vuitton designer bag. Thomas is annoyed by her showy nature.
* **Elizabeth**: Catherine's step-daughter. A natural-born genius, she has the ability to improvise useful gadgets.

### The Davies family (Rionegrine New Englander)

* **Rodney**: A police officer. Usually appears eating glazed donuts. Can show authoritarian behavior at times.
* **Owen**: Rodney's son who is a mathematics and computer geek. She is best friends with Elizabeth, since they are both nerds. He often appears reading textbooks.

### The Millán family (Tehuelche)

* **Harold**: The MVP of the gridiron football team Charles and Thomas both play in, the Valdivia Pirates. Also disguises as a black male, namely **Braxton Anderson**.
* **Meghan**: Drake's boss and Harold's mother. Compared to other bosses, she isn't as strict, and rules with a lighter hand.

### The Rodriguez family (Chilean)

* **Nigel**: A boy who is fascinated with amusement parks and his original characters (OCs). He is friends with Wesley and has an account on DeviantArt.
* **Maria**: Nigel's mother who is 6 months pregnant. She is widowed since her husband has been in jail for 2 years over drug and DUI charges.

### The Musacchio family (Italian)

* **Charlie**: The bus driver. Revealed to be a nerd like his son Bill.
* **William**: Comic book fanatic who aspires to become a movie star. Has a duo of pet spiders both of which are named Stella.

### Valdivia Pirates

* **Brody Freeman**: Thomas' alter-ego who plays as the team's quarterback. Like Thomas, he is a fan of anime.
* **Bryan Hartfield**: Charles' alter-ego and team linebacker who shares personalities with his real self.
* **Ryan Andereggen**: The team's Swiss German coach. Can be fun and strict at the same time.
* **Kimberly Marsh**: The sole female member of the team who is of Neuquen Confederate descent. Perceived as an "example" by the girls.
* **Ronald Pellegrini**: Plays the role of the team mascot, Perry the Pirate. Mostly speaks in "pirate talk" and usually sings sea shanties. Is of Italian descent.
* **Denise Halvorsen**: A Danish Greenlander from Aisen who doubles as one of the team's cheerleaders. Can be too nice and overcommitted.
* Team cheerleaders: Denise's friends, namely **Henny**, **Sue**, **Raina** and **Jen**.

Apart from Charles, Thomas and Kimberly, the other players include **Robert Quinn**, **Jack Llanquileo**, **Tobias Jones**, **Noah McKenzie** and **Blake Millabur**.

### Other characters

* **Simon Heredia**: A furry of Romani descent who enjoys watching TV shows. His fursona is a Siberian Husky. Has a crush on Jennifer.
* **Yusuf bin Haliz**: An Imam who immigrated from Indonesia. He is mistaken as a terrorist by some of the bus passengers.
* **Hannah Rodenak**: Aspiring soccer star of Slovak descent. Likes web animations and reading romantic literature.
* **Carlita Mendez**: Hannah's idol, a web animator who immigrated from El Salvador. She is very empowering much like how Kimberly is perceived.
* **Jorge Avendaño**: A movie enthusiast of Basque descent. His favorite movie genres are sci-fi and action-adventure. Best friend to Thomas.