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Conclusion

*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

"Explanation"

"**Conclusion**" is the fifteenth and final chapter of *More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*.

## Synopsis

A conclusion must be drawn about the egg toss, the somersault race, and the pie-eating contest.

## Plot

This chapter details a series of events surrounding the egg toss, somersault race, and pie-eating contest during the Wayside Olympics. A series of facts is given, such as that Todd signed up for the somersault race and egg toss, Joy wanted to sign up for the pie-eating contest and egg toss, and Jenny wanted to sign up for the somersault race and pie-eating contest, but couldn't because they are at the same time, so she'd decide depending on the shirt she was wearing that day. After eight facts, the reader must draw a conclusion based on the facts given, and the chapter ends.

## Characters

* Todd
* Joy
* Jenny

## Trivia

* This is currently the only chapter of the series that has never had a primary illustration. However, Peter Allen does provide a secondary illustration at the end of the chapter.
* This is the final chapter of the *Sideways Arithmetic* series.
* The title of this chapter is a pun. Aside from being the final chapter, or "conclusion" to *More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*, the one problem in this chapter requests the reader draw a conclusion based on a set of facts.
Mrs. Day

— "A Bad Word"

**Mrs. Day** is a minor character in the *Wayside School* books. She does not appear in the cartoon. She is the secretary at Wayside School.

## Appearance

Not once has Mrs. Day's appearance been described in the *Wayside School* books.

## Personality

Not much can be inferred about Mrs. Day's personality, since her appearances are so brief, but her interactions with Mr. Kidswatter seem to reveal a little more about her personality. She appears to be more level-headed and organized in comparison to Mr. Kidswatter, as she points out the simple solution to Mr. Kidswatter's plan when he runs into a door in "A Bad Word."

## Relationships

### Mr. Kidswatter

Mrs. Day's only known dynamic is her relationship with Mr. Kidswatter. While Mrs. Day's appearances are brief, a lot can be inferred about their dynamic. Mrs. Day appears to be a fairly level-headed foil to Mr. Kidswatter, questioning why he didn't open the door when he walks right into it. Mr. Kidswatter doesn't seem to completely notice Mrs. Day, as he refers to her as "Miss Night," though it seems he may be reliant on her, as in "Time Out" Mr. Kidswatter is seen asking her for more rubber bands over phone.

## Appearances

Mrs. Day appears in two book chapters.

* "A Bad Word"
* "Time Out" (mentioned)

## Trivia

* She is mentioned in both "A Bad Word" and in "Time Out," but in the latter, she is only referred to as "Miss Night" by Mr. Kidswatter.
Sample Proposal Scene

* \*tears up\* Oh, Tom that's beautiful. ♥♥♥
* I love you Jen
* 10:52Gogogadget831 \*gets down on one knee\*
* Everytime I'm with you, I'm in heaven
* \*reveals shiny diamond ring and graps Jen's hand\* Jennifer, will you marry me?
* 10:53Numbuhthreefan OMG YES TOM!!! A THOUSAND TIMES YES! <3
* 10:53Gogogadget831 \*slips ring on finger\*
* I love you so much
* 10:53Numbuhthreefan \*hugs Tom tightly\* I love so much.
* 10:53Gogogadget831 \*cups Jen's cheeks and kisses her gently\*
Incidental 063

**Incidental 063** is a character in the cartoon *Wayside*. She does not appear in the books. She is a teacher at Wayside School.

## Appearance

Incidental 063 is a teacher with pale skin, somewhat short, shaggy red hair, sunglasses on her forehead, and a brown, button-up coat. She wears an orange choker, large brown boots, and her coat has a brown belt.

## Relationships

### Incidental 064

In *Wayside: The Movie*, she and Incidental 064 are seen relaxing on a couch together, reading. Incidental 064 remarks how peaceful it is, before getting ejected outside the window.

### Gym teacher

In "Class Cow," Incidental 063 is briefly seen admiring the gym teacher's muscles.

## Appearances

Currently, Incidental 063 has appeared in one special and one episode of the *Wayside* TV series.

* *Wayside: The Movie*
* *Class Cow*

## Trivia

* Along with Incidental 062, Incidental 064, Incidental 154, and Incidental 155, her exact occupation at Wayside School is unknown, aside from being a teacher of some sort.
Mark Miller

— "Forever is Never"

**Mark Miller** (aka Benjamin Nushmutt) is a character in the *Wayside School* books. He does not appear in the cartoon. He is a student in Miss Zarves's class on the nineteenth story.

## Appearance

Mark Miller is a boy about the same age as Allison, presumably in the 7-12 age range. Aside from this, Mark Miller's appearance has never been described.

## Personality

Mark Miller only has a small handful of appearances in the *Wayside School* books, so little about his personality can be inferred. In contrast to his counterpart in Mrs. Jewls's class, Benjamin Nushmutt, he seems willing to tell Allison in "A Wonderful Teacher" that his name is actually Mark, implying he isn't particularly timid about the issue, though he still appears reserved, as he doesn't seem to correct his classmates, and still responds to the name "Ben" when Allison asks him. In "Forever is Never," he is encouraging to help Allison get out of Miss Zarves's class on the nineteenth story, and quietly claps when Allison tries to misbehave her way out. Mark seems to rarely question his surroundings, as he seems unfazed by the ear Miss Zarves has him take to the hospital, and eventually he seems integrated into Miss Zarves's class by "The Teacher With the Long Fingernail," being able to recite minor facts about people who lived in the distant past. However, he does make keen observations, as he figures that Miss Zarves would be an expert at coming up with new ways to punish Allison in "Forever is Never."

## Relationship

### Allison

On the nineteenth story, Allison befriends Mark Miller, and the two work together to figure out how to escape. When Allison starts behaving like her old classmates from Mrs. Jewls's class to be punished by Miss Zarves, he silently claps his hands, and in "The Lost Ear," he is happy to talk to Allison again, and calms her down when she thinks she's on the nineteenth story again.

### Miss Zarves

Mark Miller's exact relationship with Miss Zarves is unknown, though he seems happy when Allison is disobeying her orders in "Forever is Never." In "The Lost Ear," Miss Zarves lets Mark leave the nineteenth story to deliver an ear to a hospital, though he is shown to be in the classroom once again in "The Teacher With the Long Fingernail."

## Appearances

Mark Miller appears in four book chapters. Major appearances are listed in **bold**.

* "A Wonderful Teacher"
* "**Forever is Never**"
* "**The Lost Ear**"
* "The Teacher With the Long Fingernail"

## Trivia

* Mark Miller is the only student on the nineteenth story who has never been illustrated.
* Mark experiences an inverse of the dilemma of Benjamin Nushmutt, who everyone believes is named Mark Miller. Everyone believes Mark Miller is named Benjamin Nushmutt, or Ben for short.
Cabbage, My Boy

*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.

## General

### Airdate

March 31, 2007 (CAN)
July 6, 2007 (US)

## Chronology

### Next

"Mascot Madness"

"**Cabbage, My Boy**" is the second half of the third episode of the first season of *Wayside*.

## Synopsis

Myron adopts a head of lettuce as his younger brother. Mrs. Jewls assigns an assignment dealing with families. Todd doesn't have any siblings, so he has to find a way to complete the project with the help of Maurecia and Dana.

## Characters

* Bebe
* Joe
* Unnamed students
* Todd
* Yodana
* Maurecia
* Myron
* Leafy (debut)
* One of Myron's favorite politicians (debut)
* Babies (debut)
* Miss Mush
* Mrs. Jewls
* Stephen
* Leslie
* Eric Bacon
* Eric Ovens
* Leaf fairy (debut)
* Eric Fry
* Jenny
* John
* Joe's family
	+ Joe's siblings (debut, as a model)
* John's family
	+ John's mother
	+ John's father
	+ John's sister (debut)
* Stephen's family
	+ Stephen's mother (debut)
	+ Stephen's father (debut)
	+ Stephen's sister (final appearance)
* Bebe's family
	+ Bebe's mom (final appearance)
	+ Bebe's dad (final appearance)
* Shari
* Shari's family
	+ Shari's brother
	+ Shari's mother
	+ Shari's father
	+ Shari's baby sibling
* Rondi
* Elizabeth
* Dana's family
	+ Billy (debut, mentioned)
	+ Wendy (debut, mentioned)
	+ Karen (debut, mentioned)
	+ 13 other siblings (unnamed, debut, mentioned)
* Cabbage (debut)
* Maurecia's family
	+ Maurecia's six brothers (debut, mentioned)
* Myron's family
	+ Myron's three brothers (debut, mentioned)

## Transcript

Read a transcript for "Cabbage, My Boy" here.

## Trivia

* Contrary to what is stated in "Voices," Maurecia is said to have six brothers in this episode.
	+ Similary, Todd has a brother named Ralphie in "Pet Day," but here he is said to be an only child.
* Strangely in this episode, Shari's name is revealed to be spelled differently than in the books, where it was spelled "Sharie."
* This episode, "Oh, Great Leader," "Myron vs. Normy," "Music Lessons," and "Kidswatter's Opus" are the only episodes where Shari is seen with her eyes open.
* Rondi (cartoon) and Elizabeth's projects are not visible at any point in the episode.
* Despite the episode's plot focusing on Todd fearing his lack of siblings, Bebe doesn't depict any siblings of her own in her project. Most notably, Ray Gunn is not present. While Ray Gunn's existence is debatable, it is likely that Bebe would carve him into a statue to keep up her ruse with Mrs. Jewls.

## Gallery

See a gallery for "Cabbage, My Boy" here.
List of minor Wayside School characters

This is a **list of characters in the *Wayside School* books and cartoon deemed too minor** to receive their own page on the wiki. For a character to receive their own page, they must either have major focus in at least one chapter (e.g. Mr. Pepperadder rarely appears, but has a major role in "Lunch" in *Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*) or have a recurring presence. (e.g. Elizabeth only has one speaking role in the entire series, but gets a page for being a member of Mrs. Jewls's class in nearly every *Wayside* episode)

These characters do exist, but are only mentioned in passing. If more *Wayside School* media is to be produced in the future giving these characters more major roles, they will receive their own pages then.

Information given is only based on what is available in *Wayside School* media. While the pig and spider mentioned in "A Giggle Box, a Leaky Faucet, and a Foghorn" are likely Wilbur and Charlotte from Charlotte's Web, this is never specified, and thus the characters will not be referred to as such.
John Derevlany

**John Aloysius Derevlany** (born October 3, 1964) was the developer for *Wayside*, as well as the writer of many episodes of the show. He helped to develop the pilot episode, and wrote a majority of the episodes on the show.

## Writing credits

* *Wayside: The Movie* (story developer and writer)
* "Pull My Pigtail"
* "Class Cow"
* "Meet the Pets"
* "Oh, Great Leader"
* "Honors Class"
* "Best Friendzzz"
* "Channel Kidswatter"
* "The Elevator"
* "Mad Hot"
* "Mamaland Blues"
* "Teacher's Parent Conference"
* "Rat in Shining Armor"
* "Mrs. Gorf"
* "Todd Falls in Love"
* "French Fried"
* "Music Lessons"
* "Todd & Bull Story"
* "My Fluffy Hair"
* "Dana Checks Out"
* "My Biggest Fan"
* "My Partner Gets All the Credit"
* "Daring Love"
* "Kidswatter: The Movie"
* "Be True to Your Elf"
* "Sideways Protest"
* "Extra-curricular Ridicular"
* "Wayside Christmas"
* "The Rat Truth"
* "Free Stewy"
* "Snow Day"
* "Myth of Nick"
* "Slow Mo Mo"
* "The Final Stretch"
* "Le Race"
* "Miss Fortune"

## Trivia

* As the writer of thirty-five episodes, and one of two writers on *Wayside: The Movie*, John Derevlany has written more of *Wayside* than any other person, writing over half of the entire series.
Calvin (book chapter)

Illustrated by Tim Heitz

"**Calvin**" is the seventh chapter of *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*.

## Synopsis

Calvin must deliver a note that doesn't exist to a floor that also doesn't exist.

## Plot

This chapter starts by introducing Calvin, who is asked by Mrs. Jewls to take a note to Miss Zarves. Calvin is confused, trying to point out the issue with Mrs. Jewls's statement, but Mrs. Jewls doesn't seem to realize what is wrong. She sends Calvin off to the nineteenth story to deliver the note, while everyone else mocks him. As Calvin exits the room, it is revealed that the nineteenth story doesn't actually exist, because when the school was built, the builder forgot to build it. He remembered the eighteenth and twentieth stories, but not the nineteenth. As such, there is also no such thing as Miss Zarves. Because she teaches the nonexistent nineteenth story, she doesn't exist either. Aside from that, Mrs. Jewls seems to have forgotten to give Calvin the note.

Calvin is befuddled. Knowing he can't take a note that doesn't exist to a teacher that doesn't exist on a floor that was never built, he just walks up and down the eighteenth and twentieth story stairs, wondering what to do. Eventually he decides to put the note in Miss Zarves's mailbox, and walks down to the first story. However, there is no mailbox for Miss Zarves, but Calvin decides it doesn't matter too much, because there is no Miss Zarves and he doesn't have a note.

Outside, Louis is playing basketball, and Calvin decides to ask him for help. Calvin explains his issue, and Louis remarks that it's not worth trying to deliver a note that doesn't exist to a teacher that doesn't exist. Calvin has no clue what Louis said, but Louis is okay with it, because he didn't understand what he said either. When a dumbstruck Calvin enters Mrs. Jewls's class, Mrs. Jewls thanks him for taking the note to Miss Zarves. The note apparently told Miss Zarves not to meet Mrs. Jewls for lunch, which Calvin assures won't happen. Mrs. Jewls rewards Calvin with a Tootsie Roll Pop from the can on her desk, and Calvin remarks it was nothing.

## Characters

* Calvin
* Mrs. Jewls
* Miss Zarves (mentioned, debut)
* Terrence
* Myron (debut)
* Jason
* Louis

## Trivia

* Myron and Miss Zarves are first mentioned in this chapter.
* Mrs. Jewls rewarding good students with Tootsie Roll Pops is also first mentioned in this chapter, though at this point it is capitalized "Tootsie Roll pop."
* Originally, Calvin was supposed to deliver a note to a teacher that *did* exist.
* This chapter is referenced on the back cover of *Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger*. When explaining Wayside School and the nineteenth story, it asks the reader to explain it to Calvin, similar to a passage in "Explanation".
* Calvin eventually does deliver the note to Miss Zarves in "The Teacher With the Long Fingernail."
* Audio:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEBlXTTh5xE

## Gallery

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

Peter Allen illustration (UK)Satoshi Kitamura illustration (Japan)
Louis Sachar

**Louis Sachar** (born March 20, 1954) is a children's book author known for writing the *Wayside School* book series, alongside a number of other books including the Newberry Award-winning *Holes*. In addition to writing the series, he is the inspiration for the character of Louis, and the *Wayside School* series is very loosely based on his personal experiences as a playground supervisor in the mid 1970s, with the first names of the students and rough descriptions of their appearance being used in the text.

Aside from writing the books upon which they are based, Louis Sachar had no active role in writing the cartoon. When asked by a fan, he has purportedly expressed distaste towards the cartoon, except the animation, he liked the design of Louis.

## Trivia

* Alongside being the inspiration for the character of Louis the yard teacher, many of Louis's illustrations take after the appearance of Sachar himself when the books were written, at which point he wore a floppy white hat and had a mustache.
* Most people pronounce his name differently. It’s supposed to be pronounced "Loo-is" "Say-Kar".
* The chapter, "A Package for Mrs. Jewls", was inspired by Louis Sachar getting a computer in 1984 to write the rest of the books in Wayside School series. Before obtaining it, he had written *Sideways Stories from Wayside School* with a typewriter and, instead of Xerox machines, he used carbon paper to make copies as it fit his image of "a writer".

## References

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090602135531/http://www.freewebs.com/juliesdrawings/wayside.htm#194855611
2. ↑ https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/80939-louis-sachar-s-wayside-school-bell-will-ring-again.html
Ivil Kisseau

Ivil Kisseau (a pun of "I will kiss you") was a coach for the Oi Oi Oi Dumbells, and a primary villian for the episode "Mad Hot". This team cheated by copying the Wall Flowers' move and neary won, only for Todd and Maurecia to beat them with their alternetive dance move (Todd's no speaking oral report). She used to date Mr. Kidswatter until she either left him for a dancer or Kidswatter broke up with her. She eventually danced with Mr. Kidswatter after her team's loss, implying that might have got back together.
Adam McCauley

A photograph of Adam McCauley.

### Relevance to Wayside School

Author of third edition of *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*, second edition of *Wayside School Is Falling Down* and *Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger*

**Adam McCauley** is an American illustrator from San Francisco, who has illustrated many children's books including the third edition of *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*, as well as the second editions of *Wayside School Is Falling Down* and *Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger*. Compared to the previous illustrators, Dennis Hockerman, Julie Brinckloe, and Joel Schick, his illustrations have a more cartoonish and abstract art style. His illustrations were succeeded by Tim Heitz's illustrations starting in 2019.

## Credits

* *Sideways Stories from Wayside School* (third edition illustrations)
* *Wayside School Is Falling Down* (second edition illustrations)
* *Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger* (second edition illustrations)

## Trivia

* His illustrations were used in the United States up until 2019, whereas Peter Allen's illustrations were used in the UK at roughly the same time. While the United States edition has updated to Tim Heitz's illustrations in the time since, the UK continues to use Allen's.

## Gallery

See a full gallery of Adam McCauley's *Wayside School* illustrations here.
Incidental 023

* Default
* Mascot Madness

**Incidental 023** is a character in the cartoon *Wayside.*

## Appearance

Incidental 006 is a girl with pale skin, watermelon red hair with an olive green bow, and a large nose. She wears an olive green dress with a darker green waistband with a bow. The dress has darker green ruffles at the sleeves. She wears no socks, and fire brick red boots.

In Mascot Madness, she has a marigold bow and dress with a yellow collar. Her dress also has no waistband.

## Appearances

For a list of every episode Incidental 023 is seen in, see here.

## Trivia

* Fans of this cartoon often assume she is meant to be Kathy, but currently no evidence exists to back these claims.

## Gallery

"Best Friendzzz"“Mascot Madness”“Mascot Madness”
Allison/Appearances

A list of every book chapter Allison appears in. She has appeared in 59 chapters, and is mentioned in 3 more, for a total of **62 appearances**.

**Bold** denotes a major role.

## Appearances

### *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*

* "Mrs. Jewls"
* "Jason"
* "Sammy"
* "Kathy"
* "Ron"
* "The Three Erics"
* "**Allison**"
* "Dameon"
* "Jenny" (mentioned)
* "Terrence"
* "Joy"
* "Nancy"
* "Louis"

### *Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*

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

### *Wayside School Is Falling Down*

* "A Package for Mrs. Jewls"
* "Homework"
* "Another Story About Socks"
* "Mush"
* "Pencils"
* "Calvin's Big Decision"
* "She's Back!"
* "**A Bad Case of the Sillies**"
* "**A Wonderful Teacher**"
* "**Forever Is Never**"
* "The Mean Mrs. Jewls"
* "Valooosh"
* "**The Lost Ear**"

### *More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*

* "**Why Boys and Girls Are Silly**"
* "Report Cards" (mentioned)
* "The New Flagpole"
* "Strange Facts"
* "Game Day"

### *Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger*

* "Explanation"
* "**Poetry**"
* "Pet Day"
* "Santa Claus"
* "Something Different about Mrs. Jewls"
* "Mr. Gorf"
* "**Voices**"
* "Nose"
* "Why the Children Decided They Had to Get Rid of Mrs. Drazil"
* "Never Laugh at a Shoelace"
* "Stupid"
* "The Little Stranger"

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

* "Eric, Eric, and *What's-His-Name?*"
* "The Closet That Wasn't There"
* "What's the Point?"
* "**Mrs. Surlaw**"
* "The Unbreakables"
* "A Short Chapter About a Long Book"
* "The Best Principal Ever!!!"
* "Push-Downs"
* "Inside the Closet"
* "Blame It on the Cloud"
* "Kachooga Boop"
* "After the Storm" (mentioned)
* "Rainbow"
Jenny (book chapter)

Illustrated by Tim Heitz

"**Jenny**" is the twenty-fifth chapter of *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*.

## Synopsis

Jenny shows up to school late, only to see everyone missing.

## Plot

This chapter begins with Jenny arriving at Wayside School late, at nine-thirty rather than nine o'clock. She rushes up the stairs to Mrs. Jewls's class only to notice no one else is there. She asks if anyone is around, and questions if she may be early. She looks at the clock and sees it is nine-thirty exactly. She wonders if the class went on a field trip and looks out a window, seeing no one; not even Louis. Unsure of what to do, she decides to work on her spelling. No one shows up, though, and she starts to get worried. Before Jenny can make much headway on her spelling, she becomes frightened as she hears footsteps down the hall, until a man with a black mustache and a matching attaché case barges into the room.

Jenny gets out of her seat, but the man with the attaché case asks her to sit back down. He asks about Jenny's name, and Jenny responds, but he doesn't believe her. She then admits that it's short for "Jennifer." The man with the attaché case takes Jenny's speller and puts it in his suitcase. He asks what Jenny is doing, and Jenny informs that she is in class, but the man with the attaché case seems hesitant to believe her, wondering where the rest of the class went. Jenny says they might've gone on a field trip, but the man with the attaché case assures that didn't happen. Jenny starts panicking, explaining that she came to school half an hour late and is just wondering if something had happened to her classmates. The man with the attaché case doesn't answer.

The man with the attaché case asks Jenny if she was puzzled to see no one else at school, and then asks why Jenny afterwards decided to work on spelling rather than exploring the school or going home early. Jenny starts freaking out, just wondering where everyone else in class is, but the man with the attaché case doesn't answer. He opens the door and two more men step in, one with a black mustache like the first man and the other being completely bald. They discuss the situation, reviewing what Jenny told them and asking if "she knows," but they claim she doesn't know anything, so they decide to let her go. They turn back to Jenny, give her speller back, and request she puts it in her desk, then say she can go home. As the men start to leave, they tell Jenny that she came to school on a Saturday and remind her not to do it again.

## Characters

* Jennifer
* Jenny's father (debut)
* Mrs. Jewls (mentioned)
* Dana (mentioned)
* Todd (mentioned)
* Louis (mentioned)
* The men with the attaché case (debut)
* Rondi (mentioned)
* Allison (mentioned)

## Trivia

* This is the first appearance of the men with the attaché case.
* This chapter reveals "Jenny" is short for "Jennifer."

## Gallery

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

Peter Allen illustration (UK)Peter Allen second illustration (UK)Satoshi Kitamura illustration (Japan)
Elevators

— Narration

Illustrated by Tim Heitz

"**Elevators**" is the twentieth chapter of *Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger*.

## Synopsis

Wayside School finally gets elevators, but one can only go up and one can only go down. They work perfectly, but only once.

## Plot

This chapter opens with Mr. Kidswatter saying good morning the students of Wayside School, with the usual pause. He proceeds to announce that elevators have finally been installed in Wayside School. There's a moment of silence, then everyone in the school erupts into cheers, being louder the higher up the classroom is. Mr. Kidswatter, however, wants to take a moment to talk about elevator safety before everyone rushes out from their classrooms to try out the new elevators. Since students still keep bumping into each other following his policy on the stairs, he designed a special system, where the blue elevator only goes up, and the red elevator only goes down. He proceeds to ask where his coffeepot is, and the announcements end. The elevators work perfectly once, then never can be used again.

## Characters

* Mr. Kidswatter
* Sharie
* Dameon
* Mrs. Drazil

## Trivia

* Mr. Kidswatter asking if anyone had seen his coffeepot is a reference to the chapter "A Light Bulb, a Pencil Sharpener, a Coffeepot, and a Sack of Potatoes."
* This is the second shortest chapter in the main *Wayside School* books, next to "Miss Zarves." Shorter chapters exist in the *Sideways Arithmetic* series, however.

## Gallery

Joel Schick illustrationAdam McCauley illustrationPeter Allen illustration
Music Lessons

*If you are looking for the book chapter, see Music.*

*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.

## Music Lessons

* Title card
* Screenshot
* Video

## General

### Airdate

July 9, 2007 (US)
July 17, 2007 (CAN)

## Chronology

### Next

"Todd & Bull Story"

"**Music Lessons**" is the first half of the twelfth episode of the first season of *Wayside*.

## Synopsis

Myron finds the Strumplefloozle, but doesn't realize the dire consequences using it has on the school.

## Plot

Myron finds a strange instrument in a locked box while he and his friends are having music lessons, and when he put the strange flute up his nose his friends were under its spell and making them do funny things. Mr. Kidswatter must stop Myron before the school is eaten by cows.

## Characters

* Louis
* Mrs. Jewls
* Elizabeth
* Jenny
* Myron
* Yodana
* John
* Todd
* Maurecia
* Leslie
* Bebe
* Stephen
* Joe
* Eric Ovens
* Eric Fry
* Rondi
* Shari
* Cows
* Mr. Kidswatter
* Miss Mush
* Sammy

## Transcript

Read a transcript for "Music Lessons" here.

## Trivia

* This episode is likely loosely based on the chapter "Music" from *Wayside School Is Falling Down*. The cows destroying the school may also be a reference to "Wayside School Is Falling Down."
* The characters are seen playing the following instruments:
	+ Todd - Tuba
	+ Maurecia - Guitar
	+ Leslie - Bongo drums
	+ Dana - Abacus
	+ Stephen - Theremin
	+ Myron - Locked box, Strumplefloozle
	+ Jenny - Trumpet
	+ Joe - Saxophone
	+ The Three Erics - A single, shared string bass
	+ Bebe - Triangle
	+ Rondi - Harmonica
	+ Shari - Cymbals
	+ Elizabeth - Harmonica
		- It is never seen what instrument John plays. An unidentified hand is seen grabbing a maraca at the beginning of the episode, though it is not John's.
		- In the beginning scene where they first grab the instruments, we see John's hand, but we don't see which instrument he takes. We also see an unidentified hand grabbing a drum.
* This is the only episode where Bebe speaks.
* Although this episode is based on "Music", the only characters from the cartoon who appeared in that chapter were Todd, Leslie, Stephen, Jenny, Joe, the three Erics, Bebe, and Sharie. Also, they played different instruments.
Mr. Osteo

— Louis and Mr. Osteo in "Louis Gets Some Class"

**Mr. Osteo** is a character in the cartoon *Wayside*. He does not appear in the books. He is one of Louis' old teachers, and taught survival specifically. He only appears in the episode "Louis Gets Some Class," where he gives Louis his final exam.

## Appearance

Mr. Osteo is an elderly man with an ovular head, off-white hair that surrounds the back of his head, and a similar off-white mustache. He wears thick, half-circle glasses, has thick back eyebrows, and is usually seen scowling. He wears an orange undershirt with a brown and teal vest above it. He wears a belt, dark brown pants, and lighter brown shoes. While Mrs. Jewls pushes him into the class on a wheelchair, he is shown to be perfectly nimble, leaping out of it, and standing up for the rest of the episode.

## Personality

Little can be inferred about Mr. Osteo's personality, as he only appears for the last few minutes of the episode "Louis Gets Some Class." In this episode, it is revealed he is one of Louis' old teachers, and that he taught "survival" at Wayside School. He gives Louis his final exam, which consists of Louis performing many physical feats, while also being asked many trivia questions. Mr. Osteo is usually seen with a scowl on his face, and seems to be somewhat unforgiving towards Louis's performance, threatening him by dressing as a shark, and not providing chalk for the final problem on the exam. Strangely, he gives the exact same exam to Mr. Kidswatter after learning he never graduated, even though he was likely never Mr. Kidswatter's teacher, as the two appear to be about the same age.

## Relationships

### Louis

Due to the rules of Wayside School, Mr. Osteo must be brought in for Louis' final exam, which has Louis performing many physical feats while solving various trivia questions under a harsh time limit. Mr. Osteo appears to be fairly harsh towards Louis, as he dresses up like a shark to intimidate him, fires tennis balls at him during one section of the obstacle course, and fails to provide chalk during the final question. However, it is possible that this was all part of the final exam. Little is known about the relationship between the two characters aside from this, other than that he was Louis's old teacher.

### Mr. Kidswatter

After discovering that it was Mr. Kidswatter's file that Myron was looking at instead of Louis', he gives the same difficult exam to Mr. Kidswatter, which Kidswatter does much worse at. When Mr. Kidswatter runs away, Mr. Osteo chases after him in the shark uniform. Despite this, it is likely Mr. Osteo was never Mr. Kidswatter's teacher, as the two appear to be roughly the same age.

## Trivia

* Although Mrs. Drazil is absent from the cartoon, he occupies a similar role as Louis's old teacher.
* Mr. Osteo's surname appears to come from the prefix "osteo-", which is used in the medical field to refer to anything relating to the bones.
List of references to Wayside School in other media

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The *Wayside School* series is successful, with over 6 million copies of the books being sold, and a cartoon series based on the books running from 2005 to 2007. It is with no surprise, then, that references to *Wayside School* periodically pop up in other media. This is a **list of *Wayside School* references seen in non-*Wayside School* media**.

## *Brawl in the Family*

In the Kickstarter video advertising *Brawl in the Family: The Complete Collection*, Matthew Taranto, the author of the webcomic, states that it will be the best book trilogy of all time, but quickly concedes it may not be as good as the *Wayside School* series, which at the time, consisted of three books. While *Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom* has been released in the time since, Taranto has also released a fourth book based on his webcomic, entitled *TOO BAD. WALUIGI TIME*. If this is counted as part of the *Brawl in the Family* series, once again both series have an equal number of books.

## *Deltarune*

In Chapter 2 of the indie RPG Deltarune by Toby Fox, there is a point in which the player can get assorted teas with flavors based on the characters in their party. Whenever a character drinks their own tea, it has extremely minor healing effects, and the character remarks that it has no taste. This is a reference to the "Maurecia" chapter from *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*, where there is ice cream flavored around the students in Mrs. Jewls's class, and no one can taste their own flavor.

On a stream where game creator Toby Fox and some colleagues played the first chapter of the game, they give a shout out to the *Wayside School* books, likely making the connection intentional.

## *Dogs Don't Tell Jokes*

In this novel, also written by Louis Sachar, the main character, Gary, owns a copy of *Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*, which he doesn't understand. Additionally, there is a location called "Maurecia's Ice Cream Parlor," a likely reference to Maurecia, a student in the books with an affinity for ice cream.

## *Plants vs. Zombies Heroes*

In the video game *Plants vs. Zombies Heroes*, there is a mission where the Rose character is transformed into a goat when Super Brainz holds up a mirror. This is a possible reference to "Mrs. Gorf," where Mrs. Gorf is defeated in the exact same manner.

## *Splatoon 2*

In the 2017 video game *Splatoon 2*, a stage called Shifty Station was introduced, with new variations being introduced for each of the in-game Splatfests. On June 21, 2019, English names were provided for each individual variation in preparation for the Chaos vs. Order Splatfest. The name for the first Shifty Station was "Wayslide Cool," an obvious reference to the *Wayside School* series, especially considering that most of the variations were named after books.
Dameon (book chapter)

Illustrated by Tim Heitz.

"**Dameon**" is the twenty-fourth chapter of *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*.

## Synopsis

Dameon has to run up and down the thirty flights of Wayside School to see if Louis wants to see a movie.

## Plot

This chapter introduces Dameon, and focuses on his hazel pupils, and compares that to the pupils in Mrs. Jewls's class. Mrs. Jewls asks Dameon if he can go downstairs and ask Louis if he'd like to see the movie the class is watching. Dameon runs down thirty flights off stairs to the playground, and asks Louis if he wants to see a movie. Louis is curious about what movie they are watching, and Dameon runs up to find out. He tells Mrs. Jewls that Louis wants to know what movie, but Mrs. Jewls is curious if he needs to know the name of the movie or what it's about. Dameon, unsure, goes to ask Louis.

Dameon, back at the playground, asks Louis which one he'd like to know, and Louis tells him he'd like to know the name. Dameon runs upstairs, taking them two at a time, and Mrs. Jewls tells him the movie is called *Turtles*. Dameon runs back down and tells Louis that the movie is called *Turtles*, and Louis thinks it may be interesting if he could know what the movie is about. Dameon stops to take a drink of water and runs upstairs, and Mrs. Jewls informs him the movie is about turtles. Dameon runs back down and tells Louis that the movie is about turtles, but Louis doesn't want to see it because he thinks turtles are too slow.

Dameon solemnly walks back upstairs, now upset because his legs are sore, he's out of breath, and his side aches. By the time he gets upstairs, the movie is over, and Mrs. Jewls asks the class to write one thing about the movie. While Dameon missed the movie, he does know that turtles are too slow, so he decides to write that down, but he can't find his pencil. He asks Mrs. Jewls, who tells the entire class. Dameon informs what it looks like, being long and yellow with a black point on one end and a long eraser on the other. Everyone holds up a pencil, but Dameon says they all look like his. At that moment, Louis walks in and informs Dameon dropped his pencil when he was telling him about the movie, and Mrs. Jewls decides that to avoid further mix-ups like that, everyone should write their names on their pencils. At the end of the chapter, Dameon spends the rest of the day trying to write his name on his pencil, because unfortunately, his pencil can't write on itself, just like how the pupils of his eyes can see everything except themselves.

## Characters

* Dameon
* Mrs. Jewls
* Louis
* Todd
* Eric Ovens (as "Crabapple")
* John
* Joe
* Rondi
* Allison
* D.J.
* Myron

## Trivia

* *Turtles* is mentioned again in "After School" when Joy tells Sue that there is a documentary about turtles on TV after school.

## Gallery

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

Peter Allen illustration (UK)Satoshi Kitamura illustration (Japan)
Jump Rope Arithmetic

— Narration

Illustrated by Tim Heitz

"**Jump Rope Arithmetic**" is the twenty-fifth chapter of *Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom*.

## Synopsis

Joy sets a new record for the jump rope arithmetic section of the Ultimate Test.

## Plot

The chapter opens with the second Major Event of the Ultimate Test: Jump Rope Arithmetic, which is exactly what it sounds like. Students have to answer math problems while jumping rope. For each jump of a rope, the students earn a point, and they can jump with one or two ropes. One rope is easier, but two ropes lets them earn points quicker. If a student trips or answers a question wrong, then they are out. Joy, who turns out to be an expert at jumping rope, picks two, turned by Louis and Miss Wendy Nogard. As Mrs. Jewls rattles off the math problems, Joy answers them effortlessly.

Ron missed after earning twenty-three points, and Deedee missed after only six, since her short leg made jumping rope difficult. D.J. had the record, at eighty-four, but no one had ever broken a hundred. Joy continues to jump the rope while answering the questions, eventually drawing a circle of students that watch. She slowly approaches D.J.'s score, then ties it, then surpasses it, as all the students continue to cheer her on. She eventually breaks a hundred, setting a new school record, before finally falling over when she messes up six times seven. Still, even after messing up and setting a record, she feels accomplished for setting the record. Kathy remarks that she's the best ever, which she says is true.

Only Maurecia is left, with Miss Mush and Mr. Pepperadder turning a single rope for her. Joy listens to the slow *whummph*ing as Maurecia answers the questions Mrs. Jewls is asking her. Joy imagines herself becoming famous, as other famous people on TV ask her questions about jumping rope and arithmetic. She comes out of her daydream, surprised to still hear the sound of a rope brushing against the ground. She sees a circle of kids forming around Maurecia, and decides to ask Todd what her score is. Todd tells Joy that her score is currently sixty-six, and Joy figures she'll mess up at any moment. Joy, however, watches as she keeps going and slowly makes it past eighty points. Eventually Maurecia collapses from exhaustion on an easy problem, having earned 211 points. Joy, however, didn't see her fall, as she stopped watching long beforehand.

## Characters

* Joy
* Joe (mentioned)
* Dana (mentioned)
* Mrs. Jewls
* Louis
* Miss Wendy Nogard (final appearance)
* Ron
* Deedee
* D.J.
* Mac
* Kathy
* Maurecia
* Miss Mush
* Mr. Pepperadder
* Todd

## Trivia

* This marks the final appearance of Miss Wendy Nogard, as well as her only appearance in *Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom*.
Louis/Appearances

A list of every book chapter and cartoon episode Louis appears in. He appears in 38 chapters, and is mentioned in 12 more, for a total of **50 appearances** in the books. He additionally appears in 31 episodes of the cartoon, is heard over the phone in another, and additionally appears in the animated pilot, for a total of **33 appearances** in the cartoon. If added together, Louis has a total of **83 appearances**.

**Bold** denotes a major role.

## Appearances

### Books

#### *Sideways Stories from Wayside School*

* "**Mrs. Gorf**"
* "**Sharie**"
* "Bebe"
* "**Calvin**"
* "Jason" (mentioned)
* "Rondi"
* "**Deedee**"
* "D.J."
* "**Leslie**"
* "**Ron**"
* "Allison"
* "**Dameon**"
* "Jenny" (mentioned)
* "**Terrence**"
* "Joy"
* "Stephen" (mentioned)
* "**Louis**"

#### *Wayside School Is Falling Down*

* "**A Package for Mrs. Jewls**"
* "Mark Miller"
* "Pigtails" (mentioned)
* "Mush" (mentioned)
* "Kathy and D.J."
* "Pencils"
* "**She's Back!**"
* "A Wonderful Teacher" (mentioned)
* "**Teeth**"
* "**Lost and Found**"
* "Valooosh" (mentioned)
* "The Lost Ear" (mentioned)
* "Wayside School Is Falling Down"

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

* "Strange Facts" (mentioned)
* "Game Day"

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

* "**Explanation**"
* "**Santa Claus**"
* "Mr. Gorf"
* "Nose" (mentioned)
* "**An Elephant in Wayside School**"
* "**Mr. Poop**"
* "Why the Children Decided They Had to Get Rid of Mrs. Drazil" (mentioned)
* "The Blue Notebook" (mentioned)
* "Jane Smith"
* "Glum and Blah"
* "**Way-High-Up Ball**"
* "**Flowers for a Very Special Person**"
* "**The Little Stranger**"

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

* "**The Gonnnnng**"
* "**Stuck**"
* "**Push-Downs**"
* "**The Moment**"
* "Jump Rope Arithmetic"
* "The Ultimate, Ultimate Test"
* "**After the Storm**"

### Cartoon

#### Season 1

* "Class Cow"
* "Oh, Great Leader"
* "Mascot Madness" (cameo)
* "Best Friendzzz"
* "Kindergarten King"
* "Myron vs. Normy" (cameo)
* "Age of Aquarium"
* "Channel Kidswatter"
* "**The Elevator**"
* "Mad Hot"
* "Principles of Principals"
* "Rat in Shining Armor" (cameo)
* "Mrs. Gorf" (in flashback only)
* "Todd Falls in Love"
* "Music Lessons" (cameo)
* "Todd & Bull Story" (in flashback only)
* "**Louis Gets Some Class**"

#### Season 2

* "My Biggest Fan"
* "**My Partner Gets All the Credit**"
* "Kidswatter: The Movie"
* "Be True to Your Elf"
* "**Sideways Protest**"
* "Snow Day"
* "**Myth of Nick**"
* "Dr. Dana" (cameo)
* "Slow Mo Mo"
* "**Joe n' Fro**"
* "Upside Down John"
* "Kidswatter's Opus" (heard over phone)
* "Le Race"
* "**Imperfect Attendance**"
* "The Note"
A Million

Illustrated by Tim Heitz.

"**A Million**" is the second chapter of *Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom*.

## Synopsis

Mrs. Jewls looks for ideas of what to collect a million of.

## Plot

One day, Terrence has made it to school after kicking ninety-nine things, including his bed, his favorite stuffed animal, the door to his bedroom, the wall of the kitchen, the table, three chairs, numerous rocks, and the school's flagpole. However, the narrator remarks that it could take his entire life for him to kick a million things. In the classroom, Mrs. Jewls is teaching about how large a million is and asks how much the number is. Mac says that a million is a million. John says that a million is nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine plus one, which the other students find smart. Sharie says that it's ten multiplied a number of times, which confuses Mrs. Jewls, but she assumes Sharie is right.

Terrence, however, is not paying attention to the lesson due to how much his big toe hurts from kicking things for the entire morning. Mrs. Jewls explains that it's difficult to understand how big a million is just with numbers, and so they'll need to collect a million of something. Joy suggests dollars, which everyone likes, but Mrs. Jewls says they can't do that. Dana suggests pumpkins, but Mrs. Jewls doesn't think that'd fit in the school. Stephen suggests little scraps of paper, an idea no one likes, including himself. Ron suggests mud, but Mrs. Jewls points out that mud is uncountable.

Terrence, still unable to focus, takes off his sock and shoe and uses a pair of safety scissors to cut his big toenail and relieve his pain, with Rondi staring in horror and disgust. She exclaims that he can't cut his toenail in class, and calls out to Mrs. Jewls, with some students finding it funny and others finding it gross. Mrs. Jewls tells Terrence to come to the front of the class with his toenail clipping, and give it to her. As she takes the toenail, she calls Terrence a genius and announces to the class that they will collect a million nail clippings.

## Characters

* Terrence
* Mrs. Jewls
* Mac
* John
* Dana
* Joe
* Sharie
* Jason
* Dameon
* D.J.
* Joy
* Deedee
* Stephen
* Kathy
* Ron
* Rondi

## Trivia

* Mac's response for how much a million is heavily parallels Joe's response for how much five dozen is in "Why the Children Decided They Had to Get Rid of Mrs. Drazil."
* Sharie's answer for how much a million is ("Ten times ten, times ten, times ten, times ten, times ten.") is in fact correct.
* The illustration seen in the Aleksei Bitskoff edition of this chapter is used again later in "Eric, Eric, and *What's-His-Name?*"

## Gallery

Aleksei Bitskoff illustration (UK edition)
Benjamin Nushmutt/Appearances

A list of every chapter **Benjamin Nushmutt** appears in. He appears in 20 chapters, and is mentioned in 2 more, for a total of **22 appearances**.

**Bold** denotes a major role.

## Appearances

### *Wayside School Is Falling Down*

* "**Mark Miller**"
* "**Music**"
* "**The Substitute**"
* "A Wonderful Teacher" (mentioned)
* "Valooosh"
* "**The Lost Ear**"
* "Wayside School Is Falling Down"

### *More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School*

* "The Quiz That Wouldn't Pop"
* "Oh, No!"
* "Report Cards" (mentioned)
* "The New Flagpole"
* "Game Day"

### *Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger*

* "Pet Day"
* "The New Teacher"
* "A Light Bulb, a Pencil Sharpener, a Coffeepot, and a Sack of Potatoes"
* "**Glum and Blah**"
* "Stupid"

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

* "Science"
* "What's the Point?"
* "Blame It on the Cloud"
* "Kachooga Boop"
* "Rainbow"
Hilda Pamden

**Hildegard Adyson Pamden** is the teacher of her kindergarten class in the show *Wayside*. She does not appear in the book series.

## Appearance

Hilda has pink hair, a pink shirt with white collar and buttons, a pink skirt and white Mary Jane shoes.

## Appearances

For a list of every episode Hilda is seen in, see here.

## Trivia

* Her name is revealed in the first season finale.
* Since Hilda wears pink, it is possibly that her favorite color is pink, like Dana in the book.