Khaki Bottoms

**Khaki Bottoms** is a sentient stuffed animal bunny from the Ball Pit Car. He is a childish character that is able to switch immediately from cheerful and laughing to serious and suspenseful. He is also the holder of the Jiggle Wiggle, an "artifact" (as he calls it) that is more of a prize counter toy than a valuable relic.

## History

### Book One - The Perennial Child

#### The Ball Pit Car

Tulip, Atticus, and One-One meet Khaki Bottoms in the main ball pit, where he invites them on an imagination-based adventure to return the Jiggle Wiggle to its rightful spot. Happy to the indulge, he takes them through such obstacles as a force field that can only be turned off via a tic-tac-toe board, and "the punching bags of pain." They accomplish their goal, and he lets them keep the Jiggle Wiggle as a gift. Before he can invite them to "The Feast of a Thousand Chicken Nuggets," however, the group is stopped by the arrival of the Steward, who has been chasing them through the train. Khaki gives them the directions to get to the exit, but their escape is foiled when the Jiggle Wiggle falls out of Tulip's pocket and into the hands of the Steward. The car is later destroyed by the Steward at the Conductor's orders, and Khaki is last seen diving for cover in the ball pit as the massive jungle gym is torn apart.

### Book Two - Cracked Reflection

#### The Lucky Cat Car

M.T. and Jesse walk by Khaki in the Lucky Cat Car, revealing he survived the Steward's attack but lost his left ear in the process. He is seen carrying the Jiggle Wiggle.

## Trivia

* Khaki was named by Cole Sanchez.
* The team briefly considered cutting him from his debut episode, ultimately deciding he was too funny to remove.
* Alex Horab wrote Khaki Bottoms partly to rebel against a loose requirement in the writer's room about making characters proactive: he viewed Khaki as someone who wants others to be his champion so he does not have to do things.
* Khaki originally had a larger role in "The Lucky Cat Car" where he served as the Cat's assistant: the Cat offered to trade him to M.T. and Jesse for tickets.
* Justin Michael considers writing the joke "bottoms up" for Khaki as his greatest contribution.
* Lindsay Katai considered the idea of Khaki as a character who was involuntarily "dead inside" for having experienced innumerable times of passengers leaving him to the degree of being emotionally disconnected. This concept was later explored with the character Morgan.
* A character similar to Khaki can be seen as a painting in the Art Gallery Car.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Book 1 DVD Commentary: "The Ball Pit Car"
2. ↑ Lindsay Katai on Twitter. "Khaki Bottoms: I never officially wrote for Khaki Bottoms, but like @heyjustin mentioned, there was a draft where he was the Cat’s assistant in The Lucky Cat Car where’s she willing to trade him to Jesse and Lake for tickets. Lol."
3. ↑ "Khaki Bottoms: my greatest contribution to the show is forcing the phrase “Bottoms up!” into the show. He had a larger part in @lindsaykatai’s The Lucky Cat Car but got cut because the script was running long. They were truly some of my favorite jokes!!"
4. ↑ [1]

Tulip Olsen • One/One-One • Atticus • Jesse Cosay • Lake/Mirror Tulip • Alan Dracula • Grace Monroe • Hazel • Tuba • Ryan Akagi • Min-Gi Park • Kez

**Antagonists**
The Cat • Amelia Hughes/The Conductor • Steward • Ghoms • Mirror Police (Agent Sieve • Special Agent Mace) • Marcel • The Apex (Simon Laurent) • Bug Cowboys (Caterpillar Sheriff/Judge Morpho • Beetle Bailiff • Grasshopper • Mantis) • Pig Baby/Pig Toddler • Docent • Morgan

**Minor Characters**
Andy Olsen • Megan Olsen • Mikayla • Mirror People (Mirror Atticus • Mirror One • Mirror Medics) • Giant • Greige • **Khaki Bottoms** • Nancy • Randall • Pencil People • Tiny Wizards • Mildred the Tyrannosaur • Turtle People (Aloysius) • Alrick Timmens • Ben Greene • Nathan Cosay • Terrance • Sashay • Porters • Lucy • Chandelier • Octopus People • Cubey Denizens (Driveway) • Origami Birds • Parka Denizens • Judge Morpho • Cow Creamer • Nigel • Paco • Brando • Spiceman • Beehive • Morgan