Characters
- Nancy Francis (Mindy Cohn) - Nancy is a red-haired girl with horn-rimmed glasses. Nancy is always trying to fit in and helps Jessie out a lot because he is picked on. Nancy is a good but bossy kid, causing many problems for her. She is always trying to befriend Penny, but can never achieve that goal, and will sometimes end up being "friends" with Polly McShane who she resists instead.
- Jessie McCoy (Spencer Klein, Shawn Pyfrom, Justin Bradley) - Jessie is not the smartest kid from school, and he is often picked on by friends including Vinnie because his mother treats him like a baby. Whenever he has a task or a homework to do, he usually gets out of it by telling a lie to Miss Graves, but she catches on and gives him different punishments. Jessie is bald and wears an orange sweater with blue jeans.
- Penny Grant (Tara Strong) - Penny is one of the wealthiest girls in the entire school. Penny is not a snob just because she is one of the richest kids in town. She is very nice and smart and has blonde hair that helps her fit in very nicely. Nancy is always near her because of how wealthy she is but sometimes Penny doesn't even realize that she is rich.
- Vinnie Nasta (Andrew Lawrence) - Vinnie is the prankster of the bunch. He is a tall boy who likes to pull pranks on people. Vinnie is always found wearing a football shirt and spiked up black hair. Vinnie always has some eggs with him to chuck at the innocent kids of the school. He is also friends with Jessie, and the two pull pranks together on occasion. Vinnie has a big brother named Tony, whose former school projects Vinnie often tries to pass as his own but Miss Graves always remembers having already evaluated them during Tony's time. Vinnie once lost his friends when they learned his aunt married Mr. Besser but fortunately the wedding was short-lived.
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