Clarence (American TV series) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Clarence
Genre	Comedy Adventure Slice of life
Created by	Skyler Page
Directed by	Art Director: Martin Ansolabehere Animation Directors: Andrew Overtoom Helen Roh Supervising Directors: Raymie Muzquiz (S1) David Ochs (S2–3) Niki Yang (S2–3) Vitaliy Strokous (S3) Julia Vickerman (S3)
Creative director(s)	Nelson Boles (2014–15) David Ochs (2015)
Voices of	Skyler Page (2014–15) Spencer Rothbell (2015–18) Sean Giambrone Tom Kenny Roger Craig Smith Katie Crown Eric Edelstein John DiMaggio
Theme music composer	Simon Panrucker
Opening theme	"King of the World"
Ending theme	"Good Habits (And Bad)", performed by Saba Lou
Composer(s)	James L. Venable Simon Panrucker
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	130 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Skyler Page (2014–15) Curtis Lelash Jennifer Pelphrey Brian A. Miller Rob Sorcher
Producer(s)	Keith Mack Supervising Producers: Bob Boyle (S1) Yvette Kaplan (2014) Nelson Boles (2015–16) Stephen P. Neary (S2–3)
Animator(s)	Saerom Animation Inc.
Editor(s)	Paul Douglas (supervising)
Running time	11 minutes
Production company(s)	Cartoon Network Studios
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network
Picture format	1080i HDTV
Original release	February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17) – June 24, 2018 (2018-06-24)

Clarence is an American animated television series created by Skyler Page for Cartoon Network. The series revolves around the title character and his two best friends, Jeff and Sumo. The creator of the series, Skyler Page, a former storyboard artist for Adventure Time and revisionist for Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, developed the series at Cartoon Network Studios as part of their shorts development program in 2012.

The pilot aired after the 2014 Hall of Game Awards show on February 17, 2014. The series officially premiered on April 14, 2014, and was seen by approximately 2.3 million viewers, outperforming shows in its same demographic in the time slot. The series' pilot was nominated for a Creative Arts Emmy Award. The series completed its four-year-run on June 24, 2018, after 3 seasons and 130 episodes.

As of September 2020, reruns of the series can be seen on Cartoon Network's sister channel Boomerang.

Premise

The series focuses on the daily life of Clarence Wendle, a fun-loving and spirited 10-year-old boy, and his best friends: Jeff, who is the more intellectual type, and Sumo, who often uses drastic measures when solving problems.

Clarence lives with his divorced mother Mary and her boyfriend Chad in the fictional town of Aberdale. Each episode focuses on the daily-life situations and problems that Clarence and his friends encounter, and their everyday adventures and life experiences as kids.

Other characters include students and faculty at Aberdale Elementary, Clarence's school. Certain episodes focus on the life of supporting characters, like the citizens of Aberdale and Clarence's classmates.

Characters

Main

The main characters, from left to right: Sumo, Jeff, and Clarence

• Clarence Wendle (voiced by Spencer Rothbell) – An overweight, extroverted, optimistic, and wide-eyed 10-year-old boy who wants to bring out the best in everything and everyone. In the pilot episode, he was the "new kid" in Aberdale and could not wait to make friends. He more often than not listens to and follows his heart, reacting toward life with unfailing excitement and enthusiasm. A "nice guy" at heart, Clarence aspires to help people, especially his fellow kids, have fun and live freely, often by using unorthodox methods to do so. He can, however, occasionally let his imagination get the better of him, and has a bad habit of meddling into people's personal lives, unintentionally making their troubles worse. Clarence has a wide range of interests and hobbies, and despite sometimes coming off as a goofball, he more often than not displays an underlying intelligence.
• Jeffrey "Jeff" Randell (voiced by Sean Giambrone) – Clarence's best friend who is intelligent, levelheaded, and morally inclined of the trio and tries his best to prevent Clarence from going down a bad road. Jeff's most well-known trait is that he has a cube-shaped head which represents his "square" personality. He is an avid fan of game shows and enjoys playing along with them.
• Ryan "Sumo" Sumouski (voiced by Tom Kenny) – Clarence's best friend, who is fearless, unpredictable, and often takes drastic and crude measures when trying to solve problems. Despite this often being a drawback, Sumo is loyal to Jeff and Clarence and available when they need support. He and Jeff tend to quarrel with each other due to their opposing personalities, but Clarence acts as the glue that holds the boys' friendships together. In the third season, Sumo was transferred to the new school called West Aberdale.
• Mary Wendle (voiced by Katie Crown) – Clarence's mother who is always there to support her son no matter the difficulty. She lives with her boyfriend Chad and her son Clarence. It is revealed In "Hurricane Dilliss" she has an overbearing mother (now deceased) which makes her very annoyed by her taking over her life, and that she has been seeing a therapist for 15 years. She is 37 years old.
• Charles "Chad" Caswell III (voiced by Eric Edelstein) – Mary's boyfriend who works at various odd-jobs and acts as Clarence's father figure (Although Clarence mostly calls him Chad). Also has a fondness for guitar playing and rock music. He is 36 years old.

Supporting

• Chelsea Keezheekoni (voiced by Grace Kaufman) – A plucky and outspoken girl who insists that she is superior to any boy, mainly Sumo. She and Sumo have shared a kiss in Clarence, Jeff and Sumo's treehouse in "Too Gross For Comfort".
• Ms. Melanie Baker (voiced by Katie Crown) – The children's 5th grade teacher at Aberdale Elementary School who is shown to be helpful and caring, yet easily overwhelmed.
• Belson Noles (voiced by Roger Craig Smith) – The resident bully, who is more likely to use insults, quips, or pranks rather than use physical violence. Selfish, inconsiderate, spoiled, obese, lazy, a show-off, no respect to his teachers or mother and very superficial, Belson is very unpopular among his peers because of this, yet Clarence is the only one that likes him, though the same can't be said for him. Belson is also prone to envy, as he is aggravated by the fact that Clarence is the "popular kid" at Aberdale Elementary School and has occasionally tried to ruin his reputation. He is also named after Nelson Boles, who helped create the series. He likely takes after his father, who appears in "Company Man" because they both show a desire for complete control over others (the father over his employees, to Belson over the kids).
• Nathan Springfellow (voiced by Spencer Rothbell) – One of Belson's friends. He's a big guy who is considered dim-witted. He becomes friends with Clarence as well, often participating in his escapades.
• Dustin Conway (voiced by Roger Craig Smith) – Another one of Clarence's classmates and Belson's friends, who is a karate aficionado. He later becomes friends with Clarence.
• Percy Dahmer (voiced by Roger Craig Smith) – A short, wimpy boy who speaks in a weak voice and is friends with Clarence and Belson. He lacks fingers. Like Clarence, he tends to let his imagination get the better of him.
• Breehn (voiced by Joshua Rush) – One of the intelligent kids in class who is more of Jeff's friend than Clarence's, and keeps himself well grounded at all times. However, in later episodes he warms up to Clarence and joins him on some of his misadventures. He becomes a better friend of Clarence, and lets loose when with him.
• Kimberly "Kimby" Knutson (voiced by Isabella Niems) – Another of Clarence's classmates. Kimby is shown as an introverted, awkward, insecure, yet lovely girl who constantly plays with her hair. As a girly girl, Kimby often collects dolls and stuffed animals, enjoys giving and receiving makeovers, and listens to boy bands.
• Malessica (voiced by Ivy Bishop) – One of Kimby's friends who is the object of Jeff's affection. She plays the electric guitar, as revealed in "Turtle Hats".
• Courtlin (voiced by Tayler Buck) – Another of Kimby's friends. She has a confident personality and isn't afraid to speak her mind.
• Joshua "Josh" Maverick (voiced by Brent Popolizio) – A grumpy 26-year-old who doesn't like children, especially Sumo, and later Clarence. He is shown to be very accident prone and constantly gets severe injuries during every one of his appearances, usually accidently caused by Clarence's hijinks.

Minor

Aberdale Elementary Students

• Amy Gillis (voiced by Ava Acres) — A nice girl who is a good friend to Clarence. However, she never appears after her debut in the second episode, "Pretty Great Day With a Girl", due to her moving away, save for a cameo in "Rough Riders Elementary" and a flashback in "Clarence For President". She has an older brother.
• Amy Shutzger (voiced by Spencer Rothbell) — A big girl who, along with Mavis, is the only recurring female character to be voiced by a man. She wears her hair in a ponytail and is taller than most of her classmates. She has a crush on Jeff.
• Blaide (voiced by Grace Kaufman) — An exchange student who is Breehn's best friend.
• Tinia (voiced by McKenna Grace) – A girl whom Clarence meets at the hospital. She presents as sweet and naïve, but has a greedy and selfish soul.
• Regis Gilben – A silent and motionless boy who communicates with an eerie wind sound instead of a voice. Everyone can seemingly understand this; also, somehow he is ghost-like and can touch without moving.
• Guyler (voiced by Spencer Rothbell) – A blond-haired boy with a long neck and a big nose. Although generally silent, he does make occasional grunts. He is friends with Clarence, and joins him on his escapades. At first a minor character, he becomes more prominent in later episodes; specifically in "A Nightmare on Aberdale Street: Balance's Revenge".
• Mavis (voiced by Spencer Rothbell) – A squat and noseless red-haired girl who speaks in unintelligible grunts and has a fear of fire hydrants.
• Brady Brown (voiced by Daniel DiMaggio) – A shy, quiet, self-isolating student who has a crush on Mavis. He is also handy and intelligent.
• Emilio (voiced by Enrique Contreras) – A student from Mexico who is friends with Julien and Memo. He is easily scared, but tries to act tough.
• Julien (voiced by Joshua Black) – A student who is friends with Emilio and Memo.
• Memo – A mysterious student who doesn't speak and is friends with Emilio and Julien.
• Camden Golightly (voiced by Spencer Rothbell) — A red-haired, droopy-cheeked, nasally-voiced kid who frequently gets hurt.
• Vu (voiced by Bryson Barretto) — A black-haired, skinny boy who speaks in a loud, exclaiming voice. He has a brother, as revealed in "Chadsgiving".

Aberdale Elementary Staff

• Mr. Jim Reese (voiced by Spencer Rothbell) – The gruff yet dim-witted vice-principal of the school. He is a former police officer with a voracious appetite.
• Ms. Brenda Shoop (voiced by Katie Crown) – The inattentive, irresponsible guidance counselor who cares less about the students and more about the rules, safety and herself. She has been working at the school for 29 years, as revealed in "The Substitute".

Sumouski Family

• Melvin "Mel" Sumouski (voiced by John DiMaggio) – Sumo's father who has a stern voice but is really quite wacky.
• Tinona Sumouski (voiced by Ashley Gardner) – Sumo's extremely protective mother who speaks with a southern accent and heavily resembles Nancy Gribble from King of the Hill.
• Tanner Sumouski (voiced by Ari Rubin) – Sumo's muscular, dim-witted older brother who frequently bullies Sumo.

Noles Family

• Cynthia Noles (voiced by Katie Crown) — Belson's kind mother who doesn't stand up to anyone and doesn't notice her son's mean behavior, until she sees how he acts to Clarence in the episode "Dust Buddies" and punishes him by not only making him do the chores he called their maid to do because of his laziness, but also ruining his game save files and avatars. She resembles him down to their noses. Jeff is implied to have a crush on her.
• Mr. Noles (voiced by Rick Zieff) — Belson's greedy, workaholic father who never spends any time with his son, to the point that he doesn't recognize the boy. He has a very aggressive and violent personality.

Randell Family

• EJ and Sue Randell (voiced by Lea DeLaria and Tig Notaro respectively) – Jeff's lesbian mothers who are free-spirited and always patient with their son.
• Rosie Randell (voiced by June Squibb) — EJ's mother and Jeff's grandmother. She is extremely overbearing.

Wendle Family

• Dilliss Wendle (voiced by Maria Bamford) — Mary's fast-talking, scatterbrained, extremely selfish and overbearing mother who suffers from dementia and insists that she do everything for everyone. In "Plane Excited", she is revealed to have died at the age of 65, although it's never specified how.
• Seymour Wendle (voiced by Mike Judge) — Mary's father. who strongly resembles and sounds like Hank Hill from King of the Hill. He calls Clarence "Creedence".

Shoop Family

• Millie Shoop (voiced by Katie Crown) — Ms. Shoop's extremely protective mother who would never let Ms. Shoop play outside as a child.

West Aberdale Elementary Staff

• Mr. Mozer (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) — Sumo's teacher at West Aberdale Elementary who is involved with Ms. Baker.
• Ms. Lofton (voiced by Jenelle Lynn Randall) — The principal of West Aberdale Elementary.

Others

• Walt and Tiffany (voiced by Tom Kenny and Abigail Revasch respectively) – Breehn's parents.
• Mr. and Mrs. Dahmer (voiced by Roger Craig Smith) — Percy's parents.
• Herschel "Hershey" Golightly (voiced by James Arnold Taylor) — Camden's widowed father who is very protective of his son.
• Sandy (voiced by Katie Crown) — A stuffy, unsatisfiable, rude, irritable, morbidly obese woman who rides around on a scooter and speaks with an upper-class English accent. She is a frequent customer at Mary's hair parlor, where she often runs over employees and always demands that the most expensive shampoo be used for her.
• Larry (voiced Spencer Rothbell) — An odd old man who goes on a date with Ms. Baker in "Neighborhood Grill". He is known for not being fazed by anything.
• Cooter and Seabass (voiced by Gunnar Sizemore and Atticus Shaffer respectively) — A pair of teenage bullies who are rivals of Sumo's.
• Lauren (voiced by Kyla Rae Kowalewski) — An extremely smart girl who has been homeschooled since she was 6 years old and doesn't know much about the outside world.
• Lauren's Dad (voiced by Mike Judge) — Lauren's dignified yet gentle and open-minded hippie father who encourages Lauren to talk about her feelings.
• Balance (voiced by Spencer Rothbell) — A violent, short-tempered circus performer with dwarfism who loves to terrorize children and has a hook for a right hand. He is very acrobatic and possesses mind control powers.

Cancellation

On April 4, 2017, Spencer Rothbell confirmed that the series' third season would be its last as Cartoon Network did not renew the series for a fourth season, which ended on June 24, 2018.

Episodes

List of Clarence episodes

See also

In Spanish: Clarence (serie animada) para niños