Growing Up Creepie

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• Creepella "Creepie" Creecher – The protagonist of the series, a preteen human Goth girl raised by bugs, who was born with multicolored hair. She initially comes off as being sassy, but in reality, she is friendly and warm-hearted. Her catchphrase is "Wicked". She was abandoned on Caroleena and Vinnie's doorstep as a baby. Creepie's biological parents are never seen or mentioned, and no explanation is given for their absence. Her real name is Creepella, but everyone except Dr. Pappas and Vinnie calls her Creepie. If anyone ever finds out that Creepie is being raised by bugs, she will have no choice but to live somewhere else, and the Dweezwold Mansion will be fumigated by Mr. Hollyruller. Her favorite color is black, and she is fiercely protective of her family and other insects.
• Caroleena – A praying mantis who is Creepie's adoptive mother and Marge's best friend. She is very strict and constantly threatens to eat her children if they don't listen to her. It was her maternal instinct that persuaded her husband to adopt Creepie. She enjoys cooking.
• Vinnie – A mosquito who is Creepie's adoptive father. He is a New Age vegan that has a sinister vampiric appearance. Like his wife, he is loving to his adopted daughter. He loves to paint and meditate.
• Gnat – A gnat who is Creepie's younger brother. He constantly sneaks in Creepie's backpack and causes havoc at school. Gnat is actually older than Creepie, since he and Pauly were the ones that persuaded their family to adopt her.
• Pauly – A pillbug who is Creepie's older brother. He loves to eat and is a wisecracking jokester.
• Aunt Rose – A goliath tarantula of gargantuan proportions who is Creepie's adoptive aunt. Her appearance is never completely shown; however, her immense size and monstrous appearance makes everyone who sees her absolutely terrified, with the exception of Creepie. Due to this, she lives in the basement behind a heavily locked door, which she is typically seen beating against; aside from this, she only physically appears in four episodes. Despite her aggressive behavior, Aunt Rose is incredibly protective of her family and often behaves as the final line of defense against those that would try to eradicate them.
• Budge Bentley – Creepie's best friend, and the only one who knows Creepie's secret. While Budge might look like a bully because of his height and size, in reality, he is a sweet guy who wouldn't hurt a fly. He is friends with Creepie and Chris-Alice. Budge is very smart like his dad and loves yoga. He also loves entomology.
• Chris-Alice Hollyruller – Creepie's relentlessly happy-go-lucky friend and neighbor. Her catchphrases are "Soggy Muffins" and "Super Mega Duper". Chris-Alice is on the cheerleading squad, takes karate classes, and is always signing Creepie up for stuff at school without asking her first. Her favorite color is pink. Her name is a pun on the word chrysalis.
• George Hollyruller – Chris-Alice's father, who is the local exterminator. He is also the football coach at Middlington Middle School.
• Bunny Hollyruller – Chris-Alice's mother, who is a hard-selling real estate agent. Like Chris-Alice, she is bossy and perky.
• Carla Cabrera and Melanie Melisma – Two popular girls who maintain an on/off again friendship with Creepie. They are obsessed with Harry Helby, shopping, fashion, makeup, and their cell phones. Carla is the leader of the duo, is constantly seen wearing her cheerleading outfit, and wears her hair in unbraided pigtails. Melanie is a stereotypical dumb blonde and has problems with pronunciation. Her outfit consists of an orange T-shirt with a yellow cat motif on the front, green cargo pants, and white and orange sneakers. She also loves shiny things and watches horror movies, almost as much as Budge. Melanie's favorite color is blue, and Carla's favorite color is purple. Carla and Melanie just want Creepie to be 'normal'.
• Harry Helby – The resident heartthrob who is obsessed with his hair. Melanie and Carla have a massive crush on him though he usually ignores them and is somewhat more interested in Creepie.
• Ms. Monserrate – A firm but fair disciplinarian and principal of Middlington Middle School. Like Dr. Pappas, she's always spying on Creepie and the other students at Middlington Middle School and is a stickler for rules. She is obsessed with cleanliness. Her catchphrase is "Detention!", and she will usually hand out a detention slip.
• Dr. Pappas – Creepie's homeroom and science teacher who is a stickler for rules. Dr. Pappas is always spying on Creepie and the other students at Middlington Middle School. He never cuts anybody a break if they're late turning in a class assignment or homework. His catchphrase is "Miss Creecher!" He refers to the students by their last names. He is probably insecure due to being practically bald and having a big nose. He is afraid of Budge.
• Tarantula Boy – Creepie's love interest – seemingly half-human, half goliath tarantula – a headliner at the carnival "freaky" show. In the episode "Creepie Meets Tarantula Boy", Creepie later found out he was a normal kid and Tarantula Boy was just a costume and lost interest in him. However, in the episode "Return of Tarantula Boy", he appears in a movie and meets up with Creepie again. He introduces her to his mother, who is a real tarantula. In turn, she introduced him to her family, and it turns out that Creepie's mother knew his mom when they were kids. Later on, it is hinted that they would start a romantic relationship from then on, but it never developed.
• Marge – A giant tarantula who is Skipper's adoptive mother and Caroleena's best friend. In the episode "Creepie Meets Tarantula Boy", she was revealed to be a giant tarantula who wears hair curlers. She made caramel apples for the carnival and that's how Skipper came to be in the freak show.
• Dr. Lance Pierce – A prominent pin-happy entomologist at the Middlington Museum of Natural History and a minor antagonist in the series who only appears in three episodes. His catchphrase is "Oh, no!"

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