Clarence is an American animated television series created by Skyler Page for Cartoon Network. The series revolves around the titular character and his two best friends, Jeff and Sumo. 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. Clarence 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. It completed its four-year run on June 24, 2018, after three seasons and 130 episodes.
Premise The series focuses on the daily life of Clarence Wendle, a fun-loving and spirited 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, Arizona. 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
Clarence Wendle (voiced by Skyler Page in the pilot and early-mid season 1 and Spencer Rothbell in mid season 1-onwards) is the main protagonist of the series. He is an extroverted, optimistic, and wide-eyed 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 often follows his heart, reacting towards 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. Nick Pitera provides Clarence's singing voice in "Jeff Wins". Jeffrey "Jeff" Randell (voiced by Sean Giambrone) is Clarence's best friend who is the most 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) is 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. Jason Marsden voiced Sumo in the pilot. Mary Wendle (voiced by Katie Crown) is Clarence's 38-year-old 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 which makes her very annoyed by her taking over her life, and that she has been seeing a therapist for 15 years. Charles "Chad" Caswell (voiced by Eric Edelstein) is Mary's 37-year-old 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 that is shown in the pilot.
Aberdale Elementary students Alison (voiced by Grace Kaufman) is a girl who is friends with Clarence, Chelsea and Clarence's friends. She is usually perky, and in the episode "Clarence's Millions" she has a high pitched cheerful voice. Alison is a thin girl with fair skin and a small pointy nose. She keeps her long maroon hair up in a high ponytail using a black hairband. Alison wears a short sleeved orange dress with a white collar, yellow leggings, and purple boots. Amy Shutzger (voiced by Skyler Page, later voiced by Damien Haas) is 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 used to have a crush on Jeff. Ashley (voiced by Anastasia James) is a girl who was once the girlfriend of Clarence. They have since ended their relationship, though they remain friends. She likes looking for frogs and attending art class. she has ponytail hair, a pink shirt, and blue overalls. Belson Noles (voiced by Roger Craig Smith) is a 10-year-old bully who is more likely to use insults, quips, and pranks rather than 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 sees the good in him, though the same can't be said for him. 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 same voice actor who played Sumo in the pilot, Jason Marsden, voiced Belson as well. Bertie is a small child who first appears in the episode "Fun Dungeon Face Off". He constantly keeps bumping into Jeff while going through tunnels and slides. Blaide (voiced by Skyler Page, later voiced by Spencer Rothbell) is a 10-year-old boy who is friends with Breehn, Guyler and Clarence. Blaide seems to be a foreigner by the way he talks, shown in "Dollar Hunt", where he told Clarence that he needs a city bus home. Blaide has fair skin, short black hair, and a bean shaped head. He wears a black and yellow striped T shirt, blue shorts, and brown cowboy shoes, he has long arms, with his hands curved outwards. Brady Brown (voiced by Daniel DiMaggio) is a shy, quiet, self-isolating 10-year-old boy who has a crush on Mavis. He is also handy and intelligent. He is a parody of Charlie Brown. Breehn (voiced by Joshua Rush) is a overachiever 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. Buddy (voiced by Stuart Allan) is a 9-year-old hyperactive energetic boy who attends Aberdale Elementary. He is seen showing everyone a tappy card in the ending of "Clarence's Millions". Buddy has blonde curly yellow hair, round eyes. His torso is similar to Sumo and Breehn's. He wears a light bluish-green shirt, some dark blue shorts, and red shoes. Camden (voiced by Spencer Rothbell) is a boy who has deflating cheeks. He has a dad named Hershey who has deflating cheeks as well. He enjoys camping. Chelsea Keezheekoni (voiced by Grace Kaufman) is a plucky and outspoken girl who insists that she is superior to any boy, mainly Sumo. She also likes creepy things like werewolves and dead bodies. Chet is a 9-year-old boy who is friends with Gary and Hector, he has quiffed hair, a yellow shirt with stripes, and brown hair with white shoes. Claudie (voiced by Katie Crown) is a tall girl who's friends with Amy and Ashley. Coco (voiced by Megan Uesugi) is a girl who has a crush on Brady. Coco is a stout girl with light brown skin, thick round glasses, big black dot glasses, big black dot eyes with notable eyelashes, large purple lips resembling a duck bill, and short maroon hair. Coco wears an orange bow on her hair, a short sleeved yellow dress with a pink heart on it, light yellow socks, and black Mary Jane shoes. In the episode "Forgotten" she has a pink backpack. Courtlin (voiced by Tayler Buck) is a 9-year-old girl, another of Kimby's friends. She has a confident personality and is not afraid to speak her mind. In "Honk", she told Clarence that the horn is super unbecoming of him. She also seems to care about her education and future. She has brown hair with pigtails on it, wears an orange tank top, purple shorts, and magenta shoes. Crendle (voiced by Gavin Pierce) is a 9-year-old boy who attends Aberdale school. Crendle is quiet, and it is shown that he fiddles with a stick in "Zoo". It was shown he loves his mom in "Dollar Hunt" Darlie (voiced by Isabella Niems) is a girl who wears a hooded sweatshirt. Darlie is friends with Clarence, Kimby, Malessica, Courtlin, Heida and Kennan, the latter with whom she is best friends with. Darlie is one of Clarence's classmates. Darlie wears a red hoodie in the Pilot, but for the remainder of the series she wears a long blue hoodie with the hood always up and a zipper in the front, as well as dark blue boots, Darlie's hair is dark brown and parted in the middle. When she unhooded herself in "Classroom", she is shown to have two pigtails held up by 2 dark indigo scrunchies. Debbie (voiced by Grace Kaufman) is a 9-year-old girl who wears a bright pink shirt, yellow hair, a green skirt, and reddish shoes. Dunkin Bambi (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) is a small boy. He wears a long-sleeve sweater with vertical light and dark green stripes, long brown shorts, white socks, and grey shoes. Dustin Conway (voiced by Kyle Arem) is a karate aficionado who is one of Clarence's classmates and Belson's friends. He later becomes friends with Clarence. Emilio (voiced by Albert Gonzales and Enrique Contreras) is a short 10-year-old boy who is friends with Clarence, Julien and Memo, along with his other friends too. He is shown to be a little scared in the episode "Belson's Sleepover". He is a small kid with light brown skin, dark brown hair, thick dark eyebrows, and a large round nose. He also wears a bright blue shirt, dark blue pants, and light blue shoes. Fiari (voiced by Tayler Buck) is a dark-skinned boy. He has an upturned nose, and black hair styled in cornrows. He bears somewhat of a resemblance to Dustin. He wears a red, long-sleeved shirt, yellow pants, and light-yellow shoes. Gabbie (voiced by Anastasia James) is an energetic girl. Very little else is known about Gabbie, other than that she enjoys playing along with other kids and having fun, along with being oblivious most of the time. In "Clarence's Millions", she is seen fighting Gary and Guyler over the Clarence dollars. Gabbie has pale skin, a pointed chin, and chin-length brown hair. She wears a pink headband in her hair, a pink T shirt underneath a light blue dress, and brown cowboy shoes. Gary (voiced by Bryson Barreto) is a 9-year-old boy who rarely talks, so little is known about him. Gary has pale skin with an upturned nose, and his hair is short, dark and worn in a quiff. He wears rectangular glasses with black frames on it, a teal shirt with short blue grey sleeves (as well as a blue grey collar and chest pocket), grey pants, and brown shoes. Regis Gilben, or simply known as Gilben, is a 12-year-old silent and motionless boy who communicates with an eerie wind sound. Everyone can seemingly understand this. Somehow, he is ghost-like and can touch without moving.