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Characters

The following is a list of characters from You Can't Scare Me! and its television adaptation in the order they are mentioned or appear.

This page contains spoilers! Do not read this before finishing the story.

Characters[]

Character	Medium	Description
Eddie	Book and TV episode	Eddie is a geeky kid. In the book, he says that a lot of kids tease him. He despises Courtney. one of his classmates, because he thinks that she is a showoff.
Courtney	Book and TV episode	Courtney is seemingly perfect at everything. She's smart, brave, and quick-thinking. Because of this, many of her classmates despise her.
Mr. Melvin	Book	Mr. Melvin is Eddie's homeroom teacher in the book.
Ms. Prince	Book and TV episode	In the book, there are two sixth-grade classes. Mr. Melvin is in charge of one, and Ms. Prince is in charge of the other. In the episode, there is only one class, and Ms. Prince is in charge of it.
Mud Monsters	Book and TV episode	According to local legend, humanoid mud creatures roam the woods near where Eddie lives.
Denise	Book	Denise is Courtney's best friend. In the television episode, a girl can be seen sitting next to Courtney during lunch, but it's never stated if this is Denise.
Herbie "Hat"	Book and TV episode	Hat is Eddie's best friend. He's is essentially always seen wearing a hat.
Molly and Charlene	Book	Molly and Charlene are two of Eddie's. They help him try to scare Courtney.
Kevin	Book	Kevin is Eddie's older brother and a ninth grader. Throughout the book, he continuously works towards making a film about the Mud Monsters.
Molly's brother	Book	Molly's brother is mentioned early in the story. Molly gets a rubber snake from him.
Mrs. Rudolph and Muttly	Book	Mrs. Rudolph is Eddie's next door neighbor. Muttly is her pet cat.
Mr. Dollinger	Book	Mr. Dollinger is the science teacher at Eddie's school.
Mr. Russo	Book	Mr. Russo is the gym teacher at Eddie's school.
Charlene's father	Book	Charlene's father is briefly mentioned near the middle of the story. Almost no information about him is given.
Buttercup	Book	Buttercup is Charlene's Saint Bernard. While he's normally nice. he becomes aggressive when he hears whistling.
Leah	TV episode	At the beginning of the television adaptation, a girl is wandering through the woods with her grandfather. While she isn't named in the credits, her grandfather can be heard referring to her as Leah.
Grandpa	TV episode	At the beginning of the television adaptation, a girl is wandering through the woods with her grandfather. The grandfather offers to retrieve the girl's ball when she drops it in the water.