King is a Canadian television series on Family, also aired on Nicktoons TV in the UK from 4 March 2006, and showing on POP! in March 12 , 2007 .
Plot
The show is about a boy named Russell who finds a portal under his bed leading to an alternate universe called Under. Since he is from Up and acquires the crown of Under, he is proclaimed the King. Most episodes have multiple sub-plots, and deal with the evil Bob-Wire's attempts to steal back the crown and become the king (having to be foiled by Russel and/or his friends). Other recurring themes are Under's former king Cliff's attempts to bully Russel into handing over the crown while he's in Up (Earth), and various confrontations between Under and the neighbouring country of Near-Under. Other issues involve monster problems, and more general topics such as money, environmental issues, and even time-travel.
Characters
Heroes
- Russel Wright (Mark Rendall)- He moves into a new house with his family, including his older sister Lou, and his parents (the father was only seen in one scene of the first episode: Down to Under). Thanks to Gus, Russel discovers the passageway beneath his bed in the turret room (which he chose after unknowingly seeing Vernon's eye-looker probe in the window) and went down to Under. Here he befriends Loopy and Vernon and challenges Bob Wire for the crown, becoming Under's new king. Surprisingly, he is a very good ruler of Under in contrast to the other rulers of the lands of Under, despite the fact he's just 12 at the onset of season 1. The crown confers upon the wearer certain abilities, at least one of which is the ability to breathe underwater, but only if the crown is actually being worn. It is assumed these abilities only work in Under.
- Gus - A West Highland White Terrier, who has the ability to talk in Under (dogs, cats and possibly other Up animals are sapient in Under). He is "doggedly" loyal to Russel and his friends, and is very brave and gutsy, often taking on (and usually scaring away) much larger foes.
- Loopy - (Kevin McDonald)- One of Russel's subjects, he displays effeminate and cowardly tendencies, such as being obsessed with butterflies, Shoosh-Bangs (fireworks) and the name "Gack" (which he wishes to name everything from pet animals to Up). He is also shown to be so stupid that Brain Suckers don't affect him. Loopy does come through for Under in his own special ways: he has the inherent ability to tame almost any animal in Under, from squumps to sky cows to various undersea creatures. Loopy and Vernon are best friends, despite their slapping and bickering now and again.
- Vernon - One of Russel's subjects. He is an android built by the Clockmaker. He is immune to most attacks that happen in Under since he's made of metal. Unlike Loopy, Vernon is a genius, and their differences often lead to sibling-esque slap-fights.
- Ex-Princess Populah (Julie Lemieux)- A former princess, she used to be ruler of Near-Under but "gave it up" because it was "too much trouble" (as revealed in the episode: Ex-Princess Up a Tree), this is reasonable as Near-Underites are quite demanding and fickle to their leaders. Related to Auntie First (although everyone calls her "Auntie", First has confirmed her relation to Populah by referring to her as her "favorite niece"). She speaks with a Southern accent and is very athletic. She can naturally breathe underwater, as can Cousin Tess (although everyone calls her "Cousin", like Auntie First, Tess is a blood relative to Populah).
Villains
- Cliff (Robert Tinkler)- Former King of Under, a bully who constantly picks on Russell because he wants to be king again. Sometimes he attempts to sneak into Russel's room (and down to Under) while he's away, usually being foiled by Russel's teenage sister Lou or his own stupidity. He has a sister named Sissy who is affectionate towards Russell, which only makes him angrier.
- Bob Wire (Cathal J. Dodd)- Cliff's former right-hand man, Bob has taken to trying to make himself king of Under, requiring the theft of the Crown from Russel. He is made out of coils of metal barbed wire (upon which his name is a pun), and like Vernon, is immune to most attacks that happen to him in Under. His plans generally tend to be rather badly thought out and self-defeating, but he usually bounces back when he is defeated. One of the few things he is good at is singing.
- Frags (Land Frooihrt, episode #1-3 only)- Two small green creatures (there were several in the original few episodes) who are henchmen of Bob Wire. They tend to be extremely lazy, and are generally somewhat more intelligent than their boss. They sometimes take the side of Russell or one of his companions. Their voices are high pitched but randomly switch to low pitched in a manner akin to croaking.
- Auntie First (Marnie McPhail)- The narcissistic, self-absorbed, oppressive ruler of Near-Under, not very good at her job but maintains it nevertheless, generally through a combination of violence and bribery. She is referred to as "Auntie" by everyone, even those who aren't related to her (except Captain Darling, who instead calls her "ma'am"). She and Bob often team up to try and defeat Russel.
- Captain Darling - Auntie First's beloved and loyal right-hand man. Darling will do anything to help Auntie, even if it means teaming up with her enemies, like Russell. He's the leader of Near-Under's By The Book Brigade, and practiced botanical activities during his time at the academy. He's a very polite man, always apoligizing to somebody when jailing him/her, or exiling him/her from Near-Under. Speaks with an English accent. Unlike the rest of the cast, he calls Auntie First "ma'am". He wears a British police uniform and pink fuzzy slippers.
Other rulers
- Cousin Tess - Undersea (capital city: Bubble Town). She and Auntie First used to wage war on each other because they wore the same dress to a fancy dance when they were in Despot School. Captain Darling put an end to the fighting by colourizing an old home video of the two fighting, dishonestly colouring the dresses different colours. Regardless, Auntie and Tess still fight all the time, and as Darling put it "they love to hate each other".
- Hugh the Yu-Yu - Under Under. He rules over the Yu-Yus (not being one himself though) and Slythers (including his pet Slyther, Mavis). He is very hippie-like, and likes to party and go where life takes him, rolling a pair of fuzzy dice to make his decisions (even if it means dying).
- "The Queen" - Throng (on the continent of Ahead-of-Under). Like her people, the Queen (whose name was not revealed in the show) has a phobia of germs and uncleanliness. Bob worked for her in one episode, reversing her continent's direction to cure their motion sickness (all their couches faced the other way), making it nearly flatten Under and causing Russel to intervene.
- King Lugobrius Rex - Empire of Flax. He summons many entertainers to his abode, and if they fail to pelase him he has them shaved naked and thrown in his dungeouns forever. So far only Bob Wire's act in which he is inadvertently put through large amounts of pain has made Lugobrius laugh. He only speaks in burps and is surrounded by massive Gordilators who do his bidding.
Past Kings of Under
- King Cliff the Grim - The king before Russel. He was immensely unpopular in Under (except the Valley of the Outies where he was worshipped for defeating the Great Big Gehh); one of his more disliked actions being the outlawing of numbers. Bob Wire was Cliff's number one underling.
- Kings Matt and Pat - Twin Kings that ruled Under before Cliff. They constantly fought over the Crown and neglected their Kingly duties, leading Under into disastrous and monster-plagued times. Vernon made a second Crown so both twins would have one, but that didn't work, as they promptly started fighting over the second one, ignoring the first one. They were possibly more disliked than Cliff by their subjects.
- King Hobart - A young king who ran away after Loopy gave him an extra leg on King Appreciation Day, allowing him to sprint at amazing speed. Since Vernon and Loopy never saw Hobart again after he ran out of the castle it might be possible he never returned to Up. This also poses the problem that he took the crown with him, meaning another one had to be constructed.
- King Baxter - When Loopy gave Baxter extra fingers as a King Appreciation Day gift, he ran away and joined an insurance company in Up, becoming a "grade-A typist".
- "King Rocko - A teenage-looking King of whom Bob Wire wasn't particularly fond, as Rocko would often beat him and tie him up with himself.
- "King Bob Wire" - There have been some occasions where Bob did succeed in stealing the crown from Russel, though none of his reigns lasted longer than a few days, if not a few hours. His longest known rule happened when Thornhop locked out Russel in Up, taking Bob's voice as payment for his service. The Frags remarked that Bob would then be tagged "King Bob Wire the Silent", but Russel returned and set things right soon enough. H
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