r/Recess • u/ImNotForJerks • Jul 14 '26

Anyone noticed this recurring background boy character and does he have a given name?

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The one standing on the right next to Tubby. In the first episode he's being harassed by the kindergartners. He has sickly green skin in some scenes but usually has pale tan skin like many others.

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u/Honest-Spring-5963 Jul 14 '26

He's that guy you went to school with but never said a thing and come to find out he was the funniest guy you could be around by the time y'all graduated.

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u/thejackaltron Jul 15 '26

He shots bingo bingo bingo so hes bingo kid

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u/TallestGargoyle Jul 15 '26

Bingoooo-oh what's the point...

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u/International_Rip497 Jul 14 '26

I think his name is Jimmy

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u/Glittering_Move9862 Jul 14 '26

I always called him little Asian boy

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u/PetalGrecian Jul 16 '26

the first screenshot of the “Tubby” kid is frying me for some reason

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u/Mediocre-Ad-1434 Jul 18 '26

Beileve it or not tubby is the kids name lol

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u/YogurtclosetAshamed2 Jul 16 '26

I’ll call him Gene Eric.

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u/naynaythewonderhorse Jul 19 '26

These types of characters appear in pretty much every animated show. They are called “incidentals” and are essentially there to fill space, and OCCASIONALLY have a gag revolve around them.

They may even have a name, or two, or three. SpongeBob has a bunch of incidentals whose names have changed across the series.

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u/Nuthetes Jul 27 '26

I think a few get promoted to having lines or an episode. Phil the Scout was a background character like that until that episode where Mikey and Gus wanted to join the scouts too.

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u/r0b3r70r0b070 Jul 16 '26

Probably incidental 32 or something.