Drake and Josh/Characters

This is the cast of characters from the Nickelodeon series Drake and Josh.

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Drake Parker

Portrayed by: Drake Bell

• Anti-Hero: Type IV
• Ask a Stupid Question
• Book Dumb
  • May also be a case of Brilliant but Lazy
• Brainless Beauty: Sometimes
• Chick Magnet
• Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The foolish to Josh's responsible.
• Hot Guys Are Bastards
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold
  • Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: In "Movie Job".
• Karma Houdini: Though unlike Megan, there are times where karma actually got him.
• Manipulative Bastard
• Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Manly Man to Josh's Sensitive Guy.
• With Friends Like These...: With Josh.

Josh Nichols

Portrayed by: Josh Peck

• Anti-Hero: Type I in earlier seasons. He can slip into Type II/III territory if he's feeling petty or vindictive.
• Butt Monkey / The Chew Toy: By Drake or Megan.
• Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The responsible to Drake's foolish.
• Deadpan Snarker
• Geek
• Get a Stupid Answer: His sarcastic replies to Drake's outlandish questions.
• Hollywood Dateless
• Hollywood Nerd: Type I
• Nice Guy
• No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Particularly at his job.
• No Indoor Voice: See Verbal Tic
• Only Sane Man
• Real Men Wear Pink: Likes watching The Oprah Winfrey Show.
• Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Sensitive Guy to Drake's Manly Man.
• Token Good Teammate
• Verbal Tic: Repeating things for emphasis. EMPHASIS!
• With Friends Like These...: With Drake.

Megan Parker

Portrayed by: Miranda Cosgrove

• Anti-Hero: Type V
• Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
• Hypocritical Heartwarming: She harasses her brothers endlessly, but objects to anyone else doing it.
• Jerkass / Jerk with a Heart of Jerk
• Little Miss Badass
• Little Miss Snarker
• Karma Houdini: One of the most blatant in television. In fact, the one time she gets punished, it's not even her fault and she ends up getting revenge anyway.
• Pet the Dog: A few times.
  • The Gary Grill: Got her brothers out of jail.
  • Honor Council: Helped Drake win against Mindy in the school's court.
  • Mindy's Back: Gives Josh a little advice when he's upset about Mindy.
  • Megan's First Kiss: The ending. Just see for yourself.
  • Drake & Josh Go to Hollywood: Megan is basically a hero in this one, as she saves her brothers from some criminals (and apparently, death because the criminals planned to kill them once they got away).
• Wise Beyond Her Years: Let's be honest. Jerkass or not, some of her schemes are rather brilliant for a 9-13 year old girl.

Recurring Characters

Helen Dubois

• Former Child Star: Became famous for a catchphrase ("That is not my job!")
• Jerkass
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold
• Pointy-Haired Boss
• The Prima Donna
• Sassy Black Woman

Mrs. Alice/Linda Hayfer

• I Am Your Mother: Reveals to be Kelly's mother.

Mrs. Hayfer: Wait ,you're the boy who's been dating my daughter?
Drake: You're Kelly's mom?!

• I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Even though she dislikes Drake, she's willing to make Kelly be happy with Drake.
• Jerkass
• Running Gag: Mentioning her utter dislike of Drake in almost every appearance.

Mrs. Hayfer: I hate you.
Drake: I know.

• Sadist Teacher: Mainly to Drake.
• Shout-Out: Her last name is based from Steve Hoefer, also one of the show's directors.