She speaks with a Southern accent and is very athletic. She is also a blood relative of Cousin Tess (although everyone calls her "Cousin", in the same way as everyone calls Auntie First "Auntie"). (Although everyone calls her "Auntie", First has confirmed her relation to Populah by referring to her as her "favorite niece"). This is reasonable as Near Underites are quite demanding and fickle, difficult for their leaders to rule. Unlike Loopy, Vernon is a genius inventor, and their differences often lead to sibling-esque slap-fights.Įx-Princess Populah ( Julie Lemieux) - a former princess, who used to be the ruler of Near Under but "gave it up" because it was "too much trouble" (as revealed in the episode "Ex-Princess Up a Tree"). He is immune to most things that happen in the realm, as he's made of metal. Vernon ( Robert Tinkler) - one of Russell's subjects, who is an android built by the Clockmaker and is also part of the royal court as Under's figurer-outer and gizmologist. Loopy and Vernon are best friends, despite their slapping and bickering now and again. Loopy does come through for Under in his own special way: he has the inherent ability to tame almost any animal, from squumps to sky cows to various undersea creatures. He is also shown to be so stupid that Brain Suckers do not affect him. He is part of the royal court as Under's First Buffoonist. Loopy ( Adam Greydon Reid) - one of Russell's subjects, who 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 "doggedly" loyal to Russell and his friends, and is very brave, sarcastic, blunt, and gutsy, often taking on (and usually scaring away) much larger foes. Gus (James Kee) - a West Highland White Terrier, who can talk with a Scottish accent in Under (where dogs, cats, and possibly other Up animals are sapient). It is assumed these abilities only work in Under. The crown confers upon the wearer certain abilities, at least one of which is the ability to breathe underwater, as long as the crown is being worn. Surprisingly, he is a smart and righteous ruler of Under in contrast to other former rulers, despite the fact he's only 12 at the onset of season 1. There he befriends Loopy and Vernon, and challenges Bob Wire for the crown, subsequently becoming Under's new king. Thanks to Gus (and Cliff, technically), Russell 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 uses it to descend to Under. Russell Wright ( Mark Rendall) - Russell moves into a new house with his family, comprising his older sister Lou, and his parents (the father was only seen briefly in short scenes throughout the series). Added to this are issues involving monsters, money, environmental issues, and even time travel. Other recurring themes are the attempts of Cliff, who was the former king of Under, to bully Russell into handing over the crown while he's in Up and various confrontations between Under and the neighboring country of Near Under. Most episodes have multiple subplots, and deal with villain Bob Wire's attempts of stealing the crown and becoming king himself however, he is regularly foiled by Russell and/or his friends. As he is from 'Up' (i.e., the regular world) and acquires the crown of Under, he is proclaimed the King. Russell Wright is a young boy who finds a portal under his bed that leads to an alternate universe called Under.
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