Alan Powers

Alan "The Brain" Powers is a 3rd grade student at Lakewood Elementary. He is the smartest kid in school, being called "The Brain" more than his real name, Alan. He is a bear, making Brain the only principal cast member that is a bear. In Arthur's Perfect Christmas, it is revealed that Brain celebrates Kwanzaa, and that his family is African-American.

Profile

Name: Alan Powers

Alias: The Brain

Age: 8

Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Powers

Siblings: None

Other: Keith Powers (uncle)

Appearance

Brain is an anthropomorphic bear who wears a gray sweater with brown khakies.

Trivia

• In "Arthur's Perfect Christmas", Brain's dad is seen carrying one of D.W.'s classmates. This has brought up that Brain has a neverbefore seen sibling or a cousin/other relative.
• Brain has a fear of water, and is very talented in soccer, on the cello, and academically, hence his name.
• Brain is actually suppose to be in the same grade as Prunella, but due to him being a "crier" he was held back a year.
• Brain also works: He works in his family's ice cream store and teaches in summer school.
• Brain's goal is to be an astrophysicist.
• Brain tends to be a "report hog", meaning he has to do all the work for group projects.
• His usual marks are either an A or an A+, but his lowest mark seen in the show was a B-, seen in the episode Breezy Listening Blues. [Note: In the episode "Brain Gets Hooked", Brain recieves a C on his Magna Carta report; however, Mr. Ratburn allows him to redo his project, and it is implied that he recieves a higher grade when he presents his report the second time.]