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{{Cquote|We're not bullies. We're kids who have a hard time expressing our emotions in a constructive manner.|[[Rattles]]|"[[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]"}}
[[File:The Law of the Jungle Gym 34.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Rattles]], [[Molly MacDonald|Molly]], [[Binky Barnes|Binky]], and [[Slink]]]]{{Cquote|We're not bullies. We're kids who have a hard time expressing our emotions in a constructive manner.|[[Rattles]]|"[[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]"}}
[[File:Tough Customers 2.JPG|thumb|250px|Several of the Tough Customers at their cafeteria table]]
The '''Tough Customers''' are a gang of bullies at [[Lakewood Elementary School]]. As of "[[The Last Tough Customer]]", they have all changed and are no longer bullies, although they still act tough.
The '''Tough Customers''' are a gang of bullies at [[Lakewood Elementary School]].
 
==History==
<!--==History==
===Early history===
===Early history===
[[Binky Barnes]] founded the club sometime before [[Timeline#Arthur's 3rd Grade|Arthur's third grade school year]]. By the time of the group's formal introduction in "[[Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper]]," the Tough Customers had already gained their infamous reputation. Their general activities were fighting (with each other), looking tough, and possibly even occasional [[gleeping]].
[[Binky Barnes]] founded the club sometime before [[Timeline#Arthur's 3rd Grade|Arthur's third grade school year]]. By the time of the group's formal introduction in "[[Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper]]," the Tough Customers had already gained their infamous reputation. Their general activities were fighting (with each other), looking tough, and possibly even occasional [[gleep]]ing.
===Binky and Sue Ellen===
===Binky and Sue Ellen===
When [[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]] was still a new kid at school, Binky made her lose count on her jump rope, and she demanded that he apologize. After Binky threatened to fight her, she unexpectedly accepted his challenge. Learning that Sue Ellen takes [[Taekwondo]] lessons, Binky wisely decided to instead compete with Sue Ellen as rival musicians.<ref>"[[Bully for Binky]]"</ref>
When [[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]] was still a new kid at school, Binky made her lose count on her jump rope, and she demanded that he apologize. After Binky threatened to fight her, she unexpectedly accepted his challenge. Learning that Sue Ellen takes [[Taekwondo]] lessons, Binky wisely decided to instead compete with Sue Ellen as rival musicians.<ref>"[[Bully for Binky]]"</ref>
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After some time, Muffy again unintentionally caused trouble by distracting everyone with her [[mySmartPhoney]] and not "letting" the Tough Customers have anyone to menace.<ref>"[[The Play's the Thing]]"</ref> The Tough Customers allied with Muffy to restore the playground, but she took over the project and took it too far, forcing [[Mr. Haney]] to shut it down. Eventually, however, Muffy's friends became uninterested in the device and went back to playing the "old-fashioned" way.
After some time, Muffy again unintentionally caused trouble by distracting everyone with her [[mySmartPhoney]] and not "letting" the Tough Customers have anyone to menace.<ref>"[[The Play's the Thing]]"</ref> The Tough Customers allied with Muffy to restore the playground, but she took over the project and took it too far, forcing [[Mr. Haney]] to shut it down. Eventually, however, Muffy's friends became uninterested in the device and went back to playing the "old-fashioned" way.


By this point, the school had become practically "bully-proofed," leaving the Tough Customers with nothing to do for fun. Despite Molly's desire to remain bullies for the respect that came from it, her three teammates led the group in finding a new image for themselves. After short attempts at exercising, singing, and enforcing the law, they settled on critiquing the healthiness of food<ref>"[[The Last Tough Customer]]"</ref> and savagely consuming it in large proportions.<ref>"[[So Funny I Forgot to Laugh]]"</ref>
By this point, the school had become practically "bully-proofed," leaving the Tough Customers with nothing to do for fun. Despite Molly's desire to remain bullies for the respect that came from it, her three teammates led the group in finding a new image for themselves. After short attempts at exercising, singing, and enforcing the law, they settled on critiquing the healthiness of food<ref>"[[The Last Tough Customer]]"</ref> and savagely consuming it in large proportions.<ref>"[[So Funny I Forgot to Laugh]]"</ref>-->
==Members==
==Members==
[[File:Tough Customers 2.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Several of the Tough Customers at their cafeteria table]]
===Current members===
===Current members===
*[[Binky Barnes]] (Founder; leader)
*[[Binky Barnes]] (founder)
*[[Molly MacDonald]]
*[[Molly MacDonald]]
*[[Rattles]]
*[[Rattles]]
*[[Slink]]
*[[Slink]]
===Status unknown===
===Status unknown===
*[[Billy]]
*[[Fletcher]]
*[[Kieper]]
*[[Kiefer]]
*''[[4th Grade Male Dog]]''
*''[[4th Grade Male Dog]]''
*''[[4th Grade Female Cat]]''
*''[[4th Grade Male Rabbit]]''
*''[[4th Grade Male Rabbit]]''
*''[[4th Grade Female Aardvark]]''
*''[[4th Grade Female Aardvark]]''
===Temporary===
===Temporary===
*[[Arthur Read]] ("[[Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper]]")
*[[Arthur Read]]{{Ep|Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper}}
*[[George Lundgren]] ("[[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]]")
*[[George Lundgren]]{{Ep|The Boy with His Head in the Clouds}}
===Imaginary===
*[[Big Kid 1]]
*[[Big Kid 2]]
*[[Los Dedos]]
 
==Alternate names==
==Alternate names==
The Tough Customers have a tendency to rename themselves, often temporarily, when they change their interests.
The Tough Customers have a tendency to rename themselves, often temporarily, when they change their interests.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Some of the members are named after baby stuff and children's toys.
*While on the [[Tower of Pain]], they like to throw water balloons at others on the playground. This occurs in several episodes, including "[[Lights, Camera... Opera!]]," "[[The Last Tough Customer]]," and "[[Slink's Special Talent]]."
==Episodes featured==
 
Episodes with enough of them together to be recognized as the Tough Customers. Ones that specifically focus on them are in '''bold'''.
==Appearances==
*''Season 1''
*Specials
**10602 [[Arthur Accused! (episode)|Arthur Accused!]]
**[[Arthurs First Day]]
**10701 '''[[Arthur Goes to Camp (episode)|Arthur Goes to Camp]]'''
*Season 1
**11201 [[Arthur Writes a Story (episode)|Arthur Writes a Story]]
**106b [[Arthur Accused! (episode)|Arthur Accused!]]
**11702 '''[[Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper]]'''
**107a '''[[Arthur Goes to Camp (episode)|Arthur Goes to Camp]]'''
**12301 '''[[Bully for Binky]]'''
**112a [[Arthur Writes a Story (episode)|Arthur Writes a Story]]
*''Season 2''
**117b '''[[Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper]]'''
**20101 [[Arthur Meets Mister Rogers]]
**123a '''[[Bully for Binky]]'''
**20302 '''[[Buster and the Daredevils]]''' ([[Slink]]'s debut)
*Season 2
**21002 [[Arthur's Mystery Envelope (episode)|Arthur's Mystery Envelope]]
**201a [[Arthur Meets Mister Rogers]]
**21202 [[Arthur and the Square Dance]]
**203b '''[[Buster and the Daredevils]]''' ([[Slink]]'s debut)
**21601 [[Love Notes for Muffy]]
**210b [[Arthur's Mystery Envelope (episode)|Arthur's Mystery Envelope]]
*''Season 3''
**212b [[Arthur and the Square Dance]]
**30502 [[Revenge of the Chip]]
**216a [[Love Notes for Muffy]]
**30801 [[Popular Girls]]
*Season 3
*''Season 4''
**305b [[Revenge of the Chip]]
**40102 '''[[Arthur's Big Hit]]'''
**308a [[Popular Girls]]
*''Season 5''
*Season 4
**50702 [[Pet Peeved]]
**401b '''[[Arthur's Big Hit]]'''
*''Season 6''
*Season 5
**60402 '''[[Brother Can You Spare a Clarinet?]]'''
**507b [[Pet Peeved]]
*''Season 7''
*Season 6
**70901 [[Prunella Sees the Light]] (cameo)
**604b '''[[Brother Can You Spare a Clarinet?]]'''
*''Season 8''
*Season 7
**80202 '''[[Thanks a Lot, Binky]]'''
**709a [[Prunella Sees the Light]] (cameo)
**80402 '''[[D.W., Dancing Queen]]'''
*Season 8
*''Season 9''
**802b '''[[Thanks a Lot, Binky]]'''
**90302 '''[[The Law of the Jungle Gym]]'''
**804b '''[[D.W., Dancing Queen]]'''
**90601 '''[[Arthur Makes Waves]]'''
*Season 9
**90901 [[D.W. Beats All]] (cameo)
**903b '''[[The Law of the Jungle Gym]]'''
*''Season 14''
**906a '''[[Arthur Makes Waves]]'''
**140302 '''[[The Play's the Thing]]'''
**909a [[D.W. Beats All]] (cameo)
**140801 [[Arthur Unravels]]
*Season 13
**140901 [[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]
**1309b [[The Pride of Lakewood]] (cameo)
*''Season 15''
*Season 14
**150201 '''[[I Wanna Hold Your Hand]]'''
**1403b '''[[The Play's the Thing]]'''
*''Season 16''
**1408a [[Arthur Unravels]]
**1409a [[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]
*Season 15
**1502a '''[[I Wanna Hold Your Hand]]'''
*Season 16
**1601 [[Based on a True Story]]
**1601 [[Based on a True Story]]
**160201 [[Flippity Francine]] (cameo)
**1602a [[Flippity Francine]] (cameo)
**160601 '''[[The Last Tough Customer]]'''
**1606a '''[[The Last Tough Customer]]'''
**160702 [[Brain's Biggest Blunder]]
**1607b [[Brain's Biggest Blunder]]
**161001 [[So Funny I Forgot to Laugh]]
**1610a [[So Funny I Forgot to Laugh]]
**161002 [[The Best Day Ever]] (mentioned)
**1610b [[The Best Day Ever]] (mentioned)
*Season 17
**1705a [[All Thumbs]]
*Season 18
**1806a '''[[Whip. Mix. Blend.]]'''
*Season 19
**1907b [[Too Much of a Good Thing]]
*Season 21
**2105a [[Slink's Special Talent]]
**2105b '''[[Take a Hike, Molly]]'''
 
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery position="center" spacing="small">
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Tough Customers.jpg|The Tough Customers, plus Arthur.
Tough Customers.jpg|The Tough Customers, plus Arthur.
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The Last Tough Customer - shush.jpg
The Last Tough Customer - shush.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>
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==References==
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[[Category:Clubs]]
[[Category:Clubs]]
[[Category:Bullies]]
[[Category:Tough Customers]]
[[Category:Tough Customers]]
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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Neutral characters]]

Latest revision as of 16:30, 6 December 2021

Rattles, Molly, Binky, and Slink
“ We're not bullies. We're kids who have a hard time expressing our emotions in a constructive manner. ”

—Rattles, "D.W., Queen of the Comeback"

The Tough Customers are a gang of bullies at Lakewood Elementary School. As of "The Last Tough Customer", they have all changed and are no longer bullies, although they still act tough.

Members

Several of the Tough Customers at their cafeteria table

Current members

Status unknown

Temporary

Imaginary

Alternate names

The Tough Customers have a tendency to rename themselves, often temporarily, when they change their interests.

  • "Bully Ballet" - when they danced a ballet about green potato chips in "Revenge of the Chip".
  • "Tough Costumers" - unofficially; when they tried to get kids interested in playing outside in "The Play's the Thing"
  • "Buff Customers" - when they tried working out in "The Last Tough Customer"
  • "Muffy Crosswire's 4 Open Hearts Tough Customers" (MCTC) - when they tried singing in "The Last Tough Customer"
  • "Shush Customers" - when they tried to enforce the library's "no talking rule in "The Last Tough Customer"
  • "Tough Consumers" - current name; when they inform people about the nutrition of food

Trivia

Appearances

Gallery

  • 1x17b.png

  • The Tough Customers, plus Arthur.

  • Binky stops pea-shooting to admire a butterfly.

  • The Tough Customers helping out in the park (rare occasion).

  • Some Tough Customers seen at Camp Horsewater

  • The members of the "Bully Ballet" perform Don't Eat the Green Ones.

  • Reserved a whole row to watch a Henry Skreever movie.

  • The Law of the Jungle Gym.JPG
  • The Last Tough Customer - TCs at Ice Cream Shoppe.jpg
  • TLTC - MC4OHTC.jpg
  • The Last Tough Customer - shush.jpg

References



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