History
During his own years at high school, he was a male cheerleader. Now he is a teacher and vice-principal at Danny's school, Casper High. He teaches various subjects, such as English, math, history, and science.
Appearance
He is an overweight, bald, middle-aged man with green eyes and a goatee and most often seen wearing a light blue short-sleeved dress shirt with a black tie, gray slacks, and black shoes.
Personality
Mr. Lancer is first portrayed as a disciplinary enforcer within Casper High, but shows favoritism towards the athletes and Jazz while liberally doling out detentions to Danny and his friends. Later on, he is depicted as a devoted educator who takes his job seriously and cares for his students. ("Mystery Meat," "Fright Night").
However, he eventually becomes more fair and forgiving ("The Ultimate Enemy"). Although he is described as an English teacher, Mr. Lancer has appeared teaching a variety of subjects, including astronomy ("Memory Blank"), and the blackboard behind him is often covered in various math equations. He is portrayed as a bit of a wimp, although he occasionally has moments of bravery.
He often uses the titles of books as exclamations ("Moby-Dick!", "Gulliver's Travels!", "Lord of the Flies!", "War of the Worlds!", etc.)
Books referenced
- Chicken Soup for the Soul[1]
- Gulliver's Travels
- Lord of the Flies[1]
- Call of the Wild[2]
- Paradise Lost[3]
- Moby-Dick
- Hunt for Red October
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maitenance
- Fast Food Nation
- Prince and the Pauper
- Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants
- Waiting for Godot
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- South Beach Diet
- War of the Worlds
- Bridget Jones' Diary
- Clan of the Cave Bear
- The Adventures of Huck Finn[4]
- Cask of Amontillado
- Antony and Cleopatra[5]
- Myth of Sisyphus
- Great Gatsby
- Pride and Prejudice
- Grapes of Wrath
Sightings
Season 1
- 101. "Mystery Meat"
- 102. "Parental Bonding"
- 103. "One of a Kind"
- 104. "Attack of the Killer Garage Sale"
- 105. "Splitting Images"
- 109. "My Brother's Keeper"
- 111. "Fanning the Flames"
- 112. "Teacher of the Year"
- 115. "Public Enemies"
- 113. "Fright Night"
- 116. "Lucky in Love"
Season 2
- 201. "Memory Blank"
- 208. "The Ultimate Enemy"
- 210. "The Fright Before Christmas"
- 214. "Beauty Marked"
- 215. "King Tuck"
- 218. "Double Cross My Heart"
- 217. "Kindred Spirits"
Season 3
- 305. "Forever Phantom"
- 310. "Claw of the Wild"
- 312. "Phantom Planet"
Trivia
- Mr. Lancer's name comes from a coffee shop located down the street from Nickelodeon's headquarters in Burbank, CA, called "Lancers."[6]
- Mr. Lancer's greatest fear is the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard.[7]
- Mr. Lancer secretly plays Doomed, and is apparently very skilled at it. He has beaten Doomed several times, and once defeated Tucker, Danny, and Sam all at once.[8]
- Mr. Lancer's first name was never revealed. It's possible that his first initial is L, due to his Doomed avatar featuring a large letter L (similar to Technus' avatar featuring an N).
- He likes eating mutton.[3]
- Near the end of "Public Enemies," Mr. Lancer exclaims "The Adventures of Huck Finn!" Ron Perlman, who voices Lancer, had previously played the drunk father Pap Finn in the 1993 Disney film adaptation of the Mark Twain novel of the same name.
- In "The Ultimate Enemy," unlike the one for Danny's friends and family, Mr. Lancer's gravestone message simply says "Gone."
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References
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