| Carver Descartes | |
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Age |
12 |
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Nationality |
African-American |
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Friends |
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Likes |
his friends, ladies, fashion |
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Dislikes |
being made a fool out of |
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Family |
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Carver René Descartes (voiced by Phil LaMarr) is the self-proclaimed "cool guy" of the group. He is an African American and has a strong interest in clothes and fashion (particularly shoes, wanting to be a shoe designer).[1]
Although he appreciates spending time with his friends, Carver desperately wants to be one of the cool kids and, ultimately, to become a celebrity.
Personality[]
He is shown to be somewhat self-centered and can be immensely shallow and superficial: he once rejected a girl just because she was too tall. Thus the more touching moments of the show are when he is altruistic and battles his own insecurity.
Phil LaMarr stressed in a press kit that Carver was not a bad kid, just the most likely of the group to make mistakes.[2] Doug Langdale elaborated that because Carver's parents are so busy on keeping up appearances, Carver often relies on his friends for help as a consequence.[2]
Carver worships the cool kids, Bree and Colby, wanting desperately to be as popular as they are. He is shown to have a shrine of them in his bedroom ("Uncool World"). He used to be part of their friend group in "Shoes of Destiny," but left after they made fun of Carver's friends.
One of the many recurring jokes about Carver is that he secretly owns and tries on women's clothing. However, he usually (albeit nervously) responds that the clothing is his sister's. The earliest occurrence for jokes along these lines are Carver wondering how he'd look in a kilt in the season 2 episode "To Each His Own." Tino mentions in "Testing Dixon" that Carver has a large appetite, eating a gallon of ice cream and an entire pie all in one sitting, something that aggravates his father.
Carver also has a younger brother named Todd, a toddler stuck in his terrible twos, who occasionally torments Carver and, by extension, his friends. He sometimes goes to his older sister, Penny, for advice, but she frequently disregards his questions. He has a close relationship with his father, as they call each other "Big D" (for Descartes) and "Big C" ("The Perfect Son"). The family also own a dog named Princess. Carver's head is often compared to a pineapple for humorous effect. Carver's family (except his dad, also voiced by LaMarr) are all voiced by Cree Summer.
Similar to Lor, Carver appears to be apathetic when it comes to schoolwork. He is noted for his horrible handwriting, which often leads to people reading words much different from his intentions. This poor penmanship resulted in Chum Bukkit performing his notes as a song in "Band." Carver notes his writing has improved in "Tish's Hair," as Tish read all but one of his words without difficulty. Later, in "Never Say Diorama," Tino and Tish state he and Lor often procrastinate on homework and have to rely on the former two to do the work for them, although they accomplish doing their own work and receive a B- at the end of the episode.
Clothes[]
All of Carver's outfits consist of an open button down shirt, t-shirt, pants, and sneakers, of various colors.
He is most frequently seen wearing the color yellow.
- Standard Outfit - white t-shirt, yellow button down shirt, gray pants, gray sneakers.
- Abnormal Outfit - yellow pajamas when he goes to sleep
Trivia[]
- Many fans believe that Carver may have a shoe fetish as he always love shoes. His interest in shoes originated as a way for Doug Langdale to incorporate more unique interests for the characters.[3]
- LaMarr has described Carver as a "metrosexual."[4]
- Carver shares the fashion sense, hair style, hair color, and traits of Brock of the Anime/Nintendo game series Pokemon. They both have brown spiky hair, they have similar heads, and they love the ladies.
- His middle and last name are references to the philosopher, René Descartes.
- The French influences on his name might suggest he is Creole.
- In "The Perfect Son," Carver goes to bed at 10:00 PM nightly.
- Nona had a crush on Carver in "Secret Admirer," but lost interest after realizing his head is shaped like a pineapple.
- Carver was chosen for Best Shoes in the school yearbook ("Best").
- Is shown to have a fear of worms in "Father's Day."
- Carver's aptitude test in "Careers" showed gym teacher, advertising executive and animal trainer. He attempts all three but fails miserably. He decides at the end of the episode he'd rather be a shoe designer.
- It's revealed in "An Experimental Weekend" that Carver wears orthopedic insoles.
- Carver uses hair gel, as revealed in "The Worst Holiday Ever."
- In "Tino's Dad," Carver studied Greek when he was just one year old.
- Carver was originally intended to be Egyptian, but Doug Langdale changed his ethnicity to African-American after Phil LaMarr was cast in the role.[3]
- Carver's family celebrates Kwanzaa.[5]
References[]
- ↑ Perlmutter, David (March 13, 2014). America Toons In: A History of Television Animation. Page 349. McFarland. International standard book number 9781476614885.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Weekenders Press Kit
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 PS5 Impressions and Interview with Doug Langdale, Creator of The Weekenders. November 16, 2020. The Movie Podcast. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ↑ Harris, Will (June 26, 2012). Phil LaMarr on Futurama and getting shot in the face for Pulp Fiction. The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ↑ Crump, William D. (April 4, 2019). Happy Holidays--Animated!. Page 345. McFarland. International standard book number 9781476672939.
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