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Sparkle Cadet

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The American animated television series Craig of the Creek features a cast created by Matt Burnett and Ben Levin. The series focuses on a trio of kids, collectively referred to as the "Stump Kids", lead by Craig (voiced by Philip Solomon) a young boy who wants to explore and map as much of the wide and mysterious creek located in the fictional suburban town of Herkleston, Maryland. His companions include Kelsey (voiced by Georgie Kidder in the pilot and the first 3 episodes and Noël Wells in episode 4-onwards) a young "warrior" girl with an active imagination and a lust for adventure, and J.P. (voiced by H. Michael Croner) a goofy and kind-hearted boy who likes to take things easy. In season four, they are joined by Omar (voiced by Zeno Robinson) a quiet, but very adventurous boy. The four of them attend different schools with the Creek being the only thing that brings them together.

Craig Williams is a 10-year-old boy who enjoys playing at the creek with his friends Kelsey and J.P. He is a natural leader and always tries to help kids in need. Craig is usually seen carrying a turquoise bag, that he uses to carry "important" items, and a staff, made out of a pole from a stair banister that he got his head stuck in once. Craig seems to know his way around the creek and worships its importance to the kids in Herkleston. He sets his sights on wanting to explore the creek for his own amusement and chart out everything. Because of this, he takes on the role of a cartographer at the creek as he usually draws maps and is asked by others to map or plot things for them. In "Escape from Family Dinner", it is implied that Craig is smart to some degree as he takes advanced math and admits that he likes the class. He also seems capable of knowing the answers to a math question just by looking at it for a few seconds. He also displays a great deal of building and constructing which he inherited from his grandfather as seen in "Brother Builder". His favorite franchise is Slide the Ferret, a pastiche of Sonic the Hedgehog.

Craig can become power hungry or obsessive as seen in "Ace of Squares" and "Bug City". The reason for this might lead back to his own relationship with Bernard. However, by the end of both episodes, he overcomes these urges. He is also convinced of supernatural or above average forces such as in "Doorway to Helen" (thinking that Helen was communicating to him from another dimension) and "The Last Kid in the Creek" (believing that he wished he was the only kid in the Creek), despite clear evidence to the more obvious and practical reasoning (Helen has a different schedule from Craig and all the other kids caught a virus from Kit). He can sometimes be pretty close minded as well, as he tends to ignore other people's advice in favor of his own, though he eventually sees reason. He is also self-conscious about the shape of his head; becoming embarrassed when commented on its odd appearance, but amused when given an endearing compliment such as when Sparkle Cadet said it was "cute".

Craig maintains a great relationship with his family with the exception of Bernard whom he has a love-hate relationship with. As seen in "Bring Out Your Beast" however, deep down it is implied that he simply wants to connect with him as his brother had a tendency to push him away when he was younger. The closest relationship he has is with his grandfather, Earl, who seems to have an adventurous spirit similar to Craig. Craig also cares for his two friends Kelsey and J.P. who in return look to him for guidance. He, along with his friends, all seem to be well known at the Creek, most likely for their various heroic endeavors. Craig has been viewed as something of an adviser and aide to the various factions of the Creek and has managed to enter the good graces of many, such as the Sewer Queen. His ability to be diplomatic has allowed him to form the Creek Council, a council consisting of him, Kelsey and J.P. and the leaders of the various factions of the creek.

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