“ | We're not bullies. We're kids who have a hard time expressing our emotions in a constructive manner. | ” |
The Tough Customers are a gang of bullies at Lakewood Elementary School. As of "The Last Tough Customer", despite still acting tough at times, they have all changed and are no longer mean bullies.
Members
Current members
- Binky Barnes (founder)
- Molly MacDonald
- Rattles
- Slink
Status unknown
Temporary
- Arthur Read "Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper"
- George Lundgren "The Boy with His Head in the Clouds"
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
- 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."
- Muffy Crosswire was the only person on the show to consistently stand up to them throughout the series.
- Both of Arthur's sisters are friends with younger siblings of Tough Customers. James (Molly's brother) is friends with D.W., while Mei-Lin (Binky's adopted sister) is friends with Kate.
Appearances
Episodes with enough of them together to be recognized as the Tough Customers. Ones that specifically focus on them are in bold.
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References