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Name's Louis. I'm in charge of recess! Oh, and the gym! Oh, and the cows!

— Louis in Wayside: The Movie

Louis is the janitor and playground supervisor at Wayside. He is also an alumnus of the school, as well as the only faculty member who seems to have any trace of sanity. His tone of voice may imply that he is either a calm and collected person or a hippie. He is also the leader of the "Rescue Dudes. His nickname was Nick on the episode "Myth of Nick". He has mustache of many colors, whereas he has blue hair and a blue goatee. Louis is nice to everyone and treats everyone fairly.

Apperance[]

In the books, Louis is primarily noted as having a large red face and a mustache of many colors. In "Way-High-Up Ball," he is stated to have a hairy arm. In the cartoon, Louis has an ovular face with a light blue afro and goatee, and a pointy nose. He wears a red and white baseball cap, a cream-colored long sleeve shirt, an orange vest and two pockets. He wears brown pants and sandals. In Wayside: The Movie, his hat has a "WS" marking on it, but this is removed for the rest of the series. As Mr. Louis, his mustache is shaved, his hair is combed, his fingernails are cleaned, he wears a tie, and his shirt is tucked in. Whenever his face turns even redder, the skin where his mustache was turns purple.

Personality[]

Louis is a character shown to have a heavy dedication towards helping the students. Frequently, the students go to Louis whenever they have a problem that needs solved, such as in "Mrs. Gorf," when Mrs. Gorf is transformed into an apple, or "Pigtails," when Paul is hanging tightly from a brick on the thirtieth story. Louis often invests himself into the child's problems, often partaking in whatever they need help with, such as in "Ron," when he decides to play kickball with Ron against Terrence, or in "She's Back!" when he follows Deedee to the monkey bars when she sees Mrs. Gorf there. In "Push-Downs," he is shown to encourage Stephen when he's feeling nervous, showing that he cares for the personal problems of various students. Louis often acts humorously around the students, joking in "Deedee" that he always wanted to be friends with a dead rat when Deedee disguises herself as one, and telling Leslie he's willing to buy her toes in "Leslie." Louis likes all the kids at Wayside School, but seems to favor those in Mrs. Jewls's class. When necessary, Louis will deliver retribution to misbehaving students, such as in "Terrence," when he kicks Terrence over the fence after he kicks all the balls over the fence. Occasionally, Louis will try to keep the students happy, such as in "Deedee" when he tries to sugar-coat the fact that Deedee is stuck with the yellow ball, though he'll be blunt and honest when necessary, such as in "Ron" when he questions why Ron likes to play kickball so much when he's a terrible athlete. Louis is very athletic.

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