Toby Isaacs
Nicknames: Kunta Kinte
Quotable Quotes: "I don't have to dance. I'm just hunting."
Toby is an important part of Degrassi. He is probably the most realistic character on the show. He's overweight, socially awkward, has few friends ( just like many middle schoolers, and most male Degrassi fans). He and JT were the most important part of the early days, because they were the only ones actual middle school students could relate to. Amazingly enough, most kids in middle school do not have intense love lives, amazing battles against authority, and strong moral dilemmas. In fact, most middle school residents don't do anything but occasionally look at internet porn. It was up to JT and Toby to keep the show relatable to its core demographic.
Then JT stopped cutting his hair and befriended Paige. So Toby was left alone in acting like a real person. It proved to be harder then it looks, so he tried to humiliate JT into being his friend. To do this, he told Paige and the other cool kids about how JT had a wet dream about Liberty. This goes to show just how tough JT is: if I had a wet dream about Liberty the first thing I would do the next day is go completely insane, and the second thing I would do is kill myself. Not JT, he just kept on truckin' like everything was normal. Then, that bastard Toby went ahead and revealed this terrible secret. Crazily enough, Toby's plan does work and JT decides to be more of his friend, for some reason.
You think that is crazy, get this: Toby is actually able to get himself a girlfriend. Kendra, Spinner's adopted sister, goes out with him because he likes anime and she can beat him up.
Toby's father is dating Ashley's mom, but they are not married. So technically, he can have sex with Ashley and no laws would be broken. Of course he would have to convince her to have sex with him first, which would be pretty hard. I suppose he could drug her or something, maybe this will end up as one of the major storylines next season. They could even make it a two parter. Man I should so write for Degrassi.
Final Grade: D+
Even though he is an accurate representation of what people are like in middle school, I still don't like him. He is just so damn annoying.
Nicknames: none
Quotable Quotes: "Ah, so you finally have reached my love vibe!"
JT is Batman to Toby's Robin, Jack White to his Meg White, Simon to his Garfunkel, Mega Man to his Roll, Calvin to his Hobbes. I could go on like this but I'm tired of these analogies. I think you get the picture: JT is the pitcher and Toby is the catcher.
In season one, JT, along with Toby, had to carry the burden of acting like an actual seventh grade student. This meant he had to act like a complete idiots, just like all middle schoolers. He had a scooter, got caught looking at porn, was unsuccessful at love, and stopped his friend from being raped by an internet stalker--normal middle school stuff.
Luckily for JT he was able to shake the horrors of realism and started acting like the rest of the cast. He attacked a rapist, befriended Paige, and probably did a third thing. Spinner didn't take kindly to this brash young upstart going after his woman, and decided to extract revenge. Revenge ever so sweet. He arranged a prank so vile it would have to work. He put a fart machine in JT's locker, when JT tried to put the moves on Manny she was shocked by what she assumed was him farting. JT isn't the kind of person to take something like this lying down, so he proceeded to commit the best campaign of pranks ever seen by mankind.
While Spinner is walking down the hall minding his own business, out of no where JT comes flying in. He grabs Spinners pants and rips them off, leaving Spinner in the middle of the hallway in his boxer shorts. How is that even possible? He didn't pull Spinner's pants down, he actually pulled them off. Either Spinner was wearing the kind of pants strippers where or JT has magic powers. I don't know which is true, but both of those options blow my mind.
Apparently magically stripping Spinner wasn't enough, so JT showed up at the restaurant that Spinner worked at and made an order so large and confusing Spinner immediately attacked JT. Since attacking customers is a major violation of the rules, Spinner was demoted to dish washer. Spinner then requested a truce with JT. You know the last person who Spinner requested a truce with? Nobody. In the past Spinner has destroyed all his enemies. However JT was able to take him to the limit, and beyond. If the conflict had been allowed to continue JT certainly would have edged out a victory. Spinner is a smart guy though, and he knew a tie is better then a loss. JT still got the last laugh, for as soon as the truce was declared Principal Raditch came up with a love poem, apparently written by Spinner, but we all know who the real culprit is. You won this one, JT. But be careful, this sort of thing happens once a blue moon.
Fresh from his victory, JT decided the time was right for him to court young Manny Santos. She has just gotten an abortion, so he knew she would be on the look out for some sweet lovin'. Things were shaky at first, but then they went to the big dance together and everything is looking good.
*Update*
Manny has dumped JT for having a small penis. What a loser HA HA HA.
Final Grade: A
Whatever role JT is playing he does it exceptionally well. If he has to act like average Joe Middle School he does it, if he has to be cool he does that, if he has to be angry about having small genitalia, he acts like the most pissed off man in the world. JT works hard, and he plays hard.