Mr. Dude, real name Franklin Dudikoff, made his first appearance in the episode of Season 4, The Dude. He was a temp for the fourth grade and he didn't want the students to study but only goof around. It was TJ's idol.
Appearance[]
He has spiky brown hair, black eyes and wears a brown trenchcoat, red necktie, light-blue collared shirt and dark-blue trousers. As a student teacher, he wasn't confident, reading only from a book, that is until the kids reminded him of who he used to be. Unfortunately that was even worse as he only had them playing. Eventually he learned to combine both his serious teacher personality and his fun side, and taught the kids their lessons in a fun and creative way. Although not mentioned in the episode, it's obvious that he’s extremely attractive, fitting the cliche of a "Hot Teacher".
History[]
He was regarded by the kids as a legend, becoming the playground king in the third grade and pranked Miss Finster by writing an insult in wet cement besides her footprint and writing signs and sticking them on her back. He also led a revolt in the cafeteria against what they used to call "Tuesday Surprise".
Trivia[]
- Frank Dudikoff's voice actor, Joey Lawrence, is the older brother of Andrew Lawrence, T.J.'s second voice actor.
- Like T.J.'s phrase "Tender", he has a phrase "Supple".
- In "The Dude," Mr. Dude mentions having stashed some bubble gum in a hollow globe "about fifteen years ago." Assuming he attended fourth grade during that time (around 1982), that would make him about 24 in the present (1997-98).
- He’s the older version of T.J.