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== David/Bud Parker ==
Jennifer's Twin Brother.
David is a socially awkward teenage son of a divorced mother and a fanboy of the 50s sitcom Pleasantville., Whichwhich he uses to escape what he views as an imperfect life. After bickering with Jennifer over the remote causes them to get transported into the world of Pleasantville, he becomes Bud Parker. The son of the titular Parker family. He is very knowledgeable about even the most obscure references, which he uses to try to get through the show while playing Bud.
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* [[Adorkable]]: In the real world he's a complete outcast and only has one friend. But when transported into Pleasantville he was able to get along just well with the townspeople due to his knowledge of the show. It crops up every now and then when Margaret takes an interest in him.
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: He always wanted to live life like Pleasantville, so the trip into the world is a dream come true to him.
* [[Beware Thethe Nice Ones]]: His rivalry with his sister aside, he is a nice person. However harm Betty and you'll get punched so hard, you'll bleed red in a black and white world.
* [[Face Heel Turn]] / [[Heel Face Turn]]: When they first go into Pleasantville, David is just as shocked as Jennifer isin that they became Bud and Mary Sue. However whilst Jennifer didn't want to play her role and rather mess things up to add excitement on the show, David insisted on playing his role in an effort to keep the show in balance until they can get out of here. It goes further on the former when he finds he excels in sports and feels in his element on the show. However when he notices how the citizens that turned color are being treated by the still monochrome citizens, as well as some Monocrhome and Color Students alike curious about "What's outside of Pleasantville.";, he changes his tune and helps them out., Eveneven becoming their unofficial leader against Big Bob.
* [[The Leader]]: While the color change didn't happen until Jennifer started to shake things up, once David turned Technicolor he became the unofficial leader of the group. Best seen when he is the one that reads aloud the Pleasantville Code of Conduct, encourages the teens to dance to forbidden music and even helps Bill spearhead the mural.
 
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== Whitey ==
A minor character on the show. While little is known about him, it's implied he was meant to be the love interest of Margaret Henderson. However when Margaret shows more interest in David/Bud, he changes into a bully., Becomingbecoming a secondary antagonist.
 
* [[The Bully]]: Becomes this when Margaret show interest in him.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Is not too subtle referring to technicolor people as "Coloreds"
* [[Oh Crap]]: When he and his gang try to hassle Betty, David/Bud punches him. Not only causing him to bleed, but his blood turning red. This on top of seeing Bud turning color offscreen causes him to flee.
 
 
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