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Gretchen Gritcherson aka "The Gretch" is a rebellious, young girl who is described as being anything but "sugary sweet", as she is sarcastic and indifferent about everything. Her lack of enthusiasm is made up with her sharp, critical tongue. With a black belt in karate and an intolerance towards wrong-doing, Gretchen isn't a girl you want to mess with. However, underneath the tough exterior, she has a huge heart and secretly wishes she could be like any normal girl (though she would never reveal this). She's not so cool like Suzi, for that reason, Gretchen envies her.
Her catchphrases are "Ya think?!" (usually said to McGee when a plan has gone wrong and he points out the obvious) and "Drop that Squirt!" (usually said anytime someone captures Squirt) and also "This is disturbing/disgusting on so many levels.". She is revealed to have a serious fear of chipmunks in "Cheeks of Dread" and is allergic to lizards and dragons, shown in "How to Potty Train Your Dragon".
Her surname is revealed to be Gritcherson in "Meet the Gretch's Parents," where her mother Mrs. Gritcherson (ie Mrs. G) refers to her as Gretchikins and Gretchywetchy
Appearance
Gretchen is a tall girl who has pale skin, blue eyes and long waist length hair that she generally ties into pigtails using red scrunchies.
She wears black skeleton earrings, a red t-shirt with a long-sleeved maroon shirt underneath, a light grey pleated skirt, purple underwear, black and hot blue striped tights and maroon red and white shoes.
Relationships
McGee
Ever since their first adventure at Camp Lakebottom, Gretchen and McGee have been a couple (fell for her feet) have become best friends, alongside Squirt and the counselors. However, Gretchen is very annoyed when he's stupid and causes trouble. Whenever Gretchen needs help with something (whether she's fighting a monster or just living her camp life), McGee would be one of the first people to help her.
However, McGee's impulsiveness, his tendency to put actions before words, and his sense of adventure can lead to him and Gretchen arguing, like in "The Lakebottom House of Horrors! Mwa Ha Ha! Part 2" when they blame each other for driving Squirt away. However, they always make up in the end.
In "The Camp Lakebottom Classic Part 1," it's implied that McGee may have a romantic interest in Gretchen, as he leans in to kiss her near the end of the episode (though Gretchen ruins the moment by sneezes on his face). Squirt notices this moment and even describes it as "romantic."
Suzi
Gretchen and Suzi have a actually hostile relationship as both pageant competitors and campers. Suzi has beaten Gretchen in every pageant they have participated in together, causing a big rivalry between them. Gretchen isn't so beautiful like Suzi. During her summer at Camp Lakebottom, Gretchen is still envious about Suzi's pageant successes, which has caused much trouble at either camp.
There are several episodes that focus on some part of the girls' relationship. Some examples are "Ring Around the Gretchen" (where Gretchen gets angry that Suzi is secretly holding a pageant, and vows to beat her), "Head Two Head" (where the two try to live their lives after becoming fused together unfortunately), and "Stage Fright" (where Suzi becomes extremely jealous whenever Gretchen gets the star role in Armand's play instead of her unfairly).
There is actually an episode where Gretchen and Suzi get along, but it is due to Gretchen becoming opposite due to magic. For most of the episode "Ring Around the Gretchen," Gretchen becomes Greta due to wearing the opposite ring, which causes her and Suzi to become best friends in a short amount of time. However, the friendship is ended when Gretchen becomes normal again, making Suzi feel bad.
Her parents
Gretchen is one of the few people who know about her parents' extreme cowardice. Their cowardice is so extreme that they sent stunt doubles to Gretchen's birthday parties due to being scared of the candles. She dislikes introducing people to her parents as people find her parents more interesting than her. Her parents have even crashed her beauty pageants sometimes, often stealing the win from their daughter. Despite this, Gretchen still loves them, and she has watched every single action movie her parents have starred in.
Trivia
- She is similar to Sandy Cheeks from Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants who has karate skills.
- Gretchen has ticklish feet as seen in Slimey Come Home.
References
| Characters |
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| Main Characters |
| McGee - Gretchen - Squirt - Sawyer - Rosebud - Armand - Buttsquat - Suzi |
| Supporting Characters |
| Chipper - Toothy - Sawyer's Mom - Sterling - Slimey - Webster - Papa Gnome - Were-Chicken - Kevin - Frankie - Esmeralda - Bloody Marty - Spitbeard - Pinky - Squaby - Hanky Stanky - Dream Weevil |