The Bash Street Kids with Smiffy's stupidity. He has on one occasion fainted from seeing his own reflection (after polishing the handles of Teacher's bicycle), and considers himself the most handsome boy in Beanotown. Plug had his own comic from 1977 to 1979 featuring him and his two pets (Pug from Pup Parade and Chunkee the Monkey), and was the first Beano with a spin-off. "Plug" was later incorporated into "The Beezer". He has two sisters, Plugella and Plugena, who closely resemble him. However, in earlier strips his father was shown to be quite handsome (to the confusion of the other kids) and Plug
The Bash Street Kids black spots covering his face, fending off any attempts to remove them. Teacher sees him as the mouthiest of the kids; in "Singled Out" and feature-length strips, he interrupts the lessons with comments. Spotty is sarcastic, conceited and protective about his masculinity and height. Like Danny he dislikes Dennis the Menace, especially after Dennis menaces him during the latter's 50th-birthday party. In the academy makeover, Spotty's spots and aggressive, sarcastic nature are gone. Toots Pye, whose real name is Kate Pye, Sidney's twin sister, is the only girl in Class 2B. Although she is a tomboy, she is more feminine