The Bash Street Kids virus on the robot teacher's disc drive. Sidney, whose real name is Sidney Mason Pye is Toots' twin brother, whose spiked haircut resembles a chimney-sweeping brush. He is a trickster, with Smiffy a frequent target. When the kids rehearse a nativity play, Smiffy asks what sound a sheep makes. Sidney replies "Woof", and he and Wilfred go into hysterics when Smiffy ruins the rehearsal. He makes pithy remarks about the other kids, to the amusement of those around him; he and Spotty fight several times when the latter is a target. Sidney loves animals and has a wide variety of
The Bash Street Kids Kev F. Sutherland, during the late 2000s the strips moved to "Beano" sister publication "BeanoMAX" (where they were drawn by Nigel Parkinson). These feature-length strips were more detailed, delving into an obscure character's personality and introducing new traits. Spotty was revealed as sarcastic and aggressive, while Plug was a more sympathetic, emotional character. The strips detailed a rivalry between the kids and the comic's cover star, Dennis the Menace. Mike Pearce soon began penciling a spin-off from the original strip, "The Bash Street Kids – Singled Out", a single-page comic concentrating on one "kid" a week. Pearce retired, the strips