The Bash Street Kids the cover of "Plug" his name is given as Percival Proudfoot Plugsey, although in some earlier strips he is named Claude. Plug's real name is only occasionally used in "The Beano", such as in "Singled Out" when Teacher addresses him by his full name. He is originally known as Pug; according to "The Beano", the "l" was added when Smiffy had one to spare after misspelling "silly". Despite his appearance Plug is one of the more sympathetic Bash Street Kids, often ready to defend those he feels have been unjustly treated; he once calms Danny down after he loses patience
The Kids of Degrassi Street lives and tribulations, and it remains memorable to many Canadians because of this. "The Kids of Degrassi Street" featured many of the same actors who would later appear on "Degrassi Junior High" and "Degrassi High", including Stacie Mistysyn, Neil Hope, Anais Granofsky, Sarah Charlesworth and others. However, their character names and families were different, so this series cannot technically be seen as an immediate precursor to the later shows. The show has also aired on BBC in the United Kingdom, on ABC TV in Australia, and also started airing on Showtime March 3, 1982 as well as subsequently on the