The Bash Street Kids he is usually rude to adults, once asking Smiffy to speak up because he couldn't hear him over Teacher. In later strips Danny has some respect for Teacher, often helping him out of trouble. Although he hates school, like the other children he found it hard to cope when the Bash Street School was closed. As the leader Danny is prone to conceit, and in the 2006 "Beano" annual he announces that his conker is indestructible in a competition. His swelled head is often deflated by a fellow student. Danny seems especially close to Toots, calling her his second-in-command, and
Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County street from Disneyland,' says Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Pelosi." In interviews, Pelosi said that her motivation for making the film came from her children, "I live in Manhattan, I was walking down the street with my son, he said to me, “Mommy, why is that person sleeping on the street?” “Because he doesn’t have a home.” “Why doesn’t he have a home?” And I couldn’t come up with an answer." After the film debuted, kids who survived growing up in Motels went public to share their stories. Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County 'Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange