- "Look at them, playing! Today of all days! They know I called a school assembly today. They know that today I crown my QUEEN!"
– Jimmy
James "Jimmy" Nixon McGarfield was the Fourth Grade President-For-Life at Gallagher Elementary School.
Appearance[]
Jimmy is a heavyset boy with curly red hair and large round glasses. For his first appearances he wore a white pinstripe suit and cowboy hat with black dress shoes. After he turned evil he began wearing a long black coat, black leather gloves and a fedora. Both outfits include a pink dress shirt and a bolo tie with a red rosette on its clasp.
Personality[]
Initially Jimmy was mild-mannered and friendly, described as a "fair and just" politician. He was apparently well-liked by classmates to the point where Numbuh 1 thought the election between Jimmy and Muffy Jenkins was a popularity contest, so he voted for the latter instead.
Jimmy was a skillful orator who displayed great confidence when addressing crowds. However, this masked his true timid nature. He tried to settle disputes between classmates in a peaceful way but would shrink at the first sign of violence. He was ashamed of being so cowardly and envied Numbuh 1 for both his bravery and his girlfriend, Lizzie. Jimmy was infatuated by her and became obsessed with winning his "true beloved" over. In order to do this, he decided he needed to drastically change his personality. However, instead of trying to emulate the heroism of Lizzie's present boyfriend, Jimmy turned evil. It's unclear why he thought that villainy would be attractive to Lizzie.
Jimmy began abusing his power as class president, bullying his fellow students and doing everything he could to make their time at school miserable. If they defied him in any way, such as ignoring his orders to come to school for an assembly, he would become furious and force them to do what he wanted. He also insisted that everyone call him Master President out of the respect he felt he was owed as their self-proclaimed Fourth Grade President For Life (the latter two words having been tacked on to indicate his intent to stay in power perpetually).
History[]
He first appeared in Operation: R.O.B.B.E.R.S.. where he tried to stop the Six gum gang from attacking Numbuh 5 but a gum bullet made him tell Numbuh 5 that she was on her own.
He and made his official debut as "Fourth Grade President" in Operation: P.R.E.S.I.D.E.N.T. where Sector V escorts him to a meeting at City Hall, where he plans to shorten school days and make mandatory pizza lunches. Along the way, they are attacked by Ice Cream Men and a robotic duplicate of Jimmy controlled by the DCFDTL.
When they get there, however, it is seemingly revealed that Jimmy was working for Father, and the changes made regarding the school day are quite the opposite of what had been planned. Since then, McGarfield began abusing his power as Fourth Grade President any way he could, until in Operation: S.N.O.W.I.N.G., he ultimately crossed the line and had to be sent to the Kids Next Door Arctic Base and Permanent Detention.
During the events of Operation: S.N.O.W.I.N.G., he plans to have Lizzie Devine, forcibly married to him and made his "queen" at a special assembly, but the first snow day of the year ends up occurring on that date, thus causing school (and the assembly) to be cancelled.
In a very thinly-veiled
Jimmy before turning evil.
As they board the KND S.P.R.A.Y.S.H.I.P., she reveals this to him, and says that she hopes to romantically bond with him while they are incarcerated together, which Jimmy is actually delighted by.
He is mentioned in Nigel's speech in Operation: E.L.E.C.T.I.O.N.S..
In Operation: M.E.S.S.A.G.E., it is stated that Jimmy still attends the school in Permanent Detention, despite having seemingly been taken to the KND Arctic Base. The leader of the Kindergarteners also says that he, along with his gang, had come and stolen their milk money before, revealing that Jimmy was apparently associated with the Six-Gum Gang at some point, but this is not explored further.
Trivia[]
- Jimmy's name is a combined pun on former US presidents Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, William Mckinley, and James A. Garfield, and his physical appearance and accent are reminiscent of Presidents George W. Bush and Theodore Roosevelt (sans the latter's mustache).
- Jimmy was one of the few allies to turn traitor, the others being Windsor and Jerry Rassic. However, Jimmy turned traitor after a series of episodes, not just one.
- In Operation: S.N.O.W.I.N.G., he wears a black hat and coat, which is similar to Arnold Ernst Toht from Indiana Jones. He also parodies Prince Xizor and most obviously, Darth Vader.
- Elements of Jimmy's character likely parody Boss Hogg from the television series The Dukes of Hazzard as well. Hogg is an overweight Southerner who wears a cowboy hat and white suit very similar to Jimmy's initial outfit, and notably is also a corrupt political figure who enjoys abusing his power.
- James is one of many villains in cartoons, live-action TV and movies to use the common trope of choosing female protagonists as (usually unwilling) queens in their world domination schemes. He is the second KND villain to use this trope; the first is King Sandy.
- Jimmy's hat is white before his evil intentions are revealed, and black in the episode when he is revealed to be evil. This is a reference to old cowboy shows, where good guys would wear white hats, and bad guys would wear black hats.