Professor Funtime



Professor Funtime is a major antagonist in the Origami Yoda series. He is one of the main antagonists of The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppet and Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue. He is also briefly mentioned in Emperor Pickletine Rides The Bus. In-universe, he is portrayed by the fictional actor Tevon Riley.

The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppet
The students at McQuarrie Middle School are introduced to Professor Funtime on the first day of the new semester, in which the school begins to make use of the Funtime program. Professor Funtime and his singing calculator Gizmo are the stars of every Funtime episode. They sing songs intended to teach kids about math problems, which the kids find annoying.

Professor Funtime is mentioned to use Wordsworth, the break-dancing dictionary, in his English videos for the sixth-graders.

Throughout the book, Professor Funtime is treated as a mascot for the "Funtime Menace" that the students are fighting against. After a series of stand-offs and debates with Principal Rabbski, the students score a victory against Funtime by getting their parents on their side and convincing Rabbski to pass their complaints on to the school board.

Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue
Professor Funtime continues to star in the Funtime TV show that is shown to the McQuarrie Middle School students. He is still treated as the face of the Funtime program, as well as the Edu-Fun company that made the Funtime program. In this book, Professor Funtime is described as imitating the "Gangam Style" dance, with Gizmo changing the words to "Oppa Funtime Style!"

At the school board meeting, the students-along with Rabbski-make a stand against the school board to convince them to suspend the Funtime program. During their campaign, Mr. Howell plays a "greatest-hits supercut" of Professor Funtime's terrible songs. The students and teachers' comments lead the school board to suspend the Funtime program.

In the case file, Kellen draws a picture of Professor Funtime and Gizmo in the Sarlacc Pit, symbolizing their defeat.

trivia

 * In the fifth book, Lance discovers that the actor who plays Professor Funtime, Tevon Riley, also dislikes the Funtime show and the character of Professor Funtime.