J.T. Thrift Jr.



J.T. Thrift, Jr. is the main antagonist of the Fillmore! episode "South of Friendship, North of Honor". He is the corrupt Partol Sheriff of MacLuhan Middle School until his dismissal.

He was voiced by Peter Newman.

Role
Thrift was first seen complaining about the lack of cinnamon buns on his desks while doing roll call in Spring Break. Upon being told that the school's praline supply has been stolen, the Safety Patrol (along with Cornelius Fillmore and Wayne Liggett) was called in to investigate the situation.

Despite their efforts, there were no clues inside the room where the pralines were stored, and Thrift told both Fillmore and Liggett to drop the case. Eventually, both Fillmore and Liggett soon learned that the room has a sewer hatch, and suspected that anyone may have used it to steal the pralines. But before they could continue, Liggett was suspended from the Patrol by Thrift for having personal photos on his desk, and he was put to a 10-week detention. Fillmore tried to explain to the principal that Thrift is suspending under false pretenses, but the principal refuses to believe this as he happens to be Thrift's father Colonel J.T. Thrift Sr..

Eventually, Fillmore found out that the stolen pralines were hidden inside boxes posing as bricks inside the room and that Thrift Jr. and the majority of his officers (including Galilah and Tyler) are involved in smuggling them through the school's sewer system for profit. When this was pointed out, Fillmore is sent down to the sewers by Thrift and his gang, where Thrift boasted about his plan to Fillmore. However, Liggett escaped from detention and used a microphone to record Thrift Jr.'s confession before broadcasting it to the entire school, exposing him of his corruption.

Upon hearing what Thrift Jr. has done, the Colonel became furious and strips his son and his cohorts of their occupations, swearing to send Thrift Jr. to military school for 5 years as punishment for his actions.