Descriptions

So, I've had this text file typed before I started class, so I thought it'd be easy for you to get a good grasp of what I imagined.

Blockopolis is a family-friendly edutainment series created by Charles "CJ" Signorino. Set in a fictional world of toys and vehicles brought to life, Blockopolis focuses on the numerous concepts applied to physics, teaching the viewers how to solve problems with their knowledge of the world around them.

Characters
Jacken DeBox (jack-in-the-box)
Tipper Tawp (top)
Wobble Overbend (fingermajig)
Clumpy Gumbottom (clay)
Rags Aplenty (rag doll)
Boomer Rang (boomerang)
Inchbean Wormbag (bean-filled toy)
Luman Shein (flashlight)
Vivian Monocam (View-Master device)
Yonda Globe (globe)
Punchline DePunch (punch bag)
Nespa Vespa (moped)
Edgar Stiffstifles (rocking horse)
Helix Coptimus (helicopter)
Great Barry Yereef (boat)
Arby Megawatt (recreational bus)
Damsel 5000 (hydroelectric machine)

Filled with fun, joy, and good humor, Jacken DeBox is a family-friendly jack-in-the-box and, as he calls himself, "Blockopolis's official host." In the 1930s, Jacken moved from New York to Blockopolis, a metropolis populated by playthings and located several miles away from the west side of the United States. As the host who often addresses the audience, he does whatever it takes to get viewers to learn physics-based lessons and ensure there's enough music and hilarity to make them all memorable. He resides in a three-and-a-half story building on Blocky Point Way with his play pals: Tipper, Wobble, and Clumpy. He can pull out just about anything from his box, even if it's bigger and heavier than him, and to get to other places far from his place, he usually relies on his ride, Nespa Vespa, a spunky, three-wheeled, Italian moped. He also plays his concertina, Squeezen, and whenever he sings, he's always pleasin'! Ha, ha, ha-ha, ha!

Tipper Tawp is Blockopolis's supreme aviator, experienced geographer, and America's favorite top of the world. He's also the top of the game in sports, top of the morning for Ireland, etcetra. He may have a metal body and a gritty voice that sounds like a spinning propeller, but with a lenient attitude and eminent latitude, Tipper is there to tell all toys and toy vehicles in Blockopolis how to get to wherever they're going. He lives in a three-and-a-half story building with his three play pals, and on the roof, he uses a helipad made for his greatest flight partner, Helix Coptimus, a good-natured helicopter with an amusing voice. Although he's always bound to get hit, he can switch between bipedal and spinning mode. Isn’t that ‘Tipper-ific?’

Tiny but nimble, Wobble Overbend is Blockopolis's cheerful, tenacious, sporty fingermajig (you know, the kind of toy that loses balance when you press the bottom of its base upward) with many ambitions. Wobble is usually seen with his closest pal, Clumpy, having fun, going camping, and visiting the gym to workout and set up camp in the locker room (one of Wobble's ambitions). He also likes to collect beads and use them to make lovely works of art. One day, if he ever gets enough beads, he'll put on the best ones and appear bigger to become a contestant for the Body-Bending Championship. But for now, he's fine being puny. And if you’re curious about the hat he’s wearing, you ought to know it makes him look taller.

The imaginative sculptor and modeler of Blockopolis, Clumpy Gumbottom, is whom many toys might refer to as "the shapeshifter of structure and snapshots who is stocked full of surprises." Most of the time, he works in the activity room modeling figures with some of his body clay and taking pictures of them. His closest friend, Wobble, often assists him by doing whatever he's told to do, except pottery - he easily gets stuck inside the jars. He also boasts two features: an artist's hat-shaped form on his head and a flat tail shaped like the head structure of a certain character created long ago. Can you guess the name of that character? Here's a little hint:: Gumbottom - ottom + y. Many of you should have already guessed it by now.

A playmate of Wobble and Clumpy, Rags Aplenty is a ragdoll who often takes things literally. In fact, when she was first called a ragdoll, she thought it was offensive, but she soon started using her dress (and her arms) to wipe the windows, the tables, anything that could use some dusting. To get herself cleaned, she had to use the laundry room, and while she was using the Bounce dryer sheet, she couldn't bounce while spinning in the dryer. But in the end, she always comes out warm and satisfied. Sorry about the long story. Fortunately, she somehow understands what her friends are saying, although she is prone to words with more than one meaning. Still, Rags can always learn from her talking gullible rocking horse, Edgar Stiffstifles.

Boomer Rang is a slim, stable adventurer who seeks thrills high and low and far and wide, but mostly far and wide. He's also the host of a show called 'Boomer Rang's Extreme Wildlife,' or BREW for short. Once an inhabitant of a hidden area in Australia, Boomer was determined to see what was on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, so he stocked up on fuel for his boat and hesitant companion, Great Barry Yereef, and traveled across the ocean. After 10 days of traveling, the boomerang and his boat were welcomed by fellow Blockopolitans as guests. In 1984, as soon as they came to their destination, Great Barry’s dock in Australia was accidentally demolished, and Boomer’s been stuck ever since, but no worries – he’s grown accustomed to the residents.

Inchbean Wormbag is a Beanie Weanie bookworm, stickler, and librarian of the Blockopolis Public Library, located just 600 in (50 ft) away from 3.5 Blocky Point Way. As his name suggests, he's an inchworm AND a beanbag in one. Although he measures one meter from nose to tail, he goes by the name 'Inchbean' because of the width of his prehensile bookmark ribbon-like appendage. He thinks 'Meterbean' sounds more like a ridiculous, pompous punk band name. With his book smarts and experience with multimedia, Inchbean is willing to lend a hand, er, ribbon to anyone looking to find, return, or renew books, cassette tapes, Laserdiscs, VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, and many more. Be sure to handle them with great care - he can be as finicky about misused items as he is about getting his ribbon tangled.

Luman Shein, the professor of everything related to science, is an intelligent, busy, swift, yellow flashlight with an innovation sensation. He is also one of the only geniuses (besides Stella Scope and Michael Scope) Jacken DeBox and company turn to whenever they need help with their odd yet educational routines, such as creating a large, quiet propeller for Tipper's headwear. Luman can be found in the L.L.A.M.A. (Lighthouse Laboratory At Musselblock Avenue) working on his own inventions, looking out for ships, and making sure the Damsel 5000 (his 50th masterpiece made in the year 2000 and frequent giver of advice) is constantly running on waves and supplying energy for Blockopolis. “If, in schools, you're far behind, Prof. Shein will spark your mind!” –J. DeBox

If you're familiar with the View Master, you should know by now what a View Mistress is, and Vivian Monocam happens to be one. True to her occupation, she can take two-dimensional pictures and put them on special photo wheels with newly added depth. She can get the job done before you can say 'cheese.' Vivian always impresses her clients at the Blockopolis Public Library, even Inchbean, with her breakneck speed, which is no problem for her because she doesn't have a neck. And if you wanted to view the enhanced pictures on the photo wheels, you can either look through the eye holes on the back of her head or have her shine the pictures on a flat surface with her bright eye feature. Vivian doesn't talk a lot, but anyone can easily tell how she's feeling when they take a good look at the images that appear around her.

Yonda Globe is Blockopolis's trusted newswoman and has superior knowledge of the world that's beyond compare. Because of her kind-hearted personality, her friends, especially Tipper, her love interest, often call her 'Sweet Blue Yonda,' but that doesn't stop her from dealing with stressful situations. When working outside the news program, Yonda can be seen hosting her own talk show, which airs in the morning every day, even on holidays! She also likes to keep the world clean and works alongside Arby Megawatt, the wandering, eco-friendly Recreational Bus who communicates with others by honking. Now here's a globe with retractable limbs, a big heart, a big head, and a love for the earth. What more could anyone, or a top pilot for her sake, ask for?

A long time rival of Jacken DeBox, Punchline DePunch can be seen as the perpetrator of heavy comedy, or as he says in his trademark impediment, 'puh-puh-perpetrator of heavy comedy.' One might say he's an airhead, a windbag, and a formidable target (for his fists and tossed fruit, that is). Punchline may be a punching inflatable toy who gets around by hopping on his behind, but if he had legs, he would turn one of them into a 'puh-puh-peg leg' and 'puh-puh-poke everyone in the belly.' Nevertheless, his boxing-glove-shaped hands, which by the way have poking fingers, are always around when he needs them. If you ever run into him, try to be a little cynical - it should slightly deflate him (figuratively speaking) and convince him to go easy on the jokes he wishes to dish out. Above all, be puh-puh-prepared!

Topics:
Mass and Weight
Area and Volume
Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration
Gravity
Units of Measurement
Action and Reaction
Earth
Air
Heat
Water
Light
Friction
Spring Constant
Magnetization
Pressure
Density
Angles
Projectile Motion
Energy
Buoyancy
Angular Velocity
Momentum and Inertia
Sound
Music
Waves
Compasses
Reflections
Electricity
Lenses
Color Spectrum
(and so on)

With so many things around us that involve physics, the possibilities are endless! As for the characters, I have the drawings. I'll put them up in another post as soon as I can.