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Dennis Lawrence Chan |
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Dennis Lawrence Chan is Coop's best friend and the main deuteragonist of the series. They used to hang out and defeat Kat together and his one of Coop's neighbors. His father is named Henry. He lives with his high-tech family and lots of future technology.
Aliases[]
- Bashful Budgie by Coop in Bootsville's Most Wanted (alliterative code name)
- Denise, in Turn The Other Cheeks due to suit label. Dr. K also calls him this in The Kat Went Back Part 1. Coop calls him that as he flicks his nose due to that his tough guy image in I'm Okay, You're a Kat.
- Douglas then Darren (spelled Darrin in CC) in Fangs for the Memories due to Coop's damaged memory
- Thundercloud in Hair Brains as the code name
Abilities[]
- He can whistle.
- He seems to be smarter than Coop, especially in scientific fields
- Able to eat cat food and use a litter box to better know the enemy (When Bad Dogs Go Big)
- Pulling strength: During the balloon journey in Birthday Bashed he is able to support his entire body weight (plus 6 helmets, for a time) dangling 1-armed holding the left ankle of Lorne with his right hand, for several seconds on-screen. It is possible he switched hands off-screen to save endurance between when they leave the bowling alley and when Dennis kicks Kat off a mountain.
- In The Kat Went Back Part 1 he is able to swing a shovel hard enough that the metal head is indented into the shape of Coop's head upon hitting him, although Dennis was aiming for Kat. Naturally, Coop was fine.
- Pressing strength: he is strong enough to support Coop's weight with his upper body for over 15 seconds (and even walk while doing so, though he begins to wobble) in Turn The Other Cheeks when Coop sits on his head (Dennis holds his legs) to converse with Lorne and Harl who are standing on stools. Even when straight his arm length is less than the height of his head.
- His head is similarly strong enough to support much of Coop's weight in The Incredible Shrinking Coop when giving him a boost to climb.
Age[]
Dennis is the same age as Coop, as their birthdays are only a day apart. They were once described as "two 10-year-olds" in a season 1 episode. They both turned 11 in season 2.
Episode Appearances[]
Appearance[]
Dennis has black hair and black eyes but unlike his father, he does not have an Asian accent. His hair has a tuft at the back similar to Coop but is less tall and voluminous, resulting in him appearing shorter. Based on the shape of their skulls, he may actually be taller than Coop if the hair is taken out of the equation. He comments in The Incredible Shrinking Coop that he is "already the smallest kid in gym class" Each hand has 1 thumb plus 3 fingers.
Mutations[]
- in Kat to the Future his altered-timeline self grows a 4th finger on one hand, which upsets & horrifies him.
- in Hair Brains, he has a flashback to "last time" Kat spread an alien illness. Dennis is shown growing a pair of antlers seconds after Kat sneezes purple goop on his head.
Etymology[]
- His last name may be Chan, source needed.
- Dennis sadly laments that his middle name is Lawrence in Swap Wrecked after Lorne and Harley reveal theirs as Carnage and Doomsday
- 13 February 2011 Rob Boutilier said that in the scripts, Dennis' last name was Lu, based on animation director Denny Lu, but that that surname was not legally cleared for broadcast so Dennis had no last name at that point.
- This is probably why Henry had the initials HL on his suit in season 1.
- In Turn The Other Cheeks when returning from Space Voyager Camp when Coop is glad they get to keep their jumpsuits (which were earlier mentioned to have their names on them) Dennis pulls on his left sleeve to inspect s white tag on the upper arm and complains "too bad mine says, Denise". Coop's tag was on his right arm.
Personality[]
In the "missions" against Kat, Dennis usually comes up with the plans to defeat him, or else they just use the "Smash and Destroy" tactic. In the last episode of Kid vs Kat which is The Kat Went Back Part 2, his memory is not lost.
- In his spare time (Down the Drain) he enters a secret room of his research room where the rare cases that have happened long ago.
- In some episodes (which?) Dennis can show both ingenious and at the same time naive.
- He's a fan of the series called "Captain Blasteroid", like Coop.
- In Good Luck Harm he says he doesn't like potatoes.
- In The Allergy, he thinks he's allergic to bees.
- In Over The Radar, He was Holding his pet at the end.
Relationships[]
Coop[]
Dennis and Coop's birthdays are one day away from each other and they always wish for the same presents. They have been friends since preschool, Dennis is the only one who believes Coop about Kat, but he also believed Coop in preschool when Coop said that pigeons flew in threw the window and drank all of Dennis's chocolate milk while he was going to the bathroom.
Kat[]
In Beware The Were-Coop Dennis is looking in a monster book and says that Kat could not be a mummy-cat (though he does not specify why he thinks that) but that he could be a vampire-cat since he has fangs.
Coop chides that the previous week, Dennis thought he was a leprechaun-cat. Dennis defensively maintains that it was a reasonable theory.
After Coop walks off, Dennis wonders aloud to himself if Kat might be a hydra-cat. He temporarily dismisses this, saying Kat only has 1 head, but then questions this assumption.
When Coop says Kat is drawing power from the moon, he then declares Kat must be a were-cat.
In later episodes Dennis appears to agree with Coop about Kat being an alien.
Estelle[]
A girl named Estelle fell in love with Dennis in Kat of Diamonds. Dennis is aware of her feelings but doesn't feel the same way about her.
Phoebe[]
In Birthday Bashed, when Phoebe wanted Coop's attention, she ends up drawing Dennis' attention. This might be because Dennis has a little crush on Phoebe.
Friends[]
Coop & Dennis is scary
Coop Burtonburger[]
Dennis always with coop due to make best friends
Burt Burtonburger[]
Dennis Known Burt because Burt is a father of coop
Millie Burtonburger[]
Dennis Known Millie Because Millie is a sister of coop
Quotes[]
- "What now, Smarticus?"
- "You're alive. Did Kat Scratch you? Did Kat bite you?"
- "Finally, you see the beauty of a well thought-out plan! Not that I have one..."
- "Here we go again..."
Trivia[]
- He is the 2nd shown to find out that Kat is an alien, after Coop and before the vet in Nip/Duck.
- In the title sequence, he is squirt with a hose by Coop.
- He has been absent in Let The Games Begin, Me-Oh Me-Oh Meow, Flu The Coop, One Big Happy Family, Fishy Frisky Business, Fat Kat, Kat Whisperer, Under Destruction, Hit the Road, You Kat See Me, Mind Games, and Strange Kat on a Train.
- He was also absent in Just Me and Glue and Pet Peeved, however, those are just quick non-speaking cameo appearances.
- His father and Coop's father argue a lot.
- Dennis is known to be Coop's accomplice on Kat Nebula since he helps Coop to stop Kat's plans to take over the Earth.
- Presumably, Dennis had a birthday like Coop, as seen in the episode "Birthday Bashed", as their birthdays are only a day apart, on the other hand, the series does not emphasize the maturation of the characters.
- For now, he's the only one who have never lost his memory.
- He and Coop take after their fathers.
- He and Coop are the only ones left that remember Mr. Kat is an alien after Kat erased the memories of Harley, Lorne, Fiona, and Millie.
- In the development of Kid Vs. Kat or called as a (Look What My Sister Dragged In), Dennis have a different surname called as "Veruptchuk", and instead of having a Asian Descent known in the series, the pilot version of Dennis is Albanian descent. [source]
He dressed feminine:
- Once when Kat dressed him like Millie. ("Tickled Pink").
- Dressed like a Hawaiian girl. ("Cheeks Of Evil") with Coop
- Like a blonde girl in a suit with a shepherd. ("Tickled Pink").
- Dressed as a cheerleader. ("Trash Talking")
- Painted nails
- Fixed hair
Other media[]
- In The Grass Is Always Meaner he calls Mrs. Munson a "dragon lady" but his VA would go on to voice a dragon named Spike in "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic"
- The friendship between Coop Burtonburger and Dennis Chan is similar to that of Bart Simpson and Milhouse Van Houten from The Simpsons
Images with Coop Burtonburger[]
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