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You can't expect me to be responsible for my actions! I'm Derby!
Derby complaining about his punishment.


Derby von Derbotsford is one of the two deuteragonists (alongside Echo Zizzleswift) of Mr. Young.

He is portrayed by Gig Morton, while Jakob Davies portrays a younger version of him.

Description

Derby is Adam's childhood friend and the local prankster. He is Slab's main victim and thinks very little of school. Derby is extremely dim-witted and stupid, but he shows his loyalty to his friends including Adam but will occasionally change his loyalty to whoever is winning the current struggle.

Derby’s mostly dresses in the usual student clothing including a T-Shirt, jeans, a hoodie or his cardigan sweaters. He has a variety of costumes, and often wears a crazy outfit whenever necessary or just for fun.

Personality

Gig-Morton-as-Derby

Derby in a promotional image

Derby is often upbeat and fun, but he can be dumb and wacky. He is a class clown, who loves to pull pranks and joke around. He doesn't like school, and said the only reason he came to high school was for the cheerleaders. He is highly irresponsible, and almost publicly declares he's not going to bother to pay attention in the lesson. He even states "you can't expect me to take responsability for my actions, I'm Derby" in Mr. Invisible. He is unsuccessful with the ladies, even though he thinks he is a ladies man (he calls himself a Don Juan). He has a good relationship with Adam, is a frenemy with Slab, and has a crush on Ivy. It is also shown that he is selfish when it comes to money, as he only helped Adam with the stolen report in Mr. Dog only because he heard the prize would be $1,000,000. He also goes a bit mad when ever he is given power, responsibilty or authority. Apparently, he has a thing for cross dressing (although the majority of the cast do for gags) and is often seen dressed as a woman, as shown in some episodes including Mr. Matchmaker, Mr. Marvelous, Mr. Picture Day, Mr. Space (half his body), and Mr. Scooter. In Mr. Sasquawk, he is revealed to be very gullible, believing that "The World's Last Unicorn" is real, when in fact it is a dog wearing a horn on its head. Despite his lack of inteligence, he occasions shows an aptitude for overly complex plans, most notabaly in "Mr. Airplane" and "Mr. Dance". In many episodes, he is shown to be a thief, stealing property from the school all the time.

In Mr. First Impression, following Adam meddling with history, he is a well-known popstar to sing a parody of Gangnam Style called "Derby Style" for a short while, till Adam accidentally revealed that he lip-synced. This was undone when Adam returned time to normal.

Relationships

Adam

Article: Adam and Derby

Derby often doesn't really pay attention to Adam, and falls asleep in class when Adam is teaching. Derby sometimes tries to get Adam to leave the school, and sometimes assists Slab while doing it. But, nevertheless, he still counts on Adam to help him, saying that he knows he is irresponsible, but expects more from Adam, then takes the credit. Derby sometimes goes along with Adam's plans, though, like when Adam suggested they join the ballet class, it turned out being to Derby's advantage. In Mr. Time, arguably one of the worst relationships between Adam and Derby is shown, as Adam tries to find a way to reverse the time space continuum to return to their normal ages, but Derby's lack of intelligence keeps destroying all of Adam's research, thus making them age faster, although Derby does not seem to notice. Derby also destroys anything Adam owns when he is mad, and sometimes treats Adam like a sheet of paper. Whenever Adam needs Derby to do something good for him, Derby never listens. Every Christmas, it is revealed in Mr. Elf that he is naughty every year because he wants to throw the coal at Adam to steal his presents. When Adam is trying to tell Derby something very important that could put them in a life threatening situation, he does not listen at all. Also, in many episodes, Derby is very negative towards Adam.

Slab

Article: Derby and Slab

Slab and Derby have a 'fox in a henhouse' kind of relationship. Derby is known for being Slab's main bullying target, Slab puts him in a trash can every single day. In the episode Mr. Honest, it is revealed Derby thinks Slab is a big, dumb idiot, but that he thinks of him as a friend, and Slab feels the same way. In later episodes, their relationship grows into a more balanced friendship, with each of them helping each other out.

Ivy

Article: Derby and Ivy

Derby has been known to have a massive crush on Ivy. Adam is sometimes offended and grossed out that Derby has a crush on his sister, but Derby doesn't care. He has tried do many things to seduce her; in Mr. Roboto, he auditioned to be Ivy's fake boyfriend. In Mr. Talent Show, he did a magic trick with Ivy and described her as his 'beautiful assistant'. And in Mr. Honest, Derby tried to get Ivy to take off all her clothes. Ivy is grossed out by him, but that's not gonna stop him. On several occasions, Ivy reluctantly allows Derby to kiss her, but this is only for her to acquire personal gain.

Principal Tater

Derby is sometimes friends with Principal Tater, but often, he pranks him as the "Gagmeister General", who is in fact, himself, but Principal Tater is not convinced it is him.

Appearances

  • All episodes of Mr. Young.

80 episodes.


Trivia

  • According to Gig Morton, when he was cast for Derby, Derby's original name was going to be Brady, but was changed because Brady was the name of a character in another show.
  • He did ballet and was the main role, the Prince in Swan Lake.
  • He is not very bright. However, he is smart enough to create a variety of complex plans that almost always seem to work and can understand certain scientific concepts. This proves that he is smarter than he looks.
  • He claims to never allow him near unknown chemicals because he would mix them up. Ironically, when this happened accidentally, Derby was capable of creating 2 elaborate chemicals with successful effects.
  • At some times, He is shown to have a good amount of chemical knowledge ("Mr. Younger Man" and "Mr. Honest")
  • He carries around a prank kit, as he loves pranks.
  • His Nanna lost a foot in a vacuum cleaner accident, and keeps it in a box under the sink, though it's actually just her shoe.
  • He attendedly wears lots of unusual costumes in several episodes, including crossdressing. Sometimes for no real reason.
  • He is an experienced actor, as his small portrayal of Shakespeare made Adam tear up.
    • Sometimes, when he disguises himself as another character, he is able to act so well to the point where he can make an all new alternate identity.
  • He is afraid of Leprechaun costumes. ("Mr. Picture Day")
  • He has a lot of fun on "Pixel City".
  • He owns a plant that looks like Tater.
  • He has a tendency to use non-stick cooking spray for a variety of situations.
  • A carrier aptitude test indicates that one day, he's gonna become a garbage collector, though he mistakes the name "Garbage Man" as his Superhero persona.
  • He does not take typing class to type, but to download "saucy" videos.
  • He is skilled at mimicking accents, including British, Spanish, German and French.
  • A recurring gag is him not being able to understand anything anyone asks, even when it is obvious (such as the time Adam asks why he dressed as a princess, and Derby responded "I don't understand the question.").
  • He is terrible at keeping secrets, and even keeps the secret from those who already know about it but forgot about it, and gives it to the worst people. (Mr. Memory)
  • The only time he is completely serious and even threatening to Adam was when Adam inadvertently commented on how Derby was raised, taking offense to the statement.
  • Whenever Adam is making a treat for someone else, Derby would always assume it is for him at first sight.
  • He fears leprechaun suits.
  • Is naughty every year, and uses the coal to throw it at Adam (who is nice) and steal his presents.
  • His sympathy for the death of a person alternates, from being respectful to morbid about it.
  • He doesn't take responsibility for his actions
  • He supports Adam's crush on Echo, though he opposes it as well.
  • He is very skilled at singing and dancing, especially tap-dancing. (Mr. Detention, Mr. Tickleschmootz, Mr. First Impression)
  • He has an extra set of eyes on his feet, due to him participating in medical research studies.
  • Does not understand sarcasm at all. (Mr. Apartment)
  • In Mr. First Impression, he has his own song called Derby Style.
  • It's possible that Derby is a nickname based on his last name, von Derbotsford, like how Slab comes from Slabinsky.
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