| A | B |
| Daniel Watson | Dad |
| Wilona Watson | Mom |
| Byron Watson | older brother; juvenile delinquent |
| Kenny Watson | main character! |
| Joetta Watson | younger sister; very sweet |
| Buphead | Byron's best friend |
| Rufus Fry | new kid; "Country Boy" who becomes Kenny's friend |
| Cody Fry | Rufus' younger brother |
| Larry Dunn | bully |
| LJ Jones | Kenny's old best friend |
| Grandma Sands | lives in Alabama and is loving and tough |
| Robert | Grandma Sands' "friend" in Alabama |
| Bus Driver | gets those kids on the bus in line! |
| Store Owner | teaches the boys about "credit" at the grocery store |