J.P. Mercer

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J.P. Mercer
Nickname(s)	Long-headed boy (Boris) Food-video boy Noble steed (Kelsey) James Pajamas
Characteristics
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Pronouns	He/Him
Age	11
Traits
Hair	Zest
Eyes	Black
Complexion	Aths Special
Other colors	Primary Shirt  Flamingo Secondary Shirt  Kidnapper Pants  Sundance
Status
Relative(s)	Paula Mercer (mother) John Mercer (father) Laura Mercer (sister) Amanda Mercer (possible step-mother)
Friend(s)	Craig Kelsey Maney (crush) Boris (formerly, "The Invitation") Kit The Elders of the Creek 10 Speeds Raj Shawn Jessica Williams The Green Poncho Bobby Hockey Kids Toman Bad Moves Beth the Timekeeper The Sewer Queen Junk Lord Deltron Alexis Kat Tabitha Courtney Sewer Kids Wren Zoe Sun Chun Stacks Scratchless One Sparkle Cadet Bryson Williams Big Pinchy (formerly)
Enemy(s)	Junior Forest Scouts Brigid Freddites Carter Brown Tea Timers Richard King Xavier Keun Sup Jackie Maya Aggie Paloma
Media
Firstappearance	Pilot "Itch To Explore" (series)
Voiced by	Michael Croner

John Paul "J.P." Mercer is the tritagonist of the Cartoon Network series Craig of the Creek. He is an 11-year-old boy in middle school who hangs out at the Creek with his best friends Kelsey and Craig. He is voiced by H. Michael Croner.

Physical appearance

J.P. is tall compared to most characters in the series. He has light skin, a large head with proportionally smaller cheeks, black eyes and eyebrows, and red hair.

J.P. wears a long-sleeve orange and white striped V-neck hockey jersey, black shoes, and tan pants with a tear on his right knee.

Personality

J.P. is optimistic, friendly, adventurous, and insightful, for better or worse. He is very imaginative, sometimes to the point of seeming detached from reality, yet at other times he is hyper-aware, sometimes even breaking the fourth wall. Such statements usually go over other characters' heads, which can cause others to perceive him as unintelligent. He is relatively indifferent to the negative opinions some have of him, instead standing up for his friends.

As time goes on, he becomes more respected by kids and adults alike, sometimes even impressing Craig and Kelsey.

Relationships

Laura

Laura has to take care of J.P, given that their mother works in the morning and afternoon. As irritating as J.P. can be to her, given his reckless and outright idiotic behavior, Laura loves him as a younger brother and takes care of him like a mother.

John Mercer

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Paula

TBA

Craig

J.P. and Craig are best friends. They are always together with their other best friend, Kelsey.

Kelsey

J.P's best friend, along with Craig

Mortimor

TBA

Kit

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Bobby

J.P. met Bobby in "You're It" when he bumped into him, causing Bobby to drop his candy. J.P. helped him pick up his candy. They are amiable toward each other, but don't spend time together.

In "Memories of Bobby", J.P. mourned Bobby's supposed departure.

Elder Mark

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Elder David

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Elder Barry

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Mackenzie

Mackenzie initially does not like J.P. In "JPony", she sabotages the horse course to make him fail. She believed that J.P would assume leadership of the Horse Girls and make them forget about her. However, J.P. did not intend on doing this and did not want to be a horse anyways.

Melissa

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Maney

J.P. and Maney have mutual affection. She and J.P. spend the majority of the episode "JPony" being together to the dismay of the other Horse Girls. Even though J.P. does not share her interest in horses, preferring trucks instead, Maney respects his differences.

In "Tea Timers' Ball", he takes Maney to the ball and dances with her.

Marie

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Handlebarb

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Warpspeed

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Todd

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Cannonball

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Sewer Queen

In "Lost in the Sewers", the Sewer Queen gives J.P. a firm handshake to repay him for his help unclogging the Sewers. He is disappointed because she gave Craig a pair of water shoes and Kelsey a cart.

Jason

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Tony

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Boris

He and Boris antagonize each other in "The Invitation", but like Craig and Jason, they join forces to foil the Tea Timers' plan.

In "Sleepover at JP's", Boris sympathizes with J.P's desire to introduce his friends to his mother and releases the Stump Kids and Bobby from jail.

Yustice

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Stacks

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The Green Poncho

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King Xavier

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Maya

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Eliza

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Jane

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George

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Episode appearances

• Pilot

Season 1
1. "Itch To Explore":	Debut	21. "Ace of Squares":	Appears
2. "You're It":	Appears	22. "Doorway to Helen":	Appears
3. "Jessica Goes to the Creek":	Appears	23. "The Last Kid in the Creek":	Appears
4. "The Final Book":	Appears	24. "The Climb":	Appears
5. "Too Many Treasures":	Appears	25. "Big Pinchy":	Appears
6. "Wildernessa":	Appears	26. "The Kid from 3030":	Appears
7. "Sunday Clothes":	Appears	27. "Power Punchers":	Appears
8. "Escape from Family Dinner":	Appears	28. "Creek Cart Racers":	Appears
9. "Monster in the Garden":	Appears	29. "Secret Book Club":	Appears
10. "The Curse":	Appears	30. "Jextra Perrestrial":	Appears
11. "Dog Decider":	Appears	31. "The Takeout Mission":	Appears
12. "Bring Out Your Beast":	Appears	32. "Dinner at the Creek":	Appears
13. "Lost in the Sewers":	Appears	33. "Jessica's Trail":	Flashback
14. "The Future is Cardboard":	Appears	34. "Bug City":	Appears
15. "The Brood":	Appears	35. "Deep Creek Salvage":	Appears
16. "Under the Overpass":	Appears	36. "The Shortcut":	Appears
17. "The Invitation":	Appears	37. "Dibs Court":	Appears
18. "Vulture's Nest":	Appears	38. "The Great Fossil Rush":	Appears
19. "Kelsey Quest":	Appears	39. "The Mystery of the Timekeeper":	Appears
20. "JPony":	Appears	40. "Alone Quest":	Appears

Season 2
1. "Memories of Bobby":	Appears	22. "Sugar Smugglers":	Appears
2. "Jacob of the Creek":	Appears	23. "Sleepover at JP's":	Appears
3. "Return of the Honeysuckle Rangers":	Appears	24. "Tea Timers' Ball":	Appears
4. "Kelsey the Elder":	Appears	25. "The Cardboard Identity":	Appears
5. "Sour Candy Trials":	Appears	26. "Ancients of the Creek":	Appears
6. "Fort Williams":	Appears	27. "Mortimor to the Rescue":	Appears
7/8. "The Other Side":	Appears	28. "Secret in a Bottle":	Appears
9. "Summer Wish":	Appears	29. "Trading Day":	Appears
10. "Turning the Tables":	Appears	30. "Crisis at Elder Rock":	Appears
11. "Kelsey the Author":	Appears	31. "Kelsey the Worthy":	Appears
12. "Council of the Creek":	Appears	32. "The End Was Here":	Appears
13. "Sparkle Cadet":	Appears	33. "In the Key of the Creek":	Appears
14. "Cousin of the Creek":	Appears	34. "Children of the Dog":	Appears
15. "Camper on the Run":	Appears	35. "Jessica Shorts":	Appears
16. "Stink Bomb":	Appears	36. "Ferret Quest":	Appears
17. "The Evolution of Craig":	Appears	37. "Into the Overpast":	Appears
18. "The Haunted Dollhouse":	Appears	38. "The Time Capsule":	Appears
19/20. "Craig and the Kids Table":	Appears	39. "Beyond the Rapids":	Appears
21. "Creek Daycare":	Appears	40. "The Jinxening":	Appears

Season 3
1/2. "The Other Side: The Tournament":	Appears	21/22. "Winter Break":	Appears
3. "The Ground Is Lava!":	Appears	23. "Snow Place Like Home":	Appears
4. "The Council of the Creek: Operation Hive-Mind":	Appears	24. "Breaking the Ice":	Mentioned
5. "The Bike Thief":	Appears	25. "Winter Creeklympics":	Appears
6. "Craig of the Beach":	Appears	26. "Welcome to Creek Street":	Appears
7. "Plush Kingdom":	Appears	27. "Fan or Foe":	Appears
8. "The Ice Pop Trio":	Appears	28. "The New Jersey":	Appears
9. "Pencil Break Mania":	Appears	29. "The Sunflower":	Appears
10. "The Last Game of Summer":	Appears	30. "Craig World":	Appears
11/12. "Trick or Creek":	Appears	31. "Body Swap":	Appears
13. "Fall Anthology":	Appears	32. "Copycat Carter":	Appears
14. "Afterschool Snackdown":	Appears	33. "Brother Builder":	Appears
15. "Creature Feature":	Appears	34. "Jessica the Intern":	Appears
16. "King of Camping":	Absent	35. "Capture the Flag Part 1: The Candy":	Appears
17. "The Rise and Fall of the Green Poncho":	Appears	36. "Capture the Flag Part 2: The King":	Appears
18. "I Don't Need a Hat":	Appears	37. "Capture the Flag Part 3: The Legend":	Appears
19. "Alternate Creekiverse":	Appears	38. "Capture the Flag Part 4: The Plan":	Appears
20. "Snow Day":	Appears	39/40. "Capture the Flag Part 5: The Game":	Appears

Season 4
1. "The Legend of the Library":	Appears
2. "Locked Out Cold":	Appears
3. "Beyond the Overpass":	Unknown
4. "Sink or Swim Team":	Unknown
5. "The Quick Name":	Unknown
6. "The Chef's Challenge":	Unknown
7. "The Sparkle Solution":	Unknown
8. "Better Than You":	Unknown
9. "The Dream Team":	Unknown
10. "Fire & Ice":	Unknown

Shorts
1. "Craig of the Car":	Appears
2. "How Was Your Day?":	Appears
3. "The Williams Family Opening Theme Song":	Appears
4. "How to Map the Creek":	Appears
5. "Creek Kid Rap":	Appears

Gallery

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J.P. Mercer.

Trivia

• J.P.'s Harry Potter house is Hufflepuff.