Kelsey Pokoly is a short nine-year-old girl who is the deuteragonist of Craig of the Creek. She is best friends with Craig and J.P.. She lives with her father, Neil Pokoly. She is passionate about heroism and literature. She has a pet budgerigar named Mortimor that accompanies her nearly everywhere, usually standing on her head. She is currently voiced by Noël Wells.
Physical appearance
Kelsey is fairly short when compared to her friends Craig and J.P. She has peach skin, ankle-length strawberry-blonde hair tied into a large bun at the back of her head, brown eyes (which is first shown in the special "Winter Break") and thick, dark red eyebrows. Mortimor often sits in her hair.
Kelsey wears a blue-gray T-shirt with a heart on it and pink shorts. She wears blue boots. She wears a large purple cape.
Personality
Kelsey is very dramatic, often narrating her life as though she were in a play or biographical film.
Kelsey is an avid reader and aspiring author. She reads young adult books well above an eight-year-old's reading level, such as her favorite series, The Trials of Trebulon. She bonds with Stacks over their favorite books, forming a book club together in "Secret Book Club". She wrote her own novel titled Robyn and the Snow Sword and "published" it in "Kelsey the Author".
Kelsey can be reckless sometimes. Kelsey also sometimes doesn't consider people's feelings and doesn't think before she acts.
She does not like being filmed on camera.
Kelsey is Jewish.[2]
Kelsey is also a lesbian. It was shown in the episode "Fire and Ice" where she revealed for feelings to Stacks, who reciprocates. "Ferret Quest" showed Kelsey crushing on Wildernessa.
Equipment
Kelsey always carries her sword with her, formed from a cardboard handle and a cut of PVC pipe. It is a gift from her father, and holds high sentimental value to her.
In "The Other Side", Kelsey's sword was destroyed by Maya. She mentions in "Camper on the Run" that she had a new sword made since then.
In "Kelsey the Worthy", it is shown that her sword was forged even before she adopted her current bird Mortimor, cut by Piper at Big Boy Roy's Lumber Shack.
Episode appearances
| 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 5 | ||||||||||||
| 1. "Who is the Red Poncho?": | Appears | 6. "The Cheese Stands Alone": | Appears | |||||||||
| 2. "The Once and Future King": | Appears | 7. "The Team Up": | Mentioned | |||||||||
| 3/4. "War of the Pieces": | Appears | 8. "Putting Together the Pieces": | Appears | |||||||||
| 5. "A League of Maya's Own": | Appears | 9/10. "Heart of the Forest Finale": | Appears | |||||||||
| Season 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1. "Rise and Shine": | Appears | 6. "The Slumber Party": | Appears | |||||||||
| 2. "Sleeptalk JP": | Absent | 7. "The Elders of the Creek": | Absent | |||||||||
| 3. "Toman's House": | Absent | 8. "JP's Bucket List": | Absent | |||||||||
| 4. "Whose Dimension Is It Anyway?": | Absent | 9. "The Little Warrior": | Absent | |||||||||
| 5. "Dude, Where's My Bobby": | Absent | 10. "See You Tomorrow at the Creek": | Absent | |||||||||
| Movie | ||||||||||||
| Craig Before the Creek | Appears | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
Trivia
- Kelsey is one of three characters to be recast within the series, the others being Kit's dad and Angel.
- In "The Invitation", Kelsey revealed the only dish she knew how to make was the Hungarian dish chicken paprikash, suggesting she is of Hungarian heritage.
- Kelsey (along with Mortimor) makes a cameo in the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode "Crossover Nexus" as one of the Cartoon Network heroes that were summoned and turned to stone by Strike.[3]
- So far, Kelsey has four episodes with her name in the title; those being "Kelsey Quest," "Kelsey the Author," "Kelsey the Elder," and "Kelsey the Worthy." The latter three are from season two.
- Kelsey was confirmed to be a lesbian by show staff in an interview with Insider.[4]
- Kelsey's Harry Potter house is Gryffindor because of her daring personality, chivalry and bravery.[5]
Gallery
Kelsey Pokoly.