ToeJam

ToeJam (Japanese:トージャム, Tōjamu. Translates back to “ToeJam.”) is one of the main protagonists of JVP’s namesake series, ToeJam & Earl.

Concept and Creation
The idea for ToeJam came when creator Greg Johnson had a dream. In said dream, he talked to “rapper homeboy” aliens. He jotted down the idea onto a piece of paper, and the next morning, came up with the designs.

His name came when Greg and Mark Voorsanger were taking a walk on a Mount Tam. His original name was “FlowJam”, but Mark misunderstood it as “ToeJam.”

Appearance
ToeJam is a red-skinned, three-legged, slug-eyed extraterrestrial hailing from the Planet Funkotron. He wears high-top sneakers, a backwards baseball cap and a medalion featured the engraved letters "TJ". In recent appearances, he is fully clothed with a white tank top and purple (blue in "Mission To Earth") shorts. His cap has also been changed.

Abilities
What ToeJam lacks for in stamina, he makes up for in speed. He's also very lucky with getting extra money, but with the ladies...not so much.

Personality
ToeJam is a tad cocky and arrogant, but still a loyal and respected collegue of his friend, Big Earl. He thinks of himself highly and often appoints himself the leader to all of his and Earl's adventures, usually coming up with what to do to get them out of the mess they're in. He also has a crush on Lewanda, and previously Latisha, though in "Back in the Groove", through cutscene dialouge, he seems to be over her...

Quotes
"You should never let Earl drive..."

"We're in some serious hot water, Earl..."

"Is the camera on?"

"Funkotron to Earl! Come in, Earl!"

"Yo, Earl! Take the wheel! I'm gonna go in the back and grab a drink...Hey Lewanda, you want something, too?"

"Man...I can't catch a break!"

"Well, Big Earl, Lamont's ship ain't gonna put itself back together! You ready?"

"Leave everything to me! I got this!"