Eric and Claire

Eric and Claire is an American animated supernatural-comedy-drama television series, being created by Brian Coukis. It is produced by Bear Bones Productions and it has aired on Cartoon Network from December 24, 1999 to June 24, 2007.

Synopsis
This series focuses on fifteen-year-old Eric McEdderson and his six-year-old ghost friend, Claire (and sometimes their friends) as things happen in Strangon, Ohio.

Main

 * Eric McEdderson (voiced by Seth Green) - a fifteen-year old boy who befriended Claire.
 * Claire the Ghost (voiced by Grey Griffin) - a six-year old ghost girl who is Eric's best friend. She is ditzy and has a passion for sweets.

Supporting

 * Emily McEdderson (also voiced by Grey Griffin) - Eric's four-year old sister who despises Joshua, give Eric suggestions, watch Polly and Horsey, and sometimes hangs out with Trixie. She can also be short-tempered.
 * Brandon Hemperger (voiced by Mark Hamill) - Eric's best friend who loves junk food and isn't really bright.
 * Brittney Hemperger (voiced by Mona Marshall) - Brandon's older sister who is short-tempered.
 * Coco the Pug (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker) - The Hempergers' pet pug.
 * Michael Stedee (voiced by Rob Paulsen) - Eric's other best friend who enjoys science and is more intelligent than Brandon.
 * Tyson (vocal effects by Frank Welker) - Michael's pet Siberian husky.
 * Melissa Wilson (voiced by Hynden Walch) - Eric's girlfriend who really cares for him.
 * Joshua Wilson (voiced by Elizabeth Daily) - Melissa's brother who enjoys bullying other kids his age, especially Emily.
 * Earl and Elsa McEdderson (voiced by Patrick Warburton and April Winchell, respectively; Earl voiced by Jason Spisak as child/teenager) - Eric and Emily's parents.
 * Bruce and Bianca Hemperger (voiced by Brian Coukis and Candi Milo, respectively) - Brandon and Brittney's parents.
 * Mr. Williams (voiced by Dave Fennoy) - Eric and Claire's history teacher.
 * May (voiced by Lacey Chabert) - one of Eric and Claire's classmates who is artistic.
 * Shawn (voiced by Khary Payton) - another one of Eric and Claire's classmates who enjoys hip-hop music, flirting with other girls, etc.
 * Huevos (voiced by Jess Harnell) - yet another one of Eric and Claire's classmates who loves eggs.
 * Trixie (voiced by Cree Summer) - Emily's best friend who is rather passive.
 * Ms. Hienersmit (also voiced by Debi Derryberry) - Emily's pre-K teacher.
 * Ahana Asuma (voiced by Kat Cressida) - a fictional character from Eric's secret anime, Pony Tailz.
 * Polly (voiced by Tara Strong) - a fictional cartoon character from Polly and Horsey.
 * Horsey (voiced by Billy West) - a fictional male cartoon horse who is Polly's best friend/pet.
 * Owen Ocelot (voiced by Michael Dorn) - a fictional cartoon ocelot character from Brandon's favorite show, I Wonder What 2 + 2 Equals.
 * Anna Andover/Specter-Woman (voiced by Susan Eisenberg) - a fictional superhero from the comic, Specter-Woman, that Claire used to read back when she was alive and Specter-Woman inspired Claire to be "Polter-Girl" when Claire saw her new TV show.
 * James (voiced by Max Charles) - a little boy who Claire had a crush on.
 * Sparky (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker) - James' pet Yorkshire Terrier.
 * Suzie Fain (voiced by TBD) - a ditzy, yet very friendly teenage girl who is rather goofy and is the manager of Big Mama's Sweet Ol' Burgers, as she has been attempting to help Brittney with her job.
 * The Spider Thing (voiced by Greg Cipes) - a spider-like creature who sometimes aids Eric and Claire.
 * Carl Toon (voiced by Tom Kenny) - a gnome who helped Emily get rid of Ant I. Toon's cartoons.
 * Ant I. Toon (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - a gnome who was Carl Toon's brother who created Vacko and the other cartoons so he could have friends, but unexpectedly became villains.
 * Bludo (also voiced by Mark Hamill) - a bird-like monster who is Heart Ladybug's arch-nemesis and is the only cartoon created by Ant I. Toon that is not evil. He is basically a parody of Ludo.
 * George Duck (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) - a talking mallard duck who gained an ability to talk through an experiment.
 * The Outcasts, consisting of:
 * Spencer Hattitan (voiced by David Kaye) - a spider-like creature wearing a big hat who is the leader of the Outcasts.
 * Clyde (voiced by John Kassir) - a clown ghost who is the comic relief of the group.
 * Ssstan (voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz) - a snake ghost who has the ability to shed his skin to a skeleton and is the wise guy of the group. He gained the ability to speak after his death.
 * Cywolf (voiced by Danica McKellar) - a Cyclops-werewolf hybrid who can be rude to others, but even so, she still cares about them.
 * Eya (voiced by Cindy Robinson) - a humanoid supernatural creature who doesn't talk, but laugh, cry, etc, has both of her eyes on each of her hand for some reason, and is very kind.
 * Fiery the Heatman (voiced by Fred Tatasciore) - a fire entity that Claire befriended with.
 * Erica McEdderson (voiced by Clare Grant) - a fifteen-year old teenage girl who is the genderbent version of Eric McEdderson.
 * Ezekiel "Cool E" McEdderson (also voiced by Khary Payton) - TBD
 * Eric McBeagleson (also voiced by Seth Green) - a fifteen-year old anthropomorphic beagle who is the animal version of Eric McEdderson.
 * Erikku Matsashima (voiced by Travis Willingham) - TBD
 * Ericus (also voiced by Seth Green) - a shadowy figure who is supposedly the dark spirit version of Eric McEdderson.
 * ER1C-1016 (also voiced by Seth Green) - a serious robot who is the robotic version of Eric McEdderson.
 * The S.N.D. Gang, consisting of:
 * Rot (voiced by Charlie Adler) - a red skinny demon who is the leader of the group.
 * Wasser (also voiced by Khary Payton) - a blue, fat demon who is Rot's best friend.
 * Paige (also voiced by Cree Summer) - a pink, short demon who is the only female.
 * Ivy (voiced by Ashley Johnson) - a goth girl who was thought of as a huge jerk, but is actually friendly.
 * Daniel (voiced by Jill Talley) - a friend of Emily who is afraid of the dark, not because of the dark itself, but because of what's in there.
 * Jessica Muniz (voiced by Tara Strong) - an old friend of the Hempergers who lives in Brazil and quickly befriends Eric and Claire after being introduced to them.
 * The Elemental Spirits, consisting of:
 * Mizu the Water Spirit (also voiced by Ashley Johnson) - a female water spirit who is the leader of the elemental spirits.
 * Kaze the Air Spirit (also voiced by Tara Strong) - a female air spirit who is Mizu's best friend and is the ditziest of the group by far.
 * Ki the Grass Spirit (voiced by Erica Lindbeck) - a female grass spirit who is rather serious.
 * Yogan the Fire Spirit (voiced by Mala Miles) - a male fire spirit who is ironically Mizu's love interest.
 * Doro the Ground Spirit (also voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - a male overweight ground spirit who is the comic relief of the group.
 * Landon Stedee (voiced by James Arnold Taylor) - Michael Stedee's cousin.
 * Nicholas "Nick" (voiced by TBD) - a man who owns the newest restaurant, Nick's Cookiria, and has planned on giving his 1000th customer a free jumbo chocolate chip cookie.
 * Giggly (vocal effects by Audrey Wasilewski) - a guinea pig who was lost, but then found by Claire as she wanted to keep it.
 * Tabby (voiced by Audrey Wasilewski) - a student who was thought to be a psychopath, but is actually a nice student.
 * Avery, Bailey, and Chloe (voiced by TBD, TBD, and Naomi Hansen, respectively) - three little girls who are triplets, as Avery is the quiet one, Bailey is the pretty but snobby one, and Chloe is the shy and kind one.
 * Jack Smith (voiced by TBD) - a detective who uses a spell book to fight off demons.
 * The Fog Frog (vocal effects by John DiMaggio) - a giant frog that can breathe fog through its mouth.
 * Kelly Virus (voiced by TBD) - a kind-hearted young woman who is a pop star as Eric accused her for brainwashing Claire after discovering her becoming obsessed with Kelly's songs.

Antagonists

 * Madame Freakshow (voiced by Tress MacNeille) - a supernatural being who had a grudge against humans ever since her death and is the main antagonist of the show since Carnival Paranormal.
 * Zolf (also voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - a zombie wolf who is a complete moron.
 * Spines (voiced by Jim Cummings) - a skeleton who gets easily annoyed, especially by Zolf.
 * Dolly (also voiced by Tara Strong) - a living doll who is intelligent.
 * Brody Malo (voiced by Brian Coukis) - a fifteen-year old boy who bullies Eric, Claire, and their friends and was the main antagonist until Madame Freakshow replaced him as one.
 * Byron Devlin (also voiced by Rob Paulsen) - a fifteen-year old overweight boy who is Brody's best friend.
 * Darcy Hari (voiced by Catherine Taber) - a fifteen-year old girl who is Brody's girlfriend.
 * Kennedy Turpin (also voiced by Tom Kenny) - a fifteen-year old boy who is Brody's friend, though he is dumb and can be an annoyance to him.
 * Rekah (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) - a mysterious person in a black hoodie who tried to break into the Hempergers' house.
 * Herbert (vocal effects by Frank Welker) - a hermit crab monster that Emily found and named. It looked like a normal hermit crab at first, but ended up growing up into its true form.
 * Christopher Tally (voiced by Khary Payton) - a fifteen-year old athlete who tried to steal Melissa from Eric, but failed to win over her when Eric beats him in a basketball match.
 * Roger Roather (voiced by Travis Willingham) - TBD
 * David Poplawski/Llamy the Llama (voiced by Phil LaMarr) - a ghost of a man inside a llama costume who was once an actor of his show until he was kicked out.
 * The Cougarman (also voiced by Mala Miles) - a cougar-like humanoid who attempted to kidnap Eric and Claire and eat them.
 * Ms. Dolofonia (also voiced by Candi Milo) - a woman who escaped jail and became a substitute teacher in an attempt to kidnap and torture the students.
 * Elizabeth the Shadow Girl (voiced by Veronica Taylor) - a shadow girl who devours living things like people, especially children and teens.
 * Carly (also voiced by Tara Strong) - a creepy little girl who threatens people if she doesn't get her way and is usually seen smirking.
 * The Spooker (voiced by Ulises Tobar) - a giant creature who lurks around at night, especially during Halloween.
 * Mortimer Marlin/The Musical Monster (voiced by Frank Welker) - a monster who disguised as a music teacher to lure the students into the middle of a forest. He also appears to enjoy music, considering that his name is "Musical Monster".
 * Ant I. Toon's Cartoons, consisting of:
 * Vacko (also voiced by Rob Paulsen) - a parody of Yakko Warner who is the leader of the cartoons.
 * Makko (also voiced by Jess Harnell) - a parody of Wakko Warner.
 * Jot (also voiced by Tress MacNeille) - a parody of Dot Warner.
 * Rooby-Duude (voiced by Frank Welker) - a parody of Scooby-Doo.
 * Ben (voiced by Billy West) - a parody of Ren Hoek.
 * Dippy the Dog (also voiced by Billy West) - a parody of Stimpy.
 * Chuckie Blue (voiced by Jason Marsden) - a parody of Charlie Brown.
 * Soupy (vocal effects by Dee Bradley Baker) - a parody of Snoopy.
 * Dacy Van Belt (voiced by Jodi Benson) - a parody of Lucy Van Pelt.
 * Lockear the Pirate Captain (also voiced by Carlos Alazraqui) - a parody of Popeye the Sailor.
 * The Red Elephant (voiced by Brad Garrett) - a parody of Pink Panther.
 * Death, Destruction and Dread (voiced by Cathy Cavadini, also by Tara Strong and also by Elizabeth Daily, respectively) - a parody of Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup.
 * RockKevin RoundJeans (also voiced by Tom Kenny) - a parody of SpongeBob SquarePants.
 * Tom, Tomm, and Tommy (voiced by Bill Farmer, Tom Kenny, and Kyle Massey) - a parody of Ed, Edd, and Eddy.
 * Renard (voiced by Mala Miles) - a parody of Malachi.
 * The Creeper (voiced by Frank Welker) - a strange creature who once kidnapped Emily.
 * Shadowrinna (voiced by Julie Nathanson) - a banshee who told Claire to do bad things, causing Claire to get in trouble.
 * The Cursed One (also voiced by Tom Kenny) - a tiny stickman from a cursed drawing that brings misfortune to anyone who comes across it.
 * Mystavros (also voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - a minotaur who spends its life in a hidden part of a forest.
 * Arcadius the Technoghost (also voiced by Mark Hamill) - a techno-ghost who has been trapped in an arcade for a couple of decades.
 * The Kiss Fairy (also voiced by Hynden Walch) - a fairy who keeps her magic and powers by possessing a random newly kissed person to drain them of their love until she has her magic again.
 * The Strangon Wolfman (also voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - a wolfman who lurks around Strangon at the night of a full moon to cause chaos.
 * Richard Montez (voiced by Eddie Deezen) - an outcast who's been humiliated and gets his revenge by pranking the entire school.
 * Alexandra (voiced by Kimberly Brooks) - a siren who attempted to lure Brandon into his doom.
 * The Lizardman Tribe, consisting of:
 * Lycron (voiced by Robin Atkin Downes) - a bulky lizard man who is the leader of the tribe.
 * Lizuku (voiced by Jim Meskimen) - a small lizard man who is Lycron's assistant and second-in-command.
 * The Other Members (voiced by Rob Paulsen, Dee Bradley Baker and Jim Cummings) - other unnamed lizardmen who are part of the tribe.
 * Plaire (voiced by Tom Scharpling) - a wood-like creature who used his human disguise to enter the school and had people made friends with him, though it is revealed he is doing it to drain their soul in order to become stronger.
 * Nathan Bugof (voiced by Peter MacNicol) - an insect-obsessed nerd who challenged Eric and Claire for an insect battle.
 * Jasmine (voiced by Michelle Miles as an adult and Rachael MacFarlane as a child/teenager) - an ugly woman who is a librarian and was a bully to Elsa McEdderson back when they were kids.
 * Gloria the Ghost Witch (voiced by TBD) - a ghost witch who tried to sabotage the town she lives in with her dark magic.
 * Astra the Ghoul (voiced by Candi Milo) - a ghoul who met Claire and constantly bullied her.
 * The Road Beast (vocal effects by Fred Tatasciore) - an odd beast that has been spotted around various roads in Strangon.
 * Jason (also voiced by Billy West) - a student from Brittney's grade who is obsessed with the supernatural and suspects Claire of being a ghost.
 * Waltza (voiced by TBD) - a ghost that has the ability to turn people into dancing slaves.
 * Clifford Shatal (voiced by TBD) - TBD
 * Betsy and Jane (voiced by Lara Jill Miller and Lacey Chabert, respectively) - two ditzy fairy sisters who are assigned to do Clifford's tasks, but fail due to their ditziness and clumsiness.
 * The Children of the Dark Moon, consisting of:
 * Gerald (voiced by TBD) - a creepy 11-year old child who is the de facto leader of the children.
 * Cherry (voiced by TBD) - a shy yet creepy 12-year old girl who is the second in command of the children.
 * Dolores (voiced by TBD) - a strange teenage girl who is able to sneak into people's homes without them knowing.
 * The Mall Watcher (voiced by TBD) - a creepy ghost-like creature who stalks people at the mall.

Animation
The animation for the series is outsourced to Saerom Animation and Sunmin Animation in Seoul, South Korea.

Critical response
This show has received generally favorable reviews from critics, while highly positive from viewers and fans alike, being praised for TBD. It received an 8.1/10 on IMDB, an 83 on Metacritic, and 3 out of 5 stars on Common Sense Media.

International titles

 * Spanish: Eric y Claire
 * French: Eric et Claire
 * Italian and Portuguese: Eric e Claire
 * German: Eric und Claire
 * Russian: Эрик и Клэр
 * Japanese: エリックとクレア
 * Korean: 에릭과 클레어
 * Greek: Eric και Claire
 * Cantonese: 埃里克和克萊爾
 * Norwegian: Eric og Claire
 * Finnish: Eric ja Claire
 * Swedish: Eric och Claire
 * Polish: Eric i Claire