scratch

appearance

Scratch is a light blue ghost. He has green teeth, a large neon blue nose, yellow-green eyes with small black pupils and a purple tongue. He has wrinkles on his forehead, inner cheeks and under his eyes. Scratch's body is translucent and typically appears lumpy but he is able to change in shape and size when he wants to, for example when attempting to scare Molly and her family. His color appears more translucent while he is invisible, meaning he is only visible to the people he chooses. He has been shown to be able to give himself legs and manifest bugs onto his body.

personality

Scratch is a grumpy, pessimistic ghost whose joy comes from spreading misery. When one of his spells backfired, he finds himself forever cursed in Molly's presence. He is described by Molly to be lazy, grumpy, and hungry. Additionally, before the McGee family arrived in Brighton, he was largely a loner and greatly values his privacy, showing tremendous embarrassment and ire whenever Molly cuts into his personal time. Despite being bound to her for all eternity, Scratch remains determined to scare Molly and her family away for good. Later on in the series, however, he seems to start to warm up to Molly and her family, showing a softer, almost parental stance towards the McGee family, stating he's a "McGee adjacent"[2] and returning their affection. Regarding him always being hungry, he is indeed a massive glutton that will drastically do anything just to grab himself lots of treats and stuff his stomach full, even it means being underhanded such as stealing. It is revealed in "Festival of Lights" that he has a soft spot for fried foods in general. While it may not look like it, deep down Scratch is very insecure and self conscious about what others think of him, especially those he cares about. For this reason, he often lies and tells half truths about himself.

personality (2)

In "Not So Honest Abe", he lies to Molly about knowing Abraham Lincoln because he didn't want Molly to find out how he is ¨a loser in the Ghost World¨. It's hinted that he is embarrassed of his unpopularity among other ghosts. Another example of his insecurities is in "Friend-Off", where he admitted to Libby that he was rude to her because he was afraid that Molly would rather hang out with Libby than with him. This shows that Scratch suffers from some abandonment issues, probably due to his friendless background. As mentioned later in "weaknesses", Scratch is extremely lazy and works hard to avoid hard work, mainly by doing only the bare minimum of monthly scares only on the day he's supposed to report it (and once he faked his report to avoid admitting he didn't do it for real at all), playing hooky from a S.C.A.R.E. seminar, trying to cheat in a game where the loser does the winner's chores, and using an elaborate dance routine to trick the entire Ghost World population into cleaning a building for him a la Tom Sawyer style. He even says that responsibility "smells terrible" to him, even if it's something that'll lead to disaster if left undone, like accepting the Chairman's position to send the Frightmares away! Once he begins and finishes the work, however, he admits the job wasn't as bad as he thought, but that doesn't stop him from slipping back into old habits for his own pleasure because, in his own words, he "learns nothing".

character information

other names:Scratch Scratch McGee Scratchy (Molly, Libby, Ollie, Himself) Carl (Molly) The Chairman Duke from West Covina Ghost Man (Darryl) Gender:Male Species:Wraith Occupation:Representative of Brighton's misery (formerly) Molly McGee's guardian ghost and "best friend" Leader and Chairman of the Ghost World (formerly) HOME McGee house, Brighton 41 Oak Street Brighton PETS Ghost Shark ALLIES Molly McGee (best friend and companion) Pete McGee Sharon McGee Darryl McGee Geoff (Best Friend) Libby Stein-Torres Jeff Reggie The Chairman (formerly) The Ghost Council Ollie Chen Meatball Georgie David Suksai Emmie Suksai Kenny Star June Chen Heidi Hairylegs MINIONS Ghost World Citizens (formerly)

dislikes

Cuddling (usually with Molly) His own conscience Being left out Molly's upbeat personality The Flow of Failed Phantoms The curse that makes him and Molly inseparable Thieves Fire (except in an emergency) Large gatherings of people Cleaning days Molly getting upset People who pick on Molly and/or break her spirit Carob (due to allergies) Sobgoblins Raisins Losing Molly Responsibility Being the Chairman Jinx Being Jinxed Ice Cream disappearing Molly taking the money he’s earned Being claimed he doesn’t know anything about ghosts Not being able to join the gaming club

likes

Molly (usually) Food (especially pizza and tacos and ice cream) Strawberry Soda especially Surly Sid's Strawberry Soda Eating Winning Misery Causing problems Stunts Snacks Helping people Cobwebs (as hammocks and decor) "Me" time (with and without bubble baths) Massages with Aromatherapy (or "aroma-scare-apy" as it's called in the Ghost World) Figure Skating Messing with people from picking on Molly and/or break her spirit The sea (supposedly) Country Pumpkin II: The Pumpkining The Respect of Being The Chairman Meatball Free Stuff Dancing Goofing off the color gray Traveling The World

enemies

The Chairman (indirect victim) Andrea Davenport (one-sided; formerly) Frightmares Jinx The Chens (formerly)

timeline

this takes place after season 2 of the show but instead of returning to his human body, scratch instead stayed a wraith to be with Molly.