Character Relationship Map: Loose Screws

Characters

• Brad Lovett (played by Bryan Genesse) — protagonist

  One of the four mischievous boys enrolled in summer school at Coxville Academy. He participates in a reckless point-scoring game targeting female students and staff, ultimately pursuing French teacher...

• Steve Hardman (played by Lance Van Der Kolk) — protagonist

  A core member of the quartet attending Coxville Academy's summer school. He collaborates on the group's point-chasing schemes, which culminate in their attempt to target Mona Lott. The narrative later...

• Hugh G. Rection (played by Alan Deveau) — supporting

  Part of the delinquent group forced into summer school at Coxville Academy. He joins his peers in their reckless antics and direct conflict with Principal Arsenault. In the subsequent storyline, he tr...

• Marvin Eatmore (played by Jason Warren) — supporting

  One of the four boys sentenced to Coxville Academy's summer school program. He actively engages in the group's point-scoring game and the subsequent anniversary celebration scheme targeting Mona Lott....

• Miss Von Blow (played by Deborah Lobban) — supporting

  A recurring adult figure in the Loose Screws comic ensemble.

• Mona Lott (played by Cynthia Belliveau) — supporting

  The new French teacher at Coxville Academy who becomes the ultimate target of the boys' point-scoring game. Her presence drives the quartet's reckless scheme during the school's anniversary celebratio...

• Principal Hardbutt (played by Ken Taylor) — minor

  A minor school authority figure in the sequel’s comic setting.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Miss Von Blow → Brad Lovett (Power Disciplinary Authority) — No specific interaction between Miss Von Blow and Brad is established in the supplied plot reference.

  Miss Von Blow discovers a man inside the women's dormitory and orders the girls to seize him, accusing him of being a pervert. The synopsis does not i...

• Principal Hardbutt → Marvin Eatmore (Power School Authority) — Hardbutt places Marvin in summer school rather than expelling him after condemning the students' failures and disruptions.

  Principal Hardbutt orders Marvin Eatmore to report to his office and sends him to Coxswell Academy as a final chance to graduate.

• Principal Hardbutt → Hugh G. Rection (Power School Authority) — Hardbutt disciplines Hugh for his academic record and disruptive behavior while allowing him one final chance to graduate.

  Principal Hardbutt orders Hugh G. Rection to report to his office and sends him to Coxswell Academy as a final chance to graduate.

• Principal Hardbutt → Steve Hardman (Power School Authority) — Hardbutt responds to Steve's repeated failures and disruptive behavior by assigning him to summer school.

  Principal Hardbutt orders Steve Hardman to report to his office and sends him to Coxswell Academy as a final chance to graduate.

• Principal Hardbutt → Brad Lovett (Power School Authority) — Hardbutt disciplines Brad for his academic record and disruptive behavior but offers him a final opportunity instead of expelling him.

  Principal Hardbutt orders Brad Lovett to report to his office and sends him to Coxswell Academy as a final chance to graduate.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Marvin Eatmore → Mona Lott (Narrative Target Of Scheme) — Marvin assists the group's covert screen-test scheme involving Mona, holding the equipment as the others watch.

  The students arrange a covert screen test involving Mona Lott, with Marvin Eatmore holding equipment while the others watch.

• Steve Hardman → Mona Lott (Conflict Unwanted Pursuer) — Steve uses a dishonest pretext to approach Mona romantically, but his behavior makes her uncomfortable and leads to his reprimand.

  Steve pretends to need private French tutoring because he plans to travel to Paris, but his real intention is to seduce Mona. His attempt is interrupt...

Story Analysis

Four struggling students receive a final chance at summer school, where their pursuit of girls repeatedly collides with embarrassing complications.

Plot Progression

1. The Last Chance — Principal Hardbutt condemns the four students' records and disruptive behavior. Instead of expelling them, he sends them to Coxswell for one final chance to graduate.
2. Points Over Lessons — At Coxswell, the boys complain about schoolwork and food and turn their attention to meeting girls. They create a crude scoring system and joke about their attempts.
3. Steve's False Pretext — Mona Lott teaches French and announces examinations. Steve invents a tutoring excuse and is exposed when his attempt to seduce her is interrupted, leading to a reprimand and punishment.
4. Schemes Go Awry — Miss Von Blow finds a man in the women's dormitory and orders the girls to seize him. The students' covert screen test involving Mona is disrupted when a large, hairy creature appears.
5. The Night's Unfinished Game — The boys attend Pig Pen M.C., where Nikki Nystroke wins a cheek contest. A partner-selection game begins, but the supplied account ends before the summer's outcome is known.