– Annie's longtime boyfriend throughout Season 2. Bryce and Annie go mountain-climbing, and volunteer at an amateur magic show. Eventually they break up but remain friends, leaving Annie devastated, although she does get closer to her sister afterwards. Nathan "Creeper" Dean (played by Hank Harris) – Nathan is a shy, mentally disabled boy in Alex's film class who embarrasses Alex with a bizarre video project shown to the other students and teacher. Gloria (played by LaReine Chabut) – Gloria is Alex's boss, a donut shop owner at the local bakery "Wayne's Wigwam". In Season 4, Alex has a falling out with Gloria over the practice of using Styrofoam plates that damage the environment. Mr. Alverado (played by J.D. Hall) – Ray's dad, who shares Ray's passion for music. Gino Lawless (played by Frankie Como) – Gino was a security guard at Paradise Valley Chemical. He later becomes a reoccurring government agent investigating the plant. Gino's surname was chosen ironically, as he is one of the few Paradise Valley Chemical staff who has any scruples. Elias Griffin (played by Francis X. McCarthy) – Griffin was a member of the Food and Drug Administration, who was secretly being bribed by Danielle Atron to hide the side-effects of GC-161 so that it would be approved faster. After failing a lie detector test given by Gino, Griffin is arrested. The character appears throughout Season 4. Hannah Mercury (played by guest star Charlotte Ayanna) – the most popular girl in Alex's school, who Ray has a crush on. Chester (played by Jim Wise) – a local policeman, one of Alex's acquaintances. Jenny (played by Francesca Marie Smith) – Jenny is an insecure younger girl who idolizes Alex, to the point of being extremely annoying and manipulative. She bullies another girl by calling her "bubblebutt", after which Alex tries to get Jenny to behave better and appreciate the friends she has. Gordon "Scooter" Kramer (played by Corey Joshua Taylor) – Scooter is George Mack's work colleague, and a supporting character throughout Seasons 3-4. Coach Rooney (played by Glenn Morshower) – a loud sports coach with military-like behaviour; Coach Rooney appears in all seasons of the series. Episodes Production Thomas W. Lynch, who had created the programs Night Tracks and Kids Incorporated, said the idea for the series was based on an incident from his own childhood. Lynch's father, a nuclear physicist, worked with radioactive material in