gigs in Elwood City, including birthday parties and Elwood City's annual Downtown Day. Mr. Powers (voiced by Terrence Scammell) is Brain's father, who appears to have average intelligence compared to The Brain. Not much is known about him. Mrs. Powers (voiced by Susan Glover) is Brain's mother, who owns and runs the ice cream shop. She was originally shown with a brown complexion and brown hair, but she is later seen with a light complexion and blonde cream-colored hair. Mr. Pryce-Jones is an extremely strict teacher at Glenbrook Academy, where knowledge (and classwork) is unlimited. He is Mr. Ratburn's favorite teacher. Mr. Pryce-Jones is "irreplaceable" as he hadn't retired by the time Arthur and his classmates attended the Medieval Fair; Pryce-Jones was teaching a class of seemingly unbeatable rival students. Mr. Haney was impressed by Glenbrook's performance and hired Pryce-Jones to be a tutor for his niece and nephew. Nigel Charles Ratburn (Emil Ratburn in Season 1) (voiced by Arthur Holden) is Arthur's third- and fourth-grade teacher. He attended Glenbrook Academy, where his passion for learning and teaching was guided by his teacher, Mr. Pryce-Jones. Various running gags involving Mr. Ratburn include his strictness and love of homework, food, and dessert (especially cake). He usually drives a small red convertible but also bought a minivan and canoe online. He is a fanatic of the series "Spooky-Poo!", a spoof of "Scooby-Doo". In the Season 22 episode "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone", Mr. Ratburn is revealed to be gay when he marries his same-sex partner, Patrick, in a wedding attended by his students. The episode, which also had lesbian actress Jane Lynch voice Mr. Ratburn's older sister and wedding planner Patty, was praised by LGBTQ groups as helping to normalize same-sex marriage, but attracted some controversy from conservative groups for displaying a same-sex wedding on a children's TV show. The episode was withheld from airing by Alabama Public Television (APT) and Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) as it showcased same-sex marriage. Rodentia Ratburn is Mr. Ratburn's sister, who once was a substitute teacher for Mr. Ratburn when he had laryngitis. The students initially liked the simplicity of her methods, but they proved way too childish for their age and were actually happy to have Mr. Ratburn back. In the later episode "Desk Wars", it is implied that she gave birth to a child, since Mr. Ratburn left for a phone call