Tracey McBean

Premise

Tracey McBean is a nine-year-old girl who attends school with her best friend Shamus. She uses her inventions for various purposes, including school competitions and recreation. Tracey lives in a house, while Shamus resides on the 15th floor of a tall apartment building. Shamus enjoys organic gardening, and Tracey likes inventing devices and contraptions.

She works in a white caravan with a horizontal thick red stripe, an antenna, and a computer stocked with many parts. Tracey's younger sister Megan often annoys her, prompting Tracey to invent something to stop the irritation. The McConnolly brothers, Jim and Jake, are antagonists who attend Tracey's school; they frequently act as rivals or nuisances. Jim McConnolly is the leader, sometimes using his brother as a tool to take food or items from other students.

Jake is obese and dim-witted but occasionally shows brief intelligence for amusement. Laszlo, a member of a boys-only science club, is Tracey's arch-rival with equal or lower intelligence and fewer morals. In most episodes, Tracey invents a device with good intentions that leads to a minor disaster or failure, requiring her to find a solution. The inventions rarely have scientific basis and often possess fantastic power or exaggerated function.

Characters

Tracey McBean, voiced by Roslyn Oades, is a preteen redhead who creates inventions for various purposes. Her best friend Shamus Wong, voiced by Anthony Hayes, is of Asian heritage. The McConnolly brothers, Jim and Jake, voiced by Akmal Saleh and Daniel Wyllie respectively, bully Tracey. Megan McBean, Tracey's younger sister, is voiced by Lisa Bailey in series 1-2 and Meaghan Davies in series 3.

Tracey's parents are Mr. and Mrs. McBean, voiced by Stephen Shanahan and Eliza Logan. Gordon McBean, voiced by Daniel Wyllie, is Tracey's multi-talented but lazy brother who loves food, TV, video games, and unusual sandwiches; he often relies on Tracey to solve his problems, such as chronic lateness. Laszlo, voiced by Akmal Saleh, is Tracey's inventor rival. Tracey's pets are Sandy, a black-and-white dog, and Morris, a copper tabby cat.

Mrs. Carmody, voiced by Eliza Logan, is Tracey's teacher. Mr. Longbottom, voiced by Stephen Shanahan, is the school principal. Shamus has three older brothers, a father, and a mother. Lee, voiced by Teo Gebert, is a boy considered bad luck whom Tracey helps in "Bad Luck Lee".

Lynda is a well-known sports player. Jimmy McConnolly is Jim and Jake's cousin, appearing in "The McConnelly Cousin". Robot Tracey, voiced by Roslyn Oades, was invented by Tracey.

The Robot family was also invented by Tracey. Mr. Arther, voiced by Stephen Shanahan, is Tracey's uncle and a fellow inventor. Harvey is Shamus' friend.