Chet Ubetcha

Chet Ubetcha is the news reporter for Dimmsdale's television news broadcast, Channel 7 News.

Character
Chet Ubetcha is a member of a family consisting of a long line of news casters, from his grandfather who was a radio broadcaster, to his own daughter who takes his place when kids take over the world in "School's Out!: The Musical". He works for Channel 7 News, sometimes called Dimmsdale TV, and is usually an anchorman although sometimes he appears on the scene of the action, reporting live.

Description
A characteristic of Chet is his unusual short stature. It was revealed in "The Secret Origin of Denzel Crocker" that Chet was once normal height, but the radiation from a 1980's bulky cellular phone caused him to shrink. Chet usually speaks in a third person manner, and also speaks like he is reading a news broadcast during every day conversations and normal situations. He usually wears a gray business suit with a red tie, styled black hair, and he has a very large chin.

Personality
Chet Ubetcha has a tenancy to exaggerate his news stories. In one episode, after his news van stopped because of a flat tire, Chet sets up his broadcast desk on the side of the street and reports that he saved his fellow crew members from "the burning wreckage". He also is responsible for instilling fear into Mr. and Mrs. Turner's minds when he makes "Chet-i-torial"'s about violent television programming, which caused the Turner parents to take Timmy's television away from him. He is also prone to jealousy, particularly toward Mrs. Turner when she becomes a hit weatherwoman and begins to take up more of Chet's screen time.

Background
Chet hails from a family of newscasters and radio broadcasters. In the 1970's, a woman named Nanette Ubetcha (possibly Chet's mother) reported the news. Even further back in Pappy's hey days, the local radio station was broadcast by Chester Ubetcha. In Schools Out!: The Musical, a little girl named Ivette Ubetcha took Chet's job, this may have been his daughter. Chet was originally much taller, but radiation from a 1980's cellular phone caused him to shrink.

Trivia

 * In "The Big Superhero Wish" he becomes "Anchor Man", a play on the word "anchorman" which is another word for lead news reporter.
 * His hairstyle somewhat resembles Wanda's.