Robbie Shapiro

Robbie (born June 19, 1993) is a shy and awkward student at Hollywood Arts who nearly always carries a ventiloquist puppet named Rex around with him.

Characteristics
Robbie himself is very shy and uncomfortable around girls. When a girl shows even little or fake signs of affection, he gets nervous and tends to overreact.

Robbie is a master ventriloquist and Rex is his alter-ego, a very hip companion who likes to hit on girls, essentially being what Robbie isn't. They frequently argue because Rex talks too much.

He is lactose intolerant and he can play the harmonica and the guitar. He showed this when he performed both in a song he wrote. (According to http://www.theslap.com/clips/9)

"You can play with a balloon, you can lick a rubber band,

You can eat a tasty prune, you can slap your mother's friend,

If you want to pet a frog it's as easy as a log,

Just take your hand and rub the frog's head!"

He customized his locker with a mosaic made from his old baby bottles.

In the episode Survival of the Hottest, Robbie is portrayed as being a little selfish. This is most prominent when those who are trapped in the car are sharing the water. Though everyone else is taking their fair share, Robbie gulps the whole drink, angering the others.

Robbie also displays a lack of self-confidence. In the episode Tori the Zombie, he keeps asking others about his performance. This also shows that Robbie can be jealous, because everytime he asks, someone else had been complimented.

In one episode, Robbie is shown to be a computer whiz, helping "Ma-Maw" with her new computer. Robbie is Jewish as noted multiple times in the series.

Relationship with Other Main Characters
Tori Vega

He kept asking Tori to smooth his cheek/ear when she tried to get information on the Bird Scene. Rex, Robbie's puppet, shares his expressions to Tori. It could be that Robbie is shy but Rex says things out loud to her and Robbie accuses Rex. There is a rumored episode in which they will be forced to share a kiss in a play. (See: Rori)

Trina Vega

In the episode Stage Fighting, Trina has to kiss Robbie while auditioning in a scene for a play. Robbie mistakes this kiss as her having feelings for him. In the episode Jade Dumps Beck, Robbie felt angrily pressured by Trina to write a good review about her one-woman show. He called her show a "comedy," which enraged her, but she came to accept the review after getting a standing ovation from her audience later on. They don't seem to be on good terms. (See: Tribbie)

Cat Valentine

In the episode Stage Fighting, the two kiss after Cat tries to convince Robbie that Trina was acting, and the stage kiss didn't mean that she liked him. After the kiss, Robbie suggests she meet his parents. (See: Cabbie)

André Harris

In the episode The Bird Scene André convinces Robbie to join ballet in order to meet girls. His plan goes awry when they realize that the majority of the class is male. In the episode Jade Dumps Beck André gives Robbie advice on how to deal with writing a review for Trina's play without insulting her. It seems that André is Robbie's best male friend. (See: Minor Pairings: Rodre)

Trivia

 * He is lactose intolerant and can only drink soy milk.
 * Rex never hits on Cat. It is unknown why as of yet.
 * Like most characters, he is scared of Trina as seen in Jade Dumps Beck.
 * Robbie can be selfish at times, as shown in "Survival of the Hottest", but only when it is necessary.
 * Robbie is Jewish, as stated mulitple times throughout the series.
 * Screen name is RockRobster.
 * Robbie apparently likes Galaxy Wars, having a background of it in his room, as shown in "Wi-Fi in the Sky". Galaxy Wars is mentioned in many Dan Schneider-created series such as Drake and Josh and iCarly.

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