Top 10 Lori Beth Denberg Characters

A tribute to the original queen of Nickelodeon.

10. Martha Johnstone (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story)

After a few years away from the spotlight, Lori Beth made her triumphant motion picture return as this perky cheerleader in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. While her appearance was unfortunately short lived, I’m sure everyone was glad to see Lori Beth again in all of her high-flying glory…except Justin Long, maybe.

9. Herself (Workaholics)

tumblr.com / Via marlasglassslipper.tumblr.com

Speaking of returns to the spotlight, how awesome was Lori Beth Denberg’s beyond random cameo as herself on Workaholics last year? We can only hope that this magnificent reappearance is a sign of more Lori Beth greatness (and steamy hot tub action) to come.

8. Connie Muldoon (All That/Good Burger)

Frequent Good Burger customer and the nightmare of anyone who has ever worked as a cashier. Luckily, Ed (Kel Mitchell) is up for the challenge when Connie shows up with a slightly complicated order during her cameo in the Good Burger movie.

7. Thumbtax (All That)

tumblr.com / Via allthat-goldenera.tumblr.com

Lori Beth uthually was the heroine of whichever thketch she appeared in (at leath in my mind), so to thee her take on a villainous role was a refrething change. As the mechanical leader of the Thumbtax race, Lori Beth imprethed even though she talked with a lispth and did that weird thing with her tongue.

6. Complaint Department Lady (All That)

Weirdo characters don’t get much better than this. Lori Beth was hysterical as an odd woman running the Compliant Department of a store, where she would frequently sidetrack customer complaints with her own bizarre suggestions and observations. It’s no wonder her and Ed hit it off the moment they met.

5. Miss Fingerly (All That)

tumblr.com / Via allthat-goldenera.tumblr.com

The adorably clueless but surprisingly resilient teacher of Dullmont Jr. High. She knew how to rock a patterned dress and could take a few hits, including an arrow to the gut and even this brutal attack from deranged Coach Kreeton (Kel Mitchell).

4. Herself (All That)

tumblr.com / Via allthat-goldenera.tumblr.com

Probably her most famous role: the dispenser of Vital Information for your everyday life. While her lines were often juvenile (All That was a kids show, after all), her deadpan delivery and playful use of props were always spot on.

3. Fran (All That)

tumblr.com / Via 90skidandcompany.tumblr.com

Poor Fran. All she wanted to do was cruise around on her boat when along came scatterbrained Kiki (Alisa Reyes) to screw everything up and strand the two on a deserted island. Each sketch usually involved Fran becoming increasingly more desperate, sunburnt, and agitated after her newest rescue plan was somehow ruined by Kiki. At least all their time together helped Fran to perfect the art of knocking herself unconscious with a coconut.

2. Miss Hushbaum a.k.a. the Loud Librarian (All That)

tumblr.com / Via allthat-goldenera.tumblr.com

No one embraces the hypocritical eccentricities of Miss Hushbaum, otherwise fondly known as the Loud Librarian, quite like Lori Beth. While her boisterous screams and high decibel activities (herding sheep, frying bacon) were all good fun, I personally enjoyed whenever she lashed out at innocent library patrons who dared to question her authority, or worse, make even the slightest peep of sound.

1. Herself (Figure It Out)

tumblr.com / Via loribethclenberg.tumblr.com

Although she is most well known for her shenanigans on All That, Figure It Out was where Lori Beth really shined. Whether she was bantering with host Summer Sanders, getting slimed like a champ, or continuously crushing the dreams of naive children hoping to go to summer camp by miraculously figuring out their secret talents at the last second, Lori Beth was a force to be reckoned with and my all time favorite celebrity panelist.