Mikey

Mikey is the character played by Bryan LaCroix on Wheels, Ontario. Mikey starts out the show as the newcomer and the only able-bodied student at the eponymous Toronto school. He quickly makes friends, and learns all the challenges of being a high school student in Canada.

San Diego Diet / Wheels Ontario
The first episode of Wheels, Ontario begins with Mikey and his mother pulling up to Mikey's new high school. Mikey's mother reminds him to "tuck in [his] blouse," to which he responds that unlike in Saskatoon, where they come from, kids in Toronto don't tuck in their blouses. Mikey's mother warns him not to try too hard to fit in, as she became pregnant with him in Grade 13 as a result of peer pressure. Mikey then reminds her that Canadian healthcare pays for abortion. Mikey's mother then gives him a loonie to buy a bag of milk.

Once inside, Mikey tries to drop his loonie in a jar for Victoria Day, but then two other boys, Connor, and François take it from him. They call him "Legs" and mock him in French, hitting his calf and making him fall. While Mikey wishes he were back in Saskatoon, a girl pulls up in a wheelchair and helps him to his feet. She assures him that not everyone in Ontario is like the other boys, and introduces herself as "Francesca," or "Tunes" Tunes suggests that Mikey try out for whurling, as a means of earning the respect of his fellow students.

Mikey then heads to a history class, where Coach Teacher has recently finished a lecture on the founder of Canadian electricity. He then chastises Mikey for being tardy, before mentioning an upcoming school dance. Mikey catches the eye of a pretty female classmate, right before Coach Teacher introduces the class to Inuit Andy, a First Nations teen from Yellowknife.

After class, Mikey sees a broom in a hallway closet. The pretty student from before rolls up to him, and introduces herself as "Bhagwati." She forcefully kisses him, which Tunes witnesses sadly.