Algie is funny when he tries to rap but it still makes me want to kick his ass after.
Other than Gary, Petey is another poorly used character. I've always thought that they could have combined both their roles in the story and their personalities. Petey on the outside, Gary on the inside sort of thing.
Ricky does look like as a young, talking Claude. What if his unseen girlfriend is Catalina?
Finally I'm sure that Edgar beat up the bullies because he had to. Without Russell's leadership, they were as bad as all the other factions.