Bucky the Squirrel

Bucky the Squirrel, or simply Bucky, is a minor protagonist from Disney's 2000 film The Emperor's New Groove, its sequel, and its televsion series. He is a kind, happy squirrel who enjoys eating nuts and has a good sense of friendship, good enough to make him hate arrogant people like Kuzco and act gross with them. He is also a great friend of Kronk's and is a tutor on Squirrel Speak in Kuzco Academy. He is voiced by Bob Bergen.

Personality
Even through Bucky can act really gross with people he dislikes, he is a very nice squirrel and can be a nice friend and very talkative, as long as the listener masters squirrel speak. Being a squirrel speak tutor, he gives his tutored students efficient methods to master the language, and is sweet enough to make even his enemies like him. However, Bucky can be very annoying to people who dislike his type.

The Emperor's New Groove
Bucky is first seen when llama Kuzco is lost in the jungle. Bucky arrives and offers an acorn. Kuzco acts as if this is a big deal but throws the acorn at Bucky afterwards. Right after, Kuzco falls into an area filled with sleeping jaguars. Bucky blows up a balloon animal and threatens to pop it, He does so but it fails to wake up the jaguars until Kuzco screams "Ha!". Later on during Yzma and Kronk's search for Kuzco, Kronk uses his squirrel talk to ask Bucky if he's seen Kuzco.

Kronk's New Groove
Bucky reappears as Kronk's sidekick of sorts. He is also apart of Kronk's Squirrel Scouts organization.

The Emperor's New School
Bucky is a recurring character in the series. He is often seen in cameos roles but a few episodes shows his significance. In one episode, Bucky was assigned to tutor Kuzco in his squirrel speak class. In another, Kuzco is transformed into a squirrel via Yzma's potions and with Bucky's assistance, he manages to break the curse.