Principal Steinbeck

"I'm calling your father!"

- Steinbeck to Bowser Junior

Principal Steinbeck is the cruel and insanely evil principal at Bowser Junior's School and the main antagonist of Bowser Junior's Summer School. He also appears in the Bowser Junior's 1st Grade series and the Days of School Series.

Personality
He has an evil personality and loves when his students get in trouble so he can punish them. An example of this is when he roars at Shrek to get out of his classroom when Shrek asks if he's at culinary cheesecake class. He hates all the SML characters, especially Bowser Junior as seen in Bowser Junior's Summer School, which is shown throughout the Summer School series. Junior hit him once because the fly was near him, and he was so angry that he almost expelled Junior. Junior was defended by Jackie Chu stating that the fly was a task in order to pass the class. He said that Junior got lucky this time and said that they would meet again.

History
He later returns as a minor antagonist in the Bowser Junior's First Grade series. He replaces Junior's old, original teacher with David Winkle, who later turns out to be a pedophile. He eventually gets Jackie Chu to return as a teacher. When Mr. Winkle returns impersonating Jackie Chu, and Bowser Junior accidentally burns down the school, Steinbeck cuts a deal with Bowser; in order to prevent a lawsuit, Steinbeck promises to pass Bowser Junior as long as he does not sue. He then tells Bowser Junior 2nd Grade won't be as easy, and leaves.

He returns once more in First Day Of School!, when Junior enters Grade 2. His diabolical nature is unchanged, as he tells the students that he hates them and hopes that they will fail and die. He also says that if one of them fails, he will murder all of them.

Likes

 * Punishing and terrorizing students

Dislikes

 * Disrespectful students
 * Pedophiles

Trivia

 * He wore a hat in Bowser Junior's 1st Grade! Part 4. He also wore a different suit in First Day Of School!
 * He grunts like a wildebeest.
 * According to some fans, he is similar to The Joker from Batman.
 * In his first two appearances, he has a slight British accent, but in later videos, his accent sounds more American.
 * It is hinted, yet unconfirmed that Principal Steinbeck is Joseph's dad because in Bowser Junior's 1st Grade! Part 1, Joseph says that his mom sleeps with Principal Steinbeck.
 * Despite his insane and abusive disposition, Steinbeck is not completely evil, as he shows an intense dislike for pedophiles, and calls the police when he thought Junior was being harassed by one.

Poll
Do you like Principal Steinbeck? Yes! No. Kind of.