Mr. Bobinsky

Sergei Alexander Bobinsky, otherwise known as Mr. B or (as he prefers) it Mr. Bobinsky, is the supporting character of the stop-motion film, Coraline. He is Coraline's Russian neighbor who lives in the upstairs flat of the Pink Palace Apartments. He owns a jumping mice circus; Coraline assumes he is crazy and her mother believes that he's a drunk.

Overview
Mr. Bobinsky lives in the top flat of the Pink Palace Apartments and once trained as a gymnast, (explaining the flexibility he shows in the film) and lives on a steady diet of beets, which he once offered to Coraline with the claim that it'll make her strong. Mel Jones believes him to be drunk, and Coraline instead believes him crazy when he mentions his mouse circus, but later calls him eccentric instead.

Appearance
Mr. Bobinsky is a blue-skinned, extremely tall, Russian man; while not explained in the film, his blue skin is due to his constant time outside in the damp and cold weather. Despite his mostly blue complexion, his nose and chin are tinted violet. His body shape is inconsistent; while he is tall and mostly skinny, he has a noticeably large stomach. His body is also disproportionate, as his eyes and mouth are much smaller than the other aspects of his face. In addition, he wears an orange, terribly stained wife-beater, shorts, and black marching boots. He has a long, untamed moustache, hairy shoulders and armpits, bushy eyebrows, and a hairy area below the navel.

Personality
Just like Coraline later says, Mr. Bobinsky is more eccentric instead of crazy. He is bold and truthful with his words, quite ignorant of what people would think of him when he says such things. He is always positive, generous and kind, despite a little bit north of normal.