Clyde McBride is Lincoln Loud's best friend on The Loud House. He is a nerdy, intelligent 11-year-old African-American boy who is the adopted only child of his same-sex parents, Howard and Harold McBride. As Lincoln Loud's best friend, Clyde shares a lot of the same interests as him, such as video games and science fiction movies, and is always willing to help his buddy Lincoln in his endeavors. However, he is often distracted by his obsessive crush on Lincoln's oldest sister, Lori, and has trouble acting normal around her.