One of Danny’s classmates and his crush. She’s a beautiful, busty white girl who, even from the very beginning, seems far more interested in studying with Danny than she does in being romantic with him. Melanie is concerned and put off when Danny’s Chinese cousin, Chin-Kee, arrives and invades her personal space, but she later suggests that his overtures were somewhat flattering. When Danny attempts to apologize to Melanie for Chin-Kee’s behavior and ask her out, Melanie is upfront about the fact that she’d like to remain friends and not take the step to becoming romantically involved. When Danny refuses to accept her answer, she rudely offers him a business card for her uncle, an orthodontist, whom she suggests Danny see on account of his buckteeth.