History Characters / CharlottesWeb

->'''Played by:''' Martha Scott (1973), Essie Davis (2006)

->'''Played by:''' Danny Bonaduce (1973), Louis Corbett (2006)

->'''Played by:''' Bob Holt (1973), Jerry Houser (2003), Gary Basaraba (2006)

->'''Played by:''' Herb Vigran (1973), Nate Mooney (2006)

* FaceDeathWithDignity: Charlotte is aware her lifespan is short, but is accepting of this fact. Once satisfied in having saved Wilbur despite dying of natural causes, she merely allows herself to remain at the fairground to die.

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The other lambs in Cardigan's flock waste no time letting him know that they think he's a loser and a freak because he's different from them. It's unknown if the other lambs ever fully accepted him by the end of the sequel after Wilbur rescues him from Farley.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the 2006 version. He's negative and snarky, yet in the end he helps nurture Charlotte's egg sac, wrapping himself around it to keep it warm in he winter. Downplayed in the animated movie where while he's still as selfish in the book, his lack of morals is never mentioned.

* FriendToBugs: She and Charlotte are relatively good friends.

* MistakenForInsane: She SpeaksFluentAnimal, but her father doesn't realize this, so when she tells him that the animals talk to each other, he thinks she has gone insane.

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->'''Played by:''' Creator/KathyBates (Bitsy), Creator/RebaMcEntire (Betsy)

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->'''Played by:''' Cedric the Entertainer (2006)

->'''Played by:''' Kathy Bates (Bitsy), Reba [=McEntire=] (Betsy)

->'''Played by:''' Robert Redford

* TemporaryBulkChange: In the animated film Templeton gets a huge BalloonBelly from the fair, but goes back to his normal size. In the book and 2006 film, however, he eventually becomes permanently fat from getting first rights to Wilbur’s food.

* TheKlutz: Is often seen falling over, spilling things, etc.* ObliviouslyEvil: Like Zuckerman and Mr. Arable, Lurvy sees slaughtering a pig for Christmas as completely normal, and doesn't realise he's causing Wilbur a great deal of stress.

->'''Played by:''' Creator/PaulLynde (1973), Charlie Adler (2003), Creator/SteveBuscemi (2006)

* AdaptationalDumbass: While he was never depicted as bright, in the 2006 movie, he doesn't even know how to talk. He knows how to say simple words like "what's" and "pig", but Zuckerman has to teach him how to say "some".
* TheKlutz: Is often seen falling over, spilling things, etc.
* ObliviouslyEvil: Like Zuckerman and Mr. Arable, Lurvy sees slaughtering a pig for Christmas as completely normal, and doesn't realise he's causing Wilbur a great deal of stress.

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Her "idio-idio-idiosyncracy" is saying things three times.

* MeaningfulName: He has a "fussy" mother.

--> '''Cardigan:''' One, Two, Three! (headbutts Farley causing him to fall over) Pig Power!

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* BirthDeathJuxtoposition: Were born among with 511 other baby spiders after their mother's death; however, they were the only ones who chose to stay with Wilbur.

* MeaningfulName: Joy chose her name because Wilbur was "trembling with joy" when they met. Arenea names herself after Charlotte's middle initial, A. Nellie let Wilbur choose her name for her, but the name Nellie is English for "Light".

* BabysFirstWords: In the 1973 adaptation, the goose encourages him to speak for the first time; Wilber's first oral word in that manner is his own name.

* HeelRealization: Seeing all of Charlotte's messages about Wilber in the web causes Zuckerman to realize how important Wilber is to the farm and decides to let him live his whole life.