History Characters / CloseEnough

* LatinoIsBrown: Averted. Emily is Mexican-American, but has the same skin tone as Josh. It’s unknown if she has a biological parent(s) who’s Mexican or if she took a step-parent's surname (similar to [[WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman Todd Chavez]].

* LatinoIsBrown: Averted. Emily is Mexican-American, but has the same skin tone as Josh.

* BodyHorror: Taking her sister's intelli-pill (and later her own that she designs that’s stronger) makes the top part of her head grow huge due to her brain getting bigger. When she initially notices it she’s horrified..because now her bangs are too short,

* HairstyleInertia: Played with, as in "Bridgette the Brain" and "Legend of the Pier" shows her with her current hairstyle as a toddler, child, and teenager, although a previous episode, "Time Hooch", shows that when she started dating and married Alex her hair was longer, and a montage taking place in their marriage years shows a few instances where she styled it differently or it was a different length.

* {{Expy}}: He's almost identical to [[https://i.redd.it/q4l3ka6z8zaz.jpg one of the unnamed clerks]] from J.G. Quintel's 2006 short ''WebAnimation/TwoInTheAMPM'', who was [[DecompositeCharacter also the prototype]] for [[WesternAnimation/RegularShow Mordecai]]. This seems to be because both Josh and the clerk are simply [[InkSuitActor cartoon versions of Quintel himself]].

* BareYourMidriff: Is hardly seen without a tube top that exposes her midriff.

* AbusiveParents: His biological parents were gas-sucking criminals who literally threw their infant son at Pearle for a chance to get away from her. Even when they are reunited with their son in prison, they still show no interest in raising him or in his well-being, which prompted Pearle to raise Randy herself instead.

* ManChild: He lives with his mother, and seems to have trouble functioning without her.

Randy’s biological parents, former gas thieves-turned fracking company owners.

* ParentalAbandonment: Twice. The first time was when they threw an infant Randy at Pearle when she cornered them to escape arrest. Then when Pearle went through the trouble of reuniting Randy with his parents when they were finally arrested, they threw him at her again as a distraction to try and break out of prison. The second time was what made Pearle decide to take Randy in and raise him as her own, all the while lying to him about his parents being dead.

* UnpleasantParentReveal: Zig-zagged. Even after Wyatt and Deborah willingly abandoned him multiple times, Randy is still willing to give them a chance and gets along with them swimmingly despite Pearle’s protests. It’s only after they almost destroy Pearle’s house fracking the gas deposit underneath it without any remorse for their actions that Randy realizes how horrible they really are.

* AbusiveParents: They were terrible parents to Randy, enough that they literally threw their infant son at the cops as a distraction to escape arrest. Twice.

* ParentalAbandonment: Twice. The first time was when they threw an infant Randy at Pearle when she cornered them, and when Pearle reunited them when the couple were finally arrested they threw him at her again in an attempt to escape from prison. The second time was what made Pearle decide to take Randy in and raise him as her own, all the while making up an outrageous story about how they were astronauts who died on the moon.

* RichBastard: They’re rich enough from their fracking business that they have an enormous mansion full of cars and afford to eat [=McRibs=] all year round. However, they’re still very morally bankrupt.
* UnpleasantParentReveal: Zig-zagged. Even after Wyatt and Deborah willingly abandoned him multiple times, Randy is still willing to give them a chance and gets along with them swimmingly despite Pearle’s protests. It’s only after they almost destroy Pearle’s house fracking the gas deposit underneath it that Randy realizes how horrible they really are.

* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Bridgette mostly lives off of the money her family sends her. However, "Clap Like This" had her working at a Forever 21-style clothing store at the mall because her mother cut her off. [[StatusQuoIsGod Bridgette's mom immediately put her back on the family's money when she saw how much she was making at her first and only job.]]

* SweetTooth: ''NEVER'' give her candy. [[CaffeineBulletTime Unless you want to die...]]

* BikerBabe: dressed like one.

[[folder:Becca]]

!!Becca
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->'''Voiced by:'''Creator/HeidiGardner
->'''Appearance:''' [[Recap/CloseEnoughS02Ep04HouseguestFromHell Houseguest From Hell]]
Emily’s obnoxious, self-centered and gossipy “friend” since college.

* BareYourMidriff: Is hardly seen without a tube top that exposes her midriff.
* CatchPhrase: She is seen greeting Emily with "Heyyy Chica!" when they first meet as roommates in college and when she meets her for drinks in the present. Emily also says this when Becca calls her.
* GossipyHens: Tends to gossip a lot about her personal life and dating, to the point Emily can’t even get a word in when they’re together. Becca even rambles on like this as a bridesmaid at Emily and Josh's wedding and when Emily is in labor with Candice, two events she somehow doesn’t remember likely due to how self centered she is.
* HairstyleInertia: Her hair has looked the same since college.
* InterspeciesRomance: Is dating Lucifer himself, who calls himself "Luc" for short.
* ItsAllAboutMe: She can't bring herself to care about anyone besides herself. She always imposes herself on Emily's life, takes advantage of her [[ExtremeDoormat kindness]] and couldn't care less about her, which includes never even realizing she has a husband and a daughter, despite the fact she was at both Emily and Josh’s wedding and Candice’s birth. After Emily finally tells her off and tells her to get out of her life, as she and Luc move out she tells Emily ''she's'' the one cutting ''her'' off saying she’s the toxic one, either completely oblivious or not listening/caring about what Emily told her.
* {{Jerkass}}: She is selfish, whiny, and annoying to others. Everyone hates her including Emily, who only stayed in touch with her due to being old friends and being too much of a pushover.
* {{Pun}}: A literal houseguest from hell, since she's pregnant with the antichrist.
* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Whenever of the roommates call attention to her inconveniencing them while she stays with them, she would ignore them and say something among the lines of "An iced coffee would be great thanks!".

[[folder:Barb]]
!!Barb
->'''Appearance:''' [[Recap/CloseEnoughS02Ep05JointBreak Joint Break]]

An elderly woman Pearl befriends in a water aerobics class. She leads a team of elderly bank robbers.

* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: She dies by doing water gymnastics on the sea during a storm, desiring that way to go rather than being taken to prison for all the time she has left.
* MasterOfDisguise: She and her crew can quickly change outfits to look like typical sweet grandmothers, which she uses to go under suspicious after robbing a bank.
* NeverMessWithGranny: She's an old woman, but she is still a badass bank robber with a big capacity to bring her plans to fruition.

* NiceGuy: He has no mean bone in his body and is a very loving husband and father.

* HairstyleInertia: Played with, as in "Bridgette the Brain" shows her with her current hairstyle as a toddler, child, and teenager, although a previous episode, "Time Hooch", shows that while she was dating Alex her hair was longer, and a montage shows a few instances where she styled it differently.

* [[Catchphrase Catchphrase]]: She is seen greeting Emily with "Heyyy Chica!" when they first meet as roommates in college and when she meets her for drinks in the present. Emily also says this when Becca calls her.

* Catchphrase: She is seen greeting Emily with "Heyyy Chica!" when they first meet as roommates in college and when she meets her for drinks in the present. Emily also says this when Becca calls her.

* ItsAllAboutMe: She can't bring herself to care about anyone besides herself. She always imposes herself on Emily's life, takes advantage of her [[ExremeDoormat kindness]] and couldn't care less about her, which includes never even realizing she has a husband and a daughter, despite the fact she was at both Emily and Josh’s wedding and Candice’s birth. After Emily finally tells her off and tells her to get out of her life, as she and Luc move out she tells Emily ''she's'' the one cutting ''her'' off saying she’s the toxic one, either completely oblivious or not listening/caring about what Emily told her.

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Emily’s obnoxious and gossipy “friend”.

* GossipyHens: Tends to gossip a lot about her personal life and dating.

* ItsAllAboutMe: She can't bring herself to care about anyone besides herself. She always imposes herself on Emily's life and couldn't care less about her, which includes never even realizing she has a husband and a daughter, despite the fact she was at both Emily and Josh’s wedding and Candice’s birth.
* {{Jerkass}}: She is selfish, whiny, and annoying to others.

* TrademarkFavouriteFood: She often asked for an iced coffee.

!!Becca

* ExposetoryHairstyleChange: In college and when she started dating Josh in her late teens - early twenties she wore her hair down. After getting married and having Candice she wears her hair up, likely representing her being at a point in her life where she’s more responsible.

* SingleTargetSexuality: He only has his eyes for Emily, at one point in "Room Parents" he doesn't even understand that another woman is hitting on him until it's literally spelled out to him. In "Prank War" Bush Guy starts freaking out about a beautiful woman walking toward him and Josh when Emily and Bridgette are walking down the street, and Josh initially thinks he's talking about Emily, only begrudgingly admitting Bridgette is kinda cute.

* GrewASpine: She eventually snaps at Becca and finally cuts her out of her life.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: Looks fairly similar to her daughter Candice. When Emily gets turned into a kid again in "Weird Kid" Alex initially thinks she’s Candice.

* YoungerThanTheyLook: He and Josh are the same age and attended high school together, but Alex looks a lot older, probably because of his thick beard and fat belly.

Josh and Emily's roommate who is also Alex's ex-wife. She and Emily have a comedy-rock band together.

* AmicableExes: She and Alex get along pretty well most of the time and its even hinted a few times there is still an attraction between them. That said, anytime they even so much as think about getting back together they quickly realize that they're BetterAsFriends. At the end of "Match Made In Valhalla", they decide to officially get back together and take it slowly this time.

* [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]]: Revealed in "Bridgette the Brain" that she wants her mother's approval by competing with her smart sister Olivia via the intelli-pill, but after she and her sister come to realize how fighting for their mother's approval nearly destroyed the city, she stop trying to gain any of her mother's acknowledgement and even told her mother to take a "chill pill".

* EveryoneHasStandards: In "Candice Candice Revolution," Candice decides that rules don't matter after Josh serves pancakes for dinner, and she incites a rebellion of no rules with her classmates. While she loves it at first, when Emily and Josh point out to her that not all the kids are having fun and are getting hurt because there are no rules, she immediately feels bad and realizes she was wrong.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She may sometimes come off as mean and chaotic, but she is really a good-hearted person who enjoys having fun with others, deeply loves her family and cherishes her friendships.

* SingleTargetSexuality: He only has his eyes for Emily, at one point he doesn't even understand that a girl is hitting on him until it's literally spelled out to him. In another episode a man starts freaking out about a beautiful woman walking toward him and Josh when Emily and Bridgette are walking down the street and Josh thinks he's talking about Emily, only begrudgingly admitting Bridgette is kinda cute.

* TheProfessor: He's a professor in anthropology at a city college.