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* GentleGiant: He's very gentle even to the Dark Lord and his baddies.


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* GentleGiant: He's very gentle, even to the Dark Lord and his baddies.


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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Bajabers!"

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* BigLittleBrother: Although Candy is older than him, he physically dwarfs both her and Fang.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Bajabers!""Bejabbers!"



* RedIsHeroic: Wears a red tunic and headband, and his wristbands have red studs.



* CatchPhrase: "Don't Mess with the Princess!"
* TheChainsofCommanding: Candy never wanted to be in charge, but is forced into the roll as the eldest sibling.

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* CatchPhrase: "Don't Mess mess with the Princess!"
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* TheChainsofCommanding: TheChainsOfCommanding: Candy never wanted to be in charge, but is forced into the roll role as the eldest sibling.sibling. As the theme song goes, "[Their parents] left to fight off evil and now Candy is the bo-ooooss!"


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* FieryRedhead: Violent, hot-tempered, and likes to smash things.


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* CheatedAngle: Her face is always right-side up no matter what way the rest of her "body" is facing.

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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: After one of his many defeats to Dave, he tries to find what all his defeats had in common: ''The narrator.'' He then proceeds to take control of the narrator, forcing him to [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking make him incredibly buff, change his forteress into a tall, ominous tower and fill his fridge with food.]]


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* MediumAwareness: After one of his many defeats to Dave, he tries to find what all his defeats had in common: ''The narrator.'' He then proceeds to take control of the narrator, forcing him to [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking make him incredibly buff, change his forteress into a tall, ominous tower and fill his fridge with food.]]
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* ShockAndAw: Lula can blast magic lightning, and regularly zaps anyone that annoys her with it.

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* ShockAndAw: ShockAndAwe: Lula can blast magic lightning, and regularly zaps anyone that annoys her with it.

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* FearlessFool: Briefly suffers this while wearing the Red Sweater of Courage. He arranges three of his worst foes to unite against him to fight. Instead of making a plan to beat them like normal, he just rushes into the fight head first and gets his butt handed to him.
* HeroesPreferSwords: Dave always keeps Lula at his side. In one episode without her, he feels naked to the point of hiding behind curtains.



* BerserkButton: Anything that threatens her shopping habits will learn why you don't mess with the princess.



* TheChainsofCommanding: Candy never wanted to be in charge, but is forced into the roll as the eldest sibling.



* TheDreaded: Only to insects, who know her as the Great Destructor.




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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Loves ham and other pork related food the most.
* WizardClassic: Oswidge has the robe, the magic wand, the pointy hat, and the beard required.



* ExcaliburInTheRust: Lula's over two thousand years old and has never been properly treated since. In her own words, she's as sharp as a bowling ball.



* ShockAndAw: Lula can blast magic lightning, and regularly zaps anyone that annoys her with it.



* BreathWeapon: Faffy can spit lightning out of his mouth.
* GoneHorriblyRight: In one episode Oswidge turns Faffy into a powerful guard dragon to protect from some unknown threat. However the spell was off in that it never specified ''what'' to guard, so Faffy ''protected'' everything from everything else, attacking indiscriminately.



* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Chuckles only wears his cape and the Mystical Amulet of Hogswinemore.



* EvilLaugh: His cackling is very signature, and considered "the best in the business" by Malsquando.



* EvilIsHammy: Once his villainy is exposed, Malsquando goes completely over-the-top with boasting and evil laughter.



* GodOfEvil

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* GodOfEvil
BaldOfEvil: Offset by his BeardOfEvil, but Quosmir is bald on the top of his head.
* BeardOfEvil: Has a full beard and is a GodOfEvil.
* BerserkButton: Mentioning his mother, or any harm coming to his ni-ni-lanky.
* BreathWeapon: Of a sort. His signature attack is the flaming logy.
* FreudianExcuse: A lot of his destructive urges come from his estranged relationship with his mother, a chief event being her taking his "ni-ni-lanky".
* GodOfEvil: Though his title keeps changing, he's primarily a malevolent deity.
* PlayingWithFire: Quosmir can spit burning piles of phlegm as an attack.
* SecurityBlanket: Quosmir's ni-ni-lanky, or "night-night blanket". His mother took it away from him at some point which made him into the destructive person he is today.
* SnakePeople: Quosmir has the lower half of a snake.



* GivingRadioToTheRomans[=/=]UsefulNotes/BatteriesNotIncluded: His first EvilPlan

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* GivingRadioToTheRomans[=/=]UsefulNotes/BatteriesNotIncluded: His first EvilPlanEvilPlan. After some experimenting, Ned enslaved Udrogoth and beyond by getting everyone hooked on Game Guy video games and bribing their servitude with batteries.
* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: Fed up with Dave's rebellion, Ned brings a TyrannosaurusRex to Udrogoth to destroy him. The untamed dinosaur instead goes on a rampage and destroys everything Ned built.



* {{Nerd}}

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* {{Nerd}}{{Nerd}}: Ned is the stereotype. Flat top, large framed glasses, buttoned up shirt with pocket protector, you name it.
* TimeTravel: Ned became a threat to Udrogoth when a series of sudden random events turned a zipper into the Time Zipper, allowing him to go back to any time period he wishes.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: His second attempt at taking over history was to go back in time and become hilarious and popular with [[HumorDissonance unfunny jokes in the future that are funny in the past.]]

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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: She often complains whenever something goes wrong.



* BrattyTeenageDaughter: She often complains whenever something goes wrong.



* {{Foil}}: To Dave. While Fang enjoys proper barbarian behaviour but is too weak to actually partake in it, Dave has the physique of a real barbarian but hates violence.
* IAmNotWeasel: [[CatchPhrase "I'm not a monkey!"]]




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** A brief gag in "Bad Food" shows that [[SuddenlyVoiced he can speak English but keeps it a secret from Dave]].

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* HeroOfAnotherStory: They're usually in the middle of an adventure whenever Oswidge calls them, but we don't get to see their escapades.
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!!Twinkle the Marvel Horse

Candy's magical flying steed. He spends most of his time alone in the stables, and the isolation... hasn't been good for him.
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* CoolHorse: A brightly-colored talking horse that can fly.
* TheEeyore: ''Everything'' he says is either a comment on the pointlessness of life or just plain NightmareFuel.
* {{Flight}}: Complete with a trail of magic sparkles.
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Spending most of his time in a dark stable hasn't done his mind any favors.
* VocalDissonance: He's a brightly-colored magical horse who delivers every line in a dead-on Christopher Walken impersonation.
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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: PlayedWith. While Zonthara is a real evil queen, the real antagonist is her daughter, Princess Irmaplotz.

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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: PlayedWith. While Zonthara is a real evil queen, the real true antagonist is her daughter, Princess Irmaplotz.

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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Queen Glimia looks barely older than her teenager daughter Candy.


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* MumLooksLikeASister: Queen Glimia looks barely older than her teenager daughter Candy.
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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: PlayedWith. while Zonthara is a real evil queen, the real antagonist is her daughter, Princess Irmaplotz.

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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: PlayedWith. while While Zonthara is a real evil queen, the real antagonist is her daughter, Princess Irmaplotz.
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* EvilIsHammy: Literally!

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* EvilIsHammy: Literally!Quite literally.




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* TopHeavyGuy: For the short time he controlled the narrator he had him change his physique, giving him muscular arms and torso, but he still had his scrawny legs. He was back to his normal appearance by the end of the commercial.

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* TeamPet
* TheUnintelligible

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* TeamPet
TeamPet: He's the mascot of Udrogoth castle.
* TheUnintelligibleTheUnintelligible: He only speaks in grunts, burps, and roars.



* FluffyTheTerrible
* HighCollarOfDoom
* LargeHam

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* FluffyTheTerrible
FluffyTheTerrible: He's a cute little pig who amassed a great army of minions.
* HighCollarOfDoom
HighCollarOfDoom: His collar is very high relative to his height.
* LargeHam
LargeHam: For a little pig, he makes the most charismatic tirades ever.



* EvilSorcerer
* HighCollarOfDoom

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* EvilSorcerer
EvilSorcerer: He's a very good one, but evil nonetheless.
* HighCollarOfDoom
HighCollarOfDoom: His collar holds his broach which has more evil spells than Chuckles.


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* AFateWorseThanDeath: She thinks death's too easy for her ex, so she decides to turn him into a cow for the entire episode.

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* CowardlyLion

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* CowardlyLionCowardlyLion: The theme song lampshades this, although Dave learns to be more brave and fierce later on.



* GentleGiant
* NiceGuy

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* GentleGiant
GentleGiant: He's very gentle even to the Dark Lord and his baddies.
* NiceGuyNiceGuy: He's this as long as you don't push any of his buttons or mess with his ego.



* TopHeavyGuy

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* TopHeavyGuy
TopHeavyGuy: He has muscular arms and abs, but his legs are super scrawny.



* BrattyTeenageDaughter
* ValleyGirl

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* BrattyTeenageDaughter
CatchPhrase: "Don't Mess with the Princess!"
* ValleyGirl
BrattyTeenageDaughter: She often complains whenever something goes wrong.
* ValleyGirl: She talks and acts like this throughout the show.




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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Fizzberries, to the point where she will eat anything they're on, even the table.



* BigEater

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* BigEaterAlwaysSomeoneBetter: Because of Malsquando, he always feels like he doesn't measure up.
* BigEater: Like Fang, he likes to down a lot of food before others.



* OnlySaneMan

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* OnlySaneMan
OnlySaneMan: He's this most of the time, offering sage advice when he's not loafing around.



* DeadpanSnarker
* HairTriggerTemper

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* DeadpanSnarker
DeadpanSnarker: She makes the most jokes out of anyone on the show.
* HairTriggerTemper
HairTriggerTemper: Even the slightest dent is enough to get her riled.

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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen

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* GodSaveUsFromTheQueenHotWitch: Again, both Irmaplotz and her mother qualify.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: PlayedWith. while Zonthara is a real evil queen, the real antagonist is her daughter, Princess Irmaplotz.
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* HumourDissonance: He uses this deliberately for his second plot, with old jokes such as ''Why did the chicken cross the road?'' not having grown stale yet.

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* HumourDissonance: He InUniverse, he uses this deliberately for his second plot, with old jokes such as ''Why did the chicken cross the road?'' not having grown stale yet.



* [[TalkingToHimself Talking to Themselves]]: King Throktar and Queen Glimia are voiced by the same people who voice Uncle Oswidge and Princess Candy, respectively.

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* [[TalkingToHimself Talking to Themselves]]: King Throktar and Queen Glimia are voiced by the same people who voice Uncle Oswidge and Princess Candy, respectively.
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* ActionGirl

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* ActionGirlActionGirl: [[DependingOnTheWriter Depending on the episode.]]

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** Taking advantage of his good manners isn't highly reccomended, either.

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** Taking advantage of his good manners isn't highly reccomended, recommended, either.


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* RealMenWearPink: Parodied. Dave's "unmanly" interests are used to show how lousy he is at being a Barbarian, not as a sign of his being manly enough to get away with them.
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* GivingRadioToTheRomans[=/=]BatteriesNotIncluded: His first EvilPlan

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* GivingRadioToTheRomans[=/=]BatteriesNotIncluded: GivingRadioToTheRomans[=/=]UsefulNotes/BatteriesNotIncluded: His first EvilPlan

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* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak

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* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak
TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She keeps her dolls in one of the towers.



* IneptMage

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* IneptMageIneptMage: [[spoiler:He never actually went to Sorcerer School, he was just a cook.]]



* BigBad

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* BigBadBigBad: The main one for the series.
* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: After one of his many defeats to Dave, he tries to find what all his defeats had in common: ''The narrator.'' He then proceeds to take control of the narrator, forcing him to [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking make him incredibly buff, change his forteress into a tall, ominous tower and fill his fridge with food.]]



* EvilSorceress

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* EvilSorceressEvilSorceress: Both Irmaplotz and her mother qualify.



* PsychoExGirlfriend

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* PsychoExGirlfriend
PsychoExGirlfriend: Irmaplotz did not take her breakup with Dave well. However, she does still seem to have a soft spot for him.

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* HumourDissonance: He uses this deliberately for his second plot, with old jokes such as ''Why did the chicken cross the road?'' not having grown stale yet.




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* [[TalkingToHimself Talking to Themselves]]: King Throktar and Queen Glimia are voiced by the same people who voice Uncle Oswidge and Princess Candy, respectively.

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* BerserkButton:
** Mess with his sisters. [[SchmuckBait Go on, try.]]
** Taking advantage of his good manners isn't highly reccomended, either.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Dave is really just a coward and generic NiceGuy, but if you press one of his {{berserk button}}s...



* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass

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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadassCrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Dave is a huge coward, but he's also a 300-pound mass of muscles.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: She's almost always barefoot.

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The middle child and only brother of the three siblings. Dave is a huge, muscular barbarian war-prince who is very sensitive to pain and would rather knit and cook than fight evil.
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* AntiHero: Dave is a ClassicalAntiHero.
* BarbarianHero: Spoofed.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Bajabers!"
* CowardlyLion
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass
* GentleGiant
* NiceGuy
* TopHeavyGuy




The oldest child of the three siblings. Left in charge while the king and queen are away, Candy has a contemporary "ValleyGirl" attitude and would rather shop and hang out than rule a kingdom.
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* ActionGirl
* BrattyTeenageDaughter
* ValleyGirl




The youngest of the three siblings. Fang is a very rambunctious and uncivilized tomboy who loves to smash things. She has long red hair in a ponytail.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: [[RunningGag "Not a monkey!"]]
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Dave, Fang and Candy's uncle. A rather clumsy sorcerer who usually wreaks havoc with his spells rather than being useful.
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* BigEater
* IneptMage
* OnlySaneMan




Dave's shrill, impatient, sarcastic enchanted sword.
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* DeadpanSnarker
* HairTriggerTemper




The family's dumb pig-shaped pet dragon. Unlike most dragons, he breathes lightning and is domesticated, plus he does not have a tail.
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* GoodIsDumb: Faffy has a one-digit IQ.
* NonHumanSidekick
* TeamPet
* TheUnintelligible




An evil pig with a high-collared cape (and equally high voice) bent on ruling Udrogoth and the main antagonist of the show. Chuckles lives in a castle on the outskirts of the kingdom.
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* BigBad
* EvilIsHammy: Literally!
* FluffyTheTerrible
* HighCollarOfDoom
* LargeHam




An evil sorcerer and Oswidge's rival. He has an obsession with taking over the world and making money.
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* EvilSorcerer
* HighCollarOfDoom




The god of freshly laundered trousers, overused punctuation and possibly other random and ridiculous things.
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* GodOfEvil




The evil sorceress princess of Hyrogoth that is trying to destroy Dave (or more likely she just wants to make Dave's life miserable). Her mother Zonthara is the ruler of Hyrogoth, and keeps on trying to teach Irmaplotz to be more evil. Her father is good, making her half-evil.
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* EvilSorceress
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen
* PsychoExGirlfriend




A nerd who works at a pants factory in the year 1994. He gains a radioactive zipper which he uses to travel back into time to attempt conquering the world by using the advanced technology of the future, such as the Game Guy, and a joke book from the 1940s.
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* {{Nerd}}




The proper rulers of Udrogoth, and the parents of Dave, Candy and Fang. They are away fighting evil around the world, though they can communicate to their children via Oswidge's crystal ball, which seems to operate like a phone.
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Queen Glimia looks barely older than her teenager daughter Candy.
* BadassBeard: King Throktar sports one of these.
* BattleCouple
* ParentalAbandonment: They left their children to fight evil in the world, but they still stay in touch.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: They're out fighting to destroy all evil in the world.



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The narrator of the series. He has never been seen in an episode.
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[[folder:Heroes]]
!!Dave the Barbarian
-->'''Voiced by:''' Danny Cooksey
!!Princess Candy
-->'''Voiced by:''' Erica Luttrell
!!Fang
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TressMacNeille
!!Uncle Oswidge
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson
!!Lula
-->'''Voiced by:''' Estelle Harris
!!Faffy
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FrankWelker
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Villains]]
!!Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy
-->'''Voiced by:''' Paul Rugg
!!Malsquando
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobPaulsen
!!Quosmir
-->'''Voiced by:''' Michael [=McShane=]
!!Princess Irmaplotz and Queen Zonthara
-->'''Voiced by:''' Melissa Rivers and Creator/JoanRivers
!!Ned Frischman
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RichardStevenHorvitz
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Others]]
!!King Throktar and Queen Glimia
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson and Erica Luttrell
!!The Narrator
-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JeffBennett
[[/folder]]

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