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* BumblingDad: Whether he's slipping on a floor buffer at the beer store while carrying ten cases of beer, getting arrested for discharging a firearm within city limits, constantly injuring the same hand by punching it, or ''sawing off his own leg to leave the tracking device on it at home so he can go to the bar while on house arrest, and then cutting off the wrong leg'', Percy is as bumbling and stupid as they come.
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* HollywoodHeartAttack: Percy has suffered multiple heart attacks due to his heavy smoking.


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* PottyFailure: Percy's liver and bladder are pretty much shot from his chronic alcoholism, so he frequently wets his pants.


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Decades of hard drinking have wrecked Percy's liver and bladder and make him regularly wet his pants, while decades of heavy smoking have caused him to suffer multiple heart attacks.
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* DisappearedDad: Her father is BC Bud, who appeared in ''Snowfort,'' though this wasn't revealed until until ''The End of Shauna.'' Shauna's mother wonders why he left them, though Shauna believes that he left because of her mother's rampant alcoholism.

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* DisappearedDad: Her father is BC Bud, who appeared in ''Snowfort,'' though this wasn't revealed until until ''The End of Shauna.''Mother's Little Helper.'' Shauna's mother wonders why he left them, though Shauna believes that he left because of her mother's rampant alcoholism.
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* {{Deuteragonist}}: He shares this role with Anastasia. Most plotlines that don't focus on Kevin focus on one of them.


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* {{Deuteragonist}}: She shares this role with Percy. Most plotlines that don't focus on Kevin focus on one of them.

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* LowerClassLout: Kevin's family is dirt poor and he's a violent sociopath who takes pleasure in other people's misery and hates everyone around him.



* LowerClassLout: The Spencers are dirt poor and Percy is an alcoholic buffoon who regularly sleeps with hookers and stinks to high heaven. He's also a recidivist criminal who been in and out of jail more times than most supervillains.
* ThePigPen: Several episodes mention his awful hygiene and body odour. When he smiles, his teeth are just as bad as Kevin's.



* LowerClassLout: The Spencers are dirt poor and Anastasia is an alcoholic tramp who regularly cheats on her husband and is a chronic {{Gasshole}}.




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* [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]: Anastasia can read and write, which pretty much makes her this compared to her husband and son. She occasionally has to read Percy's mail for him.
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* Jerkass: A rude, foul-mouthed, violent alcoholic who is a completely repellent and awful individual.

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* Jerkass: {{Jerkass}}: A rude, foul-mouthed, violent alcoholic who is a completely repellent and awful individual.




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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Surprisingly, yes. Percy was a sweetheart with great aspirations. Then his brother concussed him and he became... [[{{Jerkass}} Percy]].
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* NotSoImaginaryFriend: A couple of episodes imply that Allan is some sort of spirit/demon entity that simply lives in Kevin's head. When Kevin temporarily dies from a heart attack, Allan returns to the "Imaginary Friends Galactic Headquarters" to be reassigned, while in another he becomes fed up with Kevin and tries to find another head to live in, interacting with several other characters.

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* NotSoImaginaryFriend: A couple of episodes imply that Allan is some sort of spirit/demon entity that simply lives in Kevin's head. When Kevin temporarily dies from a heart attack, Allan returns to the "Imaginary Friends Galactic Headquarters" to be reassigned, while in another he becomes fed up with Kevin and tries to find another head to live in, interacting with several other characters. [[spoiler:The finale reveals that Allan is the only real character, everyone else is imaginary]].
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* YourCheatingHeart: No better than her husband.

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* YourCheatingHeart: No better than her husband.

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* BreakoutCharacter: Became more and more prominent as the show went on, to the point that one season's theme song was primarily about him.
* ButtMonkey

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* BreakoutCharacter: Became more and more prominent as the show went on, to the point that one the last season's theme song was is primarily about him.
* ButtMonkeyButtMonkey: Frequently belittled by his wife.



* FatBastard
* HandsOffParenting
* INeedAFreakingDrink and MustHaveNicotine
* LazyBum

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* FatBastard
FatBastard: A terrible human-being with a visible beer belly.
* HandsOffParenting
FatIdiot: A moronic, illiterate, out-of-shape dumbass.
* HandsOffParenting: Doesn't give two shits about what his son Kevin does.
* INeedAFreakingDrink and MustHaveNicotine
MustHaveNicotine: It's easier to count the amount of times where he is not drinking or smoking.
* LazyBumJerkass: A rude, foul-mouthed, violent alcoholic who is a completely repellent and awful individual.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: An asshole who barely gives a shit about anything but himself.
* LazyBum: Unless he is doing petty crimes such as welfare fraud or going into bars and strip clubs.




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* SirSwearsALot: He can't say a single sentence without saying ''fuck'' or ''shit'' or any other expletive or insult in the book.



* {{Gasshole}}
* {{Gonk}}
* HandsOffParenting

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* {{Gasshole}}
{{Gasshole}}: She constantly belches and farts.
* {{Gonk}}
{{Gonk}}: She's fat, unattractive, and not pretty in the slightest.
* HandsOffParentingHandsOffParenting: Is as carless about her son as Percy.



* MustHaveNicotine

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* MustHaveNicotineLadySwearsALot: She's just as vulgar as her husband.
* MustHaveNicotine: She gives [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Patty and Selma]] a run for their money.



* YourCheatingHeart

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* YourCheatingHeart
YourCheatingHeart: No better than her husband.
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* BiTheWay
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* ChronicPetKiller: The voices in Kevin's head kept telling him to off any pet he owned.
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* TheLoinsSleepTonight: Years of substance abuse have left Percy impotent at times. It's probably aided by the fact his wife is not attractive in the slightest. Sometimes she feels bad for him and other times she mocks him.

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* InformedAttribute: Claims that me doesn't feel emotions. But since we get his internal thoughts and feelings narrated to us, this is easily disproven.

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* InformedAttribute: Claims that me he doesn't feel emotions. But since we get his internal thoughts and feelings narrated to us, this is easily disproven.
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* SlasherSmile: Fist seen in the season two finale when he [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment beats to death a man who had saved him from drowning and spent months nursing him back to health]] [[DisproportionateRetribution for accidentally stepping on his hat]]; later turns up often in season three and prominently displayed in the opening credits. Coupled with EvilLaugh and BritishTeeth, from years of tobacco and hard drinking.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: He killed people in pit fights during the cruise two-parter, but later episodes ignore this and establish that he would never take a life.


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* KidsAreCruel: He bullies everyone he comes across, especially teens his own age.


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Allan is Kevin's imaginary friend, an anthropomorphic goose. He frequently gives Kevin advice on what to do in certain situations, as well as frequently encouraging Kevin to do illegal things.


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* INeedAFreakingDrink
* MustHaveNicotine: Allan will sometimes tell Kevin to smoke or drink, implying that he needs the alcohol and nicotine as much as Kevin.
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* AsHimself: The sixth-season intro describes many of the characters and gives their voice actors (e.g., "Greg Lawrence as Percy Spencer"). Kevin, being the only character who doesn't usually speak normally, is instead credited "as himself".

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* InformedAttribute: Claims that me doesn't feel emotions. But since we get his internal thoughts and feelings narrated to us, this is easily disproven.



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!!Timmy McNaughton

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!!Timmy McNaughton Mc Naughton



* BreakTheHaughty: Oftentimes by Kevin.



* UngratefulBastard: His mother treats him very well, though she is very passive. Still, he'll lump her in with the other rich people in town and rebel against her.

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* UngratefulBastard: His mother treats him very well, though she is very passive. Still, he'll lump her in with the other rich people in town and rebel against her. He also uses his dad's money to build himself a snowfort.


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A senile, angry old woman who is so crazy, even Kevin is afraid of her. She's also violent and outspoken, which doesn't bode well for others when she's not on her medication.

* AmbiguousDisorder: It's not stated what exactly is wrong with her, but she seems to have serious dementia.
* DirtyOldWoman: She talks about affairs with men she's had in the past. She also leads an active sex life now.
* EvilOldFolks: In addition to usually being antagonistic, one episode also has her teaching at a magic school that trains evil wizards.
* [[GrumpyOldMan Grumpy Old Woman]]
* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Very much so.

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** Kevin joined the boy band because [[TakeThat they are terrible and only cause human suffering]], and wanting to be part of that. Kevin quits because even he doesn't hate humanity that much to be in a boy band.



Kevin's father. He's a violent drunk and chain-smoker with a penchant for committing extreme crimes and sleeping with hookers. He completely disregards his child's well-being and and has a love-hate relationship with his wife.

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Kevin's father. He's a violent violent, illiterate drunk and chain-smoker with a penchant for committing extreme crimes and sleeping with hookers. He completely disregards his child's well-being and and has a love-hate relationship with his wife.



* BreakoutCharacter: Become more and more prominent as the show went on, to the point that one season's theme song was primarily about him.

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* BreakoutCharacter: Become Became more and more prominent as the show went on, to the point that one season's theme song was primarily about him.



* {{Jerkass}}




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* WithFriendsLikeThese



* DisappearedDad: Her father is BC Bud, who appeared in ''Snowfort,'' but wasn't revealed to be her father until ''The End of Shauna.'' Shauna's mother wonders why he left them, though Shauna believes that he left because of her mother's rampant alcoholism.

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* DisappearedDad: Her father is BC Bud, who appeared in ''Snowfort,'' but though this wasn't revealed to be her father until until ''The End of Shauna.'' Shauna's mother wonders why he left them, though Shauna believes that he left because of her mother's rampant alcoholism.


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* ScaryTeeth: In her penultimate appearance, she has filed her nails into sharp points. They stay like that in her final appearance, although they are only briefly seen.

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* DrunkWithPower: When he went back in time and tasered Caligula, and took his position. His attitude comes from believing that people actually flocked to him over his personality and leadership skills, which boosted his ego and made him rule similarly to Caligula.



** He also questions the school system's way of teaching Shakespeare to the students. He suggests that they should teach kids more about the language today and work towards understanding Shakespeare, so they could actually understand and appreciate what he's saying.

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** He also questions the school system's way of teaching Shakespeare to the students. He suggests that they should teach kids more about the language today and work towards understanding Shakespeare, so they could actually understand and appreciate what he's saying. Other episodes show that Kevin is very familiar with literary terms and conventions.

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* DisappearedDad: Her father is BC Bud, who appeared in ''Snowfort,'' but wasn't revealed to be her father until ''The End of Shauna.'' Shauna's mother wonders why he left them, though Shauna believes that he left because of her mother's rampant alcoholism.



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* TheRival: At times, for Kevin. They also both have a crush on Shauna.
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* {{Expy}}: His story is similar to the lead of RebelWithoutACause, except replace "cars" with "computers."

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* {{Expy}}: His story is similar HiddenDepths: He's a LonelyRichKid, and feels as though he doesn't belong in this world. He comes to the lead of RebelWithoutACause, except replace "cars" with "computers."see Kevin as his only friend because they're both social outcasts.
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* HiddenDepths: Some dialogue suggests that she's a DeathSeeker.



* VillainousBreakdown: Her episodes feature her slow descent into sociopathy.

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* VillainousBreakdown: Her episodes feature her slow descent into sociopathy.sociopathy.

!!Timmy
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A well-off kid from Kevin's school. Although he looks down at Kevin, he tries to be just as rebellious and destructive as him. According to him however, many people think he's just "a poser."

* [[DatingWhatDaddyHates Befriending What Daddy Hates]]: He'll hang out with Kevin sometimes, just to get under his parents' skin.
* {{Expy}}: His story is similar to the lead of RebelWithoutACause, except replace "cars" with "computers."
* PlayfulHacker
* RichBitch
* UngratefulBastard: His mother treats him very well, though she is very passive. Still, he'll lump her in with the other rich people in town and rebel against her.

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The show's lead character. He's the chain-smoking, alcoholic and dangerous offspring of Percy and Anastasia Spencer. Poor upbringing and mental disorders have shaped him into a rude, violent, and all-around warped person.

* DeadpanSnarker



* FunnySchizophrenia



** He also questions the school system's way of teaching Shakespeare to the students. He suggests that they should teach kids more about the language today and work towards understanding Shakespeare, so they could actually understand and appreciate what he's saying.



* SmokingIsCool

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* SmokingIsCoolSmokingIsCool: Played with. Often, his smoking makes him look more dangerous and rebellious. Oftentimes, though, the show establishes that years of smoking have made it hard for him to run away, and also that he's impotent.




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Kevin's father. He's a violent drunk and chain-smoker with a penchant for committing extreme crimes and sleeping with hookers. He completely disregards his child's well-being and and has a love-hate relationship with his wife.



* BreakoutCharacter: Become more and more prominent as the show went on, to the point that one season's theme song was primarily about him.




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Kevin's mother. In addition to being an alcoholic chain-smoker, Anastasia is also the town's biggest slut; something even acknowledged by her family.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: To many people, including Percy.



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* Gonk

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Percy's friend and Anastasia's most common object of desire.
* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys: He's from the French parts of Canada, but still. He runs like hell whenever Percy catches him with his wife.
* KilledOffForReal: In the last season.
* NiceHat: A cowboy hat, which Percy takes after his death.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Regularly has an affair with his friend's wife.

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*EvenEvilHasStandards: In "The Cruise" Kevin is clearly afraid of the Widow Coulson because he believes she is much more crazier than him, even Allen agrees with Kevin and can be seen by her as well.
** There are times when Kevin thinks that Pete Wilcox is even crazier than him.
** Kevin actually gets turned off by the sociopathic behavior of his love interest Shauna, he even displays shock over the fact that Shauna has murdered her own mother as he never took a life before.



* BerserkButton: Percy get extremely pissed off whenever he finds Anastasia in bed with another man, particularly Charlie Plunt and Marty the Bartender.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: Percy Spencer may be an alcoholic, chain-smoking, drug-abusing repeat offender, but even he recognized that Adolf Hitler was an asshole.





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* PrisonRape: Percy has been sodomized in prison several times, and it's played for laughs.



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*BerserkButton: Percy and Anastasia both get extremely pissed off whenever they find out that they've been cheated on by the other one. Anastasia also gets really hot under the collar whenever people are really rude to her and don't speak to her like a "fucking lady".
* Gasshole
* Gonk
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* HatesBeingTouched: Kevin doesn't like being touched, especially on the head. Displaying his shiv is the only warning most people need.


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* HandsOffParenting


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* HandsOffParenting
* HiddenDepths: Anastasia wants to provide a good life for Kevin, and tries to get close to Percy.


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* MyGirlIsASlut: To the point where they have a good laugh over it.


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* LoveInterest: Kevin's, although there are times when her behavior turns him off.
* MoodSwinger: She flips between anger and a macabre happiness at the drop of a hat. It lead to her having great acting skills, as noted by Kevin.
* SelfmadeOrphan: She murdered her mother.
* TheSociopath: Moreso than Kevin, as she actually took a life.
* VillainousBreakdown: Her episodes feature her slow descent into sociopathy.
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!!Kevin Spencer

* HiddenDepths: Kevin himself may be a drunken sociopath, but one of his most sincere wants is to be popular...and to have a hat with a weapon on it.
* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Despite his misanthropic nature, several episodes take notice that one of his greatest wishes is to be popular.
* MustHaveNicotine
* SilentBob: Kevin "speaks", and the other characters react to what he "says", but the audience never hears it. Instead, the narrator tells us what Kevin "said". The only times Kevin actually verbally speaks are either in hallucinations and dreams, and in one episode where he told someone else to "fuck off".
* SmokingIsCool
* TheSociopath: The opening theme song specifically describes Kevin as this trope, but let's examine the checklist:
** Persistent lying to mess with other peoples' heads? Check.
** Lack of remorse or empathy for others by laughing at their suffering? Check.
** Cruelty to animals by killing his dog when he was seven years old? Check.
** Poor behavioral controls through a tendency to commit robberies and beatings on people who piss him off? Check.
** A history of childhood conduct disorder by smoking and drinking? Check.
** Recurring difficulties with the law by going to juvenile hall and adult prison? Check.
** A tendency to violate the rights and boundaries of others by robbing and beating them? Check.
** Substance abuse from alcohol, tobacco and any number of drugs? Check.
** Aggressive and violent behavior by punching or hitting people who make him angry? Check.
** Inability to tolerate boredom and committing crimes as a way of relieving boredom? Check.
** Disregard for safety with reckless behavior? Check and mate.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: And his behavior started well before the series started.

!!Percy Spencer
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* ButtMonkey
* FatBastard
* INeedAFreakingDrink and MustHaveNicotine


!!Anastasia Spencer
-->Voiced by: Thomasin Langlands

* [[KavorkaMan Kavorka Woman]]: She's a very fat and unattractive woman, yet she manages to seduce most men (and one lesbian) she sees.
* MustHaveNicotine
* ReallyGetsAround: Anastasia is pretty much the town slut.

!!Allan The Magic Goose
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* NotSoImaginaryFriend: A couple of episodes imply that Allan is some sort of spirit/demon entity that simply lives in Kevin's head. When Kevin temporarily dies from a heart attack, Allan returns to the "Imaginary Friends Galactic Headquarters" to be reassigned, while in another he becomes fed up with Kevin and tries to find another head to live in, interacting with several other characters.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Often, Allan will egg an otherwise neutral Kevin to break the law or harm others.

!!Charlie Plunt
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!!Shauna
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