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* {{Goth}}: Was this when he was a teenager. He insisted his name was "Drakkar Noir."
* LoserProtagonist: A high-school dropout who lives with his parents, did the nasty with a serial killer, and is shy around girls he likes.
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* HeelFaithTurn: Temporarily. After her...ordeal, she joins up with some Buddhist monks. (Though she does still participate in some decidedly un-Buddhist behavior afterwards.)
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* WomanInWhite: During her [[spoiler: near-death experience]], she wears a white dress
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* PosthumousCharacter: She shows up in flashback at random times, notable especially in the first season finale when it shows her StartOfDarkness. [[spoiler: At least it is this trope until it's revealed she was alive after her apparent execution.]]
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* PosthumousCharacter: She shows up in flashback at random times, notable especially in the first season finale when it shows her StartOfDarkness. [[spoiler: At least it is this trope until it's revealed she was alive after her apparent execution.]]]]
* {{Yandere}}: There's a reason she's called the Boyfriend Killer. Also, she tries to kill Sabrina, and holds Jimmy hostage at [[spoiler: their wedding]].
* {{Yandere}}: There's a reason she's called the Boyfriend Killer. Also, she tries to kill Sabrina, and holds Jimmy hostage at [[spoiler: their wedding]].
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* OopsIForgotIWasMarried: Unintentionally. He married [[spoiler: Lucy]] ([[NoAccountingForTaste the reason he gave was]] [[BecauseYouWereKindToMe that she flattered him]]), but he believes she's dead and gets into a relationship with Sabrina. It turns out that [[spoiler: Lucy is not dead]], and he's still legally married to her. (Sabrina is not happy when she finds out.)
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* OopsIForgotIWasMarried: Unintentionally. He married [[spoiler: Lucy]] ([[NoAccountingForTaste the reason he gave was]] [[BecauseYouWereKindToMe [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe that she flattered him]]), but he believes she's dead and gets into a relationship with Sabrina. It turns out that [[spoiler: Lucy is not dead]], and he's still legally married to her. (Sabrina is not happy when she finds out.)
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* OopsIForgotIWasMarried: Unintentionally. He married [[spoiler: Lucy]] ([[NoAccountingForTaste the reason he gave was]] [[BecauseYouWereKindToMe that she flattered him]]), but he believes she's dead and gets into a relationship with Sabrina. It turns out that [[spoiler: Lucy is not dead]], and he's still legally married to her. (Sabrina is not happy when she finds out.)
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* FourthDateMarriage: [[spoiler: To Jimmy, while in prison.]]
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* RunningGag: Removing her shirt (and occasionally her bra)
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* {{Badass}}: Escaped FireAndBrimstoneHell (and death itself) ''by sheer willpower''.
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* DepravedBisexual: Is mentioned as having "graphic lesbian sex" with her unnamed cellmate in the videos she made for Hope while in {{Prison}}. Jimmy edited that part out.
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Store manager for Howdy's, he is Sabrina and Jimmy's boss. Easily excitable, he is often the butt of some prank Sabrina pulls out of boredom.
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* CloudCuckoolander:An intresting variant. Instead of being cute and whimsical, he tends to stop conversations dead in their place.
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* CloudCuckoolander:An intresting CloudCuckoolander: An interesting variant. Instead of being cute and whimsical, he tends to stop conversations dead in their place.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's fairly blunt and creepy most of the time, but he genuinley cares about Jimmy.
** This is shown in spades when he finds out Shelly was the girl he had been video chatting while wearing a baby head mask. He's genuinley distraught when a russian grocery clerk steals her away and gives her a rather sweet heartfelt confession later.
** This is shown in spades when he finds out Shelly was the girl he had been video chatting while wearing a baby head mask. He's genuinley distraught when a russian grocery clerk steals her away and gives her a rather sweet heartfelt confession later.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's fairly blunt and creepy most of the time, but he genuinley genuinely cares about Jimmy.
** This is shown in spades when he finds out Shelly was the girl he had been video chatting while wearing a baby head mask. He'sgenuinley genuinely distraught when a russian Russian grocery clerk steals her away and gives her a rather sweet heartfelt confession later.
** This is shown in spades when he finds out Shelly was the girl he had been video chatting while wearing a baby head mask. He's
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disaper after season 1 and are never mentioned again.
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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Turns out to have surivied her execution. She ends up getting hit by a bus... and survives again. ]]
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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Turns out to have surivied survived her execution. She ends up getting hit by a bus... and survives again. ]]
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: She was 15 when pregnant with Jimmy. While not a RunningGag in the series, she is accustomed to explaining to others when out in public with an adult Jimmy that they are not married.
* TeenPregnancy: She was 15 when pregnant with Jimmy. While not a RunningGag in the series, she is accustomed to explaining to others when out in public with an adult Jimmy that they are not married.
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* [[AbsurdlyYouthfulMother Absurdly Youthful Father]]: He was 17 when Jimmy was born. In addition to his playful personality they come across more like siblings than father/son.
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* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: Zig-Zagged. She tends to try and go against what Burt and Virginia recommend most of the time, but ends up being right (such as suggesting Jimmy get a new car for hope) ) as often as she ends up beign wrong (Going against the chances traditions for arbor day.)
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!! Burt Chance (Garret Dillahunt)
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* TheComplanierIsAlwaysWrong: Zig-Zagged. She tends to try and go against what Burt and Virginia recommend most of the time, but ends up being right (such as suggesting Jimmy get a new car for hope) ) as often as she ends up beign wrong (Going against the chances traditions for arbor day.)
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* TheComplanierIsAlwaysWrong: TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: Zig-Zagged. She tends to try and go against what Burt and Virginia recommend most of the time, but ends up being right (such as suggesting Jimmy get a new car for hope) ) as often as she ends up beign wrong (Going against the chances traditions for arbor day.)
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* ActorAllusion: Smokey Floyd, played by Jason Lee, calls Barney "Kenny," Binkley's most famous role on ''MyNameIsEarl''.
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* OfficalCouple: With Frank.
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* OfficalCouple: OfficialCouple: With Frank.
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* FanDiservice: Ends up in a bra every other episode.
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* {{Malaproper}}
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* PoisonousFriendPoisonousFriend: Albeit a well meaning, unintentional example
* TheComplanierIsAlwaysWrong: Zig-Zagged. She tends to try and go against what Burt and Virginia recommend most of the time, but ends up being right (such as suggesting Jimmy get a new car for hope) ) as often as she ends up beign wrong (Going against the chances traditions for arbor day.)
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* DeadpanSnarker: When she's coherent, the snark is strong.
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* FanDiservice: Ends up in a bra every other episode.
* DeadpanSnarker: When she'scoherent, lucid, the snark is strong.
* DeadpanSnarker: When she's
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: The part of her personality that remains is a massive asshole, but she also raised Virginia as her own daughter and is fiercely protective of her.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: AscendedExtra: After joining the main cast.
* CampStraight: Very finicky and loves collecting dolls, Sabrina notes with amusement that he isn't gay.
* CampStraight: Very finicky and loves collecting dolls, Sabrina notes with amusement that he isn't gay.
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* SixthRanger: Often joins the chances on their escapades.
* CloudCuckoolander: Not as badly as Frank, but it does crop up ocasionally.
* OfficalCouple: With Frank.
* OutOfFocus: In Season's 1 and 2 she's a fairly major recurring character and her daycare is a frequent spot for Maw Maw and Hope. In Season's 3 and 4 she appears in about 8 episodes between both seasons and her daycare mysteriously disappears.
* OutOfFocus: In Season's 1 and 2 she's a fairly major recurring character and her daycare is a frequent spot for Maw Maw and Hope. In Season's 3 and 4 she appears in about 8 episodes between both seasons and her daycare mysteriously disappears.
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* CloudCuckoolander: Instead of being cute and whimsical, he tends to stop conversations dead in their place.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jimmy, although he is much more devoted to Jimmy than the other way around. It is notable that they became good friends because they can hang out at work, as Javier and Marcus stopped hanging with Jimmy because of his obligations with Hope.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jimmy, although he is much more devoted to Jimmy than the other way around. It is notable that they became good friends because they can hang out at work, as Javier and Marcus stopped hanging with Jimmy because of his obligations with Hope.
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* CloudCuckoolander: CloudCuckoolander:An intresting variant. Instead of being cute and whimsical, he tends to stop conversations dead in their place.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jimmy, although he is much more devoted to Jimmy than the other way around. It is notable that they became good friends because they can hang out at work, as Javier and Marcus stopped hanging with Jimmy because of his obligations with Hope.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jimmy, although he is much more devoted to Jimmy than the other way around. It is notable that they became good friends because they can hang out at work, as Javier and Marcus stopped hanging with Jimmy because of his obligations with Hope.
* OfficialCouple: With Shelly.
* OddFriendship: With Maw Maw.
* PerpetualFrowner
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's fairly blunt and creepy most of the time, but he genuinley cares about Jimmy.
** This is shown in spades when he finds out Shelly was the girl he had been video chatting while wearing a baby head mask. He's genuinley distraught when a russian grocery clerk steals her away and gives her a rather sweet heartfelt confession later.
* OddFriendship: With Maw Maw.
* PerpetualFrowner
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's fairly blunt and creepy most of the time, but he genuinley cares about Jimmy.
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* WackyGuy: Albeit a low key, disturbing example.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Disaper after season 1 and are never mentioned again.
* BigBad: The closest thing the show has to one.
** BiggerBad: The family frequently worries Hope will turn out like her.
** BiggerBad: The family frequently worries Hope will turn out like her.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She actually loves her daughter immensely and would never harm her.
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Turns out to have surivied her execution. She ends up getting hit by a bus... and survives again. ]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler: Turns out to have surivied her execution. She ends up getting hit by a bus... and survives again. ]]
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* HotDad: And he's a hot grandfather to boot!
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!! Jimmy Chance (Lucas Neff)
!! Jimmy Chance (Lucas Neff)
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!! Barney Hughes (Gregg Binkley)
Store manager for Howdy's, he is Sabrina and Jimmy's boss. Easily excitable, he is often the butt of some prank Sabrina pulls out of boredom.
* ActorAllusion: Smokey Floyd, played by Jason Lee, calls Barney "Kenny," Binkley's most famous role on ''MyNameIsEarl''.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Very finicky and loves collecting dolls, Sabrina notes with amusement that he isn't gay.
* FormerlyFat: Use to be 100 pounds heavier.
* HasTwoMommies: Often talks about his moms.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: Shows up a few times in the first season and got his own title card in the opening sequence for the second season. While he still doesn't show up in ''every'' episode, he is in most of them.
!! Shelly (Kate Micucci)
Sabrina's cousin, she runs a multi-purpose daycare (children, the elderly and pets) and babysits Hope. [[TheCastShowOff Talented with the ukelele]], she is always ready with a little jingle.
* CuteBruiser: She takes Krav Maga with Burt, once managing to pull him into submission.
* InVinoVeritas: She gets really frisky when she drinks.
* ShipTease: She and Jimmy made out at a party several years prior and while she seemed interested in starting something, Jimmy didn't return the feelings (due to being hung up on Sabrina).
!! Frank (Todd Giebenhain)
A co-worker of Sabrina and Jimmy, Frank is exceptionally odd and creepy, but he is otherwise a decent guy who befriends Jimmy.
* CloudCuckoolander: Instead of being cute and whimsical, he tends to stop conversations dead in their place.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jimmy, although he is much more devoted to Jimmy than the other way around. It is notable that they became good friends because they can hang out at work, as Javier and Marcus stopped hanging with Jimmy because of his obligations with Hope.
* HiddenDepths: He built a miniature scale model of Natesville in his house. While that alone is still creepy, Jimmy can't help but be impressed with the creativity and detail involved.
* ParentalAbandonment: His parents apparently left him when he was 17 and he lives alone.
! Minor Characters
!! Javier and Marcus (Ray Santiago and Jermaine Williams)
Jimmy's longtime friends, [[HeterosexualLifePartners they are never seen apart from each other]]. Still friendly with Jimmy, they aren't seen very often because Hope restricted a lot of what Jimmy was willing to do.
* ThoseTwoGuys: They seem to only hang out together.
* TokenMinority: Hispanic and black.
!! Lucy Carlyle (Bijou Phillips)
!! Barney Hughes (Gregg Binkley)
Store manager for Howdy's, he is Sabrina and Jimmy's boss. Easily excitable, he is often the butt of some prank Sabrina pulls out of boredom.
* ActorAllusion: Smokey Floyd, played by Jason Lee, calls Barney "Kenny," Binkley's most famous role on ''MyNameIsEarl''.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Very finicky and loves collecting dolls, Sabrina notes with amusement that he isn't gay.
* FormerlyFat: Use to be 100 pounds heavier.
* HasTwoMommies: Often talks about his moms.
* PromotionToOpeningTitles: Shows up a few times in the first season and got his own title card in the opening sequence for the second season. While he still doesn't show up in ''every'' episode, he is in most of them.
!! Shelly (Kate Micucci)
Sabrina's cousin, she runs a multi-purpose daycare (children, the elderly and pets) and babysits Hope. [[TheCastShowOff Talented with the ukelele]], she is always ready with a little jingle.
* CuteBruiser: She takes Krav Maga with Burt, once managing to pull him into submission.
* InVinoVeritas: She gets really frisky when she drinks.
* ShipTease: She and Jimmy made out at a party several years prior and while she seemed interested in starting something, Jimmy didn't return the feelings (due to being hung up on Sabrina).
!! Frank (Todd Giebenhain)
A co-worker of Sabrina and Jimmy, Frank is exceptionally odd and creepy, but he is otherwise a decent guy who befriends Jimmy.
* CloudCuckoolander: Instead of being cute and whimsical, he tends to stop conversations dead in their place.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Jimmy, although he is much more devoted to Jimmy than the other way around. It is notable that they became good friends because they can hang out at work, as Javier and Marcus stopped hanging with Jimmy because of his obligations with Hope.
* HiddenDepths: He built a miniature scale model of Natesville in his house. While that alone is still creepy, Jimmy can't help but be impressed with the creativity and detail involved.
* ParentalAbandonment: His parents apparently left him when he was 17 and he lives alone.
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!! Javier and Marcus (Ray Santiago and Jermaine Williams)
Jimmy's longtime friends, [[HeterosexualLifePartners they are never seen apart from each other]]. Still friendly with Jimmy, they aren't seen very often because Hope restricted a lot of what Jimmy was willing to do.
* ThoseTwoGuys: They seem to only hang out together.
* TokenMinority: Hispanic and black.
!! Lucy Carlyle (Bijou Phillips)
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* SingleTargetSexuality: For Virginia. He's incapable of even thinking about marrying anyone besides Virginia even should she die and his 'happy place' is an island where he's a millionaire (due to being the only person able to clean the ocean), a guy whose slightly worse at table soccer/foozball than he is, and the hottest women in the world (they're all Virginia).
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! Lucy Carlyle (Gijou Phillips)
Hope's mother after a one night stand with Jimmy. She is actually quite intelligent, but a pushover who eventually snapped when she had enough.
* AxCrazy
* CuteAndPsycho
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She actually loves her daughter immensely and would never harm her.
* PosthumousCharacter: She shows up in flashback at random times, notable especially in the first season finale when it shows her StartOfDarkness. At least it is this trope until it's revealed she was alive after her apparent execution.
! Lucy Carlyle (Gijou Phillips)
Hope's mother after a one night stand with Jimmy. She is actually quite intelligent, but a pushover who eventually snapped when she had enough.
* AxCrazy
* CuteAndPsycho
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: She actually loves her daughter immensely and would never harm her.
* PosthumousCharacter: She shows up in flashback at random times, notable especially in the first season finale when it shows her StartOfDarkness. At least it is this trope until it's revealed she was alive after her apparent execution.
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A dense but goodhearted guy, Jimmy wants to find his place in the world, never expecting the path his life would take after meeting Lucy. Although previously a slacker and didn't amount to much, he tries really hard to raise Hope right and that honesty and determination has a ripple effect among those around him.
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A dense but goodhearted guy, Jimmy wants to find starts off the series with an identity crisis when he realizes how monotonous his life is. He starts searching for his place in the world, never expecting the path his life would take after meeting Lucy. Although previously a slacker and didn't amount to much, he tries really hard to raise Hope right and that honesty and determination has a ripple effect among those around him.
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* BumblingDad: Oddly averted. He makes mistakes but his focus is entirely on trying to be the best parent to Hope he can be.
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* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: With [[spoiler: Sabrina]] Sabrina at the beginning of the series.
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* BumblingDad: Oddly Interestingly averted. He can be goofy but he ended up raising his son to work hard and be a good person.
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* FunSize: She is really short, Burt and Virginia mention frequently that it is their go-to joke about her.
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* SecretlyWealthy: Her parents are very rich, but she herself has relied on her own work to get by as a form of protest.
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* SecretlyWealthy: Her parents are very rich, but she herself has relied on her own work to get by as a form of protest.
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Jimmy's mother, she has worked as a maid for years and is always cleaning houses of people far wealthier than her family. As a result she has a bit of a complex about how others see them, while leading to its own zany adventures it also keeps her in line with more inappropriate behavior. She is protective of her family but also very loving.
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Jimmy's mother, she has worked as a maid for years and is always cleaning houses of people far wealthier than her family. As a result she has a bit of a complex about how others see them, while leading to its own zany adventures it also keeps her in line with away from more inappropriate behavior. She is protective of her family but also very loving.
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! Jimmy Chance
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! Jimmy Chance
Chance (Lucas Neff)
A dense but goodhearted guy, Jimmy wants to find his place in the world, never expecting the path his life would take after meeting Lucy. Although previously a slacker and didn't amount to much, he tries really hard to raise Hope right and that honesty and determination has a ripple effect among those around him.
A dense but goodhearted guy, Jimmy wants to find his place in the world, never expecting the path his life would take after meeting Lucy. Although previously a slacker and didn't amount to much, he tries really hard to raise Hope right and that honesty and determination has a ripple effect among those around him.
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* BookDumb
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* BookDumb BookDumb: When he asked Sabrina to tutor him for his GED she commented that some aspects of intelligence can't be measured by academics.
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! Virginia Chance (née Thompson)
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! Virginia Chance (née Thompson)
Thompson) (Martha Plimpton)
Jimmy's mother, she has worked as a maid for years and is always cleaning houses of people far wealthier than her family. As a result she has a bit of a complex about how others see them, while leading to its own zany adventures it also keeps her in line with more inappropriate behavior. She is protective of her family but also very loving.
* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: She was 15 when pregnant with Jimmy. While not a RunningGag in the series, she is accustomed to explaining to others when out in public with an adult Jimmy that they are not married.
Jimmy's mother, she has worked as a maid for years and is always cleaning houses of people far wealthier than her family. As a result she has a bit of a complex about how others see them, while leading to its own zany adventures it also keeps her in line with more inappropriate behavior. She is protective of her family but also very loving.
* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: She was 15 when pregnant with Jimmy. While not a RunningGag in the series, she is accustomed to explaining to others when out in public with an adult Jimmy that they are not married.
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! Sabrina Chance (née Collins)
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! Burt Chance (Garret Dillahunt)
Jimmy's father, they both work in Burt's lawn care and pool cleaning business. He is very friendly and outgoing, always concerned with the well-being of his friends and family. He greatly enjoys the time he spends with his son and tends to find humor and enjoyment in the little things of life.
* [[AbsurdlyYouthfulMother Absurdly Youthful Father]]: He was 17 when Jimmy was born. In addition to his playful personality they come across more like siblings than father/son.
* ActionDad
* {{Adorkable}}
* BookDumb
* BumblingDad: Oddly averted.
* TheCharmer
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine
* GoodParents
* HappilyMarried: To Virginia.
* HotDad: And he's a hot grandfather to boot!
* IdiotSavant
* MrFanservice
* NiceGuy: Virginia once lamented how judgmental she can be and admits Burt has more than enough heart for both of them.
* PapaWolf
* ParentsAsPeople
* PoisonousFriend
* TroubledButCute: As a teenager.
! SabrinaChance (née Collins)
Collins (Shannon Woodward)
A girl Jimmy met shortly after he took custody of Hope, her sarcastic but friendly demeanor meshes well with Jimmy's raw honesty. Despite his crush her long time boyfriend prevents anything beyond some mild flirting. When that ran its course she and Jimmy got together and eventually marry, with her adopting Hope.
* ACupAngst: A minor insecurity and brought up a few times.
Jimmy's father, they both work in Burt's lawn care and pool cleaning business. He is very friendly and outgoing, always concerned with the well-being of his friends and family. He greatly enjoys the time he spends with his son and tends to find humor and enjoyment in the little things of life.
* [[AbsurdlyYouthfulMother Absurdly Youthful Father]]: He was 17 when Jimmy was born. In addition to his playful personality they come across more like siblings than father/son.
* ActionDad
* {{Adorkable}}
* BookDumb
* BumblingDad: Oddly averted.
* TheCharmer
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine
* GoodParents
* HappilyMarried: To Virginia.
* HotDad: And he's a hot grandfather to boot!
* IdiotSavant
* MrFanservice
* NiceGuy: Virginia once lamented how judgmental she can be and admits Burt has more than enough heart for both of them.
* PapaWolf
* ParentsAsPeople
* PoisonousFriend
* TroubledButCute: As a teenager.
! Sabrina
A girl Jimmy met shortly after he took custody of Hope, her sarcastic but friendly demeanor meshes well with Jimmy's raw honesty. Despite his crush her long time boyfriend prevents anything beyond some mild flirting. When that ran its course she and Jimmy got together and eventually marry, with her adopting Hope.
* ACupAngst: A minor insecurity and brought up a few times.
* FunSize: She is really short, Burt and Virginia mention frequently that it their go-to joke about her.
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* [[spoiler: SecretlyWealthy]] SecretlyWealthy: Her parents are very rich, but she herself has relied on her own work to get by as a form of protest.
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! Hope Chance
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! Hope Chance
Chance ([[MakingUseOfTheTwin Baylie and Rylie Cregut]])
The show namesake, she grows up over the course of the series. Generally cheerful as most babies are, she is exceptionally smart but some of the family is concerned about her parentage and what that means for when she gets older.
* AdorablyPrecociousChild: It actually scares the rest of the Chance family how intelligent she is, in part because that's a trait they associate with [[AxCrazy her mother]].
The show namesake, she grows up over the course of the series. Generally cheerful as most babies are, she is exceptionally smart but some of the family is concerned about her parentage and what that means for when she gets older.
* AdorablyPrecociousChild: It actually scares the rest of the Chance family how intelligent she is, in part because that's a trait they associate with [[AxCrazy her mother]].
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* ActionDad
* {{Adorkable}}
* BookDumb
* BumblingDad: Oddly averted.
* TheCharmer
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine
* GoodParents
* HappilyMarried: To Virginia.
* HotDad: And he's a hot grandfather to boot!
* IdiotSavant
* MrFanservice
* NiceGuy
* PapaWolf
* ParentsAsPeople
* PoisonousFriend
* TroubledButCute: As a teenager.
! Barbara-June "Maw Maw" Thompson
* ActionDad
* {{Adorkable}}
* BookDumb
* BumblingDad: Oddly averted.
* TheCharmer
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine
* GoodParents
* HappilyMarried: To Virginia.
* HotDad: And he's a hot grandfather to boot!
* IdiotSavant
* MrFanservice
* NiceGuy
* PapaWolf
* ParentsAsPeople
* PoisonousFriend
* TroubledButCute: As a teenager.
! Barbara-June "Maw Maw" Thompson
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* ActionDad
* {{Adorkable}}
* BookDumb
* BumblingDad: Oddly averted.
* TheCharmer
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Sanguine
* GoodParents
* HappilyMarried: To Virginia.
* HotDad: And he's a hot grandfather to boot!
* IdiotSavant
* MrFanservice
* NiceGuy
* PapaWolf
* ParentsAsPeople
* PoisonousFriend
* TroubledButCute: As a teenager.
Virginia's grandmother and the one who raised her (also being Jimmy's great grandmother and Hope's great-great grandmother), the house is actually in her name. She suffers from a combination of memory loss and dementia, which the rest have to deal with on a regular basis. Sometimes a real chore to deal with, but at other times someone who really livens up the room.
* AmbiguousDisorder: It's never clarified what she suffers from, the Chance's are so poor it's likely they weren't able to get an official diagnosis. The most they talk about it being lucid vs. non-lucid.
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* ObliviousToLove: Ironically to [[spoiler: Sabrina]] during his goth faze.
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* ObliviousToLove: Ironically to [[spoiler: Sabrina]] during his goth faze.phase.
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* PervertDad: Very slight, but there was that time where he gave Jimmy a several-seconds-long kiss on the lips. And the comment after...
--> '''Jimmy:''' Please don't do that ever again.\\
'''Burt:''' Stop making me want to...
--> '''Jimmy:''' Please don't do that ever again.\\
'''Burt:''' Stop making me want to...
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* PervertDad: Very slight, but there was that time where he gave Jimmy a several-seconds-long kiss on the lips. And the comment after...
--> '''Jimmy:''' Please don't do that ever again.\\
'''Burt:''' Stop making me want to...
--> '''Jimmy:''' Please don't do that ever again.\\
'''Burt:''' Stop making me want to...
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* CharacterDevelopment: From a critical DeadpanSnarker, almost SatelliteLoveInterest, to a deep, open-minded, loving, and slightly CloudCuckooLander character, with all this development's base being here almost since the beginning.
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* CharacterDevelopment: From a critical DeadpanSnarker, almost SatelliteLoveInterest, to a deep, open-minded, loving, and slightly CloudCuckooLander {{Cloudcuckoolander}} character, with all this development's base being here almost since the beginning.
