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* {{Expy}}: He is to [[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead David Van Driessen]] what [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Hank Hill]] is to Tom Anderson.

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* {{Expy}}: He is to [[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead Of David Van Driessen]] what Driessen from ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'', similar to how [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Hank Hill]] is to an expy of Tom Anderson.Anderson from ''Beavis and Butt-Head''.
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* {{Expy}}: He is very similar to Mr. [=VanDriessan=] from Mike Judge's other show, WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead.

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* {{Expy}}: He is very similar to Mr. [=VanDriessan=] from Mike Judge's other show, WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead.[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead David Van Driessen]] what [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Hank Hill]] is to Tom Anderson.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Her attempts to be closer to Bliss often result in this, due to a lack of propriety. A private discussion about safe sex is one thing; loudly talking about it in public is something else.


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* FreudianExcuse: "Pleatherheads" reveals football is SeriousBusiness for her because she grew up in a house full of football fans. She gets roped into the Booster Moms group for Ubuntu's sake and, despite her best efforts, quickly proves obsessive.


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* AccidentalAthlete: Though clearly built like a football player, his throwing arm was discovered when (after a pottery misfire) he angrily threw a 300-pound kiln from the backyard into the street. The other parents in the neighborhood immediately set out to get him to join the school's varsity team.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: He was prepared to quit the football team over a yearly ritual in which a pig is sacrificed right before homecoming. Gerald convinced the other parents and players to make the pig the team mascot instead in order to keep Ubuntu happy.


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* SoProudOfYou: Positively ecstatic when Ubuntu joins the football team.


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* MellowFellow: Typically takes everything in stride. He listens to coverage of Bassmaster during his drives.

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* {{Expy}}: He is very similar to Mr. VanDriessan from Mike Judge's other show, WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead.
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* {{Expy}}: He is very similar to Mr. VanDriessan [=VanDriessan=] from Mike Judge's other show, WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead.
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* NiceGuy
* ScrewTheRulesImPoliticallyCorrect
* StrawVegitarian
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Both her and Helen have understandable motivations to their actions but man do they go to the extremes with their PC ways.

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* %%* NiceGuy
* ScrewTheRulesImPoliticallyCorrect
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Both her He and Helen both have understandable motivations to their actions actions, but man ''man'' do they go to the extremes extreme with their PC ways.them.



* DaddyIssues: While her dad is not too bad a person, their opinions are different enough to make Helen have "daddy issues".
* WellIntentionedExtremist: She seems to be twice (or three times as) big of an extremist as Gerald.

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* DaddyIssues: While her dad is not too that bad of a person, their opinions are different enough to make Helen have "daddy issues".
this trope.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: She seems to be twice (or three times as) as big of an extremist as Gerald.



* BrattyTeenageDaughter: While not as bad as other stereotypes as she is definitely nicer, she is not that different from how other portrayals have been done.
* DaddysGirl
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She isn't that much of a jerk, though she does have some stereotypes often associated with teenage girls in comedy shows.

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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: While not as bad as other stereotypes as she is definitely nicer, she is not that different from how nicer than other portrayals have been done.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She isn't that much of As stated above, she's rather kind for a jerk, though she does have some stereotypes often associated with teenage girls in comedy shows.BrattyTeenageDaughter.



Helen and Gerald's adopted son. While he appears to be from Africa, he has the most pale skin out of all of them.

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Helen and Gerald's adopted son. While he appears to be Even though he's from Africa, he has the most pale skin out of all of them.



The Goode family's meat loving dog.

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The Goode family's meat loving dog.dog who they force to be vegan.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He often ridicules Gerald and Helen's overly PC and vegan habits. However, he really isn't that bad a person

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He often ridicules Gerald and Helen's overly PC and vegan habits. However, he really isn't that bad of a personperson.



The Goode's black next door neighbor.
* NiceGuy: He really is an easygoing guy who doesn't take offense to racial comments, despite Helen thinking he shouldn't call him by a label.

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The Goode's Goodes' black next door neighbor.
* NiceGuy: He really is He's an easygoing guy who doesn't take offense to racial comments, despite Helen thinking that he shouldn't call him by himself a label.
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* BrattyTeenageGirl: While not as bad as other stereotypes as she is definitely nicer, she is not that different from how other portrayals have been done.

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* BrattyTeenageGirl: BrattyTeenageDaughter: While not as bad as other stereotypes as she is definitely nicer, she is not that different from how other portrayals have been done.
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* Expy: He is very similar to Mr. VanDriessan from Mike Judge's other show, WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead.

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* Expy: {{Expy}}: He is very similar to Mr. VanDriessan from Mike Judge's other show, WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead.

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* PoliticallyIncorrect: Averted. Him and Helen are as PC as they get.

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* PoliticallyIncorrect: Averted. Him and Helen are as PC as they get.NiceGuy
* ScrewTheRulesImPoliticallyCorrect
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[[folder: Che]]
The Goode family's meat loving dog.
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[[folder: Charlie]]
Helen's SUV-driving father.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He often ridicules Gerald and Helen's overly PC and vegan habits. However, he really isn't that bad a person
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[[folder: Ray Johnson]]
The Goode's black next door neighbor.
* NiceGuy: He really is an easygoing guy who doesn't take offense to racial comments, despite Helen thinking he shouldn't call him by a label.
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[[folder: Gerald Goode]]
* Expy: He is very similar to Mr. VanDriessan from Mike Judge's other show, WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead.
* PoliticallyIncorrect: Averted. Him and Helen are as PC as they get.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Both her and Helen have understandable motivations to their actions but man do they go to the extremes with their PC ways.
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[[folder: Helen Goode]]
* DaddyIssues: While her dad is not too bad a person, their opinions are different enough to make Helen have "daddy issues".
* WellIntentionedExtremist: She seems to be twice (or three times as) big of an extremist as Gerald.
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[[folder: Bliss Goode]]
* BrattyTeenageGirl: While not as bad as other stereotypes as she is definitely nicer, she is not that different from how other portrayals have been done.
* DaddysGirl
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She isn't that much of a jerk, though she does have some stereotypes often associated with teenage girls in comedy shows.
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[[folder: Ubuntu Goode]]
Helen and Gerald's adopted son. While he appears to be from Africa, he has the most pale skin out of all of them.
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