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* DoomItYourself: Chip Douglas, played by Creator/FredArmisen. He's a Hispanic man who's continually in the process of building his own house, which he's already living in. He calls people up, looking for assistance and building supplies, but his requests are equally hampered both by his poor English and the fact that he has ''no clue whatsoever'' about building a house.
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* RecursiveReality: In one episode, Elmer Higgins calls up his cable company to complain about the episode of ''Crank Yankers'' he just saw on TV. While he's talking, Elmer turns his head towards the TV and does a DoubleTake when he notices himself on the screen.
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* DirtyOldMan: Niles Standish, a rich British earl, he likes to do things like calling up a woman who does calligraphy and try to have her make up an invitation for "an ass-slapping competition."
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* DirtyOldMan: This show has two of them.
** Niles Standish, a rich Britishearl, he earl played by Creator/TonyBarbieri. He likes to do things like calling up a woman who does calligraphy and try to have her make up an invitation for "an ass-slapping competition.""
** Elmer Higgins, played by Creator/JimmyKimmel. He's an 85-year-old man who calls people up with inane requests and complaints. When he gets a woman on the line, he usually flirts with and propositions her.
* DirtyOldWoman: Helen Higgins, played by Creator/SusieEssman. Just like her husband Elmer, she loves to flirt with the men she calls up, though she's not as crude about it as Elmer.
** Niles Standish, a rich British
** Elmer Higgins, played by Creator/JimmyKimmel. He's an 85-year-old man who calls people up with inane requests and complaints. When he gets a woman on the line, he usually flirts with and propositions her.
* DirtyOldWoman: Helen Higgins, played by Creator/SusieEssman. Just like her husband Elmer, she loves to flirt with the men she calls up, though she's not as crude about it as Elmer.
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* TheVietnamVet: Dick Birchum, played by Creator/AdamCarolla. Lost his right leg there, and claims to have served three tours. Loves telling grisly anecdotes about his time in Vietnam; usually PlayedForLaughs.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: Occasionally happens at the end of a call. For example, at the end of one Birchum call, the woman on the other end claims to have recorded the conversation and threatens to take it to the police.
-->'''Birchum:''' ''You'' recorded this? Well, guess what? I recorded it too, and I'm gonna put it on basic cable!
-->'''Birchum:''' ''You'' recorded this? Well, guess what? I recorded it too, and I'm gonna put it on basic cable!
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* SleazyPolitician: Tony [=DeLoge=], played by Creator/BobEinstein. He's a "district selectman" of Yankerville, and he has a history of soliciting kickbacks, drug abuse, public urination, and pyromania.
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* SleazyPolitician: Tony [=DeLoge=], played by Creator/BobEinstein. He's a "district selectman" of Yankerville, and he has a history of soliciting kickbacks, drug abuse, public urination, and pyromania.
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* SleazyPolitician: Tony [=DeLoge=], played by Creator/BobEinstein. He's a "district selectman" of Yankerville, and he has a history of soliciting kickbacks, drug abuse, public urination, and pyromania.
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* AdaptedOut: Special Ed has been axed out of the reboot by the network, as over time he was [[invoked]][[OnceAcceptableTargets deemed unpalatable for modern audiences]].
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* AdaptedOut: Special Ed has been axed out of the reboot by the network, as over time he was [[invoked]][[OnceAcceptableTargets deemed [[invoked]]deemed unpalatable for modern audiences]].audiences.
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* TelephoneSong: Both of the theme songs qualify: "''Come one, come all, 'cause we're havin' a ball. We're just makin' some calls to strangers!''" and "''This the new edition Mr. Telephone Man. Somebody playin' on the lines, run as fast you can!''"
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* SuperOCD: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin aptly-named OCD Ken]], who requests bizarre things from his callers such as pushing certain buttons on the phone.
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* SurrealHumor: Jeff is a bizarre middle-aged man whose calls mainly involve him saying strange, unrelated phases to the point where the people he’s calling just roll with it.
