History Webcomic / EverydayHeroes

* PettingZooPeople: Uma and her father, plus a couple of other characters stalking them.

* ArtImitatesArt: An homage to Edward Hopper's ''Nighthawks'' is found [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2122072/nighthawks/ here.]]

** The neighborhood moms are named Jane, Joan, June, Jan, Jin, Jenny, Ginny, and Gina. The single dads are John and Jean (pronounced "zhawn"... [[BlatantLies he are from France]]).

* HardHead: See AgonyOfTheFeet.

* AgonyOfTheFeet: Amusingly, this is how Jane and Mr. Mighty [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1990917/their-first-meeting/ first met]]. (though what happened next was a [[WhamEpisode lot less funny]])
-->'''Mr. Mighty:''' Now see miss, if you had attacked me from the front like a civilized person, this could have been avoided...\\
'''Iron Jane: ''STUFF IT''''' mullet head! What the %$#&@% is your skull made of anyway, ''concrete''?!\\
'''Mr. Mighty''': Now that's just rude.

* HalfHumanHybrid: Dolly Bird and G-Nat

* [[MutuallyAssuredDestruction Mutually Assured Humiliation]]: After Carrie finds out that Angela's mother [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2125530/what-she-said/ used to be a prostitute, Angela assumes Carrie will tell everyone and panics. Carrie establishes a "truce" by telling Angela about whatever it was ''her'' mother did that led to her parents splitting up.

* MissingMom: Carrie's parents split up when she was six. All we know about what happened is that Carrie now lives with her father, and considers her mother "lost" (but prays for her to find her way back, implying that she's ''not'' dead).

Originally a gag-a-day comic, more recent [[StoryArc Story Arcs]] have been more [[AnyoneCanDie dark]] and [[CerebusSyndrome dramatic]]. Originally drawn by Gedeon, it started with a MWF update schedule, but soon fell victim to ScheduleSlip, and only updated weekly (or less). Eric Boismier took over art duties for a time and got the comic onto a regular twice-a-week schedule. Eric has since moved and left the strip, but Ed managed to (mostly) maintain the schedule, updating the strip on Mondays and Fridays. Unfortunately, due to the combination of his wife's death, and having to look for a job, Ed went on a nearly year-long hiatus after the [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2251881/a-bright-idea/ February 6th, 2016]] strip before resuming the strip on [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2377186/phun-with-phonics/ January 5th, 2017]] and is now aiming for a once-a-week update.

* DramaticThunder: Lampshaded when Mr. Mighty meets the neighbors, apparently the neighborhood supervillain keeps a weather generator just for this purpose.

* BullyingADragon: Angela constantly picks on Summer and Carrie, despite the fact that either of them could take her apart with little effort. And also despite the fact that she comes out on the wrong end of those altercations more often than not.

* ComedicUnderwearExposure: Mr. Mighty [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1990786/ill-see-you-out/ accidentally flashes]] his GoofyPrintUnderwear to the next-door neighbor.

* ExpressiveMask: Most heroes and villains have this, with MonochromaticEyes. [[spoiler: Justified for Summer, since it's to keep her EyeBeams from... [[PowerIncontinence leaking]].]]

* FilleFatale: Gloria Goode has the boys [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2131935/how-does-that-work/ eating out of her hand.]]
** Well, [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2131947/swing-and-a-miss/ sort of.]]

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2125524/how-do-you-abbreviate-that/ "Saint Francis University!"]]

* HarmlessElectrocution: Played straight [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2122078/getting-wired/ here]]; subverted [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1991193/a-shocking-development/ here]].
** Justified in that one's a super and nigh-invulnerable, the other is just an ordinary human.
* HarmlessFreezing: Matt O'Morph [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1895758/chilling-out/ falls victim to this.]]

* HyperspaceMallet: Although due to her SuperStrength Summer only uses a [[GroinAttack fly swatter]].

* LetterMotif: Mr. Mighty and his two brothers are [[StealthPun Marion, Michael, and Morrison]]. His sisters are Marilyn and Monroe.

* PowerIncontinence: Summer has to wear a special mask, 24/7, to keep her EyeBeams in check.
** Might be a shout out to the ComicBook/XMen member ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}, who has the same problem (needing eyewear to keep his beams in check).

* PunchClockHero[=/=][[PunchClockVillain Villain]]: Pretty much everyone.

* RunningGag: The neighborhood moms are named Jane, Joan, June, Jan, Jin, Jenny, Ginny, and Gina. The single dads are John and Jean (pronounced "zhawn"... [[BlatantLies he are from France]]).

* StealthHiBye: [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2122079/putting-the-express-in-espresso/ Cappuccino, anyone?]]
** Also, [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1880925/quick-change-of-plans/ Summer changes into her sports gear.]]
* StepfordSmiler: Jane's cousin, June Unpleasant. She keeps a [[SlasherSmile creepy grin]] on her face even as she describes [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2133681/ch14-03/ committing atrocities]] with [[NoodleImplements household goods.]]

* WeirdnessCensor: Uma's glasses, when turned to maximum power, project a weirdness censor so strong, it jams whatever devices the mysterious [[PettingZooPeople dog and cow guys]] are using to track her. Of course, that still provides ''some'' useful information...

---> [[ConcussionsGetYouHigh ''"Yes, thank you, Bishop, I would like another pint of concrete."'']]

** Other webcomics such as ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'', ''Webcomic/{{Girly}}'', ''Webcomic/TheWotch'', ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'', ''Webcomic/{{Xkcd}}'' ...

* StrongButUnskilled: Summer puts little to no effort into practicing to control her powers, something Mr. Sharpley [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1880935/no-tool-like-an-old-tool/ calls her on.]]

* NonSequiturThud - After the first time Summer tries coffee, once the [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1880955/winding-down/ caffeine wears off.]]

* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] with a villainess named "Dark Ann" Troubled.

* DynamiteCandle; June Unpleasant (the wife of Mr. Mighty's nemesis) [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2133679/ch14-01/ visits the Mighty home]] with [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2133686/ch14-07/ just such a cake.]]

* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer - [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2133455/ch12-37/ The home of Hornswoggle (and family).]]
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal - Mr. Mighty will occasionally work this into his speech (see page image).

* AlliterativeName - The Mighty family (Marion, Michael, Morrison, Marilyn, and Monroe), Glen Goode (and daughters Gloria & Greta), Odin Odious, Winslow Weirdlike
* AlterKocker - Defied by Jakob.
* AltText - On just about every page. However, during the comic's move from Webcomics Nation to Smack Jeeves when the former started dying, some alt text and [[TheRant author commentaries]] were lost and as a result, chapters 12 through 14 currently lack them on Smack Jeeves. Thanks to the Website/WaybackMachine though, a few of the missing bits of text can be found, if one is willing to go through the trouble of matching up post dates and sometimes looking at source code. For example, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20121002073316/http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=208473 this page]] corresponded with [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2133529/ch13-01/ this page]].
* AmoralAttorney - Averted with both Lee Free and his son even though they come at the law from different directions.

* ArtImitatesArt - an homage to Edward Hopper's ''Nighthawks'' is found [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2122072/nighthawks/ here.]]
* AuthorAvatar - Ed Generic (complete with BigOlUnibrow)
* BigApplesauce - Subverted; Mr. Mighty's home and much of the action is in UsefulNotes/{{Indianapolis}}.
* BilingualBonus - The [[ConcussionsGetYouHigh nonsense phrase]] used as a RunningGag also appears in [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1879656/help-from-the-higher-ups/ Spanish]] and [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2118134/family-takes-care-of-you/ Thai]].
* BlandNameProduct - Mr. Mighty once held a civilian job "hauling concrete blocks at [=SuperHomeCenterMart=]". Several strips also show "Sundo's" coffee (sun = star, dough = money = bucks).
* BlessedWithSuck - Shrinking Violent can only be snapped out of Hulk mode with a large dose of sugar. This only works because she's a type-1 diabetic.
* BlindingBangs - a slight variation by Carrie, who has hair covering her eyes ... and wears her glasses over her hair, which somehow allow her eyes to be visible.
* BrickJoke - In one strip, Scary Mary gives a [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2113033/yeah-what-she-said/ seemingly senseless rant]] which turned out to be an accurate prediction of the future. Although the events took place only a few weeks later in comic time, in real time they were published over '''four years''' later.
* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS - Mr. Mighty's "M", Captain Charisma and Kid Charisma with a "C", Dot Dash's dot-and-dash

* BunnyEarsLawyer - Lee Free (senior), literally. The majority of his work is ''pro bono''. Is there such a thing as a [[BadAssBiker Good Ass Biker]]?
* BusFullOfInnocents - an inconvenience when you're [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1891142/mighty-annoyed/ late for work.]]
* CaptainErsatz - Mr. Mighty's old teammate Carlos, who is an [[Series/ElChapulinColorado insect-themed size-changing superhero from Mexico]] (apparently with his own TV show as well).
* CaptainObvious - Does this really need to be explained?

* ChestInsignia - Subverted by Matt O'Morph, whose insignia constantly changes shape (like his RubberMan body).
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder - Wrecking Paul, a sociopathic serial killer with a preference for ladies... and hires them as sidekicks, in case his victims aren't as planned.
* ChristianityIsCatholic - Carrie's denomination hasn't been openly stated, but she did say that she wanted to be a nun when she was young and she has been seen praying to Mary, something Protestants rarely if ever do.

* ComedicUnderwearExposure - Mr. Mighty [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1990786/ill-see-you-out/ accidentally flashes]] his GoofyPrintUnderwear to the next-door neighbor.

* ConcussionsGetYouHigh - see RunningGag
* TheConscience - Carrie
* CoolOldGuy - Lee Free senior.
* CurseCutShort - [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1895719/averse-to-violence/ Right here]]!

* DarkAndTroubledPast - [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] with a villainess named "Dark Ann" Troubled.

* DatingCatwoman - Or in Mr. Mighty's case, marrying her.
* DeadpanSnarker - Zinger Sharpley
* DeathByChildbirth - Thump's biological mother
* DramaticThunder - Lampshaded when Mr. Mighty meets the neighbors, apparently the neighborhood supervillain keeps a weather generator just for this purpose.
* DynamiteCandle - June Unpleasant (the wife of Mr. Mighty's nemesis) [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2133679/ch14-01/ visits the Mighty home]] with [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2133686/ch14-07/ just such a cake.]]
* EmbarrassingMiddleName - Thump's full name is Thomas [[spoiler: Humperdinck]] Sharpley

* EveryoneCanSeeIt - Mel and Greta are eight years old and can't stand each other; and of course, [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2131971/taking-bets/ you know what that means.]]
* ExpressiveMask - Most heroes and villains have this, with MonochromaticEyes. [[spoiler: Justified for Summer, since it's to keep her EyeBeams from... [[PowerIncontinence leaking]].]]
** Occasionally, Carrie's eyes will also OpenTheIris
* EyeGlasses - Several characters, including Jane's mother, Ken Troubled, Greta Goode, and Carrie.
* TheFaceless even though we see quite a few people behind masks; the most constant is Mister Mighty whom we get to see remove his mask, but only as silhouette. Granted, we see his face in Jane's BackStory arc, but every other time in the comic he never takes his mask off, even when just doing normal stuff like reading the paper at home or having meal with the family.

* FamilyUnfriendlyViolence - when Wrecking Paul cuts loose.
* FilkSong - Carrie [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1891188/carrie-sings-the-blues/ plays a little tribute]] to Janis Joplin.
* FilleFatale - Gloria Goode has the boys [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2131935/how-does-that-work/ eating out of her hand.]]

* FingerPokeOfDoom - Mr. Mighty can knock people unconscious by flicking a finger.
* FollowInMyFootsteps - Summer is kind of limited in [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2111632/not-much-choice/ choice of career]] (having superpowers and all).
* FourFingeredHands - Invoked with Uma and her father; otherwise averted.
* FunWithAcronyms - [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1891160/first-things-first/ S.A.V.E.U.S.]] Also, Mr. Mighty's previous group, G.O.O.D.G.U.I.S.E. (Group Of Official Do-Gooders United In Suppressing Evil).

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar - [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2125524/how-do-you-abbreviate-that/ "Saint Francis University!"]]

* GenderBlenderName - Mr. Mighty's name is Marion. Explained in [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1879516/movie-monikers/ this strip]] as being the result of his parents being old movie buffs. His other two brothers are named Michael and Morrison, the other two parts of Creator/JohnWayne's original name. His sisters come off a bit better with [[Creator/MarilynMonroe Marilyn and Monroe]].
* GentleGiant - Thump Sharpley. Also an example of DumbIsGood.
* GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger - Again, see page image. [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1990755/an-unpleasant-good-morning/ His nefarious nemesis is nearby.]]
* GlowingEyes - Summer has them when she [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2133669/ch13-30/ takes her mask off.]] She can dim them with a bit of concentration, but can't turn them off yet.
* HalfHumanHybrid - Dolly Bird and G-Nat
* HappilyMarried - Mr. Mighty and Jane (when the kids are away, [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2122076/alone-together/ the grown-ups will play]] ...)
* HardHead - see AgonyOfTheFeet
* HarmlessElectrocution - Played straight [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2122078/getting-wired/ here]]; subverted [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1991193/a-shocking-development/ here]].

* HarmlessFreezing - Matt O'Morph [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1895758/chilling-out/ falls victim to this.]]

* HeManWomanHater - Wrecking Paul (violently)
* HeroesRUs - S.A.V.E.U.S.
* HyperspaceMallet - Although due to her SuperStrength Summer only uses a [[GroinAttack fly swatter]].

* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim - [[spoiler:Mr. Mighty to Jane, as she plans on killing her boss in order to take revenge for her friend]].
* IfYouTauntHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim - Carrie refuses to respond when [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2080303/the-eyes-have-it/ insulted.]]
* IJustWantToBeNormal: [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2133678/ch13-37/ Summer]]

* InTheBlood - invoked, then subverted by Jane Mighty
* IronicEchoCut - invoked [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2080343/something-strange/ here]], and again [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2113045/a-new-idea-comes-sharpley/ here]].
* JediMindTrick - Kid Charisma (and his family) have a {{Glamour}} that can be used to compel criminals to surrender. For the Kid, this also leads to quite a bit of PowerPerversionPotential, where he has a different girl on his arm every five minutes.
* KidAnova - Ryan, who usually ends up on the wrong end of a HyperspaceMallet.
* LargeHam - Mr. Mighty, intentionally
* LetterMotif - Mr. Mighty and his two brothers are [[StealthPun Marion, Michael, and Morrison]]. His sisters are Marilyn and Monroe.

* WebOriginal/LOLCats - Parodied when a Jewish character wears a t-shirt reading [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2131927/mazel-tov/ "cant haz cheezeburger".]]

* MayDecemberRomance - Ben Sharpley and his second wife, Jintara. Enough of an age difference that she's a year ''younger'' than her stepson, Thump. [[spoiler: Justified: she was a mail-order bride.]]
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal - Iron Jane, following Wrecking Paul revealing his true colors.
* MundaneFantastic - Being a superhero (or villain) is just another profession.

* MysteriousWatcher - The [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1888434/dramatic-exit/ Mysterious Watchful Presence]], a CoatHatMask vigilante.
* NeverBareheaded - Mr. Mighty always keeps his mask on, even when relaxing at home.
* NighInvulnerability - Mr. Mighty (and to a lesser extent, [[RubberMan Matt O'Morph]]).
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed - Lee Free Sr. bears more than a passing resemblance in both looks and personality to George Carlin. In fact the [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2111606/hey-que-pasa/ strip he's introduced in]] has him using a line by Carlin.

* PettingZooPeople - Uma and her father, plus a couple of other characters stalking them.
* PowerIncontinence - Summer has to wear a special mask, 24/7, to keep her EyeBeams in check.

* PrehensileHair - Carrie
* PubertySuperpower - Summer's powers activated when she was 12, [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2133672/ch13-32/ right in the middle of a volleyball match.]]
* PunchClockHero[=/=][[PunchClockVillain Villain]] - pretty much everyone

* PunchedAcrossTheRoom - Mr. Mighty does this to Hornswoggle [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2133432/ch12-18/ during an attempted heist.]]
* PunnyName - Enough to warrant [[PunnyName/EverydayHeroes their own page]].

* ScaryShinyGlasses - subverted by Prof. Odious, who is actually a reformed villain.
* ScoobyStack - Jane, Joan, and Dot [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2136326/for-the-spin/ keep an eye on a suspicious shopper.]]

** Wiki/TVTropes gets one too
-->Ed:"(yeah, this will go into TV Tropes soon)"

* SomethingPerson - Mr. Mighty, of course
* StealthHiBye - [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2122079/putting-the-express-in-espresso/ Cappuccino, anyone?]]

* StevenUlyssesPerhero - Mr. (Marion John "Marko") Mighty
* StockSuperPowers - Mr. Mighty's strength, Dot Dash's speed, Summer's eye beams, Matt O'Morph's RubberMan body, and so on ...
* {{Stripperiffic}} - [[LeotardOfPower Leotards Of Power]] for the [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1990848/paul-janes/ Jane Gang]], complete with CleavageWindow and CombatStilettos. Jane still complains about it when she's much older as a woman her age shouldn't be wearing something like that.
* StrongButUnskilled - Summer puts little to no effort into practicing to control her powers, something Mr. Sharpley [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1880935/no-tool-like-an-old-tool/ calls her on.]]
* StylisticSuck - Matt O'Morph doesn't have the best control over his ShapeshifterDefaultForm. The artist represents this by drawing him left-handed.
* SuperRegistrationAct - Mr. Mighty gets [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1891149/time-is-not-on-my-side/ ticketed for not carrying his ID]] while breaking up a bank robbery. WordOfGod is that this is just a plot device.

* SymbolSwearing - an occasional "damn" sneaks in, but [[SymbolSwearing grawlix]] are used for anything stronger
* ThereWasADoor - Carlos ruins a perfectly good wall with a [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1879689/the-hole-in-the-wall-gang/ dramatic entrance]], and a villain calls him on it. Carlos immediately complains that using the door isn't dramatic enough.
* TropaholicsAnonymous - [=VilAnon=], an organization for recovering villains
* VillainousCrush - Dinah Might seems to [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1879694/sticking-it-to-her-teammates/ have one for Mr. Mighty.]] Then again, she might be faking ... [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1879732/a-novel-pastime/ or might not.]]
* VisibleSilence - Examples [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1991173/rockin-role-model/ here]] and [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2124450/gotta-help-family/ here]].
* WeHardlyKnewYe - Golden Jane
* WeirdnessCensor - Uma's glasses, when turned to maximum power, project a weirdness censor so strong, it jams whatever devices the mysterious [[PettingZooPeople dog and cow guys]] are using to track her. Of course, that still provides ''some'' useful information...

* WhamEpisode - Wrecking Paul revealing his true self.
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway - S.B.D can turn completely invisible, but emits a horrible odor when he does.

* WorkOffTheDebt - Summer and Carrie [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2111624/work/ have to do this]] after doing a little damage to the local arcade.
* WrittenSoundEffect - brought to you by the Don Martin Memorial Onomatopoetic Society.
* YouHaveToHaveJews - an entire family of lawyers couldn't be gentiles, right?
* YouJustToldMe - Mr. Mighty [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2122072/nighthawks/ engages a criminal in casual conversation]], with a little ObfuscatingStupidity thrown in.

Originally a gag-a-day comic, more recent [[StoryArc Story Arcs]] have been more [[AnyoneCanDie dark]] and [[CerebusSyndrome dramatic]]. Originally drawn by Gedeon, it started with a MWF update schedule, but soon fell victim to ScheduleSlip, and only updated weekly (or less). Eric Boismier took over art duties for a time and got the comic onto a regular twice-a-week schedule. Eric has since moved and left the strip, but Ed has managed to (mostly) maintain the schedule. The strip now updates Mondays and Fridays.

* AltText - On just about every page. However, during the comic's move from Webcomics Nation to Smack Jeeves when the former started dying, some alt text and [[TheRant author commentaries]] were lost and as a result, chapters 12 through 14 currently lack them on Smack Jeeves. Thanks to the Website/WaybackMachine though, a few of the missing bits of text can be found, if one is willing to go through the trouble of matching up post dates and sometimes look at source code. For example, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20121002073316/http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=208473 this page]] corresponded with [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/2133529/ch13-01/ this page]].

* AltText

* BullyingADragon: Angela constantantly picks on Summer and Carrie, despite the fact that either of them could take her apart with little effort. And also despite the fact that she comes out on the wrong end of those altercations more often than not.

* CaptainErsatz - Mr. Mighty's old teammate Carlos, who is an [[ElChapulinColorado insect-themed size-changing superhero from Mexico]] (apparently with his own TV show as well).

Originally on [=WebComicsNation=], it is currently hosted on [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/ Smack Jeeves]]; also has a [[https://www.facebook.com/EverydayHeroesComic Facebook page]].

* GenderBlenderName - Mr. Mighty's name is Marion. Explained in [[http://eheroes.smackjeeves.com/comics/1879516/movie-monikers/ this strip]] as being the result of his parents being old movie buffs. His other two brothers are named Michael and Morrison, the other two parts of JohnWayne's original name. His sisters come off a bit better with [[MarilynMonroe Marilyn and Monroe]].