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| 3 | !Major Characters |
| 4 | [[folder:Cow]] |
| 5 | !!Cow |
| 6 | [[quoteright:445:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cow_5.jpg]] |
| 7 | [[caption-width-right:445:[[labelnote:Click here to see Supercow.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2011_08_06_21h41m53s109.png]][[/labelnote]] |
| 8 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CharlieAdler (English), Teiyū Ichiryūsai (Japanese), Creator/JavierRivero (Latin American Spanish), Gloria Roig (European Spanish), David Kruger (French) |
| 9 | |
| 10 | The protagonist by default. Chicken's younger sister. She is enthusiastic and means well but is also kind of dumb. |
| 11 | ---- |
| 12 | * {{Acrofatic}}: For someone with so much body fat, she is very athletic and fast. |
| 13 | * ActionGirl: She's more than capable of looking after herself. |
| 14 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: She sometimes gets on Chicken's nerves. |
| 15 | * BadassAdorable: Supercow? Check. Sweet and childlike? Check. |
| 16 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Cow is the nicest, sweetest character in the show, but mess with her precious big brother in any way, you're dead meat. |
| 17 | * BigBrotherWorship: She ''adores'' her older smaller brother and cannot understand why he's always trying to get away from her. |
| 18 | * BigEater: Has an appetite as big as herself. |
| 19 | * BigFun: Her weight is stated as 600 pounds, though the earlier episodes (and some later ones) sometimes exaggerated this as anywhere from 700 pounds to 2 tons. |
| 20 | * BigSisterInstinct: She may not be the oldest of the two siblings, but she's ''definitely'' the largest, and when push comes to shove, she always faithfully comes to Chicken's aid whenever he's in danger. |
| 21 | * BigLittleSister: At first sight, one might think she's the older one just because she's bigger, but she calls Chicken, "Big Brother". |
| 22 | * BiggerOnTheInside: Cow's internal anatomy is ''vast''. Not just cause she's a [[ArtisticLicenseBiology cow with four stomachs]]. Its easy to get lost and trapped if [[SwallowedWhole accidentally swallowed]] as Chicken discovered that his sister is [[FantasticVoyagePlot far fatter than he thought]]. |
| 23 | * BilingualBonus: There is virtually no translation or subtitles supporting Supercow's GratuitousSpanish. |
| 24 | * BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: Blackmail might be an ugly word, but Cow is not above hesitating to use it to get her brother to do what she wants. |
| 25 | * BloodKnight: As Supercow, an amusing complete contrast to her usual self. |
| 26 | * CheerfulChild: She's eternally optimistic. |
| 27 | * ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Her security blanket is also the cape for her Supercow outfit, and the source of all her alter ego's powers (including the ability to speak Spanish). At one point Chicken donned the outfit and proved useless, [[MagicFeather insisting the powers came from inside her]]. [[spoiler: Cow then readjusts the blanket right side round, and Chicken becomes super charged.]] |
| 28 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: One of many bizarre and eccentric characters on this show. The pilot, for instance, has her inexplicably feed Chicken a sandwich made with her own tongue. |
| 29 | * ComicallyInvincibleHero: Supercow always [[CurbstompBattle decimates her foes without them laying a single scratch]], ''no exceptions''. The only episode that so much as toyed with her meeting her match was her [[SeriousBusiness face-pulling war]] against a beaver, and even then when it reverted to usual fisticuffs it was the usual outcome. |
| 30 | * ConstantlyLactatingCow: Cow is able to milk herself, often squirting it at villains as Supercow. The thing is, she is supposed to be a child, and probably not even entering puberty yet. |
| 31 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: She's kinda dumb, but an amazing superhero. |
| 32 | * TheCuckoolanderWasRight: It isn't rare for some bizarre implication of Cow's to be real in this universe. Ironically she still usually ends up fully convinced by Chicken she is wrong. |
| 33 | * DubNameChange: Cléo in the French dub. |
| 34 | * ElmuhFuddSyndwome: Her general form of speech. |
| 35 | * ExtremeOmnivore: She'll eat anything. |
| 36 | * FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: She's usually more reckless than Chicken, though sometimes roles do reverse. |
| 37 | * GentleGiant: She's a sweetheart and [[TheGlomp constantly shows her affection]], unfortunately [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength she doesn't realize how powerful she is]]. |
| 38 | * GonkyFemme: Ugly: Check. Masculine voice: Check. Dolls and tea parties: Check. |
| 39 | * GoodIsDumb: One of the nicest characters in the show... and not very bright. |
| 40 | * GratuitousSpanish: When she becomes Supercow she only speaks Spanish. |
| 41 | * InfiniteSupplies: She never runs out of milk. Case in point, at the end of "Chicken in the Bathroom", a freak milk accident resulted in hundreds of gallons of the stuff washing away her and her family. |
| 42 | * JerkassBall: She often blackmails Chicken in plenty of episodes to get him to do what she wants despite not even caring about what he wants. |
| 43 | * KindheartedCatLover: In ''VideoGame/CartoonCartoonSummerResort'', Cow is upset because her parents won't get her a cat, so Chicken gives the player a stuffed cat to give to her. He assures them that she won't be able to tell the difference. (She can't.) |
| 44 | * LargeHam: Mainly in Supercow mode. |
| 45 | * LethallyStupid: Downplayed, Cow is not stupid, but her naïve nature often unintentionally causes [[ButtMonkey Chicken]] to be squished (either by her hugs or when she unknowingly sits on Chicken) or trampled on. |
| 46 | * MadLibsCatchphrase: "[Something, Something, [[SuddenlyShouting SOMETHING] FAIRY PRINCESS!!!]]" |
| 47 | * MamaBear: She's very protective of Chicken and will put the hurt on anyone messing with him, despite being his sister. |
| 48 | * MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Mostly Chicken's fault for not bonding with her. |
| 49 | * NiceGirl: In contrast to Chicken, Cow is genuinely sweet. |
| 50 | * NighInvulnerability: As Supercow. |
| 51 | ** Also as her normal-self in general. Even though she's young, she's built like an [[SuperToughness unstoppable sumo wrestler]]. She can get hit by a wrecking ball, have a building dropped on her, and even if solid metal girders manage to stun her, [[MadeOfIron she immediately recovers]]. |
| 52 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: She proves she has a mischievous and witty side. A prime example culminates in her manipulating Chicken into being her personal slave over a quarter for a ride ([[YouDidntAsk that she knew their father owned already]]). |
| 53 | * ThePollyanna: Has a cheerful personality. |
| 54 | * PromotionToParent: She ends up becoming Chicken's babysitter, for life. |
| 55 | * ProneToTears: Is ''extremely'' prone to crying fits. |
| 56 | * RudeHeroNiceSidekick: Nice Sidekick to Chicken's Rude Hero. She often plays second fiddle to Chicken and is way more polite and friendly than him. |
| 57 | * SarcasmBlind: Towards Chicken's sarcasms. |
| 58 | * SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Energetic Girl to Chicken's Savvy Guy. Chicken is normally pessimistic, sarcastic, and serves as the Only Sane Man of the family (and the entire show to be exact), while Cow, is normally excitable, playful, and is quite prone to being super emotional most of the time. |
| 59 | * SmarterThanYouLook: Some episodes show that she isn't as stupid as she behaves. |
| 60 | * SuperHero: Becomes one when she's Supercow. |
| 61 | * SuperStrength: As Supercow. One example would be ''Buffalo Gals'', where several members of said group jump onto her, and she throws them off easily. |
| 62 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Is one of the only generally nice characters of the show. |
| 63 | %%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly Girl to Cousin Sow's Tomboy. |
| 64 | * VerbalTic: She often moos or makes an odd "ooh" noise while talking. |
| 65 | * YoungestChildWins: Zigzagged. She can be quite idiotic and has her own moments as TheChewToy, but usually comes out better than her brother. |
| 66 | [[/folder]] |
| 67 | |
| 68 | [[folder:Chicken]] |
| 69 | !!Chicken |
| 70 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_804.jpg]] |
| 71 | [[caption-width-right:300:''"Mom! Dad! Cow's acting stupid and I can't watch TV!"'']] |
| 72 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CharlieAdler (English), Creator/TakumiYamazaki (Japanese), Creator/YamilAtala (Latin American Spanish), César Martínez (European Spanish), Creator/EmmanuelJacomy (French) |
| 73 | |
| 74 | Cow's older brother and the second half of our duo. He is grumpy and kind of a jerk. |
| 75 | ---- |
| 76 | * AloofBigBrother: Chicken does not always want to play with Cow. |
| 77 | * AnimalGenderBender: He's a male hen. There's something not right there. |
| 78 | * AttractiveBentGender: When he starts wearing dresses in "Which Came First", Flem and Earl immediately start acting sweet on him and go on a date with him. ...Simultaneously. |
| 79 | * AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Everyone's immediate reaction to whenever Chicken hugs Cow, [[BearHug and gets squashed in return]]. |
| 80 | * BadassNormal: Sometimes is able to win in the end even without superpowers. |
| 81 | * BerserkButton: He flies into a rage when Mom asks him to take out the garbage while he's watching TV. |
| 82 | * BigBrotherBully: Chicken can be an absolute ''jerk'' to his sister at times. |
| 83 | * BigBrotherInstinct: He tries to pretend he really doesn't care about his sister at all, however when she appears to be in mortal danger, Chicken always comes through. |
| 84 | * BigBrotherMentor: On occasion when he is looking out for Cow, he'll try to educate her, only usually to come unstuck himself upon realizing how limited his knowledge of the world is. |
| 85 | * BoisterousWeakling: Chicken is constantly trying to take on the Red Guy himself... and is constantly getting his tail feathers handed to him when he tries. |
| 86 | * BrotherSisterTeam: When Chicken puts his ego and pride aside. |
| 87 | * ButtMonkey: Most of the time. He's also TheChewToy due to his constant slapstick attraction. |
| 88 | * TheChewToy: He suffers the most physical misfortunes of the duo, not that he never brings most of it on himself, anyways. |
| 89 | * CockyRooster: He's an overbearing know it all but has [[BoisterousWeakling nothing to back it up]], so he tends to bite off more than he can chew. |
| 90 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Not as pronounced as Cow, but Chicken can be skillful at times. He donned the Supercow costume in at least two episodes after Cow was put out of action. |
| 91 | * TheCynic: He always thinks negatively of Cow's actions. |
| 92 | * DeadpanSnarker: Mainly at Cow's expense. |
| 93 | * DubNameChange: Chico in the French dub. |
| 94 | * EggLayingMale: |
| 95 | ** Played with in a sequence where Super-Cow is blasting Red Guy with milk. Equally annoyed by the villain's antics, Chicken decides to join in by pelting him with feathers ripped from Chicken's own body. Of course he eventually runs out of feathers, to which Red Guy mocks Chicken for being unable to produce anything like milk with which to keep up the barrage. Cue two eggs smashing right into Red Guy's face followed by a cut to a very satisfied looking Chicken. |
| 96 | ** "Which Came First" has Red Guy tricking Chicken into thinking he's laid an egg. After waking up with the egg in his bed, Chicken comes to the conclusion that he'd been a girl the whole time. |
| 97 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: He traps everyone outside their bathroom during PottyEmergency just so he wouldn't need to take a bath. Then, Cow's udder ''explodes'' from holding it in too long and he gets trapped in the milk flood that was ''his'' fault. |
| 98 | * HypocriticalHeartwarming: Often claims he's the only one allowed to bully his younger sister. |
| 99 | * IDontKnowMortalKombat: Averted. Chicken never seems to accept when he's no expert, and the opposition clearly has him outmatched and outgunned. |
| 100 | * IdentityImpersonator: Impersonates Supercow to protect his sister's SecretIdentity in one episode. |
| 101 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He can be greedy and cynical, but he does have a good heart underneath. |
| 102 | * LaserGuidedKarma: He'll ''always'' get punished for his selfish acts. |
| 103 | * LittleBigBrother: He's 11, but his 7-year-old sister is taller and stronger than he is. |
| 104 | * MadeOfIron: A lot has happened to him... the majority of things that caused him pain have lasted for more than a few seconds. Although there are times when he's reached his limit and his [[MadeOfPlasticine little fragile frame shows]]. |
| 105 | * ManipulativeBastard: Sometimes uses Cow's naivete to his advantage. These usually end up backfiring onto him. |
| 106 | * OnlySaneMan: Is the most (and pretty much only) normal character on the show. |
| 107 | * {{Protectorate}}: Cow always faithfully responds to his cries for help. |
| 108 | * RudeHeroNiceSidekick: Rude Hero to Cow's Nice Sidekick. Cow is often tagging along with him and he's much ruder than her. |
| 109 | * SanitySlippage: Happens at least twice. In ''Stay Awake'' when he unknowingly consumes a whole bowl of Coffee Flakes, he goes insane trying to fall asleep. And in ''Chickens Don't Fly'', where he freaks out when he finds out the plane hasn't taken off yet after some mental torture from The Red Guy. |
| 110 | * SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Savvy Guy to Cow's Energetic Girl. Chicken is normally pessimistic, sarcastic, and serves as the Only Sane Man of the family (and the entire show to be exact), while his "little" sister, Cow, is normally excitable, playful, and is quite prone to being super emotional most of the time. |
| 111 | * SiblingRivalry: Chicken ''hates'' how his younger sister is [[AlwaysSecondBest stronger, savvier, taller and far bigger]] than him. [[CantCatchUp He cannot beat her physically or mentally no matter what he does]]. |
| 112 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: He is frequently shown to be cantankerous and ill-mannered, but he sometimes proves to be a nice person deep down. |
| 113 | * SurroundedByIdiots: Lives with parents who have ''serious'' mental problems and a sister who is abnormal in her own way (though easily has much more common sense and sanity than the former). Everyone else outside his home is either a [[TooDumbToLive complete stooge]] or just an [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} outright abnormal human being]]. |
| 114 | * TinyGuyHugeGirl: The Tiny Guy to Cow's Huge Girl. |
| 115 | * ToothyBird: Has quite the set of chompers on him. |
| 116 | * WackyParentSeriousChild: The Serious Child to his Wacky Parents (though even "wacky" is a bit of an understatement). |
| 117 | * WeakButSkilled: When Chicken is able to get some hits in on the Red Guy it usually comes from him being [[CombatPragmatist pragmatic]] enough to exploit what's around him to get the upper hand rather than beating the snot out of the devil like Supercow can. |
| 118 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He has a fear of flying. |
| 119 | [[/folder]] |
| 120 | |
| 121 | [[folder:The Red Guy]] |
| 122 | !!The Red Guy |
| 123 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/red_guy.jpg]] |
| 124 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"Hello, it's me..."'']] |
| 125 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CharlieAdler (English), Creator/KatsumiSuzuki (Japanese), Ricardo Hill (Latin American Spanish), David Sánchez Guinot (European Spanish), Michel Mella (French) |
| 126 | |
| 127 | A mischievous demon from Hell who is obsessed with annoying and torturing Cow and Chicken through various means, and usually does so through various disguises. For tropes relating to him on ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'', see [[Characters/IAmWeasel here]]. |
| 128 | ---- |
| 129 | * AbusiveParents: As seen in the Professor Longhorn Steer episode, Red's mother feeds him gruel and keeps challenging him to fight her like a man much to Red's displeasure. |
| 130 | * AffablyEvil: Despite being a devil, he's rather a mischievous and jerkish troublemaker instead of evil, but he can also be polite, friendly and even helpful. |
| 131 | * AntiVillain: In later episodes. |
| 132 | * BadassTeacher: In ''The Karate Chic'', he was a karate teacher. |
| 133 | * BadBoss: In ''Factory Follies'' where he treats his workers like mules. |
| 134 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: He may be a silly buttwalking nudist, but he can also be quite dangerous when angered and has nearly '''killed''' Cow and Chicken more than once. |
| 135 | %%zce* BigBad: The closest thing the show has to this. |
| 136 | * BigRedDevil: He certainly looks the part. |
| 137 | * BreakoutCharacter: He was the only character to be a regular on both ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' and ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel''. |
| 138 | * CardCarryingVillain: A given, seeing as he's the devil. His EstablishingCharacterMoment has him babbling about how much he loves evilness and hates goodness. It's downplayed in most episodes, though. |
| 139 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "''Hello'', it's me, ''(insert name of disguise persona here)''." |
| 140 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the pilot, he is outright acknowledged to be [[{{Satan}} the Devil]]. In the actual series, this was de-emphasized and he was referred to only as "the red guy", and his role ultimately evolved into a devilish-looking generic villain who isn't really implied to be Satan and generally lacks most of the non-superficial qualities of the SatanicArchetype. In his role In the Cartoon Network IDW comics, however, this change gets largely reversed as he attempts to trick Chicken into selling his soul. |
| 141 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Quite possibly the most insane character in the cast, and that's saying something. Just [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ7Tm2qDdeI check out]] his EstablishingCharacterMoment: |
| 142 | -->'''The Red Guy:''' "HELLOOO! It's me, the Devil! Heh. I stand for all that is bad! Hahahahahaha! Also, I'm naked. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! I LOOOOVE evilness! ''I HATE GOODNESS!'' Right, Cerberus? (''to the audience'') Cerberus is my assistant. ''He's got THREE heads!''" |
| 143 | * CreepyCrossdresser: When he's playing the role of the bad guy with a female persona. |
| 144 | * TheDevilIsALoser: He's not very smart. Plus, he's a devil. |
| 145 | * DragQueen: He takes on several different feminine identities such among his itinerary of alter egos, including Mrs. Beaver. |
| 146 | * DubNameChange: In the Brazilian dub, he is known as Bum de Fora, a {{bowdleri|se}}zation of the expression "Bunda de Fora" (Naked Butt), which is meaningful considering a running gag related to him. |
| 147 | * EvilIsHammy: Not only is he the most antagonistic character on the show, but he's the hammiest. |
| 148 | * EvilIsPetty: He's supposed to be the Devil, but seems to have nothing better to do with his time than mess with Cow and Chicken. |
| 149 | * FatAndProud: Or rather, he's proud of his big fat ass. |
| 150 | * FlamingDevil: Oh, he's ''very'' camp. |
| 151 | * ForTheEvulz: Why he does pretty much anything can be chalked up to this. If his intro in the pilot episode as a CardCarryingVillain didn't get the point across, he starts off the episode "Time Machine" announcing he's going screw things up for no real reason. |
| 152 | -->'''The Red Guy''': I just decided that things are going a bit too smoothly, AND I'M GONNA MESS IT UP!!!! |
| 153 | * FreudianExcuse: Parodied and implied. |
| 154 | --> '''The Red Guy''': It all started when I was about... nine. I was just a boy, I didn't know...pants were required at school. '''''WHO WOULDA GUESSED?!''''' |
| 155 | ** In one of the shorts, he mentions a traumatic experience when his dad took him house hunting. As in, hunting houses ''for food''. |
| 156 | --->'''The Red Guy''': I COULD NEVER LOOK AT A '''PORCH''' THE SAME WAY AGAIN! |
| 157 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: His moral standing is constantly switched up episode to episode. He's usually an asshole who harasses Cow and Chicken without being totally evil, but sometimes he might be an authority figure who's not actively trying to screw with them, sometimes he's a flat out villain trying to murder them, and sometimes he's actually their friend. |
| 158 | * JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: In ''Factory Follies'' he appears to have a change of heart, even thinking he should treat his workers better, only to continue being as abusive as before. |
| 159 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He has his moments. The biggest example is ''Magic Chicken'' where he feels pity and sympathy towards Cow when she loses her udder, as he decides to do the right thing by giving it back to her. |
| 160 | * JokeOfTheButt: The show milks a lot of humor out of the fact that he has a gigantic rear end which he frequently hops around on. And if the alias he uses for the episode's disguise isn't a reference to his lack of pants, it's a pun on bums. |
| 161 | * LargeHam: Good luck naming one episode where he didn't scream at the top of his lungs. |
| 162 | * LaserGuidedKarma: He almost always gets his comeuppance at the end of each episode. |
| 163 | * LaughablyEvil: A lot of humor in the series is derived from his hilarious and eccentric antics. |
| 164 | * NoIndoorVoice: How many sentences can you count where he hasn't yelled at least once? |
| 165 | * NakedPeopleAreFunny: A RunningGag in that he is naked and constantly emphasizes his big red butt. Even when disguised in a costume, he is usually still pantless. |
| 166 | * NighInvulnerability: He once got thrown into lava... and started ''enjoying'' it seconds after screaming in agony. |
| 167 | * OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous: In spades. Considering he's a [[NewJobAsThePlotDemands jack-of-all-trades]], he can pull any kind of role of either gender... and not only that, whenever he plays a female, he clearly has a bust. |
| 168 | * PaperThinDisguise: He has lots and lots of blatantly poor disguises, to the point that the opening theme shows dozens of Red Guys, each dressed in a different costume. |
| 169 | * PsychopathicManChild: His demeanor most of the time is this. |
| 170 | * PunchClockVillain: When he isn't being outright villainous or being a total jerkass, he is sometimes in roles where he is a guy simply doing his job. For example, in the episode "Cow Fly", he is a pest exterminator who was called by Cow and Chicken's parents to eliminate Cow's pet fly (a detail that he didn't seem to be aware of). |
| 171 | * PunnyName: Most of his aliases have some allusion to his bare butt, such as "Mrs. Barederriere". |
| 172 | -->'''Chicken''': Hey, are you Ben Pants? |
| 173 | --> '''Red''': ''(Camera pans to him, emphasizing his lack of pants)'' Can't you tell? |
| 174 | * SatanicArchetype: Aside from literally being Satan in the pilot episode, series-wise, the Red Guy is a manipulative entity who actively tries to cause mischief wherever he went. |
| 175 | * SillyWalk: While he's capable of walking normally, he'll often be seen bouncing about on his buttocks to get around, or not bothering with bipedal movement at all and simply ''rolling'' in or out of frame on his side. |
| 176 | * SuddenlyShouting: He often shouts abruptly while talking to others. |
| 177 | * SuperStrength: Shown several times, such as in "Whose Supercow?", when he tries to lure Supercow out by pretending to be crushed by a piece of kryptonite several times his size. When it doesn't work, he just picks the thing up and throws it away. |
| 178 | ** Also shown in "Boneless Kite", the episode where he dresses up as a pilot and gets into a tug-a-war with a small tribe...using Boneless Chicken. If [[spoiler:Cow and Chicken didn't help the tribe]], he might've won, considering how much they struggled against him. |
| 179 | * TookALevelInKindness: By Season 4 (the last season), he's far more likely to be on good terms with Cow and Chicken and generally means them no real harm. |
| 180 | * TheSociopath: Many of his behaviors in the series denote him as this from his lack of empathy over his brutal pranks and bullying to his various psychotic outbursts. |
| 181 | * TooDumbToLive: Many of his failures are [[HoistByHisOwnPetard his own fault]]. |
| 182 | ** Just look at "Comet!", where he mistakes a golf ball on a string for a comet, ''even though the side facing his telescope clearly had Dad's ball written on it''! However, so did everyone except for Chicken... |
| 183 | * VerbalTic: Whenever he says the number nine in any form he pronounces it as "ni-yun." |
| 184 | * VillainDecay: While HeelFaceRevolvingDoor is at play a lot (see above), he generally is less overtly violent and malevolent in later episodes than he was in Season 1. |
| 185 | * VillainousBreakdown: Near the end of "I Scream Man", he gives off one of the funniest breakdowns in the history of breakdowns due being heckled by the main characters ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and a random pig]]) over ice cream. |
| 186 | -->'''Red''': AAAAAHHHH!!!!! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!! I don't have any ice cream! None, whatso...EVER! ''(Hangs near the side of the cop, then switches to a calm, quiet voice)'' I don't even like ice cream, ''(switches back to LargeHam mode)'' OR KIDS! It says 'Eye Screem' on my truck, not 'Ice Cream'! Get it? 'cause I ''SCREAM''!!! Look at me. ''(spins around)'' AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!! ''(dizzy)'' Ooh, ha ha. Screaming is my ''HOBBYYYYYY''!!!!!!. |
| 187 | -->'''Policeman''': ([[ItMakesSenseInContext hits Red with a weenie]]) It's the padded cell for you, scream man! |
| 188 | * WouldHurtAChild: Attempted to have Cow and Chicken killed on many occasions, and has harmed Chicken the most out of the two. |
| 189 | [[/folder]] |
| 190 | |
| 191 | [[folder:Mom and Dad]] |
| 192 | !!Mom and Dad |
| 193 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_780.jpg]] |
| 194 | [[caption-width-right:350:'''''Mom:''''' ''"It's times like these that make me proud to be a woman!"'' '''''Dad:''''' ''"Me, too!"'']] |
| 195 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CandiMilo and Creator/DeeBradleyBaker (English), Aya Yamakawa and Masayuki Nakata (Japanese), Liza Willert and Genaro Vásquez (Latin American Spanish), Dany Laurent and Creator/PhilippeDumond (French) |
| 196 | |
| 197 | Cow and Chicken's parents. Only their legs are ever shown. A riff on 1950's American household stereotypes, they are totally psychotic and are prone to overreacting at the slightest provocation. |
| 198 | ---- |
| 199 | * BerserkButton: |
| 200 | ** One of the only times where Dad is shown laying down the law is in "Dream Date Chicken," after Chicken snaps out of nowhere and his violent screaming causes Mom to break down in tears. The man might be an idiot but he will not tolerate one of his kids treating their mother like that. |
| 201 | ** Clowns are another example. In "Send in the Clowns", Dad strictly forbids Cow from seeing the son of a family of clowns, and grounds her when she disobeys. |
| 202 | * BumblingDad: Dad is somewhat funny. |
| 203 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Consider the time that they woke their kids up at 3 a.m. to tell them how they met, or how they tried to make their kids scared of the dark. |
| 204 | * CuteButCacophonic: At least for Mom's voice, she laughs to the point of screaming. |
| 205 | * TheFaceless: They are only ever seen from the legs down. [[spoiler:Parodied to its logical extreme in the pilot episode when it is revealed that Mom and Dad are literally just ''two pairs of legs'' with no upper bodies.]] A common sight gag in the show is any time Mom and Dad have their shadows cast, they stop directly at the waist. Furthermore, whenever they do something that requires hands, they always use their feet. |
| 206 | * HappilyMarried: However kooky and stupid they may act as parents, as a couple the two are madly in love and completely devoted to one another. In fact, they ''never'' argue or show the slightest disinterest in each other. |
| 207 | * TheHyena: Both of them tend to erupt in over-the-top laughter at even the most minute of things. It even leads to [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Cow]], of all people, questioning their sanity at the end of "Comet!". |
| 208 | * {{Manchild}}: They both act very immature and wacky. |
| 209 | * PapaWolf: Dad stands up for his kids when he catches the Office Mountie threatening them in "The Full Mounty". |
| 210 | * ParentsAsPeople: Mom and Dad might be a couple of bizarre dimwits, but it's obvious that they love Cow and Chicken. The opening song even acknowledges that Dad doesn't care ''how'' Mom gave birth to them. |
| 211 | -->'''Chicken''': Mama had a chicken!\ |
| 212 | '''Cow''': Mama had a cow!\ |
| 213 | '''Cow and Chicken''': Dad was proud, he didn't care how! |
| 214 | * SkewedPriorities: A common gag with these two is that they go ballistic over minor things (e.g., Cow and Chicken accidentally dropping crumbs on the floor) but take actual crises (e.g., Cow going missing for years) in stride. |
| 215 | * Standard50sFather: [[ParodiedTrope Though what kind of standard '50s father makes passing references to possibly being a female-to-male transgender? Or being less of a man than his wife?]] |
| 216 | * UnnamedParent: They're never referred to as anything other than "Mom" and "Dad". |
| 217 | * WackyParentSeriousChild: The Wacky Parents to Chicken's and, to some extent, Cow's Serious Child. |
| 218 | [[/folder]] |
| 219 | |
| 220 | [[folder:Flem and Earl]] |
| 221 | !!Flem and Earl |
| 222 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2018_06_20_18h41m18s648.png]] |
| 223 | ->'''Flem is voiced by:''' Howard Morris (English, primarily, using a Southern version of his [[WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends Wade Duck]] voice), Creator/MauriceLaMarche (English, "Lost at Sea" only), Katsumi Suzuki (Japanese), Creator/MarioFilio (Latin American Spanish), Aleix Estadella (European Spanish), Cyril Monge (French) |
| 224 | ->'''Earl is voiced by:''' Creator/DanCastellaneta (English, using a less drunk version of his [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Barney Gumble]] voice), Takayuki Okada (Japanese), Genaro Vásquez (Latin American Spanish), Yann Le Madic (French) |
| 225 | |
| 226 | Cow and Chicken's best friends. |
| 227 | ---- |
| 228 | * AmbiguouslyBi: In addition to [[ThoseTwoGuys always being together all the time]], the two had an ImagineSpot in "Lost at Sea" where they were homecoming queen and king, respectively. On the other hand, they're both madly in love with Cow, and in the same episode share another ImagineSpot where they both marry Cow, as well as have kids, grow old and die together. |
| 229 | * FatAndSkinny: Flem and Earl, respectively. |
| 230 | * GenderBlenderName: In "Dirty Laundry", The Red Guy (as Jeraldo Rearviewa) doctored their birth certificates so their middle names (actually last, since viewers never find out what their last names are) are Beatrice and Jennifer (Earl "Beatrice" and Flem "Jennifer") so they can get arrested for being boys with girl middle names. |
| 231 | * InterspeciesRomance: The two have a crush on Cow. |
| 232 | * OnlyOneName: Flem even lampshades it in "Dirty Laundry". ("I don't even ''have'' a last name! I'm just Flem!") |
| 233 | * ThoseTwoGuys: They are always seen together. |
| 234 | [[/folder]] |
| 235 | |
| 236 | [[folder:Teacher]] |
| 237 | !!Teacher |
| 238 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2018_09_24_19h54m01s891_1.jpg]] |
| 239 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"Shut your pie-holes, ya room full of hairless lackeys!"'']] |
| 240 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Candi Milo (English), Creator/YukoSato (Japanese) |
| 241 | ---- |
| 242 | * BeehiveHairdo: Has a curly red beehive that's a twist between [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Marge Simpson]] and [[Series/MadMen Joan Holloway Harris]]. |
| 243 | * FieryRedhead: Red-haired and very bad tempered. |
| 244 | * GonkyFemme: She is very hideous and loud, yet dresses very feminine and acts boy-crazy. |
| 245 | * NoIndoorVoice: To say she's loud would be an understatement. |
| 246 | * NoNameGiven: Her name was never revealed. However, in "The Ballad of Cow and Chicken", a marquee that reads "Teacher sings The Ballad of Cow and Chicken" implies that "Teacher" ''is'' her actual name. |
| 247 | * SadistTeacher: She insults her students and constantly tells them to shut their pie-holes. |
| 248 | * {{Transplant}}: Like The Red Guy, she makes her way to ''I Am Weasel'' in its later episodes. She even gets ADayInTheLimelight in the episode "I.M.N. Love". |
| 249 | [[/folder]] |
| 250 | |
| 251 | [[folder:Crabs the Warthog]] |
| 252 | !!Crabs the Warthog |
| 253 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Dee Bradley Baker |
| 254 | ---- |
| 255 | * ADayInTheLimelight: Along with Manure the Bear and Piles the Beaver, he is given a starring role in "Cow's Toys", where the three try to find "Maiden Hong Kong" under the belief that she is their original owner. |
| 256 | * LivingToys: As with Manure the Bear and Piles the Beaver, it is revealed in "Cow's Toys" that he's actually a sentient toy. |
| 257 | * NeverLearnedToRead: When he tries to read what's written on Manure's tag, he claims that "reading isn't one of [his] strong points". |
| 258 | * PerpetualSmiler: His usual default expression is a bright, happy smile on his face. [[SubvertedTrope However...]] |
| 259 | * StepfordSmiler: He's implied to be faking his cheerful demeanor to cope with his life's difficulties and hardships, as he is ''clearly'' not too happy about being played with by Cow, even going into a small rant about it as soon as she leaves. Also, near the end of "Cow's Toys", when it's revealed that the adventure that he, Manure and Piles went on to find "Maiden Hong Kong" [[spoiler:led them back to Cow's house]], he states that he is "starting to lose [his] ever-present optimism". |
| 260 | [[/folder]] |
| 261 | |
| 262 | [[folder:Manure the Bear]] |
| 263 | !!Manure the Bear |
| 264 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Dee Bradley Baker |
| 265 | ---- |
| 266 | * ADayInTheLimelight: "Cow's Toys", in which he, Crabs and Piles leave Cow's room to search for their original owner--"Maiden Hong Kong". |
| 267 | * LivingToys: Along with Piles the Beaver and Crabs the Warthog, he's revealed to be a living toy in "Cow's Toys". |
| 268 | * PerpetualFrowner: Always seen frowning. Considering he's dealing with a rash all the time, its justified. |
| 269 | ** [[SubvertedTrope However]], he ''does'' flash a brief, mischievous smile [[spoiler:when he leaves Piles off at "Maiden Hong Kong's" home]] at the end of "Cow's Toys". |
| 270 | [[/folder]] |
| 271 | |
| 272 | [[folder:Piles the Beaver]] |
| 273 | !!Piles the Beaver |
| 274 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Tom Kenny |
| 275 | ---- |
| 276 | * ADayInTheLimelight: "Cow's Toys", where he, Manure the Bear, and Crabs the Warthog leave Cow's room to search for "Maiden Hong Kong", whom they believe to be their original owner. |
| 277 | * LivingToys: "Cow's Toys" reveals that he, Crabs the Warthog, and Manure the Bear are actually alive in spite of being toys. |
| 278 | * TheLoad: Piles constantly wants to contribute to the conversation, but can only say pre-recorded monotone statements about his beaver-ness once his cord is pulled. Manure tires of this immediately. |
| 279 | * TheSpeechless: While he can technically speak, he can only say the voice lines he's designed to and only once he has his cord pulled. His gesturing and urgent grunts to Crabs and Manure about pulling his cord imply he ''wants'' to say something other than about how his name is Piles the Beaver and he likes to chew wood, but is incapable of doing so. |
| 280 | [[/folder]] |
| 281 | |
| 282 | [[folder:Boneless Chicken]] |
| 283 | !!Boneless Chicken |
| 284 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Charlie Adler (English), Hideki Ogihara (Japanese), Genaro Vásquez (Latin American Spanish), Aleix Estadella (European Spanish) |
| 285 | ---- |
| 286 | * DeadpanSnarker: So deadpan it's hard to tell whether or not he's joking. |
| 287 | * DisabledSnarker: He has no bones and a dry wit. |
| 288 | * OutOfFocus: Was a recurring character in the first 2 seasons, but was absent in Season 3 and made a cameo in Season 4. |
| 289 | [[/folder]] |
| 290 | |
| 291 | !Minor Characters |
| 292 | [[folder:Cerberus]] |
| 293 | !!Cerberus |
| 294 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JessHarnell |
| 295 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2c102c7b_8898_4309_9d65_f74007ef9394.jpeg]] |
| 296 | [[caption-width-right:250:''"[Mr. Devil], you'' hate ''goodness! You only like'' cute ''and'' fluffy ''things! [[OhCrap Oops]]! [[VerbalBackspace Uhhh... no! Evil things!]] '''[[DopeSlap GAHHHHHHHHHH!]]'''"]]'' |
| 297 | * DroppedAfterThePilot: He was introduced as the Red Guy's assistant in the original "No Smoking" pilot, but outside of a brief cameo in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXG7S-2yJSA Cartoon Cartoons promo]] and two appearances in the comic series, he doesn't make any appearance in the series proper. |
| 298 | * {{Hellhound}}: A rather unique example, as each of his three heads is a different breed--a Dachshund, a Poodle and a Dalmatian. |
| 299 | * HypercompetentSidekick: He reminds the Red Guy that he must follow the rules in order to claim Chicken's soul. |
| 300 | * UnexplainedRecovery: He gets smacked by Red which sends him flying into a nearby pool of lava, which he quickly climbs out of largely fine, outside of his fur being burned off. Being a demon of Hell and running on [[Main/ZanyCartoon cartoon logic]] might have something to do with it. |
| 301 | [[/folder]] |
| 302 | |
| 303 | [[folder:Cousin Sow]] |
| 304 | !!Cousin Sow |
| 305 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PamelaAdlon |
| 306 | * {{Jerkass}}: Of the delinquent kind. She causes trouble and makes Cow take the fall. |
| 307 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Cow's Girly Girl. |
| 308 | [[/folder]] |
| 309 | |
| 310 | [[folder:Snail Boy]] |
| 311 | !!Snail Boy |
| 312 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomKenny |
| 313 | [[/folder]] |
| 314 | |
| 315 | [[folder:The Buffalo Gals]] |
| 316 | !!The Buffalo Gals |
| 317 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Judy Tenuda (Kelly), Creator/DianeDelano (Tough Buffalo Gal) |
| 318 | * ButchLesbian: Very much hinted at and are very masculine looking. |
| 319 | * LesbianJock: They love softball. |
| 320 | [[/folder]] |
| 321 | |
| 322 | [[folder:Professor Longhorn Steer]] |
| 323 | !!Professor Longhorn Steer |
| 324 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Tom Kenny |
| 325 | [[/folder]] |
| 326 | |
| 327 | [[folder:Cousin Black Sheep]] |
| 328 | !!Cousin Black Sheep |
| 329 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Tom Kenny |
| 330 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2019_01_09_04h28m02s011_2.png]] |
| 331 | [[caption-width-right:250:''"Hello! I'm your long-lost Cousin Black Sheep who's come to stay with you!"'']] |
| 332 | * BlackSheep: |
| 333 | ** Literally, as he's the ''black sheep'' of the family. |
| 334 | ** Figuratively, albeit in an unusual way, in that he's a very smart NiceGuy in a family (and setting) where both traits are sorely lacking. |
| 335 | ** Finally, the impression others have of him is that he's a more standard example of this trope, as his constant use of (comparatively) sophisticated vocabulary is being misinterpreted as him constantly insulting everyone, and thus is often left alone. |
| 336 | * CallingMeALogarithm: Has quite the advanced vocabulary that, despite his well-intentions, gets used against him by others as an example of how "bad" he is. |
| 337 | -->'''Black Sheep''': "You know, Earl, I couldn't help noticing how your dental contraption truly compliments Flem's ocular accouterments."\ |
| 338 | '''Flem''': ''(sobbing)'' "He's making fun of me! Boo-hoo-hoo!"\ |
| 339 | '''Chicken''': "Hey, you can't talk to my friends that way! Come on, guys, we don't have to stand around being insulted by no Black Sheep!"\ |
| 340 | ''(Chicken leaves with his friends as Cow walks up to Black Sheep)''\ |
| 341 | '''Cow''': "Whoa! Cousin Black Sheep, now you have gone and did it! You'd better say you are sorry!"\ |
| 342 | '''Black Sheep''': ''(chasing after the trio)'' "Wait! I assure you, you misconstrue!"\ |
| 343 | ''(Chicken gasps as Flem and Earl babble incoherently)''\ |
| 344 | '''Chicken''': "What kind of ''foul language'' is being ''forced'' into our tender, innocent ears by Black Sheep?!" ''(the three run away, leaving Black Sheep alone)''\ |
| 345 | '''Black Sheep''': ''(sobbing)'' "Oh, you misconstrue..." |
| 346 | * MotorMouth: In comparison to other characters, Black Sheep tends to speak rather quickly and precisely in an attempt to get his point across or to explain himself. |
| 347 | * NiceGuy: Despite being the black sheep of his family, he's a kind person. |
| 348 | [[/folder]] |
| 349 | |
| 350 | [[folder:Flem's Dad]] |
| 351 | !! Flem's Dad |
| 352 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Michael Stanton |
| 353 | [[/folder]] |
| 354 | |
| 355 | [[folder:Grandmama]] |
| 356 | !!Grandmama |
| 357 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Dee Bradley Baker |
| 358 | [[/folder]] |
| 359 | |
| 360 | [[folder:Grandpapa]] |
| 361 | !!Grandpapa |
| 362 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Dee Bradley Baker |
| 363 | [[/folder]] |
| 364 | |
| 365 | [[folder:Chachi the Chewing Gum Seal]] |
| 366 | !!Chachi the Chewing Gum Seal |
| 367 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Tom Kenny |
| 368 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2019_01_09_06h25m19s872.png]] |
| 369 | [[caption-width-right:350:''"[[DullSurprise Oh... I'm alive.]]"'']] |
| 370 | * AndIMustScream: After hurting Cow's feelings, she stick's him under the table, where he is forgotten and left to rot a month later. |
| 371 | * TheDogBitesBack: When [[{{Jerkass}} Chicken]] continues chewing onto him, ''he starts to beat the living tar out of him''. |
| 372 | * TheEeyore: He's a ''very'' pessimistic seal. Not even gaining sentience and coming to life makes him happy. |
| 373 | * {{Jerkass}}: See UngratefulBastard below. |
| 374 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When Cow is understandably heartbroken by Chachi, she puts him under the table and runs away crying; while Chachi tries to apologize for yelling at her. Unfortunately, due to being made of gum, he cannot move and tell Cow he's sorry. |
| 375 | * UngratefulBastard: Cow congratulates him since she helped him get back at Chicken. However, instead of thanking her, we get this: |
| 376 | -->'''Chachi''': "Don't patronize me, you ''freak''! I'm sick of your yapping! You're a waste of ''bones'' and ''organs''!" |
| 377 | [[/folder]] |
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