Line #81 Characters/TheSootyShow


1	Characters from ''Series/TheSootyShow''.
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5	[[folder:Sooty]]
6	!!Sooty
7	The mischievous but lovable teddy bear who can't speak above a whisper and dabbles in magic, often with [[HilarityEnsues humourous results]].
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10	* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: It's Sooty's ''wand'' that is magic, not Sooty himself. Other characters can use the magic wand.
11	* FormerTeenRebel: Although he's still a big trouble-maker, apparently he was even worse than ''Scampi'' when he was his age.
12	* FunnyAnimal: Is a walking, talking bear.
13	* HatesBaths: On and off. He will often be seen taking a bath happily, but he doesn't like being ''made'' to take one.
14	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sweep. The two are the closest and are commonly seen playing together, but there's nothing romantic about it.
15	* IneptMage: Sometimes his magic goes awry.
16	* InnocentProdigy: He is shown to be very intelligent and quick-witted, but he can also be rather naive and dense.
17	%%* KarmicTrickster
18	%%* LovableRogue
19	* NaughtyIsGood: He's a mischievous boy and commonly breaks the rules and pulls pranks, but is sweeter than the more by-the-book Soo, who obeys the rules but is snappy.
20	%%* NoMouth
21	* NotAllowedToGrowUp: He always has been and always will be 5 years old.
22	* PhraseCatcher: His magic words "Izzy Whizzy Let's Get Busy!" (It would be his CatchPhrase, were it not for the fact that he doesn't speak).
23	* PingPongNaivete: He is shown to be very intelligent and quick-witted, but he can also be rather naive and dense.
24	* ProneToTears: Cries if somebody doesn't wave to him.
25	%%* PuppyLove: With Soo.
26	* PurelyAestheticGlasses: He only wears his glasses for reading or when he's inventing something. The fact that they actually have no lenses and are just for show is [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] at least once.
27	* ShrinkingViolet: It was once suggested that he only whispers because he's shy.
28	* SilentSnarker: He only whispers, but occasionally his whisper will be a dry insult.
29	* SweetTooth: Likes to eat ice cream and at one point he stops [[PrankInjuries pretending to be injured]] in order to get cake.
30	%%* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Honey.
31	* TheVoiceless: Sooty only communicates through inaudible whispering, which others have to translate for the audience's benefit.
32	%%* WiseBeyondTheirYears
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35	[[folder:Sweep]]
36	!!Sweep
37	Sooty's best friend; an excitable and innocent, albeit somewhat dim-witted dog who speaks in squeaks.
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40	* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: He tends to wear a collar and nothing else.
41	* AnimalJingoism: In ''Sooty & Co'' he claims not to like cats because he's a dog; this is dropped in ''Sooty'' when Miki, a puppet cat, is added to the cast.
42	* BewareTheNiceOnes: In the episode "Derek Returns", he's so angry with Sooty and Scampi teasing him about missing his little duck friend Derek that he actually ''attacks'' them.
43	* BigEater: Commonly seen stealing food and is easily-distracted if food is involved.
44	* ButtMonkey: He is quite frequently teased by the others, usually about his intelligence.
45	%%* CaptainObvious
46	%%* CloudCuckooLander
47	* {{Crossdresser}}: He's been seen wearing a dress on more than one occasion.
48	* TheDitz: He will often have trouble finding things that are right in front of him or make other dopey mistakes.
49	* DrivesLikeCrazy: When he gets a hold of any vehicle, like the campervan, he will end up driving the vehicle erratically, and things never end well for him. One particular time when he took the campervan, he ended up getting apprehended by a policeman, but thankfully it was AllJustADream.
50	* FunnyAnimal: Is a dog, but he walks upright and lives like a human.
51	* GeniusDitz: Although he's generally considered dim-witted, he has been shown to be able to build machines.
52	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sooty, and later with Scampi.
53	* {{Keet}}: He can be '' rather'' hyperactive when he's excited.
54	%%* TheKlutz
55	* LargeHam: Is often seen doing dramatic things like [[FakeFaint pretending]] to FaintInShock when surprised, yelling something that apparently translates to "Sweep to the rescue!" when pretending to be a firefighter.
56	%%* LiteralMinded
57	* MassiveNumberedSiblings: He has an enormous pack of brothers and cousins with names similar to his.
58	* MotorMouth: Squeaks frequently and quickly.
59	* NiceGuy: Despite his clueless nature and mischievous streak, he is ultimately well-intentioned and good-hearted.
60	* TheOneWhoWearsShoes: It's not often shown, but he wears wellies.
61	* PerpetualFrowner: The puppet is always shown with a frowning expression, but his personality isn't negative.
62	* PickyEater: He dislikes vegetables in the episode "Bouncers".
63	* PreciousPuppy: A cute looking grey puppy.
64	* StrongFamilyResemblance: He looks just like his parents and his brother and his four cousins (albeit his brother is an identical twin).
65	* SuddenlyVoiced: In the 1997-1998 animated series, ''Sooty's Amazing Adventures''.
66	%%* SuperpoweredAlterEgo: Superdog, but [[AllJustADream only in his dreams]].
67	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Bing a dog, he is commonly seen going after bones and sausages.
68	%%* TheUnfavorite: Sometimes treated like this.
69	* TheUnintelligible: Sweep only talks in high-pitched squeaks, and has to be 'translated' by other characters. However, his squeaks are clearly synched to a written script, and some long-time viewers of the show can understand him even without translation.
70	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: In the ''Sooty & Co'' episode "Sooty's Magic Solutions", he's afraid of the dark. In the new show, he is initially afraid of water.
71	[[/folder]]
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73	[[folder:Soo]]
74	!! Soo
75	A female panda and the most collected and sensible of the puppets, and also the only one capable of comprehensible speech. She is Sooty's girlfriend.
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78	%%* AllGirlsLikePonies
79	* BrattyHalfPint: Quite often yells at the male puppet characters, especially if they mess up. [[VagueAge The "half-pint" part is debatable, though.]]
80	* CloserToEarth: Is the only female protagonist and despite her shouty personality is the most likely to follow directions and the least goofy of the trio.
81	* CuteButCacophonic: Her voice seems to be girly-like, but gets grating whenever she screams or whines.
82	* {{Fangirl}}: Of Sooty, despite living with him. She's usually his biggest supporter, though she can turn against him, depending on the episode.
83	* {{Flanderization}}: In the 2001 series, she is much more of a BrattyHalfPint, to the point of being an outright {{Jerkass}} AttentionWhore. This especially shows when her voice actor changes in Series 2, making her sound more whiny and demanding.
84	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: For all of her tattling and snarky comments, she ''does'' show that she cares about the boys... sometimes.
85	* LargeHam: Even though she's the most sensible of the protagonists, she is quite dramatic, often yelling and ranting at the boys when they get in her way.
86	* LittleMissSnarker: Despite being the most well behaved of the group, she can be quite rude in her dialogue, such as "Seeing as you put it like that and you asked so nicely, there only is one answer, isn't there? [[BaitAndSwitch No]]! The answer is ''no''!".
87	* MotorMouth: Can go on long rants when she's angry.
88	* NotSoAboveItAll: Even though she's the most sensible puppet character, she is often yelling at the boys to be quiet, occasionally pranks Matthew, and can be a borderline LittleMissSnarker.
89	%%* ParentalFavoritism: Sometimes subject to this.
90	* TheSmartGirl / WomenAreWiser: She is noted for her high intelligence and vocabulary, especially compared to her mostly mute male counterparts. Notably, she won a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xq4LJGrBV4&t=273s&pp=ygUTd2Vha2VzdCBsaW5rIHB1cHBldA%3D%3D special puppets-only edition]] of the quiz show ''Series/TheWeakestLink''.
91	%% * TheSmurfettePrinciple
92	* StepfordSmiler: Her puppet is always smiling, even when she's crying or angry; her personality isn't one though.
93	%%* TheStoolPigeon
94	%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Miki's tomboy in the 2001 series.
95	%%* {{Tsundere}}: Type B.
96	* VagueAge: Unlike Sooty and Sweep, who are confirmed to be five and four years old respectively, Soo's age has never been revealed. Matthew refers to her as a "little girl" in "Amateur Dramatics", but in one episode, he's actually fooled when she pretends to be pregnant. Her behaviour doesn't really help either way, since she'll sometimes behave like a little kid and sometimes like an adult. It's safe to assume that she's older than Sooty but not yet an adult.
97	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes" In the ''Sooty & Co'' episode "Sooty's Magic Solutions", she is afraid of spiders, but in the episode "Moose Loose in the Hoose" she is scared of [[EekAMouse mice]] instead.
98	* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Whatever age she's meant to be, she's incredibly smart. In the above Weakest Link special, she made most of the other puppet contestants look like nitwits.
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101	[[folder:Little Cousin Scampi]]
102	!! Little Cousin Scampi
103	Sooty's young cousin who is even more mischievous than Sooty himself.
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106	* BrattyHalfPint: Even moreso than Sooty or Soo, he plays tricks on his friends and can be unkind at times.
107	* DemotedToExtra: In the rest of his appearances until the 2001 series.
108	%%* SixthRanger Fourth Ranger
109	%%* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sweep in ''Sooty & Co''.
110	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In his debut episode, after all of his tricks, he sends the gang a tin of chocolates to say sorry.
111	%%* KidAppealCharacter
112	* MeaningfulName: He's a little scamp.
113	%%* PointlessBandAid
114	* ThePrankster: Even more so than the others. He plays tricks on everyone whenever he can.
115	* PutOnABus: He doesn't appear in the new series. According to a fan who knows Richard Cadell, he is currently attending boarding school and might appear in Series 4 of the new series.
116	* SuddenlyVoiced: In the 1997-1998 animated series, ''Sooty's Amazing Adventures''.
117	%%* TagalongKid
118	* TokenEvilTeammate: While definitely not ''evil'', he tends to be the most mischievous and troublemaking out of the main four.
119	* TokenWholesome: The only male puppet to wear an outfit.
120	* VagueAge: Sooty's younger cousin and noticeably smaller than the other puppets, who are said to be 4 and 5 year olds, and yet Scampi is said to go to school and doesn't act like a toddler.
121	* TheVoiceless: Like Sooty, he only communicates by whispering in another character's ear.
122	[[/folder]]
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124	[[folder:Matthew Corbett]]
125	!!Matthew Corbett
126	The presenter of the show and father-figure (and victim) of the puppets.
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129	* AmusingInjuries: The frequent victim of injuries that are usually played comedically, such as pulling a muscle while ice-skating, being hit in the finger with a hammer, etc.
130	* BumblingDad: He can flip between this and a genuinely responsible and capable adult, depending on whether he is aiming to entertain or actually educate the audience.
131	* ButtMonkey: They just ''love'' to pick on him!
132	* TheChewToy: Most of his injuries and misfortunes are played for comedy.
133	* DeadpanSnarker: Will occasionally snark at the puppets.
134	%%* HypocriticalHumour
135	* IntergenerationalFriendship: With the puppets. They seem more like a family, but Matthew frequently refers to them as his best friends.
136	* LargeHam: Often goes on long, dramatic rants.
137	* MrViceGuy: Though whatever vice he displays is ''very'' likely to come back to bite him in some way, especially his [[{{Pride}} ego]].
138	%%* NoRespectGuy
139	* SmallNameBigEgo: Prone to bouts of this; he usually learns his lesson, only to get AesopAmnesia and brag about something ''else''.
140	* TeamDad: Acts as a gruff but kind authority figure to the puppets.
141	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: In the ''Sooty & Co'' episode "Sooty's Magic Solutions", he's afraid of birds.
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144	[[folder:Richard Cadell]]
145	!!Richard Cadell
146	The new presenter since ''Sooty Heights''; a cheerful magician who watches over the Sooty gang.
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149	%%* ButtMonkey: As with Matthew, he gets just as picked on by the puppets as he was.
150	%%* TheChewToy
151	%%* HypocriticalHumour
152	%%* TeamDad
153	[[/folder]]
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155	[[folder:Butch]]
156	!! Butch
157	A boisterous bulldog who occasionally appeared, but became a regular in the ''Sooty'' series.
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160	* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Wears a collar.
161	* AnimalJingoism: He hates Miki because she's a cat and he's a dog, and tries to get Sweep to do the same.
162	%%* AscendedExtra
163	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
164	%%* MrFixIt
165	[[/folder]]
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167	[[folder:Miki]]
168	!! Miki
169	A tomboyish cat from Brazil who hangs out with Sooty and the gang in ''Sooty''.
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172	* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Wears a collar, and then a neckerchief.
173	%%* AffirmativeActionGirl
174	%%* CloserToEarth
175	* PutOnABus: It is said that she won't be appearing in the new series because she's gone back to Brazil.
176	%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The tomboy to Soo's girly girl.
177	[[/folder]]
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