Main Characters
Mr. Bogus
The main character of the show who is exuberant, simple-minded, cheerful, and happy-go-lucky, Mr. Bogus (or just simply known as Bogus) will very often find adventure, where he least expects it. He is the main source of the show's comic relief as he often gets himself into all kinds of comedic situations, much like he did in the original Claymation shorts. Despite the fact that he is rather clumsy in nearly every kind of situation, Bogus will nonetheless be there to fix the problem that he caused. He also has a younger cousin named Brattus, who often gets on his nerves. Bogus also loves to eat, as he will very often chow down on any kind of food that he can get his hands on.
- Angrish: Will very often indulge in this when really angry.
- Big Eater: Bogus really loves to eat.
- Butt-Monkey: Very often at the receiving end of comedic abuse that comes his way, despite being the main character. This is highly evident in the original Belgian-produced claymation shorts that the show itself was based on.
- Cowardly Lion: Bogus isn't exactly the bravest one around, but when the chips are down, he will do whatever he can to make everything right again.
- Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Even in spite of his clumsiness and the fact that he unintentionally causes a lot of problems, Mr Bogus will gradually do whatever he can to make everything right again, whether it's facing off against the much-feared Dirt Dudes or outwitting his sworn enemy Ratty.
- Determinator: Even though he is only a few inches tall, nothing will stop him from fixing a problem that has arose in either Tommy's house or in Bogusland.
- The Fool: Often shows shades of this. Even though he is classified as a Cloudcuckoolander Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass, the original claymation shorts depicted him as bumbling around in doing everyday chores around the house.
- Griping About Gremlins: A strong aversion of the trope. He may be a gremlin but is actually often shown to have a good heart as well as displaying heroic feats in the line of duty.
- Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: A rare non-animal example as the only article of clothing that Bogus wears is a pair of blue pants.
- Hammerspace: How much stuff does he keep in his pockets anyway?
- The Hyena: Bogus will oftentimes laugh maniacally.
- Informed Species: A rare non-animal example; given his yellow skin, Bogus does not look much like an actual Gremlin.
- Jack of All Trades: Bogus is a pretty versatile character, as nearly every episode has him in a different activity, depending on the episode.
- The Kirk: He most often provided the balance between his younger cousin Brattus and his best friend Tommy Anybody.
- The Klutz: This is often the bane of Bogus's life, due to his tiny size.
- Nice Guy: Even though he is a gremlin and just 3-4 inches tall, he is actually one of the nicest characters ever in most situations
- No-Neck Chump: Appears to not have a neck, which is made even more gratuitously in the original claymation shorts.
- Papa Wolf: Bogus sometimes takes on this role when trying to keep his cousin Brattus out of trouble. If you even dare to pester or threaten Brattus, then may God have mercy on your soul!
- Pink Girl, Blue Boy: The blue boy to Bogetta's pink girl, since Bogus wears a pair of blue shorts.
- Pintsized Powerhouse: On some occasions. In fact, one claymation short actually showed him lift up one end of a work desk with one hand!
- Third-Person Person: Bogus very often referred to himself in the third person, calling himself 'Bogie' almost all the time.
- The Unintelligible: In the claymation shorts, at least. Sometimes, it's tough to understand what he's saying, due to his constant mumbling.
- You No Take Candle: Bogus almost always talked this way, along with his Third-Person Person tendencies. His Aunt occasionally berated him for that.
Brattus
Bogus's bratty younger cousin. As indicated by his namesake, Brattus can be very bratty and unruly, much to Bogus's annoyance. The relationship between Bogus and Brattus is near similar to that of Garfield and Nermal, except the only difference is that while Garfield simply cannot stand Nermal just because he is so cute, Bogus appears to be slightly more tolerant of Brattus, even when he often tries Bogus's patience. Despite his mischievious tendencies, Brattus has often proven himself to be slightly more level-headed and competent than Bogus, when he gets into any kind of scrape. Brattus is distinguishable from Bogus by his slightly smaller size, his frizzy red hair, and a single bucktooth sticking out from the left side of his mouth.
- Chest Insignia: The front of his shirt has the letter 'B' on the front.
- Cute Little Fangs: Or cute little bucktooth in this case.
- Hypercompetent Sidekick: Occasionally fills this role whenever he joins Bogus on his adventures.
- Informed Species: A rare non-animal example; like Bogus, Brattus does not look much like an actual Gremlin.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: While he may act like a rambunctious Bratty Half-Pint 99% of the time, he actually does have his genuinely nice moments, such as at the end of his introductory episode "Et Tu, Brattus?", where he actually goes to the trouble to present Bogus with a cake to show him that there are no hard feelings between them.
- Meaningful Name: Brattus gets his name from the fact that he is, well, a brat.
- No Indoor Voice: Often speaks like this, because he speaks with a gravelly-sounding voice, courtesy of his
voice actress, Russi Taylor.
- The One Who Wears Shoes: Wears a pair of sneakers, in addition to his red pants and blue-green shirt.
- The Prankster: Will periodically pull pranks on his older cousin Bogus.
The Dirt Dudes
Bogus's secondary enemies. They exist purely to cause trouble for Bogus and/or antagonize him periodically. As their name indicates, they are anthropomorphic dust bunnies who live in different areas of the Anybody residence. However, how Bogus interacts with them varies exponentially; they can be either antagonistic towards him, or they can sometimes assist him in any kind of activity, regardless of the cost.
- Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp": They're living dust bunnies, which Bogus calls "Dirt Dudes".
- Harmless Villain: They occasionally fall into this territory, Depending on the Writer. They can be either genuinely threatening to Bogus, or depicted as Dirty Cowards (pun intended) who find that they can't stand up to Bogus.
- The Pig-Pen: As their name indicates, they are dirty and very mean.
Tommy Anybody
The young boy who Bogus lives with. Tommy is one of Bogus's good friends and often serves as the voice of reason to try and keep Bogus out of trouble. Although Tommy sometimes becomes exasperated with Bogus's antics, he and Bogus are still good friends in spite of that.
- Only Sane Man: Invariably falls into this role, when having to deal with the wacky antics of Bogus (and occasionally Brattus).
- Real Men Wear Pink: Wears a pair of white sneakers, with pink traces on them. As well as a pink shirt.
- Say My Name: Has a tendency to yell Bogus's name whenever the little guy annoys him.
- Secret-Keeper: He is the only human who knows about Bogus's existence.
Mr. Anybody
The well-meaning yet long-suffering, scatterbrained father of Tommy. Mr. Anybody is basically a little bit like Bogus, in both personality and demeanor. Even if he may seem a little bit unorthodox, there are actually a few times where he has pulled through for his son.
Mrs. Anybody
Tommy's loving mother and the husband of Mr. Anybody. Even though she is just about as scatterbrained as Mr. Anybody is, in regards to the existence of Bogus, she can actually come across as rather intelligent and resourceful in ways that can surprise even Tommy himself.
Ratty
Bogus's biggest enemy, a big and bad gray rat who will go out of his way to best Bogus or try to steal any kind of valuable treasures that he can get his dirty paws on (In a manner near similar to that of Daffy Duck). Aided by his mole sidekick, aptly named Mole, there is no doubt that Ratty gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "lowdown sneaky rat".
- Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: On some occasions, Ratty will dress up in a purple robe and wear a gold crown.
- Jerkass: Combines this trope with You Dirty Rat!. Might as well be Justified, since he's always trying to one-up Bogus with little to no success and more often than not will treat his sidekick Mole like dirt.
- The Neidermeyer: Will often fill this role, whether it's bossing around his incompetent sidekick, Mole, or trying to one-up Bogus, without any success.
- Yellow Eyes of Sneakiness: Ratty has these, which is appropriate, befitting his conniving nature.
Mole
Ratty's partner-in-crime, a dim-witted brown mole who is happy to do anything that Ratty tells him. It is noted that while Mole is just as villainous as Ratty is, he's not nearly as ruthless as Ratty.
- Cartoony Tail: Has a long skinny tail, unlike that of most real-life moles.
- Extreme Doormat: Finds himself in this trope very frequently. It makes a lot of sense since he often serves as Ratty's Sycophantic Servant and will very blithely listen to anything that he says.
- Informed Species: Mole is supposed to be, well, a mole, but with his long tail, he's more like a shrew than an actual mole.
Minor Characters
Aunt Bogunda
Bogus's overbearing and rather strict aunt, and Brattus's mother, and one of the very few denizens of Bogusland that Bogus absolutely fears. Despite her rather strict demeanor, Bogunda is actually shown to show love for her son and nephew.
- Expy: She seems to bear a bit of a resemblance to that of Mrs. Marcus.
- Handbag of Hurt: This is Bogunda's preferred method of fighting or punishing anyone who pushes her around. She will very often use her purse to beat up those who dare to oppress her, sometimes even bonking Bogus on the head. It especially doesn't help matters that Bogunda is an Expy of Mrs. Marcus.
- Stepford Smiler: Appears to be the Unstable version of this trope, as underneath her smiling exterior, she actually bears the ability to fight back against those who confront her, as demonstrated in the second act of the episode "Totally Bogus Video".
- Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: Has long eyelashes to distinguish her and Bogetta from Bogus and Brattus.
Bogetta
Bogus's other younger cousin and Aunt Bogunda's daughter. Bogetta does not appear as often as Brattus does, but when she does, she is mostly placed just to look cute or to be placed in any sort of danger that befalls her.
- Pink Girl, Blue Boy: The pink girl to Bogus's blue boy, since Bogetta wears a pink dress.
- Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: Like Aunt Bogunda, she also has long eyelashes to distinguish her from Bogus and Brattus. She also wears a pink bow in her hair.
Kevin the bulldog
The Anybody family's pet bulldog who is very rough and tumble and does not take very kindly to Bogus. However, there are times where Kevin will help Bogus and will often assist him in the line of duty, when the situation calls for it.
- Amplified Animal Aptitude: Kevin can actually understand what Bogus is saying.
- Bully Bulldog: Will very often chase Bogus around the house, but he will sometimes assist him when there's any kind of problem.
- Furry Confusion: While Ratty and Mole are capable of human speech, Kevin cannot speak, and thus acts more animalistic than they do.
- Moody Mount: Kevin often acts this way whenever Bogus tries to ride on him, but will sometimes oblige and let Bogus ride on him.
Jake and Butch
Bogus's other two enemies. They are a pair of burglars who are constantly conspiring and scheming to rob the Anybody residence, or whatever store they enter, without any success, due to their own bumbling, thanks to Bogus. Jake is overweight and has a bit of an attitude problem while Butch is skinnier and is easily spooked by the slightest thing.
- Expy: They are direct parodies of Harry and Marv.
- Gag Nose: Butch has a rather long and slightly curved nose.
- The Klutz: They aren't exactly the most graceful burglars around.
- No-Neck Chump: Jake looks as though he doesn't have a neck.
- Stupid Crooks: Their attempts to pull off a crime job wind up getting foiled thanks to the efforts of Bogus.
- Stupid Evil: Butch sometimes shows shades of this, due to his cowardice and rather low intelligence.
Baddus
The evil version of Bogus who exists mainly to cause trouble, unlike his goodhearted counterpart. When he appears, he will most often cause trouble for Bogus or to the citizens of Bogusland. Baddus is easily distinguished by his green skin, his yellow eyes, and more gremlinish appearance.
- Knight of Cerebus: Introduced in the second season premiere episode "Computer Intruder", this mean, green, more gremlin-like version of Bogus will often show up, depending on the tone of the episode. Baddus was introduced to indicate that while Bogus is a goodhearted gremlin, Baddus is actually the opposite, striving to make things miserable for Bogus and/or the denizens of Bogusland.
- My Species Doth Protest Too Much: Baddus would be an inversion of the trope. He is the only one who looks and acts like an actual gremlin, in stark contrast to Bogus, as well as all of the other denizens of Bogusland.
Evil Bogus Clone
Another one of Bogus's enemies as well as a really huge and deformed version of Bogus. He first made his appearance as the one who pitted Bogus and Baddus against each other while Bogus was exploring the inside of Tommy's computer. In his second appearance, he started going after Bogus when he was experiencing a streak of bad luck, but ended up getting his just desserts in the end.
- Expy: He looks something like a strange cross between that of Bogus, The Incredible Hulk, the Michelin Man, and the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.
- Gonk: A rather hideous example. A huge and ugly Evil Knockoff of Mr. Bogus, he's meant to resemble a rather hideous version of Bogus.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: Many of his evil plans fail due to his own misjudgment in Bogus's abilities.
- Sadist: Delights in torturing Bogus.
Bogus's Good And Bad Sides
Anytime Bogus finds himself in a jam, these are the two sides of his conscience that he turns to for assistance. Unlike the stereotypical angel and devil sides, Bogus's good side is depicted as a philosopher while his bad side is depicted as a gangster. Bogus's good side is known to have a strong sense of honor and obedience while Bogus's bad side is more burlier and prone to using drastic measures to get Bogus to make rash decisions.
