Alternative Character Interpretation: Andy might be a Shell-Shocked Veteran. The war did leave a huge impression on him for the rest of his life, even reliving certain aspects of it. He usually covers it up with exaggeration on his part about what happened.
Ensemble Dark Horse: Andy. His larger-than-life-personality, constant bragging, and Jerk with a Heart of Gold attitude, along with being deep down a genuinely nice person, definitely elevate him as a character.
The series was ridiculously popular in Romania in the late 90's and early 00's, and still raises up a roaring nostalgia discussion whenever it's mentioned, partly due to being genuinely hilarious but mostly due to uncharacteristically good voice-over work by the dubbing studio. It's one of the few shows Romanians prefer to watch dubbed.
It's also popular in Poland and Hungary for similar reasons. People who grew up when it had aired regularly revisit the series as a nostalgic classic, and it generates the kind of discourse and attention that many American cartoon series could never hope for. This popularity is partially because the series' network, Fox Kids and later Jetix, had little competition on the 90's and 00's East European cartoon market — the Disney Channel wouldn't appear on the scene until later (it would replace Jetix in 2008), Nickelodeon was only carried by certain special cable providers, and Cartoon Network was having major localizing troubles for the entirety of the 2000s, and so a lot of kids kept watching Fox Kids and Jetix instead.
Although the animated Louie is capable of performing an excellent cannonball, the ABC reality TV show Splash shows us that the real Louie can't get out of a pool in the present, let alone dive.
Nightmare Fuel: The massive fish Andy intends to catch in "Lake Winnibigoshish" proves to be quite a monster that easily demolishes his boat and almost eats him alive. Louie has quite the appropriate reaction when he sees it jumping out of the water behind his dad's back.
The Woobie: Louie sometimes has this role, especially considering some of the crap he's put through. The episode where he got shaken up by a tornado and becomes a shut-in comes to mind.
