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* UncertainDoom: Like many other characters, it's unknown whether he survives the fire at Hotel Denouement.
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* IdiotHoudini: Despite his mind-shattering levels of stupidity, he never actually suffers any real long-term consequences for them. [[spoiler:Unless he actually does die in the Hotel Denouement fire, through said stupidity.]]
* AdaptationalJerkass: In ''The Bad Beginning'', she tried to do something nice for the Baudelaires... which came in the form of ill-fitting and uncomfortable clothing. Here, she doesn't even have ''that'' to her credit, as she treats them horribly, encourages her children being jerks, and is just generally thoughtlessly rude.
* DemotedToExtra: Doesn't appear in person in series 3, outside a very brief glimpse in ''The End''.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed compared to the other characters, but she uses the Baudelaires for newspaper headlines and insists they should be ''delighted'' to be on the front page. Although she's ''more so'' worse in Season 2, being the one spreading botched headlines and labeling the Baudelaires as murders and arsonists.
* LaserGuidedKarma: At the end of the series, [[spoiler: we see the final issue of the Daily Punctilio, which shows her behind bars for false reporting and announces the end of the newspaper. Also her husband may or may not have died in a fire.]]
* LaserGuidedKarma: At the end of the series, [[spoiler: we see the final issue of the Daily Punctilio, which shows her behind bars for false reporting and announces the end of the newspaper. Also her husband may or may not have died in a fire.]]
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* {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed compared to the other characters, but she uses the Baudelaires for newspaper headlines and insists they should be ''delighted'' to be on the front page. Although she's ''more so'' worse in Season 2, being the one spreading botched headlines and labeling the Baudelaires as murders and arsonists. \n By season 3, it turns out even her own husband can't stand her behavior.
* LaserGuidedKarma: At the end of the series,[[spoiler: we [[spoiler:we see the final issue of the Daily Punctilio, which shows her behind bars for false reporting and announces the end of the newspaper. Also her husband may or may not have died in a fire.]]
* LaserGuidedKarma: At the end of the series,
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* CampGay: Not the most masculine man, and in The Penultimate Peril Part 1 he reveals that he met the true love of his life at a support group for people who escaped horrible partners and is currently at a lumbermill, strongly implying that he's in love with Charles.
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* TheBusCameBack: Makes a surprising return in the Grim Grotto working for Fiona.
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* UnwittingPawn: Becomes one for Count Olaf.
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* UnwittingPawn: Becomes one for Count Olaf. Later on, she becomes one for [[spoiler:The Man with a Beard but No Hair and the Woman with Hair but No Beard.]]
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: They're not deliberately mean, but they've heard rumors that the Baudelaire orphans killed their parents themselves and ask them about it.
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: They're not deliberately mean, but {{Jerkass}}: One is rude and uncaring towards the Baudelaires, an attitude their mother unthinkingly encourages, and the other states they've heard rumors that the Baudelaire orphans killed their parents themselves and ask asks them about it.
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Members of the secret organization V.F.D. from the 2017 adaptation of Lemony Snicket's ''Series/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents''.
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[[Characters/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017 Main Page]] | [[Characters/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017TheBaudelaires The Baudelaires]] | [[Characters/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017VFD V.F.D.]] | [[Characters/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017Antagonists Antagonists]] | Other Characters
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* LawfulStupid: She has blind trust in the law and the authorities, which puts her at odds with the Baudelaires. She even refuses to flee from the scene of a crime even though the building is burning down.
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* AdaptationalSexuality: Her sexuality is not mentioned in the books, in season three of the series she states that her true love is female and serving time for bank robbery, likely Mrs. Bass from Prufrock Academy.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Episode 2 ends with her starting to read ''The Incomplete History of Secret Societies'', setting up her involvement with VFD later on. Which we won't get to see until the series reaches Book 12.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Episode 2 ends with her starting to read ''The Incomplete History of Secret Societies'', setting up her involvement with VFD later on. Which we won't get to see until the series reaches Book 12.on.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She trusts her two fellow high judges, despite their being sinister beyond all reason.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She trusts her two fellow high judges, despite their being sinister beyond all reason.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:Quigly does eventually manage to reunite with Duncan and Isadora.]]
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Possibly to the extent of outright IRejectYourReality, but he doesn't get that Kit Snicket is not his secretary, even though she keeps telling him as such to his face.
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** She also appears to have taken on the role of Geraldine Julienne, the Punctilio's reporter. While Julienne hadn't shown up in the books at this point, Mrs. Poe is seen writing an article herself, and in episode 2, she says Julienne's catchphrase, "Wait until the readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!"
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** She also appears to have taken takes on the role of Geraldine Julienne, the Punctilio's reporter. While Julienne hadn't shown up in the books at this point, Mrs. Poe is seen writing an article herself, and in episode 2, she says Julienne's catchphrase, "Wait until the readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!"
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* AnArmAndALeg: In the book his leg was only crushed, while in the series it's crushed off. He does get it reattached by the episode's end.
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* AnArmAndALeg: In the book his leg was only crushed, while in the series it's crushed off. He does get it reattached by the episode's end. He later loses it to a shark.
* EyeScream: Apparently gets an eye infection from watching Carmelita tap-dancing. On the plus side, he gets an eye-patch.
* EyeScream: Apparently gets an eye infection from watching Carmelita tap-dancing. On the plus side, he gets an eye-patch.
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!Lucky Smells Lumbermill
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!!Sir
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Don Johnson
The owner of the Lucky Smells Lumber Mill and the author of a book on Paltryville history. Partner of Charles (romantically and in business).
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!!Sir
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Don Johnson
The owner of the Lucky Smells Lumber Mill and the author of a book on Paltryville history. Partner of Charles (romantically and in business).
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!!Sir
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!!Justice Strauss
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->'''Portrayed By:'''
The owner of
Count Olaf's kindly next-door neighbor, she takes an instant like to the
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* AdaptationalSexuality: Sir and Charles were only ever AmbiguouslyGay in the books.
* AdaptationalKarma: Gets chased out of the factory by an angry mob of workers, unlike in the book where he is still in charge.
* AdaptedOut: [[spoiler:At the Hotel Denoument, he and Charles are replaced by Jerome and Babs.]]
* AdultsAreUseless: Subverted. Though the Baudelaire children believe him to be this, much like other adults in their lives, Sir isn't ignorant so much as he's malevolent. He doesn't know Dr. Orwell's hypnotizing everyone, but he does know she's doing something unethical and he's quite happy to let her keep going because it makes his employees obedient. He doesn't know about Count Olaf's schemes, but he's completely willing to pawn the Orphans off on Shirley because he doesn't care about them.
* AllTakeAndNoGive: Sir doesn't treat Charles well, and Charles ''knows'' it, but he loves him anyways.
* BadBoss: Pays his workers in gum and coupons and treats his "partner" Charles more like a servant.
* CigarChomper: He hates cigars but he's always smoking them because he's the boss.
* ConvenientlyInterruptedDocument: Does this to his book concerning the Baudelaires' involvement in town history.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone calls him "Sir." His real name is never revealed.
* {{Jerkass}}: He claims the Baudelaire parents started the fire that burned down Paltryville but they actually rescued the survivors and helped them rebuild, a fact which he is well aware of. He actually wrote down the truth in his book of Paltryville history but then blacked out that entry in every single copy... except for one.
* MarriedToTheJob: He claims the mill is all he has and will do ''anything'' to keep it open.
* ManlyGay: He's a cigar-smoking man who looks like a SouthernGentleman, but he's also gay.
* SouthernGentleman: [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield It's unclear exactly where he lives]] but everything about him fits this archetype.
** Johnson appears to have developed a penchant for this role, playing a similar character in Film/DjangoUnchained.
* AdaptationalKarma: Gets chased out of the factory by an angry mob of workers, unlike in the book where he is still in charge.
* AdaptedOut: [[spoiler:At the Hotel Denoument, he and Charles are replaced by Jerome and Babs.]]
* AdultsAreUseless: Subverted. Though the Baudelaire children believe him to be this, much like other adults in their lives, Sir isn't ignorant so much as he's malevolent. He doesn't know Dr. Orwell's hypnotizing everyone, but he does know she's doing something unethical and he's quite happy to let her keep going because it makes his employees obedient. He doesn't know about Count Olaf's schemes, but he's completely willing to pawn the Orphans off on Shirley because he doesn't care about them.
* AllTakeAndNoGive: Sir doesn't treat Charles well, and Charles ''knows'' it, but he loves him anyways.
* BadBoss: Pays his workers in gum and coupons and treats his "partner" Charles more like a servant.
* CigarChomper: He hates cigars but he's always smoking them because he's the boss.
* ConvenientlyInterruptedDocument: Does this to his book concerning the Baudelaires' involvement in town history.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone calls him "Sir." His real name is never revealed.
* {{Jerkass}}: He claims the Baudelaire parents started the fire that burned down Paltryville but they actually rescued the survivors and helped them rebuild, a fact which he is well aware of. He actually wrote down the truth in his book of Paltryville history but then blacked out that entry in every single copy... except for one.
* MarriedToTheJob: He claims the mill is all he has and will do ''anything'' to keep it open.
* ManlyGay: He's a cigar-smoking man who looks like a SouthernGentleman, but he's also gay.
* SouthernGentleman: [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield It's unclear exactly where he lives]] but everything about him fits this archetype.
** Johnson appears to have developed a penchant for this role, playing a similar character in Film/DjangoUnchained.
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* AdaptationalSexuality: Sir and Charles were only ever AmbiguouslyGay in the books.
* AdaptationalKarma: Gets chased out of the factory by an angry mob of workers, unlike in the book where he is still in charge.
* AdaptedOut: [[spoiler:At the Hotel Denoument, he and Charles are replaced by Jerome and Babs.]]
* AdultsAreUseless: Subverted. Though the Baudelaire children believe him to be this, much like other adults in their lives, Sir isn't ignorant so much as he's malevolent. He doesn't know Dr. Orwell's hypnotizing everyone, but he does know she's doing something unethical and he's quite happy to letHeroOfAnotherStory: Episode 2 ends with her keep going because it makes his employees obedient. He doesn't know about Count Olaf's schemes, but he's completely willing starting to pawn the Orphans off on Shirley because he doesn't care about them.
* AllTakeAndNoGive: Sir doesn't treat Charles well, and Charles ''knows'' it, but he loves him anyways.
* BadBoss: Pays his workers in gum and coupons and treats his "partner" Charles more like a servant.
* CigarChomper: He hates cigars but he's always smoking them because he's the boss.
* ConvenientlyInterruptedDocument: Does this to his book concerning the Baudelaires'read ''The Incomplete History of Secret Societies'', setting up her involvement in town history.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone calls him "Sir." His real name is never revealed.
* {{Jerkass}}: He claimswith VFD later on. Which we won't get to see until the Baudelaire parents started series reaches Book 12.
* NiceGirl: One of thefire nicest characters in the show.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She constantly laments her lack of romantic success, despite being a world-renowned judge.
* SkilledButNaive: Strauss is a well-read and competent judge, but she's much too trusting of unsavoury characters.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the book, it's [[UncertainDoom unknown]] whether or not [[spoiler:she managed to escape the burning hotel.]] Here, it's shown thatburned down Paltryville but they actually rescued the survivors and helped them rebuild, a fact which he is well aware of. He actually wrote down the truth in his book of Paltryville history but then blacked out that entry in every single copy... except she did.
* UnwittingPawn: Becomes one forone.
* MarriedToTheJob: He claims the mill is all he has and will do ''anything'' to keep it open.
* ManlyGay: He's a cigar-smoking man who looks like a SouthernGentleman, but he's also gay.
* SouthernGentleman: [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield It's unclear exactly where he lives]] but everything about him fits this archetype.
** Johnson appears to have developed a penchant for this role, playing a similar character in Film/DjangoUnchained.Count Olaf.
* AdaptationalKarma: Gets chased out of the factory by an angry mob of workers, unlike in the book where he is still in charge.
* AdaptedOut: [[spoiler:At the Hotel Denoument, he and Charles are replaced by Jerome and Babs.]]
* AdultsAreUseless: Subverted. Though the Baudelaire children believe him to be this, much like other adults in their lives, Sir isn't ignorant so much as he's malevolent. He doesn't know Dr. Orwell's hypnotizing everyone, but he does know she's doing something unethical and he's quite happy to let
* AllTakeAndNoGive: Sir doesn't treat Charles well, and Charles ''knows'' it, but he loves him anyways.
* BadBoss: Pays his workers in gum and coupons and treats his "partner" Charles more like a servant.
* CigarChomper: He hates cigars but he's always smoking them because he's the boss.
* ConvenientlyInterruptedDocument: Does this to his book concerning the Baudelaires'
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone calls him "Sir." His real name is never revealed.
* {{Jerkass}}: He claims
* NiceGirl: One of the
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She constantly laments her lack of romantic success, despite being a world-renowned judge.
* SkilledButNaive: Strauss is a well-read and competent judge, but she's much too trusting of unsavoury characters.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the book, it's [[UncertainDoom unknown]] whether or not [[spoiler:she managed to escape the burning hotel.]] Here, it's shown that
* UnwittingPawn: Becomes one for
* MarriedToTheJob: He claims the mill is all he has and will do ''anything'' to keep it open.
* ManlyGay: He's a cigar-smoking man who looks like a SouthernGentleman, but he's also gay.
* SouthernGentleman: [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield It's unclear exactly where he lives]] but everything about him fits this archetype.
** Johnson appears to have developed a penchant for this role, playing a similar character in Film/DjangoUnchained.
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!!Charles
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Rhys Darby
Sir's partner (romantically and in business) at the Lucky Smells Lumber Mill
!!Charles
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Rhys Darby
Sir's partner (romantically and in business) at the Lucky Smells Lumber Mill
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!! Duncan, Isadora and Quigley Quagmire
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Rhys Darby
Sir's partner (romantically
->'''Played by:''' Avi Lake (Isadora) and
-->''"This is what friends are for."''
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* AllTakeAndNoGive: Sir doesn't treat him well, and Charles ''knows'' it, but he loves him anyways.
-->'''Charles:''' I'm gonna search for Sir. He may not have been a good partner, or a good boss... or a good person... but someday you'll learn things aren't always black and white.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Orwell induces this in him when he tries to interfere in their plans and to get him to participate in a fatal accident.
* ExtremeDoormat: He's Sir's partner but is treated more like a servant.
* IWillFindYou: We last see him setting out to search for Sir.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's much nicer than Sir and helps the Baudelaire orphans at the end of their time at Lucky Smells Lumber Mill.
* ThrowTheDogABone:
** He gives the Baudelaires the one book page that proved their parents' heroism in Paltryville.
** The third season reveals he ''did'' eventually leave Sir -- and, unsurprisingly, had to go to a support group to recover. There, he meets Jerome, who loves him and certainly treats him much better than Sir ever did.
-->'''Charles:''' I'm gonna search for Sir. He may not have been a good partner, or a good boss... or a good person... but someday you'll learn things aren't always black and white.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Orwell induces this in him when he tries to interfere in their plans and to get him to participate in a fatal accident.
* ExtremeDoormat: He's Sir's partner but is treated more like a servant.
* IWillFindYou: We last see him setting out to search for Sir.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's much nicer than Sir and helps the Baudelaire orphans at the end of their time at Lucky Smells Lumber Mill.
* ThrowTheDogABone:
** He gives the Baudelaires the one book page that proved their parents' heroism in Paltryville.
** The third season reveals he ''did'' eventually leave Sir -- and, unsurprisingly, had to go to a support group to recover. There, he meets Jerome, who loves him and certainly treats him much better than Sir ever did.
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* AllTakeAndNoGive: Sir doesn't treat him well, and Charles ''knows'' it, but he loves him anyways.
-->'''Charles:''' I'm gonna search for Sir. He may not have been a good partner, or a good boss... or a good person... but someday you'll learn things aren't always black and white.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Orwell induces this in him when he tries to interfere in their plans and to get him to participate in a fatal accident.
* ExtremeDoormat: He's Sir's partner but is treated more like a servant.
* IWillFindYou: We last see him setting out to search for Sir.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's much nicer than Sir and helps the Baudelaire orphansDamselInDistress: They are kidnapped by Count Olaf at the end of their time at Lucky Smells Lumber Mill.
"The Austere Academy".
*ThrowTheDogABone:
** He givesInsistentTerminology: They are triplets and the fact that the third one among them is dead won't change that. Both the Baudelaires and the one book page Librarian still refer to them as triplets.
* PutOnABus: At the end of "The Vile Village", Klaus and Violet decide to run away by land, once they realize thatproved their parents' heroism they wouldn't be able to board the self-sustaining house with them, leading Hector to take the Quagmire triplets with him in Paltryville.
** The thirdhis escape.
* RhymesOnADime: Isadora has a tendency to speak in couplets.
* ShipTease: With Duncan and Isadora, with Violet and Klaus respectively, as early as the first two episodes of seasonreveals he ''did'' eventually leave Sir -- and, unsurprisingly, had to go to a support group to recover. There, he meets Jerome, who loves him 2.
** When they first introduce themselves, Violet andcertainly treats him much better than Sir ever did.Duncan give each other some looks, which even prompts Sunny to say "GetARoom."
** When the Quagmires are getting ready for their plan to take the Baudelaire's places for the running exercises, Isadora gives Klaus a kiss on the cheek before they leave.
* TheUnreveal: Duncan and Isadora find the book and try to warn Klaus and Violet about the VFD, sadly, they are far away and do not manage to pass the information. While they are reading, the viewer is also not shown what exactly they are finding out.
-->'''Charles:''' I'm gonna search for Sir. He may not have been a good partner, or a good boss... or a good person... but someday you'll learn things aren't always black and white.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Orwell induces this in him when he tries to interfere in their plans and to get him to participate in a fatal accident.
* ExtremeDoormat: He's Sir's partner but is treated more like a servant.
* IWillFindYou: We last see him setting out to search for Sir.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's much nicer than Sir and helps the Baudelaire orphans
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** He gives
* PutOnABus: At the end of "The Vile Village", Klaus and Violet decide to run away by land, once they realize that
** The third
* RhymesOnADime: Isadora has a tendency to speak in couplets.
* ShipTease: With Duncan and Isadora, with Violet and Klaus respectively, as early as the first two episodes of season
** When they first introduce themselves, Violet and
** When the Quagmires are getting ready for their plan to take the Baudelaire's places for the running exercises, Isadora gives Klaus a kiss on the cheek before they leave.
* TheUnreveal: Duncan and Isadora find the book and try to warn Klaus and Violet about the VFD, sadly, they are far away and do not manage to pass the information. While they are reading, the viewer is also not shown what exactly they are finding out.
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!!Phil
->'''Played by:''' Chris Gauthier
A Lucky Smells Lumber Mill worker who is an optimist.
!!Phil
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A Lucky Smells Lumber Mill worker who is an optimist.
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->'''Played by:''' Chris Gauthier
A Lucky Smells Lumber Mill worker who
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!!Arthur Poe
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->'''Portrayed By:''' K. Todd Freeman
The executor of the Baudelaire estate. He is
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* AnArmAndALeg: In the book his leg was only crushed, while in the series it's crushed off. He does get it reattached by the episode's end.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: His reaction to getting his leg crushed off? "Oh boy! Half-off pedicures!"
* NiceGuy: He's friendly and welcoming to the Baudelaires, even when the rest of the town hates them.
* OnlyFriend: He's the only Mill worker to take a liking to the Baudelaires and treat them civilly. When he's in the hospital they admit that they miss him and that his positive attitude helped with the depressing Mill conditions.
* ThePollyanna: Unfailingly sees the upside in every situation.
* WideEyedIdealist: He is overly optimistic even about the most dire situations.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: His reaction to getting his leg crushed off? "Oh boy! Half-off pedicures!"
* NiceGuy: He's friendly and welcoming to the Baudelaires, even when the rest of the town hates them.
* OnlyFriend: He's the only Mill worker to take a liking to the Baudelaires and treat them civilly. When he's in the hospital they admit that they miss him and that his positive attitude helped with the depressing Mill conditions.
* ThePollyanna: Unfailingly sees the upside in every situation.
* WideEyedIdealist: He is overly optimistic even about the most dire situations.
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* AnArmAndALeg: AdaptationalJerkass: In the book his leg was only crushed, while novels and film, Mr. Poe generally cares about the Baudelaire children, even when the children were accused of murder in the series it's crushed off. He does get it reattached by former and even wanted to do everything he could to prove their innocence. Here, he seems to be more interest in his job and less about the episode's end.
Baudelaire children and even believes that the children are murders when they're framed.
*MajorInjuryUnderreaction: His reaction AdaptationalIntelligence: Zigzagged. In some aspects, he's just as if not more gullible and useless then he is in the books. But in "The Reptile Room", he dismisses "Stephano's" explanation of the Mamba Del Mal using a bottle of its own venom as "ridiculous". And whereas in the books, he ignores the suggestion that Olaf used makeup to getting cover his leg crushed off? "Oh boy! Half-off pedicures!"
* NiceGuy: He's friendlytattoo, here, he's actually the one to realize and welcoming expose that part of the disguise. Similarly, when Count Olaf tries a long string of technicalities to claim the Baudelaires, Mr. Poe is quick to shoot them all down as the preposterous reaches they are. Then he goes right back to being blissfully ignorant of all the trouble the Baudelaires have been through.
* AdaptationalKarma: He has to face the consequences for his incompetence when the Baudelaires run off at the end of ''The Wide Window'' and almost loses his job at the beginning of ''The Miserable Mill''.
* AdultsAreUseless: He utterly fails at keeping the children safe from Count Olaf, and repeatedly fails to believe them about Olaf being in disguise.
* AesopAmnesia: He constantly forgets that the Baudelaires are actually competent, intelligent, and justified in their suspicions, after they've proven themselves time and again. He even suggests they might be letting their imaginations run away with them when they insist Captain Sham is Olaf, citing how they believed the same of Stephano--who ''was'' Count Olaf, and whose unmasking Poe was present for.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a gullible, self-absorbed dolt, but he's also Mulctuary Money Management's best banker and was considered capable enough at his job by Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire to handle their vast fortune.
* ButtMonkey: The Baudelaire's quickly grow to disdain him, Count Olaf holds him in contempt, his wife's a self-absorbed shrew, and his children grow up to resent him and one another. This of course pales to the actual horrors that befall the orphans supposedly under his charge.
* CharacterExaggeration: His character is not very smart in general, but the TV show make him a complete idiot.
* CharacterTics: A persistent, hacking cough, which seems to intensify whenever he's in personal discomfort or visiting any place that isn't hypoallergenic. Even his car is heard sputtering and wheezing at one point.
* DissonantSerenity: Is disturbingly cheerful even when bringing disturbing news. Especially stands out in therest of season finale where while even Count Olaf is singing "That's Not How The Story Goes" with sadness, he is singing the town hates them.
depressing lyrics with joy.
*OnlyFriend: DumbassHasAPoint: Occasionally manages a gleam of insight. It's his idea that "Stephano" is wearing make-up over Olaf's tattoo and to compare Aunt Josephine's suicide note to a grocery list.
-->'''"Stephano":''' Then it's obvious! The mamba du mal got out of its own cage, stole a vial of its own venom, and murdered Dr. Montgomery in cold blood.\\
'''Poe:''' Ah-ha! Wait, that's ridiculous.
** In a combination of this and EveryoneHasStandards, he is horrified when Count Olaf's troupe suggests killing the Baudelaires, [[spoiler: even after he (along with everyone else) wrongly believes the Orphans are murderers.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''The Two White-Faced Women:''' Murderers should get the chair.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Mr. Poe:''' Don't be preposterous, these are just children!]]
* TheFool: He's only ever helpful (to both the protagonists and antagonists) by accident and just gets in everyone's way (again, to both the Baudelaire orphans and Count Olaf) when he actually tries to get involved in the story. And yet, for all his witless incompetence and general apathy, he's the onlyMill worker major character in the show to take come out on top (regaining his status at Mulctuary Money Management's #1 Banker and attaining his coveted promotion) at the end of the first season while his fellow cast members fare considerably worse (the Baudelaires wind up in a liking depressingly hostile boarding school, [[spoiler:Mr. and Mrs. Quagmire]] perish shortly after reuniting with their children, Lemony Snicket is still heartbroken, and Count Olaf's schemes have made him a wanted man and have effectively destroyed his beloved acting career); best exemplified with how he's the only person who doesn't sound depressed as everyone sings "That's Not How The Story Goes" during the finale, apparently not taking any notice of the dark lyrics.
* HateSink: While not explicitly mean or unpleasant, his stupidity, condescending attitude, and downright uselessness is as frustrating to the audience as it is to the orphans. It's no wonder that they decide to abandon him at the end of ''The Wide Window''.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While he does care about the safety of the Baudelaires andtreat them civilly. When is sympathetic to their struggles, he's way too focused on furthering his own career to put in more effort. After the hospital they admit that they miss him and that his positive attitude helped with orphans run away to the depressing Mill conditions.
* ThePollyanna: Unfailingly sees the upside in every situation.
* WideEyedIdealist: He is overly optimistic evenlumbermill, he's more outraged about the most dire situations.effect on his reputation at the bank than anything else.
* JustAKid: He treats the Baudelaires like they don't understand the meaning of words and always tells them to "let the adults talk" whenever they try to convince him about Count Olaf being in disguise.
* RaceLift: Is white in the illustrations and previous film, but is portrayed by black actor K. Todd Freeman here.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Shown when he first hears the Screeching Iguana Clock.
* StepfordSmiler: He's all smiles when he's around others and tries to be cordial, but he's shown to be terribly miserable and exhausted when seen alone.
* TookALevelInJerkAss: ''In a sense''. Around the events of ''The Vile Village'', Poe flat out believes the children murdered Count Olaf (actually Jacques Snicket) ''despite the fact Count Olaf is a villainous person''. He continues to basically act like they're evil or criminals despite the obviousness. He's also more than happy to see a freak get devoured by lions at the end of ''The Carnivorous Carnival'', although he quickly regrets his enthusiasm when he actually sees it happen.
*
* NiceGuy: He's friendly
* AdaptationalKarma: He has to face the consequences for his incompetence when the Baudelaires run off at the end of ''The Wide Window'' and almost loses his job at the beginning of ''The Miserable Mill''.
* AdultsAreUseless: He utterly fails at keeping the children safe from Count Olaf, and repeatedly fails to believe them about Olaf being in disguise.
* AesopAmnesia: He constantly forgets that the Baudelaires are actually competent, intelligent, and justified in their suspicions, after they've proven themselves time and again. He even suggests they might be letting their imaginations run away with them when they insist Captain Sham is Olaf, citing how they believed the same of Stephano--who ''was'' Count Olaf, and whose unmasking Poe was present for.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a gullible, self-absorbed dolt, but he's also Mulctuary Money Management's best banker and was considered capable enough at his job by Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire to handle their vast fortune.
* ButtMonkey: The Baudelaire's quickly grow to disdain him, Count Olaf holds him in contempt, his wife's a self-absorbed shrew, and his children grow up to resent him and one another. This of course pales to the actual horrors that befall the orphans supposedly under his charge.
* CharacterExaggeration: His character is not very smart in general, but the TV show make him a complete idiot.
* CharacterTics: A persistent, hacking cough, which seems to intensify whenever he's in personal discomfort or visiting any place that isn't hypoallergenic. Even his car is heard sputtering and wheezing at one point.
* DissonantSerenity: Is disturbingly cheerful even when bringing disturbing news. Especially stands out in the
*
-->'''"Stephano":''' Then it's obvious! The mamba du mal got out of its own cage, stole a vial of its own venom, and murdered Dr. Montgomery in cold blood.\\
'''Poe:''' Ah-ha! Wait, that's ridiculous.
** In a combination of this and EveryoneHasStandards, he is horrified when Count Olaf's troupe suggests killing the Baudelaires, [[spoiler: even after he (along with everyone else) wrongly believes the Orphans are murderers.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''The Two White-Faced Women:''' Murderers should get the chair.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Mr. Poe:''' Don't be preposterous, these are just children!]]
* TheFool: He's only ever helpful (to both the protagonists and antagonists) by accident and just gets in everyone's way (again, to both the Baudelaire orphans and Count Olaf) when he actually tries to get involved in the story. And yet, for all his witless incompetence and general apathy, he's the only
* HateSink: While not explicitly mean or unpleasant, his stupidity, condescending attitude, and downright uselessness is as frustrating to the audience as it is to the orphans. It's no wonder that they decide to abandon him at the end of ''The Wide Window''.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While he does care about the safety of the Baudelaires and
* ThePollyanna: Unfailingly sees the upside in every situation.
* WideEyedIdealist: He is overly optimistic even
* JustAKid: He treats the Baudelaires like they don't understand the meaning of words and always tells them to "let the adults talk" whenever they try to convince him about Count Olaf being in disguise.
* RaceLift: Is white in the illustrations and previous film, but is portrayed by black actor K. Todd Freeman here.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Shown when he first hears the Screeching Iguana Clock.
* StepfordSmiler: He's all smiles when he's around others and tries to be cordial, but he's shown to be terribly miserable and exhausted when seen alone.
* TookALevelInJerkAss: ''In a sense''. Around the events of ''The Vile Village'', Poe flat out believes the children murdered Count Olaf (actually Jacques Snicket) ''despite the fact Count Olaf is a villainous person''. He continues to basically act like they're evil or criminals despite the obviousness. He's also more than happy to see a freak get devoured by lions at the end of ''The Carnivorous Carnival'', although he quickly regrets his enthusiasm when he actually sees it happen.
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!Purfrock Preparatory School
[[folder:Vice Principal Nero]]
!! Vice Principal Nero
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->'''Played by:''' Roger Bart
The incompetent Vice Director of the Purfrock school. He spoils Carmelita and forces everyone to hear his dreadful violin skills, believing himself to be a genius.
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!!Eleanora Poe
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->'''Played by:''' Roger Bart
The incompetent Vice Director
->'''Portrayed By:''' Cleo King
Mr. Poe's wife and editor-in-chief of the
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* AdaptationalBadass: Not him, but his anti-Olaf "security measures" get a huge dose of this. In the book, he had a computer with a picture of Count Olaf on the screen and stupidly assumed that would somehow keep Olaf away. Here, the system is crude but actually takes visual input and announces a verdict; while it's never made clear whether it could actually catch Olaf if he weren't disguised, its presence is enough to spook him into recruiting Carmelita Spats to get him inside.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the book, he gleefully expels the Baudelaires even after they pass the exams (because they skipped gym class), and doesn't really care about Olaf kidnapping the Quagmires, to the point that he won't let Mr. Poe use his phone to call the police. He's still nasty here, but is somewhat more rational, grudgingly admitting that they passed, and there are a few points where he seems a little suspicious of Olaf's gym teacher disguise.
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Get to class late and you'll spend lunch with your arms tied behind your back. Skip out on his violin performances and you have to watch him eat a bag of candy that you bought. Sneak around after hours and you have to clip his toenails.
* DreadfulMusician: Despite believing to be a genius, Nero is a lousy musician who has been forbidden to go anywhere near Julliard by a restraining order. No student likes his music.
* HateSink: Not as much as in the novel, but that's not saying much. He's rude, egotistical, and abrasive. Not even the aforementioned AdaptationalHeroism is enough to redeem him.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a nasty vice principal who subjects his students to [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment bizarre punishments]], makes a small toddler do all his office work, and forces orphans to live in a rusty tin shack while the rest of the students live in luxury.
* MeaningfulName[=/=]NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Nero was a Roman emperor infamously known for being both an incompetent ruler and a terrible musician, both traits applying to this character. The common legend of him playing the fiddle while Rome burned certainly fits the petty and incompetent administrator who would rather practice the violin while Prufrock crumbles around him.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Extremely downplayed. He isn't by any means reasonable, though he does show once that, while uncomfortable with the orphans, since they succeeded in their test, they can remain in the academy.
* SkewedPriorities: His first and strongest priority is his music career and using the school's funds to improve it, while he believes himself to be a huge, misunderstood genius.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the book, he gleefully expels the Baudelaires even after they pass the exams (because they skipped gym class), and doesn't really care about Olaf kidnapping the Quagmires, to the point that he won't let Mr. Poe use his phone to call the police. He's still nasty here, but is somewhat more rational, grudgingly admitting that they passed, and there are a few points where he seems a little suspicious of Olaf's gym teacher disguise.
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Get to class late and you'll spend lunch with your arms tied behind your back. Skip out on his violin performances and you have to watch him eat a bag of candy that you bought. Sneak around after hours and you have to clip his toenails.
* DreadfulMusician: Despite believing to be a genius, Nero is a lousy musician who has been forbidden to go anywhere near Julliard by a restraining order. No student likes his music.
* HateSink: Not as much as in the novel, but that's not saying much. He's rude, egotistical, and abrasive. Not even the aforementioned AdaptationalHeroism is enough to redeem him.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a nasty vice principal who subjects his students to [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment bizarre punishments]], makes a small toddler do all his office work, and forces orphans to live in a rusty tin shack while the rest of the students live in luxury.
* MeaningfulName[=/=]NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Nero was a Roman emperor infamously known for being both an incompetent ruler and a terrible musician, both traits applying to this character. The common legend of him playing the fiddle while Rome burned certainly fits the petty and incompetent administrator who would rather practice the violin while Prufrock crumbles around him.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Extremely downplayed. He isn't by any means reasonable, though he does show once that, while uncomfortable with the orphans, since they succeeded in their test, they can remain in the academy.
* SkewedPriorities: His first and strongest priority is his music career and using the school's funds to improve it, while he believes himself to be a huge, misunderstood genius.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Not him, but his anti-Olaf "security measures" get a huge dose {{Catchphrase}}: "Wait until the readers of this. In the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!" Said in response to pretty much ''every'' big development she hears about. She always says it in a very cheerful tone.
* CompositeCharacter:
** She combines the character of Eleanora Poe, Mr. Poe's sister in the book,he had a computer with a picture the very minor character of Count Olaf his wife Polly Poe.
** She also appears to have taken on thescreen role of Geraldine Julienne, the Punctilio's reporter. While Julienne hadn't shown up in the books at this point, Mrs. Poe is seen writing an article herself, and stupidly assumed that would somehow keep Olaf away. Here, in episode 2, she says Julienne's catchphrase, "Wait until the system readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!"
* GiftedlyBad: For someone who iscrude editor-in-chief of a newspaper, she's very bad at her job, as she can't even spell "promotion" right and gets the Baudelaires' names wrong. She does manage to track down the Baudelaires' using her reporting skills, but actually takes visual input and announces a verdict; while it's never made clear whether it could actually catch Olaf if he weren't disguised, its presence is enough only because she happened to spook him into recruiting Carmelita Spats to get him inside.
* AdaptationalHeroism: Inbe covering the book, he gleefully expels accident at Lucky Smells Lumbermill.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Shows off the article about the Baudelaire Mansion burning down getting the front page, ''right in front of the Baudelaire orphans.''
* IntrepidReporter: Uses her reporting skills to track down the Baudelaireseven after they pass the exams (because they skipped gym class), and doesn't really care about Olaf kidnapping the Quagmires, run away from Mr. Poe. Although when she does finally find them, it's completely by accident.
* {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed compared to thepoint that he won't let Mr. Poe use his phone to call other characters, but she uses the police. He's still nasty here, but is somewhat more rational, grudgingly admitting that Baudelaires for newspaper headlines and insists they passed, should be ''delighted'' to be on the front page. Although she's ''more so'' worse in Season 2, being the one spreading botched headlines and there are a few points where he seems a little suspicious of Olaf's gym teacher disguise.labeling the Baudelaires as murders and arsonists.
*CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Get to class late and you'll spend lunch with your arms tied LaserGuidedKarma: At the end of the series, [[spoiler: we see the final issue of the Daily Punctilio, which shows her behind your back. Skip out on his violin performances bars for false reporting and you have to watch him eat a bag of candy that you bought. Sneak around after hours and you have to clip his toenails.
* DreadfulMusician: Despite believing to be a genius, Nero is a lousy musician who has been forbidden to go anywhere near Julliard by a restraining order. No student likes his music.
* HateSink: Not as much as inannounces the novel, but that's not saying much. He's rude, egotistical, and abrasive. Not even the aforementioned AdaptationalHeroism is enough to redeem him.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a nasty vice principal who subjects his students to [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment bizarre punishments]], makes a small toddler do all his office work, and forces orphans to live in a rusty tin shack while the restend of the students live newspaper. Also her husband may or may not have died in luxury.
a fire.]]
*MeaningfulName[=/=]NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Nero was a Roman emperor infamously known for being both an incompetent ruler MeaningfulName: Like her married name and a terrible musician, both traits applying to this character. The common legend of him playing the fiddle while Rome burned certainly fits the petty and incompetent administrator who would rather practice the violin while Prufrock crumbles around him.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Extremely downplayed. He isn't by any means reasonable, though he does show once that, while uncomfortableher sons' names, Eleanora is named with the orphans, since they succeeded Creator/EdgarAllanPoe in their test, they can remain in the academy.
* SkewedPriorities: His first and strongest priority is his music career and using the school's funds to improve it, while he believes himself to be a huge, misunderstood genius.mind. Specifically, after Lenore from ''Literature/TheRaven''.
* CompositeCharacter:
** She combines the character of Eleanora Poe, Mr. Poe's sister in the book,
** She also appears to have taken on the
* GiftedlyBad: For someone who is
* AdaptationalHeroism: In
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Shows off the article about the Baudelaire Mansion burning down getting the front page, ''right in front of the Baudelaire orphans.''
* IntrepidReporter: Uses her reporting skills to track down the Baudelaires
* {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed compared to the
*
* DreadfulMusician: Despite believing to be a genius, Nero is a lousy musician who has been forbidden to go anywhere near Julliard by a restraining order. No student likes his music.
* HateSink: Not as much as in
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a nasty vice principal who subjects his students to [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment bizarre punishments]], makes a small toddler do all his office work, and forces orphans to live in a rusty tin shack while the rest
*
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Extremely downplayed. He isn't by any means reasonable, though he does show once that, while uncomfortable
* SkewedPriorities: His first and strongest priority is his music career and using the school's funds to improve it, while he believes himself to be a huge, misunderstood genius.
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[[folder:The Quagmire Triplets]]
!! Duncan, Isadora and Quigley Quagmire
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->'''Played by:''' Avi Lake (Isadora) and Dylan Kingwell (Duncan and Quigley)
-->''"This is what friends are for."''
Duncan and Isadora Quagmire, two of the Quagmire Triplets, the only members of the family to survive a fire that killed their parents and their sibling, Quigley. They lived through similar adventures of those the Baudelair's went through and quickly befriend them.
!! Duncan, Isadora and Quigley Quagmire
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->'''Played by:''' Avi Lake (Isadora) and Dylan Kingwell (Duncan and Quigley)
-->''"This is what friends are for."''
Duncan and Isadora Quagmire, two of the Quagmire Triplets, the only members of the family to survive a fire that killed their parents and their sibling, Quigley. They lived through similar adventures of those the Baudelair's went through and quickly befriend them.
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[[folder:The Quagmire Triplets]]
!! Duncan, IsadoraBrothers Poe]]
!!Edgar andQuigley Quagmire
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->'''Played by:''' Avi Lake (Isadora)Albert Poe
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jack Forrester (Albert) andDylan Kingwell (Duncan Kaniel Jacob-Cross (Edgar)
The children of Mr. andQuigley)
-->''"This is what friends are for."''
Duncan and Isadora Quagmire, two of the Quagmire Triplets, the only members of the family to survive a fire that killed their parents and their sibling, Quigley. They lived through similar adventures of those the Baudelair's went through and quickly befriend them.Mrs. Poe.
!! Duncan, Isadora
!!Edgar and
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->'''Played by:''' Avi Lake (Isadora)
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jack Forrester (Albert) and
The children of Mr. and
-->''"This is what friends are for."''
Duncan and Isadora Quagmire, two of the Quagmire Triplets, the only members of the family to survive a fire that killed their parents and their sibling, Quigley. They lived through similar adventures of those the Baudelair's went through and quickly befriend them.
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* DamselInDistress: They are kidnapped by Count Olaf at the end of "The Austere Academy".
* InsistentTerminology: They are triplets and the fact that the third one among them is dead won't change that. Both the Baudelaires and the Librarian still refer to them as triplets.
* PutOnABus: At the end of "The Vile Village", Klaus and Violet decide to run away by land, once they realize that they wouldn't be able to board the self-sustaining house with them, leading Hector to take the Quagmire triplets with him in his escape.
* RhymesOnADime: Isadora has a tendency to speak in couplets.
* ShipTease: With Duncan and Isadora, with Violet and Klaus respectively, as early as the first two episodes of season 2.
** When they first introduce themselves, Violet and Duncan give each other some looks, which even prompts Sunny to say "GetARoom."
** When the Quagmires are getting ready for their plan to take the Baudelaire's places for the running exercises, Isadora gives Klaus a kiss on the cheek before they leave.
* TheUnreveal: Duncan and Isadora find the book and try to warn Klaus and Violet about the VFD, sadly, they are far away and do not manage to pass the information. While they are reading, the viewer is also not shown what exactly they are finding out.
* InsistentTerminology: They are triplets and the fact that the third one among them is dead won't change that. Both the Baudelaires and the Librarian still refer to them as triplets.
* PutOnABus: At the end of "The Vile Village", Klaus and Violet decide to run away by land, once they realize that they wouldn't be able to board the self-sustaining house with them, leading Hector to take the Quagmire triplets with him in his escape.
* RhymesOnADime: Isadora has a tendency to speak in couplets.
* ShipTease: With Duncan and Isadora, with Violet and Klaus respectively, as early as the first two episodes of season 2.
** When they first introduce themselves, Violet and Duncan give each other some looks, which even prompts Sunny to say "GetARoom."
** When the Quagmires are getting ready for their plan to take the Baudelaire's places for the running exercises, Isadora gives Klaus a kiss on the cheek before they leave.
* TheUnreveal: Duncan and Isadora find the book and try to warn Klaus and Violet about the VFD, sadly, they are far away and do not manage to pass the information. While they are reading, the viewer is also not shown what exactly they are finding out.
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* DamselInDistress: They are kidnapped by Count Olaf at the end of "The Austere Academy".
* InsistentTerminology: They are tripletsGrassIsGreener: According to Snicket, one brother became a banker like his father and the fact other lives in a cave and talks to goats. Each thinks the other has a better life.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: They're not deliberately mean, but they've heard rumors that thethird one among them is dead won't change that. Both the Baudelaires and the Librarian still refer to them as triplets.
* PutOnABus: At the end of "The Vile Village", Klaus and Violet decide to run away by land, once they realize that they wouldn't be able to board the self-sustaining house with them, leading Hector to take the Quagmire triplets with him in his escape.
* RhymesOnADime: Isadora has a tendency to speak in couplets.
* ShipTease: With Duncan and Isadora, with Violet and Klaus respectively, as early as the first two episodes of season 2.
** When they first introduce themselves, Violet and Duncan give each other some looks, which even prompts Sunny to say "GetARoom."
** When the Quagmires are getting ready forBaudelaire orphans killed their plan to take the Baudelaire's places for the running exercises, Isadora gives Klaus a kiss on the cheek before they leave.
* TheUnreveal: Duncanparents themselves and Isadora find the book and try to warn Klaus and Violet ask them about the VFD, sadly, they are far away and do not manage to pass the information. While they are reading, the viewer is also not shown what exactly they are finding out.it.
* InsistentTerminology: They are triplets
* InnocentlyInsensitive: They're not deliberately mean, but they've heard rumors that the
* PutOnABus: At the end of "The Vile Village", Klaus and Violet decide to run away by land, once they realize that they wouldn't be able to board the self-sustaining house with them, leading Hector to take the Quagmire triplets with him in his escape.
* RhymesOnADime: Isadora has a tendency to speak in couplets.
* ShipTease: With Duncan and Isadora, with Violet and Klaus respectively, as early as the first two episodes of season 2.
** When they first introduce themselves, Violet and Duncan give each other some looks, which even prompts Sunny to say "GetARoom."
** When the Quagmires are getting ready for
* TheUnreveal: Duncan
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!667 Dark Avenue
[[folder:Jerome Squalor]]
!! Jerome Squalor
-> '''Played by:''' Tony Hale
An old friend of the Baudelaire's parents, whom he has lost contact over the years. He convinces his wife to become their new guardians once orphans become in.
[[folder:Jerome Squalor]]
!! Jerome Squalor
-> '''Played by:''' Tony Hale
An old friend of the Baudelaire's parents, whom he has lost contact over the years. He convinces his wife to become their new guardians once orphans become in.
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[[folder:Jerome Squalor]]
!! Jerome Squalor
-> '''Played by:''' Tony Hale
An old friend
[[folder:Sir]]
!!Sir
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Don Johnson
The owner of the
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* BiTheWay: After his marriage to Esme falls apart, he winds up with Charles. They met at a support group to recover from their previous partners.
* CampGay: Not the most masculine man, and in The Penultimate Peril Part 1 he reveals that he met the true love of his life at a support group for people who escaped horrible partners and is currently at a lumbermill, strongly implying that he's in love with Charles.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Wears a black, sleazy-looking pinstripe suit, but is actually a pretty NiceGuy. It's his WomanInWhite wife who ends up being the villainous one.
* DirtyCoward: Deconstructed. He leaves the Baudelaires behind once they make it clear their intent was to fight Count Olaf and get the Quagmires. However, he tells them that he's not brave enough and even admits that their parents called him out for that.
* TheDogBitesBack: He finally works up the gall to stand up against his wife in the end.
-->''"Esme, love of my life, I'm tired of being treated this way."''
* HenpeckedHusband: Needless to say, Esme's love for Jerome is anything but genuine. She ''does'' have the hots for Count Olaf, after all.
* InnocentBystander: Unlike his wife and the Baudelaire's parents, he has no involvement with the VFD despite being married to the former and close friends of the latter. He's implied to have been left out of the loop by the Baudelaire parents because of his cowardice. And once he witnesses the treachery going on, he wants no involvement with it.
* NiceGuy: Unlike Esme, he's a genuinely kindhearted guardian who treats the Baudelaires with warmth and hospitality.
* CampGay: Not the most masculine man, and in The Penultimate Peril Part 1 he reveals that he met the true love of his life at a support group for people who escaped horrible partners and is currently at a lumbermill, strongly implying that he's in love with Charles.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Wears a black, sleazy-looking pinstripe suit, but is actually a pretty NiceGuy. It's his WomanInWhite wife who ends up being the villainous one.
* DirtyCoward: Deconstructed. He leaves the Baudelaires behind once they make it clear their intent was to fight Count Olaf and get the Quagmires. However, he tells them that he's not brave enough and even admits that their parents called him out for that.
* TheDogBitesBack: He finally works up the gall to stand up against his wife in the end.
-->''"Esme, love of my life, I'm tired of being treated this way."''
* HenpeckedHusband: Needless to say, Esme's love for Jerome is anything but genuine. She ''does'' have the hots for Count Olaf, after all.
* InnocentBystander: Unlike his wife and the Baudelaire's parents, he has no involvement with the VFD despite being married to the former and close friends of the latter. He's implied to have been left out of the loop by the Baudelaire parents because of his cowardice. And once he witnesses the treachery going on, he wants no involvement with it.
* NiceGuy: Unlike Esme, he's a genuinely kindhearted guardian who treats the Baudelaires with warmth and hospitality.
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* BiTheWay: After his marriage AdaptationalSexuality: Sir and Charles were only ever AmbiguouslyGay in the books.
* AdaptationalKarma: Gets chased out of the factory by an angry mob of workers, unlike in the book where he is still in charge.
* AdaptedOut: [[spoiler:At the Hotel Denoument, he and Charles are replaced by Jerome and Babs.]]
* AdultsAreUseless: Subverted. Though the Baudelaire children believe him toEsme falls apart, he winds up with Charles. They met at a support group to recover from be this, much like other adults in their previous partners.
* CampGay: Not the most masculine man, and in The Penultimate Peril Part 1 he reveals that he met the true love of his life at a support group for people who escaped horrible partners and is currently at a lumbermill, strongly implying thatlives, Sir isn't ignorant so much as he's in love with Charles.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Wears a black, sleazy-looking pinstripe suit,malevolent. He doesn't know Dr. Orwell's hypnotizing everyone, but is actually a pretty NiceGuy. It's his WomanInWhite wife who ends up being the villainous one.
* DirtyCoward: Deconstructed. He leaves the Baudelaires behind once they make it clear their intent was to fight Count Olafhe does know she's doing something unethical and get the Quagmires. However, he tells them that he's not brave enough and even admits that their parents called him out for that.
* TheDogBitesBack: He finally works up the gallquite happy to stand up against let her keep going because it makes his wife in the end.
-->''"Esme, love of my life, I'm tired of being treated this way."''
* HenpeckedHusband: Needless to say, Esme's love for Jerome is anything but genuine. She ''does'' have the hots foremployees obedient. He doesn't know about Count Olaf, after all.
Olaf's schemes, but he's completely willing to pawn the Orphans off on Shirley because he doesn't care about them.
*InnocentBystander: Unlike AllTakeAndNoGive: Sir doesn't treat Charles well, and Charles ''knows'' it, but he loves him anyways.
* BadBoss: Pays hiswife workers in gum and coupons and treats his "partner" Charles more like a servant.
* CigarChomper: He hates cigars but he's always smoking them because he's theBaudelaire's parents, he has no boss.
* ConvenientlyInterruptedDocument: Does this to his book concerning the Baudelaires' involvementwith the VFD despite being married to the former and close friends of the latter. He's implied to have been left out of the loop by in town history.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone calls him "Sir." His real name is never revealed.
* {{Jerkass}}: He claims the Baudelaire parentsbecause of started the fire that burned down Paltryville but they actually rescued the survivors and helped them rebuild, a fact which he is well aware of. He actually wrote down the truth in his cowardice. And once he witnesses book of Paltryville history but then blacked out that entry in every single copy... except for one.
* MarriedToTheJob: He claims thetreachery going on, mill is all he wants no involvement with it.
has and will do ''anything'' to keep it open.
*NiceGuy: Unlike Esme, ManlyGay: He's a cigar-smoking man who looks like a SouthernGentleman, but he's also gay.
* SouthernGentleman: [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield It's unclear exactly where he lives]] but everything about him fits this archetype.
** Johnson appears to have developed agenuinely kindhearted guardian who treats the Baudelaires with warmth and hospitality. penchant for this role, playing a similar character in Film/DjangoUnchained.
* AdaptationalKarma: Gets chased out of the factory by an angry mob of workers, unlike in the book where he is still in charge.
* AdaptedOut: [[spoiler:At the Hotel Denoument, he and Charles are replaced by Jerome and Babs.]]
* AdultsAreUseless: Subverted. Though the Baudelaire children believe him to
* CampGay: Not the most masculine man, and in The Penultimate Peril Part 1 he reveals that he met the true love of his life at a support group for people who escaped horrible partners and is currently at a lumbermill, strongly implying that
* DarkIsNotEvil: Wears a black, sleazy-looking pinstripe suit,
* DirtyCoward: Deconstructed. He leaves the Baudelaires behind once they make it clear their intent was to fight Count Olaf
* TheDogBitesBack: He finally works up the gall
-->''"Esme, love of my life, I'm tired of being treated this way."''
* HenpeckedHusband: Needless to say, Esme's love for Jerome is anything but genuine. She ''does'' have the hots for
*
* BadBoss: Pays his
* CigarChomper: He hates cigars but he's always smoking them because he's the
* ConvenientlyInterruptedDocument: Does this to his book concerning the Baudelaires' involvement
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone calls him "Sir." His real name is never revealed.
* {{Jerkass}}: He claims the Baudelaire parents
* MarriedToTheJob: He claims the
*
* SouthernGentleman: [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield It's unclear exactly where he lives]] but everything about him fits this archetype.
** Johnson appears to have developed a
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[[folder:Esmé Squalor]]
->See [[Characters/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017Antagonists Antagonists]]
[[/folder]]
!Village of Fowl Devotees (VFD Village)
[[folder:Council of Elders]]
!!The Council of Elders (Elder Jemma, Elder Annabelle and Elder Sam)
->'''Played by:''' Carol Mansell (Elder Jemma), Mindy Sterling (Elder Annabelle), Ken Jenkins (Elder Sam)
A trio of elders that make the rules and govern over the VFD Village.
->See [[Characters/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017Antagonists Antagonists]]
[[/folder]]
!Village of Fowl Devotees (VFD Village)
[[folder:Council of Elders]]
!!The Council of Elders (Elder Jemma, Elder Annabelle and Elder Sam)
->'''Played by:''' Carol Mansell (Elder Jemma), Mindy Sterling (Elder Annabelle), Ken Jenkins (Elder Sam)
A trio of elders that make the rules and govern over the VFD Village.
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->See [[Characters/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017Antagonists Antagonists]]
[[/folder]]
!Village of Fowl Devotees (VFD Village)
[[folder:Council of Elders]]
!!The Council of Elders (Elder Jemma, Elder Annabelle
!!Charles
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sirandcharles_0.png]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Rhys Darby
Sir's partner (romantically and
->'''Played by:''' Carol Mansell (Elder Jemma), Mindy Sterling (Elder Annabelle), Ken Jenkins (Elder Sam)
A trio of elders that make
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* ANaziByAnyOtherName: The village flag design is basically the Nazi flag with a silhouette of a flying crow standing in for the swastika, most likely a commentary on the Council's obsession with and strict enforcement of arbitrary rules, disdain for outsiders, and disturbing willingness to execute people (even children) without a trial by burning them.
* AdultsAreUseless: Completely and utterly incompetent, they see the worst form of punishment as a very severe ''fine'', and have so many rules and regulations it is believable that all they do is sit around making up new ones.
* AgeLift: A similar situation with Hal. Though they are portrayed by elderly actors, they aren't the ancient human beings that are described in the books.
* AllThereInTheScript: In the episode proper, they're only ever referred to as the Council Elders, but the credits name them as Jemma, Annabelle and Sam, respectively.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Their decision to adopt orphans wasn't in the intent to raise them, but actually to find people to do their chores.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Their rules don't really make sense, and it's shown that people who harm crows take precedent over any other sort of crime, as shown how they turned against Esmé when she fired a harpoon in a crow.
* AdultsAreUseless: Completely and utterly incompetent, they see the worst form of punishment as a very severe ''fine'', and have so many rules and regulations it is believable that all they do is sit around making up new ones.
* AgeLift: A similar situation with Hal. Though they are portrayed by elderly actors, they aren't the ancient human beings that are described in the books.
* AllThereInTheScript: In the episode proper, they're only ever referred to as the Council Elders, but the credits name them as Jemma, Annabelle and Sam, respectively.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Their decision to adopt orphans wasn't in the intent to raise them, but actually to find people to do their chores.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Their rules don't really make sense, and it's shown that people who harm crows take precedent over any other sort of crime, as shown how they turned against Esmé when she fired a harpoon in a crow.
to:
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: The village flag design is basically the Nazi flag with a silhouette of a flying crow standing in AllTakeAndNoGive: Sir doesn't treat him well, and Charles ''knows'' it, but he loves him anyways.
-->'''Charles:''' I'm gonna search forthe swastika, most likely a commentary on the Council's obsession with and strict enforcement of arbitrary rules, disdain for outsiders, and disturbing willingness to execute people (even children) without a trial by burning them.
* AdultsAreUseless: Completely and utterly incompetent, they see the worst form of punishment as a very severe ''fine'', andSir. He may not have so many rules and regulations it is believable that all they do is sit around making up new ones.
* AgeLift: A similar situation with Hal. Though they are portrayed by elderly actors, theybeen a good partner, or a good boss... or a good person... but someday you'll learn things aren't always black and white.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Orwell induces this in him when he tries to interfere in their plans and to get him to participate in a fatal accident.
* ExtremeDoormat: He's Sir's partner but is treated more like a servant.
* IWillFindYou: We last see him setting out to search for Sir.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's much nicer than Sir and helps theancient human beings that are described in the books.
* AllThereInTheScript: In the episode proper, they're only ever referred to as the Council Elders, but the credits name them as Jemma, Annabelle and Sam, respectively.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Their decision to adoptBaudelaire orphans wasn't in at the intent to raise them, but actually to find people to do end of their chores.
time at Lucky Smells Lumber Mill.
*BlueAndOrangeMorality: Their rules don't really make sense, and it's shown ThrowTheDogABone:
** He gives the Baudelaires the one book page thatpeople proved their parents' heroism in Paltryville.
** The third season reveals he ''did'' eventually leave Sir -- and, unsurprisingly, had to go to a support group to recover. There, he meets Jerome, whoharm crows take precedent over any other sort of crime, as shown how they turned against Esmé when she fired a harpoon in a crow.loves him and certainly treats him much better than Sir ever did.
-->'''Charles:''' I'm gonna search for
* AdultsAreUseless: Completely and utterly incompetent, they see the worst form of punishment as a very severe ''fine'', and
* AgeLift: A similar situation with Hal. Though they are portrayed by elderly actors, they
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Orwell induces this in him when he tries to interfere in their plans and to get him to participate in a fatal accident.
* ExtremeDoormat: He's Sir's partner but is treated more like a servant.
* IWillFindYou: We last see him setting out to search for Sir.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's much nicer than Sir and helps the
* AllThereInTheScript: In the episode proper, they're only ever referred to as the Council Elders, but the credits name them as Jemma, Annabelle and Sam, respectively.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Their decision to adopt
*
** He gives the Baudelaires the one book page that
** The third season reveals he ''did'' eventually leave Sir -- and, unsurprisingly, had to go to a support group to recover. There, he meets Jerome, who
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[[folder:Hector]]
!! Hector
->'''Played by:''' Ithamar Enriquez
The handyman of the village.
!! Hector
->'''Played by:''' Ithamar Enriquez
The handyman of the village.
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!! Hector
!!Phil
->'''Played by:'''
The handyman of the village.
A Lucky Smells Lumber Mill worker who is an optimist.
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* DefectorFromDecadence: Tired of the village's rules and their abusive ways, he creates a self-sustaining floating house in which he intends to run away in.
* NiceGuy: Very much so. He treats the children with respect and care, even offering to take them with him on his self-sustaining floating house.
* PutOnABus: He pretty much leaves and stays in the air with Duncan and Isadora Quagmire after being saved by the Baudelaires.
* NiceGuy: Very much so. He treats the children with respect and care, even offering to take them with him on his self-sustaining floating house.
* PutOnABus: He pretty much leaves and stays in the air with Duncan and Isadora Quagmire after being saved by the Baudelaires.
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* DefectorFromDecadence: Tired of AnArmAndALeg: In the village's rules and their abusive ways, he creates a self-sustaining floating house book his leg was only crushed, while in which he intends the series it's crushed off. He does get it reattached by the episode's end.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: His reaction torun away in.
getting his leg crushed off? "Oh boy! Half-off pedicures!"
* NiceGuy:Very much so. He treats He's friendly and welcoming to the children with respect and care, Baudelaires, even offering when the rest of the town hates them.
* OnlyFriend: He's the only Mill worker to take a liking to the Baudelaires and treat themwith him on his self-sustaining floating house.
* PutOnABus: He pretty much leaves and stayscivilly. When he's in the air hospital they admit that they miss him and that his positive attitude helped with Duncan and Isadora Quagmire after being saved by the Baudelaires.depressing Mill conditions.
* ThePollyanna: Unfailingly sees the upside in every situation.
* WideEyedIdealist: He is overly optimistic even about the most dire situations.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: His reaction to
* NiceGuy:
* OnlyFriend: He's the only Mill worker to take a liking to the Baudelaires and treat them
* PutOnABus: He pretty much leaves and stays
* ThePollyanna: Unfailingly sees the upside in every situation.
* WideEyedIdealist: He is overly optimistic even about the most dire situations.
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! Heimlich Hospital
[[folder:Babs]]
!! Babs
->'''Played by:''' Kerri Kenney
The Head of Human Resources at Heimlich Hospital.
[[folder:Babs]]
!! Babs
->'''Played by:''' Kerri Kenney
The Head of Human Resources at Heimlich Hospital.
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[[folder:Babs]]
!Purfrock Preparatory School
[[folder:Vice Principal Nero]]
!!
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a_series_of_unfortunate_events_season_2_the_austere_academy_76u2640_7.jpg]]
->'''Played by:'''
The
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* AdaptationExpansion: In the books, she was never seen due to her belief that adults should be "heard, but not seen". In the series, she's fully visible as her own character.
* AdaptationalWimp: Definitely not as strict as her character was in the book. Here in the series, she's shown having a brief anxiety attack complete with breathing into a paper bag when someone not on her approved list tries to get into the hospital.
* GallowsHumor: Engages in a bit of this when Violet tries to break them both out of the hospital, brought on by fear and nervousness:
-->'''Violet:''' Is there a way out of this hospital where I don’t have to fill out any paperwork?\\
'''Babs:''' ''[beat]'' You can die! ''[anxious laughter]'' [[BaitAndSwitch Or you can take a left at the next hall]]. The exit’s that way.
* LaughingMad: A result of fear and nervousness more than insanity, but she still gives off this vibe when it happens.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Before allowing Olaf into the hospital, she forces him to fill out a form in triplicate and another 15 in quadruplicate. She even flat-out states that paperwork makes the world go round.
* SkewedPriorities: Her biggest concern regarding the hospital being torched by Olaf is the fact that she lost most of her paperwork in the blaze.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: While her fate in the book is unknown (though Count Olaf is heavily implied to have killed her), she is explicitly seen to have survived the fire that destroyed the hospital in the adaptation.
* AdaptationalWimp: Definitely not as strict as her character was in the book. Here in the series, she's shown having a brief anxiety attack complete with breathing into a paper bag when someone not on her approved list tries to get into the hospital.
* GallowsHumor: Engages in a bit of this when Violet tries to break them both out of the hospital, brought on by fear and nervousness:
-->'''Violet:''' Is there a way out of this hospital where I don’t have to fill out any paperwork?\\
'''Babs:''' ''[beat]'' You can die! ''[anxious laughter]'' [[BaitAndSwitch Or you can take a left at the next hall]]. The exit’s that way.
* LaughingMad: A result of fear and nervousness more than insanity, but she still gives off this vibe when it happens.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Before allowing Olaf into the hospital, she forces him to fill out a form in triplicate and another 15 in quadruplicate. She even flat-out states that paperwork makes the world go round.
* SkewedPriorities: Her biggest concern regarding the hospital being torched by Olaf is the fact that she lost most of her paperwork in the blaze.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: While her fate in the book is unknown (though Count Olaf is heavily implied to have killed her), she is explicitly seen to have survived the fire that destroyed the hospital in the adaptation.
to:
* AdaptationExpansion: AdaptationalBadass: Not him, but his anti-Olaf "security measures" get a huge dose of this. In the books, she was book, he had a computer with a picture of Count Olaf on the screen and stupidly assumed that would somehow keep Olaf away. Here, the system is crude but actually takes visual input and announces a verdict; while it's never seen due made clear whether it could actually catch Olaf if he weren't disguised, its presence is enough to her belief that adults should be "heard, but not seen". spook him into recruiting Carmelita Spats to get him inside.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In theseries, she's fully visible as her own character.
* AdaptationalWimp: Definitely not as strict as her character was inbook, he gleefully expels the book. Here in Baudelaires even after they pass the series, she's shown having a brief anxiety attack complete with breathing into a paper bag when someone not on her approved list tries to get into exams (because they skipped gym class), and doesn't really care about Olaf kidnapping the hospital.
* GallowsHumor: Engages in a bit of this when Violet triesQuagmires, to break them both out of the hospital, brought on by fear point that he won't let Mr. Poe use his phone to call the police. He's still nasty here, but is somewhat more rational, grudgingly admitting that they passed, and nervousness:
-->'''Violet:''' Isthere are a way out of this hospital few points where I don’t he seems a little suspicious of Olaf's gym teacher disguise.
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Get to class late and you'll spend lunch with your arms tied behind your back. Skip out on his violin performances and you have tofill out any paperwork?\\
'''Babs:''' ''[beat]'' You can die! ''[anxious laughter]'' [[BaitAndSwitch Or you can takewatch him eat a left at the next hall]]. The exit’s bag of candy that way.
* LaughingMad: A result of fearyou bought. Sneak around after hours and nervousness more than insanity, you have to clip his toenails.
* DreadfulMusician: Despite believing to be a genius, Nero is a lousy musician who has been forbidden to go anywhere near Julliard by a restraining order. No student likes his music.
* HateSink: Not as much as in the novel, butshe still gives off this vibe when it happens.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Before allowing Olaf intothat's not saying much. He's rude, egotistical, and abrasive. Not even the hospital, she aforementioned AdaptationalHeroism is enough to redeem him.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a nasty vice principal who subjects his students to [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment bizarre punishments]], makes a small toddler do all his office work, and forces orphans to live in a rusty tin shack while the rest of the students live in luxury.
* MeaningfulName[=/=]NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Nero was a Roman emperor infamously known for being both an incompetent ruler and a terrible musician, both traits applying to this character. The common legend of himto fill out a form in triplicate playing the fiddle while Rome burned certainly fits the petty and another 15 in quadruplicate. She even flat-out states that paperwork makes incompetent administrator who would rather practice the world go round.
violin while Prufrock crumbles around him.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Extremely downplayed. He isn't by any means reasonable, though he does show once that, while uncomfortable with the orphans, since they succeeded in their test, they can remain in the academy.
* SkewedPriorities:Her biggest concern regarding His first and strongest priority is his music career and using the hospital being torched by Olaf is the fact that she lost most of her paperwork in the blaze.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: While her fate in the book is unknown (though Count Olaf is heavily impliedschool's funds to have killed her), she is explicitly seen improve it, while he believes himself to have survived the fire that destroyed the hospital in the adaptation.be a huge, misunderstood genius.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the
* AdaptationalWimp: Definitely not as strict as her character was in
* GallowsHumor: Engages in a bit of this when Violet tries
-->'''Violet:''' Is
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Get to class late and you'll spend lunch with your arms tied behind your back. Skip out on his violin performances and you have to
'''Babs:''' ''[beat]'' You can die! ''[anxious laughter]'' [[BaitAndSwitch Or you can take
* LaughingMad: A result of fear
* DreadfulMusician: Despite believing to be a genius, Nero is a lousy musician who has been forbidden to go anywhere near Julliard by a restraining order. No student likes his music.
* HateSink: Not as much as in the novel, but
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Before allowing Olaf into
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a nasty vice principal who subjects his students to [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment bizarre punishments]], makes a small toddler do all his office work, and forces orphans to live in a rusty tin shack while the rest of the students live in luxury.
* MeaningfulName[=/=]NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Nero was a Roman emperor infamously known for being both an incompetent ruler and a terrible musician, both traits applying to this character. The common legend of him
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Extremely downplayed. He isn't by any means reasonable, though he does show once that, while uncomfortable with the orphans, since they succeeded in their test, they can remain in the academy.
* SkewedPriorities:
* SparedByTheAdaptation: While her fate in the book is unknown (though Count Olaf is heavily implied
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[[folder:The Archivist/Hal]]
!! Hal
->'''Played by:''' David Alan Grier
An elderly man with very poor eyesight who runs the Library of Records at Heimlich Hospital.
!! Hal
->'''Played by:''' David Alan Grier
An elderly man with very poor eyesight who runs the Library of Records at Heimlich Hospital.
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[[folder:Jerome Squalor]]
!!
->'''Played
-> '''Played by:'''
An
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* AgeLift: A downplayed example, in the books he was described as the "oldest person the Baudelaires had seen in their life", implying he would be a very elderly man. In the series, he's played by David Alan Grier, a 61 year old man. Definitely not the most elderly of people.
* CatchPhrase: "I shall file you under [letter] for [phrase that begins with that letter]."
* CoolOldGuy: Downplayed, he is nicer than most characters so far, but he is an ObstructiveBureaucrat who doesn't want to let the children look for the files they need.
* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: Starts doing this after the Baudelaire's steal his keys so they can break into the library, telling them that he never thought he could trust anyone as much as he trusts them.
* TheWoobie: Despite there being no other way to sneak into the library, the children feel awful for that they had to steal his keys in order to do so. After he finds out about their betrayal, the files are vandalized and burned to a crisp leaving him with nothing.
* CatchPhrase: "I shall file you under [letter] for [phrase that begins with that letter]."
* CoolOldGuy: Downplayed, he is nicer than most characters so far, but he is an ObstructiveBureaucrat who doesn't want to let the children look for the files they need.
* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: Starts doing this after the Baudelaire's steal his keys so they can break into the library, telling them that he never thought he could trust anyone as much as he trusts them.
* TheWoobie: Despite there being no other way to sneak into the library, the children feel awful for that they had to steal his keys in order to do so. After he finds out about their betrayal, the files are vandalized and burned to a crisp leaving him with nothing.
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* AgeLift: A downplayed example, in BiTheWay: After his marriage to Esme falls apart, he winds up with Charles. They met at a support group to recover from their previous partners.
* CampGay: Not thebooks most masculine man, and in The Penultimate Peril Part 1 he was described as reveals that he met the "oldest person true love of his life at a support group for people who escaped horrible partners and is currently at a lumbermill, strongly implying that he's in love with Charles.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Wears a black, sleazy-looking pinstripe suit, but is actually a pretty NiceGuy. It's his WomanInWhite wife who ends up being the villainous one.
* DirtyCoward: Deconstructed. He leaves the Baudelaireshad seen in behind once they make it clear their life", implying he would be a very elderly man. In intent was to fight Count Olaf and get the series, Quagmires. However, he tells them that he's played by David Alan Grier, a 61 year old man. Definitely not the most elderly of people.
* CatchPhrase: "I shall file you under [letter] for [phrasebrave enough and even admits that begins with that letter]."
their parents called him out for that.
*CoolOldGuy: Downplayed, he is nicer than most characters so far, but he is an ObstructiveBureaucrat who doesn't want to let TheDogBitesBack: He finally works up the children look for gall to stand up against his wife in the files they need.
* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: Starts doingend.
-->''"Esme, love of my life, I'm tired of being treated this way."''
* HenpeckedHusband: Needless to say, Esme's love for Jerome is anything but genuine. She ''does'' have the hots for Count Olaf, after all.
* InnocentBystander: Unlike his wife and the Baudelaire'ssteal his keys so they can break into parents, he has no involvement with the library, telling them that he never thought he could trust anyone as much as he trusts them.
* TheWoobie: Despite thereVFD despite being no other way married to sneak into the library, former and close friends of the children feel awful for that they had latter. He's implied to steal have been left out of the loop by the Baudelaire parents because of his keys in order to do so. After cowardice. And once he finds out about their betrayal, witnesses the files are vandalized and burned to a crisp leaving him treachery going on, he wants no involvement with nothing.it.
* NiceGuy: Unlike Esme, he's a genuinely kindhearted guardian who treats the Baudelaires with warmth and hospitality.
* CampGay: Not the
* DarkIsNotEvil: Wears a black, sleazy-looking pinstripe suit, but is actually a pretty NiceGuy. It's his WomanInWhite wife who ends up being the villainous one.
* DirtyCoward: Deconstructed. He leaves the Baudelaires
* CatchPhrase: "I shall file you under [letter] for [phrase
*
* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: Starts doing
-->''"Esme, love of my life, I'm tired of being treated this way."''
* HenpeckedHusband: Needless to say, Esme's love for Jerome is anything but genuine. She ''does'' have the hots for Count Olaf, after all.
* InnocentBystander: Unlike his wife and the Baudelaire's
* TheWoobie: Despite there
* NiceGuy: Unlike Esme, he's a genuinely kindhearted guardian who treats the Baudelaires with warmth and hospitality.
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[[folder:V.F.D. (Volunteers Fighting Disease)]]
A group of volunteers who take the Baudelaires with them to Heimlich Hospital, where they are going to sing for the patients.
->'''Played by:''' John Bobek (Bearded Man), Lauren [=McGibbon=] (Perky Volunteer)
* FunWithAcronyms: Their van is marked with the acronym VFD, leading the Baudelaires to think that they are members of the ''other'' VFD organization. Unfortunately, they are not.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: They ignore some patients who are begging for medical help, thinking they can make them feel better by singing to them instead.
* {{Jerkass}}: They take surprisingly sadistic glee at the idea of Violet getting her head chopped off. They also eagerly join Olaf's troupe and the others when they chase the Baudelaires.
* LyricalDissonance: Their songs are all happy and upbeat, despite the lyrics often describing the gruesome diseases and ailments that the patients might have.
* NoNameGiven: On Babs' list, the leader is listed as "Man with Beard" and the rest of the group is listed as "Others". They are all given similarly vague names in the credits.
* TakeThat: Towards those who take the phrase "Laughter is the best medicine" literally. Also potentially towards anti-vaccers, given that they are depicted as clearly ignorant when they scoff at the Baudelaires for suggesting vaccines as a treatment for disease.
* WideEyedIdealist: PlayedForLaughs. They believe that their singing, and the happiness they believe it will bring, is the only thing that the patients need to get better. Klaus points out that what the patients really need is medicine, which the volunteers ignore.
A group of volunteers who take the Baudelaires with them to Heimlich Hospital, where they are going to sing for the patients.
->'''Played by:''' John Bobek (Bearded Man), Lauren [=McGibbon=] (Perky Volunteer)
* FunWithAcronyms: Their van is marked with the acronym VFD, leading the Baudelaires to think that they are members of the ''other'' VFD organization. Unfortunately, they are not.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: They ignore some patients who are begging for medical help, thinking they can make them feel better by singing to them instead.
* {{Jerkass}}: They take surprisingly sadistic glee at the idea of Violet getting her head chopped off. They also eagerly join Olaf's troupe and the others when they chase the Baudelaires.
* LyricalDissonance: Their songs are all happy and upbeat, despite the lyrics often describing the gruesome diseases and ailments that the patients might have.
* NoNameGiven: On Babs' list, the leader is listed as "Man with Beard" and the rest of the group is listed as "Others". They are all given similarly vague names in the credits.
* TakeThat: Towards those who take the phrase "Laughter is the best medicine" literally. Also potentially towards anti-vaccers, given that they are depicted as clearly ignorant when they scoff at the Baudelaires for suggesting vaccines as a treatment for disease.
* WideEyedIdealist: PlayedForLaughs. They believe that their singing, and the happiness they believe it will bring, is the only thing that the patients need to get better. Klaus points out that what the patients really need is medicine, which the volunteers ignore.
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A group
[[folder:Council of Elders]]
!!The Council of Elders (Elder Jemma, Elder Annabelle and Elder Sam)
->'''Played by:'''
A trio of elders that make the rules and govern over the VFD Village.
----
*
* AdultsAreUseless: Completely and utterly incompetent, they see the worst form of punishment as a very severe ''fine'', and have so many rules and regulations it is believable that all they do is sit around making up new ones.
* AgeLift: A similar situation with Hal. Though they are
* InnocentlyInsensitive: They ignore some patients who are begging for medical help, thinking they can make them feel better by singing to them instead.
* {{Jerkass}}: They take surprisingly sadistic glee at
* LyricalDissonance: Their songs are all happy and upbeat, despite the lyrics often describing the gruesome diseases and ailments
* NoNameGiven: On Babs' list, the leader is listed as "Man with Beard" and the rest of the group is listed as "Others". They
*
*
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Their rules don't really
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!Other Characters
[[folder:Mr. Poe]]
!!Arthur Poe
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->'''Portrayed By:''' K. Todd Freeman
The executor of the Baudelaire estate. He is easily tricked by Count Olaf and constantly ignores everything the children say.
[[folder:Mr. Poe]]
!!Arthur Poe
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mr_poe.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' K. Todd Freeman
The executor of the Baudelaire estate. He is easily tricked by Count Olaf and constantly ignores everything the children say.
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[[folder:Mr. Poe]]
!!Arthur Poe
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mr_poe.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' K. Todd Freeman
!! Hector
->'''Played by:''' Ithamar Enriquez
The
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* AdaptationalJerkass: In the novels and film, Mr. Poe generally cares about the Baudelaire children, even when the children were accused of murder in the former and even wanted to do everything he could to prove their innocence. Here, he seems to be more interest in his job and less about the Baudelaire children and even believes that the children are murders when they're framed.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Zigzagged. In some aspects, he's just as if not more gullible and useless then he is in the books. But in "The Reptile Room", he dismisses "Stephano's" explanation of the Mamba Del Mal using a bottle of its own venom as "ridiculous". And whereas in the books, he ignores the suggestion that Olaf used makeup to cover his tattoo, here, he's actually the one to realize and expose that part of the disguise. Similarly, when Count Olaf tries a long string of technicalities to claim the Baudelaires, Mr. Poe is quick to shoot them all down as the preposterous reaches they are. Then he goes right back to being blissfully ignorant of all the trouble the Baudelaires have been through.
* AdaptationalKarma: He has to face the consequences for his incompetence when the Baudelaires run off at the end of ''The Wide Window'' and almost loses his job at the beginning of ''The Miserable Mill''.
* AdultsAreUseless: He utterly fails at keeping the children safe from Count Olaf, and repeatedly fails to believe them about Olaf being in disguise.
* AesopAmnesia: He constantly forgets that the Baudelaires are actually competent, intelligent, and justified in their suspicions, after they've proven themselves time and again. He even suggests they might be letting their imaginations run away with them when they insist Captain Sham is Olaf, citing how they believed the same of Stephano--who ''was'' Count Olaf, and whose unmasking Poe was present for.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a gullible, self-absorbed dolt, but he's also Mulctuary Money Management's best banker and was considered capable enough at his job by Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire to handle their vast fortune.
* ButtMonkey: The Baudelaire's quickly grow to disdain him, Count Olaf holds him in contempt, his wife's a self-absorbed shrew, and his children grow up to resent him and one another. This of course pales to the actual horrors that befall the orphans supposedly under his charge.
* CharacterExaggeration: His character is not very smart in general, but the TV show make him a complete idiot.
* CharacterTics: A persistent, hacking cough, which seems to intensify whenever he's in personal discomfort or visiting any place that isn't hypoallergenic. Even his car is heard sputtering and wheezing at one point.
* DissonantSerenity: Is disturbingly cheerful even when bringing disturbing news. Especially stands out in the season finale where while even Count Olaf is singing "That's Not How The Story Goes" with sadness, he is singing the depressing lyrics with joy.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Occasionally manages a gleam of insight. It's his idea that "Stephano" is wearing make-up over Olaf's tattoo and to compare Aunt Josephine's suicide note to a grocery list.
-->'''"Stephano":''' Then it's obvious! The mamba du mal got out of its own cage, stole a vial of its own venom, and murdered Dr. Montgomery in cold blood.\\
'''Poe:''' Ah-ha! Wait, that's ridiculous.
** In a combination of this and EveryoneHasStandards, he is horrified when Count Olaf's troupe suggests killing the Baudelaires, [[spoiler: even after he (along with everyone else) wrongly believes the Orphans are murderers.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''The Two White-Faced Women:''' Murderers should get the chair.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Mr. Poe:''' Don't be preposterous, these are just children!]]
* TheFool: He's only ever helpful (to both the protagonists and antagonists) by accident and just gets in everyone's way (again, to both the Baudelaire orphans and Count Olaf) when he actually tries to get involved in the story. And yet, for all his witless incompetence and general apathy, he's the only major character in the show to come out on top (regaining his status at Mulctuary Money Management's #1 Banker and attaining his coveted promotion) at the end of the first season while his fellow cast members fare considerably worse (the Baudelaires wind up in a depressingly hostile boarding school, [[spoiler:Mr. and Mrs. Quagmire]] perish shortly after reuniting with their children, Lemony Snicket is still heartbroken, and Count Olaf's schemes have made him a wanted man and have effectively destroyed his beloved acting career); best exemplified with how he's the only person who doesn't sound depressed as everyone sings "That's Not How The Story Goes" during the finale, apparently not taking any notice of the dark lyrics.
* HateSink: While not explicitly mean or unpleasant, his stupidity, condescending attitude, and downright uselessness is as frustrating to the audience as it is to the orphans. It's no wonder that they decide to abandon him at the end of ''The Wide Window''.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While he does care about the safety of the Baudelaires and is sympathetic to their struggles, he's way too focused on furthering his own career to put in more effort. After the orphans run away to the lumbermill, he's more outraged about the effect on his reputation at the bank than anything else.
* JustAKid: He treats the Baudelaires like they don't understand the meaning of words and always tells them to "let the adults talk" whenever they try to convince him about Count Olaf being in disguise.
* RaceLift: Is white in the illustrations and previous film, but is portrayed by black actor K. Todd Freeman here.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Shown when he first hears the Screeching Iguana Clock.
* StepfordSmiler: He's all smiles when he's around others and tries to be cordial, but he's shown to be terribly miserable and exhausted when seen alone.
* TookALevelInJerkAss: ''In a sense''. Around the events of ''The Vile Village'', Poe flat out believes the children murdered Count Olaf (actually Jacques Snicket) ''despite the fact Count Olaf is a villainous person''. He continues to basically act like they're evil or criminals despite the obviousness. He's also more than happy to see a freak get devoured by lions at the end of ''The Carnivorous Carnival'', although he quickly regrets his enthusiasm when he actually sees it happen.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Zigzagged. In some aspects, he's just as if not more gullible and useless then he is in the books. But in "The Reptile Room", he dismisses "Stephano's" explanation of the Mamba Del Mal using a bottle of its own venom as "ridiculous". And whereas in the books, he ignores the suggestion that Olaf used makeup to cover his tattoo, here, he's actually the one to realize and expose that part of the disguise. Similarly, when Count Olaf tries a long string of technicalities to claim the Baudelaires, Mr. Poe is quick to shoot them all down as the preposterous reaches they are. Then he goes right back to being blissfully ignorant of all the trouble the Baudelaires have been through.
* AdaptationalKarma: He has to face the consequences for his incompetence when the Baudelaires run off at the end of ''The Wide Window'' and almost loses his job at the beginning of ''The Miserable Mill''.
* AdultsAreUseless: He utterly fails at keeping the children safe from Count Olaf, and repeatedly fails to believe them about Olaf being in disguise.
* AesopAmnesia: He constantly forgets that the Baudelaires are actually competent, intelligent, and justified in their suspicions, after they've proven themselves time and again. He even suggests they might be letting their imaginations run away with them when they insist Captain Sham is Olaf, citing how they believed the same of Stephano--who ''was'' Count Olaf, and whose unmasking Poe was present for.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a gullible, self-absorbed dolt, but he's also Mulctuary Money Management's best banker and was considered capable enough at his job by Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire to handle their vast fortune.
* ButtMonkey: The Baudelaire's quickly grow to disdain him, Count Olaf holds him in contempt, his wife's a self-absorbed shrew, and his children grow up to resent him and one another. This of course pales to the actual horrors that befall the orphans supposedly under his charge.
* CharacterExaggeration: His character is not very smart in general, but the TV show make him a complete idiot.
* CharacterTics: A persistent, hacking cough, which seems to intensify whenever he's in personal discomfort or visiting any place that isn't hypoallergenic. Even his car is heard sputtering and wheezing at one point.
* DissonantSerenity: Is disturbingly cheerful even when bringing disturbing news. Especially stands out in the season finale where while even Count Olaf is singing "That's Not How The Story Goes" with sadness, he is singing the depressing lyrics with joy.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Occasionally manages a gleam of insight. It's his idea that "Stephano" is wearing make-up over Olaf's tattoo and to compare Aunt Josephine's suicide note to a grocery list.
-->'''"Stephano":''' Then it's obvious! The mamba du mal got out of its own cage, stole a vial of its own venom, and murdered Dr. Montgomery in cold blood.\\
'''Poe:''' Ah-ha! Wait, that's ridiculous.
** In a combination of this and EveryoneHasStandards, he is horrified when Count Olaf's troupe suggests killing the Baudelaires, [[spoiler: even after he (along with everyone else) wrongly believes the Orphans are murderers.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''The Two White-Faced Women:''' Murderers should get the chair.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Mr. Poe:''' Don't be preposterous, these are just children!]]
* TheFool: He's only ever helpful (to both the protagonists and antagonists) by accident and just gets in everyone's way (again, to both the Baudelaire orphans and Count Olaf) when he actually tries to get involved in the story. And yet, for all his witless incompetence and general apathy, he's the only major character in the show to come out on top (regaining his status at Mulctuary Money Management's #1 Banker and attaining his coveted promotion) at the end of the first season while his fellow cast members fare considerably worse (the Baudelaires wind up in a depressingly hostile boarding school, [[spoiler:Mr. and Mrs. Quagmire]] perish shortly after reuniting with their children, Lemony Snicket is still heartbroken, and Count Olaf's schemes have made him a wanted man and have effectively destroyed his beloved acting career); best exemplified with how he's the only person who doesn't sound depressed as everyone sings "That's Not How The Story Goes" during the finale, apparently not taking any notice of the dark lyrics.
* HateSink: While not explicitly mean or unpleasant, his stupidity, condescending attitude, and downright uselessness is as frustrating to the audience as it is to the orphans. It's no wonder that they decide to abandon him at the end of ''The Wide Window''.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While he does care about the safety of the Baudelaires and is sympathetic to their struggles, he's way too focused on furthering his own career to put in more effort. After the orphans run away to the lumbermill, he's more outraged about the effect on his reputation at the bank than anything else.
* JustAKid: He treats the Baudelaires like they don't understand the meaning of words and always tells them to "let the adults talk" whenever they try to convince him about Count Olaf being in disguise.
* RaceLift: Is white in the illustrations and previous film, but is portrayed by black actor K. Todd Freeman here.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Shown when he first hears the Screeching Iguana Clock.
* StepfordSmiler: He's all smiles when he's around others and tries to be cordial, but he's shown to be terribly miserable and exhausted when seen alone.
* TookALevelInJerkAss: ''In a sense''. Around the events of ''The Vile Village'', Poe flat out believes the children murdered Count Olaf (actually Jacques Snicket) ''despite the fact Count Olaf is a villainous person''. He continues to basically act like they're evil or criminals despite the obviousness. He's also more than happy to see a freak get devoured by lions at the end of ''The Carnivorous Carnival'', although he quickly regrets his enthusiasm when he actually sees it happen.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: In the novels and film, Mr. Poe generally cares about the Baudelaire children, even when the children were accused of murder in the former and even wanted to do everything he could to prove their innocence. Here, he seems to be more interest in his job and less about the Baudelaire children and even believes that the children are murders when they're framed.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Zigzagged. In some aspects, he's just as if not more gullible and useless then he is in the books. But in "The Reptile Room", he dismisses "Stephano's" explanationDefectorFromDecadence: Tired of the Mamba Del Mal using a bottle of its own venom as "ridiculous". And whereas in the books, he ignores the suggestion that Olaf used makeup to cover his tattoo, here, he's actually the one to realize village's rules and expose that part of the disguise. Similarly, when Count Olaf tries a long string of technicalities to claim the Baudelaires, Mr. Poe is quick to shoot them all down as the preposterous reaches they are. Then he goes right back to being blissfully ignorant of all the trouble the Baudelaires have been through.
* AdaptationalKarma: He has to face the consequences for his incompetence when the Baudelaires run off at the end of ''The Wide Window'' and almost loses his job at the beginning of ''The Miserable Mill''.
* AdultsAreUseless: He utterly fails at keeping the children safe from Count Olaf, and repeatedly fails to believe them about Olaf being in disguise.
* AesopAmnesia: He constantly forgets that the Baudelaires are actually competent, intelligent, and justified intheir suspicions, after they've proven themselves time and again. He even suggests they might be letting their imaginations abusive ways, he creates a self-sustaining floating house in which he intends to run away with them when they insist Captain Sham is Olaf, citing how they believed the same of Stephano--who ''was'' Count Olaf, and whose unmasking Poe was present for.
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*BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a gullible, self-absorbed dolt, but he's also Mulctuary Money Management's best banker and was considered capable enough at his job by Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire to handle their vast fortune.
* ButtMonkey: The Baudelaire's quickly grow to disdain him, Count Olaf holds him in contempt, his wife's a self-absorbed shrew, and his children grow up to resent him and one another. This of course pales to the actual horrors that befall the orphans supposedly under his charge.
* CharacterExaggeration: His character is not very smart in general, but the TV show make him a complete idiot.
* CharacterTics: A persistent, hacking cough, which seems to intensify whenever he's in personal discomfort or visiting any place that isn't hypoallergenic. Even his car is heard sputtering and wheezing at one point.
* DissonantSerenity: Is disturbingly cheerful even when bringing disturbing news. Especially stands out in the season finale where while even Count Olaf is singing "That's Not How The Story Goes" with sadness, he is singing the depressing lyrics with joy.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Occasionally manages a gleam of insight. It's his idea that "Stephano" is wearing make-up over Olaf's tattoo and to compare Aunt Josephine's suicide note to a grocery list.
-->'''"Stephano":''' Then it's obvious! The mamba du mal got out of its own cage, stole a vial of its own venom, and murdered Dr. Montgomery in cold blood.\\
'''Poe:''' Ah-ha! Wait, that's ridiculous.
** In a combination of this and EveryoneHasStandards, he is horrified when Count Olaf's troupe suggests killing the Baudelaires, [[spoiler: even after he (along with everyone else) wrongly believes the Orphans are murderers.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''The Two White-Faced Women:''' Murderers should get the chair.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Mr. Poe:''' Don't be preposterous, these are just children!]]
* TheFool: He's only ever helpful (to both the protagonists and antagonists) by accident and just gets in everyone's way (again, to both the Baudelaire orphans and Count Olaf) when he actually tries to get involved in the story. And yet, for all his witless incompetence and general apathy, he's the only major character in the show to come out on top (regaining his status at Mulctuary Money Management's #1 Banker and attaining his coveted promotion) at the end of the first season while his fellow cast members fare considerably worse (the Baudelaires wind up in a depressingly hostile boarding school, [[spoiler:Mr. and Mrs. Quagmire]] perish shortly after reuniting with their children, Lemony Snicket is still heartbroken, and Count Olaf's schemes have made him a wanted man and have effectively destroyed his beloved acting career); best exemplified with how he's the only person who doesn't sound depressed as everyone sings "That's Not How The Story Goes" during the finale, apparently not taking any notice of the dark lyrics.
* HateSink: While not explicitly mean or unpleasant, his stupidity, condescending attitude, and downright uselessness is as frustrating to the audience as it is to the orphans. It's no wonder that they decide to abandon him at the end of ''The Wide Window''.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While he does care about the safety of the Baudelaires and is sympathetic to their struggles, he's way too focused on furthering his own career to put in more effort. After the orphans run away to the lumbermill, he's more outraged about the effect on his reputation at the bank than anything else.
* JustAKid:NiceGuy: Very much so. He treats the Baudelaires like they don't understand the meaning of words and always tells them to "let the adults talk" whenever they try to convince him about Count Olaf being in disguise.
* RaceLift: Is white in the illustrations and previous film, but is portrayed by black actor K. Todd Freeman here.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Shown when he first hears the Screeching Iguana Clock.
* StepfordSmiler: He's all smiles when he's around others and tries to be cordial, but he's shown to be terribly miserable and exhausted when seen alone.
* TookALevelInJerkAss: ''In a sense''. Around the events of ''The Vile Village'', Poe flat out believes thechildren murdered Count Olaf (actually Jacques Snicket) ''despite with respect and care, even offering to take them with him on his self-sustaining floating house.
* PutOnABus: He pretty much leaves and stays in thefact Count Olaf is a villainous person''. He continues to basically act like they're evil or criminals despite air with Duncan and Isadora Quagmire after being saved by the obviousness. He's also more than happy to see a freak get devoured by lions at the end of ''The Carnivorous Carnival'', although he quickly regrets his enthusiasm when he actually sees it happen.Baudelaires.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Zigzagged. In some aspects, he's just as if not more gullible and useless then he is in the books. But in "The Reptile Room", he dismisses "Stephano's" explanation
* AdaptationalKarma: He has to face the consequences for his incompetence when the Baudelaires run off at the end of ''The Wide Window'' and almost loses his job at the beginning of ''The Miserable Mill''.
* AdultsAreUseless: He utterly fails at keeping the children safe from Count Olaf, and repeatedly fails to believe them about Olaf being in disguise.
* AesopAmnesia: He constantly forgets that the Baudelaires are actually competent, intelligent, and justified in
*
* ButtMonkey: The Baudelaire's quickly grow to disdain him, Count Olaf holds him in contempt, his wife's a self-absorbed shrew, and his children grow up to resent him and one another. This of course pales to the actual horrors that befall the orphans supposedly under his charge.
* CharacterExaggeration: His character is not very smart in general, but the TV show make him a complete idiot.
* CharacterTics: A persistent, hacking cough, which seems to intensify whenever he's in personal discomfort or visiting any place that isn't hypoallergenic. Even his car is heard sputtering and wheezing at one point.
* DissonantSerenity: Is disturbingly cheerful even when bringing disturbing news. Especially stands out in the season finale where while even Count Olaf is singing "That's Not How The Story Goes" with sadness, he is singing the depressing lyrics with joy.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Occasionally manages a gleam of insight. It's his idea that "Stephano" is wearing make-up over Olaf's tattoo and to compare Aunt Josephine's suicide note to a grocery list.
-->'''"Stephano":''' Then it's obvious! The mamba du mal got out of its own cage, stole a vial of its own venom, and murdered Dr. Montgomery in cold blood.\\
'''Poe:''' Ah-ha! Wait, that's ridiculous.
** In a combination of this and EveryoneHasStandards, he is horrified when Count Olaf's troupe suggests killing the Baudelaires, [[spoiler: even after he (along with everyone else) wrongly believes the Orphans are murderers.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''The Two White-Faced Women:''' Murderers should get the chair.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Mr. Poe:''' Don't be preposterous, these are just children!]]
* TheFool: He's only ever helpful (to both the protagonists and antagonists) by accident and just gets in everyone's way (again, to both the Baudelaire orphans and Count Olaf) when he actually tries to get involved in the story. And yet, for all his witless incompetence and general apathy, he's the only major character in the show to come out on top (regaining his status at Mulctuary Money Management's #1 Banker and attaining his coveted promotion) at the end of the first season while his fellow cast members fare considerably worse (the Baudelaires wind up in a depressingly hostile boarding school, [[spoiler:Mr. and Mrs. Quagmire]] perish shortly after reuniting with their children, Lemony Snicket is still heartbroken, and Count Olaf's schemes have made him a wanted man and have effectively destroyed his beloved acting career); best exemplified with how he's the only person who doesn't sound depressed as everyone sings "That's Not How The Story Goes" during the finale, apparently not taking any notice of the dark lyrics.
* HateSink: While not explicitly mean or unpleasant, his stupidity, condescending attitude, and downright uselessness is as frustrating to the audience as it is to the orphans. It's no wonder that they decide to abandon him at the end of ''The Wide Window''.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While he does care about the safety of the Baudelaires and is sympathetic to their struggles, he's way too focused on furthering his own career to put in more effort. After the orphans run away to the lumbermill, he's more outraged about the effect on his reputation at the bank than anything else.
* JustAKid:
* RaceLift: Is white in the illustrations and previous film, but is portrayed by black actor K. Todd Freeman here.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Shown when he first hears the Screeching Iguana Clock.
* StepfordSmiler: He's all smiles when he's around others and tries to be cordial, but he's shown to be terribly miserable and exhausted when seen alone.
* TookALevelInJerkAss: ''In a sense''. Around the events of ''The Vile Village'', Poe flat out believes the
* PutOnABus: He pretty much leaves and stays in the
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!!Justice Strauss
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/justice_straus.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JoanCusack
Count Olaf's kindly next-door neighbor, she takes an instant like to the kids despite Olaf's attempts to poison her against them.
!!Justice Strauss
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/justice_straus.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JoanCusack
Count Olaf's kindly next-door neighbor, she takes an instant like to the kids despite Olaf's attempts to poison her against them.
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!!Justice Strauss
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/justice_straus.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JoanCusack
Count Olaf's kindly next-door neighbor, she takes an instant like to the kids despite Olaf's attempts to poison her against them.
[[folder:Babs]]
!! Babs
->'''Played by:''' Kerri Kenney
The Head of Human Resources at Heimlich Hospital.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Episode 2 ends with her starting to read ''The Incomplete History of Secret Societies'', setting up her involvement with VFD later on. Which we won't get to see until the series reaches Book 12.
* NiceGirl: One of the nicest characters in the show.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She constantly laments her lack of romantic success, despite being a world-renowned judge.
* SkilledButNaive: Strauss is a well-read and competent judge, but she's much too trusting of unsavoury characters.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the book, it's [[UncertainDoom unknown]] whether or not [[spoiler:she managed to escape the burning hotel.]] Here, it's shown that she did.
* UnwittingPawn: Becomes one for Count Olaf.
* NiceGirl: One of the nicest characters in the show.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She constantly laments her lack of romantic success, despite being a world-renowned judge.
* SkilledButNaive: Strauss is a well-read and competent judge, but she's much too trusting of unsavoury characters.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the book, it's [[UncertainDoom unknown]] whether or not [[spoiler:she managed to escape the burning hotel.]] Here, it's shown that she did.
* UnwittingPawn: Becomes one for Count Olaf.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Episode 2 ends with AdaptationExpansion: In the books, she was never seen due to her starting to read ''The Incomplete History of Secret Societies'', setting up her involvement with VFD later on. Which we won't get to see until belief that adults should be "heard, but not seen". In the series reaches Book 12.
* NiceGirl: One of the nicest characters in the show.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She constantly laments her lack of romantic success, despite being a world-renowned judge.
* SkilledButNaive: Strauss is a well-read and competent judge, butseries, she's much too trusting fully visible as her own character.
* AdaptationalWimp: Definitely not as strict as her character was in the book. Here in the series, she's shown having a brief anxiety attack complete with breathing into a paper bag when someone not on her approved list tries to get into the hospital.
* GallowsHumor: Engages in a bit ofunsavoury characters.
this when Violet tries to break them both out of the hospital, brought on by fear and nervousness:
-->'''Violet:''' Is there a way out of this hospital where I don’t have to fill out any paperwork?\\
'''Babs:''' ''[beat]'' You can die! ''[anxious laughter]'' [[BaitAndSwitch Or you can take a left at the next hall]]. The exit’s that way.
* LaughingMad: A result of fear and nervousness more than insanity, but she still gives off this vibe when it happens.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Before allowing Olaf into the hospital, she forces him to fill out a form in triplicate and another 15 in quadruplicate. She even flat-out states that paperwork makes the world go round.
* SkewedPriorities: Her biggest concern regarding the hospital being torched by Olaf is the fact that she lost most of her paperwork in the blaze.
* SparedByTheAdaptation:In While her fate in the book, it's [[UncertainDoom unknown]] whether or not [[spoiler:she managed to escape the burning hotel.]] Here, it's shown that she did.
* UnwittingPawn: Becomes one forbook is unknown (though Count Olaf.Olaf is heavily implied to have killed her), she is explicitly seen to have survived the fire that destroyed the hospital in the adaptation.
* NiceGirl: One of the nicest characters in the show.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She constantly laments her lack of romantic success, despite being a world-renowned judge.
* SkilledButNaive: Strauss is a well-read and competent judge, but
* AdaptationalWimp: Definitely not as strict as her character was in the book. Here in the series, she's shown having a brief anxiety attack complete with breathing into a paper bag when someone not on her approved list tries to get into the hospital.
* GallowsHumor: Engages in a bit of
-->'''Violet:''' Is there a way out of this hospital where I don’t have to fill out any paperwork?\\
'''Babs:''' ''[beat]'' You can die! ''[anxious laughter]'' [[BaitAndSwitch Or you can take a left at the next hall]]. The exit’s that way.
* LaughingMad: A result of fear and nervousness more than insanity, but she still gives off this vibe when it happens.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Before allowing Olaf into the hospital, she forces him to fill out a form in triplicate and another 15 in quadruplicate. She even flat-out states that paperwork makes the world go round.
* SkewedPriorities: Her biggest concern regarding the hospital being torched by Olaf is the fact that she lost most of her paperwork in the blaze.
* SparedByTheAdaptation:
* UnwittingPawn: Becomes one for
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!!Eleanora Poe
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/poe.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Cleo King
Mr. Poe's wife and editor-in-chief of the ''Daily Punctilio''.
!!Eleanora Poe
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/poe.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Cleo King
Mr. Poe's wife and editor-in-chief of the ''Daily Punctilio''.
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!!Eleanora Poe
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/poe.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Cleo King
Mr. Poe's wife and editor-in-chief of
!! Hal
->'''Played by:''' David Alan Grier
An elderly man with very poor eyesight who runs the
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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Wait until the readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!" Said in response to pretty much ''every'' big development she hears about. She always says it in a very cheerful tone.
* CompositeCharacter:
** She combines the character of Eleanora Poe, Mr. Poe's sister in the book, with the very minor character of his wife Polly Poe.
** She also appears to have taken on the role of Geraldine Julienne, the Punctilio's reporter. While Julienne hadn't shown up in the books at this point, Mrs. Poe is seen writing an article herself, and in episode 2, she says Julienne's catchphrase, "Wait until the readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!"
* GiftedlyBad: For someone who is editor-in-chief of a newspaper, she's very bad at her job, as she can't even spell "promotion" right and gets the Baudelaires' names wrong. She does manage to track down the Baudelaires' using her reporting skills, but it's only because she happened to be covering the accident at Lucky Smells Lumbermill.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Shows off the article about the Baudelaire Mansion burning down getting the front page, ''right in front of the Baudelaire orphans.''
* IntrepidReporter: Uses her reporting skills to track down the Baudelaires after they run away from Mr. Poe. Although when she does finally find them, it's completely by accident.
* {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed compared to the other characters, but she uses the Baudelaires for newspaper headlines and insists they should be ''delighted'' to be on the front page. Although she's ''more so'' worse in Season 2, being the one spreading botched headlines and labeling the Baudelaires as murders and arsonists.
* LaserGuidedKarma: At the end of the series, [[spoiler: we see the final issue of the Daily Punctilio, which shows her behind bars for false reporting and announces the end of the newspaper. Also her husband may or may not have died in a fire.]]
* MeaningfulName: Like her married name and her sons' names, Eleanora is named with Creator/EdgarAllanPoe in mind. Specifically, after Lenore from ''Literature/TheRaven''.
* CompositeCharacter:
** She combines the character of Eleanora Poe, Mr. Poe's sister in the book, with the very minor character of his wife Polly Poe.
** She also appears to have taken on the role of Geraldine Julienne, the Punctilio's reporter. While Julienne hadn't shown up in the books at this point, Mrs. Poe is seen writing an article herself, and in episode 2, she says Julienne's catchphrase, "Wait until the readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!"
* GiftedlyBad: For someone who is editor-in-chief of a newspaper, she's very bad at her job, as she can't even spell "promotion" right and gets the Baudelaires' names wrong. She does manage to track down the Baudelaires' using her reporting skills, but it's only because she happened to be covering the accident at Lucky Smells Lumbermill.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Shows off the article about the Baudelaire Mansion burning down getting the front page, ''right in front of the Baudelaire orphans.''
* IntrepidReporter: Uses her reporting skills to track down the Baudelaires after they run away from Mr. Poe. Although when she does finally find them, it's completely by accident.
* {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed compared to the other characters, but she uses the Baudelaires for newspaper headlines and insists they should be ''delighted'' to be on the front page. Although she's ''more so'' worse in Season 2, being the one spreading botched headlines and labeling the Baudelaires as murders and arsonists.
* LaserGuidedKarma: At the end of the series, [[spoiler: we see the final issue of the Daily Punctilio, which shows her behind bars for false reporting and announces the end of the newspaper. Also her husband may or may not have died in a fire.]]
* MeaningfulName: Like her married name and her sons' names, Eleanora is named with Creator/EdgarAllanPoe in mind. Specifically, after Lenore from ''Literature/TheRaven''.
to:
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Wait until the readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!" Said in response to pretty much ''every'' big development she hears about. She always says it in a very cheerful tone.
* CompositeCharacter:
** She combines the character of Eleanora Poe, Mr. Poe's sister in the book, with the very minor character of his wife Polly Poe.
** She also appears to have taken on the role of Geraldine Julienne, the Punctilio's reporter. While Julienne hadn't shown upAgeLift: A downplayed example, in the books at this point, Mrs. Poe is seen writing an article herself, and in episode 2, she says Julienne's catchphrase, "Wait until he was described as the readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!"
* GiftedlyBad: For someone who is editor-in-chief of a newspaper, she's very bad at her job, as she can't even spell "promotion" right and gets the Baudelaires' names wrong. She does manage to track down the Baudelaires' using her reporting skills, but it's only because she happened to be covering the accident at Lucky Smells Lumbermill.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Shows off the article about the Baudelaire Mansion burning down getting the front page, ''right in front of the Baudelaire orphans.''
* IntrepidReporter: Uses her reporting skills to track down"oldest person the Baudelaires after they run away from Mr. Poe. Although when she does finally find them, it's completely by accident.
* {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed compared to the other characters, but she uses the Baudelaires for newspaper headlines and insists they shouldhad seen in their life", implying he would be ''delighted'' to be on the front page. Although she's ''more so'' worse in Season 2, being the one spreading botched headlines and labeling the Baudelaires as murders and arsonists.
* LaserGuidedKarma: At the end ofa very elderly man. In the series, [[spoiler: we see he's played by David Alan Grier, a 61 year old man. Definitely not the final issue most elderly of the Daily Punctilio, which shows her behind bars people.
* CatchPhrase: "I shall file you under [letter] forfalse reporting and announces the end of the newspaper. Also her husband may or may not have died in a fire.]]
* MeaningfulName: Like her married name and her sons' names, Eleanora is named[phrase that begins with Creator/EdgarAllanPoe in mind. Specifically, that letter]."
* CoolOldGuy: Downplayed, he is nicer than most characters so far, but he is an ObstructiveBureaucrat who doesn't want to let the children look for the files they need.
* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: Starts doing this afterLenore from ''Literature/TheRaven''.the Baudelaire's steal his keys so they can break into the library, telling them that he never thought he could trust anyone as much as he trusts them.
* TheWoobie: Despite there being no other way to sneak into the library, the children feel awful for that they had to steal his keys in order to do so. After he finds out about their betrayal, the files are vandalized and burned to a crisp leaving him with nothing.
* CompositeCharacter:
** She combines the character of Eleanora Poe, Mr. Poe's sister in the book, with the very minor character of his wife Polly Poe.
** She also appears to have taken on the role of Geraldine Julienne, the Punctilio's reporter. While Julienne hadn't shown up
* GiftedlyBad: For someone who is editor-in-chief of a newspaper, she's very bad at her job, as she can't even spell "promotion" right and gets the Baudelaires' names wrong. She does manage to track down the Baudelaires' using her reporting skills, but it's only because she happened to be covering the accident at Lucky Smells Lumbermill.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Shows off the article about the Baudelaire Mansion burning down getting the front page, ''right in front of the Baudelaire orphans.''
* IntrepidReporter: Uses her reporting skills to track down
* {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed compared to the other characters, but she uses the Baudelaires for newspaper headlines and insists they should
* LaserGuidedKarma: At the end of
* CatchPhrase: "I shall file you under [letter] for
* MeaningfulName: Like her married name and her sons' names, Eleanora is named
* CoolOldGuy: Downplayed, he is nicer than most characters so far, but he is an ObstructiveBureaucrat who doesn't want to let the children look for the files they need.
* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: Starts doing this after
* TheWoobie: Despite there being no other way to sneak into the library, the children feel awful for that they had to steal his keys in order to do so. After he finds out about their betrayal, the files are vandalized and burned to a crisp leaving him with nothing.
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!!Edgar and Albert Poe
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jack Forrester (Albert) and Kaniel Jacob-Cross (Edgar)
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Poe.
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* GrassIsGreener: According to Snicket, one brother became a banker like his father and the other lives in a cave and talks to goats. Each thinks the other has a better life.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: They're not deliberately mean, but they've heard rumors that the Baudelaire orphans killed their parents themselves and ask them about it.
!!Edgar and Albert Poe
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jack Forrester (Albert) and Kaniel Jacob-Cross (Edgar)
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Poe.
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* GrassIsGreener: According to Snicket, one brother became a banker like his father and the other lives in a cave and talks to goats. Each thinks the other has a better life.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: They're not deliberately mean, but they've heard rumors that the Baudelaire orphans killed their parents themselves and ask them about it.
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!!Edgar and Albert Poe
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jack Forrester (Albert) and Kaniel Jacob-Cross (Edgar)
The children
A group of
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* GrassIsGreener: According to Snicket, one brother became a banker like his father and
->'''Played by:''' John Bobek (Bearded Man), Lauren [=McGibbon=] (Perky Volunteer)
* FunWithAcronyms: Their van is marked with the acronym VFD, leading the Baudelaires to think that they are members of the ''other'' VFD organization. Unfortunately, they are not.
* InnocentlyInsensitive:
* {{Jerkass}}: They take surprisingly sadistic glee at the idea of Violet getting her head chopped off. They also eagerly join Olaf's troupe and the others when they chase the Baudelaires.
* LyricalDissonance: Their songs are all happy and upbeat, despite the lyrics often describing the gruesome diseases and ailments that the
* NoNameGiven: On Babs' list, the leader is listed as "Man with Beard" and the rest of the group is listed as "Others". They are all given similarly vague names in the credits.
* TakeThat: Towards those who take the phrase "Laughter is the best medicine" literally. Also potentially towards anti-vaccers, given that they are depicted as clearly ignorant when they scoff at the Baudelaires for suggesting vaccines as a treatment for disease.
* WideEyedIdealist: PlayedForLaughs. They believe that their
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!!Carmelita Spats
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->'''Played by:''' Kitana Turnbull
A spoiled girl obsessed with her own adorableness who manages to go intact for her awful actions for being the Vice Director's favorite student.
!!Carmelita Spats
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->'''Played by:''' Kitana Turnbull
A spoiled girl obsessed with her own adorableness who manages to go intact for her awful actions for being the Vice Director's favorite student.
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!!Carmelita Spats
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!! Duncan, Isadora and Quigley Quagmire
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->'''Played by:'''
A spoiled girl obsessed with her own adorableness who manages to go intact for her awful actions for being
-->''"This is what friends are for."''
Duncan and Isadora Quagmire, two of the
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: She isn't ''nearly'' as sour-looking as her [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/snicket/images/a/aa/Carmelita_Spats_%28TAA%29.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100308225235 book counterpart]].
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the book, she was just a minor bully at first who only joined Count Olaf much later on. Here, she agrees to help Olaf in the same episode she's introduced in.
* AlphaBitch: She's at the top of the school's social ladder (points for also being a cheerleader), having gotten there by basically bullying everybody into submission.
* DaddysLittleVillain: After joining Olaf's troupe, she is treated like Esme and Olaf's adoptive daughter.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Doubling with GettingCrapPastTheRadar, when she shows up at night in the cafeteria, she sniffs over the powdered sugar in a cake; the act itself seems like she's sniffing cocaine.
* EnfantTerrible: Often goes beyond spoiled brattiness and into outright sociopathy because it amuses her. Case in point: when asked to read ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'', she instead finds an actual mockingbird, kills it, and gleefully presents its body to the librarian in a box.
* HateSink: An insufferable AlphaBitch.
* HypocriticalHumor: Carmelita calls the people she bullies "cake-sniffers," yet is later seen in the cafeteria plunging her nose in one and smelling it, even sniffing the powdered sugar in it like cocaine.
--> '''Jacques:''' In my experience, it takes one, to know one... cake-sniffer.
* {{Jerkass}}: ''Yes'', spending most of her time mocking and insulting the Baudelaires and the Quagmires simply because they're orphans.
* LargeHam: Goes with the job description when you're the head cheerleader. She spends ''every second'' of screentime devouring the scenery.
* LightIsNotGood: In a scenario filled with dark, muted colors, she is a bright pink spot, but she's one of the biggest jerks around and makes every bad situation worse with her actions.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: She is basically what would happen if Creator/ShirleyTemple never went to Hollywood and was an out-and-out asshole.
* PinkIsFeminine: As above, instead of wearing the school uniform she wears an offensively pink and frilly dress.
* SpoiledBrat: Is treated like royalty by Vice Principal Nero, and is allowed to take whatever and go wherever she likes around Prufrock.
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the book, she was just a minor bully at first who only joined Count Olaf much later on. Here, she agrees to help Olaf in the same episode she's introduced in.
* AlphaBitch: She's at the top of the school's social ladder (points for also being a cheerleader), having gotten there by basically bullying everybody into submission.
* DaddysLittleVillain: After joining Olaf's troupe, she is treated like Esme and Olaf's adoptive daughter.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Doubling with GettingCrapPastTheRadar, when she shows up at night in the cafeteria, she sniffs over the powdered sugar in a cake; the act itself seems like she's sniffing cocaine.
* EnfantTerrible: Often goes beyond spoiled brattiness and into outright sociopathy because it amuses her. Case in point: when asked to read ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'', she instead finds an actual mockingbird, kills it, and gleefully presents its body to the librarian in a box.
* HateSink: An insufferable AlphaBitch.
* HypocriticalHumor: Carmelita calls the people she bullies "cake-sniffers," yet is later seen in the cafeteria plunging her nose in one and smelling it, even sniffing the powdered sugar in it like cocaine.
--> '''Jacques:''' In my experience, it takes one, to know one... cake-sniffer.
* {{Jerkass}}: ''Yes'', spending most of her time mocking and insulting the Baudelaires and the Quagmires simply because they're orphans.
* LargeHam: Goes with the job description when you're the head cheerleader. She spends ''every second'' of screentime devouring the scenery.
* LightIsNotGood: In a scenario filled with dark, muted colors, she is a bright pink spot, but she's one of the biggest jerks around and makes every bad situation worse with her actions.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: She is basically what would happen if Creator/ShirleyTemple never went to Hollywood and was an out-and-out asshole.
* PinkIsFeminine: As above, instead of wearing the school uniform she wears an offensively pink and frilly dress.
* SpoiledBrat: Is treated like royalty by Vice Principal Nero, and is allowed to take whatever and go wherever she likes around Prufrock.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: She isn't ''nearly'' as sour-looking as her [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/snicket/images/a/aa/Carmelita_Spats_%28TAA%29.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100308225235 book counterpart]].
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the book, she was just a minor bully at first who only joinedDamselInDistress: They are kidnapped by Count Olaf much later on. Here, she agrees to help Olaf in the same episode she's introduced in.
* AlphaBitch: She'sat the top end of "The Austere Academy".
* InsistentTerminology: They are triplets and theschool's social ladder (points for also being a cheerleader), having gotten there by basically bullying everybody into submission.
* DaddysLittleVillain: After joining Olaf's troupe, she is treated like Esme and Olaf's adoptive daughter.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Doubling with GettingCrapPastTheRadar, when she shows up at night infact that the cafeteria, she sniffs over the powdered sugar in a cake; the act itself seems like she's sniffing cocaine.
* EnfantTerrible: Often goes beyond spoiled brattiness and into outright sociopathy because it amuses her. Case in point: when asked to read ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'', she instead finds an actual mockingbird, kills it, and gleefully presents its body to the librarian in a box.
* HateSink: An insufferable AlphaBitch.
* HypocriticalHumor: Carmelita calls the people she bullies "cake-sniffers," yet is later seen in the cafeteria plunging her nose inthird one and smelling it, even sniffing the powdered sugar in it like cocaine.
--> '''Jacques:''' In my experience, it takes one, to know one... cake-sniffer.
* {{Jerkass}}: ''Yes'', spending most of her time mocking and insultingamong them is dead won't change that. Both the Baudelaires and the Librarian still refer to them as triplets.
* PutOnABus: At the end of "The Vile Village", Klaus and Violet decide to run away by land, once they realize that they wouldn't be able to board the self-sustaining house with them, leading Hector to take the Quagmire triplets with him in his escape.
* RhymesOnADime: Isadora has a tendency to speak in couplets.
* ShipTease: With Duncan and Isadora, with Violet and Klaus respectively, as early as the first two episodes of season 2.
** When they first introduce themselves, Violet and Duncan give each other some looks, which even prompts Sunny to say "GetARoom."
** When the Quagmiressimply because they're orphans.
* LargeHam: Goes with the job description when you're the head cheerleader. She spends ''every second'' of screentime devouring the scenery.
* LightIsNotGood: In a scenario filled with dark, muted colors, she is a bright pink spot, but she's one of the biggest jerks around and makes every bad situation worse with her actions.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: She is basically what would happen if Creator/ShirleyTemple never went to Hollywood and was an out-and-out asshole.
* PinkIsFeminine: As above, instead of wearing the school uniform she wears an offensively pink and frilly dress.
* SpoiledBrat: Is treated like royalty by Vice Principal Nero, and is allowedare getting ready for their plan to take whatever the Baudelaire's places for the running exercises, Isadora gives Klaus a kiss on the cheek before they leave.
* TheUnreveal: Duncan andgo wherever she likes around Prufrock. Isadora find the book and try to warn Klaus and Violet about the VFD, sadly, they are far away and do not manage to pass the information. While they are reading, the viewer is also not shown what exactly they are finding out.
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the book, she was just a minor bully at first who only joined
* AlphaBitch: She's
* InsistentTerminology: They are triplets and the
* DaddysLittleVillain: After joining Olaf's troupe, she is treated like Esme and Olaf's adoptive daughter.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Doubling with GettingCrapPastTheRadar, when she shows up at night in
* EnfantTerrible: Often goes beyond spoiled brattiness and into outright sociopathy because it amuses her. Case in point: when asked to read ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'', she instead finds an actual mockingbird, kills it, and gleefully presents its body to the librarian in a box.
* HateSink: An insufferable AlphaBitch.
* HypocriticalHumor: Carmelita calls the people she bullies "cake-sniffers," yet is later seen in the cafeteria plunging her nose in
--> '''Jacques:''' In my experience, it takes one, to know one... cake-sniffer.
* {{Jerkass}}: ''Yes'', spending most of her time mocking and insulting
* PutOnABus: At the end of "The Vile Village", Klaus and Violet decide to run away by land, once they realize that they wouldn't be able to board the self-sustaining house with them, leading Hector to take the Quagmire triplets with him in his escape.
* RhymesOnADime: Isadora has a tendency to speak in couplets.
* ShipTease: With Duncan and Isadora, with Violet and Klaus respectively, as early as the first two episodes of season 2.
** When they first introduce themselves, Violet and Duncan give each other some looks, which even prompts Sunny to say "GetARoom."
** When the Quagmires
* LargeHam: Goes with the job description when you're the head cheerleader. She spends ''every second'' of screentime devouring the scenery.
* LightIsNotGood: In a scenario filled with dark, muted colors, she is a bright pink spot, but she's one of the biggest jerks around and makes every bad situation worse with her actions.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: She is basically what would happen if Creator/ShirleyTemple never went to Hollywood and was an out-and-out asshole.
* PinkIsFeminine: As above, instead of wearing the school uniform she wears an offensively pink and frilly dress.
* SpoiledBrat: Is treated like royalty by Vice Principal Nero, and is allowed
* TheUnreveal: Duncan and
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!! Duncan, Isadora and Quigley Quagmire
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->'''Played by:''' Avi Lake (Isadora) and Dylan Kingwell (Duncan and Quigley)
-->''"This is what friends are for."''
Duncan and Isadora Quagmire, two of the Quagmire Triplets, the only members of the family to survive a fire that killed their parents and their sibling, Quigley. They lived through similar adventures of those the Baudelair's went through and quickly befriend them.
!! Duncan, Isadora and Quigley Quagmire
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->'''Played by:''' Avi Lake (Isadora) and Dylan Kingwell (Duncan and Quigley)
-->''"This is what friends are for."''
Duncan and Isadora Quagmire, two of the Quagmire Triplets, the only members of the family to survive a fire that killed their parents and their sibling, Quigley. They lived through similar adventures of those the Baudelair's went through and quickly befriend them.
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[[folder:Jerome Squalor]]
!!
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->'''Played
-> '''Played by:'''
-->''"This is what friends are for."''
Duncan and Isadora Quagmire, two
An old friend of the
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* DamselInDistress: They are kidnapped by Count Olaf at the end of "The Austere Academy".
* InsistentTerminology: They are triplets and the fact that the third one among them is dead won't change that. Both the Baudelaires and the Librarian still refer to them as triplets.
* PutOnABus: At the end of "The Vile Village", Klaus and Violet decide to run away by land, once they realize that they wouldn't be able to board the self-sustaining house with them, leading Hector to take the Quagmire triplets with him in his escape.
* RhymesOnADime: Isadora has a tendency to speak in couplets.
* ShipTease: With Duncan and Isadora, with Violet and Klaus respectively, as early as the first two episodes of season 2.
** When they first introduce themselves, Violet and Duncan give each other some looks, which even prompts Sunny to say "GetARoom."
** When the Quagmires are getting ready for their plan to take the Baudelaire's places for the running exercises, Isadora gives Klaus a kiss on the cheek before they leave.
* TheUnreveal: Duncan and Isadora find the book and try to warn Klaus and Violet about the VFD, sadly, they are far away and do not manage to pass the information. While they are reading, the viewer is also not shown what exactly they are finding out.
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!667 Dark Avenue
[[folder:Jerome Squalor]]
!! Jerome Squalor
-> '''Played by:''' Tony Hale
An old friend of the Baudelaire's parents, whom he has lost contact over the years. He convinces his wife to become their new guardians once orphans become in.
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* InsistentTerminology: They are triplets and the fact that the third one among them is dead won't change that. Both the Baudelaires and the Librarian still refer to them as triplets.
* PutOnABus: At the end of "The Vile Village", Klaus and Violet decide to run away by land, once they realize that they wouldn't be able to board the self-sustaining house with them, leading Hector to take the Quagmire triplets with him in his escape.
* RhymesOnADime: Isadora has a tendency to speak in couplets.
* ShipTease: With Duncan and Isadora, with Violet and Klaus respectively, as early as the first two episodes of season 2.
** When they first introduce themselves, Violet and Duncan give each other some looks, which even prompts Sunny to say "GetARoom."
** When the Quagmires are getting ready for their plan to take the Baudelaire's places for the running exercises, Isadora gives Klaus a kiss on the cheek before they leave.
* TheUnreveal: Duncan and Isadora find the book and try to warn Klaus and Violet about the VFD, sadly, they are far away and do not manage to pass the information. While they are reading, the viewer is also not shown what exactly they are finding out.
[[/folder]]
!667 Dark Avenue
[[folder:Jerome Squalor]]
!! Jerome Squalor
-> '''Played by:''' Tony Hale
An old friend of the Baudelaire's parents, whom he has lost contact over the years. He convinces his wife to become their new guardians once orphans become in.
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!Caligari Carnival
[[folder:Hugo the Hunchback]]
!! Hugo
->'''Played by:''' Kevin Cahoon
One of the three freaks who work at the carnival. He's rather excitable, and has a hump on his back that makes him stand out.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: he is mostly quiet and reserved in the books. In the series he is lively and childish.
* FaceHeelTurn: Like his comrades, they join Count Olaf and even cut the rope to the carriage Violet and Klaus are in to let them fall off the cliff.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Colette the Contortionist]]
!! Colette
->'''Played by:''' Bonnie Morgan
One of the three freaks who work at the carnival. Her draw to fame is her extreme flexibility, allowing her to contort herself into a variety of unnatural positions.
[[folder:Hugo the Hunchback]]
!! Hugo
->'''Played by:''' Kevin Cahoon
One of the three freaks who work at the carnival. He's rather excitable, and has a hump on his back that makes him stand out.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: he is mostly quiet and reserved in the books. In the series he is lively and childish.
* FaceHeelTurn: Like his comrades, they join Count Olaf and even cut the rope to the carriage Violet and Klaus are in to let them fall off the cliff.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Colette the Contortionist]]
!! Colette
->'''Played by:''' Bonnie Morgan
One of the three freaks who work at the carnival. Her draw to fame is her extreme flexibility, allowing her to contort herself into a variety of unnatural positions.
to:
[[folder:Hugo the Hunchback]]
!! Hugo
->'''Played by:''' Kevin Cahoon
One
[[folder:Mr. Poe]]
!!Arthur Poe
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mr_poe.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' K. Todd Freeman
The executor of the
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: he
* FaceHeelTurn: Like his comrades, they join
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Colette the Contortionist]]
!! Colette
->'''Played by:''' Bonnie Morgan
One of the three freaks who work at the carnival. Her draw to fame is her extreme flexibility, allowing her to contort herself into a variety of unnatural positions.
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* TheCastShowoff: Played by Bonnie Morgan, who's a real life contortionist. Most, if not all of what she does probably aren't special effects.
* VillainousCrush: During Count Olaf's "Freaks" song, he draws attention to Colette's freakish contortions, denouncing them as abnormal and disgusting, but the Hook Handed Man seems to find her contortions rather Sexy, though Olaf cuts him off mid-sentence with the next verse.
* VillainousCrush: During Count Olaf's "Freaks" song, he draws attention to Colette's freakish contortions, denouncing them as abnormal and disgusting, but the Hook Handed Man seems to find her contortions rather Sexy, though Olaf cuts him off mid-sentence with the next verse.
to:
* TheCastShowoff: Played by Bonnie Morgan, who's a real life contortionist. Most, AdaptationalJerkass: In the novels and film, Mr. Poe generally cares about the Baudelaire children, even when the children were accused of murder in the former and even wanted to do everything he could to prove their innocence. Here, he seems to be more interest in his job and less about the Baudelaire children and even believes that the children are murders when they're framed.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Zigzagged. In some aspects, he's just as if not more gullible and useless then he is in the books. But in "The Reptile Room", he dismisses "Stephano's" explanation of the Mamba Del Mal using a bottle of its own venom as "ridiculous". And whereas in the books, he ignores the suggestion that Olaf used makeup to cover his tattoo, here, he's actually the one to realize and expose that part of the disguise. Similarly, when Count Olaf tries a long string of technicalities to claim the Baudelaires, Mr. Poe is quick to shoot them all down as the preposterous reaches they are. Then he goes right back to being blissfully ignorant ofwhat she does probably aren't special effects.
all the trouble the Baudelaires have been through.
*VillainousCrush: During AdaptationalKarma: He has to face the consequences for his incompetence when the Baudelaires run off at the end of ''The Wide Window'' and almost loses his job at the beginning of ''The Miserable Mill''.
* AdultsAreUseless: He utterly fails at keeping the children safe from Count Olaf, and repeatedly fails to believe them about Olaf being in disguise.
* AesopAmnesia: He constantly forgets that the Baudelaires are actually competent, intelligent, and justified in their suspicions, after they've proven themselves time and again. He even suggests they might be letting their imaginations run away with them when they insist Captain Sham is Olaf, citing how they believed the same of Stephano--who ''was'' Count Olaf, and whose unmasking Poe was present for.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a gullible, self-absorbed dolt, but he's also Mulctuary Money Management's best banker and was considered capable enough at his job by Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire to handle their vast fortune.
* ButtMonkey: The Baudelaire's quickly grow to disdain him, Count Olaf holds him in contempt, his wife's a self-absorbed shrew, and his children grow up to resent him and one another. This of course pales to the actual horrors that befall the orphans supposedly under his charge.
* CharacterExaggeration: His character is not very smart in general, but the TV show make him a complete idiot.
* CharacterTics: A persistent, hacking cough, which seems to intensify whenever he's in personal discomfort or visiting any place that isn't hypoallergenic. Even his car is heard sputtering and wheezing at one point.
* DissonantSerenity: Is disturbingly cheerful even when bringing disturbing news. Especially stands out in the season finale where while even Count Olaf is singing "That's Not How The Story Goes" with sadness, he is singing the depressing lyrics with joy.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Occasionally manages a gleam of insight. It's his idea that "Stephano" is wearing make-up over Olaf's tattoo and to compare Aunt Josephine's suicide note to a grocery list.
-->'''"Stephano":''' Then it's obvious! The mamba du mal got out of its own cage, stole a vial of its own venom, and murdered Dr. Montgomery in cold blood.\\
'''Poe:''' Ah-ha! Wait, that's ridiculous.
** In a combination of this and EveryoneHasStandards, he is horrified when Count Olaf's"Freaks" song, troupe suggests killing the Baudelaires, [[spoiler: even after he draws attention (along with everyone else) wrongly believes the Orphans are murderers.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''The Two White-Faced Women:''' Murderers should get the chair.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Mr. Poe:''' Don't be preposterous, these are just children!]]
* TheFool: He's only ever helpful (to both the protagonists and antagonists) by accident and just gets in everyone's way (again, toColette's freakish contortions, denouncing both the Baudelaire orphans and Count Olaf) when he actually tries to get involved in the story. And yet, for all his witless incompetence and general apathy, he's the only major character in the show to come out on top (regaining his status at Mulctuary Money Management's #1 Banker and attaining his coveted promotion) at the end of the first season while his fellow cast members fare considerably worse (the Baudelaires wind up in a depressingly hostile boarding school, [[spoiler:Mr. and Mrs. Quagmire]] perish shortly after reuniting with their children, Lemony Snicket is still heartbroken, and Count Olaf's schemes have made him a wanted man and have effectively destroyed his beloved acting career); best exemplified with how he's the only person who doesn't sound depressed as everyone sings "That's Not How The Story Goes" during the finale, apparently not taking any notice of the dark lyrics.
* HateSink: While not explicitly mean or unpleasant, his stupidity, condescending attitude, and downright uselessness is as frustrating to the audience as it is to the orphans. It's no wonder that they decide to abandon him at the end of ''The Wide Window''.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While he does care about the safety of the Baudelaires and is sympathetic to their struggles, he's way too focused on furthering his own career to put in more effort. After the orphans run away to the lumbermill, he's more outraged about the effect on his reputation at the bank than anything else.
* JustAKid: He treats the Baudelaires like they don't understand the meaning of words and always tells themas abnormal and disgusting, but to "let the Hook Handed Man seems adults talk" whenever they try to find her contortions rather Sexy, though convince him about Count Olaf cuts him off mid-sentence with being in disguise.
* RaceLift: Is white in thenext verse.illustrations and previous film, but is portrayed by black actor K. Todd Freeman here.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Shown when he first hears the Screeching Iguana Clock.
* StepfordSmiler: He's all smiles when he's around others and tries to be cordial, but he's shown to be terribly miserable and exhausted when seen alone.
* TookALevelInJerkAss: ''In a sense''. Around the events of ''The Vile Village'', Poe flat out believes the children murdered Count Olaf (actually Jacques Snicket) ''despite the fact Count Olaf is a villainous person''. He continues to basically act like they're evil or criminals despite the obviousness. He's also more than happy to see a freak get devoured by lions at the end of ''The Carnivorous Carnival'', although he quickly regrets his enthusiasm when he actually sees it happen.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Zigzagged. In some aspects, he's just as if not more gullible and useless then he is in the books. But in "The Reptile Room", he dismisses "Stephano's" explanation of the Mamba Del Mal using a bottle of its own venom as "ridiculous". And whereas in the books, he ignores the suggestion that Olaf used makeup to cover his tattoo, here, he's actually the one to realize and expose that part of the disguise. Similarly, when Count Olaf tries a long string of technicalities to claim the Baudelaires, Mr. Poe is quick to shoot them all down as the preposterous reaches they are. Then he goes right back to being blissfully ignorant of
*
* AdultsAreUseless: He utterly fails at keeping the children safe from Count Olaf, and repeatedly fails to believe them about Olaf being in disguise.
* AesopAmnesia: He constantly forgets that the Baudelaires are actually competent, intelligent, and justified in their suspicions, after they've proven themselves time and again. He even suggests they might be letting their imaginations run away with them when they insist Captain Sham is Olaf, citing how they believed the same of Stephano--who ''was'' Count Olaf, and whose unmasking Poe was present for.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a gullible, self-absorbed dolt, but he's also Mulctuary Money Management's best banker and was considered capable enough at his job by Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire to handle their vast fortune.
* ButtMonkey: The Baudelaire's quickly grow to disdain him, Count Olaf holds him in contempt, his wife's a self-absorbed shrew, and his children grow up to resent him and one another. This of course pales to the actual horrors that befall the orphans supposedly under his charge.
* CharacterExaggeration: His character is not very smart in general, but the TV show make him a complete idiot.
* CharacterTics: A persistent, hacking cough, which seems to intensify whenever he's in personal discomfort or visiting any place that isn't hypoallergenic. Even his car is heard sputtering and wheezing at one point.
* DissonantSerenity: Is disturbingly cheerful even when bringing disturbing news. Especially stands out in the season finale where while even Count Olaf is singing "That's Not How The Story Goes" with sadness, he is singing the depressing lyrics with joy.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Occasionally manages a gleam of insight. It's his idea that "Stephano" is wearing make-up over Olaf's tattoo and to compare Aunt Josephine's suicide note to a grocery list.
-->'''"Stephano":''' Then it's obvious! The mamba du mal got out of its own cage, stole a vial of its own venom, and murdered Dr. Montgomery in cold blood.\\
'''Poe:''' Ah-ha! Wait, that's ridiculous.
** In a combination of this and EveryoneHasStandards, he is horrified when Count Olaf's
-->[[spoiler:'''The Two White-Faced Women:''' Murderers should get the chair.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Mr. Poe:''' Don't be preposterous, these are just children!]]
* TheFool: He's only ever helpful (to both the protagonists and antagonists) by accident and just gets in everyone's way (again, to
* HateSink: While not explicitly mean or unpleasant, his stupidity, condescending attitude, and downright uselessness is as frustrating to the audience as it is to the orphans. It's no wonder that they decide to abandon him at the end of ''The Wide Window''.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While he does care about the safety of the Baudelaires and is sympathetic to their struggles, he's way too focused on furthering his own career to put in more effort. After the orphans run away to the lumbermill, he's more outraged about the effect on his reputation at the bank than anything else.
* JustAKid: He treats the Baudelaires like they don't understand the meaning of words and always tells them
* RaceLift: Is white in the
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Shown when he first hears the Screeching Iguana Clock.
* StepfordSmiler: He's all smiles when he's around others and tries to be cordial, but he's shown to be terribly miserable and exhausted when seen alone.
* TookALevelInJerkAss: ''In a sense''. Around the events of ''The Vile Village'', Poe flat out believes the children murdered Count Olaf (actually Jacques Snicket) ''despite the fact Count Olaf is a villainous person''. He continues to basically act like they're evil or criminals despite the obviousness. He's also more than happy to see a freak get devoured by lions at the end of ''The Carnivorous Carnival'', although he quickly regrets his enthusiasm when he actually sees it happen.
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[[folder:Kevin the Ambidextrous]]
!! Kevin
->'''Played by:''' Creator/RobbieAmell
One of the three freaks who work at the carnival. Despite being completely normal otherwise, his "problem" is that he's ambidextrous, meaning that both of his hands are equally strong. He still sees himself as a freak, even when told that being ambidextrous is completely normal.
!! Kevin
->'''Played by:''' Creator/RobbieAmell
One of the three freaks who work at the carnival. Despite being completely normal otherwise, his "problem" is that he's ambidextrous, meaning that both of his hands are equally strong. He still sees himself as a freak, even when told that being ambidextrous is completely normal.
to:
!!Justice Strauss
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/justice_straus.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JoanCusack
Count Olaf's kindly next-door neighbor, she takes an instant like to the
!! Kevin
->'''Played by:''' Creator/RobbieAmell
One of the three freaks who work at the carnival. Despite being completely normal otherwise, his "problem" is that he's ambidextrous, meaning that both of his hands are equally strong. He still sees himself as a freak, even when told that being ambidextrous is completely normal.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: His looks were never mentioned in the book, but here he's quite handsome. It adds to the joke of him considering himself to be a hideous freak.
* AgeLift: He is described as wrinkly in the novel, but here he is played by a young actor.
* TheEeyore: Even though he's probably the least freakish of the freaks, he still sees himself as horribly abnormal, and wishes he could just have a single dominant hand.
* AgeLift: He is described as wrinkly in the novel, but here he is played by a young actor.
* TheEeyore: Even though he's probably the least freakish of the freaks, he still sees himself as horribly abnormal, and wishes he could just have a single dominant hand.
to:
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: His looks were never mentioned HeroOfAnotherStory: Episode 2 ends with her starting to read ''The Incomplete History of Secret Societies'', setting up her involvement with VFD later on. Which we won't get to see until the series reaches Book 12.
* NiceGirl: One of the nicest characters in the show.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She constantly laments her lack of romantic success, despite being a world-renowned judge.
* SkilledButNaive: Strauss is a well-read and competent judge, but she's much too trusting of unsavoury characters.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the book,but here he's quite handsome. It adds it's [[UncertainDoom unknown]] whether or not [[spoiler:she managed to escape the joke of him considering himself to be a hideous freak.
burning hotel.]] Here, it's shown that she did.
*AgeLift: He is described as wrinkly in the novel, but here he is played by a young actor.
* TheEeyore: Even though he's probably the least freakish of the freaks, he still sees himself as horribly abnormal, and wishes he could just have a single dominant hand.UnwittingPawn: Becomes one for Count Olaf.
* NiceGirl: One of the nicest characters in the show.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She constantly laments her lack of romantic success, despite being a world-renowned judge.
* SkilledButNaive: Strauss is a well-read and competent judge, but she's much too trusting of unsavoury characters.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the book,
*
* TheEeyore: Even though he's probably the least freakish of the freaks, he still sees himself as horribly abnormal, and wishes he could just have a single dominant hand.
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!Queequeg
[[folder:Fiona Widdershins]]
!!Fiona Widdershins
->See [[Characters/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017VFD VFD]]
[[/folder]]
!Other Characters
[[folder:Mr. Poe]]
!!Arthur Poe
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mr_poe.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' K. Todd Freeman
The executor of the Baudelaire estate. He is easily tricked by Count Olaf and constantly ignores everything the children say.
[[folder:Fiona Widdershins]]
!!Fiona Widdershins
->See [[Characters/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017VFD VFD]]
[[/folder]]
!Other Characters
[[folder:Mr. Poe]]
!!Arthur Poe
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mr_poe.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' K. Todd Freeman
The executor of the Baudelaire estate. He is easily tricked by Count Olaf and constantly ignores everything the children say.
to:
[[folder:Fiona Widdershins]]
!!Fiona Widdershins
->See [[Characters/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017VFD VFD]]
[[/folder]]
!Other Characters
[[folder:Mr.
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.
->'''Portrayed By:'''
The executor
Mr. Poe's wife and editor-in-chief of the
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* AdaptationalJerkass: In the novels and film, Mr. Poe generally cares about the Baudelaire children, even when the children were accused of murder in the former and even wanted to do everything he could to prove their innocence. Here, he seems to be more interest in his job and less about the Baudelaire children and even believes that the children are murders when they're framed.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Zigzagged. In some aspects, he's just as if not more gullible and useless then he is in the books. But in "The Reptile Room", he dismisses "Stephano's" explanation of the Mamba Del Mal using a bottle of its own venom as "ridiculous". And whereas in the books, he ignores the suggestion that Olaf used makeup to cover his tattoo, here, he's actually the one to realize and expose that part of the disguise. Similarly, when Count Olaf tries a long string of technicalities to claim the Baudelaires, Mr. Poe is quick to shoot them all down as the preposterous reaches they are. Then he goes right back to being blissfully ignorant of all the trouble the Baudelaires have been through.
* AdaptationalKarma: He has to face the consequences for his incompetence when the Baudelaires run off at the end of ''The Wide Window'' and almost loses his job at the beginning of ''The Miserable Mill''.
* AdultsAreUseless: He utterly fails at keeping the children safe from Count Olaf, and repeatedly fails to believe them about Olaf being in disguise.
* AesopAmnesia: He constantly forgets that the Baudelaires are actually competent, intelligent, and justified in their suspicions, after they've proven themselves time and again. He even suggests they might be letting their imaginations run away with them when they insist Captain Sham is Olaf, citing how they believed the same of Stephano--who ''was'' Count Olaf, and whose unmasking Poe was present for.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a gullible, self-absorbed dolt, but he's also Mulctuary Money Management's best banker and was considered capable enough at his job by Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire to handle their vast fortune.
* ButtMonkey: The Baudelaire's quickly grow to disdain him, Count Olaf holds him in contempt, his wife's a self-absorbed shrew, and his children grow up to resent him and one another. This of course pales to the actual horrors that befall the orphans supposedly under his charge.
* CharacterExaggeration: His character is not very smart in general, but the TV show make him a complete idiot.
* CharacterTics: A persistent, hacking cough, which seems to intensify whenever he's in personal discomfort or visiting any place that isn't hypoallergenic. Even his car is heard sputtering and wheezing at one point.
* DissonantSerenity: Is disturbingly cheerful even when bringing disturbing news. Especially stands out in the season finale where while even Count Olaf is singing "That's Not How The Story Goes" with sadness, he is singing the depressing lyrics with joy.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Occasionally manages a gleam of insight. It's his idea that "Stephano" is wearing make-up over Olaf's tattoo and to compare Aunt Josephine's suicide note to a grocery list.
-->'''"Stephano":''' Then it's obvious! The mamba du mal got out of its own cage, stole a vial of its own venom, and murdered Dr. Montgomery in cold blood.\\
'''Poe:''' Ah-ha! Wait, that's ridiculous.
** In a combination of this and EveryoneHasStandards, he is horrified when Count Olaf's troupe suggests killing the Baudelaires, [[spoiler: even after he (along with everyone else) wrongly believes the Orphans are murderers.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''The Two White-Faced Women:''' Murderers should get the chair.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Mr. Poe:''' Don't be preposterous, these are just children!]]
* TheFool: He's only ever helpful (to both the protagonists and antagonists) by accident and just gets in everyone's way (again, to both the Baudelaire orphans and Count Olaf) when he actually tries to get involved in the story. And yet, for all his witless incompetence and general apathy, he's the only major character in the show to come out on top (regaining his status at Mulctuary Money Management's #1 Banker and attaining his coveted promotion) at the end of the first season while his fellow cast members fare considerably worse (the Baudelaires wind up in a depressingly hostile boarding school, [[spoiler:Mr. and Mrs. Quagmire]] perish shortly after reuniting with their children, Lemony Snicket is still heartbroken, and Count Olaf's schemes have made him a wanted man and have effectively destroyed his beloved acting career); best exemplified with how he's the only person who doesn't sound depressed as everyone sings "That's Not How The Story Goes" during the finale, apparently not taking any notice of the dark lyrics.
* HateSink: While not explicitly mean or unpleasant, his stupidity, condescending attitude, and downright uselessness is as frustrating to the audience as it is to the orphans. It's no wonder that they decide to abandon him at the end of ''The Wide Window''.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While he does care about the safety of the Baudelaires and is sympathetic to their struggles, he's way too focused on furthering his own career to put in more effort. After the orphans run away to the lumbermill, he's more outraged about the effect on his reputation at the bank than anything else.
* JustAKid: He treats the Baudelaires like they don't understand the meaning of words and always tells them to "let the adults talk" whenever they try to convince him about Count Olaf being in disguise.
* RaceLift: Is white in the illustrations and previous film, but is portrayed by black actor K. Todd Freeman here.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Shown when he first hears the Screeching Iguana Clock.
* StepfordSmiler: He's all smiles when he's around others and tries to be cordial, but he's shown to be terribly miserable and exhausted when seen alone.
* TookALevelInJerkAss: ''In a sense''. Around the events of ''The Vile Village'', Poe flat out believes the children murdered Count Olaf (actually Jacques Snicket) ''despite the fact Count Olaf is a villainous person''. He continues to basically act like they're evil or criminals despite the obviousness. He's also more than happy to see a freak get devoured by lions at the end of ''The Carnivorous Carnival'', although he quickly regrets his enthusiasm when he actually sees it happen.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Zigzagged. In some aspects, he's just as if not more gullible and useless then he is in the books. But in "The Reptile Room", he dismisses "Stephano's" explanation of the Mamba Del Mal using a bottle of its own venom as "ridiculous". And whereas in the books, he ignores the suggestion that Olaf used makeup to cover his tattoo, here, he's actually the one to realize and expose that part of the disguise. Similarly, when Count Olaf tries a long string of technicalities to claim the Baudelaires, Mr. Poe is quick to shoot them all down as the preposterous reaches they are. Then he goes right back to being blissfully ignorant of all the trouble the Baudelaires have been through.
* AdaptationalKarma: He has to face the consequences for his incompetence when the Baudelaires run off at the end of ''The Wide Window'' and almost loses his job at the beginning of ''The Miserable Mill''.
* AdultsAreUseless: He utterly fails at keeping the children safe from Count Olaf, and repeatedly fails to believe them about Olaf being in disguise.
* AesopAmnesia: He constantly forgets that the Baudelaires are actually competent, intelligent, and justified in their suspicions, after they've proven themselves time and again. He even suggests they might be letting their imaginations run away with them when they insist Captain Sham is Olaf, citing how they believed the same of Stephano--who ''was'' Count Olaf, and whose unmasking Poe was present for.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a gullible, self-absorbed dolt, but he's also Mulctuary Money Management's best banker and was considered capable enough at his job by Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire to handle their vast fortune.
* ButtMonkey: The Baudelaire's quickly grow to disdain him, Count Olaf holds him in contempt, his wife's a self-absorbed shrew, and his children grow up to resent him and one another. This of course pales to the actual horrors that befall the orphans supposedly under his charge.
* CharacterExaggeration: His character is not very smart in general, but the TV show make him a complete idiot.
* CharacterTics: A persistent, hacking cough, which seems to intensify whenever he's in personal discomfort or visiting any place that isn't hypoallergenic. Even his car is heard sputtering and wheezing at one point.
* DissonantSerenity: Is disturbingly cheerful even when bringing disturbing news. Especially stands out in the season finale where while even Count Olaf is singing "That's Not How The Story Goes" with sadness, he is singing the depressing lyrics with joy.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Occasionally manages a gleam of insight. It's his idea that "Stephano" is wearing make-up over Olaf's tattoo and to compare Aunt Josephine's suicide note to a grocery list.
-->'''"Stephano":''' Then it's obvious! The mamba du mal got out of its own cage, stole a vial of its own venom, and murdered Dr. Montgomery in cold blood.\\
'''Poe:''' Ah-ha! Wait, that's ridiculous.
** In a combination of this and EveryoneHasStandards, he is horrified when Count Olaf's troupe suggests killing the Baudelaires, [[spoiler: even after he (along with everyone else) wrongly believes the Orphans are murderers.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''The Two White-Faced Women:''' Murderers should get the chair.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Mr. Poe:''' Don't be preposterous, these are just children!]]
* TheFool: He's only ever helpful (to both the protagonists and antagonists) by accident and just gets in everyone's way (again, to both the Baudelaire orphans and Count Olaf) when he actually tries to get involved in the story. And yet, for all his witless incompetence and general apathy, he's the only major character in the show to come out on top (regaining his status at Mulctuary Money Management's #1 Banker and attaining his coveted promotion) at the end of the first season while his fellow cast members fare considerably worse (the Baudelaires wind up in a depressingly hostile boarding school, [[spoiler:Mr. and Mrs. Quagmire]] perish shortly after reuniting with their children, Lemony Snicket is still heartbroken, and Count Olaf's schemes have made him a wanted man and have effectively destroyed his beloved acting career); best exemplified with how he's the only person who doesn't sound depressed as everyone sings "That's Not How The Story Goes" during the finale, apparently not taking any notice of the dark lyrics.
* HateSink: While not explicitly mean or unpleasant, his stupidity, condescending attitude, and downright uselessness is as frustrating to the audience as it is to the orphans. It's no wonder that they decide to abandon him at the end of ''The Wide Window''.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While he does care about the safety of the Baudelaires and is sympathetic to their struggles, he's way too focused on furthering his own career to put in more effort. After the orphans run away to the lumbermill, he's more outraged about the effect on his reputation at the bank than anything else.
* JustAKid: He treats the Baudelaires like they don't understand the meaning of words and always tells them to "let the adults talk" whenever they try to convince him about Count Olaf being in disguise.
* RaceLift: Is white in the illustrations and previous film, but is portrayed by black actor K. Todd Freeman here.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Shown when he first hears the Screeching Iguana Clock.
* StepfordSmiler: He's all smiles when he's around others and tries to be cordial, but he's shown to be terribly miserable and exhausted when seen alone.
* TookALevelInJerkAss: ''In a sense''. Around the events of ''The Vile Village'', Poe flat out believes the children murdered Count Olaf (actually Jacques Snicket) ''despite the fact Count Olaf is a villainous person''. He continues to basically act like they're evil or criminals despite the obviousness. He's also more than happy to see a freak get devoured by lions at the end of ''The Carnivorous Carnival'', although he quickly regrets his enthusiasm when he actually sees it happen.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: In {{Catchphrase}}: "Wait until the novels readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!" Said in response to pretty much ''every'' big development she hears about. She always says it in a very cheerful tone.
* CompositeCharacter:
** She combines the character of Eleanora Poe, Mr. Poe's sister in the book, with the very minor character of his wife Polly Poe.
** She also appears to have taken on the role of Geraldine Julienne, the Punctilio's reporter. While Julienne hadn't shown up in the books at this point, Mrs. Poe is seen writing an article herself, andfilm, Mr. Poe generally cares in episode 2, she says Julienne's catchphrase, "Wait until the readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!"
* GiftedlyBad: For someone who is editor-in-chief of a newspaper, she's very bad at her job, as she can't even spell "promotion" right and gets the Baudelaires' names wrong. She does manage to track down the Baudelaires' using her reporting skills, but it's only because she happened to be covering the accident at Lucky Smells Lumbermill.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Shows off the article about the Baudelairechildren, even when Mansion burning down getting the children were accused front page, ''right in front of murder in the former and even wanted to do everything he could to prove their innocence. Here, he seems to be more interest in his job and less about the Baudelaire children and even believes that the children are murders when they're framed.
orphans.''
*AdaptationalIntelligence: Zigzagged. In some aspects, he's just as if not more gullible and useless then he is in the books. But in "The Reptile Room", he dismisses "Stephano's" explanation of the Mamba Del Mal using a bottle of its own venom as "ridiculous". And whereas in the books, he ignores the suggestion that Olaf used makeup IntrepidReporter: Uses her reporting skills to cover his tattoo, here, he's actually the one to realize and expose that part of the disguise. Similarly, when Count Olaf tries a long string of technicalities to claim the Baudelaires, Mr. Poe is quick to shoot them all track down as the preposterous reaches they are. Then he goes right back to being blissfully ignorant of all the trouble the Baudelaires have been through.
* AdaptationalKarma: He has to face the consequences for his incompetenceafter they run away from Mr. Poe. Although when she does finally find them, it's completely by accident.
* {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed compared to the other characters, but she uses the Baudelairesrun off at for newspaper headlines and insists they should be ''delighted'' to be on the end of ''The Wide Window'' and almost loses his job at the beginning of ''The Miserable Mill''.
* AdultsAreUseless: He utterly fails at keeping the children safe from Count Olaf, and repeatedly fails to believe them about Olaffront page. Although she's ''more so'' worse in Season 2, being in disguise.
* AesopAmnesia: He constantly forgets thatthe one spreading botched headlines and labeling the Baudelaires are actually competent, intelligent, as murders and justified in their suspicions, after they've proven themselves time and again. He even suggests they might be letting their imaginations run away with them when they insist Captain Sham is Olaf, citing how they believed arsonists.
* LaserGuidedKarma: At thesame end of Stephano--who ''was'' Count Olaf, and whose unmasking Poe was present for.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a gullible, self-absorbed dolt, but he's also Mulctuary Money Management's best banker and was considered capable enough at his job by Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire to handle their vast fortune.
* ButtMonkey: The Baudelaire's quickly grow to disdain him, Count Olaf holds him in contempt, his wife's a self-absorbed shrew, and his children grow up to resent him and one another. This of course pales tothe actual horrors that befall the orphans supposedly under his charge.
* CharacterExaggeration: His character is not very smart in general, but the TV show make him a complete idiot.
* CharacterTics: A persistent, hacking cough, which seems to intensify whenever he's in personal discomfort or visiting any place that isn't hypoallergenic. Even his car is heard sputtering and wheezing at one point.
* DissonantSerenity: Is disturbingly cheerful even when bringing disturbing news. Especially stands out in the season finale where while even Count Olaf is singing "That's Not How The Story Goes" with sadness, he is singing the depressing lyrics with joy.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Occasionally manages a gleam of insight. It's his idea that "Stephano" is wearing make-up over Olaf's tattoo and to compare Aunt Josephine's suicide note to a grocery list.
-->'''"Stephano":''' Then it's obvious! The mamba du mal got out of its own cage, stole a vial of its own venom, and murdered Dr. Montgomery in cold blood.\\
'''Poe:''' Ah-ha! Wait, that's ridiculous.
** In a combination of this and EveryoneHasStandards, he is horrified when Count Olaf's troupe suggests killing the Baudelaires,series, [[spoiler: even after he (along with everyone else) wrongly believes we see the Orphans are murderers.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''The Two White-Faced Women:''' Murderers should getfinal issue of the chair.Daily Punctilio, which shows her behind bars for false reporting and announces the end of the newspaper. Also her husband may or may not have died in a fire.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Mr. Poe:''' Don't be preposterous, these are just children!]]
* TheFool: He's only ever helpful (to both the protagonists MeaningfulName: Like her married name and antagonists) by accident and just gets her sons' names, Eleanora is named with Creator/EdgarAllanPoe in everyone's way (again, to both the Baudelaire orphans and Count Olaf) when he actually tries to get involved in the story. And yet, for all his witless incompetence and general apathy, he's the only major character in the show to come out on top (regaining his status at Mulctuary Money Management's #1 Banker and attaining his coveted promotion) at the end of the first season while his fellow cast members fare considerably worse (the Baudelaires wind up in a depressingly hostile boarding school, [[spoiler:Mr. and Mrs. Quagmire]] perish shortly mind. Specifically, after reuniting with their children, Lemony Snicket is still heartbroken, and Count Olaf's schemes have made him a wanted man and have effectively destroyed his beloved acting career); best exemplified with how he's the only person who doesn't sound depressed as everyone sings "That's Not How The Story Goes" during the finale, apparently not taking any notice of the dark lyrics.
* HateSink: While not explicitly mean or unpleasant, his stupidity, condescending attitude, and downright uselessness is as frustrating to the audience as it is to the orphans. It's no wonder that they decide to abandon him at the end of ''The Wide Window''.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While he does care about the safety of the Baudelaires and is sympathetic to their struggles, he's way too focused on furthering his own career to put in more effort. After the orphans run away to the lumbermill, he's more outraged about the effect on his reputation at the bank than anything else.
* JustAKid: He treats the Baudelaires like they don't understand the meaning of words and always tells them to "let the adults talk" whenever they try to convince him about Count Olaf being in disguise.
* RaceLift: Is white in the illustrations and previous film, but is portrayed by black actor K. Todd Freeman here.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Shown when he first hears the Screeching Iguana Clock.
* StepfordSmiler: He's all smiles when he's around others and tries to be cordial, but he's shown to be terribly miserable and exhausted when seen alone.
* TookALevelInJerkAss: ''In a sense''. Around the events of ''The Vile Village'', Poe flat out believes the children murdered Count Olaf (actually Jacques Snicket) ''despite the fact Count Olaf is a villainous person''. He continues to basically act like they're evil or criminals despite the obviousness. He's also more than happy to see a freak get devoured by lions at the end of ''The Carnivorous Carnival'', although he quickly regrets his enthusiasm when he actually sees it happen.Lenore from ''Literature/TheRaven''.
* CompositeCharacter:
** She combines the character of Eleanora Poe, Mr. Poe's sister in the book, with the very minor character of his wife Polly Poe.
** She also appears to have taken on the role of Geraldine Julienne, the Punctilio's reporter. While Julienne hadn't shown up in the books at this point, Mrs. Poe is seen writing an article herself, and
* GiftedlyBad: For someone who is editor-in-chief of a newspaper, she's very bad at her job, as she can't even spell "promotion" right and gets the Baudelaires' names wrong. She does manage to track down the Baudelaires' using her reporting skills, but it's only because she happened to be covering the accident at Lucky Smells Lumbermill.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Shows off the article about the Baudelaire
*
* AdaptationalKarma: He has to face the consequences for his incompetence
* {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed compared to the other characters, but she uses the Baudelaires
* AdultsAreUseless: He utterly fails at keeping the children safe from Count Olaf, and repeatedly fails to believe them about Olaf
* AesopAmnesia: He constantly forgets that
* LaserGuidedKarma: At the
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a gullible, self-absorbed dolt, but he's also Mulctuary Money Management's best banker and was considered capable enough at his job by Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire to handle their vast fortune.
* ButtMonkey: The Baudelaire's quickly grow to disdain him, Count Olaf holds him in contempt, his wife's a self-absorbed shrew, and his children grow up to resent him and one another. This of course pales to
* CharacterExaggeration: His character is not very smart in general, but the TV show make him a complete idiot.
* CharacterTics: A persistent, hacking cough, which seems to intensify whenever he's in personal discomfort or visiting any place that isn't hypoallergenic. Even his car is heard sputtering and wheezing at one point.
* DissonantSerenity: Is disturbingly cheerful even when bringing disturbing news. Especially stands out in the season finale where while even Count Olaf is singing "That's Not How The Story Goes" with sadness, he is singing the depressing lyrics with joy.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Occasionally manages a gleam of insight. It's his idea that "Stephano" is wearing make-up over Olaf's tattoo and to compare Aunt Josephine's suicide note to a grocery list.
-->'''"Stephano":''' Then it's obvious! The mamba du mal got out of its own cage, stole a vial of its own venom, and murdered Dr. Montgomery in cold blood.\\
'''Poe:''' Ah-ha! Wait, that's ridiculous.
** In a combination of this and EveryoneHasStandards, he is horrified when Count Olaf's troupe suggests killing the Baudelaires,
-->[[spoiler:'''The Two White-Faced Women:''' Murderers should get
* HateSink: While not explicitly mean or unpleasant, his stupidity, condescending attitude, and downright uselessness is as frustrating to the audience as it is to the orphans. It's no wonder that they decide to abandon him at the end of ''The Wide Window''.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While he does care about the safety of the Baudelaires and is sympathetic to their struggles, he's way too focused on furthering his own career to put in more effort. After the orphans run away to the lumbermill, he's more outraged about the effect on his reputation at the bank than anything else.
* JustAKid: He treats the Baudelaires like they don't understand the meaning of words and always tells them to "let the adults talk" whenever they try to convince him about Count Olaf being in disguise.
* RaceLift: Is white in the illustrations and previous film, but is portrayed by black actor K. Todd Freeman here.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Shown when he first hears the Screeching Iguana Clock.
* StepfordSmiler: He's all smiles when he's around others and tries to be cordial, but he's shown to be terribly miserable and exhausted when seen alone.
* TookALevelInJerkAss: ''In a sense''. Around the events of ''The Vile Village'', Poe flat out believes the children murdered Count Olaf (actually Jacques Snicket) ''despite the fact Count Olaf is a villainous person''. He continues to basically act like they're evil or criminals despite the obviousness. He's also more than happy to see a freak get devoured by lions at the end of ''The Carnivorous Carnival'', although he quickly regrets his enthusiasm when he actually sees it happen.
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JoanCusack
Count Olaf's kindly next-door neighbor, she takes an instant like to the kids despite Olaf's attempts to poison her against them.
!!Justice Strauss
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Count Olaf's kindly next-door neighbor, she takes an instant like to the kids despite Olaf's attempts to poison her against them.
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Count Olaf's kindly next-door neighbor, she takes an instant like to the kids despite Olaf's attempts to poison her against them.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Episode 2 ends with her starting to read ''The Incomplete History of Secret Societies'', setting up her involvement with VFD later on. Which we won't get to see until the series reaches Book 12.
* NiceGirl: One of the nicest characters in the show.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She constantly laments her lack of romantic success, despite being a world-renowned judge.
* SkilledButNaive: Strauss is a well-read and competent judge, but she's much too trusting of unsavoury characters.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the book, it's [[UncertainDoom unknown]] whether or not [[spoiler:she managed to escape the burning hotel.]] Here, it's shown that she did.
* UnwittingPawn: Becomes one for Count Olaf.
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!!Eleanora Poe
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Cleo King
Mr. Poe's wife and editor-in-chief of the ''Daily Punctilio''.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Wait until the readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!" Said in response to pretty much ''every'' big development she hears about. She always says it in a very cheerful tone.
* CompositeCharacter:
** She combines the character of Eleanora Poe, Mr. Poe's sister in the book, with the very minor character of his wife Polly Poe.
** She also appears to have taken on the role of Geraldine Julienne, the Punctilio's reporter. While Julienne hadn't shown up in the books at this point, Mrs. Poe is seen writing an article herself, and in episode 2, she says Julienne's catchphrase, "Wait until the readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!"
* GiftedlyBad: For someone who is editor-in-chief of a newspaper, she's very bad at her job, as she can't even spell "promotion" right and gets the Baudelaires' names wrong. She does manage to track down the Baudelaires' using her reporting skills, but it's only because she happened to be covering the accident at Lucky Smells Lumbermill.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Shows off the article about the Baudelaire Mansion burning down getting the front page, ''right in front of the Baudelaire orphans.''
* IntrepidReporter: Uses her reporting skills to track down the Baudelaires after they run away from Mr. Poe. Although when she does finally find them, it's completely by accident.
* {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed compared to the other characters, but she uses the Baudelaires for newspaper headlines and insists they should be ''delighted'' to be on the front page. Although she's ''more so'' worse in Season 2, being the one spreading botched headlines and labeling the Baudelaires as murders and arsonists.
* LaserGuidedKarma: At the end of the series, [[spoiler: we see the final issue of the Daily Punctilio, which shows her behind bars for false reporting and announces the end of the newspaper. Also her husband may or may not have died in a fire.]]
* MeaningfulName: Like her married name and her sons' names, Eleanora is named with Creator/EdgarAllanPoe in mind. Specifically, after Lenore from ''Literature/TheRaven''.
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!!Edgar and Albert Poe
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jack Forrester (Albert) and Kaniel Jacob-Cross (Edgar)
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Poe.
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* NiceGirl: One of the nicest characters in the show.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She constantly laments her lack of romantic success, despite being a world-renowned judge.
* SkilledButNaive: Strauss is a well-read and competent judge, but she's much too trusting of unsavoury characters.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the book, it's [[UncertainDoom unknown]] whether or not [[spoiler:she managed to escape the burning hotel.]] Here, it's shown that she did.
* UnwittingPawn: Becomes one for Count Olaf.
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!!Eleanora Poe
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Cleo King
Mr. Poe's wife and editor-in-chief of the ''Daily Punctilio''.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Wait until the readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!" Said in response to pretty much ''every'' big development she hears about. She always says it in a very cheerful tone.
* CompositeCharacter:
** She combines the character of Eleanora Poe, Mr. Poe's sister in the book, with the very minor character of his wife Polly Poe.
** She also appears to have taken on the role of Geraldine Julienne, the Punctilio's reporter. While Julienne hadn't shown up in the books at this point, Mrs. Poe is seen writing an article herself, and in episode 2, she says Julienne's catchphrase, "Wait until the readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!"
* GiftedlyBad: For someone who is editor-in-chief of a newspaper, she's very bad at her job, as she can't even spell "promotion" right and gets the Baudelaires' names wrong. She does manage to track down the Baudelaires' using her reporting skills, but it's only because she happened to be covering the accident at Lucky Smells Lumbermill.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Shows off the article about the Baudelaire Mansion burning down getting the front page, ''right in front of the Baudelaire orphans.''
* IntrepidReporter: Uses her reporting skills to track down the Baudelaires after they run away from Mr. Poe. Although when she does finally find them, it's completely by accident.
* {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed compared to the other characters, but she uses the Baudelaires for newspaper headlines and insists they should be ''delighted'' to be on the front page. Although she's ''more so'' worse in Season 2, being the one spreading botched headlines and labeling the Baudelaires as murders and arsonists.
* LaserGuidedKarma: At the end of the series, [[spoiler: we see the final issue of the Daily Punctilio, which shows her behind bars for false reporting and announces the end of the newspaper. Also her husband may or may not have died in a fire.]]
* MeaningfulName: Like her married name and her sons' names, Eleanora is named with Creator/EdgarAllanPoe in mind. Specifically, after Lenore from ''Literature/TheRaven''.
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!!Edgar and Albert Poe
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jack Forrester (Albert) and Kaniel Jacob-Cross (Edgar)
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Poe.
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* CampGay: Not the most masculine man, and in The Penultimate Peril Part 1 he reveals that he met the true love of his life at a support group for people who escaped horrible partners and is currently at a lumber, so strongly implied that he's in love with Charles.
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* CampGay: Not the most masculine man, and in The Penultimate Peril Part 1 he reveals that he met the true love of his life at a support group for people who escaped horrible partners and is currently at a lumber, so lumbermill, strongly implied implying that he's in love with Charles.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: He gives the Baudelaires the one book page that proved their parents' heroism in Paltryville.
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** He gives the Baudelaires the one book page that proved their parents' heroism inPaltryville.Paltryville.
** The third season reveals he ''did'' eventually leave Sir -- and, unsurprisingly, had to go to a support group to recover. There, he meets Jerome, who loves him and certainly treats him much better than Sir ever did.
** He gives the Baudelaires the one book page that proved their parents' heroism in
** The third season reveals he ''did'' eventually leave Sir -- and, unsurprisingly, had to go to a support group to recover. There, he meets Jerome, who loves him and certainly treats him much better than Sir ever did.
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the book, it's [[AmbiguousDoom unknown]] whether or not [[spoiler:she managed to escape the burning hotel.]] Here, it's shown that she did.
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* IdiotBall: ''Constantly''. His foolish and insensible decisions fuel the plot almost as much as Olaf's own machinations do.
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The young captain of the Queequeg submarine, taking over for her stepfather. She finds the Baudelaires after their trip down the mountains, and invites them on board.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: A downplayed example, but while in the books Fiona was calm and even a little shy, in the series she's definitely more forward and abrasive, although still far from being a true {{Jerkass}}.
* CompositeCharacter: Even though Captain Widdershins is still a character referenced within the series, Fiona runs the submarine by herself and thus takes up some character traits of both Fiona and the Captain.
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* CompositeCharacter: Even though Captain Widdershins is still a character referenced within the series, Fiona runs the submarine by herself and thus takes up some character traits of both Fiona and the Captain.
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!!Fiona Widdershins
->'''Played by:''' Kassius Nelson
The young captain of the Queequeg submarine, taking over for her stepfather. She finds the Baudelaires after their trip down the mountains, and invites them on board.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: A downplayed example, but while in the books Fiona was calm and even a little shy, in the series she's definitely more forward and abrasive, although still far from being a true {{Jerkass}}.
* CompositeCharacter: Even though Captain Widdershins is still a character referenced within the series, Fiona runs the submarine by herself and thus takes up some character traits of both Fiona and the Captain.
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!!Fiona Widdershins
->'''Played by:''' Kassius Nelson
The young captain of the Queequeg submarine, taking over for her stepfather. She finds the Baudelaires after their trip down the mountains, and invites them on board.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: A downplayed example, but while in the books Fiona was calm and even a little shy, in the series she's definitely more forward and abrasive, although still far from being a true {{Jerkass}}.
* CompositeCharacter: Even though Captain Widdershins is still a character referenced within the series, Fiona runs the submarine by herself and thus takes up some character traits of both Fiona and the Captain.
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!!Sir
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Don Johnson
The owner of the Lucky Smells Lumber Mill and the author of a book on Paltryville history. Partner of Charles (romantically and in business).
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* AdaptationalSexuality: Sir and Charles were only ever AmbiguouslyGay in the books.
* AdaptationalKarma: Gets chased out of the factory by an angry mob of workers, unlike in the book where he is still in charge.
* AdultsAreUseless: Subverted. Though the Baudelaire children believe him to be this, much like other adults in their lives, Sir isn't ignorant so much as he's malevolent. He doesn't know Dr. Orwell's hypnotizing everyone, but he does know she's doing something unethical and he's quite happy to let her keep going because it makes his employees obedient. He doesn't know about Count Olaf's schemes, but he's completely willing to pawn the Orphans off on Shirley because he doesn't care about them.
* AllTakeAndNoGive: Sir doesn't treat Charles well, and Charles ''knows'' it, but he loves him anyways.
* BadBoss: Pays his workers in gum and coupons and treats his "partner" Charles more like a servant.
* CigarChomper: He hates cigars but he's always smoking them because he's the boss.
* ConvenientlyInterruptedDocument: Does this to his book concerning the Baudelaires' involvement in town history.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone calls him "Sir." His real name is never revealed.
* {{Jerkass}}: He claims the Baudelaire parents started the fire that burned down Paltryville but they actually rescued the survivors and helped them rebuild, a fact which he is well aware of. He actually wrote down the truth in his book of Paltryville history but then blacked out that entry in every single copy... except for one.
* MarriedToTheJob: He claims the mill is all he has and will do ''anything'' to keep it open.
* ManlyGay: He's a cigar-smoking man who looks like a SouthernGentleman, but he's also gay.
* SouthernGentleman: [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield It's unclear exactly where he lives]] but everything about him fits this archetype.
** Johnson appears to have developed a penchant for this role, playing a similar character in Film/DjangoUnchained.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Charles]]
!!Charles
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sirandcharles_0.png]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Rhys Darby
Sir's partner (romantically and in business) at the Lucky Smells Lumber Mill
----
* AllTakeAndNoGive: Sir doesn't treat him well, and Charles ''knows'' it, but he loves him anyways.
-->'''Charles:''' I'm gonna search for Sir. He may not have been a good partner, or a good boss... or a good person... but someday you'll learn things aren't always black and white.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Orwell induces this in him when he tries to interfere in their plans and to get him to participate in a fatal accident.
* ExtremeDoormat: He's Sir's partner but is treated more like a servant.
* IWillFindYou: We last see him setting out to search for Sir.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's much nicer than Sir and helps the Baudelaire orphans at the end of their time at Lucky Smells Lumber Mill.
* ThrowTheDogABone: He gives the Baudelaires the one book page that proved their parents' heroism in Paltryville.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Phil]]
!!Phil
->'''Played by:''' Chris Gauthier
A Lucky Smells Lumber Mill worker who is an optimist.
----
* AnArmAndALeg: In the book his leg was only crushed, while in the series it's crushed off. He does get it reattached by the episode's end.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: His reaction to getting his leg crushed off? "Oh boy! Half-off pedicures!"
* NiceGuy: He's friendly and welcoming to the Baudelaires, even when the rest of the town hates them.
* OnlyFriend: He's the only Mill worker to take a liking to the Baudelaires and treat them civilly. When he's in the hospital they admit that they miss him and that his positive attitude helped with the depressing Mill conditions.
* ThePollyanna: Unfailingly sees the upside in every situation.
* WideEyedIdealist: He is overly optimistic even about the most dire situations.
[[/folder]]
!Purfrock Preparatory School
[[folder:Vice Principal Nero]]
!! Vice Principal Nero
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a_series_of_unfortunate_events_season_2_the_austere_academy_76u2640_7.jpg]]
->'''Played by:''' Roger Bart
The incompetent Vice Director of the Purfrock school. He spoils Carmelita and forces everyone to hear his dreadful violin skills, believing himself to be a genius.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Not him, but his anti-Olaf "security measures" get a huge dose of this. In the book, he had a computer with a picture of Count Olaf on the screen and stupidly assumed that would somehow keep Olaf away. Here, the system is crude but actually takes visual input and announces a verdict; while it's never made clear whether it could actually catch Olaf if he weren't disguised, its presence is enough to spook him into recruiting Carmelita Spats to get him inside.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the book, he gleefully expels the Baudelaires even after they pass the exams (because they skipped gym class), and doesn't really care about Olaf kidnapping the Quagmires, to the point that he won't let Mr. Poe use his phone to call the police. He's still nasty here, but is somewhat more rational, grudgingly admitting that they passed, and there are a few points where he seems a little suspicious of Olaf's gym teacher disguise.
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Get to class late and you'll spend lunch with your arms tied behind your back. Skip out on his violin performances and you have to watch him eat a bag of candy that you bought. Sneak around after hours and you have to clip his toenails.
* DreadfulMusician: Despite believing to be a genius, Nero is a lousy musician who has been forbidden to go anywhere near Julliard by a restraining order. No student likes his music.
* HateSink: Not as much as in the novel, but that's not saying much. He's rude, egotistical, and abrasive. Not even the aforementioned AdaptationalHeroism is enough to redeem him.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a nasty vice principal who subjects his students to [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment bizarre punishments]], makes a small toddler do all his office work, and forces orphans to live in a rusty tin shack while the rest of the students live in luxury.
* MeaningfulName[=/=]NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Nero was a Roman emperor infamously known for being both an incompetent ruler and a terrible musician, both traits applying to this character. The common legend of him playing the fiddle while Rome burned certainly fits the petty and incompetent administrator who would rather practice the violin while Prufrock crumbles around him.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Extremely downplayed. He isn't by any means reasonable, though he does show once that, while uncomfortable with the orphans, since they succeeded in their test, they can remain in the academy.
* SkewedPriorities: His first and strongest priority is his music career and using the school's funds to improve it, while he believes himself to be a huge, misunderstood genius.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Carmelita Spats]]
!!Carmelita Spats
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->'''Played by:''' Kitana Turnbull
A spoiled girl obsessed with her own adorableness who manages to go intact for her awful actions for being the Vice Director's favorite student.
----
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: She isn't ''nearly'' as sour-looking as her [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/snicket/images/a/aa/Carmelita_Spats_%28TAA%29.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100308225235 book counterpart]].
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the book, she was just a minor bully at first who only joined Count Olaf much later on. Here, she agrees to help Olaf in the same episode she's introduced in.
* AlphaBitch: She's at the top of the school's social ladder (points for also being a cheerleader), having gotten there by basically bullying everybody into submission.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Doubling with GettingCrapPastTheRadar, when she shows up at night in the cafeteria, she sniffs over the powdered sugar in a cake; the act itself seems like she's sniffing cocaine.
* EnfantTerrible: Often goes beyond spoiled brattiness and into outright sociopathy because it amuses her. Case in point: when asked to read ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'', she instead finds an actual mockingbird, kills it, and gleefully presents its body to the librarian in a box.
* HateSink: An insufferable AlphaBitch.
* HypocriticalHumor: Carmelita calls the people she bullies "cake-sniffers," yet is later seen in the cafeteria plunging her nose in one and smelling it, even sniffing the powdered sugar in it like cocaine.
--> '''Jacques:''' In my experience, it takes one, to know one... cake-sniffer.
* {{Jerkass}}: ''Yes'', spending most of her time mocking and insulting the Baudelaires and the Quagmires simply because they're orphans.
* LargeHam: Goes with the job description when you're the head cheerleader. She spends ''every second'' of screentime devouring the scenery.
* LightIsNotGood: In a scenario filled with dark, muted colors, she is a bright pink spot, but she's one of the biggest jerks around and makes every bad situation worse with her actions.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: She is basically what would happen if Creator/ShirleyTemple never went to Hollywood and was an out-and-out asshole.
* PinkIsFeminine: As above, instead of wearing the school uniform she wears an offensively pink and frilly dress.
* SpoiledBrat: Is treated like royalty by Vice Principal Nero, and is allowed to take whatever and go wherever she likes around Prufrock.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Quagmire Triplets]]
!! Duncan, Isadora and Quigley Quagmire
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->'''Played by:''' Avi Lake (Isadora) and Dylan Kingwell (Duncan and Quigley)
-->''"This is what friends are for."''
Duncan and Isadora Quagmire, two of the Quagmire Triplets, the only members of the family to survive a fire that killed their parents and their sibling, Quigley. They lived through similar adventures of those the Baudelair's went through and quickly befriend them.
----
* DamselInDistress: They are kidnapped by Count Olaf at the end of "The Austere Academy".
* InsistentTerminology: They are triplets and the fact that the third one among them is dead won't change that. Both the Baudelaires and the Librarian still refer to them as triplets.
* PutOnABus: At the end of "The Vile Village", Klaus and Violet decide to run away by land, once they realize that they wouldn't be able to board the self-sustaining house with them, leading Hector to take the Quagmire triplets with him in his escape.
* RhymesOnADime: Isadora has a tendency to speak in couplets.
* ShipTease: With Duncan and Isadora, with Violet and Klaus respectively, as early as the first two episodes of season 2.
** When they first introduce themselves, Violet and Duncan give each other some looks, which even prompts Sunny to say "GetARoom."
** When the Quagmires are getting ready for their plan to take the Baudelaire's places for the running exercises, Isadora gives Klaus a kiss on the cheek before they leave.
* TheUnreveal: Duncan and Isadora find the book and try to warn Klaus and Violet about the VFD, sadly, they are far away and do not manage to pass the information. While they are reading, the viewer is also not shown what exactly they are finding out.
[[/folder]]
!667 Dark Avenue
[[folder:Jerome Squalor]]
!! Jerome Squalor
-> '''Played by:''' Tony Hale
An old friend of the Baudelaire's parents, whom he has lost contact over the years. He convinces his wife to become their new guardians once orphans become in.
----
* DarkIsNotEvil: Wears a black, sleazy-looking pinstripe suit, but is actually a pretty NiceGuy. It's his WomanInWhite wife who ends up being the villainous one.
* DirtyCoward: Deconstructed. He leaves the Baudelaires behind once they make it clear their intent was to fight Count Olaf and get the Quagmires. However, he tells them that he's not brave enough and even admits that their parents called him out for that.
* TheDogBitesBack: He finally works up the gall to stand up against his wife in the end.
-->''"Esme, love of my life, I'm tired of being treated this way."''
* HenpeckedHusband: Needless to say, Esme's love for Jerome is anything but genuine. She ''does'' have the hots for Count Olaf, after all.
* InnocentBystander: Unlike his wife and the Baudelaire's parents, he has no involvement with the VFD despite being married to the former and close friends of the latter. He's implied to have been left out of the loop by the Baudelaire parents because of his cowardice. And once he witnesses the treachery going on, he wants no involvement with it.
* NiceGuy: Unlike Esme, he's a genuinely kindhearted guardian who treats the Baudelaires with warmth and hospitality.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Esmé Squalor]]
->See [[Characters/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017Antagonists Antagonists]]
[[/folder]]
!Village of Fowl Devotees (VFD Village)
[[folder:Council of Elders]]
!!The Council of Elders (Elder Jemma, Elder Annabelle and Elder Sam)
->'''Played by:''' Carol Mansell (Elder Jemma), Mindy Sterling (Elder Annabelle), Ken Jenkins (Elder Sam)
A trio of elders that make the rules and govern over the VFD Village.
----
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: The village flag design is basically the Nazi flag with a silhouette of a flying crow standing in for the swastika, most likely a commentary on the Council's obsession with and strict enforcement of arbitrary rules, disdain for outsiders, and disturbing willingness to execute people (even children) without a trial by burning them.
* AdultsAreUseless: Completely and utterly incompetent, they see the worst form of punishment as a very severe ''fine'', and have so many rules and regulations it is believable that all they do is sit around making up new ones.
* AgeLift: A similar situation with Hal. Though they are portrayed by elderly actors, they aren't the ancient human beings that are described in the books.
* AllThereInTheScript: In the episode proper, they're only ever referred to as the Council Elders, but the credits name them as Jemma, Annabelle and Sam, respectively.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Their decision to adopt orphans wasn't in the intent to raise them, but actually to find people to do their chores.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Their rules don't really make sense, and it's shown that people who harm crows take precedent over any other sort of crime, as shown how they turned against Esmé when she fired a harpoon in a crow.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hector]]
!! Hector
->'''Played by:''' Ithamar Enriquez
The handyman of the village.
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* DefectorFromDecadence: Tired of the village's rules and their abusive ways, he creates a self-sustaining floating house in which he intends to run away in.
* NiceGuy: Very much so. He treats the children with respect and care, even offering to take them with him on his self-sustaining floating house.
* PutOnABus: He pretty much leaves and stays in the air with Duncan and Isadora Quagmire after being saved by the Baudelaires.
[[/folder]]
! Heimlich Hospital
[[folder:Babs]]
!! Babs
->'''Played by:''' Kerri Kenney
The Head of Human Resources at Heimlich Hospital.
----
* AdaptationExpansion: In the books, she was never seen due to her belief that adults should be "heard, but not seen". In the series, she's fully visible as her own character.
* AdaptationalWimp: Definitely not as strict as her character was in the book. Here in the series, she's shown having a brief anxiety attack complete with breathing into a paper bag when someone not on her approved list tries to get into the hospital.
* GallowsHumor: Engages in a bit of this when Violet tries to break them both out of the hospital, brought on by fear and nervousness:
-->'''Violet:''' Is there a way out of this hospital where I don’t have to fill out any paperwork?\\
'''Babs:''' ''[beat]'' You can die! ''[anxious laughter]'' [[BaitAndSwitch Or you can take a left at the next hall]]. The exit’s that way.
* LaughingMad: A result of fear and nervousness more than insanity, but she still gives off this vibe when it happens.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Before allowing Olaf into the hospital, she forces him to fill out a form in triplicate and another 15 in quadruplicate. She even flat-out states that paperwork makes the world go round.
* SkewedPriorities: Her biggest concern regarding the hospital being torched by Olaf is the fact that she lost most of her paperwork in the blaze.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: While her fate in the book is unknown (though Count Olaf is heavily implied to have killed her), she is explicitly seen to have survived the fire that destroyed the hospital in the adaptation.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Archivist/Hal]]
!! Hal
->'''Played by:''' David Alan Grier
An elderly man with very poor eyesight who runs the Library of Records at Heimlich Hospital.
----
* AgeLift: A downplayed example, in the books he was described as the "oldest person the Baudelaires had seen in their life", implying he would be a very elderly man. In the series, he's played by David Alan Grier, a 61 year old man. Definitely not the most elderly of people.
* CoolOldGuy: Downplayed, he is nicer than most characters so far, but he is an ObstructiveBureaucrat who doesn't want to let the children look for the files they need.
* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: Starts doing this after the Baudelaire's steal his keys so they can break into the library, telling them that he never thought he could trust anyone as much as he trusts them.
* TheWoobie: Despite there being no other way to sneak into the library, the children feel awful for that they had to steal his keys in order to do so. After he finds out about their betrayal, the files are vandalized and burned to a crisp leaving him with nothing.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:V.F.D. (Volunteers Fighting Disease)]]
A group of volunteers who take the Baudelaires with them to Heimlich Hospital, where they are going to sing for the patients.
->'''Played by:''' John Bobek (Bearded Man), Lauren [=McGibbon=] (Perky Volunteer)
* FunWithAcronyms: Their van is marked with the acronym VFD, leading the Baudelaires to think that they are members of the ''other'' VFD organization. Unfortunately, they are not.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: They ignore some patients who are begging for medical help, thinking they can make them feel better by singing to them instead.
* {{Jerkass}}: They take surprisingly sadistic glee at the idea of Violet getting her head chopped off. They also eagerly join Olaf's troupe and the others when they chase the Baudelaires.
* LyricalDissonance: Their songs are all happy and upbeat, despite the lyrics often describing the gruesome diseases and ailments that the patients might have.
* NoNameGiven: On Babs' list, the leader is listed as "Man with Beard" and the rest of the group is listed as "Others". They are all given similarly vague names in the credits.
* TakeThat: Towards those who take the phrase "Laughter is the best medicine" literally. Also potentially towards anti-vaccers, given that they are depicted as clearly ignorant when they scoff at the Baudelaires for suggesting vaccines as a treatment for disease.
* WideEyedIdealist: PlayedForLaughs. They believe that their singing, and the happiness they believe it will bring, is the only thing that the patients need to get better. Klaus points out that what the patients really need is medicine, which the volunteers ignore.
[[/folder]]
!Caligari Carnival
[[folder:Hugo the Hunchback]]
!! Hugo
->'''Played by:''' Kevin Cahoon
One of the three freaks who work at the carnival. He's rather excitable, and has a hump on his back that makes him stand out.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: he is mostly quiet and reserved in the books. In the series he is lively and childish.
* FaceHeelTurn: Like his comrades, they join Count Olaf and even cut the rope to the carriage Violet and Klaus are in to let them fall off the cliff.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Colette the Contortionist]]
!! Colette
->'''Played by:''' Bonnie Morgan
One of the three freaks who work at the carnival. Her draw to fame is her extreme flexibility, allowing her to contort herself into a variety of unnatural positions.
----
* TheCastShowoff: Played by Bonnie Morgan, who's a real life contortionist. Most, if not all of what she does probably aren't special effects.
* VillainousCrush: During Count Olaf's "Freaks" song, he draws attention to Colette's freakish contortions, denouncing them as abnormal and disgusting, but the Hook Handed Man seems to find her contortions rather Sexy, though Olaf cuts him off mid-sentence with the next verse.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Kevin the Ambidextrous]]
!! Kevin
->'''Played by:''' Creator/RobbieAmell
One of the three freaks who work at the carnival. Despite being completely normal otherwise, his "problem" is that he's ambidextrous, meaning that both of his hands are equally strong. He still sees himself as a freak, even when told that being ambidextrous is completely normal.
----
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: His looks were never mentioned in the book, but here he's quite handsome. It adds to the joke of him considering himself to be a hideous freak.
* AgeLift: He is described as wrinkly in the novel, but here he is played by a young actor.
* TheEeyore: Even though he's probably the least freakish of the freaks, he still sees himself as horribly abnormal, and wishes he could just have a single dominant hand.
[[/folder]]
!Other Characters
[[folder:Mr. Poe]]
!!Arthur Poe
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mr_poe.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' K. Todd Freeman
The executor of the Baudelaire estate. He is easily tricked by Count Olaf and constantly ignores everything the children say.
----
* AdaptationalJerkass: In the novels and film, Mr. Poe generally cares about the Baudelaire children, even when the children were accused of murder in the former and even wanted to do everything he could to prove their innocence. Here, he seems to be more interest in his job and less about the Baudelaire children and even believes that the children are murders when they're framed.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Zigzagged. In some aspects, he's just as if not more gullible and useless then he is in the books. But in "The Reptile Room", he dismisses "Stephano's" explanation of the Mamba Del Mal using a bottle of its own venom as "ridiculous". And whereas in the books, he ignores the suggestion that Olaf used makeup to cover his tattoo, here, he's actually the one to realize and expose that part of the disguise. Similarly, when Count Olaf tries a long string of technicalities to claim the Baudelaires, Mr. Poe is quick to shoot them all down as the preposterous reaches they are. Then he goes right back to being blissfully ignorant of all the trouble the Baudelaires have been through.
* AdaptationalKarma: He has to face the consequences for his incompetence when the Baudelaires run off at the end of ''The Wide Window'' and almost loses his job at the beginning of ''The Miserable Mill''.
* AdultsAreUseless: He utterly fails at keeping the children safe from Count Olaf, and repeatedly fails to believe them about Olaf being in disguise.
* AesopAmnesia: He constantly forgets that the Baudelaires are actually competent, intelligent, and justified in their suspicions, after they've proven themselves time and again. He even suggests they might be letting their imaginations run away with them when they insist Captain Sham is Olaf, citing how they believed the same of Stephano--who ''was'' Count Olaf, and whose unmasking Poe was present for.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a gullible, self-absorbed dolt, but he's also Mulctuary Money Management's best banker and was considered capable enough at his job by Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire to handle their vast fortune.
* ButtMonkey: The Baudelaire's quickly grow to disdain him, Count Olaf holds him in contempt, his wife's a self-absorbed shrew, and his children grow up to resent him and one another. This of course pales to the actual horrors that befall the orphans supposedly under his charge.
* CharacterExaggeration: His character is not very smart in general, but the TV show make him a complete idiot.
* CharacterTics: A persistent, hacking cough, which seems to intensify whenever he's in personal discomfort or visiting any place that isn't hypoallergenic. Even his car is heard sputtering and wheezing at one point.
* DissonantSerenity: Is disturbingly cheerful even when bringing disturbing news. Especially stands out in the season finale where while even Count Olaf is singing "That's Not How The Story Goes" with sadness, he is singing the depressing lyrics with joy.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Occasionally manages a gleam of insight. It's his idea that "Stephano" is wearing make-up over Olaf's tattoo and to compare Aunt Josephine's suicide note to a grocery list.
-->'''"Stephano":''' Then it's obvious! The mamba du mal got out of its own cage, stole a vial of its own venom, and murdered Dr. Montgomery in cold blood.\\
'''Poe:''' Ah-ha! Wait, that's ridiculous.
** In a combination of this and EveryoneHasStandards, he is horrified when Count Olaf's troupe suggests killing the Baudelaires, [[spoiler: even after he (along with everyone else) wrongly believes the Orphans are murderers.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''The Two White-Faced Women:''' Murderers should get the chair.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Mr. Poe:''' Don't be preposterous, these are just children!]]
* TheFool: He's only ever helpful (to both the protagonists and antagonists) by accident and just gets in everyone's way (again, to both the Baudelaire orphans and Count Olaf) when he actually tries to get involved in the story. And yet, for all his witless incompetence and general apathy, he's the only major character in the show to come out on top (regaining his status at Mulctuary Money Management's #1 Banker and attaining his coveted promotion) at the end of the first season while his fellow cast members fare considerably worse (the Baudelaires wind up in a depressingly hostile boarding school, [[spoiler:Mr. and Mrs. Quagmire]] perish shortly after reuniting with their children, Lemony Snicket is still heartbroken, and Count Olaf's schemes have made him a wanted man and have effectively destroyed his beloved acting career); best exemplified with how he's the only person who doesn't sound depressed as everyone sings "That's Not How The Story Goes" during the finale, apparently not taking any notice of the dark lyrics.
* HateSink: While not explicitly mean or unpleasant, his stupidity, condescending attitude, and downright uselessness is as frustrating to the audience as it is to the orphans. It's no wonder that they decide to abandon him at the end of ''The Wide Window''.
* IdiotBall: ''Constantly''. His foolish and insensible decisions fuel the plot almost as much as Olaf's own machinations do.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While he does care about the safety of the Baudelaires and is sympathetic to their struggles, he's way too focused on furthering his own career to put in more effort. After the orphans run away to the lumbermill, he's more outraged about the effect on his reputation at the bank than anything else.
* JustAKid: He treats the Baudelaires like they don't understand the meaning of words and always tells them to "let the adults talk" whenever they try to convince him about Count Olaf being in disguise.
* RaceLift: Is white in the illustrations and previous film, but is portrayed by black actor K. Todd Freeman here.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Shown when he first hears the Screeching Iguana Clock.
* StepfordSmiler: He's all smiles when he's around others and tries to be cordial, but he's shown to be terribly miserable and exhausted when seen alone.
* TookALevelInJerkAss: ''In a sense''. Around the events of ''The Vile Village'', Poe flat out believes the children murdered Count Olaf (actually Jacques Snicket) ''despite the fact Count Olaf is a villainous person''. He continues to basically act like they're evil or criminals despite the obviousness. He's also more than happy to see a freak get devoured by lions at the end of ''The Carnivorous Carnival'', although he quickly regrets his enthusiasm when he actually sees it happen.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Justice Strauss]]
!!Justice Strauss
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/justice_straus.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JoanCusack
Count Olaf's kindly next-door neighbor, she takes an instant like to the kids despite Olaf's attempts to poison her against them.
----
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Episode 2 ends with her starting to read ''The Incomplete History of Secret Societies'', setting up her involvement with VFD later on. Which we won't get to see until the series reaches Book 12.
* NiceGirl: One of the nicest characters in the show.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She constantly laments her lack of romantic success, despite being a world-renowned judge.
* SkilledButNaive: Strauss is a well-read and competent judge, but she's much too trusting of unsavoury characters.
* UnwittingPawn: Becomes one for Count Olaf.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mrs. Poe]]
!!Eleanora Poe
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/poe.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Cleo King
Mr. Poe's wife and editor-in-chief of the ''Daily Punctilio''.
----
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Wait until the readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!" Said in response to pretty much ''every'' big development she hears about. She always says it in a very cheerful tone.
* CompositeCharacter:
** She combines the character of Eleanora Poe, Mr. Poe's sister in the book, with the very minor character of his wife Polly Poe.
** She also appears to have taken on the role of Geraldine Julienne, the Punctilio's reporter. While Julienne hadn't shown up in the books at this point, Mrs. Poe is seen writing an article herself, and in episode 2, she says Julienne's catchphrase, "Wait until the readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!"
* GiftedlyBad: For someone who is editor-in-chief of a newspaper, she's very bad at her job, as she can't even spell "promotion" right and gets the Baudelaires' names wrong. She does manage to track down the Baudelaires' using her reporting skills, but it's only because she happened to be covering the accident at Lucky Smells Lumbermill.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Shows off the article about the Baudelaire Mansion burning down getting the front page, ''right in front of the Baudelaire orphans.''
* IntrepidReporter: Uses her reporting skills to track down the Baudelaires after they run away from Mr. Poe. Although when she does finally find them, it's completely by accident.
* {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed compared to the other characters, but she uses the Baudelaires for newspaper headlines and insists they should be ''delighted'' to be on the front page. Although she's ''more so'' worse in Season 2, being the one spreading botched headlines and labeling the Baudelaires as murders and arsonists.
* MeaningfulName: Like her married name and her sons' names, Eleanora is named with Creator/EdgarAllanPoe in mind. Specifically, after Lenore from ''Literature/TheRaven''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Brothers Poe]]
!!Edgar and Albert Poe
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jack Forrester (Albert) and Kaniel Jacob-Cross (Edgar)
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Poe.
----
* GrassIsGreener: According to Snicket, one brother became a banker like his father and the other lives in a cave and talks to goats. Each thinks the other has a better life.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: They're not deliberately mean, but they've heard rumors that the Baudelaire orphans killed their parents themselves and ask them about it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sir]]
!!Sir
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sirandcharles.png]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Don Johnson
The owner of the Lucky Smells Lumber Mill and the author of a book on Paltryville history. Partner of Charles (romantically and in business).
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* AdaptationalSexuality: Sir and Charles were only ever AmbiguouslyGay in the books.
* AdaptationalKarma: Gets chased out of the factory by an angry mob of workers, unlike in the book where he is still in charge.
* AdultsAreUseless: Subverted. Though the Baudelaire children believe him to be this, much like other adults in their lives, Sir isn't ignorant so much as he's malevolent. He doesn't know Dr. Orwell's hypnotizing everyone, but he does know she's doing something unethical and he's quite happy to let her keep going because it makes his employees obedient. He doesn't know about Count Olaf's schemes, but he's completely willing to pawn the Orphans off on Shirley because he doesn't care about them.
* AllTakeAndNoGive: Sir doesn't treat Charles well, and Charles ''knows'' it, but he loves him anyways.
* BadBoss: Pays his workers in gum and coupons and treats his "partner" Charles more like a servant.
* CigarChomper: He hates cigars but he's always smoking them because he's the boss.
* ConvenientlyInterruptedDocument: Does this to his book concerning the Baudelaires' involvement in town history.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone calls him "Sir." His real name is never revealed.
* {{Jerkass}}: He claims the Baudelaire parents started the fire that burned down Paltryville but they actually rescued the survivors and helped them rebuild, a fact which he is well aware of. He actually wrote down the truth in his book of Paltryville history but then blacked out that entry in every single copy... except for one.
* MarriedToTheJob: He claims the mill is all he has and will do ''anything'' to keep it open.
* ManlyGay: He's a cigar-smoking man who looks like a SouthernGentleman, but he's also gay.
* SouthernGentleman: [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield It's unclear exactly where he lives]] but everything about him fits this archetype.
** Johnson appears to have developed a penchant for this role, playing a similar character in Film/DjangoUnchained.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Charles]]
!!Charles
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sirandcharles_0.png]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Rhys Darby
Sir's partner (romantically and in business) at the Lucky Smells Lumber Mill
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* AllTakeAndNoGive: Sir doesn't treat him well, and Charles ''knows'' it, but he loves him anyways.
-->'''Charles:''' I'm gonna search for Sir. He may not have been a good partner, or a good boss... or a good person... but someday you'll learn things aren't always black and white.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Orwell induces this in him when he tries to interfere in their plans and to get him to participate in a fatal accident.
* ExtremeDoormat: He's Sir's partner but is treated more like a servant.
* IWillFindYou: We last see him setting out to search for Sir.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's much nicer than Sir and helps the Baudelaire orphans at the end of their time at Lucky Smells Lumber Mill.
* ThrowTheDogABone: He gives the Baudelaires the one book page that proved their parents' heroism in Paltryville.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Phil]]
!!Phil
->'''Played by:''' Chris Gauthier
A Lucky Smells Lumber Mill worker who is an optimist.
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* AnArmAndALeg: In the book his leg was only crushed, while in the series it's crushed off. He does get it reattached by the episode's end.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: His reaction to getting his leg crushed off? "Oh boy! Half-off pedicures!"
* NiceGuy: He's friendly and welcoming to the Baudelaires, even when the rest of the town hates them.
* OnlyFriend: He's the only Mill worker to take a liking to the Baudelaires and treat them civilly. When he's in the hospital they admit that they miss him and that his positive attitude helped with the depressing Mill conditions.
* ThePollyanna: Unfailingly sees the upside in every situation.
* WideEyedIdealist: He is overly optimistic even about the most dire situations.
[[/folder]]
!Purfrock Preparatory School
[[folder:Vice Principal Nero]]
!! Vice Principal Nero
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a_series_of_unfortunate_events_season_2_the_austere_academy_76u2640_7.jpg]]
->'''Played by:''' Roger Bart
The incompetent Vice Director of the Purfrock school. He spoils Carmelita and forces everyone to hear his dreadful violin skills, believing himself to be a genius.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Not him, but his anti-Olaf "security measures" get a huge dose of this. In the book, he had a computer with a picture of Count Olaf on the screen and stupidly assumed that would somehow keep Olaf away. Here, the system is crude but actually takes visual input and announces a verdict; while it's never made clear whether it could actually catch Olaf if he weren't disguised, its presence is enough to spook him into recruiting Carmelita Spats to get him inside.
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the book, he gleefully expels the Baudelaires even after they pass the exams (because they skipped gym class), and doesn't really care about Olaf kidnapping the Quagmires, to the point that he won't let Mr. Poe use his phone to call the police. He's still nasty here, but is somewhat more rational, grudgingly admitting that they passed, and there are a few points where he seems a little suspicious of Olaf's gym teacher disguise.
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Get to class late and you'll spend lunch with your arms tied behind your back. Skip out on his violin performances and you have to watch him eat a bag of candy that you bought. Sneak around after hours and you have to clip his toenails.
* DreadfulMusician: Despite believing to be a genius, Nero is a lousy musician who has been forbidden to go anywhere near Julliard by a restraining order. No student likes his music.
* HateSink: Not as much as in the novel, but that's not saying much. He's rude, egotistical, and abrasive. Not even the aforementioned AdaptationalHeroism is enough to redeem him.
* {{Jerkass}}: He's a nasty vice principal who subjects his students to [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment bizarre punishments]], makes a small toddler do all his office work, and forces orphans to live in a rusty tin shack while the rest of the students live in luxury.
* MeaningfulName[=/=]NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Nero was a Roman emperor infamously known for being both an incompetent ruler and a terrible musician, both traits applying to this character. The common legend of him playing the fiddle while Rome burned certainly fits the petty and incompetent administrator who would rather practice the violin while Prufrock crumbles around him.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Extremely downplayed. He isn't by any means reasonable, though he does show once that, while uncomfortable with the orphans, since they succeeded in their test, they can remain in the academy.
* SkewedPriorities: His first and strongest priority is his music career and using the school's funds to improve it, while he believes himself to be a huge, misunderstood genius.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Carmelita Spats]]
!!Carmelita Spats
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->'''Played by:''' Kitana Turnbull
A spoiled girl obsessed with her own adorableness who manages to go intact for her awful actions for being the Vice Director's favorite student.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: She isn't ''nearly'' as sour-looking as her [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/snicket/images/a/aa/Carmelita_Spats_%28TAA%29.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100308225235 book counterpart]].
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the book, she was just a minor bully at first who only joined Count Olaf much later on. Here, she agrees to help Olaf in the same episode she's introduced in.
* AlphaBitch: She's at the top of the school's social ladder (points for also being a cheerleader), having gotten there by basically bullying everybody into submission.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Doubling with GettingCrapPastTheRadar, when she shows up at night in the cafeteria, she sniffs over the powdered sugar in a cake; the act itself seems like she's sniffing cocaine.
* EnfantTerrible: Often goes beyond spoiled brattiness and into outright sociopathy because it amuses her. Case in point: when asked to read ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'', she instead finds an actual mockingbird, kills it, and gleefully presents its body to the librarian in a box.
* HateSink: An insufferable AlphaBitch.
* HypocriticalHumor: Carmelita calls the people she bullies "cake-sniffers," yet is later seen in the cafeteria plunging her nose in one and smelling it, even sniffing the powdered sugar in it like cocaine.
--> '''Jacques:''' In my experience, it takes one, to know one... cake-sniffer.
* {{Jerkass}}: ''Yes'', spending most of her time mocking and insulting the Baudelaires and the Quagmires simply because they're orphans.
* LargeHam: Goes with the job description when you're the head cheerleader. She spends ''every second'' of screentime devouring the scenery.
* LightIsNotGood: In a scenario filled with dark, muted colors, she is a bright pink spot, but she's one of the biggest jerks around and makes every bad situation worse with her actions.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: She is basically what would happen if Creator/ShirleyTemple never went to Hollywood and was an out-and-out asshole.
* PinkIsFeminine: As above, instead of wearing the school uniform she wears an offensively pink and frilly dress.
* SpoiledBrat: Is treated like royalty by Vice Principal Nero, and is allowed to take whatever and go wherever she likes around Prufrock.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Quagmire Triplets]]
!! Duncan, Isadora and Quigley Quagmire
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->'''Played by:''' Avi Lake (Isadora) and Dylan Kingwell (Duncan and Quigley)
-->''"This is what friends are for."''
Duncan and Isadora Quagmire, two of the Quagmire Triplets, the only members of the family to survive a fire that killed their parents and their sibling, Quigley. They lived through similar adventures of those the Baudelair's went through and quickly befriend them.
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* DamselInDistress: They are kidnapped by Count Olaf at the end of "The Austere Academy".
* InsistentTerminology: They are triplets and the fact that the third one among them is dead won't change that. Both the Baudelaires and the Librarian still refer to them as triplets.
* PutOnABus: At the end of "The Vile Village", Klaus and Violet decide to run away by land, once they realize that they wouldn't be able to board the self-sustaining house with them, leading Hector to take the Quagmire triplets with him in his escape.
* RhymesOnADime: Isadora has a tendency to speak in couplets.
* ShipTease: With Duncan and Isadora, with Violet and Klaus respectively, as early as the first two episodes of season 2.
** When they first introduce themselves, Violet and Duncan give each other some looks, which even prompts Sunny to say "GetARoom."
** When the Quagmires are getting ready for their plan to take the Baudelaire's places for the running exercises, Isadora gives Klaus a kiss on the cheek before they leave.
* TheUnreveal: Duncan and Isadora find the book and try to warn Klaus and Violet about the VFD, sadly, they are far away and do not manage to pass the information. While they are reading, the viewer is also not shown what exactly they are finding out.
[[/folder]]
!667 Dark Avenue
[[folder:Jerome Squalor]]
!! Jerome Squalor
-> '''Played by:''' Tony Hale
An old friend of the Baudelaire's parents, whom he has lost contact over the years. He convinces his wife to become their new guardians once orphans become in.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: Wears a black, sleazy-looking pinstripe suit, but is actually a pretty NiceGuy. It's his WomanInWhite wife who ends up being the villainous one.
* DirtyCoward: Deconstructed. He leaves the Baudelaires behind once they make it clear their intent was to fight Count Olaf and get the Quagmires. However, he tells them that he's not brave enough and even admits that their parents called him out for that.
* TheDogBitesBack: He finally works up the gall to stand up against his wife in the end.
-->''"Esme, love of my life, I'm tired of being treated this way."''
* HenpeckedHusband: Needless to say, Esme's love for Jerome is anything but genuine. She ''does'' have the hots for Count Olaf, after all.
* InnocentBystander: Unlike his wife and the Baudelaire's parents, he has no involvement with the VFD despite being married to the former and close friends of the latter. He's implied to have been left out of the loop by the Baudelaire parents because of his cowardice. And once he witnesses the treachery going on, he wants no involvement with it.
* NiceGuy: Unlike Esme, he's a genuinely kindhearted guardian who treats the Baudelaires with warmth and hospitality.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Esmé Squalor]]
->See [[Characters/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017Antagonists Antagonists]]
[[/folder]]
!Village of Fowl Devotees (VFD Village)
[[folder:Council of Elders]]
!!The Council of Elders (Elder Jemma, Elder Annabelle and Elder Sam)
->'''Played by:''' Carol Mansell (Elder Jemma), Mindy Sterling (Elder Annabelle), Ken Jenkins (Elder Sam)
A trio of elders that make the rules and govern over the VFD Village.
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* ANaziByAnyOtherName: The village flag design is basically the Nazi flag with a silhouette of a flying crow standing in for the swastika, most likely a commentary on the Council's obsession with and strict enforcement of arbitrary rules, disdain for outsiders, and disturbing willingness to execute people (even children) without a trial by burning them.
* AdultsAreUseless: Completely and utterly incompetent, they see the worst form of punishment as a very severe ''fine'', and have so many rules and regulations it is believable that all they do is sit around making up new ones.
* AgeLift: A similar situation with Hal. Though they are portrayed by elderly actors, they aren't the ancient human beings that are described in the books.
* AllThereInTheScript: In the episode proper, they're only ever referred to as the Council Elders, but the credits name them as Jemma, Annabelle and Sam, respectively.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Their decision to adopt orphans wasn't in the intent to raise them, but actually to find people to do their chores.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Their rules don't really make sense, and it's shown that people who harm crows take precedent over any other sort of crime, as shown how they turned against Esmé when she fired a harpoon in a crow.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hector]]
!! Hector
->'''Played by:''' Ithamar Enriquez
The handyman of the village.
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* DefectorFromDecadence: Tired of the village's rules and their abusive ways, he creates a self-sustaining floating house in which he intends to run away in.
* NiceGuy: Very much so. He treats the children with respect and care, even offering to take them with him on his self-sustaining floating house.
* PutOnABus: He pretty much leaves and stays in the air with Duncan and Isadora Quagmire after being saved by the Baudelaires.
[[/folder]]
! Heimlich Hospital
[[folder:Babs]]
!! Babs
->'''Played by:''' Kerri Kenney
The Head of Human Resources at Heimlich Hospital.
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* AdaptationExpansion: In the books, she was never seen due to her belief that adults should be "heard, but not seen". In the series, she's fully visible as her own character.
* AdaptationalWimp: Definitely not as strict as her character was in the book. Here in the series, she's shown having a brief anxiety attack complete with breathing into a paper bag when someone not on her approved list tries to get into the hospital.
* GallowsHumor: Engages in a bit of this when Violet tries to break them both out of the hospital, brought on by fear and nervousness:
-->'''Violet:''' Is there a way out of this hospital where I don’t have to fill out any paperwork?\\
'''Babs:''' ''[beat]'' You can die! ''[anxious laughter]'' [[BaitAndSwitch Or you can take a left at the next hall]]. The exit’s that way.
* LaughingMad: A result of fear and nervousness more than insanity, but she still gives off this vibe when it happens.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Before allowing Olaf into the hospital, she forces him to fill out a form in triplicate and another 15 in quadruplicate. She even flat-out states that paperwork makes the world go round.
* SkewedPriorities: Her biggest concern regarding the hospital being torched by Olaf is the fact that she lost most of her paperwork in the blaze.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: While her fate in the book is unknown (though Count Olaf is heavily implied to have killed her), she is explicitly seen to have survived the fire that destroyed the hospital in the adaptation.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Archivist/Hal]]
!! Hal
->'''Played by:''' David Alan Grier
An elderly man with very poor eyesight who runs the Library of Records at Heimlich Hospital.
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* AgeLift: A downplayed example, in the books he was described as the "oldest person the Baudelaires had seen in their life", implying he would be a very elderly man. In the series, he's played by David Alan Grier, a 61 year old man. Definitely not the most elderly of people.
* CoolOldGuy: Downplayed, he is nicer than most characters so far, but he is an ObstructiveBureaucrat who doesn't want to let the children look for the files they need.
* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: Starts doing this after the Baudelaire's steal his keys so they can break into the library, telling them that he never thought he could trust anyone as much as he trusts them.
* TheWoobie: Despite there being no other way to sneak into the library, the children feel awful for that they had to steal his keys in order to do so. After he finds out about their betrayal, the files are vandalized and burned to a crisp leaving him with nothing.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:V.F.D. (Volunteers Fighting Disease)]]
A group of volunteers who take the Baudelaires with them to Heimlich Hospital, where they are going to sing for the patients.
->'''Played by:''' John Bobek (Bearded Man), Lauren [=McGibbon=] (Perky Volunteer)
* FunWithAcronyms: Their van is marked with the acronym VFD, leading the Baudelaires to think that they are members of the ''other'' VFD organization. Unfortunately, they are not.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: They ignore some patients who are begging for medical help, thinking they can make them feel better by singing to them instead.
* {{Jerkass}}: They take surprisingly sadistic glee at the idea of Violet getting her head chopped off. They also eagerly join Olaf's troupe and the others when they chase the Baudelaires.
* LyricalDissonance: Their songs are all happy and upbeat, despite the lyrics often describing the gruesome diseases and ailments that the patients might have.
* NoNameGiven: On Babs' list, the leader is listed as "Man with Beard" and the rest of the group is listed as "Others". They are all given similarly vague names in the credits.
* TakeThat: Towards those who take the phrase "Laughter is the best medicine" literally. Also potentially towards anti-vaccers, given that they are depicted as clearly ignorant when they scoff at the Baudelaires for suggesting vaccines as a treatment for disease.
* WideEyedIdealist: PlayedForLaughs. They believe that their singing, and the happiness they believe it will bring, is the only thing that the patients need to get better. Klaus points out that what the patients really need is medicine, which the volunteers ignore.
[[/folder]]
!Caligari Carnival
[[folder:Hugo the Hunchback]]
!! Hugo
->'''Played by:''' Kevin Cahoon
One of the three freaks who work at the carnival. He's rather excitable, and has a hump on his back that makes him stand out.
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: he is mostly quiet and reserved in the books. In the series he is lively and childish.
* FaceHeelTurn: Like his comrades, they join Count Olaf and even cut the rope to the carriage Violet and Klaus are in to let them fall off the cliff.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Colette the Contortionist]]
!! Colette
->'''Played by:''' Bonnie Morgan
One of the three freaks who work at the carnival. Her draw to fame is her extreme flexibility, allowing her to contort herself into a variety of unnatural positions.
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* TheCastShowoff: Played by Bonnie Morgan, who's a real life contortionist. Most, if not all of what she does probably aren't special effects.
* VillainousCrush: During Count Olaf's "Freaks" song, he draws attention to Colette's freakish contortions, denouncing them as abnormal and disgusting, but the Hook Handed Man seems to find her contortions rather Sexy, though Olaf cuts him off mid-sentence with the next verse.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Kevin the Ambidextrous]]
!! Kevin
->'''Played by:''' Creator/RobbieAmell
One of the three freaks who work at the carnival. Despite being completely normal otherwise, his "problem" is that he's ambidextrous, meaning that both of his hands are equally strong. He still sees himself as a freak, even when told that being ambidextrous is completely normal.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: His looks were never mentioned in the book, but here he's quite handsome. It adds to the joke of him considering himself to be a hideous freak.
* AgeLift: He is described as wrinkly in the novel, but here he is played by a young actor.
* TheEeyore: Even though he's probably the least freakish of the freaks, he still sees himself as horribly abnormal, and wishes he could just have a single dominant hand.
[[/folder]]
!Other Characters
[[folder:Mr. Poe]]
!!Arthur Poe
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mr_poe.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' K. Todd Freeman
The executor of the Baudelaire estate. He is easily tricked by Count Olaf and constantly ignores everything the children say.
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* AdaptationalJerkass: In the novels and film, Mr. Poe generally cares about the Baudelaire children, even when the children were accused of murder in the former and even wanted to do everything he could to prove their innocence. Here, he seems to be more interest in his job and less about the Baudelaire children and even believes that the children are murders when they're framed.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Zigzagged. In some aspects, he's just as if not more gullible and useless then he is in the books. But in "The Reptile Room", he dismisses "Stephano's" explanation of the Mamba Del Mal using a bottle of its own venom as "ridiculous". And whereas in the books, he ignores the suggestion that Olaf used makeup to cover his tattoo, here, he's actually the one to realize and expose that part of the disguise. Similarly, when Count Olaf tries a long string of technicalities to claim the Baudelaires, Mr. Poe is quick to shoot them all down as the preposterous reaches they are. Then he goes right back to being blissfully ignorant of all the trouble the Baudelaires have been through.
* AdaptationalKarma: He has to face the consequences for his incompetence when the Baudelaires run off at the end of ''The Wide Window'' and almost loses his job at the beginning of ''The Miserable Mill''.
* AdultsAreUseless: He utterly fails at keeping the children safe from Count Olaf, and repeatedly fails to believe them about Olaf being in disguise.
* AesopAmnesia: He constantly forgets that the Baudelaires are actually competent, intelligent, and justified in their suspicions, after they've proven themselves time and again. He even suggests they might be letting their imaginations run away with them when they insist Captain Sham is Olaf, citing how they believed the same of Stephano--who ''was'' Count Olaf, and whose unmasking Poe was present for.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a gullible, self-absorbed dolt, but he's also Mulctuary Money Management's best banker and was considered capable enough at his job by Mr. and Mrs. Baudelaire to handle their vast fortune.
* ButtMonkey: The Baudelaire's quickly grow to disdain him, Count Olaf holds him in contempt, his wife's a self-absorbed shrew, and his children grow up to resent him and one another. This of course pales to the actual horrors that befall the orphans supposedly under his charge.
* CharacterExaggeration: His character is not very smart in general, but the TV show make him a complete idiot.
* CharacterTics: A persistent, hacking cough, which seems to intensify whenever he's in personal discomfort or visiting any place that isn't hypoallergenic. Even his car is heard sputtering and wheezing at one point.
* DissonantSerenity: Is disturbingly cheerful even when bringing disturbing news. Especially stands out in the season finale where while even Count Olaf is singing "That's Not How The Story Goes" with sadness, he is singing the depressing lyrics with joy.
* DumbassHasAPoint: Occasionally manages a gleam of insight. It's his idea that "Stephano" is wearing make-up over Olaf's tattoo and to compare Aunt Josephine's suicide note to a grocery list.
-->'''"Stephano":''' Then it's obvious! The mamba du mal got out of its own cage, stole a vial of its own venom, and murdered Dr. Montgomery in cold blood.\\
'''Poe:''' Ah-ha! Wait, that's ridiculous.
** In a combination of this and EveryoneHasStandards, he is horrified when Count Olaf's troupe suggests killing the Baudelaires, [[spoiler: even after he (along with everyone else) wrongly believes the Orphans are murderers.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''The Two White-Faced Women:''' Murderers should get the chair.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Mr. Poe:''' Don't be preposterous, these are just children!]]
* TheFool: He's only ever helpful (to both the protagonists and antagonists) by accident and just gets in everyone's way (again, to both the Baudelaire orphans and Count Olaf) when he actually tries to get involved in the story. And yet, for all his witless incompetence and general apathy, he's the only major character in the show to come out on top (regaining his status at Mulctuary Money Management's #1 Banker and attaining his coveted promotion) at the end of the first season while his fellow cast members fare considerably worse (the Baudelaires wind up in a depressingly hostile boarding school, [[spoiler:Mr. and Mrs. Quagmire]] perish shortly after reuniting with their children, Lemony Snicket is still heartbroken, and Count Olaf's schemes have made him a wanted man and have effectively destroyed his beloved acting career); best exemplified with how he's the only person who doesn't sound depressed as everyone sings "That's Not How The Story Goes" during the finale, apparently not taking any notice of the dark lyrics.
* HateSink: While not explicitly mean or unpleasant, his stupidity, condescending attitude, and downright uselessness is as frustrating to the audience as it is to the orphans. It's no wonder that they decide to abandon him at the end of ''The Wide Window''.
* IdiotBall: ''Constantly''. His foolish and insensible decisions fuel the plot almost as much as Olaf's own machinations do.
* ItsAllAboutMe: While he does care about the safety of the Baudelaires and is sympathetic to their struggles, he's way too focused on furthering his own career to put in more effort. After the orphans run away to the lumbermill, he's more outraged about the effect on his reputation at the bank than anything else.
* JustAKid: He treats the Baudelaires like they don't understand the meaning of words and always tells them to "let the adults talk" whenever they try to convince him about Count Olaf being in disguise.
* RaceLift: Is white in the illustrations and previous film, but is portrayed by black actor K. Todd Freeman here.
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Shown when he first hears the Screeching Iguana Clock.
* StepfordSmiler: He's all smiles when he's around others and tries to be cordial, but he's shown to be terribly miserable and exhausted when seen alone.
* TookALevelInJerkAss: ''In a sense''. Around the events of ''The Vile Village'', Poe flat out believes the children murdered Count Olaf (actually Jacques Snicket) ''despite the fact Count Olaf is a villainous person''. He continues to basically act like they're evil or criminals despite the obviousness. He's also more than happy to see a freak get devoured by lions at the end of ''The Carnivorous Carnival'', although he quickly regrets his enthusiasm when he actually sees it happen.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Justice Strauss]]
!!Justice Strauss
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/justice_straus.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JoanCusack
Count Olaf's kindly next-door neighbor, she takes an instant like to the kids despite Olaf's attempts to poison her against them.
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* HeroOfAnotherStory: Episode 2 ends with her starting to read ''The Incomplete History of Secret Societies'', setting up her involvement with VFD later on. Which we won't get to see until the series reaches Book 12.
* NiceGirl: One of the nicest characters in the show.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She constantly laments her lack of romantic success, despite being a world-renowned judge.
* SkilledButNaive: Strauss is a well-read and competent judge, but she's much too trusting of unsavoury characters.
* UnwittingPawn: Becomes one for Count Olaf.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mrs. Poe]]
!!Eleanora Poe
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/poe.jpg]]
->'''Portrayed By:''' Cleo King
Mr. Poe's wife and editor-in-chief of the ''Daily Punctilio''.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Wait until the readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!" Said in response to pretty much ''every'' big development she hears about. She always says it in a very cheerful tone.
* CompositeCharacter:
** She combines the character of Eleanora Poe, Mr. Poe's sister in the book, with the very minor character of his wife Polly Poe.
** She also appears to have taken on the role of Geraldine Julienne, the Punctilio's reporter. While Julienne hadn't shown up in the books at this point, Mrs. Poe is seen writing an article herself, and in episode 2, she says Julienne's catchphrase, "Wait until the readers of the ''Daily Punctilio'' hear about this!"
* GiftedlyBad: For someone who is editor-in-chief of a newspaper, she's very bad at her job, as she can't even spell "promotion" right and gets the Baudelaires' names wrong. She does manage to track down the Baudelaires' using her reporting skills, but it's only because she happened to be covering the accident at Lucky Smells Lumbermill.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Shows off the article about the Baudelaire Mansion burning down getting the front page, ''right in front of the Baudelaire orphans.''
* IntrepidReporter: Uses her reporting skills to track down the Baudelaires after they run away from Mr. Poe. Although when she does finally find them, it's completely by accident.
* {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed compared to the other characters, but she uses the Baudelaires for newspaper headlines and insists they should be ''delighted'' to be on the front page. Although she's ''more so'' worse in Season 2, being the one spreading botched headlines and labeling the Baudelaires as murders and arsonists.
* MeaningfulName: Like her married name and her sons' names, Eleanora is named with Creator/EdgarAllanPoe in mind. Specifically, after Lenore from ''Literature/TheRaven''.
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!!Edgar and Albert Poe
->'''Portrayed By:''' Jack Forrester (Albert) and Kaniel Jacob-Cross (Edgar)
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Poe.
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* GrassIsGreener: According to Snicket, one brother became a banker like his father and the other lives in a cave and talks to goats. Each thinks the other has a better life.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: They're not deliberately mean, but they've heard rumors that the Baudelaire orphans killed their parents themselves and ask them about it.
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