History Characters / Duckman

* HiddenDepths: In "Joking the Chicken", turns out its his speech about how comedy needs to be offensive wasn't a result of the intelligence potion.

* ObnoxiousInLaws: Downplayed, Duckman thinks of her as an inconvenience and, as we find out in one episode, she doesn't like him either (or that much, as the Klasky-Csupo website says she has "soft spot" for him), though she was civil to him it at his and Beatrice's wedding.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He has his moments where he makes it clear that he does love his kids and want the best of them, and is able to think of others before himself.

* HappilyMarried: Duckman's relationship with Beatrice, until she died. Duckman's still affected by it and continues to mourn her for years as her supposed death.

* CelibateHero: He's never had sex [[spoiler:until "Pig Amok" with Bernice, whom he only has sex with because if he didn't, he'd die]]. Cornfed is seemingly too much of a gentleman to go through with having sex with any of the girls he meets. There are several points in which it looks like he's had sex, but it's always handwaved in a later episode that they didn't.

!! Sophia "Grandma-ma" Longnameovich

* AndIMustScream: The comics stressed she's aware of what's going on around her. Once, when she was [[ItMakesSenseInContext left at the altar]], she cried in private afterward.

** In "Grandma-ma's Flatulent Adventure:"not only do we hear grandma-ma talking in the flashback but we also hear her inner monologue at the end of the episode.

* DeadpanSnarker

* CannotTellAJoke

-->'''Voiced by:''' Nancy Travis

* PrecisionFStrike: In "Research and Destroy", she lets loose on a snooty bouncer who keeps her and the family waiting in line for Ajax's performance, despite being family: After the bouncer makes a remark about fog, Bernice keeps saying "fogging" while yelling at the bouncer. So while not the actual "f" word, "fogging" sounds close enough. This could also be considered a GettingCrapPastTheRadar moment, really.

* TheHedonist: Duckman lives for ''his'' pleasure, first and last. Most of his activities are him indulging in one of his vices.
** EthicalHedonist: When he cares enough, which is rare.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Cornfed.

* ParentalNeglect: He often can't remember Mambo's name, and usually wants nothing to do with them. The only time he seems to want to be with them is when ''they'' don't want to be with ''him''.

-->'''Voiced by:''' Dana Hill (Charles, original voice), Pat Musick (Charles, "How to Suck in Business Without Really Trying" and onward), E.G. Dailey (Mambo)

-->'''Voiced by:''' Eddie Deezen

-->'''Voiced by:''' Kim Cattrall

-->'''Voiced by:''' John Astin

-->'''Duckman:''' Why, I bet a kid, thinking I was a role model and wanting to imitate my behavior, could easily steal sodas from a vending machine, too. DO IT! DO IT NOW, KIDS! STICK IT TO THE MAN!

* FieryRedhead: He has red-orange hair. See HairTriggerTemper and theTheBerserker for the "Fiery" part.

-->"[[Film/TheElephantMan I am not an animal! I AM NOT AN ANIMAL!]] Well, okay, I'm kind of animal. I mean, a few of my features are animal-like, and I don't wear clothes, and I smell a little outdoorsy most of the time. But I have a job, and I talk and stuff, too, so when I say I'm not an animal, I think technically I'm on solid ground."

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: How do you know saying goodbye to his boys in "The Amazing Colossal Duckman" is serious? Duckman remembers Mambo's name.

* HypercompetentSidekick: It's a wonder he even bothers working under ''anyone.''

* NotSoDifferent: Resents Duckman for his childhood torment and being made the most unpopular kid in school. "Cock Tales for Four" reveals that Duckman was also a frequent target of abuse, second only to King Chicken himself, and only teased King Chicken to be one of the guys even if for a brief moment.

* TheLostLenore: His beloved wife, Beatrice. When she died, a part of Duckman died with her.

* AntiRoleModel: To the point of parody when he steals a soda can from a vending machine.

** "Das Sub" is also built around this. Sentenced to community service, Duckman ends up as substitute teacher for a bunch of honor students. Duckman chastises them for being focused on school work instead of learning to survive in the real world. After Duckman takes them out on the town for his kind of experiences and nearly gets them sent to jail, the students admit he did teach them some valuable lessons--not the least of which was to never be like him.

* PrivateDetective: His daytime job. Not that he is pleasant...or does a good job....or is particularly competent....or cares to show up half of the time. Bottom line: '''never''' hire this guy.

** Even in the case of the episode "Vuuck, as in Duck", the villain of the episode is voiced by Tim Curry but is never revealed to be King Chicken...until after the credits are over where he can be heard saying "I didn't get to peel off my head!" indicating that he actually ''was'' King Chicken.

!! King Chicken

* {{Hypocrite}}: He's enraged over Duckman doing anything with his wife, Honey. Never mind that he repeatedly cheated on her with Bernice.

* NotSoDifferent: Resents Duckman for his childhood torment and being made the most unpopular kid in school. "Cock Tales for Four" reveals that Duckman was also a frequent target of abuse and only teased King Chicken to be one of the guys even if for a brief moment.

* FunnyAnimal: Lampshaded in "Forbidden Fruit" when he's ostracized by society.

* BerserkButton: They actually reach a breaking point with Duckman after he stays at their house in ''Forbidden Fruit''. He keeps them up all night, cooks their last-of-their-kind spotted finch eggs for breakfast, and completely trashes the place.

* BondVillainStupidity: He leaves Duckman bound to a chair in ''Joking The Chicken'', promising to finishing him off after the concert is over. Seems like he didn't expect the janitor.

* AmbiguousGender: In the episode ''Exile in Guyville'', all men and women are divided by a wall and those who are sexually confused become the guards, and the only two guards shown are Fluffy and Uranus.

'''Duckman:''' Threesome?\\

* CriminalDoppelganger: She looks exactly like Grandma-Ma, and her episode ends with Agnes staying undercover as Grandma-Ma while the real Grandma-Ma is jailed. This goes on for thirty or so episodes until ''You've Come A Long Way'', when the Duckman family is enslaved by an evil tobacco company, and Agnes decides to bust out along with Duckman.