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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Modeled after writer and historian [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Leveen Lois Leveen]].



[[folder:Gwen]]
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->Voiced by: Jane Wiedlin

Andy's on-again off-again girlfriend and co-worker at the waterbed store.

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->Voiced by: Jane Wiedlin

Andy's on-again off-again girlfriend
Mary Oakley (daughter of Creator/BillOakley)

The infant child of Natalie
and co-worker at the waterbed store.Carlos, who has yet to be given an actual name, to avoid "affirming gender norms".



* AbhorrentAdmirer: Toby is implied to have a crush on her, to her discomfort.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Her relationship with Andy and general personality tends to vary from episode to episode. She can either be laid-back and cool, or snarky and easily annoyed.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: In the unaired "Pretty in Pink" episode, she and Posey dance together very sensually.
* MsFanservice: As far as the art style allows for one anyway.
* ShoutOut: Gwen has a Go-Go's poster in her room (her being voiced by Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go's).
* {{Tsundere}}: She's very sweet on Andy but her irritable side tends to come out when he can't commit to her.

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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Toby is implied AmbiguousGender: Deliberatly invoked by their parents, who hasn't named their child yet to have a crush on her, avoid conforming to her discomfort.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Her relationship with Andy and general personality tends to vary from episode to episode. She can either be laid-back and cool, or snarky and easily annoyed.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: In the unaired "Pretty in Pink" episode, she and Posey dance together very sensually.
gender norms at such a young age.
* MsFanservice: As far as the art style allows for one anyway.
* ShoutOut: Gwen has a Go-Go's poster in her room (her being voiced by Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go's).
* {{Tsundere}}: She's
CheerfulChild: A very sweet on Andy but her irritable side tends happy and energetic baby, to come out when he can't commit to her.the point that they never even cry on-screen.
* PetMonstrosity: Ends up bonding with the boa constrictor Natalie rescued from an animal lab in "Kevin's Birthday" which becomes their pet snake.
* TheUnintelligible: Doesn't speak yet, and communicates through typical baby babble and giggling.



[[folder:Toby Mundorf]]
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->Voiced by: Josh Weinstein

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->Voiced by: Josh Weinstein Jane Wiedlin



One of Kevin's new friends upon moving to Mission Hill. He's a fat, cowardly nerd with a highly overprotective mother.

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One of Kevin's new friends upon moving to Mission Hill. He's a fat, cowardly nerd with a highly overprotective mother.Andy's on-again off-again girlfriend and co-worker at the waterbed store.



* BewareTheNiceOnes: In an online game, Kevin sold Toby's viking avatar into slavery, after Toby fell asleep when he was supposed to be defending their fortress. When Toby finds out, he swears revenge on Kevin.
* ButtMonkey: He gets chased by a rabid dog in one episode and spends most of the episode trying to call for help but to no avail.
* CreatorCameo: He is voiced by one of the show's co-creators.
* FatBestFriend: He's this to Kevin and George.
* MyBelovedSmother: He has one. She calls Toby and his friends "The Jolly Boys" and is afraid of having Toby walk to school. [[spoiler: Turns out she was right to be worried, as he was stalked by a rabid dog for a whole day.]]
* NerdyInhaler: He has asthma.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: In an online game, Kevin sold Toby's viking avatar into slavery, after AbhorrentAdmirer: Toby fell asleep when he was supposed is implied to be defending their fortress. When Toby finds out, he swears revenge have a crush on Kevin.
her, to her discomfort.
* ButtMonkey: He gets chased by a rabid dog in one DependingOnTheWriter: Her relationship with Andy and general personality tends to vary from episode to episode. She can either be laid-back and spends most of cool, or snarky and easily annoyed.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: In
the episode trying to call unaired "Pretty in Pink" episode, she and Posey dance together very sensually.
* MsFanservice: As far as the art style allows
for help but to no avail.
one anyway.
* CreatorCameo: He is ShoutOut: Gwen has a Go-Go's poster in her room (her being voiced by one Jane Wiedlin of the show's co-creators.
The Go-Go's).
* FatBestFriend: He's this {{Tsundere}}: She's very sweet on Andy but her irritable side tends to Kevin and George.
* MyBelovedSmother: He has one. She calls Toby and his friends "The Jolly Boys" and is afraid of having Toby walk to school. [[spoiler: Turns
come out she was right when he can't commit to be worried, as he was stalked by a rabid dog for a whole day.]]
* NerdyInhaler: He has asthma.
her.



[[folder:George Bang]]
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->Voiced by: Bill Oakley


Kevin's other friend in Mission Hill. He's a Korean nerd whose father runs the local convenience store, where he occasionally works.

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->Voiced by: Bill Oakley


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One of
Kevin's other friend in new friends upon moving to Mission Hill. He's a Korean fat, cowardly nerd whose father runs the local convenience store, where he occasionally works.with a highly overprotective mother.



* AsianAndNerdy: He's Korean, and he's into the same nerdy sci-fi as Kevin and Toby.
* AsianStoreOwner: George's father runs the local convenience store, where George also occasionally works.
* ButtMonkey: He gets pushed around by everyone around him. Even his best friends aren't above mistreating him.

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* AsianAndNerdy: He's Korean, and he's into the same nerdy sci-fi as BewareTheNiceOnes: In an online game, Kevin and Toby.
* AsianStoreOwner: George's father runs the local convenience store, where George also occasionally works.
sold Toby's viking avatar into slavery, after Toby fell asleep when he was supposed to be defending their fortress. When Toby finds out, he swears revenge on Kevin.
* ButtMonkey: He gets pushed around chased by everyone around him. Even his best friends aren't above mistreating him.a rabid dog in one episode and spends most of the episode trying to call for help but to no avail.



* FatBestFriend: He's this to Kevin and George.
* MyBelovedSmother: He has one. She calls Toby and his friends "The Jolly Boys" and is afraid of having Toby walk to school. [[spoiler: Turns out she was right to be worried, as he was stalked by a rabid dog for a whole day.]]
* NerdyInhaler: He has asthma.



[[folder:Ron]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/NickJameson

The owner of the waterbed store where Andy and Gwen work. He's an angry Armenian who mistreats his employees and embezzles money.

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->Voiced by: Creator/NickJameson

The owner of the waterbed store where Andy and Gwen work.
Bill Oakley


Kevin's other friend in Mission Hill.
He's an angry Armenian who mistreats his employees and embezzles money.a Korean nerd whose father runs the local convenience store, where he occasionally works.


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* AsianAndNerdy: He's Korean, and he's into the same nerdy sci-fi as Kevin and Toby.
* AsianStoreOwner: George's father runs the local convenience store, where George also occasionally works.
* ButtMonkey: He gets pushed around by everyone around him. Even his best friends aren't above mistreating him.
* CreatorCameo: He is voiced by one of the show's co-creators.
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[[folder:Ron]]
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->Voiced by: Creator/NickJameson

The owner of the waterbed store where Andy and Gwen work. He's an angry Armenian who mistreats his employees and embezzles money.
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* GutturalGrowler: Speaks in a very deep and rather gruff voice.

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* BerserkButton: Of the times Jim has gotten angry, it's when someone has sold out or messed with his food. In the series proper, he only really lost his cool with Andy when Andy became a sell out on The Real World or a bad skeezy salesman when Andy became Ron's second in command. In the unaired "Freaky Weekend" episode, his patience finally wore thin when someone ate the last of the food item he wanted to order at a fast food place so he couldn't get it.



* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: When Gwen is somewhat drunk, she and Posey dance together very sensually.



* HiddenHeartOfGold: He may be the gruffest of the men but he cares deeply about Wally and is respectful to his neighbors. When Andy lost a tooth down a drain, Gus doesn't hesitate to get it out despite earlier kicking Andy out of his diner for not wearing pants. And in that same episode, he steps in when Wally gets nervous about giving Andy a recommendation to give a glowing one of his own.

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* HiddenHeartOfGold: He may be the gruffest of the men but he cares deeply about Wally and is respectful to his neighbors. When Andy lost a tooth down a drain, Gus doesn't hesitate to get it out despite earlier kicking Andy out of his diner for not wearing pants. And in that same episode, he steps in when Wally gets nervous about giving Andy a recommendation to give a glowing one of his own. The angriest he got with a neighbor is when Kevin kept using the hurtful term "Homo", and even then Gus calmly explained it was hurtful, said "please" when he asked Kevin to stop using it, and calmly threatened him if he kept continuing rather than just hitting him.



* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Again. Knife in head. And not a little one either, it was a butcher knife. He just goes about his day like it's not even there.

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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Again. Knife in head. And not a little one either, it was a butcher knife. He just goes about his day like it's not even there. What makes this stand out is that being made a spectacle is what makes Gus want to remove it, and really nothing else.



* BerserkButton: For how much of a stretch of "Berserk" a more mellow guy like Wally can get. Outside of the occasional couple's spat with Gus which is more some minor gripes, Wally really doesn't like art being tampered with. He seems the most exasperated with Kevin when Kevin had difficulty understanding old classic cinema, and he was distraught when Andy casually got his fingerprints all over the vinyl Wally lent Andy in "Pretty in Pink".



* StarvingArtist: Averted. Unlike Andy, who wants to be a cartoonist but works in a waterbed store, Carlos is a painter whose artwork is featured in galleries.

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* StarvingArtist: Averted. Unlike Andy, who wants to be a cartoonist but works in a waterbed store, Carlos is a painter whose artwork is featured in galleries. Comedically, when Andy is looking for work and tried to be a caricature artist, Carlos said Andy shouldn't prostitute his art and a true artist would rather starve. Cue Gus giving Carlos a big burger meal and Carlos sliding the bill to Natalie.



* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: In the unaired "Pretty in Pink" episode, she and Posey dance together very sensually.



* MyBelovedSmother: Mrs. French, particularly towards Kevin. Her constant coddling turned him into a sheltered nerd who's afraid to break the rules and tells on his brother for every little thing.

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* MyBelovedSmother: Mrs. French, particularly towards Kevin. Her constant coddling turned him into a sheltered nerd who's afraid to break the rules and tells on his brother for every little thing. This is to contrast their father, who is soft spoken but does generally seem to respect his children's boundaries. For example in the real world episode, Andy had the tapes in a hidden box and Kevin called his parents to have permission to open it. Mr. French said to let Andy have his private box, Mrs. French immediately told Kevin to open it and run away if it's a gun.
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-->'''Gus:''' No self respectin' gay man would be caught dead in them drawers.

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-->'''Gus:''' No self respectin' gay man would be caught dead in them drawers.trunks.
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-->'''Natalie''': Screw activism, that slimy bastard's gonna die!
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: "Plan 9 from Mission Hill" has Wally make a terrible film reminiscent of ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace'', with Gus acting as the Tor Johnson to Wally's Creator/EdWood, except if Wood and Johnson were gay lovers.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: "Plan 9 from Mission Hill" has Wally make a terrible film reminiscent of ''Film/Plan9FromOuterSpace'', with Gus acting as the Tor Johnson to Wally's Creator/EdWood, except if Wood and Johnson were gay lovers. More generally, he's modelled after Creator/LawrenceTierney, specifically the creators' recollections of working with him for a guest appearance on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of TheSlacker. Andy coasts through life putting as little effort in as possible until he loses his job at the waterbed store thanks to his boss getting arrested. He devolves to the point where he's sleeping in until ''7 PM'' and goes outside wearing only a bathrobe ([[GoingCommando and nothing else]]), much to the discomfort of his friends. Reality slaps him so hard with this that he realizes he's getting left behind and he opts to straighten up and fly right.


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* BestFriend: To Andy, and has been so for many years.


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* TheSlacker: Almost as much as Andy, the difference is that Jim found a job that needs him because the other employees don't know what Jim does.
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* CatchphraseInsult: "Douchebag" is his preferred insult, especially when it comes to his little brother Kevin.
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* ADateWithRosiePalms: When Andy first makes Kevin realize that mom and dad are no longer in charge of him, the first thing he says is "Now let's go home so I can start masturbating." Another episode has him do this in the bathroom of the convenience store, and in a series of embarrassing events, causes a fire that ends up being blamed on two bullies from his new school.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: She has a hidden mean streak and objects to the idea of giving away her vegetables for free when she learns she can make money off them.

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