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!!Howard Buss (Robert Cornthwaite)
A recurring character through the first two seasons, Howard was an old man with Alzheimers who ended up becoming mayor after Rachel Harris was forced out.
* LikeaDuckTakesToWater: No one expected him to do well, but he turns out to be a very good mayor, who does some good work in the town, although his Alzheimers ultimately gets worse.
A recurring character through the first two seasons, Howard was an old man with Alzheimers who ended up becoming mayor after Rachel Harris was forced out.
* LikeaDuckTakesToWater: No one expected him to do well, but he turns out to be a very good mayor, who does some good work in the town, although his Alzheimers ultimately gets worse.
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* SuperDoc: There doesn't seem to be an illness or medical condition that Jill ''doesn't'' have extensive and in-depth knowledge of. As well as being a general practitioner, she also acts as a surgeon whenever the plot calls for it.
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* SuperDoc: There doesn't seem to be an illness or medical condition that Jill ''doesn't'' have extensive and in-depth knowledge of. As well as being a general practitioner, she also acts as a surgeon whenever the plot calls for it. Averted in one episode, where she misses Wambaugh's Multiple Sclerosis.
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* StuffedIntotheFridge: Accidentally. She was reaching to get something in the deep-freezer, fell in, wasn't able to get out, and froze to death. It was a few weeks before anyone found her.
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* PutOnABus: Somewhat abruptly returned to Chicago early in season four.
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* BowtiesAreCool: Wambaugh is rarely seen not wearing a bowtie.
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* TheUnfavorite: In one episode, he accuses Jill of seeing him as this. He also tended to get less screen time and narrative focuses than his siblings.
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* CoolBigSis: She's definitely one of these, often acting as the wise and protective older sibling to Matthew and Zach. She will give them advice and guidance where [[AdultsAreUseless Jill and Jimmy fail to]], most notably in "My Left Shoe" when Matthew, provoked by the town's reaction to Father Barrett's shoe fetish, is lead to believe that masturbation is a sin.
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* CoolBigSis: She's definitely one of these, often acting as the wise and protective older sibling to Matthew and Zach. She will give them advice and guidance where [[AdultsAreUseless Jill and Jimmy fail to]], most notably in "My Left Shoe" when Matthew, provoked by the town's reaction to Father Barrett's shoe fetish, is lead led to believe that masturbation is a sin.
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* ArchnemesisDad / [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Daughter]]: Max has a lot of daddy issues, a thread that is introduced when she is shown having therapy in the second season and then expanded on in season three's "Upbringings" when it is revealed that she comes from a wealthy family and her emotionally unavailable father disowned her after she refused to become a typical 'Society Wife' and decided to enrol in the Police Academy. It also causes friction between her and Jimmy who she sometimes resents for treating her like a daughter.
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* ArchnemesisDad / [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Daughter]]: Max has a lot of daddy issues, a thread that is introduced when she is shown having therapy in the second season and then expanded on in season three's "Upbringings" when it is revealed that she comes from a wealthy family and her emotionally unavailable father disowned her after she refused to become a typical 'Society Wife' and decided to enrol enroll in the Police Academy. It also causes friction between her and Jimmy who she sometimes resents for treating her like a daughter.
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* StopBeingStereotypical: The Jews of the county at one point try to excommunicate him (in effect) because they don't want to be associated with a glib AmbulanceChaser. It's the testimony of Zach Brock, who comes from a Catholic family but wants to be Jewish, that saves Wambaugh.
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!!District Attorney John Littleton (Don Cheadle)
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!!District Attorney John Littleton (Don Cheadle)
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!!Laurie Bey (Marlee Matlin)
A public spirited bankrobber who turned herself in and took the position of mayor as part of her public service, more successful in the job than anyone else.
* DisabilitySuperpower: Her deafness cuts down on distractions during tense situations.
* JustLikeRobinHood: How she saw herself during her life of crime. Chose targets carefully and made sure not to hurt any bystanders.
* ReformedCriminal: When she became mayor.
A public spirited bankrobber who turned herself in and took the position of mayor as part of her public service, more successful in the job than anyone else.
* DisabilitySuperpower: Her deafness cuts down on distractions during tense situations.
* JustLikeRobinHood: How she saw herself during her life of crime. Chose targets carefully and made sure not to hurt any bystanders.
* ReformedCriminal: When she became mayor.
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!!Kimberly Brock (Holly Marie Combs)
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!!Kimberly Brock (Holly Marie Combs)
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* FairCop: Pretty obviously, he's a cop and he's very easy on the eyes. At various points throughout the series we see women flirting with him at the station, usually with Max rolling her eyes in the background.
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* FairCop: FairCop / TallDarkAndHandsome: Pretty obviously, he's a cop and he's very ''very'' easy on the eyes. At various points throughout the series we see women flirting with him at the station, usually with Max rolling her eyes in the background.
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* BowtiesAreCool: Wambaugh is rarely seen not wearing a bowtie.
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* CatchPhrase: He has two - ''"Would you like me to examine the body?"'' and ''"I should be deputized!"''
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* CatchPhrase: He has two - ''"Would you like ''"Let me to examine exhume the body?"'' body!"'' and ''"I should be deputized!"''
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* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: '''Subverted.''' His brother wasn't just foolish, but also an escaped convict who he had previously sent away.
* HelloAttorney: Young Don Cheadle definitely added to the amount of male eye candy on the show.
* OnlySaneMan: Much like Judge Bone, D.A. Littleton seems remarkably sane compared to other residents of the town. The two characters actually seem to bond because of this reason. Littleton is often seen incredulous at the sometimes seemingly ridiculous actions of the Sheriff's Department and the sheer craziness of the cases that he is confronted with.
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!!Reverend Henry Novotny (Dabbs Greer)
!!Principal Michael Oslo (Roy Brocksmith)
!!Rachel Harris (Leigh Taylor-Young)
!!Bill Pugen (Michael Keenan)
!!Father Barrett (Roy Dotrice)
!!Laurie Bey (Marlee Matlin)
!!Dr. Joanna 'Joey' Diamond (Amy Aquino)
* HelloAttorney: Young Don Cheadle definitely added to the amount of male eye candy on the show.
* OnlySaneMan: Much like Judge Bone, D.A. Littleton seems remarkably sane compared to other residents of the town. The two characters actually seem to bond because of this reason. Littleton is often seen incredulous at the sometimes seemingly ridiculous actions of the Sheriff's Department and the sheer craziness of the cases that he is confronted with.
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!!Reverend Henry Novotny (Dabbs Greer)
!!Principal Michael Oslo (Roy Brocksmith)
!!Rachel Harris (Leigh Taylor-Young)
!!Bill Pugen (Michael Keenan)
!!Father Barrett (Roy Dotrice)
!!Laurie Bey (Marlee Matlin)
!!Dr. Joanna 'Joey' Diamond (Amy Aquino)
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Judge Bone is the town's endlessly sour-faced and curmudgeonly but ''fair'' Judge.
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Judge Bone is the town's endlessly sour-faced and curmudgeonly but ''fair'' Judge.Judge.
* CatchPhrase: ''"Now get out!"''' Usually said to Wambaugh, or occasionally various other characters in pretty much every single episode.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: In the episode "When in Rome" a convicted (and in his estimation rehabilitated) child molester moves to Rome after being released from prison and is eventually DrivenToSuicide by the town people's reception towards him. It turns out, in a heartbreaking twist, that the man is Judge Bone's son who he hasn't seen or spoken to in over 25 years.
* DeadpanSnarker: His snark knows no bounds, especially when it comes to Wambaugh. Usually there's a FacePalm thrown in there somewhere too.
-->'''Wambaugh:''' Your Honour, I have an ex-parte motion I would like to bring before the court.
-->'''Judge Bone:''' Oh, I'm so ''pleased''.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: He may not like to show it, but under the gruff exterior lies a soft center which is revealed throughout various points in the show's run.
* OnlySaneMan: It often seems like Judge Bone is a small island of sanity surrounded by the sea of crazy that is the town of Rome and the bizarre cases that he's often confronted with. In the episode "Mr. Seed Goes to Town" he is asked to make a decision on whether Jimmy's ex-wife Lydia can use his (frozen) sperm to get pregnant despite Jimmy's objections and instead of making a ruling, he instead orders that Jimmy, Jill and Lydia be placed under house arrest until the following morning so that they can sort the whole mess out themselves.
* TheJudge: He meets the trope so well that he could be the TropeCodifier.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Wambaugh.
!!District Attorney John Littleton (Don Cheadle)
Introduced in the second season, John Littleton is the sane and normal outsider brought in as the new District Attorney.
* CatchPhrase: ''"Now get out!"''' Usually said to Wambaugh, or occasionally various other characters in pretty much every single episode.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: In the episode "When in Rome" a convicted (and in his estimation rehabilitated) child molester moves to Rome after being released from prison and is eventually DrivenToSuicide by the town people's reception towards him. It turns out, in a heartbreaking twist, that the man is Judge Bone's son who he hasn't seen or spoken to in over 25 years.
* DeadpanSnarker: His snark knows no bounds, especially when it comes to Wambaugh. Usually there's a FacePalm thrown in there somewhere too.
-->'''Wambaugh:''' Your Honour, I have an ex-parte motion I would like to bring before the court.
-->'''Judge Bone:''' Oh, I'm so ''pleased''.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: He may not like to show it, but under the gruff exterior lies a soft center which is revealed throughout various points in the show's run.
* OnlySaneMan: It often seems like Judge Bone is a small island of sanity surrounded by the sea of crazy that is the town of Rome and the bizarre cases that he's often confronted with. In the episode "Mr. Seed Goes to Town" he is asked to make a decision on whether Jimmy's ex-wife Lydia can use his (frozen) sperm to get pregnant despite Jimmy's objections and instead of making a ruling, he instead orders that Jimmy, Jill and Lydia be placed under house arrest until the following morning so that they can sort the whole mess out themselves.
* TheJudge: He meets the trope so well that he could be the TropeCodifier.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Wambaugh.
!!District Attorney John Littleton (Don Cheadle)
Introduced in the second season, John Littleton is the sane and normal outsider brought in as the new District Attorney.
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Wambaugh is an audacious local lawyer who will represent anyone for a fee.
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Wambaugh is an audacious local lawyer who will represent anyone for a fee.
fee, much to Judge Bone's eternal frustration.
* AlterKocker: He is an Ashkenazi Jew.
* AmbulanceChaser: Wambaugh will represent pretty much ''anyone'' and will take on any case, no matter how reprehensible the crime or if it ''should'' represent a moral quandary for him, much to the disgust of the rest of the townsfolk.
* AmoralAttorney: '''Subverted.''' He may take any case for a fee, and isn't above using highly dubious tactics to win, but it eventually becomes clear that he's just playing a character and is secretly ashamed of his own moral failings. In "Under the Influence" he warns Kimberly against her thinking that he's someone to look up to or emulate, despite his success as a lawyer.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Much comic relief is provided in Wambaugh's vitriolic relationship with his wife Miriam, mainly because she seems as sick of his antics as everyone else in town. In "Thanksgiving" he insists on pressing charges against her (adultery was still against the law in Wisconsin despite it being a mainly ignored and archaic law) after he finds her in bed with another man. They eventually patch things up and decide to renew their vows in the series finale.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Wambaugh's [[CourtroomAntic courtroom antics]] are legendary, his whole ethos being that if you can make the jury laugh then they'll side with you. He usually wins his cases because, despite the antics, he is ''damn good'' at his job.
* CatchPhrase: ''"Douglas Wambaugh for the ... (midgets! potato man! steam roller!)"''
* JerkAssHasAPoint: He isn't really a JerkAss, but he is viewed with contempt by a lot of the town. However, several times he is able to point out that his clients have been mistreated by the police or the community, and he often calls people out when they're wrong, such as when he pays Frank the Potato Man's bail because he views his imprisonment as being motivated by prejudice, or tells Jimmy he's being stupid when he tries to prosecute Kimberly's boyfriend for statutory rape.
* JewsLoveToArgue: Well, it ''is'' his profession, after all.
* RefugeInAudacity: In "Under the Influence", a drunk driver is allowed to drive home with the police following her. After she causes a wreck that injures a young man, she calls Wambaugh, who tells her to drink some brandy in order to discredit the breathalyzer. When Judge Bone calls him on this, and gives him a very harsh dressing-down, Wambaugh decides to plead the case out for a suspended sentence. He then represents the victim of the wreck in a lawsuit against the town, using the driver's testimony that she was too drunk to drive. Legally, they couldn't do anything to Wambaugh for this, but Judge Bone gets so mad that he throws him in jail for contempt.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Wambaugh often refers to himself in the third person.
-->'''Wambaugh:''' Douglas Wambaugh does not lie!
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Judge Bone, they're pretty much HeterosexualLifePartners.
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Judge Bone is the town's endlessly sour-faced and curmudgeonly but ''fair'' Judge.
* AlterKocker: He is an Ashkenazi Jew.
* AmbulanceChaser: Wambaugh will represent pretty much ''anyone'' and will take on any case, no matter how reprehensible the crime or if it ''should'' represent a moral quandary for him, much to the disgust of the rest of the townsfolk.
* AmoralAttorney: '''Subverted.''' He may take any case for a fee, and isn't above using highly dubious tactics to win, but it eventually becomes clear that he's just playing a character and is secretly ashamed of his own moral failings. In "Under the Influence" he warns Kimberly against her thinking that he's someone to look up to or emulate, despite his success as a lawyer.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Much comic relief is provided in Wambaugh's vitriolic relationship with his wife Miriam, mainly because she seems as sick of his antics as everyone else in town. In "Thanksgiving" he insists on pressing charges against her (adultery was still against the law in Wisconsin despite it being a mainly ignored and archaic law) after he finds her in bed with another man. They eventually patch things up and decide to renew their vows in the series finale.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Wambaugh's [[CourtroomAntic courtroom antics]] are legendary, his whole ethos being that if you can make the jury laugh then they'll side with you. He usually wins his cases because, despite the antics, he is ''damn good'' at his job.
* CatchPhrase: ''"Douglas Wambaugh for the ... (midgets! potato man! steam roller!)"''
* JerkAssHasAPoint: He isn't really a JerkAss, but he is viewed with contempt by a lot of the town. However, several times he is able to point out that his clients have been mistreated by the police or the community, and he often calls people out when they're wrong, such as when he pays Frank the Potato Man's bail because he views his imprisonment as being motivated by prejudice, or tells Jimmy he's being stupid when he tries to prosecute Kimberly's boyfriend for statutory rape.
* JewsLoveToArgue: Well, it ''is'' his profession, after all.
* RefugeInAudacity: In "Under the Influence", a drunk driver is allowed to drive home with the police following her. After she causes a wreck that injures a young man, she calls Wambaugh, who tells her to drink some brandy in order to discredit the breathalyzer. When Judge Bone calls him on this, and gives him a very harsh dressing-down, Wambaugh decides to plead the case out for a suspended sentence. He then represents the victim of the wreck in a lawsuit against the town, using the driver's testimony that she was too drunk to drive. Legally, they couldn't do anything to Wambaugh for this, but Judge Bone gets so mad that he throws him in jail for contempt.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Wambaugh often refers to himself in the third person.
-->'''Wambaugh:''' Douglas Wambaugh does not lie!
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Judge Bone, they're pretty much HeterosexualLifePartners.
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Judge Bone is the town's endlessly sour-faced and curmudgeonly but ''fair'' Judge.
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* PsychicPowers / Precognition: As well as reading palms, Ginny also believes that she has psychic powers and is often seen telling other characters about her visions and dreams. In the episode "Be My Valentine" she warns Max not to proceed with her plans to go undercover to catch the 'Cupid Killer' due to a dream she had.
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* PsychicPowers / Precognition: {{Main/Precognition}}: As well as reading palms, Ginny also believes that she has psychic powers and is often seen telling other characters about her visions and dreams. In the episode "Be My Valentine" she warns Max not to proceed with her plans to go undercover to catch the 'Cupid Killer' due to a dream she had.
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* DontYouDarePityMe: Kenny, as something of a [[MenAreTough self-imposed tough guy]] doesn't like to appear weak in any way. In fact, he'd rather lash out at those closet to him, usually Max, than admit his own failings as a man and a cop, most notably in the first season episode "Frog Man".
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* DontYouDarePityMe: Kenny, as something of a [[MenAreTough self-imposed tough guy]] doesn't like to appear weak in any way. In fact, he'd rather lash out at those closet closest to him, usually Max, than admit his own failings as a man and a cop, most notably in the first season episode "Frog Man".
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* FortuneTeller: Ginny can read palms and is seen doing this numerous times, perhaps most notably in the episode "The Green Bay Chopper" when she reads the palm of a victim of the titular serial kidnapper (from a severed hand no less) and claims to the FBI that the (then unknown) victim is a Dentist. She turned out to be right.
* HeightAngst: Due to her diminutive size, Ginny has this in spades. In the episode "Rights of Passage" she lambastes Jill for administering a growth hormone to a local boy, claiming that it does nothing but reinforce the prejudice against people of below average height.
* LittlePeopleAreSurreal: Zelda Rubinstein is pretty much playing the exact same character as she does in {{Movie/Poltergeist}} which pretty much says it all.
* PsychicPowers / Precognition: As well as reading palms, Ginny also believes that she has psychic powers and is often seen telling other characters about her visions and dreams. In the episode "Be My Valentine" she warns Max not to proceed with her plans to go undercover to catch the 'Cupid Killer' due to a dream she had.
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!!Douglas Wambaugh (Fyvush Finkel)
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Wambaugh is an audacious local lawyer who will represent anyone for a fee.
* HeightAngst: Due to her diminutive size, Ginny has this in spades. In the episode "Rights of Passage" she lambastes Jill for administering a growth hormone to a local boy, claiming that it does nothing but reinforce the prejudice against people of below average height.
* LittlePeopleAreSurreal: Zelda Rubinstein is pretty much playing the exact same character as she does in {{Movie/Poltergeist}} which pretty much says it all.
* PsychicPowers / Precognition: As well as reading palms, Ginny also believes that she has psychic powers and is often seen telling other characters about her visions and dreams. In the episode "Be My Valentine" she warns Max not to proceed with her plans to go undercover to catch the 'Cupid Killer' due to a dream she had.
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!!Douglas Wambaugh (Fyvush Finkel)
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As the County Medical Examiner, Carter works with the Sheriff's Department to help them solve the town's quirkiest and most violent crimes.
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As the County Medical Examiner, Carter works with the Sheriff's Department to help them solve the town's quirkiest and most violent crimes.
crimes.
* AccidentalProposal: This happens to Carter in the series finale "Three Weddings and a Meltdown" when he tells his girlfriend Sue that he doesn't want to sleep with her until they're married. She takes that to mean that he's proposing to her.
* ButtMonkey: Carter is often the butt of the joke in Rome, the townsfolk [[IgnoredExpert just don't seem to take him seriously about anything, despite his expertise]], maybe because he's well... a little odd. He's also frequently unlucky in love and pretty much everything else. In the episode "Blue Christmas" he deals with the death of his mother, at ''Christmas.''
* CannotTalkToWomen: Like most socially inept losers on television, Carter struggles to talk to women. Most notably in the season two episode "Supreme Courting" when he's so terrified of not being able to make appropriate conversation with a woman who has asked him to dinner that he manages to persuade Max to feed him dialogue through an earpiece.
-->'''Max:''' Compliment her dress, is she wearing a dress?
-->'''Carter:''' That is a beautiful dress. Beautiful... And your home is... beautiful.
-->'''Max:''' Enough with the beautifuls, Carter! Use another word!
* CatchPhrase: He has two - ''"Would you like me to examine the body?"'' and ''"I should be deputized!"''
* ConspiracyTheorist: In the season one episode, "Sightings" Carter reveals that he believes in the existence of aliens and UFO's and also that there is a government conspiracy to cover up their existence.
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Carter may be a bit of an oddball but the show proves time and time again that he's ultimately a genuine NiceGuy who is desperate to find love. Luckily, he eventually gets his HappyEnding.
* TheCoroner: Well, because he ''is''.
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Ginny is the police dispatcher for the Sheriff's Department and is one of Rome's more ''quirky'' residents.
* AccidentalProposal: This happens to Carter in the series finale "Three Weddings and a Meltdown" when he tells his girlfriend Sue that he doesn't want to sleep with her until they're married. She takes that to mean that he's proposing to her.
* ButtMonkey: Carter is often the butt of the joke in Rome, the townsfolk [[IgnoredExpert just don't seem to take him seriously about anything, despite his expertise]], maybe because he's well... a little odd. He's also frequently unlucky in love and pretty much everything else. In the episode "Blue Christmas" he deals with the death of his mother, at ''Christmas.''
* CannotTalkToWomen: Like most socially inept losers on television, Carter struggles to talk to women. Most notably in the season two episode "Supreme Courting" when he's so terrified of not being able to make appropriate conversation with a woman who has asked him to dinner that he manages to persuade Max to feed him dialogue through an earpiece.
-->'''Max:''' Compliment her dress, is she wearing a dress?
-->'''Carter:''' That is a beautiful dress. Beautiful... And your home is... beautiful.
-->'''Max:''' Enough with the beautifuls, Carter! Use another word!
* CatchPhrase: He has two - ''"Would you like me to examine the body?"'' and ''"I should be deputized!"''
* ConspiracyTheorist: In the season one episode, "Sightings" Carter reveals that he believes in the existence of aliens and UFO's and also that there is a government conspiracy to cover up their existence.
* MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Carter may be a bit of an oddball but the show proves time and time again that he's ultimately a genuine NiceGuy who is desperate to find love. Luckily, he eventually gets his HappyEnding.
* TheCoroner: Well, because he ''is''.
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Ginny is the police dispatcher for the Sheriff's Department and is one of Rome's more ''quirky'' residents.
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* GutFeeling: Seemingly one of Max's preferred methods of crime fighting. She had a gut feeling that the impounded car belonged to the Green Bay Chopper with no real reason to believe it. She also had a gut feeling that the Cupid Killer had come to Rome with no more evidence than Jimmy being shot in the butt with an arrow. She was right both times.
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* GutFeeling: Seemingly one of Max's preferred methods of crime fighting.solving. She had a gut feeling that the impounded car belonged to the Green Bay Chopper with no real reason to believe it. She also had a gut feeling that the Cupid Killer had come to Rome with no more evidence than Jimmy being shot in the butt with an arrow. She was right both times.
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* Tsundere (Type B): Max's default setting is to be [[PluckyGirl smiley, friendly, hard working and optimistic]] but she certainly has a temper and is prone to angry, outspoken outbursts and episodes of insubordination. Kenny seems to bear a lot of the brunt of her anger, as her LoveInterest.
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* Tsundere {{Main/Tsundere}} (Type B): Max's default setting is to be [[PluckyGirl smiley, friendly, hard working and optimistic]] but she certainly has a temper and is prone to angry, outspoken outbursts and episodes of insubordination. Kenny seems to bear a lot of the brunt of her anger, as her LoveInterest.
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* ArchnemesisDad / [[IHaveNoSon I Have No Daughter]]: Max has a lot of daddy issues, a thread that is introduced when she is shown having therapy in the second season and then expanded on in season three's "Upbringings" when it is revealed that she comes from a wealthy family and her emotionally unavailable father disowned her after she refused to become a typical 'Society Wife' and decided to enrol in the Police Academy. It also causes friction between her and Jimmy who she sometimes resents for treating her like a daughter.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Kenny. Boy, when she gets angry at him she ''really gets angry'', notably in the first season's "The Snake Lady" where there's actual screaming and pushing involved when he dares to question her objectivity in a case they're investigating.
* CannotSpitItOut: Well, until she ''finally'' does in the episode "Close Encounters".
-->'''Max (to Kenny):''' I've been in love with you for three years.
* ChallengeSeeker: A character, usually Jimmy, may attempt to say no to Max but it usually won't work in the long run. If she wants to investigate something, she ''will''. She's highly ambitious and always looking for her next big challenge to prove to herself that she's capable of anything she puts her mind to. Kenny affectionately calls her 'Super Cop'.
* CombatStilettos: '''Averted.''' Refreshingly, Max is always wears seen wearing appropriate footwear when in uniform, unlike many of her TV counterparts.
* FairCop: Like Kenny, she's a cop and she's clearly gorgeous. As an extension of the above however, she's refreshingly always dressed professionally and appropriately whilst at work. No tight, short skirts and unbuttoned cleavage-revealing shirts for Max.
* FieryRedhead: Well, she's a redhead and she's certainly fiery.
* GutFeeling: Seemingly one of Max's preferred methods of crime fighting. She had a gut feeling that the impounded car belonged to the Green Bay Chopper with no real reason to believe it. She also had a gut feeling that the Cupid Killer had come to Rome with no more evidence than Jimmy being shot in the butt with an arrow. She was right both times.
* MsFanservice: She may always be dressed conservatively at work but out of uniform she's frequently seen wearing short skirts, low cut dresses and [[BareYourMidriff midriff revealing tops]]. The episode "Bad Moon Risings" even has Matthew fantasizing about her in a bikini in a wet dream he's having.
* Tsundere (Type B): Max's default setting is to be [[PluckyGirl smiley, friendly, hard working and optimistic]] but she certainly has a temper and is prone to angry, outspoken outbursts and episodes of insubordination. Kenny seems to bear a lot of the brunt of her anger, as her LoveInterest.
* QuicklyDemotedWoman: A variation of this trope occurs in the episode "Sugar and Spice" when Max is denied the position of 'Under Sheriff' solely because she's a woman and Jimmy and the Mayor are concerned that the men in the department won't take her seriously as their superior, despite being qualified for the position. Max doesn't take it lying down and takes them to court for sexual discrimination.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Max shows shades of this in the episode "Frog Man" when she violently pushes the man who is suspected to have shot Kenny into the wall, as well as conducting a search of his property without a warrant and arresting him for no other reason than she sees a ''frog on his mantlepiece''.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: The basis of her whole relationship with Kenny.
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!!Carter Pike (Kelly Connell)
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As the County Medical Examiner, Carter works with the Sheriff's Department to help them solve the town's quirkiest and most violent crimes.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Kenny. Boy, when she gets angry at him she ''really gets angry'', notably in the first season's "The Snake Lady" where there's actual screaming and pushing involved when he dares to question her objectivity in a case they're investigating.
* CannotSpitItOut: Well, until she ''finally'' does in the episode "Close Encounters".
-->'''Max (to Kenny):''' I've been in love with you for three years.
* ChallengeSeeker: A character, usually Jimmy, may attempt to say no to Max but it usually won't work in the long run. If she wants to investigate something, she ''will''. She's highly ambitious and always looking for her next big challenge to prove to herself that she's capable of anything she puts her mind to. Kenny affectionately calls her 'Super Cop'.
* CombatStilettos: '''Averted.''' Refreshingly, Max is always wears seen wearing appropriate footwear when in uniform, unlike many of her TV counterparts.
* FairCop: Like Kenny, she's a cop and she's clearly gorgeous. As an extension of the above however, she's refreshingly always dressed professionally and appropriately whilst at work. No tight, short skirts and unbuttoned cleavage-revealing shirts for Max.
* FieryRedhead: Well, she's a redhead and she's certainly fiery.
* GutFeeling: Seemingly one of Max's preferred methods of crime fighting. She had a gut feeling that the impounded car belonged to the Green Bay Chopper with no real reason to believe it. She also had a gut feeling that the Cupid Killer had come to Rome with no more evidence than Jimmy being shot in the butt with an arrow. She was right both times.
* MsFanservice: She may always be dressed conservatively at work but out of uniform she's frequently seen wearing short skirts, low cut dresses and [[BareYourMidriff midriff revealing tops]]. The episode "Bad Moon Risings" even has Matthew fantasizing about her in a bikini in a wet dream he's having.
* Tsundere (Type B): Max's default setting is to be [[PluckyGirl smiley, friendly, hard working and optimistic]] but she certainly has a temper and is prone to angry, outspoken outbursts and episodes of insubordination. Kenny seems to bear a lot of the brunt of her anger, as her LoveInterest.
* QuicklyDemotedWoman: A variation of this trope occurs in the episode "Sugar and Spice" when Max is denied the position of 'Under Sheriff' solely because she's a woman and Jimmy and the Mayor are concerned that the men in the department won't take her seriously as their superior, despite being qualified for the position. Max doesn't take it lying down and takes them to court for sexual discrimination.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Max shows shades of this in the episode "Frog Man" when she violently pushes the man who is suspected to have shot Kenny into the wall, as well as conducting a search of his property without a warrant and arresting him for no other reason than she sees a ''frog on his mantlepiece''.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: The basis of her whole relationship with Kenny.
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!!Carter Pike (Kelly Connell)
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As the County Medical Examiner, Carter works with the Sheriff's Department to help them solve the town's quirkiest and most violent crimes.
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* BelligerentSexualTension: With Max. They may be (at their own admission) [[OddFriendship best friends]], [[VitriolicBestBuds but they bicker]] LikeAnOldMarriedCouple, mainly to cover the fact that they're completely crazy about each other [[CannotSpitItOut but aren't capable of admitting it]] due to their own respective intimacy issues and fear of rejection.
* CowboyCop: He shows shades of this at times, most notably in the first season episode "The Autumn of Rome" when he assaults a SmugSnake businessman who violently intimidated an elderly witness into not testifying against him. At other points during the series Jimmy is seen warning him not to 'hit anyone'.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Kenny, as something of a [[MenAreTough self-imposed tough guy]] doesn't like to appear weak in any way. In fact, he'd rather lash out at those closet to him, usually Max, than admit his own failings as a man and a cop, most notably in the first season episode "Frog Man".
* FairCop: Pretty obviously, he's a cop and he's very easy on the eyes. At various points throughout the series we see women flirting with him at the station, usually with Max rolling her eyes in the background.
* IdiotHero: He's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, bless him. He's not completely dumb however, he seems to be pretty effective at his job and he's [[LampshadeHanging self-aware enough to admit that he's not the smartest guy in the world]].
-->'''Kenny:''' Is is unhealthy for a guy to be attracted to an older woman?
-->'''Kimberly:''' How much older?
-->'''Kenny:''' I don't know, ten years maybe? Does it mean the guy's got an esophagus complex?
-->'''Kimberly:''' (smiles) Oedipus.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Kenny has these, he's the star marksman of the Rome Sheriff's Department. Need to wound a perp on the shoulder without killing him from fifty feet away through a second floor window? Kenny can do it.
* LikesOlderWomen: In all fairness, Kenny seems to be a pretty 'equal opportunities' guy when it comes to women but we see him dating an older woman twice, firstly in the pilot episode when he falls for an older lounge singer. Then more notably when he secretly dates the Mayor Rachel Harris who is over 20 years his senior in the second season.
* MrFanservice: Kenny has numerous [[ShirtlessScene shirtless scenes]] and [[WorkoutFanservice workout scenes]] throughout the series.
* RaisedCatholic: Mentioned a few times, it becomes particularly important in the episode "Survival of the Fittest" when Kenny manages to convince a religious homicide suspect to reveal the whereabouts of a young woman's body 'Catholic to Catholic'.
* SlapSlapKiss: Kenny and Max act out this trope to a tee in the season three episode "Close Encounters". CoitusEnsues.
* ThePatientHasLeftTheBuilding: In the episode "Frog Man" Kenny is shot by the mysterious titular character and, despite nearly dying on the operating table, self-discharges himself from hospital ''the next day'' and insists on immediately going back to work despite clearly being in a great deal of pain. Amusingly, in the next episode, he seems [[HollywoodHealing pretty much fine]].
* ThePornomancer: The women always seem to flock to Kenny, not the other way around. He's never seen actively pursuing a love interest. At one stage he even dates a pair of SeparatedAtBirth identical twins at ''their request''.
* WackyMarriageProposal: In "Three Weddings and a Meltdown". Well, not so much wacky as incredibly ''spur of the moment''.
-->'''Kenny:''' So, Max?
-->'''Max:''' Kenny.
-->'''Kenny:''' You want to give it a shot?
-->'''Max:''' What?
-->'''Kenny:''' You think we could make it work?
-->'''Max:''' Kenny, are you asking me to ''marry you''?
-->'''Kenny:''' Yeah... I guess I am!
* WillTheyOrWontThey: The whole basis of his relationship with Max. TheyDo. And then they break up. And get back together. And get married.
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!!Deputy Maxine 'Max' Stewart (Lauren Holly)
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max is Kenny's partner and the more driven and ambitious of the two.
* CowboyCop: He shows shades of this at times, most notably in the first season episode "The Autumn of Rome" when he assaults a SmugSnake businessman who violently intimidated an elderly witness into not testifying against him. At other points during the series Jimmy is seen warning him not to 'hit anyone'.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Kenny, as something of a [[MenAreTough self-imposed tough guy]] doesn't like to appear weak in any way. In fact, he'd rather lash out at those closet to him, usually Max, than admit his own failings as a man and a cop, most notably in the first season episode "Frog Man".
* FairCop: Pretty obviously, he's a cop and he's very easy on the eyes. At various points throughout the series we see women flirting with him at the station, usually with Max rolling her eyes in the background.
* IdiotHero: He's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, bless him. He's not completely dumb however, he seems to be pretty effective at his job and he's [[LampshadeHanging self-aware enough to admit that he's not the smartest guy in the world]].
-->'''Kenny:''' Is is unhealthy for a guy to be attracted to an older woman?
-->'''Kimberly:''' How much older?
-->'''Kenny:''' I don't know, ten years maybe? Does it mean the guy's got an esophagus complex?
-->'''Kimberly:''' (smiles) Oedipus.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: Kenny has these, he's the star marksman of the Rome Sheriff's Department. Need to wound a perp on the shoulder without killing him from fifty feet away through a second floor window? Kenny can do it.
* LikesOlderWomen: In all fairness, Kenny seems to be a pretty 'equal opportunities' guy when it comes to women but we see him dating an older woman twice, firstly in the pilot episode when he falls for an older lounge singer. Then more notably when he secretly dates the Mayor Rachel Harris who is over 20 years his senior in the second season.
* MrFanservice: Kenny has numerous [[ShirtlessScene shirtless scenes]] and [[WorkoutFanservice workout scenes]] throughout the series.
* RaisedCatholic: Mentioned a few times, it becomes particularly important in the episode "Survival of the Fittest" when Kenny manages to convince a religious homicide suspect to reveal the whereabouts of a young woman's body 'Catholic to Catholic'.
* SlapSlapKiss: Kenny and Max act out this trope to a tee in the season three episode "Close Encounters". CoitusEnsues.
* ThePatientHasLeftTheBuilding: In the episode "Frog Man" Kenny is shot by the mysterious titular character and, despite nearly dying on the operating table, self-discharges himself from hospital ''the next day'' and insists on immediately going back to work despite clearly being in a great deal of pain. Amusingly, in the next episode, he seems [[HollywoodHealing pretty much fine]].
* ThePornomancer: The women always seem to flock to Kenny, not the other way around. He's never seen actively pursuing a love interest. At one stage he even dates a pair of SeparatedAtBirth identical twins at ''their request''.
* WackyMarriageProposal: In "Three Weddings and a Meltdown". Well, not so much wacky as incredibly ''spur of the moment''.
-->'''Kenny:''' So, Max?
-->'''Max:''' Kenny.
-->'''Kenny:''' You want to give it a shot?
-->'''Max:''' What?
-->'''Kenny:''' You think we could make it work?
-->'''Max:''' Kenny, are you asking me to ''marry you''?
-->'''Kenny:''' Yeah... I guess I am!
* WillTheyOrWontThey: The whole basis of his relationship with Max. TheyDo. And then they break up. And get back together. And get married.
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!!Deputy Maxine 'Max' Stewart (Lauren Holly)
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* BadDreams: Zach is seen suffering from nightmares about death in the first season episode "Sacred Hearts" after he visits an elderly patient with Jill and they find her dead in her hospital bed.
* CheerfulChild: [[DeliberatelyCuteChild No it's not an act]], he really is that endearing.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: His childish innocence is an oft-used source of comic relief.
-->'''Zach:''' Did you shtup him?
-->'''Kimberly:''' What?
-->'''Zach:''' Kenny. Matthew says you're shtuping him.
-->'''Kimberly:''' Well, Matthew is lying again.
-->'''Zach:''' (beat) What's shtuping? He wouldn't tell me that part. What's it mean?
--> '''Kimberly:''' Uh... (longer beat) Well, it's when two people... (even longer beat) share the same library card.
-->'''Zach:''' (Confused) What's the big deal about that?
* ConstantlyCurious: Much to Jimmy and Jill's chagrin, Zach's innocent and curious nature means that he asks a ''lot'' of uncomfortable questions. Primarily about sex and religion. At one point in season two, he is so curious about Judaism that he decides he wants to convert, particularly because he likes the idea of there being no hell to worry about.
* GrowingUpSucks: Inevitably, the audience starts to see Zach's endearing innocence chipping away throughout the timespan of the show. Not really surprising considering [[BreakTheCutie his sister gets kidnapped, his brother gets shot, his mother gets thrown in jail for assisting with medical suicide and more]].
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!!Deputy Kenny Lacos (Costas Mandylor)
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The first of Sheriff Jimmy Brock's deputies (and honorary kids), Kenny is a guy's guy with hidden depths.
* BadDreams: Zach is seen suffering from nightmares about death in the first season episode "Sacred Hearts" after he visits an elderly patient with Jill and they find her dead in her hospital bed.
* CheerfulChild: [[DeliberatelyCuteChild No it's not an act]], he really is that endearing.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: His childish innocence is an oft-used source of comic relief.
-->'''Zach:''' Did you shtup him?
-->'''Kimberly:''' What?
-->'''Zach:''' Kenny. Matthew says you're shtuping him.
-->'''Kimberly:''' Well, Matthew is lying again.
-->'''Zach:''' (beat) What's shtuping? He wouldn't tell me that part. What's it mean?
--> '''Kimberly:''' Uh... (longer beat) Well, it's when two people... (even longer beat) share the same library card.
-->'''Zach:''' (Confused) What's the big deal about that?
* ConstantlyCurious: Much to Jimmy and Jill's chagrin, Zach's innocent and curious nature means that he asks a ''lot'' of uncomfortable questions. Primarily about sex and religion. At one point in season two, he is so curious about Judaism that he decides he wants to convert, particularly because he likes the idea of there being no hell to worry about.
* GrowingUpSucks: Inevitably, the audience starts to see Zach's endearing innocence chipping away throughout the timespan of the show. Not really surprising considering [[BreakTheCutie his sister gets kidnapped, his brother gets shot, his mother gets thrown in jail for assisting with medical suicide and more]].
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!!Deputy Kenny Lacos (Costas Mandylor)
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The first of Sheriff Jimmy Brock's deputies (and honorary kids), Kenny is a guy's guy with hidden depths.
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* BlackSheep: Matthew counts as a ''mild'' version of this trope. He doesn't seem to be a bad kid at heart but he certainly seems to court trouble wherever he goes, more so than the other Brock children. He loves pulling pranks and gets suspended from school for fighting, amongst other things throughout the show's run.
* BratsWithSlingshots: Taken to the extreme in the second season episode "Guns 'R' Us". Matthew, in an attempt at revenge on an older bully for toilet dunking him, fires a home made 'potato gun' at the bully's car, merely meaning to damage it but instead causing the teenager to crash and end up seriously injured in hospital.
* EroticDream: When Matthew begins to go through puberty, he experiences these. The episode "Bad Moon Risings" shows him having wet dreams about Max, including her coming to him in nothing but a bikini offering herself, a game boy and chocolate cake! Every boy's fantasy, indeed.
* ICantFeelMyLegs: In the aftermath of the above mentioned 'potato gun' prank gone horribly wrong, the bully's vengeful younger brother gets hold of his father's gun and [[DramaBomb shockingly shoots Matthew at school in retaliation]], leaving the lower half of his body paralyzed. The later episode "Remote Control" has a tearjearking scene where Matthew feels Jill touching his foot, showing that his nerves are finally recovering. He eventually recovers the use of his legs after much physical therapy.
* MiddleChildSyndrome: Certainly a reason for Matthew's antics as an attention seeking device. Lampshaded in a season three episode where he accidentally injures Zach and Jill goes overboard, slapping him in public.
* MouthyKid: Matthew doesn't have an issue with telling the adults when [[AdultsAreUseless they're being ridiculous]].
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!!Zachary 'Zach' Brock (Adam Wylie)
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Jimmy and Jill's younger son, a cute and quirky kid with a talent for music.
* BratsWithSlingshots: Taken to the extreme in the second season episode "Guns 'R' Us". Matthew, in an attempt at revenge on an older bully for toilet dunking him, fires a home made 'potato gun' at the bully's car, merely meaning to damage it but instead causing the teenager to crash and end up seriously injured in hospital.
* EroticDream: When Matthew begins to go through puberty, he experiences these. The episode "Bad Moon Risings" shows him having wet dreams about Max, including her coming to him in nothing but a bikini offering herself, a game boy and chocolate cake! Every boy's fantasy, indeed.
* ICantFeelMyLegs: In the aftermath of the above mentioned 'potato gun' prank gone horribly wrong, the bully's vengeful younger brother gets hold of his father's gun and [[DramaBomb shockingly shoots Matthew at school in retaliation]], leaving the lower half of his body paralyzed. The later episode "Remote Control" has a tearjearking scene where Matthew feels Jill touching his foot, showing that his nerves are finally recovering. He eventually recovers the use of his legs after much physical therapy.
* MiddleChildSyndrome: Certainly a reason for Matthew's antics as an attention seeking device. Lampshaded in a season three episode where he accidentally injures Zach and Jill goes overboard, slapping him in public.
* MouthyKid: Matthew doesn't have an issue with telling the adults when [[AdultsAreUseless they're being ridiculous]].
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!!Zachary 'Zach' Brock (Adam Wylie)
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Jimmy and Jill's younger son, a cute and quirky kid with a talent for music.
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* ACupAngst: In the second season episode "Dairy Queen" Kimberly suffers from a bout of low self-esteem whilst wearing bra inserts to film a school project documentary she has entitled 'A Day in the Life of a C-Cup'. She even seriously considers the benefits of surgery but Jill eventually persuades her wait until she's 18 to make a decision.
* CoolBigSis: She's definitely one of these, often acting as the wise and protective older sibling to Matthew and Zach. She will give them advice and guidance where [[AdultsAreUseless Jill and Jimmy fail to]], most notably in "My Left Shoe" when Matthew, provoked by the town's reaction to Father Barrett's shoe fetish, is lead to believe that masturbation is a sin.
* DamselInDistress: In the episode "Terms of Estrangement", Kimberly is kidnapped by Jimmy's disgraced ex-partner and held in a secure bunker. Refreshingly she doesn't act the part of the typical damsel in distress and is courageous and strong throughout. She is located and released by Jimmy and the Sheriff's Department by the episode's end.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: During the third season and after Kimberly has turned 18, she briefly attempts to date Kenny, much to Jimmy's horror. The budding relationship quickly collapses when they both come to the realization that, despite a mutual attraction, they're both merely trying to rebel against Jimmy and his overbearing expectations.
* HormoneAddledTeenager: '''Averted.''' Kimberly may be sexually active, but she's incredibly mature about it and certainly doesn't seem to be obsessed with boys and sex.
* InadequateInheritor: From the point of view of Kimberly herself, rather than her parents. As the daughter of the town sheriff ''and'' the town doctor, she constantly struggles with the massively high expectations of goodness she feels are heaped on her and her feelings of inadequacy because of it.
* NiceGirl: Pretty self-explanatory. She's not a saint or a [[ThePollyanna Pollyanna]] but Kimberly is a ''nice'' person with a seemingly mature outlook on life and clear moral perspective.
* SweepsWeekLesbianKiss: During a sleepover in the first season episode "Sugar and Spice", Kimberly shares a kiss with her best friend, leaving her confused about her sexual orientation and [[GayPanic the adults panicked about the implications.]] In the end, she decides that she's straight.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: In all honesty, she seems to be a lot wiser than a majority of the adults in the town.
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!!Matthew Brock (Justin Shenkarow)
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Jill and Jimmy's elder son and the most mischievous of the Brock children.
* CoolBigSis: She's definitely one of these, often acting as the wise and protective older sibling to Matthew and Zach. She will give them advice and guidance where [[AdultsAreUseless Jill and Jimmy fail to]], most notably in "My Left Shoe" when Matthew, provoked by the town's reaction to Father Barrett's shoe fetish, is lead to believe that masturbation is a sin.
* DamselInDistress: In the episode "Terms of Estrangement", Kimberly is kidnapped by Jimmy's disgraced ex-partner and held in a secure bunker. Refreshingly she doesn't act the part of the typical damsel in distress and is courageous and strong throughout. She is located and released by Jimmy and the Sheriff's Department by the episode's end.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: During the third season and after Kimberly has turned 18, she briefly attempts to date Kenny, much to Jimmy's horror. The budding relationship quickly collapses when they both come to the realization that, despite a mutual attraction, they're both merely trying to rebel against Jimmy and his overbearing expectations.
* HormoneAddledTeenager: '''Averted.''' Kimberly may be sexually active, but she's incredibly mature about it and certainly doesn't seem to be obsessed with boys and sex.
* InadequateInheritor: From the point of view of Kimberly herself, rather than her parents. As the daughter of the town sheriff ''and'' the town doctor, she constantly struggles with the massively high expectations of goodness she feels are heaped on her and her feelings of inadequacy because of it.
* NiceGirl: Pretty self-explanatory. She's not a saint or a [[ThePollyanna Pollyanna]] but Kimberly is a ''nice'' person with a seemingly mature outlook on life and clear moral perspective.
* SweepsWeekLesbianKiss: During a sleepover in the first season episode "Sugar and Spice", Kimberly shares a kiss with her best friend, leaving her confused about her sexual orientation and [[GayPanic the adults panicked about the implications.]] In the end, she decides that she's straight.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: In all honesty, she seems to be a lot wiser than a majority of the adults in the town.
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!!Matthew Brock (Justin Shenkarow)
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Jill and Jimmy's elder son and the most mischievous of the Brock children.
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* ActionMom: She's a mother of three, a doctor with a thriving practice, a surgeon when the plot calls for it, a member of the PTA, a member of the Rome Women's Association ''and'' she was also temporarily the Town Mayor. 'Super Mom' indeed.
* CantTakeCriticism: Much like Jimmy, she finds it difficult to admit when she's wrong, which can often lead to friction and stalemate between them.
* DumbBlonde: '''Averted.''' Completely. Jill is arguably the most intelligent and well-educated person in the whole town. She's the main breadwinner in the Brock family (much to Jimmy's occasional discomfort) and has even been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_England_Journal_of_Medicine
* HappilyMarried: Their marriage certainly goes through it's bad patches (they both kiss their exes at different points in the series and they very nearly divorce in the last season) but Jimmy and Jill always manage to make it through because the genuine love between them is never in question.
* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Jill is never without her white doctor's coat when she's at the surgery.
* LetHerGrowUpDear: During Jimmy's bouts of OverprotectiveDad towards Kimberly, Jill often attempts to play the role of the peacemaker and the 'cool parent', most notably in the first season episode "High Tidings".
* OldFlame: In the episode "Fetal Attraction" Jill works with her former fiance who, it turns out, still carries a torch for her. At first confused about her feelings, they share a brief kiss which is witnessed by Jimmy. Crisis is averted however when she manages to convince Jimmy that the kiss meant nothing.
* SuperDoc: There doesn't seem to be an illness or medical condition that Jill ''doesn't'' have extensive and in-depth knowledge of. As well as being a general practitioner, she also acts as a surgeon whenever the plot calls for it.
* TeamMom: At times she seems to be not just the mother figure of the Brock family, but of the ''entire town''.
* WickedStepmother: '''Averted.''' Her relationship with stepdaughter Kimberly is very close. In fact, Kimberly calls her 'mom' and in contrast, addresses her real mother Lydia by her first name.
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!!Kimberly Brock (Holly Marie Combs)
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Kimberly is the eldest Brock child, the daughter of Jimmy and his first wife Lydia.
* ActionMom: She's a mother of three, a doctor with a thriving practice, a surgeon when the plot calls for it, a member of the PTA, a member of the Rome Women's Association ''and'' she was also temporarily the Town Mayor. 'Super Mom' indeed.
* CantTakeCriticism: Much like Jimmy, she finds it difficult to admit when she's wrong, which can often lead to friction and stalemate between them.
* DumbBlonde: '''Averted.''' Completely. Jill is arguably the most intelligent and well-educated person in the whole town. She's the main breadwinner in the Brock family (much to Jimmy's occasional discomfort) and has even been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_England_Journal_of_Medicine
* HappilyMarried: Their marriage certainly goes through it's bad patches (they both kiss their exes at different points in the series and they very nearly divorce in the last season) but Jimmy and Jill always manage to make it through because the genuine love between them is never in question.
* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Jill is never without her white doctor's coat when she's at the surgery.
* LetHerGrowUpDear: During Jimmy's bouts of OverprotectiveDad towards Kimberly, Jill often attempts to play the role of the peacemaker and the 'cool parent', most notably in the first season episode "High Tidings".
* OldFlame: In the episode "Fetal Attraction" Jill works with her former fiance who, it turns out, still carries a torch for her. At first confused about her feelings, they share a brief kiss which is witnessed by Jimmy. Crisis is averted however when she manages to convince Jimmy that the kiss meant nothing.
* SuperDoc: There doesn't seem to be an illness or medical condition that Jill ''doesn't'' have extensive and in-depth knowledge of. As well as being a general practitioner, she also acts as a surgeon whenever the plot calls for it.
* TeamMom: At times she seems to be not just the mother figure of the Brock family, but of the ''entire town''.
* WickedStepmother: '''Averted.''' Her relationship with stepdaughter Kimberly is very close. In fact, Kimberly calls her 'mom' and in contrast, addresses her real mother Lydia by her first name.
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!!Kimberly Brock (Holly Marie Combs)
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Kimberly is the eldest Brock child, the daughter of Jimmy and his first wife Lydia.
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ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He may be strict and by-the-book, but Jimmy is nothing if not ''fair'' and is frequently seen trying to consider the show's many moral quandries from both sides.
* TheMissusAndTheEx: Jimmy is often shown having to be the mediator between Jill and his ex-wife Lydia. That is, until they both gang up on ''him'' about his OverprotectiveDad treatment of Kimberly.
* TheSheriff: [[WhatItSaysOnTheTin Obviously.]]
* ToBeLawfulOrGood: Jimmy is presented with this dilemma a number of times throughout the series.
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!!Dr. Jill Brock (Kathy Baker)
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Jimmy's wife and the town physician, as equally as well liked and respected as her husband.
* TheMissusAndTheEx: Jimmy is often shown having to be the mediator between Jill and his ex-wife Lydia. That is, until they both gang up on ''him'' about his OverprotectiveDad treatment of Kimberly.
* TheSheriff: [[WhatItSaysOnTheTin Obviously.]]
* ToBeLawfulOrGood: Jimmy is presented with this dilemma a number of times throughout the series.
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!!Dr. Jill Brock (Kathy Baker)
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Jimmy's wife and the town physician, as equally as well liked and respected as her husband.
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* AFatherToHisMen: The show makes it quite clear that Jimmy isn't just a boss or superior to his young deputies Max and Kenny, but almost a father figure too. Constantly worrying about their welfare, he often berates them for their more hare-brained schemes and tries to stop them from getting into dangerous situations. Lampshaded in a season one episode when Jimmy actually refers to Max and Kenny as his 'kids at the station'.
* BerserkButton / PapaWolf: Without a doubt, Jimmy's berserk button is harm coming to his children. In fact, [[NotSoStoic the ''only'' time]] we see Jimmy actually become physically violent throughout the entire series is towards his disgraced ex-partner who kidnaps Kimberly in the second season episode 'Terms of Estrangement'.
* ByTheBookCop: Jimmy seems to be completely incorruptable as a Sheriff, almost to a fault. He will follow the law to the most ridiculous extremes, even if in many cases, [[ToBeLawfulOrGood his moral conscience ultimately disagrees]]. Often used as a contrast against Max and Kenny's more [[CowboyCop cowboyesque]] shenanigans.
* BerserkButton / PapaWolf: Without a doubt, Jimmy's berserk button is harm coming to his children. In fact, [[NotSoStoic the ''only'' time]] we see Jimmy actually become physically violent throughout the entire series is towards his disgraced ex-partner who kidnaps Kimberly in the second season episode 'Terms of Estrangement'.
* ByTheBookCop: Jimmy seems to be completely incorruptable as a Sheriff, almost to a fault. He will follow the law to the most ridiculous extremes, even if in many cases, [[ToBeLawfulOrGood his moral conscience ultimately disagrees]]. Often used as a contrast against Max and Kenny's more [[CowboyCop cowboyesque]] shenanigans.
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* AFatherToHisMen: The show makes it quite clear that Jimmy isn't just a boss or superior to his young deputies Max and Kenny, but almost a father figure too. Constantly worrying about their welfare, he often berates them for their more hare-brained schemes and tries to stop them from getting into dangerous situations. Lampshaded in a season one episode when Jimmy actually refers to Max and Kenny as his 'kids at the station'.
* BerserkButton / PapaWolf: Without a doubt, Jimmy's berserk button is harm coming to his children. In fact, [[NotSoStoic the''only'' only time]] we see Jimmy actually become physically violent throughout the entire series is towards his disgraced ex-partner who kidnaps Kimberly in the second season episode 'Terms "Terms of Estrangement'.
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* ByTheBookCop: Jimmy seems to be completelyincorruptable incorruptible as a Sheriff, almost to a fault. He will follow the law to the most ridiculous extremes, even if in many cases, [[ToBeLawfulOrGood his moral conscience ultimately disagrees]]. Often used as a contrast against Max and Kenny's more [[CowboyCop cowboyesque]] shenanigans.
* BerserkButton / PapaWolf: Without a doubt, Jimmy's berserk button is harm coming to his children. In fact, [[NotSoStoic the
* ByTheBookCop: Jimmy seems to be completely
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* DaChief: As the Sheriff, Jimmy is frequently seen exasperated at the sometimes reckless and immature behaviour of his young deputies. The season one episode 'The Autumn of Rome' sees Jimmy [[TurnInYourBadge suspend Kenny]] for assaulting a SmugSnake businessman who was violently intimidating witnesses into not giving evidence against him, as well as seriously reprimanding Max for covering up Kenny's behaviour.
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* DaChief: As the Sheriff, Jimmy is frequently seen exasperated at the sometimes reckless and immature behaviour of his young deputies. The season one episode 'The "The Autumn of Rome' Rome" sees Jimmy [[TurnInYourBadge suspend Kenny]] for assaulting a SmugSnake businessman who was violently intimidating witnesses into not giving evidence against him, as well as seriously reprimanding Max for covering up Kenny's behaviour.
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* HollywoodMidlifeCrisis: He suffers one in the third season episode 'For Whom the Wind Blows'. HilarityEnsues.
* OverprotectiveDad: After walking in on Kimberly having sex with her boyfriend in 'High Tidings', Jimmy tries to have the boyfriend arrested on the spot for statutory rape. He also threatens to ''cancel Christmas''.
* OverprotectiveDad: After walking in on Kimberly having sex with her boyfriend in 'High Tidings', Jimmy tries to have the boyfriend arrested on the spot for statutory rape. He also threatens to ''cancel Christmas''.
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* HollywoodMidlifeCrisis: He suffers one in the third season episode 'For "For Whom the Wind Blows'.Blows". HilarityEnsues.
* OverprotectiveDad: After walking in on Kimberly having sex with her boyfriend in'High Tidings', "High Tidings", Jimmy tries to have the boyfriend arrested on the spot for statutory rape. He also threatens to ''cancel Christmas''.
* OverprotectiveDad: After walking in on Kimberly having sex with her boyfriend in
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!!Sheriff James 'Jimmy' Brock (Tom Skerritt)
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Jimmy Brock is the Sheriff of Rome, Wisconsin. Well known and respected by all, he's often in the center of the action.
* AFatherToHisMen: The show makes it quite clear that Jimmy isn't just a boss or superior to his young deputies Max and Kenny, but almost a father figure too. Constantly worrying about their welfare, he often berates them for their more hare-brained schemes and tries to stop them from getting into dangerous situations. Lampshaded in a season one episode when Jimmy actually refers to Max and Kenny as his 'kids at the station'.
*BerserkButton / PapaWolf: Without a doubt, Jimmy's berserk button is harm coming to his children. In fact, [[NotSoStoic the ''only'' time]] we see Jimmy actually become physically violent throughout the entire series is towards his disgraced ex-partner who kidnaps Kimberly in the second season episode 'Terms of Estrangement'.
* ByTheBookCop: Jimmy seems to be completely incorruptable as a Sheriff, almost to a fault. He will follow the law to the most ridiculous extremes, even if in many cases, [[ToBeLawfulOrGood his moral conscience ultimately disagrees]]. Often used as a contrast against Max and Kenny's more [[CowboyCop cowboyesque]] shenanigans.
* CantTakeCriticism: Jimmy can be very morally superior and often doesn't like to hear that he's in the wrong, especially from anyone younger than him.
* DaChief: As the Sheriff, Jimmy is frequently seen exasperated at the sometimes reckless and immature behaviour of his young deputies. The season one episode 'The Autumn of Rome' sees Jimmy [[TurnInYourBadge suspend Kenny]] for assaulting a SmugSnake businessman who was violently intimidating witnesses into not giving evidence against him, as well as seriously reprimanding Max for covering up Kenny's behaviour.
->'''Jimmy (to Max and Kenny after they've been caught kissing on a stakeout in 'Changing of the Guard'):''' 'Forgive me for not affording you both the respect that you so ''clearly'' deserve.
* HappilyMarried: Their marriage certainly goes through it's bad patches (they both kiss their exes at different points in the series and they very ''nearly'' divorce in the last season) but Jimmy and Jill always manage to make it through because the genuine love between them is never in question.
* HollywoodMidlifeCrisis: He suffers one in the third season episode 'For Whom the Wind Blows'. HilarityEnsues.
* OverprotectiveDad: After walking in on Kimberly having sex with her boyfriend in 'High Tidings', Jimmy tries to have the boyfriend arrested on the spot for statutory rape. He also threatens to ''cancel Christmas''.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure:
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!!Sheriff James 'Jimmy' Brock (Tom Skerritt)
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Jimmy Brock is the Sheriff of Rome, Wisconsin. Well known and respected by all, he's often in the center of the action.
* AFatherToHisMen: The show makes it quite clear that Jimmy isn't just a boss or superior to his young deputies Max and Kenny, but almost a father figure too. Constantly worrying about their welfare, he often berates them for their more hare-brained schemes and tries to stop them from getting into dangerous situations. Lampshaded in a season one episode when Jimmy actually refers to Max and Kenny as his 'kids at the station'.
*BerserkButton / PapaWolf: Without a doubt, Jimmy's berserk button is harm coming to his children. In fact, [[NotSoStoic the ''only'' time]] we see Jimmy actually become physically violent throughout the entire series is towards his disgraced ex-partner who kidnaps Kimberly in the second season episode 'Terms of Estrangement'.
* ByTheBookCop: Jimmy seems to be completely incorruptable as a Sheriff, almost to a fault. He will follow the law to the most ridiculous extremes, even if in many cases, [[ToBeLawfulOrGood his moral conscience ultimately disagrees]]. Often used as a contrast against Max and Kenny's more [[CowboyCop cowboyesque]] shenanigans.
* CantTakeCriticism: Jimmy can be very morally superior and often doesn't like to hear that he's in the wrong, especially from anyone younger than him.
* DaChief: As the Sheriff, Jimmy is frequently seen exasperated at the sometimes reckless and immature behaviour of his young deputies. The season one episode 'The Autumn of Rome' sees Jimmy [[TurnInYourBadge suspend Kenny]] for assaulting a SmugSnake businessman who was violently intimidating witnesses into not giving evidence against him, as well as seriously reprimanding Max for covering up Kenny's behaviour.
->'''Jimmy (to Max and Kenny after they've been caught kissing on a stakeout in 'Changing of the Guard'):''' 'Forgive me for not affording you both the respect that you so ''clearly'' deserve.
* HappilyMarried: Their marriage certainly goes through it's bad patches (they both kiss their exes at different points in the series and they very ''nearly'' divorce in the last season) but Jimmy and Jill always manage to make it through because the genuine love between them is never in question.
* HollywoodMidlifeCrisis: He suffers one in the third season episode 'For Whom the Wind Blows'. HilarityEnsues.
* OverprotectiveDad: After walking in on Kimberly having sex with her boyfriend in 'High Tidings', Jimmy tries to have the boyfriend arrested on the spot for statutory rape. He also threatens to ''cancel Christmas''.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure:
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