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* OutOfCharacterIsSeriousBusiness: His warm nostalgic narration turned very serious at the end of the episode Munitions when giving a warning about respecting fire.

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* OutOfCharacterIsSeriousBusiness: OOCIsSeriousBusiness: His warm nostalgic narration turned very serious at the end of the episode Munitions when giving a warning about respecting fire.
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* ThePigPen: It should come as no surprise, since he's a garbage barge. He even wears a clothespin on his nose to escape smelling his own garbage.

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* ThePigPen: It should come as no surprise, since he's a garbage barge. [[ClothespinNosePlug He even wears a clothespin on his nose to escape smelling his own garbage.garbage]].
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A midget submarine used for various underwater tasks around Big City Port. Voiced by Lee Cornes.

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A midget submarine used for various underwater tasks around Big City Port. Voiced by Lee Cornes.
Creator/LeeCornes.



An eccentric alligator tug who brings dynamite to the logging camps upriver. Voiced by Lee Cornes.

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An eccentric alligator tug who brings dynamite to the logging camps upriver. Voiced by Lee Cornes.
Creator/LeeCornes.



A tugboat whose name was changed, thus bringing bad luck onto him. Voiced by Lee Cornes.

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A tugboat whose name was changed, thus bringing bad luck onto him. Voiced by Lee Cornes.
Creator/LeeCornes.
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A paddle steamer owned by Captain Starr. Voiced by Timothy Bateson.

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A paddle steamer owned by Captain Starr. Voiced by Timothy Bateson.
Creator/TimothyBateson.



The yard's biggest crane. Voiced by Timothy Bateson.

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The yard's biggest crane. Voiced by Timothy Bateson.
Creator/TimothyBateson.



A garbage barge who works with Warrior, and on occasion, Top Hat. Voiced by Timothy Bateson.

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A garbage barge who works with Warrior, and on occasion, Top Hat. Voiced by Timothy Bateson.
Creator/TimothyBateson.
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* DistressedDamsel: Gets holed by a runaway tramper in "Regatta" and would have sunk if not for Grampus.

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* DistressedDamsel: DamselInDistress: Gets holed by a runaway tramper in "Regatta" and would have sunk if not for Grampus.

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* CatchPhrase: "Sufferin' Stacks!"
* DumbMuscle: Not the brightest bulb of the fleet.
* GeniusDitz: He might not be ultra-bright, but he's one of the few that knows how to work with Lord Stinker.

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* CatchPhrase: CharacterCatchphrase: "Sufferin' Stacks!"
* DumbMuscle: Not the brightest bulb of the fleet.
fleet, but he is strong.
* GeniusDitz: GeniusDitz:
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He might not be ultra-bright, but he's one of the few that knows how to work with Lord Stinker.



* KindheartedSimpleton[=/=]NiceGuy: He's not the brightest, but he has a big heart.

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* KindheartedSimpleton[=/=]NiceGuy: KindheartedSimpleton: He's not the brightest, but he has a big heart.



* UnusualEuphemism: See CatchPhrase.

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* UnusualEuphemism: See CatchPhrase.
He uses "Sufferin' Stacks!" as an expletive.
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* HatedByAll: No one, not even the Z-Stacks, has a high opinion of Bluenose, as his arrogant and commanding attitude turns them all away. When the munitions depot goes up in flames thanks to Bluenose and Ten Cents tries to rescue him, Zorran and ''O.J.'' tell Ten Cents to leave him.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Zug's voice and appearance are very similar to Creator/PeterLorre.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: LorreLookalike: Zug's voice and appearance are very similar to Creator/PeterLorre.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Ten Cents

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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Ten CentsCents.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Top Hat’s personality is very similar to Creator/KennethWilliams.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Top Hat’s Hat's personality is very similar to Creator/KennethWilliams.

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[[folder: Star Tugs]]

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[[folder: Star [[folder:Star Tugs]]



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--> '''Basis''': 1920's San Francisco Steam Tug (as with most Star Tugs members of the cast)

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--> '''Basis''': 1920's -->'''Basis:''' 1920s San Francisco Steam Tug (as with most Star Tugs members of the cast)



--> '''Basis''': 1914 Sidewheel Steam Tug "''Eppleton Hall''"

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--> '''Basis''': -->'''Basis:''' 1914 Sidewheel Steam Tug "''Eppleton Hall''"



--> '''Basis''': John A. Dialogue & Sons New York Central Tugboat #13

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--> '''Basis''': -->'''Basis:''' John A. Dialogue & Sons New York Central Tugboat #13



--> '''Basis''': 1907 San Francisco Steam Tug "''Hercules''"

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--> '''Basis''': -->'''Basis:''' 1907 San Francisco Steam Tug "''Hercules''"



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Hercules’ voice and appearance are very similar to Creator/ClarkGable.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Hercules’ Hercules' voice and appearance are very similar to Creator/ClarkGable.






[[folder: Z-Stacks]]

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[[folder: Z-Stacks]][[folder:Z-Stacks]]



--> '''Basis''': 1920's Moran Fleet Steam Tug (as with most of the rest of the Z-Stacks' tugs)

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--> '''Basis''': 1920's -->'''Basis:''' 1920s Moran Fleet Steam Tug (as with most of the rest of the Z-Stacks' tugs)



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! Bluenose

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[[folder: Other [[folder:Other Characters]]

! Bluenose!Bluenose



! Grampus

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! Grampus!Grampus



--> '''Basis''': ''Plunger''-class submarine SS-4 ''USS Grampus''

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--> '''Basis''': -->'''Basis:''' ''Plunger''-class submarine SS-4 ''USS Grampus''



! Lillie Lightship

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! Lillie !Lillie Lightship



--> '''Basis''': Trinity House Lightship #93

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--> '''Basis''': -->'''Basis:''' Trinity House Lightship #93



! Sally Seaplane

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! Sally !Sally Seaplane



--> '''Basis''': Douglas Dolphin flying boat

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--> '''Basis''': -->'''Basis:''' Douglas Dolphin flying boat



! Sea Rogue

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! Sea !Sea Rogue



--> '''Basis''': Tramp Steamer ''SS Carlton''

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--> '''Basis''': -->'''Basis:''' Tramp Steamer ''SS Carlton''



--> '''Basis''': 1920s Ontario Sidewheel "Alligator Boat"

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--> '''Basis''': -->'''Basis:''' 1920s Ontario Sidewheel "Alligator Boat"



--> '''Basis''': USN 20t tower crane

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--> '''Basis''': -->'''Basis:''' USN 20t tower crane

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A seaplane who the Star Tugs have the contract to deliver fuel to. Voiced by [=JoAnne=] Good.






A seaplane who the Star Tugs have the contract to deliver fuel to. Voiced by [=JoAnne=] Good.

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! The Green Eyed Pirates
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! The !The Green Eyed Pirates
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* GreenAndMean: It’s in the name

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* GreenAndMean: It’s It's in the namename.



! Johnny Cuba

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! Johnny !Johnny Cuba



! Billy Shoepack
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! Billy !Billy Shoepack
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--> '''Basis''': 1920's Ontario Sidewheel "Alligator Boat"

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--> '''Basis''': 1920's 1920s Ontario Sidewheel "Alligator Boat"



! Boomer

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! Boomer!Boomer



! Izzy Gomez
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! Izzy !Izzy Gomez
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! Big Mickey

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! Big !Big Mickey



The yard’s biggest crane. Voiced by Timothy Bateson.

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The yard’s yard's biggest crane. Voiced by Timothy Bateson.



* TheCameo: After ''TUGS'' ended, his model regularly appeared on ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' since Season 3 as a crane who works at Brendam Docks, though it took until Season 21 for him to have a face and a voice. He has remained on the show even after the transition to [=CGi=], and even retained his original name.

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* TheCameo: After ''TUGS'' ended, his model regularly appeared on ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' since Season 3 as a crane who works at Brendam Docks, though it took until Season 21 for him to have a face and a voice. He has remained on the show even after the transition to [=CGi=], CGI, and even retained his original name.



! Lord Stinker
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! Lord !Lord Stinker
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* ToughLove: He's very strict at times, but all this is his way of wanting his tugs to succeed.
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* OutOfCharacterIsSeriousBusiness: His warm nostalgic narration turned very serious at the end of the episode Munitions when giving a warning about respecting fire.
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-->'''Bluenose:''' I'm in charge! Stay where you are!\\
'''Zorran:''' No way! I know what's on that barge! Get clear! The whole thing's gonna blow!


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-->'''Zorran:''' Don't be a fool, Ten Cents! GET OUTTA THERE!!\\
'''O.J.:''' He's right! MOVE!!\\
'''Zorran:''' He's got himself into this! Leave him!\\
'''O.J.:''' It's too dangerous, Ten Cents!


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-->'''Zorran:''' Shut it! The paddler's right. We're not moving that barge, mister.
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* BadBoss: Treats his tugs like slaves, and shouts insults whenever the Z-Stacks fail.
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* ShipTease[[note]]No pun intended[[/note]]: With Sally Seaplane.

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* ShipTease[[note]]No ShipTease (no pun intended[[/note]]: intended): With Sally Seaplane.
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* ShipTease: With Sally Seaplane.

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* ShipTease: ShipTease[[note]]No pun intended[[/note]]: With Sally Seaplane.
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* ItCantBeHelped: His view of his impending scuttling in "Regatta." Luckily, the Star Tugs [[BigDamnHeroes don't feel the same way.]]

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* ItCantBeHelped: His view of [[FaceDeathWithDignity his impending scuttling scuttling]] in "Regatta." Luckily, the Star Tugs [[BigDamnHeroes don't feel the same way.]]
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* NationalStereotypes: Izzy has a mustache and a sombrero, sleeps a lot, has a very goofy accent, and is notoriously cheap.

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* NationalStereotypes: Izzy has a mustache and a sombrero, sleeps a lot, has a very goofy accent, and is notoriously cheap.
cheap. The accent is downplayed in the two American dubs, with Creator/CharlieAdler giving Izzy a Brooklyn accent in the 1990 dub, and Creator/PaulDobson putting on a generic southwestern accent for the ''Salty's Lighthouse'' segments.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Zorran’s Appearance is very similar to Creator/Terry-Thomas.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Zorran’s Appearance is very similar to Creator/Terry-Thomas.Creator/TerryThomas.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Zug's voice and appearance are very similar to Creator/PeterLorre. and Zip’s appearance is very similar to Creator/TheThreeStooges (Curly Howard).

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Zug's voice and appearance are very similar to Creator/PeterLorre. and Zip’s appearance is very similar to Creator/TheThreeStooges (Curly Howard).

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Top Hat’s personality is very similar to Creator/KennethWilliams.



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Hercules’ voice and appearance are very similar to Creator/ClarkGable.



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Zorran’s Appearance is very similar to Creator/Terry-Thomas.



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Zug's voice and appearance are very similar to Creator/PeterLorre.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Zug's voice and appearance are very similar to Creator/PeterLorre. and Zip’s appearance is very similar to Creator/TheThreeStooges (Curly Howard).

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* CharacterNarrator: He tells the stories in a nostalgic recalling tone.



* TheNarrator: He tells the stories in a nostalgic recalling tone.



* TookALevelInKindness: His warm dialogue and easy-going personality as TheNarrator was nowhere to be seen back when he was leading the Star Tugs. Case-in-point: In "Quarantine", in his narration, Captain Starr speaks very fondly of OJ, even bringing up his age in stride...but back when these events took place, he was seriously considering scrapping OJ (in his defense, even OJ seemed resigned to giving up the ghost and his engines were completely shot) until he learned of how the old tug saved Ten Cents from quarantine.

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* TookALevelInKindness: His warm dialogue and easy-going personality as TheNarrator the narrator was nowhere to be seen back when he was leading the Star Tugs. Case-in-point: In "Quarantine", in his narration, Captain Starr speaks very fondly of OJ, even bringing up his age in stride...but back when these events took place, he was seriously considering scrapping OJ (in his defense, even OJ seemed resigned to giving up the ghost and his engines were completely shot) until he learned of how the old tug saved Ten Cents from quarantine.
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* AnOfficerAndAGentleman: Is soft spoken but strict and can intimidate Zorran with a glare. Presumably he was originally a Navy tug because his cap is similar to Bluenose's.

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* AnOfficerAndAGentleman: OfficerAndAGentleman: Is soft spoken but strict and can intimidate Zorran with a glare. Presumably he was originally a Navy tug because his cap is similar to Bluenose's.
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Another harbor tug owned by Captain Starr. Voiced by Nigel Anthony.

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Another harbor tug owned by Captain Starr. Voiced by Nigel Anthony.
Mike O'Malley.



An ocean going tug owned by Captain Starr. Voiced by Nigel Anthony.

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An ocean going tug owned by Captain Starr. Voiced by Nigel Anthony.
Sean Barrett.



An officious naval tug who orders everyone about, and thinks blindly following orders is more important than doing the right thing. Voiced by Sean Barrett.

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An officious naval tug who orders everyone about, and thinks blindly following orders is more important than doing the right thing. Voiced by Sean Barrett.
Mike O'Malley.



A pair of tugboats who force Sea Rogue to steal barges for them while threatening to kill his uncle. Voiced by Sean Barrett and John Baddeley.

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A pair of tugboats who force Sea Rogue to steal barges for them while threatening to kill his uncle. Voiced by Sean Barrett Mike O'Malley and John Baddeley.
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