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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Bernie always refers to her as "Baby Girl" and rarely calls her by her real name.
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* BerserkButton: Do NOT mess with Bryana's doll, or very bad things will happen.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Vanessa will keep talking about how she can raise herself, but you can bet that she's still going to keep living off of Bernie's hard work.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite her rude and contemptuous behavior, especially to her uncle, Vanessa does love her siblings and uncle.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite her rude and contemptuous behavior, especially to her uncle, Vanessa does love her siblings and uncle.
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* PromotionToParent: Vanessa, due to her mom being so unstable, raised Briana and Jordan until the kids were adopted by Bernie. This authority carries over after they move in with him, since both Jordan and Bryana still look to Vanessa at times for approval. This is part of why she's often angry or frustrated. In "The King and I" when Wanda reprimands Bernie's opinion of Vanessa, she reminds him that Vanessa 'never got to be a child' and he visibly softens over it. Eventually, Vanessa works through these issues, and both her relationships with her family and her self image improves.
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* EnfanteTerrible: Especially in later episodes.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Especially when dealing with Bernie.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Especially when dealing with Bernie.
* PerpetualFrowner: For a good reason too.
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Bernie and Wanda's elder niece, the eldest of the three children, also known as the main antagonist. Vanessa always purposely gives Bernie trouble with her attitude, most of which comes from the pressure of being the eldest and having to take the parent role with her younger siblings. As the series progresses, she gets along better with Bernie and grows up into a young woman preparing for college. In the final season, she spends most of her time trying to find the perfect college and rejecting Bernie's help with that.
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* {{Flaunderization}}: As the series went on, she has devolved into even more bratty and obnoxious to a point where Bernie decides to stop being lenient on her and punishes her severely.
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* DumbassTeenageSon: Subverted. In spite of his eccentric antics, he's actually the smartest one of the three kids.
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* GeekPhysique: He is very thin and wears glasses.
* GiveGeeksAChance: As he gets older, Jordan begins to have a couple of girlfriends throughout the series.
* GiveGeeksAChance: As he gets older, Jordan begins to have a couple of girlfriends throughout the series.
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* PottyFailure: In the pilot episode, he would constantly wet his pants. After that, he pretty much averts this (except for "Carfool" where he wets the bed).
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* PrecociousCrush: On Vanessa's friend Jill in "Magic Jordan".
* PrecociousCrush: On Vanessa's friend Jill in "Magic Jordan".
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* KarmaHoudini: Since she's Bernie's favorite, it's easy for her to avoid punishment.
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* MistakenForGay: Jordan's bizarre hobbies and general lack of interest to "manly" activities (save a small stint at football) make Bernie assume this, alongside Mac's blatant homophobia. This is Played for Laughs most times until Jordan hears the disparaging comments about his "softness". Later on, Bernie's less worried with Jordan's sexuality when he openly admits his crush to a girl (albeit Vanessa's classmate).
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: The writers had a bizarre obsession in the early seasons with having Jordan appear naked or semi-nude. They eventually had the sense to knock it off.
* NoTrueScotsman: Jordan's hokey dancing during a family reunion made one of Bernie's relatives criticize him for not raising Jordan properly, because according to him, Jordan didn't act like a young black boy should.
* PottyFailure: In the pilot episode, he would constantly wet his pants. After that, he pretty much averts this (except for "Carfool" where he wets the bed).
* WouldntHitAGirl: The reason why Jordan gets constantly beat up by his little sister.
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* NakedPeopleAreFunny: The writers had a bizarre obsession in the early seasons with having Jordan appear naked or semi-nude. They eventually had the sense to knock it off.
* NoTrueScotsman: Jordan's hokey dancing during a family reunion made one of Bernie's relatives criticize him for not raising Jordan properly, because according to him, Jordan didn't act like a young black boy should.
* PottyFailure: In the pilot episode, he would constantly wet his pants. After that, he pretty much averts this (except for "Carfool" where he wets the bed).
* WouldntHitAGirl: The reason why Jordan gets constantly beat up by his little sister.
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->''Played by''' Jeremy Suarez
Bernie and Wanda's nephew, the middle child. Jordan is very mischievous and peculiar. He is interested in collecting bugs and conducting odd science experiments. He is always getting beat up by his little sister, Bryana; though on very minor occasions, he has been able to scare her in retaliation and make her cry. Early on in the series during the first seasons, Jordan would always cry, occasionally vomit and sometimes urinate on himself. As the series progressed, he gets tougher and more masculine, most notable shown in an episode in which he joins a wrestling team. He took an interest in magic and even began trying to date girls. Although he knows that there is nothing wrong with Jordan, Bernie tries to his best to make him more masculine.
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* AnnoyingLaugh: His trademark crackle: "Hee-hee-hee"
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Nowhere near the extent of Bryana, but he can become this to Vanessa at times as well.
* BlackAndNerdy: Isn't it obvious?
* BornUnlucky: Is perhaps the unluckiest character on the show.
* ButtMonkey: He is constantly beaten up by his little sister, picked on by many students at his school, ridiculed for his lack of toughness, got himself launched in the sky via hot air balloon, and so on.
* CharacterDevelopment: He becomes tougher and more virile as the series progresses.
* CheerfulChild: At least on a good day.
* DumbassTeenageSon: Subverted. In spite of his eccentric antics, he's actually the smartest one of the three kids.
* EnfanteTerrible: Jordan can become this in certain occasions, DependingOnTheWriter.
* FragileFlower: Jordan started off as this in the first few episodes. But as the series evolved, he gradually shifted away from this.
* GroinAttack: Jordan becomes a victim of this in "Hall of Fame" in a football game when he blocks an upcoming field goal by leaping in front of the ball, which hits his "pebbles".
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: Many times, much to Bernie's dismay.
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->''Played by''' Jeremy Suarez
Bernie and Wanda's nephew, the middle child. Jordan is very mischievous and peculiar. He is interested in collecting bugs and conducting odd science experiments. He is always getting beat up by his little sister, Bryana; though on very minor occasions, he has been able to scare her in retaliation and make her cry. Early on in the series during the first seasons, Jordan would always cry, occasionally vomit and sometimes urinate on himself. As the series progressed, he gets tougher and more masculine, most notable shown in an episode in which he joins a wrestling team. He took an interest in magic and even began trying to date girls. Although he knows that there is nothing wrong with Jordan, Bernie tries to his best to make him more masculine.
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* AnnoyingLaugh: His trademark crackle: "Hee-hee-hee"
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Nowhere near the extent of Bryana, but he can become this to Vanessa at times as well.
* BlackAndNerdy: Isn't it obvious?
* BornUnlucky: Is perhaps the unluckiest character on the show.
* ButtMonkey: He is constantly beaten up by his little sister, picked on by many students at his school, ridiculed for his lack of toughness, got himself launched in the sky via hot air balloon, and so on.
* CharacterDevelopment: He becomes tougher and more virile as the series progresses.
* CheerfulChild: At least on a good day.
* DumbassTeenageSon: Subverted. In spite of his eccentric antics, he's actually the smartest one of the three kids.
* EnfanteTerrible: Jordan can become this in certain occasions, DependingOnTheWriter.
* FragileFlower: Jordan started off as this in the first few episodes. But as the series evolved, he gradually shifted away from this.
* GroinAttack: Jordan becomes a victim of this in "Hall of Fame" in a football game when he blocks an upcoming field goal by leaping in front of the ball, which hits his "pebbles".
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: Many times, much to Bernie's dismay.
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* {{Flaunderization}}: As the series went on, she has devolved into even more bratty and obnoxious to a point where Bernie decides to stop being lenient on her and punishes her severely.
* ManipulativeBitch: As revealed in "Secrets & Life", she is the best liar out of all the main cast.
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* ManipulativeBitch: As revealed in "Secrets & Life", she is the best liar out of all the main cast.
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->''Played by:''' Dee Dee Davis
Bernie and Wanda's younger niece, the youngest child and the half-sister of Jordan and Vanessa. Bryana is a friendly little girl who is sweet, innocent, and quite naive, though she is often more bratty and obnoxious as the series progresses. Bryana is her uncle's favorite (although he loves all three). Bryana is playful and always trusts her Uncle Bernie. Bryana is known for always attacking and successfully beating up her older brother Jordan.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: To Vanessa and especially Jordan
* BitchInSheepClothing: She has her moments.
* BrattyHalfPint: While she is cute, she also can become this quite often. "Five Stages of Bryana" is where she was at her worse.
* DaddysGirl: To her biological father Bryan
** [[DaddysGirl Uncle's Girl]]: Bernie also favors her out of the three children.
* DisappearedDad: Since she is the half-sister of her older siblings. She is later revealed to have a biological father named Bryan.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Despite being more level-headed and gentle than Bernie, Wanda isn't afraid to go strict on the kids when they really push her past her limit. The episode "For Whom the Belt Tolls" is a flagrant example.
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* HappilyMarried: To Bernie, obviously.
* [[HenpeckedHusband Henpecked Wife]]: On certain occasions. Although there are moments where she lets Bernie know when he goes too far.
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* HappilyMarried: To Bernie, obviously.
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Bernie's loving wife, a very intelligent woman who is VP for AT&T. She loves raising the kids with Bernie, but periodically her patience is tested. Whenever Bernie has a problem, she does her best to help, though her assistance can be stubbornly overbearing and unnecessary at times. Also, it has been stated that most of Bernie's family thinks she's snooty and is not above using seduction to make Bernie to fix a mistake. She plays a minor but important role in the series finale, in which she advises Vanessa to respect her Uncle Bernie by writing an essay on how he has inspired her.
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* HypocriticalHumor: During the pilot episode, after Bernie kept asking the kids if they wanted a big ass donut on the way home, Vanessa later responded sardonically with the "big ass" phrase attached to her message. Bernie then told Vanessa to watch her mouth.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In spite of his crass and irritated behavior towards his nieces and nephew, he does love all three of them.
* ManlyTears: He has plenty of these. The most notable one is when he found out the truth about his "uncle" being his dad after his funeral from an old birth certificate.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In spite of his crass and irritated behavior towards his nieces and nephew, he does love all three of them.
* ManlyTears: He has plenty of these. The most notable one is when he found out the truth about his "uncle" being his dad after his funeral from an old birth certificate.
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The show's main protagonist who is loosely based upon the late comedian of the same name. Bernie and his wife took in the three kids when their drug-addled mother, his sister Stacy, was no longer able to be a proper parent. Bernie uses tough-love parenting tactics and he can be both strict and comical. He narrates the series, and between scenes he talks to the audience by addressing them as "America." Although he loves all three kids, his favorite is Bryana (whom he affectionately calls "Baby Girl" because she is the youngest), and always finds himself going head to head with teenage Vanessa, the eldest sibling, whose poor attitude always gives him a hard time; though it is revealed in the episode Jac and Jacequline that the only reason he's so hard on her is because she reminds him of her mother and he's determined to keep her from suffering a similar fate to her mother.
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The show's main protagonist who is loosely based upon the late comedian of the same name. Bernie and his wife took in the three kids when their drug-addled mother, his sister Stacy, was no longer able to be a proper parent. Bernie uses tough-love parenting tactics and he can be both strict and comical. He narrates the series, and between scenes he talks to the audience by addressing them as "America." Although he loves all three kids, his favorite is Bryana (whom he affectionately calls "Baby Girl" because Bryana
* AcidRefluxNightmare: Bernie gets this after developing food poisoning from devouring the undercooked turkey in the Thanksgiving episode.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: A staple of the series. Bernie spends a most episodes continually speaking to "America" (i.e., the audience) in his study in a big comfy chair. In the pilot, Wanda also talks to the viewers as sheis leaves for work.
** There are also yellow captions which remark theyoungest), and always finds himself going head to head with teenage Vanessa, the eldest sibling, whose poor attitude always gives him a hard time; though it is revealed in events that unfold during the episode Jac and Jacequline that in the only reason he's so hard on script, treating the viewers as if they are dumb enough not to figure things out.
* BerserkButton: Bernie has many, but his biggest one seems to be when Vanessa is obliviously wasting heris because she reminds him potential.
* ComicallySerious: Even in his most serious tone ofher mother and he's determined voice, he still manages to keep her from suffering a similar fate bring out hilarious lines.
--->'''Bernie''': Lying toher mother.a nun. Saying his aunt's sick. He's the one about to be sick, gonna contact a sudden case of "assus beatus reddus". That's Latin for "I'm gonna whup his ass 'til it glows.
* AcidRefluxNightmare: Bernie gets this after developing food poisoning from devouring the undercooked turkey in the Thanksgiving episode.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: A staple of the series. Bernie spends a most episodes continually speaking to "America" (i.e., the audience) in his study in a big comfy chair. In the pilot, Wanda also talks to the viewers as she
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The show's main protagonist who is loosely based upon the late comedian of the same name. Bernie and his wife took in the three kids when their drug-addled mother, his sister Stacy, was no longer able to be a proper parent. Bernie uses tough-love parenting tactics and he can be both strict and comical. He narrates the series, and between scenes he talks to the audience by addressing them as "America." Although he loves all three kids, his favorite is Bryana (whom he affectionately calls "Baby Girl" because she is the youngest), and always finds himself going head to head with teenage Vanessa, the eldest sibling, whose poor attitude always gives him a hard time; though it is revealed in the episode Jac and Jacequline that the only reason he's so hard on her is because she reminds him of her mother and he's determined to keep her from suffering a similar fate to her mother.
The show's main protagonist who is loosely based upon the late comedian of the same name. Bernie and his wife took in the three kids when their drug-addled mother, his sister Stacy, was no longer able to be a proper parent. Bernie uses tough-love parenting tactics and he can be both strict and comical. He narrates the series, and between scenes he talks to the audience by addressing them as "America." Although he loves all three kids, his favorite is Bryana (whom he affectionately calls "Baby Girl" because she is the youngest), and always finds himself going head to head with teenage Vanessa, the eldest sibling, whose poor attitude always gives him a hard time; though it is revealed in the episode Jac and Jacequline that the only reason he's so hard on her is because she reminds him of her mother and he's determined to keep her from suffering a similar fate to her mother.
