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* BenevolentBoss: Despite being the overall leader of the eponymous team, his relationship with the others is that of a friend rather than a boss. Ocassional arrogance aside, he's mostly a NiceGuy and he's more than willing to let one of the other members take charge when the time comes, and even goes along with their plans. He'll also come to the other members' aid if they happen to have an issue.


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* HeroesLoveDogs: He and Jessica are shown to have a pet dog in "Pies and Puppies.


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* HeroesLoveDogs: She and Hector aree shown to have a pet dog in "Pies and Puppies, and the episode's main plot is about creating and selling pies to raise money for puppies.
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* CompetitionFreak: A handful of a episodes have Jessica take games and competition far more seriously than she should. "A Fistful of Confetti" and "Pies for Puppies" are prime examples of this. There's literally no reason Jessica had to beat Francine for filming the most records in the former episode, other than to show her off. And in the latter episode, where she and Danny were selling pies, she told Danny that the pie-selling thing was for raising money for puppies rather than being the puppy hero, but she herself isn't that much better in that department, considering she exposed Danny's scam which lead to people getting her pies. In fact in, "The Skeleckian Hiccups", right after beating Danny in a chess match, she literally says, "I love to win, especially against Danny!"

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* ToxicFriendInfluence: Francine is often toxic to Danny. Take "Lights, Camera, Beatles" and "Oh Danny Boy" for example.


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* ToxicFriendInfluence: She's often toxic to Danny. Take "Lights, Camera, Beatles" and "Oh Danny Boy" for example.

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The main antagonists to the Electric Company, a group of teenagers with similar powers to the Company, who cause chaos in the neighborhood.



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Francine is a self-obsessed, bratty girl who is the leader of the Pranksters and daughter of the wealthy Antigone Carruthers. She has the ability to throw wordballs like the members of the Electric Company, but hers are purple instead of blue.
* [[AlphaBitch Alpha B***]]AlphaBitch: Largely plays this role as the leader of the Pranksters.



* [[BitchAlert B*** Alert]]: She will do anything to [[ControlFreak boss people around]] and [[CompetitionFreak make life too hard for others]].
* CopycatMockery: Often acts like things that don't belong to her do.

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* [[BitchAlert B*** Alert]]: BitchAlert: She will do anything to [[ControlFreak boss people around]] and [[CompetitionFreak make life too hard for others]].
* CopycatMockery: Often acts like things that don't belong to her do.
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* [[RichBitch Rich B***]]RichBitch: Very wealthy and very mean.



Annie is a frequently envious, spiteful girl with a stubborn streak in the same class as Lisa. She has the ability to "scramble" words into anagrams with a stomp of her foot, usually as a form of sabotage, but also sometimes relies on the help of her hypnotist uncle Sigmund.



* EvilCounterpart: Annie is supposedly this in comparison to Lisa.

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* EvilCounterpart: Annie is supposedly this in comparison to Lisa. They have opposite powers (scrambling vs unscrambling), share the same class, and maintain a consistent rivalry.



Manny is an arrogant, immature boy who is extremely intelligent but also extremely selfish and rude. Unlike the other Pranksters, he has no powers, but often invents elaborate robots and gadgets to aid in his mischief.



Danny is a sensitive, touchy boy who tends to try to enact "revenge" against people for the most minor issue. He has the ability to create rebus puzzles on any surface, which turn into proper words when they are read correctly.



Paul the Gorilla is an intelligent anthropomorphic gorilla. He only speaks in grunts, but everyone understands him just fine.



Gilda is a young girl who appears in Season 3. She lives in the same apartment complex as Francine, and is taken under her wing.



Benny is Hector and Jessica's dog, appearing in the episode "Pies for Puppies".



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Bebe is Manny's mother, who believes her son is an innocent angel.


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Sammy is Manny's younger brother, appearing in the episode "He Ain't Frozen, He's Immobile".


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Sigmund is Annie's hypnotist uncle. He often helps Annie in her schemes, although he can also be on the Company's side when the time comes.


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Sandy is Annie's aunt, a hypnotist just like Sigmund.


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Annie's mother, who is mentioned in "He Ain't Frozen, He's Immobile", but never shown or named.


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Amy is Annie's younger sister, appearing in the episode "He Ain't Frozen, He's Immobile".


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Skeleckians are benevolent, humanoid aliens who are a part of the population alongside humans. They are very intelligent but socially awkward, frequently have long last names, and are differentiated from humans by the necklace they all wear at all times.


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Dax is the most frequently recurring Skeleckian character, who works with Lisa on scientific projects.

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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Danny's Sensitive Guy and Manny's Manly Man.



* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Francine's Tomboy and Annie's Girly Girl.



* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Francine's Tomboy and Annie's Girly Girl.



* GirlyGirlAndTomboy: Annie's Girly Girl and Francine's Tomboy.



* ManlyManAndSensitiveGuy: Manny's Manly Man and Danny's Sensitive Guy.



* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Danny's Sensitive Guy and Manny's Manly Man.
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* OutOfFocus: Is absent in many episodes of Season 2.
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* WomenAreWiser: She's one of the only female members of the company (there's also Jessica, but she's got her own set of issues) and she's not only one of the smartest members of the team, she's also one of the most down-to-earth members (compare this to her male partner Hector [[FatalFlaw who tends to be pretty arrogant at times, and allowed himself to fall victim to Prankster attacks because of this]]), serving as the team's VoiceOfReason and the heart. She's also the most willing to help out/forgive one of the Pranksters if they have an issue or want to change their ways, [[GoodIsNotDumb but she'll still catch on if it's all a trick.]]

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* WomenAreWiser: She's one of the only female members of the company (there's also Jessica, [[CompetitionFreak but she's got her own set of issues) issues]]) and she's not only one of the smartest members of the team, she's also one of the most down-to-earth members (compare this to her male partner Hector [[FatalFlaw who tends to be pretty arrogant at times, and allowed himself to fall victim to Prankster attacks because of this]]), serving as the team's VoiceOfReason and the heart. She's also the most willing to help out/forgive one of the Pranksters if they have an issue or want to change their ways, [[GoodIsNotDumb but she'll still catch on if it's all a trick.]]

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* NiceGirl: Definitely. Even among the standards of the Electric Company, she's incredibly warm and friendly. She often serves as a team's VoiceOfReason, being willing to give the Pranksters the benefit of the doubt, even if none of her teammaters do, and she's beloved by nearly everyone in the neighborhood, due to her helpfulness.
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* NiceGirl: Definitely. Even among the standards of the Electric Company, she's incredibly warm and friendly. She often serves as a team's VoiceOfReason, being willing to give the Pranksters the benefit of the doubt, even if none of her teammaters teammates do, and she's beloved by nearly everyone in the neighborhood, due to her helpfulness.
%%* * PutOnABus: In season three.three when she goes to a science camp out of town.


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* WomenAreWiser: She's one of the only female members of the company (there's also Jessica, but she's got her own set of issues) and she's not only one of the smartest members of the team, she's also one of the most down-to-earth members (compare this to her male partner Hector [[FatalFlaw who tends to be pretty arrogant at times, and allowed himself to fall victim to Prankster attacks because of this]]), serving as the team's VoiceOfReason and the heart. She's also the most willing to help out/forgive one of the Pranksters if they have an issue or want to change their ways, [[GoodIsNotDumb but she'll still catch on if it's all a trick.]]

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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Keith's the sensitive guy with Hector being the manly man of the pack.



* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Jessica's the tomboy with Lisa being the "girly girl" of the pack.

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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Jessica's the tomboy with Lisa being the "girly girl" girly girl of the pack.

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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Francine's Tomboy and Annie's Girly Girl.



* GirlyGirlAndTomboy: Annie's Girly Girl and Francine's Tomboy.



* ManlyManAndSensitiveGuy: Manny's Manly Man and Danny's Sensitive Guy

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* ManlyManAndSensitiveGuy: Manny's Manly Man and Danny's Sensitive GuyGuy.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He seems to genuinely care about his dog, Sandy, as evidenced in "Pies For Puppies".
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* ToxicFriendInfluence: Francine is often toxic to Danny. Take "Lights, Camera, Beatles" and "Oh Danny Boy" for example.
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* ChickMagnet: He's had a fair number of female fans who have been into him, especially shown in episodes like "Out To Launch"


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Keith's father, and the (now former) owner of the Electric Diner. He leaves to start up his own place in Season 3.


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Keith's eccentric cousin.


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Lisa's mother.


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Lisa's maternal aunt.


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An ancestor of Lisa's, serving as her great(10x)-aunt from back in the Revolutionary War.


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Francine's mother and the self-titled CEO of The Antigone Carruthers Corporation
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* [[BitchAlert B*** Alert]]: She will do anything to [[ControlFreak boss people around]] and [[CompetitionFreak make life too hard for others]].

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* [[BitchAlert B*** B**** Alert]]: She will do anything to [[ControlFreak boss people around]] and [[CompetitionFreak make life too hard for others]].
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* [[BitchAlert B*** Alert]]: She will do anything to [[ControllFreak boss people around]] and [[CompetitionFreak make life too hard for others]].

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* [[BitchAlert B*** Alert]]: She will do anything to [[ControllFreak [[ControlFreak boss people around]] and [[CompetitionFreak make life too hard for others]].
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* [[BitchAlert B**** Alert]]: She will do anything to [[ControllFreak boss people around]] and [[CompetitionFreak make life too hard for others]].
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* [[AlphaBitch Alpha B***]]B****]]



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* CopycatMockery: Often acts like things that don't belong to her do.
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* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: What do the Pranksters and Dick Dastardly have in common? They all do the wrong thing and play unfairly.

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* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: What do the Pranksters and Dick Dastardly have You often see them cheat in common? They all do the wrong thing and play unfairly.attempts to get away with it.
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* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: What do the Pranksters and Dick Dastardly have in common? A bad and unfair attitude.

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* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: What do the Pranksters and Dick Dastardly have in common? A bad They all do the wrong thing and unfair attitude.play unfairly.
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* DickDastardlyStopsToCheat: What do the Pranksters and Dick Dastardly have in common? A bad and unfair attitude.
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* AlphaBitch[[AlphaBitch Alpha B****]]



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A bipedal blue dog, and a special agent, inspired by Jack Bauer from ''[[Series/TwentyFour 24]]''. He was always seen trapped in a factory of some sort, asking the viewer for help cracking the code to get out before the factory exploded (which would always happen in twenty-four seconds). The code consisted of a sentence or two, and reading it aloud twice opened the door.

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A bipedal blue dog, and a special agent, inspired by Jack Bauer from ''[[Series/TwentyFour 24]]''. He was always seen trapped in a factory of some sort, sort (usually an AutoKitchen food factory), asking the viewer for help cracking the code to get out before the factory exploded (which would always happen in twenty-four seconds). The code consisted of a sentence or two, and reading it aloud twice opened the door.
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* FunnyAnimal: Jack Bowser was bipedal and wore a striped sweater.

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* FunnyAnimal: Jack Bowser was bipedal and HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: He wore a striped sweater.sweater but no pants.
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* SoulBrotha: He's black, sings smoothly, dances more smoothly, and uses expressions like "Right on, brother."
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* ThreeAmigos: Two are males, and one's a female.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: While she'll aid Francine in some of her various schemes in trying to cause trouble in the neighborhood, most of what she's seen doing isn't nearly as harmful as what's Francine's done over the course of the show, and she never shows any outright glee or pleasure in beating the company like Francine does. She never turns into an EnfantTerrible and it's unclear whether Gilda even knows about most of Francine's shady actions or would turn on her if she ever found out. She's also suspiciously absent in the "Prankster Planet" segments, [[EveryoneHasStandards thus implying that she wanted no part in Pranksters' schemes to suck up words or reverse the words.]]

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* AmbiguouslyEvil: While she'll aid Francine in some of her various schemes in trying to cause trouble in the neighborhood, most of what she's seen doing isn't nearly as harmful as what's Francine's what Francine had done over the course of the show, and she never shows any outright glee or pleasure in beating the company like Francine does. She never turns into an EnfantTerrible and it's unclear whether Gilda even knows about most of Francine's shady actions or would turn on her if she ever found out. She's also suspiciously absent in the "Prankster Planet" segments, [[EveryoneHasStandards thus implying that she wanted no part in Pranksters' schemes to suck up words or reverse the words.]]

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* {{Card Carrying Villain}}s: They're all perfectly aware of their status as troublemakers among the neighborhood, and they're completely unashamed about it, and half the time, aren't very subtle about it either.

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* {{Card Carrying Villain}}s: They're all perfectly aware of their status as troublemakers among the neighborhood, and they're completely unashamed about it, and it. And half the time, they aren't very subtle about it either.either.
** Special mention goes to Danny, a literal card-carrying baddie who loves playing mind games with the titular company involving rebuses.
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* {{Card Carrying Villain}}s. They're all perfectly aware of their status as troublemakers among the neighborhood, and they're completely unashamed about it, and half the time, aren't very subtle about it either.

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* {{Card Carrying Villain}}s. Villain}}s: They're all perfectly aware of their status as troublemakers among the neighborhood, and they're completely unashamed about it, and half the time, aren't very subtle about it either.

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* SmallNameBigEgo: They see themselves as the neighborhood's most powerful threat's when in reality they're nuisances at best.

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* {{Card Carrying Villain}}s. They're all perfectly aware of their status as troublemakers among the neighborhood, and they're completely unashamed about it, and half the time, aren't very subtle about it either.
* SmallNameBigEgo: They see themselves as the neighborhood's most powerful threat's threats when in reality they're nuisances at best.

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