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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Thurgood is short-tempered, irresponsible, and lazy to the point of apathy about his job but he's also a man who cares deeply about his friends and community.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: As lazy and ill-tempered as he is, Thurgood's argument that he has very few resources for the upkeep of the Hilton Jacobs building is absolutely true; HUD gives him very little to work with (to the point that he was forced to resort to burglary just to get a new water filter in one episode), and the fact that the building is in a crime-ridden ghetto means that many of the improvements Thurgood could do to the building would just be stolen, as seen in "The Door".
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Thurgood is short-tempered, irresponsible, and lazy to the point of apathy about his job job, but he's also a man who cares deeply about his friends and community.



* OnlySaneMan: If he's not the one responsible for the ZanyScheme of the day he'll be the one to snark about it and try to stop it if it threatens others.
* RetiredBadass: Thurgood's no longer in his prime but he had a successful wrestling career and served in the navy with at least thirty confirmed kills. He also maintains an interest in martial arts which he mixes with his past skills to deal with people that actually threaten him. Unless they pull guns on him the odds of Thurgood walking away after besting him are pretty good and even being armed isn't a guarantee he'll be the one losing.

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* OnlySaneMan: If he's not the one responsible for the ZanyScheme of the day day, he'll be the one to snark about it and try to stop it if it threatens others.
* RetiredBadass: Thurgood's no longer in his prime prime, but he had a successful wrestling career and served in the navy with at least thirty confirmed kills. He also maintains an interest in martial arts which he mixes with his past skills to deal with people that actually threaten him. Unless they pull guns on him him, the odds of Thurgood walking away after besting him are pretty good good, and even being armed isn't a guarantee he'll be the one losing.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Is always seen barefoot.

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* NativeAmericanCasino: In one of the last produced episodes, he finds out he's part Native American, and opens up an Indian casino in the projects.



* NativeAmericanCasino: In one of the last produced episodes, he finds out he's part Native American, and opens up an Indian casino in the projects.
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* TheUnfavorite: Thurgood often treats Juicy with significantly less regard than he does Calvin.

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* TheUnfavorite: Thurgood often treats Juicy with significantly less regard than he does Calvin. It is implied in some episodes to be because of Juicy's low intelligence.
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Characters who appear in ''WesternAnimation/ThePJs'' and their associated tropes.

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Characters who appear in ''WesternAnimation/ThePJs'' and their associated tropes.
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* NiceHat: Wears a blue-and-white trucker hat with "Nevada" on it.
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* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: He's only ever referred to as "Rasta Man" and we never find out what his real name is.

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* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: OnlyKnownByHisNickname: He's only ever referred to as "Rasta Man" and we never find out what his real name is.

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* TheVoice: For the longest, we knew they were there when they talked, though Papa's arm and leg could be seen in a few episodes.

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* TheVoice: For the longest, we knew they were there when they talked, though Papa's arm and leg could be seen in a few episodes. episodes and we even see his face in some episodes.


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[[folder: Rasta Man]]
A marijuana-loving tenant who's always got a huge cloud of smoke surrounding him.
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* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: He's only ever referred to as "Rasta Man" and we never find out what his real name is.
* TheVoice: While we sometimes see his legs/feet, we never find out what he really looks like as he's always got this huge cloud of marijuana smoke around him.

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* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's 45, but a lifetime of wearage makes him look like he's at least 60.

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* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's 45, but a lifetime of wearage makes him look like he's at least 60.in his late 50's.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Thurgood, somehow. He and Juicy are one of the few characters he's nice to.

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* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Thurgood, somehow. He and Juicy are one of among the few characters he's nice to.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Loretta Devine

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->'''Voiced by:''' Loretta Devine
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->'''Voiced by:''' Ja'net Dubois

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* BrilliantButLazy: For all the jokes that are made about how bad he is at his job Thurgood is a gifted repairman that can innovate solutions to unconventional problems. It's just that he's highly unmotivated and prefers goofing off (which is made worse by HUD's poor budget allotments). One episode has him cleaning up his act when the threat of being fired rears it's head.

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* BrilliantButLazy: For all the jokes that are made about how bad he is at his job job, Thurgood is a gifted repairman that can innovate solutions to unconventional problems. It's just that he's highly unmotivated and prefers goofing off (which is made worse by HUD's poor budget allotments). One episode has him cleaning up his act when the threat of being fired rears it's its head.



* RetiredBadass: Thurgood's no longer in his prime but he had a successful wrestling career and served in the navy with at least thirty confirmed kills. He also maintains an interest martial arts which he mixes with his past skills to deal with people that actually threaten him. Unless they pull guns on him the odds of Thurgood walking away after besting him are pretty good and even being armed isn't a guarantee he'll be the one losing.

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* RetiredBadass: Thurgood's no longer in his prime but he had a successful wrestling career and served in the navy with at least thirty confirmed kills. He also maintains an interest in martial arts which he mixes with his past skills to deal with people that actually threaten him. Unless they pull guns on him the odds of Thurgood walking away after besting him are pretty good and even being armed isn't a guarantee he'll be the one losing.



* HartmanHips: Or, as Bebe said "childbrearing Hippos". She has the largest set of hips compared to the rest of cast and they take up most of her body.

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* HartmanHips: Or, as Bebe said "childbrearing "childbearing Hippos". She has the largest set of hips compared to the rest of cast and they take up most of her body.



* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Thurgood, somehow. He and Juicy are are one of the few characters he's nice to.

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* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Thurgood, somehow. He and Juicy are are one of the few characters he's nice to.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Jenifer Lewis

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->'''Voiced by:''' Jenifer Lewis
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An elderly tenant who constantly antagonizes Thurgood.

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An elderly tenant who constantly antagonizes Thurgood. In her past, she used to be a con artist.



*WoundedGazelleGambit: Of a sympathetic variety in one episode where she pretended to be hurt because she was lonely and wanted some (male) companionship.




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[[caption-width-right:221:Sanchez]]



*TheLostLenore: His late-wife Esperansa. When he talks about her, he's still sad over it and loses his mind when Thurgood tosses out her ashes.



* NiceHat: Wears a blue-and-white trucker hat.

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* NiceHat: Wears a blue-and-white trucker hat.hat with "Nevada" on it.




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[[caption-width-right:104:Jimmy]]



[[folder: Garcelle "Haiti Lady" Dupree]]

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[[folder: Garcelle "Haiti Lady" Dupree]][=DuPris=]]]




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[[caption-width-right:335:Mambo Garcelle]]



* HollywoodVoodoo: Whether or not her magic actually works varies between episodes.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Most people just call her Haiti Lady. She often has to remind Thurgood that it's not her actual name.

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*HartmanHips: Or, as Bebe said "childbrearing Hippos". She has the largest set of hips compared to the rest of cast and they take up most of her body.
* HollywoodVoodoo: Whether or not her magic actually works varies between episodes, so far, it's only been proven in two episodes.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Most people just call her Haiti Lady."Haiti Lady". She often has to remind Thurgood that it's not her actual name.




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[[caption-width-right:158:Calvin]]



* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Thurgood

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* IntergenerationalFriendship: With ThurgoodThurgood, somehow. He and Juicy are are one of the few characters he's nice to.





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[[folder: Babs and De-Shawn]]
Two other crackheads that are seldom seen apart.
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*AddledAddict: More so than Smokey is, as Babs is all but feral and De-Shawn is just there.
*FlatCharacter: There's not a lot to them besides being crack addicts and Smokey's associates.
*ReducedToRatburgers: De-Shawn, according to ''Fear of a Black Rat'', eats rats.
*{{Streetwalker}}: Babs is implied to be this or close enough to this, as one episode makes a mention that she's a crackwhore and, like De-Shawn and Smokey, she's implied to be homeless, too.
*ThoseTwoGuys: These two only show up together when they appear at all.
*TheUnintelligible: Babs doesn't so much talk and, when she does, it's more like an animal screaming.
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[[folder: Juicy's Parents]]
Mama and Papa Hudson are Juicy's extremely obese parents, who never leave their apartment, so Juicy has to do things for them.
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*TheShutIn: Their extreme obesity means they can't fit through the door, though Papa Hudson did leave the apartment once.
*TheVoice: For the longest, we knew they were there when they talked, though Papa's arm and leg could be seen in a few episodes.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's 45, but a lifetime of wearage makes him look like he's atleast 60.

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* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's 45, but a lifetime of wearage makes him look like he's atleast at least 60.



* ReallyGetsAround: It's mentioned that Jimmy is her fifth husband. Lampshaded in "The Door":

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* ReallyGetsAround: ReallyGetsAround:
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It's mentioned that Jimmy is her fifth husband. Lampshaded in "The Door":



* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Of all the tenants Sanchez is the least liked and most mocked, with everyone making jokes at his expense and insulting him to his face. One episode has him insulting Thurgood just like everyone else, only for Avery to warn him not to get cocky. However, he's still always included in activities.

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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Of all the tenants tenants, Sanchez is the least liked and most mocked, with everyone making jokes at his expense and insulting him to his face. One episode has him insulting Thurgood just like everyone else, only for Avery to warn him not to get cocky. However, he's still always included in activities.



* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Most people just call her Haiti Lady. She often has to remind Thurgood that its not her actual name.

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Most people just call her Haiti Lady. She often has to remind Thurgood that its it's not her actual name.



* DirtyCop: In "How the Super Stoled Christmas," he arrests a purse snatcher, but leaves him locked in a trunk instead of turning him in. He also steals evidence and sells it at the pawnshop as his "Christmas bonus", and once threatens to beat up Thurgood when he thinks he's wearing a wire.

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* DirtyCop: In "How the Super Stoled Christmas," Christmas", he arrests a purse snatcher, but leaves him locked in a trunk instead of turning him in. He also steals evidence and sells it at the pawnshop as his "Christmas bonus", and once threatens to beat up Thurgood when he thinks he's wearing a wire.



One of the local Hilton Jacob's children. Often hangs out with Thurgood and at one point planned on becoming a janitor himself. Oddly enough, his parents are never seen, despite Calvin appearing with the rest of the residents for meetings and various hijinx.

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One of the local Hilton Jacob's children. Often hangs out with Thurgood and at one point planned on becoming a janitor himself. Oddly enough, his parents are never seen, despite Calvin appearing with the rest of the residents for meetings and various hijinx.
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* FatBestFriend: For Calvin

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* FatBestFriend: For CalvinCalvin.

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