History Creator / JeffDunham

* WeaksauceWeakness: Melvin has ''two'' of them: cupcakes and porn. Not both at the same time, however; [[ADateWithRosiePalms he needs a free hand]].

** Say, did you know that when an [[AcceptableEthnicTargets Asian guy]] says "Taste of China", it sounds like [[spoiler:Taste a vagina]]? Did you also know that he also says the same thing about fish? And did you know that he says "Fork" so that it sounds like [[spoiler:fuck]]? And did you know that apparently, Peanut needs to repeat it at least twelve times for you to get it?

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* IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow: Invoked by Walter in a couple of skits:
** His reaction to Jeff's argument diffusion method by thinking of something different:
--->'''Walter:''' Like what?\\
'''Jeff:''' Um, I don't know, uh... "If you choke [[Franchise/TheSmurfs a Smurf]], what color does it turn?"\\
''[Walter's eyebrows raise slowly]''\\
'''Walter:''' ..."choke a Smurf".\\
'''Jeff:''' Right.\\
'''Walter:''' [[ADateWithRosiePalms Is that what they're calling it now? What the hell happened to the chicken?]]
** During the Christmas Special:
--->'''Walter:''' "Bag of jollies"? Is that what they're calling it now?

* CasualDangerDialog: After Jeff almost blows Achmed's cover in Malaysia (see LoopholeAbuse):

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Inverted in that Jeff occasionally uses the wrong accent with a character. In one of the first two specials, arguing between Peanut and José causes him to put José's accent with Peanut's voice. In ''Controlled Chaos'', discussion between Achmed (who speaks with a middle-eastern accent) and A.J. (who "sounds like Music/EltonJohn") causes Jeff to put on an accent ''[[UpToEleven while speaking as himself!]]''

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Peanut has green hair, not to mention purple skin and white fur.

* InsistentTerminology: In the Christmas Special, Achmed is wearing a Santa hat, but so as not to offend anyone, he insists that it's [[PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad "a holiday hat"]].

* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad:

* EyebrowWaggle: Achmed does this sometimes when he's making a wisecrack, especially during the ''Spark of Insanity'' special. Walter ''could'' do this, since his eyebrows are also articulated, but it would clash with his style of humor.

* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist By Their Own Petard]]:

* HoldYourHippogriffs: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Achmed the Dead Terrorist and PlayedForLaughs in ''Spark of Insanity''.. After failing to scare Dunham, he swears "God damn it!" He then realizes what he said...

* IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow:
** Walter's reaction to Jeff's argument diffusion method by thinking of something different:

---->'''Peanut:''' ''(screams)'' WHAT THE HELL IS ''THAT''? ''(struggles with the stick before giving up and swaying the arm without a stick)'' That explains why this one sucks.

* TakeThat: Jeff talks about doing his show in "places where they can barely speak English, like France and Southern California."

** "Guitar Guy's" supposed drug use, Jeff's blue Prius, '''The Lotion''', the tendency to [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounce Jeff's first name as "Jeff-fa-fa" and his last name as "Dun-HAM"]][[note]]dot-com[[/note]], calling Jeff's puppets "dolls" (meaning that Jeff plays with dolls), and the puppets telling Jeff or the audience to "Think about it...!"

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Peanut likes to point out how the actual pronunciation various names should be, like Je-Fuh-Fuh Dun-Ham (dot-com!) and Joe-zee. During ''Arguing With Myself'', Peanut constantly pronounces the city of Santa Ana as "Sa N'Ta Ah Na".
-->'''Peanut:''' ''[reads Jeff's note more carefully]'' Look, I know I didn't finish school, but that frickin' says ''Sa N'Ta Ah Na''. '''''Dumbass.'''''

* HypocriticalHumor: During the Christmas Special, Achmed asks Guitar Guy to play some inspirational music for Achmed's Christmas song. As a joke, he plays a Middle Eastern-sounding tune on his guitar. Achmed scolds him with, "You racist bastard," and then follows this with, "I hate [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Irish music]]!"

* VocalEvolution: From the 80's up through the early 2000's, each of the character's voices was very distinctive. As Jeff has gotten older, however (55 as of this writing), the wear and tear on his vocal cords from over forty years of performing has forced him to dial their voices back, to where all the characters are starting to sound more like Jeff himself.

* GetOut:

-->'''Walter:''' Welcome to Wal-Mart. Get your shit and get out! ''[pause]'' [[SarcasmMode Have a nice day!]]

[[caption-width-right:252:Clockwise from Jeff: Achmed, Peanut, José Jalapeño [[FunetikAksent onna Steek]], Walter, Melvin. Not Pictured: Bubba J and Sweet Daddy D.]]

He has some character which he uses on tours but haven't been filmed. Dianne from ''Film/DinnerForSchmucks'' has since been retired (she never appeared in a TV special, but did appear in the 2010 ''Identity Crisis'' tour). He unveiled AJ, or Achmed Junior, in his 2011 special ''Controlled Chaos'', as well as Little Ugly Ass-Jeff (Peanut's ventriloquism puppet)... ItMakesSenseInContext (barely).[[note]]Little Ugly-Ass Jeff is actually a CallBack to early in his career (which includes his ''Series/TheTonightShow'' appearance) when he did the same bit with a more generic mini-puppet, with "Peanut" manning the puppet both times.[[/note]]

* AffablyEvil: Achmed.

--> '''AJ:''' ''(re Marnell, who has just realigned Achmed's pelvis)'' [[DoubleEntendre He can fix my pelvis anytime.]]\\

* ThoseTwoGuys: Peanut and José.

** Bubba J.: "Watchin' UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} and drinkin' beers!"

* '''Melvin the Superhero Guy''' -- A goofy superhero wannabe with an extremely big nose (which looks like a penis when viewed sideways). Has no actual powers to speak of, but he is really enthusiastic about it. Officially retired as of ''Minding the Monsters'' due to limited potential.