Line #123 Characters/Click


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5	[[folder:Michael Newman]]
6	[[quoteright:215:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/300276_10150304890008616_med.jpeg]]
7	[[caption-width-right:215:[[labelnote:Click here to see him in 2017]]:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4a3ba189_92b2_44a6_b757_608a0db6e28d.jpeg]][[/labelnote]]
8	[[caption-width-right:215:[[labelnote:Click here to see him in 2023-2029]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c3c395f8_fff4_401e_bad7_f23e3a89d13d.jpeg]][[/labelnote]]
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10	->'''Played by:''' Creator/AdamSandler (adult), Emilio Cast (child)
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13	* AntiRoleModel: He becomes this to his son, as his son starts emulating his bad eating habits and {{Workaholic}} tendencies. After learning his son is going to consider his business as opposed to his honeymoon with his new wife, he tries to convince his son not to repeat the mistakes he made in the past.
14	* BackFromTheDead: He dies from heart failure in 2029, but Morty gives him another chance by sending back in time to the night he purchased the remote.
15	* BodyHorror: In the BadFuture 2029, he finds himself with a weakened heart and in life support.
16	* BreakTheHaughty: His traumatic experience with the remote helped him reconsider his ways.
17	* ButtMonkey: While [[DownplayedTrope he doesn't suffer much]], it's mainly when he uses the universal remove, kickstarting the trouble he goes through from missing out on events and his kids
18	* CharacterDevelopment: At the beginning of the film, he was constantly pushing away his loved ones in order to finish his work. However, after his experience with the remote showed his life and family members passing him by, he devotes himself to spend more time with his family. Best shown when he receives his remote at the end — he throws it away because he knows it's not worth skipping over spending time with his loved ones.
19	* DeadpanSnarker: He is prone to being snide towards others, especially when it involves his rivals.
20	* FormerlyFit: He was shown to be average weight at the start of the movie, though once the remote sends him to 2017, he becomes morbidly obese. This is due to his poor eating habits consisting of Twinkies and Yodels, and getting very little to no daily exercise.
21	* HulkMashUp: When playing with the colour settings on the remote, Michael turns himself green and starts pretending to be the Hulk.
22	* IHatePastMe: Seeing how his past self, on autopilot, treats his father during their last meeting disgusts him, due to how his autopilot self can't even be bothered to acknowledge his father - and when he does, it's to hurt his feelings and make his father cry.
23	-->''(to his past self) "You're pathetic."''
24	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Like Adam Sandler's other characters, he tends to be something of a self-centered jerk, though he clearly means well for his family.
25	* KickTheDog: Ironically, this is formed by his ''alternate'' self, when he tells his father to scram after wanting to show him the quarter trick. He himself is appalled by this.
26	* LargeHam: He can be over-the-top during his fits of anger.
27	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He sees how badly he screwed up after seeing his kids' unfinished treehouse and especially after seeing himself blow off his father before he died.
28	* PapaWolf: When he sees his son getting harassed by his rude neighbor over failing to catch a baseball, he pauses time in order for the baseball to fly right into the little asshole's face.
29	* ParentsAsPeople: He clearly loves his kids and tries his best to support him, but his job gets him in the way and it makes him unintentionally distant towards them. Thankfully, he gets better after his experience with the remote.
30	* PetTheDog: While he isn't fond of Janine, he sincerely wishes her good luck on being with Ammer.
31	* TookALevelInJerkass: Happens whenever Michael is on "auto-pilot". Michael is normally a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, but "auto-pilot" only focuses on the most prominent parts of Michael's character, which takes away his redeeming qualities. When Michael sees himself on "auto-pilot" during his last interaction with his father, he is horrified.
32	* TookALevelInKindness: After Michael's experience with the remote, he learns about how bad being a workaholic is, and changes for the better.
33	* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: He does some questionable things in the movie that are PlayedForLaughs, such as when he [[ItMakesSenseInContext farts on his boss]].
34	* {{Workaholic}}: Deconstructed. He mostly devotes his time solely on his job as an architect, and that ends up causing tension between him and his family. He then realizes that, thanks to the remote, this ends up becoming a horrible influence on his family.
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37	[[folder:Morty]]
38	[[quoteright:215:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9a242130_78f1_4796_81fd_0cc5254a7db1.jpeg]]
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40	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChristopherWalken
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43	* CreepyGood: He's the Angel of Death...and he uses manipulation to put Michael on the right track.
44	* DarkIsNotEvil: On the one hand, he is revealed to be the "Angel of Death"; on the other hand, he is often shown to be openly warm towards Michael and gives the latter a second chance with the remote.
45	* DirtyOldMan: In some scenes, he admires Michael's wife Donna.
46	* TheLittleShopThatWasntThereYesterday: Works in a mysterious "Beyond" section of Bed, Bath and Beyond that Michael apparently hadn't noticed before.
47	* MeaningfulName: '''Mort'''y is the Angel of Death.
48	* MoralityPet: He's the one giving Michael advice and warnings when it comes to the universal remote.
49	* {{Psychopomp}}: Claims he took Michael's father when admitting he's the angel of death.
50	* TheStoic: As expected from Christopher Walken.
51	* TricksterMentor: Portrayed by Christopher Walken in a later role similar to his character in ''Film/NineLives2016''.
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54	[[folder:Donna Newman]]
55	[[quoteright:215:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/703b00b4_4997_4a3f_b79c_0c67734fa827.jpeg]]
56	[[caption-width-right:215:[[labelnote:Click here to see her in 2017]]:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9ed82b01_f9b9_45f3_8dc4_675c0d4b0cb5.jpeg]][[/labelnote]]
57	[[caption-width-right:215:[[labelnote:Click here to see her in 2023-2029]]:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4d96feb1_11af_4d4c_870f_d29c117b6ff1.jpeg]][[/labelnote]]
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59	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/KateBeckinsale
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62	* {{Fanservice}}: Kate Beckinsale wearing tiny shorts or wearing a Pocahontas costume.
63	* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Janine, with their actresses being 12 years apart.
64	* MoralityPet: She shows sympathy and concern towards Michael when it comes to his job and time with his children.
65	* SilverFox: The BadFuture shows that she's anything but bad looking despite pushing 60.
66	* WhatTheHellHero: She continuously calls out Michael for choosing to focus on work instead of spending some quality time with his family.
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69	[[folder:Ben Newman]]
70	[[quoteright:215:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/afb0589f_c2cb_41d6_8704_02b72fb12a53.jpeg]]
71	[[caption-width-right:215:[[labelnote:Click here to see him in 2017]]:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a84f3205_a4af_44d7_9529_ff67f4f630f2.jpeg]][[/labelnote]]
72	[[caption-width-right:215:[[labelnote:Click here to see him in 2023-2029]]:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/033888fd_7b54_42c2_ba7c_aefca92ac729.jpeg]][[/labelnote]]
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74	->'''Portrayed by:''' Joseph Castanon (child), Creator/JonahHill (teen), Jake Hoffman (adult)
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77	* BigEater: Is this at age 7, which has a terrible effect on him when he becomes morbidly obese at age 18.
78	* CallingTheOldManOut: Once Michael comments how fat Ben has gotten by 2017, he calls out his father for his poor influence on him.
79	-->'''Michael:''' Look how big you’ve grown! You’re enormous!
80	-->'''Ben:''' Look who’s talking, Captain Twinkie in the S.S. Fatass! It’s good for my self-esteem. Maybe if you took me to Bilante's like you said you would, people wouldn’t think I’m Rosie O'Donnell.
81	* KidAppealCharacter: He is easily a character for the kids to love.
82	* NiceGuy: Zigzagged. He's shown to be an outgoing kid, but in 2017, he becomes moody and emotional (though this is justified due to his father's influence on him). In 2023, however, he is shown to be back as a decent guy.
83	* PrecisionFStrike: His grandmother becomes appalled after finding out that he just said "are you shittin' me?", just like his father.
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86	[[folder:Samantha Newman]]
87	[[quoteright:215:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1e2a0be2_6246_4b0a_bcf8_fcae6397f27e.jpeg]]
88	[[caption-width-right:215:[[labelnote:Click here to see her in 2017]]:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0928913a_2594_451d_9ea4_0a8150ef1bd1.jpeg]][[/labelnote]]
89	[[caption-width-right:215:[[labelnote:Click here to see her in 2029]]:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0f0a368a_b044_428f_9fab_eaecc14eeeb1.jpeg]][[/labelnote]]
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91	->'''Portrayed by:''' Tatum [=McCann=] (child), Lorraine Nicholson (teen), Creator/KatieCassidy (adult)
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94	* BrattyTeenageDaughter: In 2017, she blows up at her father for making her dress more properly and makes fun of his "boobs".
95	* TheCutie: She's definitely quite adorable as a kid. As a teenager, not so much; as an adult, she is back to her "Cutie" persona.
96	* DaddysGirl: Downplayed. It's clear that Ben is Michael's favorite child, but he definitely loves his daughter. This is what gets her worried when she thinks he is dying soon.
97	* KidAppealCharacter: As with Ben, she's enough for the children to love.
98	* ShesAllGrownUp: After the TimeSkip, she grows into an attractive young woman, which greatly disturbs her father.
99	* TheUnfavorite: Unintentional. While Michael clearly loves her, it certainly comes across this way since Michael has several heart-to-heart moments with his son Ben during the time skips, but has no similar scenes with her, except for a RunningGag about her having breasts.
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102	[[folder:Theodore K. Newman]]
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104	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/HenryWinkler
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107	* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParent: He and his wife constantly joke about Michael's supposedly small penis.
108	* PartingWordsRegret: Michael learns that he has become estranged to him in an AlternateTimeline, with their final meeting had him snubbing his father. Cue ManlyTears from Michael.
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111	[[folder:Trudy Newman]]
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113	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JulieKavner
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116	* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParent: She and her husband constantly joke about Michael's supposedly small penis.
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119	[[folder:John Ammer]]
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121	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DavidHasselhoff
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124	* AffablyEvil: He's shown to be a rather jovial person and is almost never overtly unpleasantly to his workers but he's also shown having no problem taking their work for granted, and is unsympathetic to any problems in their personal lives that are caused by his constant demands.
125	* AndIMustScream: He gets farted on by Michael ''with his mouth open.'' He eventually believed that he unknowingly ate shit because Michael paused time before doing so.
126	* BeautyIsBad: Not exactly evil, but he's definitely a rather unpleasant individual in spite of being played by the Hoff.
127	* MeanBoss: Wants Michael to work on his planned vacations even though he rightfully protests.
128	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Breaking his promise of making Michael his associate is what leads to Michael using the remote to fast forward until he could finally get the promotion.
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131	[[folder:Janine]]
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133	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JenniferCoolidge
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136	* IWasQuiteAFashionVictim: As seen when Michael sees her during his first date with Donna.
137	* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Donna, with their actresses being 12 years apart.
138	* {{Jerkass}}: Constantly belittles Michael and has a habit of cheating on her husbands.
139	* NeverMyFault: Claims her previous marriages didn't work out because her husband wouldn't pay enough attention to her, even though they were just at work, and she would go off and have sex with her husband's brother.
140	* SitcomArchNemesis: Michael vehemently detests her.
141	* TookALevelInKindness: In the future it's shown that her steady relationship with John Ammer, alongside some marriage counselling, seems to have softened her. When Michael appears upset, actually confused, when she offhandedly mentions his problems with Donna, she becomes remorseful, and changes the subject back to his celebration party for becoming Ammer's partner.
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144	[[folder:Bill]]
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146	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/SeanAstin
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149	* ArchEnemy: Due to marrying Donna in the BadFuture, Michael begins to resent him.
150	* ButtMonkey: Becomes of the butt of Michael's jokes, mostly because he becomes married to Donna.
151	* NiceGuy: Is a genuinely decent guy and infinitely nicer than Michael, but who becomes the butt of his jokes.
152	* SecondLove: He is Donna's second husband in the AlternateTimeline.
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155	[[folder:Kevin O'Doyle]]
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157	->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/CameronMonaghan
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159	* BrattyHalfPint: Constantly goes out of his way to make Michael feel like a failure.
160	* KarmicButtMonkey: Has his family car insulted, toy robot-dog run over, hit in the eye by a baseball, and [[ItMakesSenseInContext accused of smoking weed]]. He mostly deserves it though for constantly trying to bully Michael and his kids.
161	* SmugSnake: Likes to rub his successes in Michael's face before it eventually backfired.
162	* SpoiledBrat: Through all his gloating, it's heavily implied that most of his possessions are thanks to his parents being rich.
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