Line #52 Characters/Birdz


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2	!The Storkowitzes
3
4	'''Overall'''
5	* AmbiguouslyJewish: Start with the last name Storkowitz, the father's name is Morty (a typically Jewish name), add their self-admitted big noses/beaks, the show's creator is of Jewish descent... Later confirmed [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y4c2FRvWINQ by Larry Jacobs himself in a YouTube comment]].
6	* ThemeNaming: Their first names all end in long E sounds.
7
8	!!'''Eddie'''
9	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eddie_storkowitz.png]]
10
11	->Voiced by Creator/SusanRoman
12
13	A 11-year-old bird. Excitable, imaginative, and cheerful, he is passionate over filmmaking and dreams of being a famous moviemaker some day. He often carries a video camera with him to make videos of his friends and family.
14
15	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Towards Steffy.
16	* BerserkButton: Eddie doesn't take it lightly when he gets teased for his "chicken legs".
17	* CatchPhrase: "Flamin' feathers!"
18	* CloudCuckoolander: He doesn't always have the strongest grip on reality vs. fiction, as seen in "Birdman".
19	* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Just a red shirt.
20	* HollywoodToneDeaf: It's a plot point in "Gulls and Dolls" that the Storkowitzes can't sing. That doesn't stop Eddie from trying [[spoiler:by beak-synching to Gregory's singing voice]].
21	* MrImagination: He has an ImagineSpot in nearly every episode.
22	* PrecociousCrush: On his teacher.
23	* TeacherStudentRomance: Has a major crush on Miss Finch (see below), but it's one-sided.
24
25	!!'''Morty'''
26	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/morty_storkowitz.png]]
27
28	->Voiced by Creator/DavidHuband
29
30	Eddie's dad, who is a psychiatrist. He is somewhat of a strict disciplinarian.
31
32	* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: During "Father and Son Camp Out", at least at first.
33	* GoodParents: A bit stricter than Betty, but still does it out of love and never comes across as mean.
34	* NonMammalMammaries: In a weird variant, he has nipples in an ImagineSpot in "Life of Riley".
35	* TheShrink: Type 3, as he's able to tame Mr. Nuthatch rather quickly.
36	* UnexplainedAccent: He and his wife speak with a British accent, which none of their kids possess.
37
38	!!'''Betty'''
39	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/betty_storkowitz.png]]
40
41	->Voiced by Creator/SallyCahill
42
43	Eddie's mom, who is an artist. She is a bit more relaxed towards Eddie's nature.
44
45	* GoodParents: She's rather supportive of Eddie and really seems to care for him. Though she can be strict when she needs to.
46	* UnexplainedAccent: She and her husband speak with a British accent, which none of their kids possess.
47
48	!!'''Steffy'''
49	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/steffy_storkowitz.png]]
50
51	->Voiced by Creator/StephanieMorgenstern
52
53	Eddie's older sister and a devoted environmentalist and activist. Like most teenagers, she goes from happy and loving to being constantly annoyed by everyone in her family.
54
55	* GranolaGirl: She is a staunch environmentalist. The first episode has her throwing paint on models wearing fuzzy caterpillar coats, and another has her boycotting a singer because he uses shampoo with the extract of an endangered plant (even though she had been begging to go to one of his concerts).
56	* RunningGag: She would be dragged home by Officer Pigeon as a result of her protests.
57
58	!!'''Abby'''
59	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/abby_storkowitz.png]]
60
61	->Voiced by [[Creator/AlisonSealySmith Alison Sealy-Smith]]
62
63	Eddie's younger sister, who hatches from her egg in the first episode.
64
65	* EggshellClothing: In the introductory episode, she wears the bottom of her eggshell as a diaper.
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67	!Eddie's friends/classmates
68
69	!!'''Sleepy Bat'''
70	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sleepy_bat.png]]
71
72	->Voiced by Creator/JulieLemieux
73
74	An apparently narcoleptic bat, and the only recurring non-avian character in the series. He is arguably Eddie's closest friend of the group.
75
76	* CharacterDevelopment: Sleepy eventually does more than just sleep at the drop of a hat.
77	* FurryReminder:
78	-->'''Eddie''': Sleepy, I still can't believe you've done the essay! I mean, who can find the time?
79	-->'''Sleepy''': I'm a bat, I'm up all night. (''yawns'') What else am I gonna do?
80	** This becomes a BrickJoke later in the episode, when Sleepy mysteriously shows up in Eddie's bedroom:
81	--->'''Eddie''': Sleepy! What are you ''doing'' here?! It's the middle of the night!
82	--->'''Sleepy''': Eddie, I'm a ''bat''! (''FacePalm'') We've been ''through'' all this!
83	* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Doubles as an OddNameOut as a result.
84	* NocturnalDiurnalAnimal: Played with. He is awake during in the day, but is constantly falling asleep.
85	* {{Sleepyhead}}: He's always falling asleep.
86	* StraightMan: Later episodes cast him as this to Eddie.
87	* TokenMinority: In a sense; he's the only non-bird character in the entire series.
88
89	!!'''Olivia Owl'''
90	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/olivia_owl.png]]
91
92	->Voiced by Creator/KarenBernstein
93
94	An intelligent and bookish owl. She often dispenses advice for Eddie or points out his mistakes, and is usually seen hanging with Spring Robin
95
96	* NocturnalDiurnalAnimal: Unlike Sleepy, she's completely awake during the day.
97	* TheOwlKnowingOne: Often gives advice to Eddie.
98	* RunningGag: Turning her head around backwards to creep out Eddie.
99
100	!!'''Spring Robin'''
101	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spring_robin.png]]
102
103	->Voiced by [[Creator/RubySmithMerovitz Ruby Smith-Merovitz]]
104
105	A female robin whom Eddie has a crush on.
106
107	* OutOfFocus: She and Olivia are pushed to the background in the latter half.
108	* ThoseTwoGuys: Often seen with Olivia.
109
110	!!'''Tommy Turkey'''
111	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tommy_turkey.png]]
112
113	->Voiced by Creator/AdamReid
114
115	A fat domestic turkey. He's rather cowardly and not very smart, and compensates for his inability to fly by using balloons.
116
117	* AcrophobicBird: Justified due to being a domestic turkey, which lack the flight abilities of their wild relatives.
118	* {{Balloonacy}}: Tommy "flies" by way of a single helium balloon in his backpack. This becomes a plot point in one episode, where his friends try to convince him to ditch the balloon, only to realize that turkeys can't fly.
119	* StockAnimalName: A turkey named Tommy, which is a variation of Tom.
120
121	!!'''Gregory Woodpecker'''
122	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gregory_woodpecker.png]]
123
124	->Voiced by Creator/RickJones
125
126	An excitable woodpecker.
127
128	* PerformanceAnxiety: In the musical episode, he is shown to have a fine singing voice, but is afraid to perform onstage. [[spoiler:At first, he has Eddie beak-sync to him, but then feels guilty over pushing Eddie into the spotlight this way and runs off. Eddie finally fakes a sore throat, forcing Gregory to step in as his understudy and overcome his stage fright.]]
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130	! Other characters
131
132	!!'''Miss Finch'''
133	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/miss_finch.png]]
134
135	->Voiced by Creator/JillFrappier
136
137	Eddie's teacher. He has a crush on her.
138
139	* CoolTeacher: She seems generally supportive of Eddie. In one example, she allows him to shoot a video essay instead of writing one. However, she still disciplines him when necessary.
140	* HotTeacher: See below.
141
142	!!'''Mr. Nuthatch'''
143	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mr_nuthatch.png]]
144
145	->Voiced by Creator/RichardBinsley
146
147	A neurotic and psychologically unstable green nuthatch who is a recurring patient of Morty's. Despite being a bit of a basketcase, he's a good friend of the Storkowitz family and sometimes joins them for certain occasions.
148
149	* CharacterDevelopment: Mr. Nuthatch becomes less paranoid.
150	* CloudCuckoolander: By the end of the series, he is much more self-confident, but still rather eccentric.
151	* EggshellClothing: He wears part of an egg as a hat.
152	* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: The only adult male in the series who fits this trope, as he wears only a jacket.
153	* LovableCoward: At first.
154
155	!!'''Officer Pigeon'''
156	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/officer_pigeon.png]]
157
158	->Voiced by Creator/ChrisWiggins
159
160	A yellow, Scottish-accented pigeon who is the main law enforcement representative seen in the show. He frequently shows up at the Storkowitz family doorstep with Steffy in tow after her latest disruptive act of protest.
161
162	* DonutMessWithACop: Subverted. Officer Pigeon buys a box early in the episode "Birdman", but [[spoiler:after losing his job due to Eddie and Sleepy's interference, he throws them at the bank robbers to stop them and]] admits that he doesn't eat them because "they're bad for you".
163
164	!!'''Principal Pip'''
165	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mr_pip.png]]
166
167	->Voiced by Creator/LenCarlson
168
169	The rather laid-back principal at Eddie's school.
170
171	* CoolOldGuy: In one episode, he [[spoiler:dresses as Birdman to chase away would-be robbers]].

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