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1!! Mr. Bumpy
2->Voiced by: [[Creator/JimCummings1952 Jim Cummings]]
3[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bump_in_the_night_bumpy.jpg]]
4
5A green monster under the bed covered in purple warts who likes having fun and going into all sorts of wild adventures.
6----
7* BabyMorphEpisode: He turns into a baby in the episode "Baby Jail".
8* BigShutUp: In "Night of the Living Bread", Mr. Bumpy does this to the narrator:
9-->'''Mr. Bumpy''': '''''WILL YOU SHUT UP?!'''''
10* {{Cephalothorax}}: His head is also his body.
11* ChildHater: It is established in "Baby Snail" and "Baby Jail" that he doesn't care for babies, though both circumstances have him change his tone, growing quite attached to the baby snail in the former and understanding that even infants have it rough in the latter.
12* ExtremeOmnivore: He will eat anything, with his favorite foods being dirty socks and used facial tissues.
13* {{Gasshole}}: Is constantly burping after eating socks or any other items.
14* {{Gonk}}: As a monster from the 90s, he prides himself on his grossness.
15* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He can be greedy and impulsive, but he does care about his friends Squishington and Molly Coddle and will always be there to help them (though he usually makes things worse before they get better). He also sincerely cares for the boy whose bed he lives under.
16* LargeHam: Voiced by Jim Cummings, it's to be expected.
17* ReluctantMonster: When Mr. Bumpy hears about a monster that is terrifying his boy, his first instinct is to find the interloper and beat the snot out of him. Only later he finds out that his hard-partying antics are what's upsetting the kid, and ''he'' is the monster, much to his horror.
18* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Whenever he finds something terrifying, Mr. Bumpy tends to let out an extremely loud and vey high-pitched shriek of fright.
19* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He loves eating socks.
20
21!! Squishington
22->Voiced by: Creator/RobPaulsen
23[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bump_in_the_night_squishington.jpg]]
24
25A blue blob monster who lives in the toilet and prefers things to be clean.
26----
27* CampStraight: He cares a great deal about cleanliness and the arts, but has occasionally shown romantic interest in the Cute Dolls and also ends up reciprocating the Germ Girl's affections toward him.
28* InterspeciesRomance: Ends up falling for the Germ Girl in "Adventures in Microbia".
29* NeatFreak: He's quite obsessive when it comes to cleaning. It drives Mr. Bumpy crazy when he temporarily moves in with him.
30* SuddenNameChange: Downplayed. He is called Squishington throughout the series, but is given two different full names, both of which are contradictory on whether Squishington is his first name or his last name. He states that his full name is Squishington A. Peabody in "Sock It to Me", while "Love's Labor Bumped" has Mr. Bumpy refer to him in passing as F. Lee Squishington.
31
32!! Molly Coddle
33->Voiced by: Gail Matthius
34[[quoteright:308:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/molly_coddle.jpg]]
35
36A comfort doll who likes to hang with Bumpy and Squishy.
37----
38* BewareTheNiceOnes: Even a sweet comfort doll can be pushed too far, and when she is, it makes even Destructo nervous.
39* HeelRealization: In "Twas the Night Before Bumpy", she's devastated when she realizes she was wrong by resorting to being a PrimaDonnaDirector.
40* LivingToys: She is a doll that happens to be alive.
41* NiceGirl: She is a very warm and friendly person and it's in her nature to be comforting and helpful.
42* PrimaDonnaDirector: When no one takes her seriously after Bumpy appoints her pageant director in "Twas the Night Before Bumpy", she resorts to being demanding and petulant.
43* PunnyName: Her name is a play on "mollycoddle", which means to be overprotective and excessively pampering toward someone.
44
45!!The Cute Dolls
46->Voiced by: Mary [=McDonald=] Lewis, Jennifer Darling, Valery Pappas
47[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bump_in_the_night_cute_dolls.jpg]]
48
49A clique of Barbie-esque dolls who tend to look down on the main cast.
50----
51* AlphaBitch: All of them are dismissive and scornful of those they don't consider fashionable.
52* GirlPosse: They're all very snooty and vainglorious.
53* IncrediblyLameFun: In one episode, they are hosting a party and Molly desperately wants to join in, despite Mr. Bumpy warning her it will be very boring. Sure enough, said party largely consists of them just sitting at a table and genteely dining on less than appealing food, such as stewed prunes. Things reach their limit for Mr. Bumpy when the best suggestion they can come up with for livening things up is a game of charades.
54* LivingToys: They're dolls that happen to be living beings.
55
56!!The Boy
57->Played by: Scott [=McAfee=]
58
59The boy whose bed Mr. Bumpy lives under.
60----
61* BigBrotherBully: He sometimes delights in scaring his younger sister.
62* TheFaceless: His face is never shown.
63* NoNameGiven: He's never given a proper name. He doesn't even have one written on his homework assignment in "Story Problems".
64
65!!Little Sister
66->Played by: Anndi [=McAfee=]
67
68The boy's little sister and Molly Coddle's owner.
69----
70* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: She frequently gets on her older brother's nerves.
71* TheFaceless: Her face is never shown.
72* NoNameGiven: Like her brother, her actual name is unrevealed.
73
74!!Mom
75->Played by: Mary [=McDonald=] Lewis
76
77The boy and his little sister's mother.
78----
79* TheFaceless: We never see her face.
80* UnnamedParent: We don't know her actual name.
81
82!!Dad
83->Played by: Rob Paulsen
84The boy and his little sister's father.
85----
86* TheFaceless: We never see his face.
87* UnnamedParent: "Dad" is all he's ever addressed as.
88
89!! Destructo
90->Voiced by: Jim Cummings (uncredited)
91[[quoteright:333:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bump_in_the_night_destructo.jpg]]
92
93A toy robot who goes to great lengths to enforcing the rules, which often puts him at odds with Mr. Bumpy.
94----
95* AbhorrentAdmirer: "Love's Labor Bumped" has him become attracted to Molly. Molly is less than thrilled when Destructo eventually attempts to kiss her.
96* BigBadEnsemble: Alongside the Closet Monster, he is the closest the show has to a main antagonist.
97* TheBully: In his self-appointed role as enforcer of law and order, he comes off more as a petty tyrant who is happy to abuse his superior size and strength to terrorize and brutalize the other toys and creatures into toeing the line. He even gets a VillainSong called "I'm Bigger Than You" which is just him threatening the listeners over and over.
98* DoAnythingRobot: He has an awful lot of gadgets built into him even though he's a toy. He can even make milkshakes!
99* HeroAntagonist: He cares about the rules, so he's technically a good guy, but it's the harsh methods in which he enforces the rules and his constantly being at odds with Bumpy and friends that make him an antagonist.
100* LivingToys: He's a living toy robot.
101* PetTheDog: He generally has no issue with Molly. For example, in "Comforting the Uncomfortable", after she oils him, he sincerely thanks her and kisses her on the cheek.
102* VillainSong: He sings "I'm Bigger Than You" in one of the Karaoke Cafe segments, where he boasts about using his size and power to get everyone to do what he says.
103* WellIntentionedExtremist: All he wants to do is make sure everyone follows the rules, but he's a textbook bad cop and moreover, LiteralMinded; for example, in "Not a Peep", when the Boy is told by Dad he doesn't want to hear a peep, he tells Destructo this, and he takes it to mean silencing every single source of sound.
104
105!! Closet Monster
106->Voiced by: Jim Cummings (uncredited)
107[[quoteright:327:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bump_in_the_night_closet_monster.jpg]]
108
109A monster made of dirty clothes who often menaces the main characters.
110----
111* AlwaysChaoticEvil: He's barely sentient and always acting on primal instinct.
112* BigBadEnsemble: Along with Destructo, the Closet Monster is the closest the show has to a main antagonist.
113* TheDreaded: Practically everyone in the house fears him.
114* NoNameGiven: He’s just the Closet Monster. If he has some sort of name, no one’s going to ask what it is.
115* TheVoiceless: He doesn't talk, but he does do a lot of growling.
116
117!! Sleemoth and Gloog
118->Voiced by: Rob Paulsen (Sleemoth, uncredited), Creator/JeffBennett (Gloog)
119[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sleemoth_and_gloog.jpg]]
120
121A pair of dim-witted aliens who occasionally try to invade Earth, only for Bumpy and friends to ensure they suffer a humiliating defeat.
122----
123* AlienInvasion: They're aliens that want to conquer Earth.
124* AliensOfLondon: In spite of not being from Earth, Sleemoth has a Scottish accent and Gloog has a British accent.
125* AliensSpeakingEnglish: As expected from a children's cartoon, Sleemoth and Gloog already speak English for narrative convenience.
126* ExtraEyes: They both literally have four eyes.
127* FatAndSkinny: Sleemoth is skinny, while Gloog is fat.
128* MyBrainIsBig: Sleemoth's brain is larger than Gloog's and he's the more intelligent of the pair. He even attempts to enlarge his brain to become even smarter in "Comfort Schmumfort". In fact, his brain becomes so huge that he actually starts physically bludgeoning Molly with it.
129---> Squishington: "Good Golly! Miss Molly is being crushed under the sheer weight of his intellect!"
130* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: In the episode "Comfort Schmumfort", they dismiss Molly Coddle as not being a threat just because she's a girl.
131* SmallNameBigEgo: They are quite arrogant and always assume that their plans can't be thwarted.
132* VillainSong: In the episode "It Sang from Beyond the Stars", they pretend to be a rock band and sing a song called "Invaders", which explicitly mentions their plans for invasion in the lyrics.
133
134!! Germ Girl
135->Voiced by: Creator/ElizabethDaily
136[[quoteright:243:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bump_in_the_night_germ_girl.jpg]]
137
138A germ girl who ends up becoming a love interest for Squishington.
139----
140* AbhorrentAdmirer: Squishington initially doesn't want anything to do with her since he's obsessed with cleanliness and she's a germ, but he eventually reciprocates her feelings.
141** Of course, then she infects his body after he's restored to his normal size, getting him sick.
142* ExtraEyes: She has five eyes.
143* NoNameGiven: She's never mentioned by name.
144* NonMammalMammaries: Has some prominent breasts despite being a bacterium.
145* PinkMeansFeminine: She wears pink clothes.
146
147!! Little Robot
148->Voiced by: Creator/JaniceKawaye
149[[quoteright:268:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bump_in_the_night_little_robot.jpg]]
150
151A tiny toy robot (A "Turbo Totranoid") from Japan who first encountered Mr. Bumpy and Squishington after Bumpy won her from mailing enough cereal box tops. While capable of becoming large and menacing, she isn't really that hostile.
152----
153* TheBusCameBack: Her debut episode ended with her going back to Japan, while she returned in "Made in Japan II" after the company that made her started recalling and destroying her sisters.
154* CuteMachines: She's a tiny toy robot who's cute as a button.
155* HulkingOut: Transforms into a larger form whenever she's frightened or needs to defend herself.
156* IdenticalTwinIDTag: Her sister sent to hunt her down in "Made in Japan II" differs from her by having her red parts colored purple. While under the programming of destroying her sister, the other Little Robot also has a black marking on her face and a skull emblem on her chest.
157* LastOfHisKind: She and her purple sister are presumably the only remaining members of their kind in existence, considering that the factory that made them recalled and destroyed all the others.
158* MeaningfulName: True to her name, she's a robot who's rather small.
159* NonMaliciousMonster: Though her "turbo" appearance is large and menacing, she's shown to be friendly and harmless. This is solidified when Squishington knocks her down and she starts crying when they first meet.
160
161!! Phil Silverfish
162->Voiced by: Danny Mann
163[[quoteright:334:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/phil_silverfish.jpg]]
164
165A conniving silverfish who first appeared in "I Dream of Silverfish", where he manipulated Mr. Bumpy and Squishington into being his personal slaves by pretending to be a genie.
166----
167* AmbiguouslyJewish: In "'Twas the Night Before Bumpy", his musical number is a version of the Dreidel Song.
168* BigCreepyCrawlies: He's a silverfish who, while as small as the main characters, is still larger than normal.
169* CigarChomper: He's depicted with a cigar in his debut episode.
170* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: He wears a vest and a bowtie, but no pants.
171* SpeciesSurname: He's a silverfish who's last name is Silverfish.
172
173!! Odiferous J. Stench
174->Voiced by: Creator/GilbertGottfried
175[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bump_in_the_night_odiferous_stench.jpg]]
176
177A stinkbug who becomes infatuated with Molly Coddle after she gets covered in garbage in the aptly-titled episode "Love Stinks".
178----
179* AbhorrentAdmirer: After noticing how stinky Molly is when she's covered in garbage, he becomes an unwanted suitor toward her.
180* EyesAlwaysShut: He's never seen not squinting.
181** This could be an ActorAllusion, considering the stage persona of Creator/GilbertGottfried is rarely if ever seen without his trademark squint.
182* MeaningfulName: He's a stinkbug and his given name is a synonym for smelly.
183* MysteriousMiddleInitial: It's never explained what the J stands for.
184
185!! Big Mike
186->Voiced by: Creator/BradGarrett
187[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bump_in_the_night_big_mike.jpg]]
188
189A baby Mr. Bumpy encounters in "Baby Jail".
190----
191* LargeAndInCharge: He's bigger than the other babies and is their leader.
192
193!! Juaquin Gusanito Sin Manos
194->Voiced by: Cheech Marin
195[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/juaquin_gusanito_sin_manos.jpg]]
196
197An earthworm Mr. Bumpy and Squishington meet in South America during their quest toward the North Pole in "'Twas the Night Before Bumpy". He wants a pair of robotic arms so he can easily do stuff requiring hands.
198----
199* BilingualBonus: "Gusanito Sin Manos" is Spanish for "worm without hands".
200* DisneyDeath: He appears to die when one of the pillars of Stonehenge crushes him, but it's later revealed that he actually survived by ducking back into the earth before the pillar fell.
201* OwMyBodyPart: He exclaims "My poor cabeza" when he is seemingly crushed by a portion of Stonehenge.
202
203!! Doris D. Bird
204->Voiced by: Jim Cummings (uncredited)
205[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doris_d_bird.jpg]]
206
207A British hummingbird Mr. Bumpy and Squishington encounter at Stonehenge in "'Twas the Night Before Bumpy". She wishes for a jetpack so she wouldn't have to tire herself from flapping her wings constantly every time she had to travel.
208----
209* CastFromCalories: She has to eat a lot in order to gain the energy to flap her wings constantly.

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