Line #52 Characters/Fred


1	!!! Fred Figglehorn
2	Played by Lucas Cruikshank.
3	[[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/four_faces_of_fred_figglehorn_5597.jpg]]
4	%% * AlliterativeName
5	* AntiHero: Calling him "heroic" is a massive stretch, given that all his actions are driven by pettiness and/or bizarre emotional impulses. He gets more heroic in the third movie, though.
6	%% * AbhorrentAdmirer: To Judy.
7	* AssholeVictim: He is very much a bully himself, especially to those who bully him. Though given the comedic tone of the Website/YouTube series, the movies, and TV show, this was likely intentional.
8	%% * BookDumb
9	* ButtMonkey: He consistently suffers all sorts of misfortunes, nothing ever goes right for him, he gets hurt a lot, is treated rather horribly by his mother, frequently picked on by Kevin and Judy, and often embarrassed in front of Judy. This is just scratching the surface, by the way.
10	%% * BabysitterFromHell: To Kevin in "Fred the Teenage Sitter".
11	* BrattyHalfPint: He is rude and spoiled at times to others in the [=YouTube=] series, where he is six.
12	%% * BreakTheCutie
13	* BrickJoke: When the Ultra Momma calls Fred Frederick he asks "who?", because as revealed in the second movie his name is actually short for Ferdinand.
14	%% * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He has medication for this, but it doesn't seem to... you know, ''work''. When Fred lost his medicine, it became worse.
15	* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: [[spoiler: Turns out Devlin really was a vampire. Or at least he doesn't cast a reflection.]]
16	%% * CasanovaWannabe
17	* CatchPhrase: It's always any of three phrases for each Website/YouTube episode.
18	** "Hey It's Fred!"
19	** "Oh My Gammit!" In later episodes and the movie era.
20	** "Peace Out Homedog!"
21	* CelebCrush: In the youtube videos he sometimes mentioned having a crush on Jennette [=McCurdy=].
22	%% * CreepyChild
23	%% * CuteAndPsycho
24	* TheChewToy: The viewers are clearly supposed to be amused by the immense amount of hell and misfortunes he's subjected to.
25	%% * CharacterAgedWithTheActor: In "Fred is Back".
26	%% * CrazyJealousGuy
27	* DeadpanSnarker: Sometimes he can be sassy and sarcastic to others.
28	%% * DeniedFoodAsPunishment
29	* DisguisedInDrag: In the movie it's one of the get ups he tries to get past Kevin with.
30	* TheDitz: While he ''is'' six years old (or at least he was in the original [=YouTube=] series), he still has a tendency to do incredibly, abnormally stupid things such as eating the contents inside a vacuum cleaner.
31	* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler:At the end of the first movie Fred and Judy apparently do end up together, but in the second movie it's said they broke up almost immediately. In "Fred is Back" they actually end up living together as adults, but Judy refuses to allow Fred to call her his girlfriend.]]
32	** Incidentally the original ending written for the film invoked this trope, with Fred realizing his friendship with Bertha was more important than his obsession with Judy, but the network didn't like that ending.
33	* DreadfulMusician: Fred thinks he's a great singer, but he really isn't.
34	* {{Determinator}}: He went to extreme lengths to meet Judy to get her to be his girlfriend. He stalked her, and extensively planned on meeting her. He also traveled all the way to her new house when she moved.
35	%% * EmotionalRegression: On Nickelodeon.
36	%% * EvilCounterpart: Evil Fred
37	* {{Flanderization}}: Inverted with {{The Movie}}s, and for good reason: an entire two-hour movie where Fred talked in an incredibly annoying high-pitched, fast-paced voice would get old REAL fast. (He's still pitch-shifted, but not as much.)
38	* FutureLoser: [[spoiler: In "Fred is Back" we see that the only job he could get is working nights at a funeral home.]]
39	* FriendToAllLivingThings: Fred actually gets along nicely with Sparky the stray dog, the neighborhood squirrels and the cat with rabies.
40	%% * FreudianExcuse
41	* GoshDangItToHeck: "Goddang it, my meds aren't in my underwear drawer!"
42	* HeliumSpeech: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] that he is six years old in the Website/YouTube series, but because he looks obviously older than that, he is this to the viewers.
43	%% * HairTriggerTemper
44	* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: All the extreme mistreatment he endures at the hands of his mother and everyone else in the series is PlayedForLaughs.
45	%% * HotelHellion: In "Fred Stays in a Fancy Hotel Room."
46	%% * IdenticalStranger: To Derf in the movie.
47	%% * IAmNotWeasel: Non-talking animal example. Fred always mistakes small dogs for squirrels.
48	* ImaginaryFriend: John Cena plays his imaginary dad who is ideal to him, and Derf who is a more parallel, confident version of himself.
49	%% * IJustWantToBeBadass
50	* InstantWebHit: The video of him throwing up on Judy became known on Website/YouTube as soon as it was uploaded, racking up thousands of viewers. [[spoiler: Later, the video of him and Bertha's fake party had similar results when it was viewed by the entire class. Making them jealous of him and her.]]
51	* IdiotHero: While he isn't necessarily a "hero", he ''is'' the protagonist, and is very stupid at that.
52	* InsistentTerminology: It's not a water gun, it's a "Master Blaster".
53	%% * JiveTurkey
54	* KarmaHoudini: He never gets punished for bullying his enemies back. In fact, he is often ''rewarded'' for his massively rude behavior.
55	%% * {{Keet}}
56	* KiddieKid: In the movies, Fred acts almost exactly the same as in the web series, and gets aged up about 10 years.
57	* KidsAreCruel: Although often a victim, can be quite cruel to people from when he was six to his teenage years.
58	* LargeHam: He tends to act pretty dramatic and screams fairly frequently.
59	* LoveHungry: Over Judy. Constantly attempted to get her to meet him, even though she never knew he existed until the end of the film.
60	* LovePotion: Fred attempts to make one in an episode titled, what else, "Love Potion".
61	%% * LeeroyJenkins
62	%% * LethallyStupid
63	* LimitedWardrobe: In the Website/YouTube series, he always wore his "Fred" shirt, and in the movie era, always wore a striped shirt with suspenders and jeans.
64	%% * LeaningOnTheFourthWall:
65	%% ** "Why do people even watch other people on youtube!?"
66	%% ** "I wouldn't be good at doing monologues anyways."
67	%% ** "She wants me to just talk into a camera like there's someone there?!"
68	* MotorMouth: He talks rather fast and extensively in his speech.
69	%% * MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Feminine boy to Bertha's masculine girl.
70	* NeverMyFault: He never takes into account the things he does to others or thinks everyone is jealous of him.
71	* NightmareFuelColoringBook: Fred often gets in trouble at school for drawing violent pictures.
72	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He gets overly close to people and does not seem to respect others' privacy.
73	* NoSocialSkills: This is a given since his character is about being overly loud, rude, and even InnocentlyInsensitive to others.
74	* PlayingATree: Fred gets cast as a tree in the school production of ''Grease''. And he loves it.
75	* PyroManiac: "I'm gonna start Judy's house on fire and watch all the kids inside burn."
76	* PowerIsSexy: Briefly fell in love with a female bully at his school. Judy's a bully too, in every incarnation but the movie. Also his later love interest, Holly was a tough biker chick.
77	* StalkerWithACrush: He constantly believes Judy is in love with him and goes to great lengths to be with her. She eventually does at the very end but was never aware of his existence before.
78	* SexIsEvil: "I saw you two about to kiss. That is wrong and it's sinful!"
79	* SmallNameBigEgo: He tends to act rather arrogant and full of himself, despite not having much to boast about.
80	* SonOfAWhore: His mom is a prostitute, a heavy drinker, and a golddigger.
81	* TantrumThrowing: He freaks out often with screaming and yelling.
82	* TimeSkip: Implied in the first movie (and, by extension, the second)--it's stated that Fred's 15 (and his voice isn't as high), whereas the [=YouTube=] videos state that he's 6.
83	%%* TiedUpOnThePhone
84	* {{Undercrank}}: How Fred gets his high voice and fast movement.
85	* YourSizeMayVary: Fred is normal-sized in ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjVKYzy4ek8 Fred Goes Grocery Shopping Feat. Annoying Orange]]'', but is shrunk down to Liam the Leprechaun's size in '''''Annoying Orange''': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EiM8Pa91SQ vs. FRED!!!]]''
86	%%* UnreliableNarrator
87	* UnusualEuphemism: "WHERE'S MY HACKING MEDS?!"
88	%%* VomitIndiscretionShot
89
90	!!! Fred's Mom
91	Her name has been given as both Hilda and Cherie. Played by Creator/SiobhanFallonHogan in the movies, Lucas Cruikshank on youtube and Taryn Southern in "It's Fred".
92	[[quoteright:307:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fredsmom_1147.jpg]]
93	* AlcoholicParent: She is a heavy drinker from parties to bars, she never stops at one drink.
94	-->"So get to bed I don't wanna influence you to like drink beer when you're older."
95	* AbusiveParents: She possibly abused Fred, and does nothing but neglect him.
96	* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In "It's Fred" she is portrayed [[StacysMom as a busty 20-something year old.]]
97	* AffectionateNickname: Usually refers to Fred as "Freddy", "Baby" and "Sweetheart."
98	* BerserkButton: In the show, she does not take it well when someone calls her son a "freak".
99	* BigEater: She often eats chips and other unhealthy snacks often and in rather large amounts.
100	* {{Catchphrase}}: "I'm takin' a nap."
101	%%* TheCynic
102	%%Somone needs to describe this.
103	* ComfortFood: She enjoys eating bread and crackers.
104	-->'''Fred''': Mom, you said [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything you were gonna quit.]]
105	* EmbarrassingOldPhoto: In "Fred Brings Cherie to School".
106	* FieryRedhead: In the show, she
107	* FinancialAbuse: She often steals money from her son's room.
108	* {{Golddigger}}: Reads a book called "How to Marry a Rich Guy" and it seems she always goes after men with money.
109	* InvisibleParents: In the Website/YouTube videos she's only heard through Lucas's deep voice.
110	* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: She drinks heavily at all the parties.
111	%%* HandsOffParenting
112	%%Someone at least explain.
113	* HypocriticalHeartwarming: In "Ultra Momma" Fred and Hilda are being filmed for a "Nanny 911" style reality show. [[spoiler: Hilda spends the entire episode abusing Fred in various ways, but when the nanny yells at Fred and pinches his ear Hilda beats the crap out of her.]]
114	%%* ImpossiblyTackyClothes
115	%%What clothes?
116	%%* MaternallyChallenged
117	%%This needs to be explained.
118	* MessyHair: In the movies and Nickelodeon show, her hair so big and curly it seems she never touched a hairbrush in a long time.
119	* TheMistress: "Fred 2" ''very'' subtly hints she had relations with Kevin's dad.
120	%%* NamedByTheAdaptation
121	* OnlyInItForTheMoney
122	-->'''Fred:''' My mom will do anything for money, trust me she's told me some pretty weird things.
123	**And also:
124	-->'''Fred's Mom:''' Fred, you better not take your clothes off in front of that camera unless someone pays you!
125	* ParentalIncest: It was sometimes hinted at in the web series that she was sexually abusive towards Fred.
126	* ParentalNeglect: Has been known to leave Fred home alone for days at a time.
127	** She even left Fred home alone on ''Thanksgiving.''
128	* PerpetualPoverty: According to Fred in the first movie, she makes $375 dollars a year yet is able to support her and her son.
129	%%* ReallyGetsAround
130	%%What do you mean?
131	%%* SharedFamilyQuirks
132	%%What quirks?
133	* SingleMomStripper: Works as a prostitute.
134	%%* StickyFingers
135	%%What do you mean?
136	* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: "Nobody lays their hands on my son but me!"
137	* {{Sleepyhead}}: She takes naps and sleeps quite a bit.
138	* VerbalTic: "You're a good boy."
139
140	!!! Judy Munsley
141	The girl next door whom Fred has a crush on. Played by Music/PixieLott in the movie, Lucas Cruikshank on youtube, Loraine Newman in "It's Fred" and Jennifer Veal in "Fred is Back"
142	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/judy_9880.jpg]]
143
144	%%* AlphaBitch:
145	%%* BrattyHalfPint
146	%%* BiggerOnTheInside: Her trailer.
147	%%* DefrostingIceQueen
148	* EvenEvilHasStandards: Judy thinks Kevin setting Fred up on a fake date with her was going too far.
149	* [[spoiler: FutureLoser: As an adult she ends up becoming a stripper and living with Fred. She also can't get over Kevin, which causes her to start crying at random.]]
150	* GoshDangItToHeck: Judy will often shout "Oh my gosh Fred!"
151	* GirlPosse: Has one in the movie and in "It's Fred".
152	* GirlinessUpgrade: Was originally said to be a tomboy.
153	%%* GirlNextDoor
154	%%* GracefulLadiesLikePurple
155	%%* KidsAreCruel
156	* [[spoiler:LadyDrunk: Grows up to be one.]]
157	* MoodSwinger: In the first movie Fred throws up on Judy at her party and she tells him to leave, but then she runs after him seconds later.
158	* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: In the first movie, Pixie Lott's character Judy is explicitly stated to be Southern. However, you wouldn't know it since Pixie speaks [[TheCastShowOff (and sings)]] with her natural British accent throughout the whole film.
159	** I'm fairly sure that Fred was the one who claimed that Judy was Southern, and... well, we know how Fred is. Fairly sure it was completely deliberate.
160	* PetTheDog: The end of the first movie [[spoiler:Fred's wacky scheme for instant popularity doesn't work, but Judy turns up at his house to sing with him.]] [[DaydreamSurprise Maybe]]
161	[[MindScrew ]]
162	* PutOnABus: The Nick franchise stopped using the character when they could no longer use Pixie Lott in the role, rather than just replacing her like they did Bertha. We never get a full explanation as to where she's gone though, just that she broke up with Fred.
163	* SpookySeance: Holds one in an attempt to communicate with her dead grandmother.
164	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Holly in "Fred: the Show".
165	* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler: In the the first film at least. On the online series, she was rather rude and hated Fred. In the first film however, she actually seems to care for him and even seems to like him. She did seem concern for him when he ended up embarrassing himself at her party and actually tried to stop Kevin from teasing him.]]
166	%%* WrittenInAbsence: In the second movie.
167	%%* YourMakeupIsRunning: In "Fred is Back."
168
169	!!! Kevin Libo/Dawg
170	Fred's bully. Played by Jake Weary (Lucas Cruikshank in the youtube videos)
171	[[quoteright:333:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kevin_8376.jpg]]
172	* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Originally Kevin was mentioned as being overweight and sweaty. In the adaptations he's played by Jake Weary.
173	* [[spoiler: AnArmAndALeg: In the animated series Kevin gets limbs torn off as a result of Fred's actions ''twice''.]]
174	* TheChewToy: He suffers all kinds of misfortune.
175	* BigBrotherInstinct: Despite being horrible to Fred, Kevin seems to care about his little sister Talia. In the climax of the second movie, his main concern is saving his sister from supposed vampires, which he accomplishes by “stabbing” vampire Fred with a wooden stake.
176	* TheBully: He torments Fred to no end, even when it would make no sense to. He enjoys it too.
177	%%* BookDumb
178	* ButtMonkey: He suffers many injuries.
179	%%* BrattyHalfPint
180	* CasanovaWannabe: Although he has dated Judy, he's not the ladies man he wishes he was.
181	-->'''Kevin:''' Four girls signed [my cast] already.
182	-->'''Fred:''' Why did they all use the same pen?
183	-->'''Kevin:''' Cause girls like the color red!
184	* [[spoiler: DemonicPossession: In "Fred Goes to a Funeral" Kevin gets possessed by the spirit of Judy's grandma.]]
185	* EvenTheGuysWantHim: A running joke in "Fred: the Show" was his bully henchman talking about "Kevin's beautiful eyes."
186	%%* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas
187	* EmbarrassingOldPhoto: The photos of him and Fred playing together as toddlers.
188	* JerkAss: His main characterization is to be as mean as possible to Fred. The first movie showcases his cruelty as he goes out of his way to follow and harass Fred even when Kevin’s arm is broken.
189	* LovePotion: In the TV show one causes him to briefly fall in love with [[spoiler: Fred.]]
190	* ShapedLikeItself: Kevin doesn't like toothpaste that tastes like toothpaste.
191	* SitcomArchNemesis: To Fred, he is his nemesis.
192	* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Kevin at the end of the third film after Fred and his camp's song turns out to be surprisingly good and his plan B fails completely. When Fred actually ''wins'', Kevin loses it.]]
193	** [[spoiler: Also has one in the first movie when Judy shows up at Fred's door.]]
194	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He has an extreme fear of thunder.
195
196	!!! Bertha
197	Fred's only friend. Played by Creator/JennetteMcCurdy in the first movie, Creator/DaniellaMonet in the sequels and TV show, and Lucas Cruikshank on youtube.
198	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bertha_2553.jpg]]
199	* AdaptationalHeroism: She is Fred's neighbor and only friend in the movies and TV show.
200	* AscendedExtra: Prior to the movies and TV show, she never had much of a big role at all.
201	* BrainyBrunette: She's a way more reasonable character and has brown hair.
202	%%* BitchInSheepsClothing: Originally.
203	%%* BrattyHalfPint
204	%%* CloserToEarth
205	%%* FalseFriend
206	* GirlishPigtails: She wears her hair in pigtails often.
207	%%* HyperCompetentSidekick
208	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the movies and TV show, she can be rude but loves Fred as a friend.
209	* KidsAreCruel: In the Website/YouTube series, she hated Fred and tormented him. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in the movies and TV show.
210	* LadyNotAppearingInThisGame: Ads for "Fred: the Show" put Bertha as a main character, but she's absent from most episodes.
211	* LukeNounverber: In one episode of the show her name is seen written as Bertha Friendofred
212	* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Masculine girl to Fred's feminine boy.
213	* OnlySaneMan: She's one of the more reasonable characters who bothers to sympathize with Fred.
214	* PerkyGoth: She is happy and has a gothic flair.
215	* PigLatin: Bertha has her own version where you add 'ong' to the end of each consonant. e.g. wongimongpong=wimp.
216	%%* {{Tsundere}}
217	* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She is very girly in fashion and style but loves boy-ish and rough activites.
218
219	!!! Claudio Gregory
220	A psychopath who once kidnapped Fred, and later rented a room in their house from Fred's mom, played by Lucas Cruikshank.
221	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/xvwibmu_640x360_0_2197.jpg]]
222	* TwentiesBobHaircut: He sports a girly black bob haircut.
223	* BackForTheFinale [[spoiler: In the final installment of the New Fred series and the end of the Fred series in general Claudio returns revealing [[ArcWelding he was the original owner of Fred's Youtube channel]] and he makes peace with Fred.]]
224	* BabysitterFromHell: In "Fred is Left Alone With Claudio".
225	%%* TheBadGuyWins
226	* CreepyCrossdresser: He has a black bob haircut and besides being cruel and rude, is rather uncomfortable to look at.
227	* CreepyMonotone: He always talks in a creepy continuos monotone voice which is uncomfortable to listen to.
228	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Lucas stopped making videos with Claudio because he was scaring kids.
229	* TheKindnapper: "I'm going to take care of you from now on."
230	* ParentalSubstitute: Believes he is one to Fred.
231	* PsychopathicManchild: He is kindergarten-level in mentality and sense of humor and tries to be a "good" to adults.
232	%%* SelfMadeOrphan
233	* SissyVillain: He looks feminine for a guy but is an obsessive kidnapper and torments Fred to no end.
234	* StepfordSmiler: He continuously smiles at Fred's mom, and does so to hide his bullying of Fred.
235	%%* ThousandYardStare
236	* TheCameo: Briefly on Fred's website in "Fred 2".
237	* WouldHurtAChild: He has no trouble bullying Fred, who was 6 years old in the Website/YouTube series.
238
239	!!! Fred's Dad
240	Fred has never met his dad. Originally he was said to be in prison, in the movie it's hinted his dad may be Danny Janetti, the man who used to live at Judy's house.
241
242	* BlatantLies: Fred's mom used to tell Fred he was a rock star before revealing the truth.
243	%%* MysteriousParent
244	%%* MultipleChoicePast
245	* NoodleIncident: What it was he did to end up on death row.
246	* {{Prison}}: He is in prison.
247	* DisappearedDad: Fred's dad lives in the State Pen.
248
249	!!! Fred's Imaginary Dad
250	Played by Creator/JohnCena, only shows up in the movies.
251	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cena-in-fred-the-movie-john-cena-20033083-400-225_3220.jpg]]
252	* ActionDad: In the dream sequence in the first movie, he has a humvee and goes to save Judy from kidnappers.
253	* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: In the first movie.
254	-->'''John Cena:''' It's Judy. She's been kidnapped, by kidnappers.
255	* ImaginaryFriend: He is merely a figment of Fred's imagination and behaves like his conscience.
256	* JockDadNerdSon: He is played by John Cena, an already muscular man, and Fred is the skinny school freak.
257	* LargeHam: Duh.

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