Line #85 Characters/TheMoodys


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_moody_family.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:T-B, L-R: Kevin, Maree, Gwen, Terry, Hayden, Cora, Roger, Dan, Bridget, Sean]]
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4	The titular family that appears across ''Series/AMoodyChristmas'' and ''Series/TheMoodys''. Spoilers ahead.
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8	[[folder: The Moody Family]]
9	!! In General
10	* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite avoiding each other outside of special occasions, they've had moments where they've shown genuine love for each other. Most of the family is shown comforting Terry whenever he's upset, they're all devastated when they believe Kevin might die from a heart attack [[spoiler: and hold each other close at Gwen's funeral]].
11	* DysfunctionalFamily: They have some very conflicting personalities.
12	* FoolForLove:
13	** Dan came back from England for one last Christmas purely because he thought Cora wanted to see him. Instead he winds up embarrassing himself in front of not only her family but his own as well.
14	** Sean was planning to propose to Peggy, but her underwhelmed reaction proved to be a kick in the teeth.
15	** Terry spent almost a year trying to get a nurse to be his girlfriend, pulling stunts that would get him injured just so he could get time alone with her. He also ran for council in the hopes that it would impress Yvonne, despite having only a single platform that he wasn't fully committed to.
16	* JerkassBall: Aside from Sean's obnoxious attitude, the rest of the family has had these moments.
17	** When Dan finds out that Hayden might be getting back with Cora, he gets drunk and hits his cousin in the head with a cricket ball.
18	** Bridget pressured Cora into buying an inner-city flat she could barely afford just to save face in front of Matt.
19	** Kevin convinced Maree to get breast implants immediately after a mastectomy, when she would have most likely been suffering self-esteem issues.
20	* NuclearFamily: Kevin and Maree are married and have three kids.
21	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan:
22	** Dan is a photographer and a hopeless romantic. Sean is a blue-collar entrepreneur and a hooligan.
23	** Terry and Kevin have a similar dynamic.
24	* RedOniBlueOni: Dan is the Blue to Sean's Red.
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26	!! Dan Moody
27	--> Ian Meadows
28	The protagonist. A photographer living in Britain who pines for Cora.
29	* AlcoholInducedIdiocy: When Cora gets back with Hayden, Dan drinks an especially potent brew and starts a fight with Hayden.
30	* ButtMonkey: Usually whenever he hangs out with Sean.
31	* CannotKeepASecret: Lets slip that Roger is gay to Kevin even after Bridget explicitly told him not to.
32	* ClashingCousins: Dan and Hayden have a simmering rivalry over Cora.
33	* {{Determinator}}: When it comes to Cora.
34	* DoggedNiceGuy: Cora likes him, but he has a habit of shooting himself in the foot when he should be playing it cool.
35	* LoserProtagonist: His romantic arc with Cora is a long one. Even when they finally get together, he's got to deal with career problems.
36	* LoveMakesYouDumb: If Dan isn't being the OnlySaneMan, odds are it's because he's got Cora on the brain.
37	* MistakenForGay: According to the grandmother, they used to think Dan was gay.
38	* MistakenForRacist: In the first episode an unfortunate comment about boat people leads many to believe that Dan is racist.
39	* MoneyDearBoy: Being a photographer and traveling a lot means Dan can't say no often.
40	** After going steady with Cora, Dan gets a lucrative job offer back in London, which means he has to dump her. One year later and it turns out that well-paying job was as a paparazzo who skulks around celebrity homes. Cora is rightfully pissed at him.
41	** Dan later gets a job as a photographer in a shopping centre, but after dealing with a cheapskate who uses his camera-phone to avoid paying him, Dan walks out in a huff. With no other photography-related jobs on the rise, Dan reluctantly works for Sean's fireworks-funeral business [[spoiler: which is liquidated by the end of the year]].
42	* OnlySaneMan: Dan Moody is this to the rest of his family. His reactions to some of the things they do are priceless.
43	* OpenMouthInsertFoot: In the first episode Dan mistakes Cora for a door-knocking Red Cross volunteer because of her shirt, and donates some money. It turns out she is his cousin's new girlfriend, isn't a volunteer, and designed and hand-made the shirt herself.
44	* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: His attitude towards immigrants and the homeless doesn't endear him to many. Not that he's intentionally prejudiced. He's just awkward around certain people.
45	* RavenHairIvorySkin: Sean regularly mentions how pasty Dan is.
46	* RealMenWearPink: Played with dolls up until he was 12.
47	* TheStarscream: Got with Cora almost immediately after she dumped his cousin Hayden. [[spoiler: When Dan and Cora use Terry's wedding plans to elope, Terry and Sean call him out on it.]]
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49	!! Sean Moody
50	--> Patrick Brammall
51	Dan's brother. A delinquent who is always coming up with get-rich-quick schemes.
52	* BackhandedApology: When Kevin forces him to apologise to a teenage boy he'd punked. What follows is a series of "sorrys" that contain absolutely no sincerity.
53	* BerserkButton: His uncle Rhys always manages to agitate him.
54	* TheBogan: Sean is the most uncouth member of his family by a long shot. He proudly wears the Australian flag as a cape during Australia Day, which Dan points out makes him look like a white supremacist.
55	* ChildHater: Any time he interacts with kids, he comes across as even more unpleasant.
56	* GetRichQuickScheme: Most of Sean's businesses can be whittled down to this.
57	* GiveTheBabyAFather: Proposes to Peggy so their love child can have a stable family. [[spoiler: That's not his kid.]]
58	* HeroicComedicSociopath: Provides a lot of the humour with his immaturity.
59	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Scotty.
60	* HiddenDepths: Can play ''Toccata and Fuge in D Minor'' on guitar.
61	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He acts like a prick to just about everyone. The sole exception being Dan, whom he just gently teases and even encourages to go after Cora. He's also tried cheering up Terry when he's feeling blue and shows genuine remorse over both his father's heart attack and a penguin he'd injured.
62	* {{Manchild}}: Any time he interacts with kids, he proves to be as immature as them. He was jealous of his adoptive nephew because he got a Nintendo DS.
63	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He got Dan in trouble with the police in the very first episode and sabotages Terry's plans on two occasions.
64	* SmallNameBigEgo: Tries to become an overnight success with some ill-informed business schemes.
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66	!! Bridget Quail
67	--> Rachel Gordon
68	Dan's sister. A real estate agent who is trying to have kids with limited success.
69	* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Averted. Once Bridget has a baby, her situation is left ambiguous.
70	* BetaCouple: With Roger in the Christmas series.
71	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: She adopted a child in the final Christmas episode, but he doesn't appear in ''The Moodys'' due to some red tape forcing Bridget and Roger to surrender him.
72	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Goes from Roger to a womaniser that had his tubes tied.
73	* LawOfInverseFertility: Struggles to get pregnant with Roger in the Christmas series, with the most obvious factor being his homosexuality. Justified in ''The Moodys'' as she slept with her boss after seemingly giving up.
74	* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Much more assertive than Roger.
75	* WackyCravings: When Bridget is pregnant she says that she sometimes craves salt-and-vinegar chips and ice cream.
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77	!! Kevin Moody
78	--> Danny Adcock
79	The Moody patriarch.
80	* FamilyBusiness: Keeps telling Sean to swallow his pride and work for him. It backfires horribly.
81	* RunningGag: He's been trying to install a pool in the backyard since the first Christmas episode. It's not until the series finale (set 6 years later) that it's completed. One year later, Kevin sells the house, which is demolished along with the pool.
82	* {{Wangst}}: After recovering from a heart attack, Kevin mentions it at every opportunity for sympathy points. By the next Christmas, it's well and truly become annoying.
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84	!! Maree Moody
85	--> Tina Bursill
86	The Moody matriarch.
87	* DCupDistress: After having to undergo a mastectomy, Kevin convinces her to get breast implants. She regrets it due to how heavy they are.
88	* HiddenDepths: She wants to travel to Italy. Failing that, she decides to take classes in psychology.
89	* NotSoAboveItAll: Actually likes the negligee that Scotty got her.
90	* StacysMom: Scotty has a crush on her. He got her a sexy negligee one Christmas.
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92	!! Terry Moody
93	--> Darren Gilshenan
94	Dan's uncle. A socially awkward man looking for love.
95	* BetaCouple: Is this with Yvonne in ''The Moodys''.
96	* ButtMonkey: A lot of the series' comedy comes from Terry embarrassing himself.
97	* DoggedNiceGuy:
98	** Terry's second girlfriend Irene only started dating him because he wouldn't stop begging her.
99	** He genuinely loves Yvonne, but she's unimpressed with his bumbling antics.
100	* DrowningOurRomanticSorrows: His reaction to getting dumped always involves getting smashed and making a foll of himself.
101	* EarnYourHappyEnding: Ends up happily married to Yvonne, after months of struggling to convince her they're meant to be.
102	* EpicFail: Ran for council, won the election, then got kicked out on his first day.
103	* GibberishOfLove: His love confession to Yvonne in the penultimate episode sounds more like he wants to beat her up.
104	* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: With Yvonne.]]
105	* InelegantBlubbering: After his first relationship fails. Happens again when Yvonne dumps him.
106	* InLoveWithLove: Pines after several women before he starts dating Yvonne.
107	* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: He goes after younger women with foreign accents. One of whom turns out to be an escort.
108	* MayDecemberRomance: Goes after women noticeably younger than himself.
109	* MistakenForRacist: During an Australia Day barbecue, he unintentionally insults an Aboriginal family by accidentally setting fire to a tea towel with the indigenous flag printed on it.
110	* TheNavigator: He's always asking people what route they took to get to wherever they currently are, then tells them that there's at least one shortcut they could have taken. Naturally, a lot of people avoid him because of this quirk.
111	* PornStache: Yvonne mentions that [[FanDisservice he knows how to use it.]]
112	* ShadowArchetype: He's essentially how Dan might turn out in 20 years time. He does dramatic things to impress the women he fancies and has made ill-informed career choices.
113	* SociallyAwkwardHero: He's actually the protagonist of ''The Moodys'', given that he's got to go through the most and the finale revolves around [[spoiler: his wedding day.]]
114	* SupportingProtagonist: Gets the most expansive arc in ''The Moodys'', with several episodes revolving around his decisions.
115	* UglyGuyHotWife: All of his girlfriends and wives are young and attractive, while Terry's look is a few decades behind.
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118	[[folder: Extended Family]]
119	!! Roger Quail
120	--> Phil Lloyd
121	Bridget's husband (they eventually divorce). A closet homosexual.
122	* ArmoredClosetGay: Any possibility that he may just be a bisexual with a preference for men is nixed when Bridget points out his pained reactions whenever they had sex.
123	* LastHetRomance: With Bridget. He still looks out for her even after they divorce.
124	* NiceGuy: A well-meaning bloke.
125	* StraightGay: Even after coming out he doesn't embrace the stereotype.
126	* WineIsClassy: The grape is his first and foremost love.
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128	!! Hayden Roberts
129	--> Guy Edmonds
130	Dan's cousin. Has an on-and-off relationship with Cora.
131	* TheAce: He's handsome, successful and popular. Even after Cora settles with Dan, Hayden manages to one-up him without even realising it.
132	* BourgeoisBohemian: During the time gap he travels around on a boat, lets his hair grow long and acts more spiritual.
133	* ClashingCousins: Hayden and Dan's interest in Cora leads to an increasing level of hostility. Even when Hayden has well and truly made peace with Cora leaving him, Dan can't help but feel suspicious.
134	* DisposableFiancee: His engagement to Cora is implied to have lasted only a few days before she leaves him for Dan.
135	* LookAlikeLovers: When he grows his hair long, the resemblance between him and Cora is downright uncanny, though in this case it was after she'd left him for good.
136	* NiceToTheWaiter: Averted. When the nurse to his grandmother loses her, he gets noticeably agitated. By the end of the episode he's ready to sue.
137	* NoodleIncident: After breaking up with Cora, Hayden and Terry had a tryst with a sex worker that ended in the most awkward way.
138	* PutOnABus: Appears briefly in the first episode of ''The Moodys'' and is never seen again after that.
139	* RealMenWearPink: Though he'll say it's "salmon".
140	* RomanticFalseLead: To Cora.
141	* TookALevelInJerkass: His rivalry with Dan over Cora makes him turn incredibly smug by the end of the series, though he takes a level in kindness a year after Cora dumps him for good.
142	* VillainyFreeVillain: The worst he's ever done is when he brushes off Cora for the sake of a job promotion, then gloated at Dan after Cora accepted his marriage proposal.
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144	!! Gwen Dawes
145	--> Robina Beard
146	Grandmother to the Moodys on Maree's side.
147	* ADeathInTheLimelight: [[spoiler: Subverted. Her death goes by unnoticed until Sean accidentally lets her fall into the new pool.]]
148	* RacistGrandma: Calls Roger a fag.
149	* RunningGag: Every Christmas is treated as if it will be her last...only for her to live for at least another year. [[spoiler: She eventually dies in the Christmas finale.]]
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151	!! Rhys Dawes
152	-->David Field
153	Maree's brother. Very sketchy.
154	* TheAlcoholic: Implied in the first Christmas episode. He hoards a lot of wine during the Christmas meal, then fights Roger for the rest of the bottle later on in the day.
155	* TheAtoner: One Christmas he tried to apologise for all the wrongs he'd done to the family. Turns out they'd long forgotten about most of what he'd done and all it did was open old wounds. Averted with Sean, who keeps bringing up the time Rhys shot him in the leg, yet Rhys never apologises for it.
156	* BlackSheep: Has a history of antagonising the rest of the family, which he tried to apologise for after getting sent to prison. When he gets out, he begs Maree to let him have a bit of her share of their mother's inheritance.
157	* GratuitousNazis: In his painting detailing all the things he regrets doing, a red flag with a swastika can be seen.
158	* MayDecemberRomance: Starts dating Peggy after she dumps Sean.
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161	[[folder: Other Characters]]
162	!! Cora Benson
163	--> Jane Harber
164	A fashion designer. Caught in a love triangle between Hayden and Dan.
165	* BettyAndVeronica: Awkward-yet-earnest Dan is the Betty and near-perfect Hayden is the Veronica.
166	* BrotherSisterIncest: Zigzagged. Cora and her brother are very physically affectionate with each other. While it's played off as innocent, his interest in a woman who looks just like Cora concerns Dan.
167	* DeadpanSnarker: She can think up some sweet comebacks when she wants to, though she's still fairly good-natured in her delivery.
168	* DudeMagnet: Aside from Dan and Hayden, Sean has tried to steal a kiss from her, her own brother is uncomfortably affectionate with her and some rich guy bought her and Bridget champagne.
169	* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Right from the first episode, everyone keeps mistaking her for Dan's girlfriend instead of Hayden's, due to Dan's last-minute breakup.
170	* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: Elopes with Dan minutes before Terry and Yvonne's wedding.]]
171	* LoveEpiphany: After getting engaged to Hayden, Cora goes to [[spoiler: the grandmother's funeral]] and can't help glancing over at Dan. Upon realising that she still cares about him, Cora ends her engagement to Hayden.
172	* NiceGirl: In her earliest appearance it's mentioned that she volunteers for the Red Cross. She's fairly open to the fact that the Moodys can be a bit eccentric. Even after splitting with both Dan and Hayden she stays on good terms with them. She also gives her brother a shoulder to cry on after breaking up with his girlfriend.
173	* OnlySaneWoman: Though unlike Dan, she's fairly laid back about the weirdness.
174	* RelationshipRevolvingDoor: Alternates between Dan and Hayden at least twice.
175	* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Why she ultimately picks Dan over Hayden in the end.
176	* TwoGuysAndAGirl: The central drama during ''A Moody Christmas''.
177	* WillTheyOrWontThey: She has this with both Dan and Hayden, as both manage to screw things up whenever she goes steady with one of them.
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179	!! Peggy
180	--> Helen Dallimore
181	A single mother that Sean starts dating.
182	* TheBusCameBack: Is revealed to be dating Rhys.
183	* GoldDigger: Goes out with men so they'll buy her and her kids nice things.
184	* {{Jerkass}}: When she refuses to say "I love you" to Sean even after he proposes to her, it's clear she's not right for him.
185	* KarmaHoudini: Dan points out to Sean that she's taking advantage of him. We never see her get any comeuppance.
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187	!! Scotty
188	--> Dave Eastgate
189	Sean's right-hand man. Neither smart nor competent.
190	* BumblingSidekick: The crowning moment being when he locked himself inside someone else's house, when the room didn't even have a lock.
191	* {{Gonk}}: He's short, chubby and has bad hair.
192	* WalkingShirtlessScene: He has a habit of taking his shirt off at inappropriate moments.
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194	!! Chris
195	--> Chum Ehelepola
196	Roger's boyfriend.
197	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Doesn't appear in ''The Moodys''. Justified, as Roger mentioned not wanting to remarry the last time he appeared.
198	* DowntimeDowngrade: He wants to get married some day, but Roger doesn't. Eventually, this causes an offscreen rift and they split up.
199	%%* StraightGay
200	* TwoferTokenMinority: A homosexual of South-Asian heritage.
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202	!! Irene
203	--> Annie Maynard
204	A Russian nurse and Terry's brief LoveInterest.
205	* DowntimeDowngrade: She only briefly dated Terry in her second appearance and isn't seen at any future Christmas gatherings. Terry doesn't even seem to be torn up about it.
206	* HeadTurningBeauty: She gets the attention of both Terry and Bridget's new boyfriend.
207	* SensualSlav: Terry takes an interest in her as soon as he hears her accent.
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209	!! Oksana
210	--> Natasha Beaumont
211	A Russian escort that Terry briefly dates.
212	* TheBusCameBack: Tries to get with Terry in ''The Moodys''. He rebuffs her as he was trying to propose to Yvonne.
213	* MyGirlIsNotASlut: Terry tries in vain to convince everyone that she's not dating him for money.
214	* SensualSlav: It's only a given she'd be attractive given her profession.
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216	!! Yvonne Tisdale
217	--> Sacha Horler
218	Terry's on and off girlfriend.
219	* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler: With Terry.]]
220	* LovableSexManiac: Terry is initially freaked out by it, given that she flirts with him at work. He grows to like it soon enough.
221	* RelationshipRevolvingDoor: Starts dating Terry, who is reluctant at first. She dumps him just as he grows attached to her. There's a period where Yvonne is willing to give Terry another chance. Finally, they're married.
222	* RememberTheNewGuy: Debuts in the second episode of ''The Moodys'' and Terry has apparently worked with her for some time. Given that this is a year after the finale to ''A Moody Christmas'', it's understandable that she would have simply been out of focus.
223	* SatelliteLoveInterest: Exists solely to be Terry's love interest.
224	* WillTheyOrWontThey: Terry really puts himself on thin ice for awhile before she comes back around.
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226	!! Howard Benson
227	--> Marshall Napier
228	Cora's father.
229	* BerserkButton: Don't disrespect the flag. He almost died defending it.
230	* DeathGlare: Seemingly his default look.
231	* RetiredBadass: Fought in Vietnam.
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233	!! Matt Capello
234	--> Jonny Pasvolsky
235	Bridget's boss (and lover).
236	* {{Jerkass}}: Doesn't show any concern for Bridget's pregnancy until the last minute. It's even implied that he was sleeping with other women the whole time.
237	* MistakenForGay: Roger takes an interest in him and holds out some hope that Matt's into men. He isn't.
238	* SatelliteLoveInterest: He's out of focus for the most part. All we know about him is that Bridget works for him and they slept together.
239	* WillTheyOrWontThey: The series ends with the implication that he might get with Bridget, though he may also just be offering to provide child support.

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