Line #26 Characters/ThePJs


1	Characters who appear in ''WesternAnimation/ThePJs'' and their associated {{trope}}s.
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6	[[folder: Thurgood Orenthal Stubbs]]
7	[[quoteright:324:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thurgood_stubbs_3400.jpg]]
8	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EddieMurphy (1999-2000), [[TheOtherDarrin Mark Moseley]] (1999-2000), Creator/PhilMorris (2000-2001)
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10	The superintendent of the Hilton-Jacobs projects and the main protagonist of the show.
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12	* AffectionateNickname: Muriel occasionally calls him "Goodie."
13	* BrilliantButLazy: For all the jokes that are made about how bad he is at his job, Thurgood is a gifted repairman that can innovate solutions to unconventional problems. It's just that he's highly unmotivated and prefers goofing off (which is made worse by HUD's poor budget allotments). One episode has him cleaning up his act when the threat of being fired rears its head.
14	* CrankyLandlord: Of the superintendent variety. A rare example of this type of character being the protagonist.
15	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: As dimwitted as he can be, he's proven to be kind and a natural leader if need be.
16	* DeadpanSnarker: Most of his interactions with the other tenants consist of sarcastic one-liners on his end.
17	* FamousAncestor: The second season premiere reveals that he is descended from Thomas Jefferson.
18	* InformedFlaw: Many jokes are made about Thurgood being bad at repair work but quite often he demonstrates that he's a capable if unorthodox handyman, often making use of his skills to great effect.
19	* JerkassHasAPoint: As lazy and ill-tempered as he is, Thurgood's argument that he has very few resources for the upkeep of the Hilton Jacobs building is absolutely true; HUD gives him very little to work with (to the point that he was forced to resort to burglary just to get a new water filter in one episode), and the fact that the building is in a crime-ridden ghetto means that many of the improvements Thurgood could do to the building would just be stolen, as seen in "The Door".
20	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Thurgood is short-tempered, irresponsible, and lazy to the point of apathy about his job, but he's also a man who cares deeply about his friends and community.
21	* TheLoinsSleepTonight: A minor RunningGag is that his poor health has led to impotency. It's briefly reignited by a new blood pressure medication.
22	* OnlySaneMan: If he's not the one responsible for the ZanyScheme of the day, he'll be the one to snark about it and try to stop it if it threatens others.
23	* RetiredBadass: Thurgood's no longer in his prime, but he had a successful wrestling career and served in the navy with at least thirty confirmed kills. He also maintains an interest in martial arts which he mixes with his past skills to deal with people that actually threaten him. Unless they pull guns on him, the odds of Thurgood walking away after besting him are pretty good, and even being armed isn't a guarantee he'll be the one losing.
24	* SkewedPriorities: Whenever he unclogs Haiti Lady's toilet, he's typically more concerned with the fact that she flushed paper towels than the fact that she also flushes animal parts and voodoo accessories.
25	* UnusualEuphemism: Often uses the names of African-American icons as expletives ("What on Eartha Kitt?", "Mother Marion Berry!", etc.).
26	* VerbalTic: Prone to saying "uht" when shocked.
27	* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's 45, but a lifetime of wearage makes him look like he's in his late 50's.
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30	[[folder: Muriel Stubbs]]
31	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/muriel_stubbs_2_2562.jpg]]
32	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LorettaDevine
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34	Thurgood's wife.
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36	* AllWomenAreLustful: Has quite the sex drive, as demonstrated when Thurgood begins taking medication that has a side effect of increasing his libido. After he runs out, his libido drops back down, but she still incessantly tries to get him in the mood, and ends up almost forcing herself on him. When he still won't give in, she breaks down crying.
37	* OnlySaneMan[=/=]WomenAreWiser: She's typically the voice of reason to Thurgood's antics.
38	* PinkIsFeminine: She usually wears pink clothing.
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41	[[folder: Florence Normandy Avery]]
42	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JaNetDubois
43	[[quoteright:259:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/florence_normandy_avery_9618.jpeg]]
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45	An elderly tenant who constantly antagonizes Thurgood. In her past, she used to be a con artist.
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47	* CoolOldLady: But not as far as Thurgood is concerned.
48	* ICallItVera: She calls her shotgun "Mrs. Jones."
49	* LastNameBasis: Most people just call her "Mrs. Avery."
50	* MadeOfIron: She's had multiple strokes, but is still alive and able to move on her own.
51	* ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Often brings out a shotgun to threaten people or to get her way.
52	* WoundedGazelleGambit: Of a sympathetic variety in one episode where she pretended to be hurt because she was lonely and wanted some (male) companionship.
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55	[[folder: Bebe Ho]]
56	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bebe_ho_3783.jpg]]
57	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JeniferLewis
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59	Muriel's sister, and wife of Jimmy Ho.
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61	* BoyishShortHair: Although her personality is atypical for the trope.
62	* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: She and Muriel don't always get along very well.
63	* ReallyGetsAround:
64	** It's mentioned that Jimmy is her fifth husband. Lampshaded in "The Door":
65	-->'''Bebe''': With that door gone, what's to stop some strange man from comin' in here and [[RapeAsDrama havin' his way with me?]]\
66	'''Thurgood''': [[DeadpanSnarker The long-ass line]].
67	** She also slept with most of her high school teachers, as well as an exotic dancer--the night before her wedding.
68	** Of course, this makes "Ho" a MeaningfulName.
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71	[[folder: Emilio Sanchez]]
72	->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PepeSerna
73	[[quoteright:221:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ob_b0b82d040daa125c6a78598236579cee_cheryl_pj_s_8.jpg]]
74	[[caption-width-right:221:Sanchez]]
75	A Cuban tenant who speaks with an electrolarynx, and one of Thurgood's friends.
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77	* ButtMonkey: Not only is he given zero respect by his fellow tenants, but is on the receiving end of the show's AmusingInjuries more than the others.
78	* ADayInTheLimelight: Season 3's "Scathroat".
79	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Of all the tenants, Sanchez is the least liked and most mocked, with everyone making jokes at his expense and insulting him to his face. One episode has him insulting Thurgood just like everyone else, only for Avery to warn him not to get cocky. However, he's still always included in activities.
80	* LastNameBasis: Everyone just calls him Sanchez.
81	* TheLostLenore: His late-wife Esperansa. When he talks about her, he's still sad over it and loses his mind when Thurgood tosses out her ashes.
82	* MultipleChoicePast: How exactly he lost his voice. It's typically stated that years of smoking damaged his throat, but it's implied in "Haiti Sings the Blues" that Haiti Lady placed a voodoo {{curse}} on him. [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane Not that either explanation is mutually exclusive.]]
83	* SmokingIsNotCool: He speaks with an electrolarynx because of his smoking habit.
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86	[[folder: Jimmy Ho]]
87	->'''Voiced by''': Creator/MichaelPaulChan
88	[[quoteright:104:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jimmy_ho.jpg]]
89	[[caption-width-right:104:Jimmy]]
90	Bebe's Korean husband and Muriel and Thurgood's brother-in-law, who considers himself part of the African-American community.
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92	* FreudianExcuse: "Red Man's Burden" explains Jimmy's PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy behavior. He rejects his Korean heritage because the one night stand that led to his birth caused his mother be thrown out of the family and he believed his father to be black based on the name on the dog tags left behind.
93	* NativeAmericanCasino: In one of the last produced episodes, he finds out he's part Native American, and opens up an Indian casino in the projects.
94	* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: Well, he's Asian, but he still fits the bill, considering himself an honorary black man and often using speaking of himself as such.
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97	[[folder: Garcelle "Haiti Lady" [=DuPris=]]]
98	-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/CherylFrancisHarrington
99	[[quoteright:335:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ob_b0b82d040daa125c6a78598236579cee_cheryl_pj_s.jpg]]
100	[[caption-width-right:335:Mambo Garcelle]]
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102	A Haitian tenant and the projects' resident voodoo queen.
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104	* HartmanHips: Or, as Bebe said "childbearing Hippos". She has the largest set of hips compared to the rest of cast and they take up most of her body.
105	* HollywoodVoodoo: Whether or not her magic actually works varies between episodes, so far, it's only been proven in two episodes.
106	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Most people just call her "Haiti Lady". She often has to remind Thurgood that it's not her actual name.
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109	[[folder: Elister "Smokey" [=McDaniel=]]]
110	-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/ShawnMichaelHoward
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112	A homeless crackhead who is nonetheless considered part of the Hilton-Jacobs community.
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114	* DrugsAreBad: He's homeless and addicted to crack.
115	* HiddenDepths: For a crackhead, Smokey is actually pretty intelligent. He helps Thurgood get his GED (successfully) and has an understanding of housing laws and building codes (which most likely comes from illegally living in housing projects or hanging around HUD).
116	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His real name, Elister, is revealed in the second season episode "Smokey the Squatter", and his surname, [=McDaniel=], is revealed in the [[ShortRunInPeru originally-unaired-in-the-US]] episode "ClipShow". Prior to that, he's either known as "that damn crackhead," "Mr. Crack," or "Smokey."
117	* StickyFingers: He tends to steal from the tenants whenever possible.
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120	[[folder: Walter Burkett]]
121	-->'''Voiced by''': Creator/MarcWilmore
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123	The neighborhood parole officer and a friend of Thurgood's.
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125	* DirtyCop: In "How the Super Stoled Christmas", he arrests a purse snatcher, but leaves him locked in a trunk instead of turning him in. He also steals evidence and sells it at the pawnshop as his "Christmas bonus", and once threatens to beat up Thurgood when he thinks he's wearing a wire.
126	* SonOfAWhore: He mentions in the episode "Bougie Nights" that he was raised in a whorehouse.
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129	[[folder: Calvin Banks]]
130	--> '''Voiced By''': Creator/CrystalScales
131	[[quoteright:158:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/calvin_banks_and_juicy_hudson.jpg]]
132	[[caption-width-right:158:Calvin]]
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134	One of the local Hilton Jacob's children. Often hangs out with Thurgood and at one point planned on becoming a janitor himself. Oddly enough, his parents are never seen, despite Calvin appearing with the rest of the residents for meetings and various hijinks.
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137	* FatAndSkinny: The skinny to Juicy's fat.
138	* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Thurgood, somehow. He and Juicy are among the few characters he's nice to.
139	* ThoseTwoGuys: Is almost never seen apart from Juicy.
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142	[[folder: Juicy Hudson]]
143	--> '''Voiced By''': Creator/MicheleMorgan
144	[[quoteright:282:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/juicy.jpg]]
145	Calvin's obese best friend, Juicy is the son of the Hudson family, two morbidly obese shut-ins so large, they can no longer leave their apartments and depend on Juicy to run errands and shop for them.
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148	* BigEater: Early episodes had his mother hanging a "Do Not Feed" sign around his neck to curb this tendency.
149	* BigFun
150	* ExtremeOmnivore: Often eats things that aren't food, such as the plastic bag around the marshmallows, or the carpet insulation.
151	* FatAndSkinny: The fat to Calvin's skinny.
152	* FatBestFriend: For Calvin.
153	* FatIdiot: Is notably slow-witted and almost completely lacks common sense.
154	* TheUnfavorite: Thurgood often treats Juicy with significantly less regard than he does Calvin. It is implied in some episodes to be because of Juicy's low intelligence.
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157	[[folder: Babs and De-Shawn]]
158	Two other crackheads that are seldom seen apart.
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160	* AddledAddict: More so than Smokey is, as Babs is all but feral and De-Shawn is just there.
161	* FlatCharacter: There's not a lot to them besides being crack addicts and Smokey's associates.
162	* ReducedToRatburgers: De-Shawn, according to ''Fear of a Black Rat'', eats rats.
163	* {{Streetwalker}}: Babs is implied to be this or close enough to this, as one episode makes a mention that she's a crackwhore and, like De-Shawn and Smokey, she's implied to be homeless, too.
164	* ThoseTwoGuys: These two only show up together when they appear at all.
165	* TheUnintelligible: Babs doesn't so much talk and, when she does, it's more like an animal screaming.
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168	[[folder: Juicy's Parents]]
169	Mama and Papa Hudson are Juicy's extremely obese parents, who never leave their apartment, so Juicy has to do things for them.
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171	* TheShutIn: Their extreme obesity means they can't fit through the door, though Papa Hudson did leave the apartment once.
172	* TheVoice: For the longest, we knew they were there when they talked, though Papa's arm and leg could be seen in a few episodes and we even see his face in some episodes.
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175	[[folder: Rasta Man]]
176	A marijuana-loving tenant who's always got a huge cloud of smoke surrounding him.
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178	* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: He's only ever referred to as "Rasta Man" and we never find out what his real name is.
179	* TheVoice: While we sometimes see his legs/feet, we never find out what he really looks like as he's always got this huge cloud of marijuana smoke around him.
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