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Characters Unique to the Series
Peg
- Voiced by: Hayley Faith Negrin
- Breaking the Fourth Wall: She talks to the viewers often, usually to introduce herself and possibly Cat.
- Character Catchphrase: Two. Her exact words vary, but they always contain the words "big problem" and "totally freaking out" respectively.
- Character Tics: Waves her arms (and occasionally stamps) when she freaks out.
- Cheerful Child: While she can get a bit riled up in a bad situation, she's generally upbeat and optimistic.
- Genki Girl: Very jovial and energetic.
- Large Ham: Sometimes she can be quite dramatic, especially when she says any of her catchphrases.
- Limited Wardrobe: Nearly always wears a teal dress and a red striped hat.
- Medium Awareness: Not only does she break the fourth wall, but she knows about the PBS website.
- Non-Nude Bathing: Wears a swimsuit when she bathes.
- Plot Allergy: She thought she was allergic to cats in "The Allergy Problem", but it turned out to be clovers.
- Plucky Girl: Is an energetic little girl who's the main character.
- Totally Radical: Not usually, but she sometimes speaks in jive.
- Undying Loyalty: To Cat. She gets sad when things don't go his way, seeks out to look for him when he's missing, and more.
Cat
- Voiced by: Dwayne Hill
- Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: Is a dark blue cat.
- Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: Downplayed. He has kind of a short attention span, but he is capable of paying attention.
- Berserk Button: If "The Three Friends Problem" is any indication, he clearly doesn't like other people calming Peg down when she "totally freaks out".
- Big Eater: Has quite a big appetite.
- Breaking the Fourth Wall: Not as much as Peg, but sometimes he will talk to the viewers.
- Butt-Monkey: He will usually get himself in some sort of antics during the theme song.
- Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Not as much as Pig or Big Mouth, but still pretty goofy.
- A Dog Named "Dog": A cat named "Cat".
- Four Legs Good, Two Legs Better: He's a cat, but is almost always seen walking on his hind legs like a normal person.
- The Klutz: Often falls down and/or knocks things over.
- The Lancer: Is sort of a sidekick towards Peg.
- Large Ham: Downplayed. He's not as dramatic as Peg but sometimes he can be dramatic.
- Nearly Normal Animal: He can walk on two legs, talk and do other humanlike things, but is the size of a normal cat and doesn't wear clothes.
- Only Sane Man: Whenever Peg or someone else is totally freaking out, expect Cat to (usually) be the one to calm them down.
- Unexpectedly Human Perception: Cat has a Sweet Tooth, despite real cats being physically unable to taste sweetness.
- Vocal Dissonance: He's a rather small cat, but has a very deep voice courtesy of Dwayne Hill.
Ramone
"Thanks for putting this image here." "I do what I can!"
- Voiced by: Thamela Mpumlwana (season 1), Jaiden Lewis (season 2)
- The Ace: Downplayed. Not ridiculously competent but he is reasonably competent at quite a few jobs, some more than others.
- Character Catchphrase: "I do what I can!".
- Jack of All Trades: Seems to be good at rather a lot of things.
- Limited Wardrobe: Downplayed. Normally, he wears his yellow shirt, beret, and blue pants but he has a variety of outfits.
- Vague Age: Somewhere between six and twelve.
The Neighbor Ladies
The one with the glasses is Connie.
- Viv is voiced by: Angela Teek
Connie is voiced by: Jean Yoon
- Genki Girl: Very bubbly and want Peg to smile more.
- Limited Wardrobe: Viv wears a purple dress and Connie wears a red dress with yellow flowers.
- Ms. Vice Girl: Friendly and polite, but they believe in stereotypes.
The Teens
Tessa is 13, Mora is 14 and Jesse is 15.
- Tessa is voiced by: Addison Holley
Mora is voiced by: Annick Obonsawin
Jesse is voiced by: Gabriel Giammaria
- Delicious Distraction: Hunger and food seem to distract them easily.
- Limited Wardrobe: Always wear the same outfits that have their ages on them.
- Neat Freak: They don't like getting their clothes dirty.
- Phoneaholic Teenager: Downplayed. They like their cell phones, but "aholic" is definitely a stretch.
- Totally Radical: Use "hip" talk even more often than Peg.Jesse: "So everything is awesomesauce!"
Big Mouth
- Voiced by: Rob Morrison
- Aliens Speaking English: Downplayed. He can speak English with a speech impediment.
- Amusing Alien: Is a wacky alien who likes yellow things.
- Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Has a strange affinity for the colour yellow.
- Exposed Extraterrestrials: He wears no clothes.
- Meaningful Name: His mouth is quite large.
- Mister Strangenoun: His name is two words.
- Toilet Training Plot: He got potty-trained in "The Potty Problem"; the reason he wasn't potty-trained was because there are no bathrooms on his planet.
Peg's Mom
- Voiced by: Alison Jutzi
- Birthday Episode: She had her 30th birthday in "The Birthday Present Problem.
- Character Catchphrase: "Are you OK in there?" said every time Peg takes a bath.
- Good Parents: Seems to raise Peg quite well.
The Farmer
- Voiced by: Billy Aronson
The 100 Chickens
100 yellow chickens who live in a large chicken coop in the farm.- A Dog Named "Dog": Littlest Chicken has "Chicken" in her name.
- Hammerspace: Quite minor, but the chickens are able to occasionally pull items such as outfits (in “The Bus Problem”) and bandages (in “The Straight and Narrow Problem”) out of thin air.
- Meaningful Name: Littlest Chicken is the smallest of the flock.
- Mister Strangenoun: Littlest Chicken's name is two words.
- Nearly Normal Animal: They do some human-type things but are otherwise normal chickens.
- Talking Animal: The Littlest Chicken can speak, most notably in “The Littlest Chicken Problem”. In most other episodes, she only says a few words. The other chickens can also speak, as revealed by the song at the end of “The Bus Problem”.
Pig
- Voiced by: Tommy Wazelle
- Catchphrase Interruptus: Sometimes other people say, "We know you love triangles" before he can finish his sentence.
- Character Catchphrase: It varies, but his catchphrase is something along the lines of "I love triangles".
- Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Sings his words and is almost obsessed with triangles.
- A Dog Named "Dog": A pig named "Pig".
- Funny Animal: A walking, talking pig.
- Large Ham: Sings very dramatically.
- Phrase Catcher: Sometimes prompts other people to say, "We know you love triangles, Pig."
- The Singing Mute: We never hear him speak, but man, can he sing!
The Mermaid
- Voiced by: Emilie-Claire Barlow
Richard
- Voiced by: Christian DiStefano
- Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: He wears a belt and bangles.
- An Alien Named "Bob": An alien named Richard.
- The Eeyore: Zigzagged. He cries easily but isn't all cynical.
- Vague Age: Younger than Peg but not a baby, which makes him somewhere between two and five years old.
Baby Fox
- Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: Wears a bandanna and a diaper.
- Brainy Baby: Is a baby but can build.
- A Dog Named "Dog": A baby fox named Baby Fox.
- Funny Animal: Is a young anthropomorphic fox.
The Pirates (and their parrot)
- Voiced by: Rob Morrison
- Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: The parrot wears a pirate hat.
- Dressed to Plunder: All of them wear stereotypical pirate clothes, the parrot even wears a pirate hat.
- Hot-Blooded: Jovial, but also quite easily angered.
- The Napoleon: All moody and the same height as Peg.
- Pirate: Yup, four jolly pirates.
- Polly Wants a Microphone: The parrot can say full sentences.
Big Dog
A large dog.- Big Friendly Dog: He is very friendly.
- A Dog Named "Dog": Specifically, Big Dog.
- Mister Strangenoun: His name is two words.
- Nearly Normal Animal: Sometimes, he does something human-like, but he's mostly just a normal dog.
Epidermis
- Voiced by: Kevin Del Aguila
- Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: Is a purple camel.
- Mister Strangenoun: His name is a word for a layer of skin.
- Nearly Normal Animal: Is mainly a normal camel but can sort of talk and has some human-type qualities.
Arch Villain
- Voiced by: J. Walter Hawkes
- Cartoon Creature: Is a weird pink humanoid.
- Heel–Face Revolving Door: He starts off evil, turns good, then turns evil again.
- Meaningful Name: Subverted. He stopped fixating on arches, but kept his name.
- Punny Name: His name is based on the term "arch-villain" and his enjoyment of arches. Even when said enjoyment goes away, he doesn't change his name.
Flat Woman
- Voiced by: Julie Lemieux
- Cartoon Creature: Looks like an anthropomorphic cat, has green skin, and is called a "woman".
- Limited Wardrobe: Wears high gloves and a ninja suit.
Aki
- Voiced by: Mika Shimozato
- Acrofatic: Is round and also (being a ninja) very agile.
Mac
- Voiced by: Kevin Del Aguila
The Toad
- Voiced by: Kevin Del Aguila
Fairy-tale Characters
The Three Bears
- Papa Bear is voiced by: Kevin Brathwite
Mama Bear is voiced by: Angela Teek
Baby Bear is voiced by: Phatt Al
- Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: Daddy Bear wears a bow tie and a hat.
- Barefoot Cartoon Animal: Mommy Bear wears a dress but no shoes.
- Funny Animal: A family of anthro bears.
- Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Baby Bear wears a shirt with no pants.
The Giants
- Giant is voiced by: Bryce Kulak
Giantess is voiced by: Shoshana Sperling
- Adaptational Heroism: Based on the giant couple from Jack and the Beanstalk, except these ones don't eat people.
- Affectionate Nickname: They call each other things like "sweetie" and "babe".
- Happily Married: They seem to be a very happy couple, judging by all their affectionate nicknames.
- Gentle Giant: Very friendly and don't understand why the humans used to be afraid of them.
- Plot Allergy: The wife has an undefined allergy which makes the tissue box required in "The Giant Problem" so Peg, Cat, Pig, the other pig, the Three Bears and the Three Billy Goats Gruff can't hide in it.
Romeo and Juliet
- Romeo is voiced by: Joseph Marrese
Juliet is voiced by: Kristin Fairlie
- Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: In the original play they're deeply infatuated and want to be married, whereas in the series, they're just two people who live next door to each other and are close friends.
- Age Lift: In the original play, they were teens, whereas in Peg + Cat, they're adults.
- Rhymes on a Dime: They speak in rhyme.
- Spared by the Adaptation: In the original play, they both die, but in Peg + Cat, they're alive and well.
The Three Pigs
- Voiced by: Rob Morrison
- Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: One has a scarf.
- Funny Animal: Anthropomorphic pigs.
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
- Voiced by: Rob Morrison
- Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: Their leader wears gloves, shoes, and a scarf.
- Fully-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Two of them wear shoes and dresses (despite being billy goats).
- Funny Animal: Anthropomorphic goats.
- Meaningful Name: They have gruff voices.
- Wholesome Crossdresser: They obviously don't act inappropriately, and two of them wear tutus.
Historical Figures
Ludwig van Beethoven
- Voiced by: Rob Morrison
- Artistic License – History: Is not deaf, but the real Ludwig van Beethoven was.
Albert Einstein
- Voiced by: John Stocker
- Artistic License – History: He's Jewish, whereas the real Albert Einstein gave up Judaism.
- Einstein Hair: Well, he is Einstein.
Cleopatra
- Voiced by: Patience Mpumlwana
- Big Eater: She once ordered 70 pizzas for her and her camel.
- Large Ham: Is as dramatic as Peg.
- Walk Like an Egyptian: Does stereotypical ancient Egyptian dance moves whenever she dances.
