El Chavo del Ocho/Characters

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El Chavo
An always-hungry orphan boy, who seems to live in a barrel in the main yard (though this is actually the place where he hides when scared or upset - he used to live in the house number 8 until its owner died, now it's said that he sleeps at his neighbors'). Obssesed with ham sandwiches. It seems that no one takes care of him, and he survives with tips from menial jobs. Too clumsy for his own good, always hitting someone one way or another. Other characters either mock him for his perceived ugliness, or try to get advantage of his naiveté.

""Fue sin querer queriendo...""
 * The Artful Dodger: In his best moments
 * Book Dumb
 * Five-Finger Discount
 * The Klutz


 * Incorruptible Pure Pureness
 * Parental Abandonment: According to the tie-in books, he actually ran away from what's all but stated to be an Orphanage of Fear.
 * Seven Minute Lull: He's often caught during one of these while referring to Profesor Jirafales as "Maestro Longaniza".
 * Street Urchin

Federico aka Quico
A pampered and bratty kid with a mean streak. Fortunately, he is too dumb to cause real harm, or be a threat to begin with. Obsessed with getting a "square ball." Mocked for his gigantic cheeks, and his deep stupidity. Delights in one-upping Chavo; whenever he spots Chavo playing with a simple home-made toy, Quico will within moments show up with an obscenely flashy, store-bought version of the same.


 * Book Dumb
 * Disappeared Dad: He explains in the tie-in book that his father, Federico, was a sea captain who went down with his ship, which is implied in the series when his father makes an appearance in a flashback in one episode (also played by Carlos Villagrán).
 * The Ditz
 * First Name Ultimatum: If Florinda calls him "Federico", it's because she's PISSED at him.
 * Small Name, Big Ego
 * Spoiled Brat: His mother spoils him rotten
 * Too Dumb to Live: A lot of times.

La Chilindrina
A mischievous girl, who lives to get some advantage from others, even the adults. Identifiable by her twin pigtails, her glasses and her freckles. Mocked for her short height, and the fact that she is less pretty than other girls her age (and her attitude makes her looks worse). Named after a "freckled" Mexican pastry. By far the smartest kid in the show.


 * Cunning Like a Fox
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Manipulative Bitch
 * Meganekko
 * Puppy Love: With El Chavo (at least, since her perspective)
 * The Trickster

Don Ramón
A widower, Chilindrina's father, and laziness personified. Always owes 14 months of rent. Survives by doing odd jobs, which rarely last more than one episode. The Designated Victim of Doña Florinda, often makes El Chavo pay for it. Mocked for his very thin body, and his ugliness. Probably the character that most interacted with El Chavo, and their situations together are a source of much of the show's humor. Played by Ramón Valdés, one of a group of sibling comedians(along with El Loco Valdés and Tin Tan), Don Ramón is possibly the show's most popular character along with El Chavo and La Chilindrina.

"Don Ramón: (hits El Chavo with Kung Foley bell in background) ¡TOMA! El Chavo: Pipipipipipipipipipipi... Don Ramón: (after mocking El Chavo's crying) ¡Y no te doy otra no más porque...!"
 * Butt Monkey
 * The Danza: played by Ramón Valdéz
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * New Job Episode
 * Parental Substitute: To El Chavo, most of the time.
 * Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?
 * Would Hurt a Child


 * He also often twists one of Quico's arms whenever the latter annoys him enough.

Doña Florinda
A young widow who believes herself to be superior, both morally and monetarily, to her neighbors. The Alpha Bitch grown up, only fallen and with perpetual hair curlers. Pampers her son (Quico) to a ridiculous extent; she often defends him by slapping Don Ramón, whom she perceives as a child abuser. A perception caused by misunderstandings she would never allow him to clarify. Has a No Hugging, No Kissing romance with Profesor Jirafales.


 * Chastity Couple: With Profesor Jirafales
 * The Danza: played by Florinda Meza
 * Fallen Princess: She was kicked out of her rich family for having married beneath her station, and they also refused support when she was widowed
 * My Beloved Smother: Explains a LOT about Quico
 * Small Name, Big Ego
 * Tsundere: Very tsun-tsun with Don Ramón, but becomes dere-dere around Profesor Jirafales.
 * Playing Gertrude: In the first season, she was played by 22-year-old Florinda Meza.
 * Widow Woman

Profesor Jirafales
The kids' elementary teacher, a very educated man with Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness. The Straight Man, with relatively little patience. Mocked for his height, is often callen "Maestro Longaniza" (which roughly translates as "teacher Longsausage"). His name is also a word play on the word jirafa(hee-rah-fah), meaning giraffe. Has a chaste relationship with Doña Florinda.


 * Chastity Couple: With Doña Florinda
 * The Comically Serious
 * Only Sane Man (along with Sr. Barriga)
 * Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness
 * Stern Teacher
 * Straight Man

Doña Cleotilde
An old spinster, whose sense of fashion got stuck in the twenties. Lusts intensely after "Don Rrrrrrramón", but it goes unreciprocated. Her nickname, "The witch of (house) Number 71", alludes to the kids' perception that she is an evil witch. This, and her bad habit of naming her lap dogs with demonic monikers, only contributes to the confusion, leading to Three Is Company moments.


 * Abhorrent Admirer: To Don Ramón.
 * Christmas Cake
 * Impoverished Patrician: Like Florinda, only that instead of being thrown out for marrying a poor man, she left her family because she didn't want to be the spinster aunt.
 * Stalker with a Crush

Señor Barriga
The owner of the "vecindad", and often the Only Sane Man in the madness of the neighborhood. He is always, always hit by El Chavo, usually when arriving. A fat man, who is mocked for his obesity. His last name, Barriga, means "belly" in Spanish.


 * Acting for Two: Edgar Vivar, Barriga's actor, also played Ñoño, Barriga's son.
 * Butt Monkey
 * Chew Toy
 * The Comically Serious
 * Fat Bastard: Averted, he's more of a Jerk with a Heart of Gold.
 * Only Sane Man: Along with Profesor Jirafales
 * Punny Name: "Barriga" is an actual surname in Mexico, but it's also Spanish for "belly", which is Sr. Barriga's most distinguishing trait.