Pushing Daisies/Characters

Ned
"What makes me different has also brought everyone I love into my life."


 * Adorkable: Big time.
 * Arbitrary Skepticism: He raises the dead, but doesn't believe in ghosts.
 * Fantasy Kitchen Sink: The dialogue is ambiguous, but there may also be C.H.U.D.s in this world, too.
 * Big Ol Eyebrows
 * Bad Liar
 * Blessed With Suck
 * Butt Monkey: If something bad happens to a main character, there's about a ninety percent chance it will be Ned.
 * Dark and Troubled Past
 * Devoted to You: An unusual male example. Helps that he's played by Lee Pace.
 * I Just Want to Be Normal: To be fair, his powers have made his life a lot worse.
 * Indirect Kiss
 * Loners Are Freaks
 * Long Lost Sibling: Two of them--his twin half-brothers.
 * Love Makes You Crazy
 * Mistaken for Murderer
 * Motor Mouth
 * Mundane Utility
 * Nice Guy
 * No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: His attempts at simple kindness have a tendency to go wrong.
 * No Name Given: Strangely enough he's the only regular character with no last name given. Coincidence? Probably not...
 * Of Course I'm Not a Virgin
 * Parental Abandonment
 * Disappeared Dad: He shipped Ned off to boarding school and started a new family with another woman. The only notification that he gave of any of this to Ned was a generic "We've Moved!" postcard.
 * Missing Mom: She had an aneurysm. Ned revived her but she later touched him again.
 * Power Incontinence
 * Ridiculously Average Guy: His powers aside, he's very much unremarkable and seems to prefer it that way.
 * Sugar and Ice Personality
 * They Fight Crime
 * Twitchy Eye
 * When He Smiles: A male version. Ned frowns so much that when he does smile, it's pretty amazing.
 * Window Love
 * The Woobie
 * You Can Always Tell a Liar: His right eye starts twitching.

Charlotte "Chuck" Charles
"'I'd kiss you if it wouldn't kill me.'"


 * Back From the Dead
 * Genre Savvy
 * Genki Girl
 * Family Relationship Switcheroo
 * Has Two Mommies
 * Indirect Kiss
 * Informed Judaism
 * Nightmare Fetishist: Suddenly being surrounded by talking dead people (and becoming one yourself...) can do that to you.
 * Omniglot: Being sheltered her whole life with her aunts led to her discovering a cache of language lesson tapes, which she took to heart.
 * Parental Abandonment
 * Disappeared Dad: He died to balance out the revival of Ned's mother.
 * Missing Mom: ...she died.
 * Repetitive Name
 * They Fight Crime
 * Tomboyish Name
 * Victim of the Week
 * Waking Up At the Morgue
 * Who Dunnit to Me
 * Window Love

Emerson Cod

 * Badass
 * Bald Black Leader Guy: Even in childhood flashbacks.
 * Born Detective
 * Catch Phrase ("Oh, HELL no!")
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Hidden Depths: Started out in art school.
 * Huge Guy Tiny Girl: He's massive at 6"5" and gets a lot of scenes with 4"11" Olive.
 * Jerkass
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold
 * Men Don't Cry
 * Money Dear Boy: He'll do pretty much anything for a quick buck.
 * Private Detective
 * Real Men Knit
 * Scary Black Man
 * They Fight Crime

Vivian Charles

 * Cool Old Lady
 * Entendre Failure
 * Hates Being Touched
 * Horrible Judge of Character
 * Locked Out of the Loop
 * Moe Moe
 * Sibling Yin Yang
 * That Reminds Me of a Song

Lily Charles

 * Badass
 * Cool Old Lady
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Eyepatch of Power
 * Lady Drunk
 * Locked Out of the Loop
 * Luke I Am Your Mother / Family Relationship Switcheroo
 * Mushroom Samba
 * Orgasmically Delicious: Whether it's the mood enhancers, the cheese crust, or Ned's mad skillz, nobody reacts to Ned's pies like Lily does.
 * Perpetual Frowner
 * My Secret Pregnancy
 * Sibling Yin Yang

Olive Snook

 * Beware the Nice Ones: She's very sweet until You set her temper off.
 * Big Eater: Is a stress eater to the tune of six whole pies in one sitting.
 * Clingy Jealous Girl
 * The Cutie: She's played by Kristen Chenoweth. This is pretty much a given.
 * Ensemble Darkhorse: Kristin won an Emmy for the part, despite the fact that the show only lasted two half-seasons.
 * Foot Popping
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
 * Locked Out of the Loop
 * Lonely Rich Kid
 * Love Makes You Crazy
 * Pint Sized Powerhouse
 * Secret Keeper
 * That Reminds Me of a Song
 * You Can Always Tell a Liar: She starts answering questions with questions.

Digby
 * Back From the Dead
 * Canine Companion