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* [[Amusing Injuries]]: Courage takes a lot of pain in many episodes (most notable perhaps in Mecha-Courage), but he's usually okay, and even laughing (albeit as if slapped silly).
* [[Amusing Injuries]]: Courage takes a lot of pain in many episodes (most notable perhaps in Mecha-Courage), but he's usually okay, and even laughing (albeit as if slapped silly).
* [[Animal Reaction Shot]]: At almost everything he finds scary it instantly cuts to him scream with his mouth open. Different things happen during the screams each time so that each scream doesn't get repetitive.
* [[Animal Reaction Shot]]: At almost everything he finds scary it instantly cuts to him scream with his mouth open. Different things happen during the screams each time so that each scream doesn't get repetitive.
* [[Anti Hero]] ([[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type I]]): Though just barely. Would be a straight hero, and often is, if not for his massive cowardice.
* [[Anti-Hero]] ([[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type I]]): Though just barely. Would be a straight hero, and often is, if not for his massive cowardice.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Badass Adorable]]
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* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[The Cassandra]]
* [[The Cassandra]]
* [[Captain Obvious]]: In the early episodes. Though he got better as the first season went on, this probably contributed to him becoming a [[Speech Impaired Animal]] in later seasons.
* [[Captain Obvious]]: In the early episodes. Though he got better as the first season went on, this probably contributed to him becoming a [[Speech-Impaired Animal]] in later seasons.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Several. ("The things I do for love..." for example.)
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Several. ("The things I do for love..." for example.)
* [[Civilized Animal]]
* [[Civilized Animal]]
* [[Cool Pet]]
* [[Cool Pet]]
* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: When he can talk.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: When he can talk.
* [[The Determinator]]: No matter how terrified he is or how powerful his opponent may be, Courage will never back down. Best exemplified in the battle with Mecha-Courage.
* [[The Determinator]]: No matter how terrified he is or how powerful his opponent may be, Courage will never back down. Best exemplified in the battle with Mecha-Courage.
* [[Dogs Are Dumb]]: Inverted. Courage is one of the smartest characters in the show.
* [[Dogs Are Dumb]]: Inverted. Courage is one of the smartest characters in the show.
* [[Evil Detecting Dog]]
* [[Evil-Detecting Dog]]
* [[Gag Nose]]: With a zigzag on it.
* [[Gag Nose]]: With a zigzag on it.
* [[Genre Savvy]]: He KNOWS when something's wrong.
* [[Genre Savvy]]: He KNOWS when something's wrong.
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* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Rather a sad story, revealed in the last episodes of the series when {{spoiler|an evil doctor rocketed his mom and dad in hopes to create a race of super strong space dogs. Luckily Muriel found him as a baby in a nearby alley.}}
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Rather a sad story, revealed in the last episodes of the series when {{spoiler|an evil doctor rocketed his mom and dad in hopes to create a race of super strong space dogs. Luckily Muriel found him as a baby in a nearby alley.}}
* [[Silent Snarker]]: In his non-speaking moments.
* [[Silent Snarker]]: In his non-speaking moments.
* [[Speech Impaired Animal]]: Subverted in the early days of the show, where he spoke more freely usually. Due to perhaps [[Executive Meddling]] he played it more straight later.
* [[Speech-Impaired Animal]]: Subverted in the early days of the show, where he spoke more freely usually. Due to perhaps [[Executive Meddling]] he played it more straight later.
* [[Talking Animal]]: He was very talkative during the first season. But afterwards the creators decided to try and make him not quite as chatty and mostly saying one liners now and then.
* [[Talking Animal]]: He was very talkative during the first season. But afterwards the creators decided to try and make him not quite as chatty and mostly saying one liners now and then.
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]
* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]
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A sweet old lady of Scottish descent who found Courage abandoned by an alley and took him home. She is constantly in danger from the things that come to Nowhere but she always smiles at some point during the episode. And she loves Eustace despite his [[Jerkass]] personality. She also loves using vinegar in ''all'' of her cooking, and in an early episode picked up playing the sitar and also has a fondness for tea.
A sweet old lady of Scottish descent who found Courage abandoned by an alley and took him home. She is constantly in danger from the things that come to Nowhere but she always smiles at some point during the episode. And she loves Eustace despite his [[Jerkass]] personality. She also loves using vinegar in ''all'' of her cooking, and in an early episode picked up playing the sitar and also has a fondness for tea.


* [[Blind Without Em]]: Shown in "Muriel Meets Her Match".
* [[Blind Without'Em]]: Shown in "Muriel Meets Her Match".
* [[Captain Oblivious]]
* [[Captain Oblivious]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Oh my".
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Oh my".
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* [[Adult Child]]: He's basiclly a [[Bratty Half Pint]] in an old man's body.
* [[Adult Child]]: He's basiclly a [[Bratty Half Pint]] in an old man's body.
* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type I]], see [[Freudian Excuse]].
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type I]], see [[Freudian Excuse]].
* [[Anti Villain]]: Type II
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Type II
* [[Anti Role Model]]
* [[Anti Role Model]]
* [[Asshole Victim]]
* [[Asshole Victim]]
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* [[Berserk Button]]: Cheating him out of money, and messing with his hat, chair, or truck.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Cheating him out of money, and messing with his hat, chair, or truck.
* [[Big Bad]]: He's this in an episode wherein he assembles a team consisting of [[Big Bad|himself]], [[The Dragon|Katz]], [[The Brute|the foot fungus gangsters]], [[The Dark Chick|the queen of the black puddle]], and [[Team Pet|the weremole]] [[Moral Event Horizon|in an attempt to kill Courage, luring him into that situation by holding Muriel hostage above a boiling pot.]]
* [[Big Bad]]: He's this in an episode wherein he assembles a team consisting of [[Big Bad|himself]], [[The Dragon|Katz]], [[The Brute|the foot fungus gangsters]], [[The Dark Chick|the queen of the black puddle]], and [[Team Pet|the weremole]] [[Moral Event Horizon|in an attempt to kill Courage, luring him into that situation by holding Muriel hostage above a boiling pot.]]
** [[Non Action Big Bad]]: While the rest of his [[Five Bad Band]] is attempting to kill Courage, he just watches from the sidelines.
** [[Non-Action Big Bad]]: While the rest of his [[Five-Bad Band]] is attempting to kill Courage, he just watches from the sidelines.
* [[Big Eater]]
* [[Big Eater]]
* [[Blind Without Em]]
* [[Blind Without'Em]]
* [[The Bully]]
* [[The Bully]]
* [[Captain Oblivious]]
* [[Captain Oblivious]]
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* [[Grumpy Bear]]
* [[Grumpy Bear]]
* [[Grumpy Old Man]]: Should be [[Captain Obvious|obvious]] with what he does for most of the series.
* [[Grumpy Old Man]]: Should be [[Captain Obvious|obvious]] with what he does for most of the series.
* [[Its All About Me]]
* [[It's All About Me]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass]]
** [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Although it never shows anywhere else, the ending of "The Curse of Shirley" where another hallucination caused by the curse has him see Courage as himself as a young boy with no hat. And in a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] gives him the hat and undoes the curse.
** [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Although it never shows anywhere else, the ending of "The Curse of Shirley" where another hallucination caused by the curse has him see Courage as himself as a young boy with no hat. And in a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] gives him the hat and undoes the curse.
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* [[Opaque Lenses]]
* [[Opaque Lenses]]
* [[Personal Raincloud]]: In "Curse Of Shirley".
* [[Personal Raincloud]]: In "Curse Of Shirley".
* [[Screw Politeness I'm a Senior]]
* [[Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior!]]
* [[Small Name Big Ego]]: "I'm a farmer! FARMER, FARMER, FARMER!"
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: "I'm a farmer! FARMER, FARMER, FARMER!"
* [[Strong Family Resemblance]]
* [[Strong Family Resemblance]]
* [[This Is My Chair]]
* [[This Is My Chair]]
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* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: "Mega Muriel the Magnificent", "Hardrive Courage".
* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: "Mega Muriel the Magnificent", "Hardrive Courage".
* [[AI Is a Crapshoot]]
* [[AI Is a Crapshoot]]
* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type 2]].
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type 2]].
* [[British Stuffiness]]
* [[British Stuffiness]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "You ''Twit''".
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "You ''Twit''".
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
** [[Snarky Inanimate Object]]
** [[Snarky Inanimate Object]]
* [[Everythings Better With Bob]]: 2+5=BOB
* [[Everything's Better With Bob]]: 2+5=BOB
* [[Freak Out]]: In "Hardrive Courage" when he gets the virus.
* [[Freak Out]]: In "Hardrive Courage" when he gets the virus.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: As the end of his episode 'Mega Muriel The Magnificent' would suggest.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: As the end of his episode 'Mega Muriel The Magnificent' would suggest.
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* [[Shiny Midnight Black]]
* [[Shiny Midnight Black]]
* [[Sinister Shades]]
* [[Sinister Shades]]
* [[Small Name Big Ego]]
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]
* [[Smarter Than You Look|Smarter Then He Looks]]: He's actually quite smart when you think that he was able to build things like Mecha-Courage or make Magic Chemicals (Even if at first he failed at making what he wanted: A Water Buffalo). He was also a former student of the "Perfect" Teacher.
* [[Smarter Than You Look|Smarter Then He Looks]]: He's actually quite smart when you think that he was able to build things like Mecha-Courage or make Magic Chemicals (Even if at first he failed at making what he wanted: A Water Buffalo). He was also a former student of the "Perfect" Teacher.
* [[Triangle Shades]]
* [[Triangle Shades]]
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== Dr. Vindaloo ==
== Dr. Vindaloo ==


* [[Absent Minded Professor]]
* [[Absent-Minded Professor]]
* [[Back Alley Doctor]]: [[Lampshaded]] by Eustace.
* [[Back Alley Doctor]]: [[Lampshaded]] by Eustace.
{{quote| '''Eustace:''' That darn doctor doesn't know what he's doing!}}
{{quote| '''Eustace:''' That darn doctor doesn't know what he's doing!}}
* [[Badass Moustache]]
* [[Badass Moustache]]
* [[Big Ol Eyebrows]]
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]
* [[Bollywood Nerd]]
* [[Bollywood Nerd]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "There is nothing I can do, nothing at all".
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "There is nothing I can do, nothing at all".
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* [[Mad Doctor]]
* [[Mad Doctor]]
* [[Mad Scientist]]
* [[Mad Scientist]]
* [[Morally Ambiguous Doctorate]]
* [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate]]


== Eustace's Mother ==
== Eustace's Mother ==
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* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Four Eyes Zero Soul]]
* [[Four Eyes Zero Soul]]
* [[Hey Its That Voice]]: [[Billie Lou Watt|She]] was the original [[Astro Boy (Anime)|Astro Boy]] and [[Kimba the White Lion]].
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: [[Billie Lou Watt|She]] was the original [[Astro Boy (Anime)|Astro Boy]] and [[Kimba the White Lion]].
** [[Playing Against Type]]
** [[Playing Against Type]]
* [[Jerkass]]: Mainly to her son, and to Courage when he gets in the way of her plans.
* [[Jerkass]]: Mainly to her son, and to Courage when he gets in the way of her plans.
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* [[Deus Ex Machina]]: Essentially his purpose in the series.
* [[Deus Ex Machina]]: Essentially his purpose in the series.
* [[Face of a Thug]]
* [[Face of a Thug]]
* [[Half Dressed Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Instant Home Delivery]]
* [[Instant Home Delivery]]
* [[Recurring Extra]]
* [[Recurring Extra]]
* [[Rodents of Unusual Size]]
* [[Rodents of Unusual Size]]
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Cheese.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Cheese.
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs]]
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]


== Shirley the Medium ==
== Shirley the Medium ==
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* [[Amazing Technicolor Wildlife]]
* [[Amazing Technicolor Wildlife]]
* [[Anti Hero]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]
* [[Berserk Button]]: Being rude to her and swindling her.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Being rude to her and swindling her.
* [[The Cassandra]]: She often outright warns Eustace not to do something, but he never listens. That's why her catchphrase is pretty much telling him [[I Told You So]].
* [[The Cassandra]]: She often outright warns Eustace not to do something, but he never listens. That's why her catchphrase is pretty much telling him [[I Told You So]].
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* [[Dogs Are Dumb]]: Inverted. She is rather intelligent.
* [[Dogs Are Dumb]]: Inverted. She is rather intelligent.
* [[Fortune Teller]]
* [[Fortune Teller]]
* [[Fully Dressed Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Fully-Dressed Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Great Gazoo]]
* [[Great Gazoo]]
* [[Gypsy Curse]]: Puts these on Eustace.
* [[Gypsy Curse]]: Puts these on Eustace.
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* [[No Name Given]]
* [[No Name Given]]
* [[Miniature Senior Citizens]]
* [[Miniature Senior Citizens]]
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs]]
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]


== Horst Bagge ==
== Horst Bagge ==
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* [[Redheaded Hero]]: Most of the time.
* [[Redheaded Hero]]: Most of the time.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Cookies, seen in "Courage Meets The Mummy" and donuts, seen in "Courage In The Big Stinkin' City".
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Cookies, seen in "Courage Meets The Mummy" and donuts, seen in "Courage In The Big Stinkin' City".
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs]]
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]


== Parachute Lady ==
== Parachute Lady ==
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The very first monster to disturb the Main Characters house. In the pilot, he harasses the chickens out in their henhouse and he is thwarted after he accidentally shoots himself {{spoiler|Via a mirror from Courage}}. He would later return albeit as a cooked chicken in a later episode where he looks for a new head. It is revealed later he had a wife and a kid with 3 heads.
The very first monster to disturb the Main Characters house. In the pilot, he harasses the chickens out in their henhouse and he is thwarted after he accidentally shoots himself {{spoiler|Via a mirror from Courage}}. He would later return albeit as a cooked chicken in a later episode where he looks for a new head. It is revealed later he had a wife and a kid with 3 heads.


* [[Everythings Better With Chickens]]
* [[Everything's Better With Chickens]]
* [[Feathered Fiend]]
* [[Feathered Fiend]]
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: His own gun.
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: His own gun.
* [[Pint Sized Powerhouse]]
* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]
* [[The Voiceless]]
* [[The Voiceless]]
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* [[The Sociopath]]
* [[The Sociopath]]
* [[Wicked Cultured]]
* [[Wicked Cultured]]
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs]]
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]
* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]
* [[Xtreme Kool Letterz]]


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A French duck that disguises himself as many jobs but is actually a thief that steals riches from his victims. After his debut his plans are more towards getting revenge on Courage while at the same time trying to steal stuff. He always seems to escape capture every time, and repeats "They have not seen the last of...Le Quack".
A French duck that disguises himself as many jobs but is actually a thief that steals riches from his victims. After his debut his plans are more towards getting revenge on Courage while at the same time trying to steal stuff. He always seems to escape capture every time, and repeats "They have not seen the last of...Le Quack".


* [[Accessory Wearing Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]
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* [[French Jerk]]
* [[French Jerk]]
* [[Morally Ambiguous Ducktorate]]
* [[Morally Ambiguous Ducktorate]]
* [[Non Mammalian Hair]]
* [[Non-Mammalian Hair]]
* [[Pint Sized Powerhouse]]
* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Tickle Torture]]: Did this to Muriel once.
* [[Tickle Torture]]: Did this to Muriel once.
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* [[Noodle People]]
* [[Noodle People]]
* [[Our Zombies Are Different]]
* [[Our Zombies Are Different]]
* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]
* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]
* [[Scarf of Asskicking]]
* [[Serial Killer]]: In life, he and his partner killed at least 12 people. He was arrested and died in prison.
* [[Serial Killer]]: In life, he and his partner killed at least 12 people. He was arrested and died in prison.
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* [[Green Aesop]]
* [[Green Aesop]]
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}: {{spoiler|Once Courage repairs the hole in the Ozone Layer and revives all the Snowman's dead friends, he's more than happy to stop being a bad guy and return home in peace.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Heel Face Turn]]}}: {{spoiler|Once Courage repairs the hole in the Ozone Layer and revives all the Snowman's dead friends, he's more than happy to stop being a bad guy and return home in peace.}}
* [[Instant Ice Just Add Cold]]: "The first frozen snowman... not too shabby!"
* [[Instant Ice, Just Add Cold]]: "The first frozen snowman... not too shabby!"
* [[Last of His Kind]]: He's the last Snowman, as the others all melted due to the hole in the Ozone Layer. This is his primary motivation, as he doesn't want his species to die out. {{spoiler|Courage fixes the hole in the Ozone Layer, which revives the other Snowmen, allowing him to return home in peace.}}
* [[Last of His Kind]]: He's the last Snowman, as the others all melted due to the hole in the Ozone Layer. This is his primary motivation, as he doesn't want his species to die out. {{spoiler|Courage fixes the hole in the Ozone Layer, which revives the other Snowmen, allowing him to return home in peace.}}
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: [[Sean Connery]]
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: [[Sean Connery]]
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* [[Snowlems]]
* [[Snowlems]]
* [[Villain Song]]: In "The Snowman's Revenge". Also counts as a [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment]], since it came completely out of nowhere and was never mentioned again.
* [[Villain Song]]: In "The Snowman's Revenge". Also counts as a [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment]], since it came completely out of nowhere and was never mentioned again.
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]: Well at least in his 2nd apperence. He decides to freeze the area the Bagges live because his home is being melted by the Ozone Hole.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Well at least in his 2nd apperence. He decides to freeze the area the Bagges live because his home is being melted by the Ozone Hole.
** Also in his first one, as he's just trying to stop his race from going extinct.
** Also in his first one, as he's just trying to stop his race from going extinct.


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A fox very reminiscent of a certain [[Looney Tunes]] character. Only the fact that he's a fox, has shades, and actually would of gotten his prize if it weren't for a slapstick chase with a certain cowardly dog.
A fox very reminiscent of a certain [[Looney Tunes]] character. Only the fact that he's a fox, has shades, and actually would of gotten his prize if it weren't for a slapstick chase with a certain cowardly dog.


* [[Accessory Wearing Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Amusing Injuries]]
* [[Amusing Injuries]]
* [[Born Lucky]]: At least ''HE'' thinks so.
* [[Born Lucky]]: At least ''HE'' thinks so.
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Demon describes as [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]. When someone sleeps on the bed he possesses their body by making their skin green, and the hair red. He can only be ousted by an incantation.
Demon describes as [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]. When someone sleeps on the bed he possesses their body by making their skin green, and the hair red. He can only be ousted by an incantation.


* [[Card Carrying Villain]]
* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]
* [[Conspicuous CGI]]: The herse that deleivers the mattress.
* [[Conspicuous CGI]]: The herse that deleivers the mattress.
* [[Einstein Hair]]
* [[Einstein Hair]]
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** Also, the weasel pulls this whenever he hisses.
** Also, the weasel pulls this whenever he hisses.
* [[Shout Out]]: Everything the demon does in Muriel's body is very similar to what happens to the girl in the film ''[[The Exorcist (Film)|The Exorcist]]''.
* [[Shout Out]]: Everything the demon does in Muriel's body is very similar to what happens to the girl in the film ''[[The Exorcist (Film)|The Exorcist]]''.
* [[Who Writes This Crap]]: "Kick 'em in the dishpan hoo, hoo, hoo!?"
* [[Who Writes This Crap?]]: "Kick 'em in the dishpan hoo, hoo, hoo!?"


== Freaky Fred ==
== Freaky Fred ==
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* [[Bald of Awesome]]: Appears to be slightly balding.
* [[Bald of Awesome]]: Appears to be slightly balding.
* [[The Barber]]
* [[The Barber]]
* [[Big Ol Eyebrows]]
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: [[Subverted]], as he's not evil, just a little... [[Verbal Tic|NAAAAUUUUGGHHTYYY...]]
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil]]: [[Subverted]], as he's not evil, just a little... [[Verbal Tic|NAAAAUUUUGGHHTYYY...]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "NAAAUUUUUUUUUGGGHHHTTYYY."
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "NAAAUUUUUUUUUGGGHHHTTYYY."
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* [[Leitmotif]]: The creepy music box in the background.
* [[Leitmotif]]: The creepy music box in the background.
* [[The Mentally Disturbed]]
* [[The Mentally Disturbed]]
* [[Nightmare Fuel Stationattendant]]
* [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]]
* [[Noodle People]]
* [[Noodle People]]
* [[Nothing Is Scarier]]: Even though he did nothing but shave hair the entire, he STILL managed to scare a lot of kids.
* [[Nothing Is Scarier]]: Even though he did nothing but shave hair the entire, he STILL managed to scare a lot of kids.
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: *laid egg* "I told you to stop doing that".
* [[Catch Phrase]]: *laid egg* "I told you to stop doing that".
* [[Evil Brit]]: Subverted.
* [[Evil Brit]]: Subverted.
* [[Hey Its That Voice]]: Ringo Starr.
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: Ringo Starr.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: They may argue, but deep down they really care about each other.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: They may argue, but deep down they really care about each other.
* [[Mind Control]]: Uses devices to control Muriel, Eustace, and Courage (Although willingly).
* [[Mind Control]]: Uses devices to control Muriel, Eustace, and Courage (Although willingly).
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* [[Shock and Awe]]
* [[Shock and Awe]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Hey Its That Voice]]: Hey, it's [[Tim Curry|Dr. Frank]] [[Rocky Horror Picture Show|N. Furter]] as a talking goose.
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: Hey, it's [[Tim Curry|Dr. Frank]] [[Rocky Horror Picture Show|N. Furter]] as a talking goose.
* [[Morally Ambiguous Ducktorate]]
* [[Morally Ambiguous Ducktorate]]
* [[Toothy Bird]]
* [[Toothy Bird]]
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* [[Making a Splash]]
* [[Making a Splash]]
* [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family]]: In her monster form.
* [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family]]: In her monster form.
* [[One Winged Angel]]: Once she's ready to eat her victim, she gets ''much'' less pretty.
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Once she's ready to eat her victim, she gets ''much'' less pretty.
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]
* [[The Vamp]]
* [[The Vamp]]
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* [[Morally Ambiguous Ducktorate]]
* [[Morally Ambiguous Ducktorate]]
* [[Overly Long Name]]
* [[Overly Long Name]]
* [[Pint Sized Powerhouse]]
* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]
* [[Slasher Smile]]
* [[Slasher Smile]]
* [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]]: To get Courage in trouble.
* [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit]]: To get Courage in trouble.
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Large group of living eggplants that believe Muriel is a great evil that must be extinguished. But they won't attack until they are ordered by The Great Eggplant to do so. They become nicer when water finally drops and their vines grow.
Large group of living eggplants that believe Muriel is a great evil that must be extinguished. But they won't attack until they are ordered by The Great Eggplant to do so. They become nicer when water finally drops and their vines grow.


* [[Everythings Better With Bob]]: O'Gonoush.
* [[Everything's Better With Bob]]: O'Gonoush.
* [[Eyes of Gold]]
* [[Eyes of Gold]]
* [[Fundamentally Funny Fruit]]
* [[Fundamentally Funny Fruit]]
* [[G Rated Drug]]: Water.
* [[G-Rated Drug]]: Water.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Bob O'Gonoush and Ratatoullie
* [[Nice Hat]]: Bob O'Gonoush and Ratatoullie
* [[Shout Out]]: The Great Eggplant may be directly or indirectly be based on the [[Peanuts|The Great Pumpkin]].
* [[Shout Out]]: The Great Eggplant may be directly or indirectly be based on the [[Peanuts|The Great Pumpkin]].
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An alligator stage owner that finds people wishing to make famous stage stars/actors and make him puppets on his stage for an audience that actually isn't even there. When they act on stage, strings come down from the masks and transforms them into puppets.
An alligator stage owner that finds people wishing to make famous stage stars/actors and make him puppets on his stage for an audience that actually isn't even there. When they act on stage, strings come down from the masks and transforms them into puppets.


* [[Accessory Wearing Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Badass Cape]]
* [[Badass Cape]]
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* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[Goofy Print Underwear]]
* [[Goofy Print Underwear]]
* [[Hair Trigger Temper]]
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood|My Name Is Not Buschwick]]
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood|My Name Is Not Buschwick]]
* [[Nothing Is Scarier]]: Ya d'wanna know what made dese bones...
* [[Nothing Is Scarier]]: Ya d'wanna know what made dese bones...
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* [[Con Man]]
* [[Con Man]]
* [[Fish Eyes]]
* [[Fish Eyes]]
* [[For Science]]
* [[For Science!]]
* [[Half Dressed Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Honest Johns Dealership]]
* [[Honest John's Dealership]]
* [[Mad Scientist]]
* [[Mad Scientist]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
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* [[Con Man]]
* [[Con Man]]
* [[Evil Brit]]
* [[Evil Brit]]
* [[Half Dressed Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Hey Its That Voice]]: Hey, it's [[Tony Jay|Claude]] [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney)|Frollo!]]
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: Hey, it's [[Tony Jay|Claude]] [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney)|Frollo!]]
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: Rather grossly drinks his own body fat.
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: Rather grossly drinks his own body fat.
* [[The Jeeves]]
* [[The Jeeves]]
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* [[Amazing Technicolor Population]]
* [[Amazing Technicolor Population]]
* [[Big Ol Eyebrows]]
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]
* [[Evil Laugh]]
* [[Evil Laugh]]
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]
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== Rat ==
== Rat ==


* [[A Dog Named Dog|A Rat Named Rat]]
* [[A Dog Named "Dog"|A Rat Named Rat]]
* [[Minion With an F In Evil]]
* [[Minion With an F In Evil]]
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]
* [[Right Hand Cat|Right Hand Rat]]
* [[Right-Hand-Cat|Right Hand Rat]]
* [[Rodents of Unusual Size]]
* [[Rodents of Unusual Size]]
* [[Silent Snarker]]: Rat
* [[Silent Snarker]]: Rat
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* [[Evil Twin]]
* [[Evil Twin]]
* [[Fat Girl]]: Maria.
* [[Fat Girl]]: Maria.
* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]: How did they think she was Muriel? She has no glasses, darker skin, a [[Beauty Mark]], and red eyes!
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: How did they think she was Muriel? She has no glasses, darker skin, a [[Beauty Mark]], and red eyes!
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]: Maria.
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]: Maria.


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* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Dark Skinned Redhead]]
* [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]]
* [[Dogs Are Dumb]]: Duncan.
* [[Dogs Are Dumb]]: Duncan.
* [[Evil Redhead]]
* [[Evil Redhead]]
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== The Coralites ==
== The Coralites ==


* [[Accessory Wearing Cartoon Animal]]: The Mayor and the small, female coralite.
* [[Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal]]: The Mayor and the small, female coralite.
* [[Lilliputians]]
* [[Lilliputians]]
* [[Nice Hat]]: The Mayor Coralite has a spiffy top hat.
* [[Nice Hat]]: The Mayor Coralite has a spiffy top hat.
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A group of bullfrogs led by a king that after their Pond dries up takes over the Bagges' home and forces them to make a new pond.
A group of bullfrogs led by a king that after their Pond dries up takes over the Bagges' home and forces them to make a new pond.


* [[Accessory Wearing Cartoon Animal]]: Buffo and the smart frog.
* [[Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal]]: Buffo and the smart frog.
* [[The Brute]]: One of the frogs.
* [[The Brute]]: One of the frogs.
* [[Frogs and Toads]]
* [[Frogs and Toads]]
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* [[Amazing Technicolor Population]]
* [[Amazing Technicolor Population]]
* [[Anti Hero]]
* [[Anti-Hero]]
* [[Evil Brit]]: Well, she's more of an anti-heroic brit.
* [[Evil Brit]]: Well, she's more of an anti-heroic brit.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Tulips stick out of her hair.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Tulips stick out of her hair.
* [[White Haired Pretty Girl]]
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]


== Mona Lisa ==
== Mona Lisa ==
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* [[Gonk]]
* [[Gonk]]
* [[Lizard Folk]]
* [[Lizard Folk]]
* [[M Agicians Are Wizards]]
* [[Magicians Are Wizards]]
* [[Shiny Midnight Black]]
* [[Shiny Midnight Black]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Smug Snake]]
* [[Tall Dark and Handsome]]: His disguise.
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: His disguise.
* [[Turtle Power]]
* [[Turtle Power]]


== Baby Birds ==
== Baby Birds ==


* [[Accessory Wearing Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Fish Eyes]]
* [[Fish Eyes]]
* [[Picky Eater]]
* [[Picky Eater]]
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== The Fishtionary ==
== The Fishtionary ==


* [[Accessory Wearing Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Fish People]]
* [[Fish People]]
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: In the beggining, she said that acting like a human was "uncivilized", but towards the end, she was seen sitting on a chair and watching TV.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: In the beggining, she said that acting like a human was "uncivilized", but towards the end, she was seen sitting on a chair and watching TV.
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== Evil Plants ==
== Evil Plants ==


* [[Man Eating Plant|Man Eating Plants]]
* [[Man-Eating Plant|Man Eating Plants]]
* [[Mix and Match Critters]]: Sort of. They're pants combined with animals.
* [[Mix and Match Critters]]: Sort of. They're pants combined with animals.
* [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family]]
* [[More Teeth Than the Osmond Family]]
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* [[Con Man|Con Women]]
* [[Con Man|Con Women]]
* [[Creepy Twins]]
* [[Creepy Twins]]
* [[Eerie Pale Skinned Brunette]]
* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]
* [[Evil Laugh]]
* [[Evil Laugh]]
* [[Eyes of Gold]]
* [[Eyes of Gold]]
* [[Finishing Each Others Sentences]]
* [[Finishing Each Other's Sentences]]
* [[For the Evulz]]
* [[For the Evulz]]
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: Their own Magic Quilt.
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: Their own Magic Quilt.
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* [[Multiple Head Case]]
* [[Multiple Head Case]]
* [[Shiny Midnight Black]]
* [[Shiny Midnight Black]]
* [[Single Minded Twins]]
* [[Single-Minded Twins]]
* [[Theme Twin Naming]]
* [[Theme Twin Naming]]


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* [[Cool Helmet]]
* [[Cool Helmet]]
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: "THAT DAM BEAVER".
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: "THAT DAM BEAVER".
* [[Half Dressed Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Rodents of Unusual Size]]
* [[Rodents of Unusual Size]]


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* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]
* [[Red Eyes Take Warning]]
* [[Rodents of Unusual Size]]
* [[Rodents of Unusual Size]]
* [[Whole Plot Reference]]: To ''[[The Nutcracker (Theatre)|The Nutcracker]]''.
* [[Whole-Plot Reference]]: To ''[[The Nutcracker (Theatre)|The Nutcracker]]''.
* [[You Dirty Rat]]
* [[You Dirty Rat]]


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* [[Evil Redhead]]
* [[Evil Redhead]]
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Hair Trigger Temper]]
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
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== Big Bayou ==
== Big Bayou ==


* [[Accessory Wearing Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Bow Ties Are Cool]]
* [[Bow Ties Are Cool]]
* [[Eyes of Gold]]
* [[Eyes of Gold]]
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* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Its All About Me]]
* [[It's All About Me]]
* [[Small Name Big Ego]]
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]
* [[Smug Snake]]: Literally.
* [[Smug Snake]]: Literally.
* [[Sssssnaketalk]]
* [[Sssssnaketalk]]
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== The Buck ==
== The Buck ==


* [[Accessory Wearing Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Anti Villain]]: Type II. He doesn't really have anything against outsiders, he's just sick of the hunters, and was ''more'' than willing to solve the problems in a game of wits.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Type II. He doesn't really have anything against outsiders, he's just sick of the hunters, and was ''more'' than willing to solve the problems in a game of wits.
* [[Badass]]
* [[Badass]]
* [[Bald of Awesome]]
* [[Bald of Awesome]]
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* [[Eyes of Gold]]
* [[Eyes of Gold]]
* [[Genius Bruiser]]
* [[Genius Bruiser]]
* [[Hair Trigger Temper]]
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: He thinks Muriel is his girlfriend.
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: He thinks Muriel is his girlfriend.


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== Kitty and Bunny ==
== Kitty and Bunny ==


* [[Accessory Wearing Cartoon Animal]]: Bunny.
* [[Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal]]: Bunny.
* [[Amazing Technicolor Wildlife]]
* [[Amazing Technicolor Wildlife]]
* [[Catgirl]]: Kitty.
* [[Catgirl]]: Kitty.
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* [[Pass Fail]]: Kitty's mask and dress are a fairly obvious metaphor.
* [[Pass Fail]]: Kitty's mask and dress are a fairly obvious metaphor.
* {{spoiler|[[Poor Communication Kills]]}}: {{spoiler|Almost the case between Courage and Kitty.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Poor Communication Kills]]}}: {{spoiler|Almost the case between Courage and Kitty.}}
* [[Romantic Two Girl Friendship]]
* [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]]
* [[Tsundere]]: Kitty is Type A.
* [[Tsundere]]: Kitty is Type A.


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* [[Evil Is Hammy]]
* [[Evil Is Hammy]]
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]
* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]
* [[Half Dressed Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Large Ham]]
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* [[Lean and Mean]]
* [[Lean and Mean]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Nice Hat]]
* [[Pimped Out Dress]]
* [[Pimped-Out Dress]]
* [[Shiny Midnight Black]]
* [[Shiny Midnight Black]]


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* [[Cool Shades]]: The Trainer.
* [[Cool Shades]]: The Trainer.
* [[Dark Skinned Blond]]: The Trainer
* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]: The Trainer
* [[Lantern Jaw of Justice]]: The Trainer.
* [[Lantern Jaw of Justice]]: The Trainer.
* [[Shout Out]]: Wetworld is this to Seaworld.
* [[Shout Out]]: Wetworld is this to Seaworld.
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* [[Evil Brit]]: Subverted.
* [[Evil Brit]]: Subverted.
* {{spoiler|[[Long Lost Relative]]}}: {{spoiler|He has a brother that is also a water dragon.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Long-Lost Relative]]}}: {{spoiler|He has a brother that is also a water dragon.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Our Dragons Are Different]]}}: Turns out, the reason he can't fly is because {{spoiler|he's a water dragon that got seperated from his family as a baby and was raised by flying dragons.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Our Dragons Are Different]]}}: Turns out, the reason he can't fly is because {{spoiler|he's a water dragon that got seperated from his family as a baby and was raised by flying dragons.}}


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The son(/s) of the villain from the pilot of the series. They have 3 heads consisting of a leader, the smart one (who tends to flash a camera), and an idiot one They are sent down to Nowhere to take revenge for the death of their father by killing Courage. If they don't kill him they are told they can't come back home. {{spoiler|They of course fail to kill Courage and after seeing them cry thinking they can't go back home, Courage opts to fake a beating using the camera.}}
The son(/s) of the villain from the pilot of the series. They have 3 heads consisting of a leader, the smart one (who tends to flash a camera), and an idiot one They are sent down to Nowhere to take revenge for the death of their father by killing Courage. If they don't kill him they are told they can't come back home. {{spoiler|They of course fail to kill Courage and after seeing them cry thinking they can't go back home, Courage opts to fake a beating using the camera.}}


* [[Accessory Wearing Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal]]
* [[Conjoined Twins|Conjoined Triplets]]
* [[Conjoined Twins|Conjoined Triplets]]
* [[The Ditz]]: The middle head.
* [[The Ditz]]: The middle head.
* [[Everythings Better With Chickens]]
* [[Everything's Better With Chickens]]
* [[Fish Eyes]]: The middle head.
* [[Fish Eyes]]: The middle head.
* [[Multiple Head Case]]
* [[Multiple Head Case]]
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* [[Blinding Bangs]]: Lazzo's eyes are always hidden by his hat.
* [[Blinding Bangs]]: Lazzo's eyes are always hidden by his hat.
* [[Buffy Speak]]: Jay. "THE BIG SLIDEY THING!"
* [[Buffy-Speak]]: Jay. "THE BIG SLIDEY THING!"
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Jay's "RIIIIIIIIGHT...".
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Jay's "RIIIIIIIIGHT...".
* [[Commissar Cap]]: Lazzo.
* [[Commissar Cap]]: Lazzo.
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* [[Evil Old Folks]]
* [[Evil Old Folks]]
* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[Fat Bastard]]
* [[For Science]]
* [[For Science!]]
* [[Four Eyes Zero Soul]]
* [[Four Eyes Zero Soul]]
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: His own rocket.
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard]]: His own rocket.
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* [[Jump Scare]]
* [[Jump Scare]]
* [[Nightmare Face]]
* [[Nightmare Face]]
* [[One Scene Wonder]]
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]
* [[The Spook]]
* [[The Spook]]


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A water-dwelling dragon that Courage and Muriel meet towards the end of the episode "Food Of The Dragon". He seems scary at first, but turns out to be very friendly. {{spoiler|He's William's long-lost brother.}}
A water-dwelling dragon that Courage and Muriel meet towards the end of the episode "Food Of The Dragon". He seems scary at first, but turns out to be very friendly. {{spoiler|He's William's long-lost brother.}}


* {{spoiler|[[Long Lost Relative]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Long-Lost Relative]]}}
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: Unlike "flying dragons", water dragons can't fly, have flippers instead of wings, and eat fish instead of people.
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]]: Unlike "flying dragons", water dragons can't fly, have flippers instead of wings, and eat fish instead of people.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Fish.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Fish.
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* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Buffy Speak]]: It doesn't speak this way, but its name does.
* [[Buffy-Speak]]: It doesn't speak this way, but its name does.
* [[Conspicuous CG]]: Like Ramses, another intentional example.
* [[Conspicuous CG]]: Like Ramses, another intentional example.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: Its given name is a [[TV Tropes]]-official nickname, too.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: Its given name is a [[TV Tropes]]-official nickname, too.
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* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: It claims that Courage is imperfect, while it is a mishmash of trumpet and... whatever- not a perfect human form.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: It claims that Courage is imperfect, while it is a mishmash of trumpet and... whatever- not a perfect human form.
* [[Nightmare Dreams]]
* [[Nightmare Dreams]]
* [[One Scene Wonder]]: It gets only about 10 seconds of screen time, yet is more infamous than the rest of the scary things of the series.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: It gets only about 10 seconds of screen time, yet is more infamous than the rest of the scary things of the series.
** ''The fact he's got a character spot on this page in the first place'' should tell you something.
** ''The fact he's got a character spot on this page in the first place'' should tell you something.
* [[Our Monsters Are Weird]]: It's a blue, hazy, floating broken bugle with a face stuck on it, with weird tendrils attached to its head with thorns for ears and a whispery voice, often described as a "fetus." Words cannot describe it.
* [[Our Monsters Are Weird]]: It's a blue, hazy, floating broken bugle with a face stuck on it, with weird tendrils attached to its head with thorns for ears and a whispery voice, often described as a "fetus." Words cannot describe it.
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* [[Eat the Dog]]: Poor guy ends up being eaten for dinner. [[Played for Laughs]]- although he's now beer-battered, he's still alive and gets off a goofy laugh that basically takes the show to the point where things can't get any weirder, closing out the series poetically.
* [[Eat the Dog]]: Poor guy ends up being eaten for dinner. [[Played for Laughs]]- although he's now beer-battered, he's still alive and gets off a goofy laugh that basically takes the show to the point where things can't get any weirder, closing out the series poetically.
* [[Green Eyes]]
* [[Green Eyes]]
* [[One Scene Wonder]]: Effectively an Aesop for the [[Grand Finale]] to give the viewers something worthwhile to go out on.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Effectively an Aesop for the [[Grand Finale]] to give the viewers something worthwhile to go out on.


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Revision as of 11:55, 8 January 2014


The Courage series tend to not have many Sympathetic characters except for Muriel and Courage himself (And some minor monsters that have a sad backstory). Most characters are either major Jerkasses, legitimately scary, or just rather stupid.

Main Characters

Courage

Serves as the titular character who is a pink and black spotted dog (of no known specific breed) who saves his owners Muriel and Eustace from all the creatures. No matter if they're Nightmare Fuel, Uncanny Valley, or just plain weird.

Muriel Bagge

A sweet old lady of Scottish descent who found Courage abandoned by an alley and took him home. She is constantly in danger from the things that come to Nowhere but she always smiles at some point during the episode. And she loves Eustace despite his Jerkass personality. She also loves using vinegar in all of her cooking, and in an early episode picked up playing the sitar and also has a fondness for tea.

Eustace Bagge

A self-proclaimed farmer that tends to be grumpy and isn't really a nice guy to anyone. He thinks he can fix anything and grow anything but this is never the case. He also has a greed for money. Although early on with no backstory whatsoever he seems to deserve what happens to him in each of the episodes when you learn he didn't have that great of a childhood with a non-loving mom and a always better Big Brother he turns into more a Jerkass Woobie and depending who you are you may actually feel sorry for the guy.

Minor Recurring Characters

The Computer

A Jerkass helper who Courage commonly goes to for advice on stopping the Big Bad of the episode. His advice for the most part works well, but his insults and sarcastic vibes gets contempt from Courage.

Di Lung

A guy of implied Chinese descent that makes small cameos in episodes where he almost runs into Courage (usually in his car) and says his catchphrase.

Dr. Vindaloo

 Eustace: That darn doctor doesn't know what he's doing!

Eustace's Mother

Rather equally a Jerkass to her son as he is to Courage, she insults Eustace at every oppurtunity and as a contrast to her son she is nice to Courage. Occasionally she is the antagonist of a few episodes especially when it's something about helping with a company that helps with wigs.

Charlie The Mouse

A large delivery mouse who is apparently friends with Courage.

Shirley the Medium

A Wizard/Gypsy chihuahua that offers help or sells magical objects at her trailer. She is able to place curses on those who cross her (Usually Eustace) and Courage has to go find her in order to reverse them.

Floyd

Horst Bagge

Officer/Professor/Captain/Pilot/Mayor/General/Park Ranger Frith

Parachute Lady

Nowhere Newsman

Major/Recurring Villains

The Chicken from Outer Space

The very first monster to disturb the Main Characters house. In the pilot, he harasses the chickens out in their henhouse and he is thwarted after he accidentally shoots himself Via a mirror from Courage. He would later return albeit as a cooked chicken in a later episode where he looks for a new head. It is revealed later he had a wife and a kid with 3 heads.

Katz

A tall, skinny Anthromorphic cat that is in many episode implied to have several victims like in the motel and his island. He seems to have great skill at games such as Handball, and an expert at staring contests. He is probably the first villian to appear that can be Nightmare Fuel inducing considering his debut is the first episode after the Chicken from Outer Space pilot kinda leaves it open to what the show will get through from the start. He is also the most recurring villain on the show, appearing in a total of five episodes.

Le Quack

A French duck that disguises himself as many jobs but is actually a thief that steals riches from his victims. After his debut his plans are more towards getting revenge on Courage while at the same time trying to steal stuff. He always seems to escape capture every time, and repeats "They have not seen the last of...Le Quack".

Benton Tarentella

An evil zombie director who puts his "actors" in a position where they'll listen to everything he says where they can be Killed Off for Real on camera or torture themselves for humor on a live TV show.

The Snowman

A snowman who dreads the disapperence of his snowman friends and the easily meltable substance they're made out of. He tries to avoid ever melting by extracting the Anti-Melting gene of humans in order to maintain himself as it gets warmer where he lives. He's the Last of His Kind, as all the other Snowmen melted, until Courage repairs the hole in the Ozone Layer, reviving the others and saving his home. Is also one of the few recurring foes to find redemption.

  • Badass
  • Evil Brit: Subverted.
  • Evil Sounds Deep: Subverted.
  • Evil Laugh
  • Green Aesop
  • Heel Face Turn: Once Courage repairs the hole in the Ozone Layer and revives all the Snowman's dead friends, he's more than happy to stop being a bad guy and return home in peace.
  • Instant Ice, Just Add Cold: "The first frozen snowman... not too shabby!"
  • Last of His Kind: He's the last Snowman, as the others all melted due to the hole in the Ozone Layer. This is his primary motivation, as he doesn't want his species to die out. Courage fixes the hole in the Ozone Layer, which revives the other Snowmen, allowing him to return home in peace.
  • No Celebrities Were Harmed: Sean Connery
  • Shout Out: He sounds like Sean Connery.
    • Even more so with his invention the Snowfinger. Obviously a shout out to Goldfinger.
    • Also, his introduction: "The name's Man. Snowman."
  • Snowlems
  • Villain Song: In "The Snowman's Revenge". Also counts as a Big Lipped Alligator Moment, since it came completely out of nowhere and was never mentioned again.
  • Well-Intentioned Extremist: Well at least in his 2nd apperence. He decides to freeze the area the Bagges live because his home is being melted by the Ozone Hole.
    • Also in his first one, as he's just trying to stop his race from going extinct.

Three Government Ninjas

Minor Villains/Antagonists and Other One-Shot Characters

Cajun Fox

A fox very reminiscent of a certain Looney Tunes character. Only the fact that he's a fox, has shades, and actually would of gotten his prize if it weren't for a slapstick chase with a certain cowardly dog.

The Shadow

A shadow of an evil man that passes away thus letting him free. After becoming free he haunts the basement of Courage's Home, but secretly has a passion of becoming a Star.

Bigfoot

Demon in the Mattress

Demon describes as Exactly What It Says On the Tin. When someone sleeps on the bed he possesses their body by making their skin green, and the hair red. He can only be ousted by an incantation.

Freaky Fred

A barber that is Muriel's cousin. At first glance, he just seems to be a crazy, creepy barber. But deep down he's much worse then that. He speaks in his mind and speaks normally in rhymes, but he has basically an obsession And possibly a fetish for cutting every single hair off someone. When he cuts Courage's hair he doesn't stop until just the hair on Courage's tail remains.

Currently serves as the image for the series' Nightmare Fuel page.

 Eustace: The freak's a barber. A freeeaky barber. With his own freaky barber shop. Where freaky things happen. Freaky barber things!

Weremole

A creature that moves in a similar to Tremors and mainly preys on rabbits. But if it bites a human or perhaps other creatures that survive it's bite into a weremole themselves. The only cure to a bite such as that is to get a hair off the original weremole and get it into the affected person's mouth. Presuming you can get lucky enough to get either the Weremole or the victim without getting bitten yourself.

Duck Brothers

2 Turns out there is 3 brother ducks that come to Nowhere. They are on a mission to find their 3rd brother. One of the 2 tends to lay eggs, the other gets annoyed by this.

Horst's Box Demon

King Ramses

An ancient pharaoh that places a curse on any holder of his slab. The first curse being a flood, the second being a really loud Ear Worm song coming from a record player, and the last being locusts that eat anything.

Toe Fungus Gangsters

Mob-like Foot monster that is created from a strange infection that overwhelms Eustace. The Big toe is the mob boss while all the rest are followers with no different personalities except maybe for the Pinky toe.

The Hunchback Of Nowhere

The Goose God

A god that is Exactly What It Says On the Tin. He desires love and a worthy queen to be wed to. He gets a crush on Muriel and tries to take her as her queen. At least until he hears the sound of the horn of Eustace's Truck.

Queen of the Black Puddle

A siren-like monster that lives in a black puddle that she lives in. She lures in men to her puddle and eats them.

The Precious, Wonderful, Adorable, Loveable Duckling

A duck that hatches from a cooking pot that develops a love for Eustace. So much so he tries to eliminate the one person who likes Eustace just as much as he does: Muriel.

Jean Bon

A chef and owner of a Hamburger restaurant. The creepy parts of the beginning makes it seem that the meat is made out of humans who have previously visited the place. But actually he just makes Meat Sculptures of his favorite customers. Not that that's not still not creepy, but still.

The Eggplants

Large group of living eggplants that believe Muriel is a great evil that must be extinguished. But they won't attack until they are ordered by The Great Eggplant to do so. They become nicer when water finally drops and their vines grow.

The Great Fusilli

An alligator stage owner that finds people wishing to make famous stage stars/actors and make him puppets on his stage for an audience that actually isn't even there. When they act on stage, strings come down from the masks and transforms them into puppets.

The Magic Tree Of Nowhere

Robot Randy

A robot from a whole colony of similar robots that acts differently from the rest. Instead of wanting to destroy, he wants to pick up a hobby/job of making wooden reindeer. He is at first ridiculed for this but when it turns out to be a great business he is more accepted when he gets back to his planet.

Schwick

An anthropomorphic cockroach that invites the Bagges family to a hotel room where just on the wall is a small mouse door that has something in there that is never directly known as all that's left of it's victims are bones. Schwick is also a wanted criminal, and to hide his tracks he hires Courage to deliver a present to a scary house with doors of horrible things (One including a certain Violin girl).

Basil

A deranged and confused burglar whose very prone to mood swings and personality shifts. Sometimes he's convinced that the Bagges are his own relatives.

The Bananas

Mayan Baker

A mummy that was once a baker for a royal Mayan queen who is an ancestor of Muriel. He came back recognizing Muriel as the Mayan Queen and Eustace as the Royal Pubba and looks for revenge.

Doctor Gerbil

A Vacuum salesman that actually uses his stuff to capture people for experiments for his many products.

Vastabael Backjurius

Katz's Mutant Jam

Monks

The Captain

Carmen

Kangaroo Monster

Alien Brain Visitor

The Whip

Evil Weevil

A rather gentlemanly anthropomorphic Weevil that treats hosts seemingly good but actually drinks their life slowly to feed himself. If you're a Dragonball Z fan, it reminds you a lot of a certain other nightmarish insect like creature. Only Weevil's is even slower.

McPhearson Phantom

Harvest Moon Spirit

A spirit that warns the family (Especially Eustace) that something must grow on the farm "or else". We never actually see what Or Else means. But it's presumed to be really bad.

The Sand Whale

A sand whale that has a vendetta against Eustace's father for stealing his Accordion. In which it has become a family heirloom according to Eustace's Mother.

Dr. Zalost

An evil, always frowning doctor that created Cannonballs that makes anybody in negative moods. He uses his moving tower that has tons of cannons to fire them around town. He has a pet rat that he simply calls Rat.

Rat

Maria and Mano Ladrones

Mecha-Courage

A robot half-sphere in a color scheme like Courage made by Di Lung in order to make "better dog". It does everything right that Courage can do but is defeated despite a heavy beating put on Courage by his own sheer willpower to survive.

The Raccoon Twins

Velvit Vic

An old singer that Eustace was a big fan of. His spirit is trapped in a record and he comes out when played.

Storm Goddess

The Sandman

A thin man who like other portrayals of the Sandman is like the god of Sleep. However he has a problem trying to sleep, that even his herd of sheep can not get him to lie down. So he chooses to take Muriel's deep sleep literally from under her nose. At least until Courage finds his Teddy Bear.

The Virus

The Valkyries

The Coralites

Conway the Contaminationist

A as far as we know human who found a way to extend his life beyond centuries using uncleanliness that distorts his appearence but makes his life longer. He attempts to get Eustace and Muriel to follow his philosophy but it makes the family miserable.

The Bullfrogs

A group of bullfrogs led by a king that after their Pond dries up takes over the Bagges' home and forces them to make a new pond.

Tulip

Mona Lisa

The Scarecrow

Mondo the Magician

Baby Birds

The Fishtionary

Mr. Nasty

Evil Plants

Elisha and Eliza Stitch

King of Flan

Chief Wiki Wiki

The Beaver

The Dancing Rats

Rumpledkiltskin

Dr. Gerhardt

Windmill Vandals

Big Bayou

The Buck

Swamp Monster

The Goat

Mutated Carrot

Sillhouette Maker

Kitty and Bunny

Mad Dog

The Evil Empress

Shirley's Giant Starfish

Jojo the Dolphin

William

A dragon who appears in the episode "Food Of The Dragon". He devours Eustace and threatens to eat Muriel and Courage unless Courage can teach him how to fly. He chases after Courage and Muriel and discovers that he's actually a water-dwelling dragon (which is why he cannot fly) and is reunited with his long-lost brother). Oh, and he takes Eustace out of his own stomach.

The Starmaker

A female, space-dwelling squid who was tragically and heartrendingly separated from her husband, who was devoured by a space whale. She ends up crashing onto Earth as the last of her kind... and getting progressively sicker. Unfortunately, the government discovers her and wants possession of her- right when she's pregnant with babies. Courage saves the squid's babies... but the mommy still passes away, turning into a field of flowers, while her eggs hatch into newborns, fly off into space, and give birth to new stars.

The Chicken from Outer Space's Son

The son(/s) of the villain from the pilot of the series. They have 3 heads consisting of a leader, the smart one (who tends to flash a camera), and an idiot one They are sent down to Nowhere to take revenge for the death of their father by killing Courage. If they don't kill him they are told they can't come back home. They of course fail to kill Courage and after seeing them cry thinking they can't go back home, Courage opts to fake a beating using the camera.

Jay and Captain Lazzo

Creature in the Wall

The Librarian

Evil Veterinarian

Quite possibly the worst villain of the entire series, he stands out as Courage's biggest nightmare. Why? This screw-loose "vet" came up with a horrible idea back when Courage was a puppy- abduct dogs and rocket them off to the moon to make them into super breeds of space dogs. Tragically... He captured Courage's beloved mom and dad, and Courage himself, with plans to send them into space. Although Courage's parents came to the rescue, the doctor sealed them up in a rocket with a one-way trip to the moon in store. Courage was too terrified by this predicament to do anything but escape harm through a garbage chute- only to watch his parents be catapulted into space- in tears. Fortunately, a younger Muriel discovered the young pup in the dumpster and gave him a happy home. Many years later, the maniac doctor, albeit considerably older and balder, still continues his twisted plans... but now Muriel and Eustace get trapped in a rocket themselves. But this time, Courage refuses to stand by and watch his family be taken from him, freeing the two of them. In the struggle, the evil vet gets himself locked inside his own rocket and propelled to the moon... where every dog he victimized is waiting for him- including Courage's decidedly furious parents.

"Perfect" Teacher

One-Scene Characters/One-Shot Minor Characters

Violin Girl

Nothing is much known about the character itself, but it's one off appearance in "Big Stinkin' City" is one of those sights a Courage fan never forgets. From the back it looks like a normal girl playing Violin (Though even this is considered Uncanny Valley considering everything else around is animated). But when it turns around it has a scary looking claymation face that brings the Uncanny Valley Up to Eleven as there's realistic looks, animated background, and claymation all in one spot. Though it seems that the girl's face is not always like that, as she appears normal on a television that Eustace is watching later in the episode.

Lint Lady

An insane, tiny, old lady with an obsession with lint. Doc Gerbil performed an expiriment on her that gave her plungers for arms and legs, but she is still able to grab stuff using the suction cups.

The Water Dragon

A water-dwelling dragon that Courage and Muriel meet towards the end of the episode "Food Of The Dragon". He seems scary at first, but turns out to be very friendly. He's William's long-lost brother.

Perfect Trumpet Thingy

A blue... thing that appears in the first of Courage's nightmares in "Perfect". Probably one of the series' scariest things, if not the scariest, joining the ranks of King Ramses and the Harvest Moon Spirit in terms of CGI abominations. It appears to be a warped trumpet with a horrible human face stuck on it, or possibly a deformed fetus with a horrible human face stuck on it. Currently serves as the image for the series' Nightmare Fuel page.

The Blue Fish

A bizarre, blue-scaled, red-finned, green-eyed fish that appears in the bathtub to tell Courage that it's alright to be imperfect and accept his flaws as what makes him unique and beautiful.

  • Eat the Dog: Poor guy ends up being eaten for dinner. Played for Laughs- although he's now beer-battered, he's still alive and gets off a goofy laugh that basically takes the show to the point where things can't get any weirder, closing out the series poetically.
  • Green Eyes
  • One-Scene Wonder: Effectively an Aesop for the Grand Finale to give the viewers something worthwhile to go out on.
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