Happy Endings/Characters
Jane Kerkovich-Williams
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Played By: Eliza Coupe |
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- Control Freak
- Determinator
- Power Blonde
- Sensual Slav: The Serbian heritage is played up much more with her, even though it’s Alex who still has the maiden name.
- Token Evil Teammate: The show casts her in lovable villain mode a surprising number of times.
Alex Kerkovich
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Played By: Elisha Cuthbert |
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- The Ditz: In a webisode, she’s incredulous that the aliens Michael Jordan played with in ‘’Space Jam’’ were actually cartoons.
- The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry
- One-Hour Work Week: Owner and seemingly sole employee of a store that she spends hardly any time in.
- Runaway Bride: How she was first introduced.
Dave Rose
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Played By: Zachary Knighton |
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- Beard of Sorrow: Seems to have one in early episodes after getting jilted, but it eventually just becomes part of his look.
- Distracted by the Luxury: Sneaks back into the apartment he shared with Alex… because her bathroom is nicer than Max’s
- Pungeon Master: The proprietor of Steak Me Home Tonight pretty much has to be.
- White Anglo Saxon Protestant
Max Blum
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Played By: Adam Pally |
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- A Nice Jewish Boy: Loves his parents and they love him, before and after he belatedly comes out to them.
- Perma-Stubble
- The Slacker
- Invisible to Gaydar
- Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?
Brad Williams:
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Played By: Damon Wayans, Jr. |
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- Camp Straight: “So what, now a brother can’t twirl?”
- Desk Jockey
- Unconfessed Unemployment: For a while in the second season finale
- Work Hard, Play Hard
Penny Hartz
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Played By: Casey Wilson |
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- Friend to All Children: Sees herself this way, which is why she’s taken aback when two kids she’s babysitting prefer lackadaisical Max.
- Genki Girl
- The Ladette
- Looking for Love In All the Wrong Places
- Verbal Tic: Really fond of abbreviations, or “abbrevs”