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* [[Mad Libs Catchphrase]]: The above quote. Sometimes he switches it and says "the place..." first.
* [[Mad Libs Catchphrase]]: The above quote. Sometimes he switches it and says "the place..." first.
* [[Mister Exposition]]
* [[Mister Exposition]]
* [[Shout Out]]: Possibly unintentional, but he does resemble Maestro from thee french series [[Once Upon Time Man]]; both characters are wise, long beared old men who appearently are omnipresent through the ages to narrate in their series.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Possibly unintentional, but he does resemble Maestro from thee french series [[Once Upon Time Man]]; both characters are wise, long beared old men who appearently are omnipresent through the ages to narrate in their series.


=== Big Fat Baby ===
=== Big Fat Baby ===
[[File:BigFatBaby_8972.jpg|thumb|300px]]
[[File:BigFatBaby_8972.jpg|thumb|300px]]
Father Time's sidekick, and the reason why ''Histeria!'' was considered a [[Gross Out Show]]. He is an egg-shaped parody of Baby New Year with a nasty habit of crapping his diaper. Voiced by Luke Ruegger.
Father Time's sidekick, and the reason why ''Histeria!'' was considered a [[Gross-Out Show]]. He is an egg-shaped parody of Baby New Year with a nasty habit of crapping his diaper. Voiced by Luke Ruegger.
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* [[Fartillery]]: The Kid Chorus uses him as this in "Big Fat Baby Theatre".
* [[Fartillery]]: The Kid Chorus uses him as this in "Big Fat Baby Theatre".
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* [[Brainless Beauty]]
* [[Brainless Beauty]]
* [[Dumb Blonde]]
* [[Dumb Blonde]]
* [[Hello Nurse]]
* [[Hello, Nurse!]]
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: Miss Information was part of the original [[Saturday Night Live|Not Ready For Primetime]] cast!
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Miss Information was part of the original [[Saturday Night Live|Not Ready For Primetime]] cast!
* [[Meaningful Name]]: True to the pronunciation of her name, she doesn't get a lot of facts right.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: True to the pronunciation of her name, she doesn't get a lot of facts right.
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]
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* [[Abhorrent Admirer]]: As Cleopatra (as herself occasionally)
* [[Abhorrent Admirer]]: As Cleopatra (as herself occasionally)
* [[Dirty Old Woman]]
* [[Dirty Old Woman]]
* [[Early Bird Cameo]]: She made a few appearances on ''[[Animaniacs (Animation)|Animaniacs]]'' years before this show even began.
* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: She made a few appearances on ''[[Animaniacs (Animation)|Animaniacs]]'' years before this show even began.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: Any elderly woman Tress MacNeille has ever played.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Any elderly woman Tress MacNeille has ever played.
* [[Older Than They Look]]
* [[Older Than They Look]]


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{{quote| ''"What's the dilly-o with that?!"''}}
{{quote| ''"What's the dilly-o with that?!"''}}
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* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: Aka's voice sounds exactly like [[Codename Kids Next Door (Animation)|Numbuh Five]] and [[Drawn Together|Foxxy Love]].
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Aka's voice sounds exactly like [[Codename Kids Next Door (Animation)|Numbuh Five]] and [[Drawn Together|Foxxy Love]].
** Or pretty much any character [[Cree Summer]] has ever voiced (save for [[Tiny Toon Adventures|Elmyra]], [[Inspector Gadget|Penny]], and [[The Mask|Cookie BaBoom]]).
** Or pretty much any character [[Cree Summer]] has ever voiced (save for [[Tiny Toon Adventures|Elmyra]], [[Inspector Gadget|Penny]], and [[The Mask|Cookie BaBoom]]).
* [[Punny Name]]
* [[Punny Name]]
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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]
* [[Cross Dressing Voices]]: He is voiced by Tress MacNeille.
* [[Cross-Dressing Voices]]: He is voiced by Tress MacNeille.
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: [[Froggo Fan 64|This troper]] heard his voice being provided to characters in the last two episodes from season 7 of ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Froggo Fan 64|This troper]] heard his voice being provided to characters in the last two episodes from season 7 of ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
** Toast's voice sounds like Dolph (one of the three bullies on The Simpsons. He's the redheaded one in the green shirt while Jimbo [Pamela Hayden] has a black shirt and a purple hat, and Kearney [Nancy Cartwright] looks like a punk version of Homer Simpson).
** Toast's voice sounds like Dolph (one of the three bullies on The Simpsons. He's the redheaded one in the green shirt while Jimbo [Pamela Hayden] has a black shirt and a purple hat, and Kearney [Nancy Cartwright] looks like a punk version of Homer Simpson).
* [[Only One Name]]: Actually, we're not even sure if Toast is [[No Name Given|his real name]].
* [[Only One Name]]: Actually, we're not even sure if Toast is [[No Name Given|his real name]].
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* [[The Ditz]]
* [[The Ditz]]
* [[Dumb Blonde]]: Albeit a male one.
* [[Dumb Blonde]]: Albeit a male one.
* [[Early Bird Cameo]]: On ''[[Animaniacs (Animation)|Animaniacs]]'' in the "Noel" segment.
* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: On ''[[Animaniacs (Animation)|Animaniacs]]'' in the "Noel" segment.
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: A lot of his mannerisms were based on the late Ed McMahon.
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: A lot of his mannerisms were based on the late Ed McMahon.
* [[Toy Ship]]: With Cho-Cho.
* [[Toy Ship]]: With Cho-Cho.
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* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: He finds it hilarious when this happen.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: He finds it hilarious when this happen.
* [[Hammerspace]]: He can apparently store anything inside his pants.
* [[Hammerspace]]: He can apparently store anything inside his pants.
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: [[Rob Paulsen]], to be exact, using his [[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius (Animation)|Carl Wheezer]] voice.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Rob Paulsen]], to be exact, using his [[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius (Animation)|Carl Wheezer]] voice.
* [[Official Couple]]: [[Opposites Attract|With Miss Information]].
* [[Official Couple]]: [[Opposites Attract|With Miss Information]].
* [[Punny Name]]
* [[Punny Name]]
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* [[Non-Human Sidekick]]: To Loud.
* [[Non-Human Sidekick]]: To Loud.
* [[Shout Out]]: Resembles Hunter from ''[[Road Rovers (Animation)|Road Rovers]]'', albeit more brown.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Resembles Hunter from ''[[Road Rovers (Animation)|Road Rovers]]'', albeit more brown.
* [[Talking Animal]]
* [[Talking Animal]]


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* [[Designated Villain]]: She's pretty much the closest the Histerians have to a recurring antagonist.
* [[Designated Villain]]: She's pretty much the closest the Histerians have to a recurring antagonist.
** [[Butt Monkey]]: Sometimes, she gets the worst treatment out of all the characters (particularly when she gets blasted by torpedos and discovers the real reason why "Damn the torpedos" is an appropriate phrase, despite containing a word that's considered taboo on American children's TV). The treatment is [[Justified Trope|justified]] as, in most of Steven Spielberg's cartoons, network censors (along with studio executives) are [[Acceptable Targets]] to mock and make into villains.
** [[Butt Monkey]]: Sometimes, she gets the worst treatment out of all the characters (particularly when she gets blasted by torpedos and discovers the real reason why "Damn the torpedos" is an appropriate phrase, despite containing a word that's considered taboo on American children's TV). The treatment is [[Justified Trope|justified]] as, in most of Steven Spielberg's cartoons, network censors (along with studio executives) are [[Acceptable Targets]] to mock and make into villains.
* [[Go Karting With Bowser]]: The fact that she's the network censor doesn't stop her from occasionally taking part in the sketches.
* [[Go-Karting With Bowser]]: The fact that she's the network censor doesn't stop her from occasionally taking part in the sketches.
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: Lydia Karaoke is voiced by Nora Dunn (a mid-1980s cast member of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' who was fired after season 15 [the 1989-1990 season] due to her boycotting an episode hosted by shock comedian Andrew "Dice" Clay)
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Lydia Karaoke is voiced by Nora Dunn (a mid-1980s cast member of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' who was fired after season 15 [the 1989-1990 season] due to her boycotting an episode hosted by shock comedian Andrew "Dice" Clay)
* [[Media Watchdog]]
* [[Media Watchdog]]
* [[Moral Guardians]]
* [[Moral Guardians]]
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[[File:Nostradamus_7176.jpg|thumb|300px]]
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* [[Hey It's That Voice]] (Paul Rugg, using his [[Jerry Lewis]]-esque director voice from ''[[Animaniacs (Animation)|Animaniacs]]'')
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]] (Paul Rugg, using his [[Jerry Lewis]]-esque director voice from ''[[Animaniacs (Animation)|Animaniacs]]'')
* [[Large Ham]]: What do you expect from a Paul Rugg-voiced character?
* [[Large Ham]]: What do you expect from a Paul Rugg-voiced character?
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]
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