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* [[Dumb Blonde]]
* [[Dumb Blonde]]
* [[Hello Nurse]]
* [[Hello Nurse]]
* [[Hey Its 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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* [[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 Its 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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* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: At least the writers seemed to think of him as this.
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: At least the writers seemed to think of him as this.
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: The sketch where he portrays [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] becomes this when you learn that his voice actor plans to pursue a career in film scoring.
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: The sketch where he portrays [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] becomes this when you learn that his voice actor plans to pursue a career in film scoring.
* [[Honest Johns Dealership]]: One episode was about him running dealerships of various historical things, like vacations in Pompeii.
* [[Honest John's Dealership]]: One episode was about him running dealerships of various historical things, like vacations in Pompeii.
* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: He is an [[Author Avatar]] of his voice actor, Cody Ruegger, who according to his dad Tom, "tended to be the loudest kid on Earth".
* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: He is an [[Author Avatar]] of his voice actor, Cody Ruegger, who according to his dad Tom, "tended to be the loudest kid on Earth".
* [[Karmic Trickster]]
* [[Karmic Trickster]]
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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 Its 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 Its 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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An obsessive Asian salesgirl who refuses to leave her customers alone till they have bought something from her. She is almost always accompanied by Lucky Bob. Voiced by [[Tress MacNeille]].
An obsessive Asian salesgirl who refuses to leave her customers alone till they have bought something from her. She is almost always accompanied by Lucky Bob. Voiced by [[Tress MacNeille]].
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* [[Honest Johns Dealership]]
* [[Honest John's Dealership]]
* [[Leitmotif]]: "Chopsticks" can always be heard as background music whenever she speaks.
* [[Leitmotif]]: "Chopsticks" can always be heard as background music whenever she speaks.
* [[Toy Ship]]: With Lucky Bob.
* [[Toy Ship]]: With Lucky Bob.
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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 Its 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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Loud Kiddington's pet dog who is so named for his love of fetching round objects. Voiced by [[Frank Welker]].
Loud Kiddington's pet dog who is so named for his love of fetching round objects. Voiced by [[Frank Welker]].
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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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An egotistical salesman with some sanity issues. Voiced by [[Billy West]].
An egotistical salesman with some sanity issues. Voiced by [[Billy West]].
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* [[Honest Johns Dealership]]
* [[Honest John's Dealership]]
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: He is a parody of the late Phil Silvers, in a tribute to his Sergeant Bilko character.
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: He is a parody of the late Phil Silvers, in a tribute to his Sergeant Bilko character.
* [[Ted Baxter]]
* [[Ted Baxter]]
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** [[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 Its 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 Its 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]]

Revision as of 17:36, 9 January 2014


Here is a listing of the characters featured in the Warner Bros series Histeria! Some of them pretty much personify some of their tropes.


Hosts

Father Time

 "The year, ____________. The place, _____________."

The host of the show, who knows historical dates down to the second and wear watches from his shoulder to his wrist. Voiced by Frank Welker.


  • Mad Libs Catchphrase: The above quote. Sometimes he switches it and says "the place..." first.
  • 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.

Big Fat Baby

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.


  • Fartillery: The Kid Chorus uses him as this in "Big Fat Baby Theatre".
  • Infant Immortality: Seriously, look at what he can survive in The History of Poland sketch.
  • Running Gag: The kids request help changing Big Fat Baby's diaper, claiming the last time he had a clean diaper was before something that happened a long time ago.

Miss Information

 "We're walkin', we're walkin' we're readin' the wiki page!"

A ditzy but attractive tour guide who is always making mistakes with the information she gives out. Voiced by Laraine Newman.


World's Oldest Woman

Not only is she the World's Oldest Woman, she also appears to be a Large Ham.

 "I dated the missing link, let me tell you, you didn't miss much."


The Kid Chorus

Loud Kiddington

QUIET!!! THIS IS A LIBRARY!

 "WHATTA GROUCH!!"

A mischievous brown-haired boy who likes to make his statements clear by shouting them in the loudest volume possible. Voiced by Cody Ruegger.


Froggo

"Feed Me!"

 "Can ya loan me a quart of motor oil and nine feet of chain link fence?"

A short blonde kid so named for his deep, frog-like voice. Voiced by Nathan Ruegger.


Charity Bazaar

She is not amused either.

 "I'm not happy."

A melancholy blonde girl who almost always seem to be in a glum mood (except when singing).


Aka Pella

 "What's the dilly-o with that?!"


Pepper Mills

 "Hey, you're not Scooby Doo! Gypola!"

A hyperactive red-haired teenager who is constantly bugging people for their autographs. Voiced by Tress MacNeille.


Toast

You know what they say... All toasters toast this kid.

 "Ask me if I care."

A sunburned teenager who never seems to have a clue about what's going on around him, and never has any interest in the things his guest stars talk about. Voiced by Tress MacNeille.


Cho-Cho

 "Hi mistah! Wanna buy a magazine?"

An obsessive Asian salesgirl who refuses to leave her customers alone till they have bought something from her. She is almost always accompanied by Lucky Bob. Voiced by Tress MacNeille.


Lucky Bob

Lucky Bob in his natural state.

 "Yeth now!"

Cho-Cho's slow-witted sidekick who likes quoting Ed McMahon. Voiced by Jeff Bennett.


Pule Houser

 "Owww!"


Susanna Susquahanna

"What isth the capital of Atheria?"

 "We're foretht thervice thurveyors, thurveying the forethtth and ecothythtemth for thothiety."

A Native American girl with a huge gap between her front teeth, which gives her great difficulty in pronouncing even her own name correctly. Voiced by Tress MacNeille.


Other Main Characters

Mr. Smartypants

The smartest man in the world, but also so incredibly shy that he wears really tall pants with which to partially cover his face. Voiced by Rob Paulsen.


Fetch

Loud Kiddington's pet dog who is so named for his love of fetching round objects. Voiced by Frank Welker.


Chit Chatterson

An egotistical salesman with some sanity issues. Voiced by Billy West.


Bill Straitman


Sammy Melman

A smarmy network executive. Voiced by Rob Paulsen.


Lydia Karaoke

The resident network censor who sometimes objects to whatever antics the rest of the cast gets up to. Voiced by Nora Dunn.


  • 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 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.
  • 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
  • Moral Guardians
  • Political Correctness Gone Mad
  • Think of the Censors: The rest of the cast doesn't, but her appearances on the show have much the same effect.

Sarah Coopersmithfitzwarengoldenheimerstein


Nostradamus


Molly Pitcher

Molly Pitcher was a woman who supposedly carried water to cannon crews during the American Revolutionary War. It's said that when her husband, one of the cannon crewmen, was wounded during the Battle of Monmouth, she took his place at the guns. Now, she tends to show up whenever anyone in the series needs or talks about water (It's either her or Montezuma, and you don't want that!).