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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]]