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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]]'' 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.
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* [[Animated Actors]]: The episode "The Teddy Roosevelt Show" reveals he is also a writer for the show.
* [[Animated Actors]]: The episode "The Teddy Roosevelt Show" reveals he is also a writer for the show.
* [[Brats With Slingshots]]: He is shown using a slingshot in "Histeria! Goes to the Moon".
* [[Brats with Slingshots]]: He is shown using a slingshot in "Histeria! Goes to the Moon".
* [[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.
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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|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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=== Toast ===
=== Toast ===
[[File:ToastHostingHisShow_9162.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Hotel Mario (Video Game)|You know what they say... All toasters toast this kid.]]]]
[[File:ToastHostingHisShow_9162.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Hotel Mario|You know what they say... All toasters toast this kid.]]]]
{{quote| ''"Ask me if I care."''}}
{{quote| ''"Ask me if I care."''}}


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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]]'' 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|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]]'', 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]]
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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]]'')
* [[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]]