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* '''Walter''' -- a [[Grumpy Old Man]] who [[Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior!|says exactly what's on his mind whenever he damn well fells like it]]. He's been married for 47 years, fought in [[The Vietnam War]], and worked as a welder for over thirty years. One of his most popular puppets; mostly for the fact that ''everybody'' knows a Walter.

* '''Peanut''' -- a [[Winnie the Pooh|Woozle]], which is a [[Keet|hyperactive]] [[Funny Animal|furry animal]]...hybrid...thing. He has purple skin, white fur, has green hair, big feet and wears only his left shoe. He is apparently from an island in Micronesia and stowed away on a cruise ship, where he met Dunham in Florida.

* '''José Jalapeño [[X On a Stick|on a Stick]]''' -- [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]], and pronounces "on a stick" as "onna Steek." A [[Deadpan Snarker]] who is one of the only characters who can handle Peanut; as a result he's often paired up with Peanut for his bits.

* '''José Jalapeño [[X on a Stick|on a Stick]]''' -- [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]], and pronounces "on a stick" as "onna Steek." A [[Deadpan Snarker]] who is one of the only characters who can handle Peanut; as a result he's often paired up with Peanut for his bits.

* '''Achmed the Dead Terrorist''' -- Lived his life as a suicide bomber and is now a skeleton with a turban, big bushy eyebrows, [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red]] [[The Dead Have Eyes|eyes]] and a [[Good Hair, Evil Hair|goatee.]] He plots to [[I'll Kill You!|kill everyone]] but [[Ineffectual Death Threats|can never seem to do anything to make it happen.]] [[It Makes Sense in Context|(trust us on this one)]].

* '''Melvin the Superhero Guy''' -- A goofy superhero wannabe with an extremely big nose (which looks like a penis when viewed sideways). Has no actual powers to speak of, but he is really enthusiastic about it.

* '''Bubba J.''' -- NASCAR lovin', beer swilling [[Deep South|redneck]]. Wholeheartedly embodies every trope associated with being a back woods country redneck.

* '''Sweet Daddy D.''' -- A [[Fun ~~With~~ Acronyms|"Player In the Management Profession"]] and Jeff's "agent." According to Sweet Daddy, since he's the pimp, that makes Jeff his ho.

* '''Sweet Daddy D.''' -- A [[Fun with Acronyms|"Player In the Management Profession"]] and Jeff's "agent." According to Sweet Daddy, since he's the pimp, that makes Jeff his ho.

He has one new character he uses on tours but haven't been filmed are {{spoiler|Dianne from Dinner For Schmucks. He recently unveiled AJ, or Achmed Junior, in his latest special, as well as Little Ugly Ass-Jeff (Peanut's ventriloquism puppet)...ItMakesSenseInContext (barely).}}

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* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: There's a ''lot'' more profanity in live shows than on the specials. Peanut and Walter in particular curse frequently.

{{quote| '''Peanut:''' ''(to Guitar Guy)'' He thinks this is all real... We're making a shitload of money off of this, don't fuck it up!}}

* [[Companion Cube]]: Parodied and [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] whenever the puppets (especially Peanut) [[No Fourth Wall|point out they're... well...]] [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|puppets.]]

* [[Companion Cube]]: Parodied and [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] whenever the puppets (especially Peanut) [[No Fourth Wall|point out they're... well...]] [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|puppets.]]

* [[Corpsing]]: One bit where Achmed tells the audience how his life (that is, the "life" he has after dying) pretty much sucked. He went to the doctor one day because he thought he had scoliosis, so the doctor recommends an X-ray, which is completely pointless because Achmed is a skeleton. This causes a bit of corpsing (you can definitely hear the strain in Jeff's voice as he tries to do Achmed's voice without laughing). Achmed's story then goes on to say that he thinks he has polio too, and the strain of trying to keep a straight face catches up to Jeff, causing him to ask Achmed about "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW_BrgXJ2k4 poliosis]", causing Guitar Guy to just give up the act and start laughing, and Jeff tries his darnedest to hide his laughing, covering his mouth with his hand and shouting "Don't look at me!"

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* [[Happily Adopted]]: Jeff says in ''All By My Selves'' that he was an adopted child, but that he always knew he had been, never had a problem with it, and that his parents are great.

** This leads to a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] when his first daughter was born and he realizes that she is the first blood relative he ever knew.

* [[Hey That's My Line]]: Achmed doesn't care too much for his [[Casanova|French cousin]] Pierre because he stole his catchphrase and turned it into his own.

* [[Hey, That's My Line!]]: Achmed doesn't care too much for his [[Casanova|French cousin]] Pierre because he stole his catchphrase and turned it into his own.

* [[Hoist By His Own Petard|Hoist By Their Own Petard]]:

* [[Hoist by His Own Petard|Hoist By Their Own Petard]]:

** Jeff's {{spoiler|ex-}}wife, who decided to breed their pet chihuahua, producing Rusty, the runt of the litter who Jeff claims will urinate on his wife in the middle of the night whenever the two have an unresolved argument.

** Achmed could be considered a victim of this too, as his incompetent suicide bombing attempt resulted in him being the only one killed by his own bomb.

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'''Jeff''': Yes.<br />

'''Walter''': Is that what they're calling it now? }}

* [[It Is Pronounced Tro PAY]]: Peanut likes to point out how the actual pronunciation various names should be, like Je-Fuh-Fuh Dun-Ham (dot-com!) and Joe-zee. During ''Arguing With Myself'', Peanut constantly pronounced the city of Santa Ana as "Sa-Na-Ta Ah-Na".

* [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"]]: Peanut likes to point out how the actual pronunciation various names should be, like Je-Fuh-Fuh Dun-Ham (dot-com!) and Joe-zee. During ''Arguing With Myself'', Peanut constantly pronounced the city of Santa Ana as "Sa-Na-Ta Ah-Na".

{{quote| ''Look, I know I didn't finish school, but that ''frickin’'' says "Sa-Na-Ta Ah-Na"! ''Dumbass!''''}}

* [[Jerkass]]: Peanut. Most of his routine consists of mean-spirited jokes, belittling and antagonizing Jeff, and tormenting José.

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* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]: Peanut.

* [[Not Making This Up Disclaimer]]: The lotion story: "This is too stupid to make up."

* [[Oh No Not Again]]

* [[Oh, No, Not Again]]

{{quote| '''Achmed''': SILENCE! I ke--''[[Special Effects Failure|(notices his legs falling out of place)]]'' Oh, not this crap again!}}

** This happened SO MUCH in 'Controlled Chaos' that his legs has to be duct taped to the table he was sitting on.

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* [[Visual Pun]]: Jeff asked Melvin what his most distinguishing feature was. He turned to look at Jeff, displaying a righteously large nose.

* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?]]: Lampshaded by Peanut:

* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]]: Lampshaded by Peanut:

{{quote| '''Peanut''': Never smoked pot?<br />

'''Jeff''': No.<br />

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'''Jeff''': No.<br />

'''Peanut''': Then how the hell did you come up with ''me?!'' }}

* [[X On a Stick]]: Jose

* [[X on a Stick]]: Jose

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have Green Hair]]: Peanut!

* [[You Mean "Xmas"]]: During the Christmas special, when Jeff brings out Walter, this exchange between them takes place: