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Characters from ''[[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]]'' include:
== Oblong Family ==
== Oblong Family ==


=== Bob Oblong ===
=== Bob Oblong ===

Born without arms or legs and works at a poison factory called the Globocide. Despite his deformities he is very chipper and sunny, and is modeled after various fathers from 1950s TV shows.
Born without arms or legs and works at a poison factory called the Globocide. Despite his deformities he is very chipper and sunny, and is modeled after various fathers from 1950s TV shows.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[Bumbling Dad]]
* [[Bumbling Dad]]
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: [[Will Ferrell]] (from ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'''s mid-to-late 1990s era) is the voice of Bob Oblong.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: [[Will Ferrell]] (from ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'''s mid-to-late 1990s era) is the voice of Bob Oblong.
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=== Marie Kay "Pickles" Oblong ===
=== Marie Kay "Pickles" Oblong ===
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A chain-smoking alcoholic who was originally a Hill resident but moved to the valley after marrying Bob. All her hair has since fallen out due to the hazardous atmosphere of The Valley, and she is now regarded as an outcast by her former Hill friends. While not bitter about losing her privileged life, she often expresses disdain towards her self-centered former neighbors in the Hills.

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A chain smoking alcoholic who was originally a Hill resident but moved to the valley after marrying Bob. All her hair has since fallen out due to the hazardous atmosphere of The Valley, and she is now regarded as an outcast by her former Hill friends. While not bitter about losing her privileged life, she often expresses disdain towards her self-centered former neighbors in the Hills.

* [[Action Mom]]: In "Heroine Addict"
* [[Action Mom]]: In "Heroine Addict"
* [[Bald Woman]]: Due to the exposure to the pollution of the Valley.
* [[Bald Woman]]: Due to the exposure to the pollution of the Valley.
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=== Biff and Chip Oblong ===
=== Biff and Chip Oblong ===

17-year-old conjoined twins who are attached at the waist and share a middle leg. Biff is a hard worker obsessed with sports, while Chip is more laid back. Biff and Chip each occasionally go into "trances" to give the other brother privacy.
17-year-old conjoined twins who are attached at the waist and share a middle leg. Biff is a hard worker obsessed with sports, while Chip is more laid back. Biff and Chip each occasionally go into "trances" to give the other brother privacy.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: It is frequently implied that Biff is gay and attracted to their coach.
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: It is frequently implied that Biff is gay and attracted to their coach.
** [[Bi the Way]]: Although other times the two are seen lusting after girls together.
** [[Bi the Way]]: Although other times the two are seen lusting after girls together.
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=== Milo Oblong ===
=== Milo Oblong ===

The youngest son and the series' protagonist. Often referred to by other kids as a “psycho”, he is afflicted with numerous mental and social disorders and is on "everything from Ritalin to Rogaine." Despite his afflictions, he is a very forthright and benevolent boy, though he envies the Hill lifestyle and wishes to rise above his economic status.
The youngest son and the series' protagonist. Often referred to by other kids as a “psycho”, he is afflicted with numerous mental and social disorders and is on "everything from Ritalin to Rogaine." Despite his afflictions, he is a very forthright and benevolent boy, though he envies the Hill lifestyle and wishes to rise above his economic status.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny]]
* [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny]]
* [[Keet]]
* [[Keet]]
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=== Beth Oblong ===
=== Beth Oblong ===

The youngest child and only daughter, and has a warty, elongated growth growing out of her head. Despite her appendage, she appears to be significantly better adjusted than the rest of her family.
The youngest child and only daughter, and has a warty, elongated growth growing out of her head. Despite her appendage, she appears to be significantly better adjusted than the rest of her family.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[Deliberately Cute Child]]
* [[Deliberately Cute Child]]
* [[Little Miss Snarker]]
* [[Little Miss Snarker]]
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=== Lucky ===
=== Lucky ===

The one-lunged<ref>[[Body Horror|He coughed the other one up on the first episode, which Pickles mistook for a furball]]</ref> family cat who chain-smokes cigarettes and wears an uninterested, deadpan expression
The one-lunged<ref>[[Body Horror|He coughed the other one up on the first episode, which Pickles mistook for a furball]]</ref> family cat who chain-smokes cigarettes and wears an uninterested, deadpan expression
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[Smoking Is Cool]]
* [[Smoking Is Cool]]
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[The Stoic]]
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=== Scottie ===
=== Scottie ===

Milo's narcoleptic dog, a result of perfume used on him during his tenure as a test animal at Globocide.
Milo's narcoleptic dog, a result of perfume used on him during his tenure as a test animal at Globocide.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[Canine Companion]]
* [[Canine Companion]]
* [[Heavy Sleeper]]
* [[Heavy Sleeper]]
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=== Helga Phugly ===
=== Helga Phugly ===

A fat, toad-like girl who will eat virtually anything. She lives in a fantasy world, believing that she is pretty and popular and that the "Debbies'" actually like her (she seems to stubbornly believe this, as when told that the Debbies hate her, she covered her ears, shut her eyes, and started stomping around humming very loudly).
A fat, toad-like girl who will eat virtually anything. She lives in a fantasy world, believing that she is pretty and popular and that the "Debbies'" actually like her (she seems to stubbornly believe this, as when told that the Debbies hate her, she covered her ears, shut her eyes, and started stomping around humming very loudly).
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[Big Eater]]
* [[Big Eater]]
* [[Extreme Omnivore]]
* [[Extreme Omnivore]]
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=== Creepy Susie ===
=== Creepy Susie ===

A girl who speaks with a deadpan French accent and appears to float instead of walk, as her legs are never shown. She is obsessed with death, and has a problem with pyromania, but it has been revealed she does enjoy hula hoops (even though her stiff movements make it physically impossible for her to use one).
A girl who speaks with a deadpan French accent and appears to float instead of walk, as her legs are never shown. She is obsessed with death, and has a problem with pyromania, but it has been revealed she does enjoy hula hoops (even though her stiff movements make it physically impossible for her to use one).
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[Gratuitous French]]: She can be heard mumbling this at times.
* [[Gratuitous French]]: She can be heard mumbling this at times.
* [[Goth]]
* [[Goth]]
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=== Peggy ===
=== Peggy ===

A one-breasted girl who lacks a lower jaw, causing her to spit and talk with a lisp. Despite her deformities, Peggy is incredibly cheerful and upbeat.
A one-breasted girl who lacks a lower jaw, causing her to spit and talk with a lisp. Despite her deformities, Peggy is incredibly cheerful and upbeat.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[Has Two Mommies|Has Two Daddies]]
* [[Has Two Mommies|Has Two Daddies]]
* [[No Mouth]]: Well, no lower jaw.
* [[No Mouth]]: Well, no lower jaw.
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=== Mikey ===
=== Mikey ===

A boy saddled with a dangling, doubled posterior. Standard underwear will not fit him, so he wears his grandmother's old bra like backwards suspenders. He is also known to habitually probe his nose and ears with his finger.
A boy saddled with a dangling, doubled posterior. Standard underwear will not fit him, so he wears his grandmother's old bra like backwards suspenders. He is also known to habitually probe his nose and ears with his finger.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[Butt Monkey]]: No pun intended.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: No pun intended.
* [[The Generic Guy]]
* [[The Generic Guy]]
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=== George Klimer ===
=== George Klimer ===

Bob's rich and snobby boss. He represents the power and arrogance of the people of the Hills. He is very condescending to his employees, especially Bob and James.
Bob's rich and snobby boss. He represents the power and arrogance of the people of the Hills. He is very condescending to his employees, especially Bob and James.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[Bad Boss]]
* [[Bad Boss]]
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]
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=== Pristine Klimer ===
=== Pristine Klimer ===

The wife of George and mother to Jared and Debbie. Pristine was good friends with Pickles before she married Bob, but abandoned her once she went to live in the valley.
The wife of George and mother to Jared and Debbie. Pristine was good friends with Pickles before she married Bob, but abandoned her once she went to live in the valley.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[Rich Bitch]]
* [[Rich Bitch]]
* [[Socialite]]
* [[Socialite]]
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=== Jared Klimer ===
=== Jared Klimer ===

The arrogant son of George and Pristine and brother to Debbie. He likes to taunt The Clubhouse Kids, along with his equally snobbish best friend Blaine.
The arrogant son of George and Pristine and brother to Debbie. He likes to taunt The Clubhouse Kids, along with his equally snobbish best friend Blaine.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[Ambiguously Gay]]
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]
* [[The Bully]]
* [[The Bully]]
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=== The Debbies ===
=== The Debbies ===

A popular clique of identical girls who dress alike, much like the Heathers or the also-animated "Ashleys" from [[Recess]]. The Debbies are often cruel to the valley kids, especially Helga who aspires to be accepted by them.
A popular clique of identical girls who dress alike, much like the Heathers or the also-animated "Ashleys" from [[Recess]]. The Debbies are often cruel to the valley kids, especially Helga who aspires to be accepted by them.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by these characters include:}}

* [[Alpha Bitch|Alpha Bitches]]
* [[Alpha Bitch]]es
* [[Girl Posse]]
* [[Girl Posse]]
* [[Only Six Faces]]: Their all eerily identical. Lampshaded by Pickles in "Bucketheads" when she answered the door and said, "Either I'm ''really'' smashed or you and your friends look exactly alike."
* [[Only Six Faces]]: Their all eerily identical. Lampshaded by Pickles in "Bucketheads" when she answered the door and said, "Either I'm ''really'' smashed or you and your friends look exactly alike."


=== Mayor Johnny "The Mayor" Bledsoe ===
=== Mayor Johnny "The Mayor" Bledsoe ===

The town's mayor and a masked pro wrestler, a parody of pro wrestlers-turned-elected officials, such as Jesse Ventura. He is corrupt, and his daughter is a Debbie.
The town's mayor and a masked pro wrestler, a parody of pro wrestlers-turned-elected officials, such as Jesse Ventura. He is corrupt, and his daughter is a Debbie.
{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}

* [[Balls of Steel]]: Subverted when he ordered Mr. Klimer to hit him in the crotch with a golf club. Sure, he looked fine, but his next line states otherwise: "That hurts more than I thought it would."
* [[Balls of Steel]]: Subverted when he ordered Mr. Klimer to hit him in the crotch with a golf club. Sure, he looked fine, but his next line states otherwise: "That hurts more than I thought it would."
* [[Cool Mask]]
* [[Cool Mask]]
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=== Anita Bidet ===
=== Anita Bidet ===
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The owner of the bar Pickles frequents, The Rusty Bucket. Her name is a play on the phrase "I need a bidet." It is implied that she is pre-op transgender, and though it is made obvious to viewers, none of the characters in the show seem to realize it.

{{tropelist|Tropes exhibited by this character include:}}
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The owner of the bar Pickles frequents, The Rusty Bucket. Her name is a play on the phrase "I need a bidet." It is implied that she is a pre-op transsexual, and though it is made obvious to viewers, none of the characters in the show seem to realize it.

* [[Camp Gay]]: When she was a man (whom Pickles thought was her twin brother).
* [[Camp Gay]]: When she was a man (whom Pickles thought was her twin brother).
* [[Cross-Dressing Voices]]: That's [[Billy West]] as him/her.
* [[Cross-Dressing Voices]]: That's [[Billy West]] as him/her.
* [[Punny Name]]
* [[Punny Name]]
* [[Transsexualism]]
* [[Transgender]]
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]


=== James ===
=== James ===

Bob's hunchbacked co-worker. He is a people-pleaser and lacks self-esteem, buying friends on eBay to attend his bachelor party.
Bob's hunchbacked co-worker. He is a people-pleaser and lacks self-esteem, buying friends on eBay to attend his bachelor party.
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* [[Extreme Doormat]]
* [[Extreme Doormat]]
* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Nice Guy]]


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Latest revision as of 22:39, 31 March 2021


Characters from The Oblongs include:

Oblong Family

Bob Oblong

Born without arms or legs and works at a poison factory called the Globocide. Despite his deformities he is very chipper and sunny, and is modeled after various fathers from 1950s TV shows.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Marie Kay "Pickles" Oblong

A chain-smoking alcoholic who was originally a Hill resident but moved to the valley after marrying Bob. All her hair has since fallen out due to the hazardous atmosphere of The Valley, and she is now regarded as an outcast by her former Hill friends. While not bitter about losing her privileged life, she often expresses disdain towards her self-centered former neighbors in the Hills.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Action Mom: In "Heroine Addict"
  • Bald Woman: Due to the exposure to the pollution of the Valley.
  • Closer to Earth: Pickles is arguably more grounded in reality than Bob is (despite being a drunk) and acts as a voice of reason when his optimism shifts into blind naivete.
  • Fallen Princess: She was a rich girl from the Hills who married and moved in with a Valley boy.
  • Lady Drunk
  • Mama Bear: Don't mess with her kids.

Biff and Chip Oblong

17-year-old conjoined twins who are attached at the waist and share a middle leg. Biff is a hard worker obsessed with sports, while Chip is more laid back. Biff and Chip each occasionally go into "trances" to give the other brother privacy.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Milo Oblong

The youngest son and the series' protagonist. Often referred to by other kids as a “psycho”, he is afflicted with numerous mental and social disorders and is on "everything from Ritalin to Rogaine." Despite his afflictions, he is a very forthright and benevolent boy, though he envies the Hill lifestyle and wishes to rise above his economic status.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny
  • Keet
  • Mad Eye: Also Twitchy Eye from time to time.
  • The Mentally Disturbed: A comedic example. According to one episode, Milo has every childhood ailment from attention defecit disorder to "foamy diarrhea" (caused by eating a lot of soap) and has been put on every medication from Ritalin to Rogaine.
  • Major Injury Underreaction: In "Milo Interrupted", mostly due to being on so many medicines, Milo doesn't response to the pain of being spanked by Bob... if he's tickled.

Beth Oblong

The youngest child and only daughter, and has a warty, elongated growth growing out of her head. Despite her appendage, she appears to be significantly better adjusted than the rest of her family.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Lucky

The one-lunged[1] family cat who chain-smokes cigarettes and wears an uninterested, deadpan expression

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Scottie

Milo's narcoleptic dog, a result of perfume used on him during his tenure as a test animal at Globocide.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Clubhouse Kids

Helga Phugly

A fat, toad-like girl who will eat virtually anything. She lives in a fantasy world, believing that she is pretty and popular and that the "Debbies'" actually like her (she seems to stubbornly believe this, as when told that the Debbies hate her, she covered her ears, shut her eyes, and started stomping around humming very loudly).

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Big Eater
  • Extreme Omnivore
  • Gonk
  • I Reject Your Reality: She lives in a fantasy world where she's thin and beautiful and the Debbies are her best friends.
  • Parental Abandonment: Though not intentionally. Her parents went on vacation to Europe and their plane crashed, where they had to resort to cannibalism to survive until Milo sparked new interest in finding them.

Creepy Susie

A girl who speaks with a deadpan French accent and appears to float instead of walk, as her legs are never shown. She is obsessed with death, and has a problem with pyromania, but it has been revealed she does enjoy hula hoops (even though her stiff movements make it physically impossible for her to use one).

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Peggy

A one-breasted girl who lacks a lower jaw, causing her to spit and talk with a lisp. Despite her deformities, Peggy is incredibly cheerful and upbeat.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Mikey

A boy saddled with a dangling, doubled posterior. Standard underwear will not fit him, so he wears his grandmother's old bra like backwards suspenders. He is also known to habitually probe his nose and ears with his finger.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Hill Residents

George Klimer

Bob's rich and snobby boss. He represents the power and arrogance of the people of the Hills. He is very condescending to his employees, especially Bob and James.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Pristine Klimer

The wife of George and mother to Jared and Debbie. Pristine was good friends with Pickles before she married Bob, but abandoned her once she went to live in the valley.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Jared Klimer

The arrogant son of George and Pristine and brother to Debbie. He likes to taunt The Clubhouse Kids, along with his equally snobbish best friend Blaine.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

The Debbies

A popular clique of identical girls who dress alike, much like the Heathers or the also-animated "Ashleys" from Recess. The Debbies are often cruel to the valley kids, especially Helga who aspires to be accepted by them.

Tropes exhibited by these characters include:
  • Alpha Bitches
  • Girl Posse
  • Only Six Faces: Their all eerily identical. Lampshaded by Pickles in "Bucketheads" when she answered the door and said, "Either I'm really smashed or you and your friends look exactly alike."

Mayor Johnny "The Mayor" Bledsoe

The town's mayor and a masked pro wrestler, a parody of pro wrestlers-turned-elected officials, such as Jesse Ventura. He is corrupt, and his daughter is a Debbie.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
  • Balls of Steel: Subverted when he ordered Mr. Klimer to hit him in the crotch with a golf club. Sure, he looked fine, but his next line states otherwise: "That hurts more than I thought it would."
  • Cool Mask
  • Mayor Pain

Valley Residents

Anita Bidet

The owner of the bar Pickles frequents, The Rusty Bucket. Her name is a play on the phrase "I need a bidet." It is implied that she is pre-op transgender, and though it is made obvious to viewers, none of the characters in the show seem to realize it.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

James

Bob's hunchbacked co-worker. He is a people-pleaser and lacks self-esteem, buying friends on eBay to attend his bachelor party.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:
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  1. ↑ He coughed the other one up on the first episode, which Pickles mistook for a furball
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