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Characters from ''[[{{TOPLEVELPAGE}}]]'' include:
== Red Green ==
The title character of the show. He's a deadpan, gravelly-voiced everyman who's faced with all the concerns of a middle-aged man in rural Canada. Besides keeping the audience informed on what's going on at the lodge he's the head of, he offers advice to any middle-agers just like him. Played by comedian [[Steve Smith]], who also does comedy tours as the Red Green character.▼
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▲The title character of the show. He's a deadpan, gravelly-voiced everyman who's faced with all the concerns of a middle-aged man in rural Canada. Besides keeping the audience informed on what's going on at the lodge he's the head of, he offers advice to any middle-agers just like him. Played by comedian Steve Smith, who also does comedy tours as the Red Green character.
* [[Badass Beard]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Several: "If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy", "Remember, I'm pullin' for ya. We're all in this together", "Keep your stick on the ice", "…the handyman's secret weapon, duct tape", etc.
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* [[DIY Disaster]]: Often.
* [[Duct Tape for Everything]]: It's the handyman's secret weapon, after all.
* [[Embarrassing First Name]]: Red's first name is not "Red"; Harold finds out what it really is and understands why he uses his nickname.
* [[Happily Married]]: Red ends every show with a message for his wife, with whom he apparently has a very good relationship.
* [[Nice Hat]]: His green fishing hat.
* [[Vocal Evolution]]: Steve's voice for Red started out rather flat, hesitant and monotone, but became more dynamic over time.
== Harold Green ==
Red's nerdy nephew, and the butt of many jokes. He's also the "technical" man on the show, using a strange looking gadget to "control" the many [[Idiosyncratic Wipes]]. Played by [[Patrick McKenna]].▼
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▲Red's nerdy nephew, and the butt of many jokes. He's also the "technical" man on the show, using a strange looking gadget to "control" the many [[Idiosyncratic Wipes]]. Played by Patrick McKenna.
* [[Annoying Laugh]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]
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* [[Embarrassing Middle Name]]: Harold Spooner Dortmund Mepps Green.
* [[Nerd Glasses]]
* [[Put
* [[Verbal Tic]]: He sometimes makes a "whaaaaah" sound.
== Dalton Humphrey ==
The owner of "Humphrey's Everything Store" but a rather tight-fisted individual. Also rather henpecked by his unseen wife, Ann Marie. Played by [[Bob Bainborough]].▼
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▲The owner of "Humphrey's Everything Store" but a rather tight-fisted individual. Also rather henpecked by his unseen wife, Ann Marie. Played by Bob Bainborough.
* [[Henpecked Husband]]
* [[Overprotective Dad]]: Dalton's daughter is one of the chief thorns in his side.
* [[The Scrooge]]: He has some traits of this. Many episodes show him to be absurdly tight with a buck and rather cranky.
== Winston Rothschild ==
Owner of Rothschild's Sewage and Septic Sucking Services. Mostly around to make [[Toilet Humor]] and/or make cute jingles about his company. Played by [[Jeff Lumby]].▼
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▲Owner of Rothschild's Sewage and Septic Sucking Services. Mostly around to make [[Toilet Humor]] and/or make cute jingles about his company. Played by Jeff Lumby.
▲* [[Added Alliterative Appeal]]: Rothschild's Sewage and Septic Sucking Services.
* [[Casanova Wannabe]]: Winston has an active but massively unsuccessful love life.
* [[Running Gag]]: Between segments, he would recite a jingle about his company ("If your nose is stinging, our phone should be ringing!").
* [[Toilet Humor]]: And often.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Winston's dad always wanted him to be a lawyer, and the two still haven't worked things out.
== Bill Smith ==
The subject of the [[Deliberately Monochrome|black and white]] "Adventures with Bill" segments. He's mostly there for the subject of physical abuse. Played by [[Rick Green]].▼
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▲The subject of the [[Deliberately Monochrome|black and white]] "Adventures with Bill" segments. He's mostly there for the subject of physical abuse. Played by Rick Green.
* [[The Chew Toy]] / [[Iron Butt Monkey]]: Even Wile E. Coyote would be amazed at how many injuries Bill sustains.
* [[Gravity Is a Harsh Mistress]]: See above.
* [[Put
* [[Trouser Space]] / [[Hyperspace Arsenal]]: He fits ''everything'' in his overalls.
* [[The Voiceless]]: The only sounds in the Adventures with Bill segments are usually the ambient noise and Red's voiceover; this is justified by [[Word of God|Steve Smith]], who said that the camera had a bad mic. However, there was a time when Bill could be plainly heard chattering away; turns out he's really a [[Motor Mouth]].
== Ranger Gord ==
A not-too-with-it forest ranger assigned to a tower, in which he has been cooped up for 13 years by the time Red finds him. Portrayed by [[Peter Keleghan]].▼
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▲A not-too-with-it forest ranger assigned to a tower, in which he has been cooped up for 13 years by the time Red finds him. Portrayed by Peter Keleghan.
* [[A Man Is Not a Virgin]] / [[Loners Are Freaks]]: Ranger Gord was a virgin when he was first assigned to Fire Watch Tower #13, and then spent 11 or 12 years living alone in the woods before Red finds him. You can imagine what that's done for his sanity.
▲* [[A Man Is Not a Virgin]] / [[Loners Are Freaks]]: Ranger Gord was a virgin when he was first assigned to Fire Watch Tower #13, and then spent 11 or 12 years living alone in the woods before Red finds him. You can imagine what that's done for his sanity.
* [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle]]: Parodied in the educational segments, which offered hilariously inaccurate nature lessons (e.g., that rocks are eggs).
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]
* [[Her Codename Was Mary Sue]]: Present in the educational segments: Gord is portrayed as a [[Parody Sue|muscular, all-knowing, woman-attracting hunk]] and the other Lodge members are portrayed as very unintelligent [[Funny Animal|Funny Animals]].
* [[Stylistic Suck]]: The educational segments were given bad animation and voice acting (Gord did [[Talking to Himself|all the voices]]) on purpose.
== Mike Hamar ==▼
▲== Mike Hamar ==
A criminal, on parole from prison. Portrayed by [[Wayne Robson]].
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Mike frequently mentions his dad... but it's usually prefixed with a day of the week ("my Thursday dad"). Mike's mom [[Really Gets Around]], apparently.
* [[Irony]]: By the end of the series, he gets a job as a police officer… but crime is super low because he now has a job.
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Black shirt and jeans.
* [[Sticky Fingers]]
== Edgar K.B. Montrose ==
A hearing-impaired explosive enthusiast. He solves everything by blowing it up. Portrayed by [[Graham Greene]].▼
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▲A hearing-impaired explosive enthusiast. He solves everything by blowing it up. Portrayed by Graham Greene.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Ka-BOOM!"
* [[No Indoor Voice]]: Justified in that his line of work has left him half-deaf.
* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: His specialty.
== Hap Shaugnessy ==
An old man with a penchant for lying blatantly about his entire life. Portrayed by [[Gordon Pinsent]].▼
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* [[Blatant Lies]]: It's not that Hap is a Bad Liar in as much as his stories are so over the top that there's no way he could've done all of it.▼
▲An old man with a penchant for lying blatantly about his entire life. Portrayed by Gordon Pinsent.
▲* [[Blatant Lies]]: It's not that Hap is a Bad Liar in as much as his stories are so over the top that there's no way he could've done all of it.
▲* [[The Munchausen]]: Hap is practically the poster boy for this trope.
== Ed Frid ==
A highly paranoid animal control officer. Played by [[Jerry Schaefer]].▼
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▲A highly paranoid animal control officer. Played by Jerry Schaefer.
* [[Animals Hate Him]]: The creatures of the wild want nothing to do with Ed.
* [[Cowardly Lion]]: And how. He seems deathly afraid of most of the animals, but manages to pull through.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: "Frid" looks and sounds a bit like "afraid".
* [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]]: Subverted; he replaced another animal control officer character with a completely opposite personality, perhaps because Ed's personality was funnier.
== Arnie Dogen ==
A roofer and aspiring country singer.
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* [[Dreadful Musician]]: He ''really'' can't sing.
* [[The Klutz]]: Implied by his constant injuries. He's often wearing casts, in a wheelchair, etc.
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