Generic characters are interchangeable characters, appearing mostly in animated shows or comic strips. A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist They often reappear at different times with different jobs, or are seen in the background. Animation or comic strip artists, when in need of a character who furthers the story without becoming part of it, often use an existing character from their repertoire instead of inventing a new one. Generics can be considered to be similar to gag characters, but might stay longer. A gag character is usually a character that is rarely used and shows no personality except for the joke in comic strips and TV shows Here is a list of some generic characters.
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Animated shows
The Simpsons
- A man with a bald forehead, bushy mustache, and accent similar to Charles Bronson. For the Swedish heavy metal band see Mustasch. A moustache (or mustache) is Facial hair grown on the upper Lip. Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky, Lithuanian name Karolis BuÄinskis, November 3, 1921 – August 30, He appears in many episodes with different jobs (e. g. toy salesman, promoter at Noiseland Video Arcade)
- 'Yes' man. A person with a big chin who always emits an obnoxious and long 'Yeeesss'. He first appeared in Mayored to the Mob. " Mayored to the Mob " is the ninth episode of The Simpsons ' tenth season, which originally broadcast on December 20 1998 Reported sightings include one in Brazil, but he spoke with a Portuguese yes, 'Acieeen'. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. These are all references to the trademark character played by Frank Nelson in the TV and Radio versions of The Jack Benny Show
- Big Rich Texan. Frank Brandon Nelson ( May 6, 1911 – September 12, 1986) was an American comedic actor best known for playing put-upon Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky February 14, 1894 - December 26, 1974) was an American Comedian, vaudevillian This person carries many traits of Texas stereotypes and is known to blast his gun at inappropriate times.
- Lindsay Neagle. A woman with many jobs and beliefs. Included on this list because she keeps resurfacing with different hairstyles.
- Barflies at Moe's Tavern. Description Dark and described by Dr Hibbert 's daughter as smelling "like tinkle " the inside of the bar is dank and spare One is bald, one has glasses, and in early episodes, one is a woman. The men's names are Larry and Sam, respectively.
- Spotty-faced teen. Seen doing a number of different McJobs in the food service industry. McJob is Slang for a low-paying low-prestige job that requires few skills and offers very little chance of intracompany advancement Usually asking for supervisory assistance.
- A surly man with a pointed face who frequently gets only two or so lines, usually spoken snappily ("Just stamp the [validation] ticket. " and "Don't touch me).
- Irish Policeman. A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a Police force. A red-haired Irishman who appears in more recent episodes. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world He usually leaves with a strange laugh (Toi, toi, toi), and specializes in twirling his baton.
Other animated shows
- Man with glasses on King of the Hill. King of the Hill is an American animated series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company He appeared twice, first in the pilot episode, & when Strickland Propane hired a heroin addict. A television pilot is a test episode of an intended Television series. Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative
- Man in Garfield episodes. Garfield is a daily-syndicated Comic strip created by Jim Davis. He had many jobs, and as Garfield pointed out once, "Are you the guy who keeps having different jobs every episode?"
- The Red Guy. Cow and Chicken was an Emmy Award -nominated American Animated television series, created by David Feiss. A character with a demon appearance & a gigantic posterior that is in Cow & Chicken & I Am Weasel. In fields of Anatomy, anatomical terms of location are descriptive terms to help identify relative positions or directions within a species Cow and Chicken was an Emmy Award -nominated American Animated television series, created by David Feiss. I Am Weasel is an American Animated television series, created by David Feiss and broadcast on the Cartoon Network. He has many occupations as well as different names (Red Butt, Red Heiny, Heiny Man, etc. )
- Rancid Rabbit, an antagonist to CatDog, who has a different job in each episode, such as a sponge salesman, restaurant owner or President of the United States. CatDog is an American Animated television series on Nickelodeon, created by Peter Hannan. A sponge is a Tool, Implement, Utensil or cleaning aid consisting of porous material The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
- Several different characters in Osamu Tezuka's manga and anime, such as Rock, Shinsaku Ban, Ham Egg, Acetylene Lamp, Duke Red or Osamu Tezuka himself. was a Japanese manga artist, Animator, producer and Medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine
- Quint on Timon and Pumbaa
- Two teenagers on Rugrats, who are evidently friends and always take the same summer job-style job as each other. Timon and Pumbaa are a fictional Meerkat and Warthog duo first introduced in Disney 's popular 1994 animated film The Lion King Rugrats is an American Animated television series that aired from August 11, 1991 to June 8, 2004 on One is tall, thin, and blonde, while his counterpart is shorter, rounder, and dark-haired. They have to frequently clean up after the babies destroy/spill things. Their names, Larry and Steve, are shouted over the intercom of a supermarket in one episode, Incident in Aisle Seven. Customer divider barjpg|thumb|In supermarkets sellers periodically change prices for classes of goods in response to market conditions rather than negotiating the price of each good
Comic strips
- Ted in Dilbert. Dilbert (first published April 16, 1989) is an American Comic strip written and drawn by Scott Adams. Lack of talent was how Scott Adams explains making generic copies of him. Scott Raymond Adams (born June 8, 1957) is the creator of the Dilbert Comic strip and the Author of several Business
- Woman in Cathy. Cathy is a Comic strip drawn by Cathy Guisewite. Featuring a woman who struggles through the "four basic guilt groups" of life &mdash food love mom and She has a tendency to keep appearing in many department stores.
- Kids in the classroom in Peanuts. Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday Comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M No explanation, just added to the background.
- Meeker and Snerd on Bobby's World
Radio Shows
- The Jack Benny Show: 'Yes' man. Bobby's World is a children's animated series, which ran from 1990 to 1998, on FOX. Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky February 14, 1894 - December 26, 1974) was an American Comedian, vaudevillian A person with a big chin who always emits an obnoxious and long 'Yeeesss'. This trademark character was played by Frank Nelson in various television and radio shows, and copied numerous times in animated cartoons. Frank Brandon Nelson ( May 6, 1911 – September 12, 1986) was an American comedic actor best known for playing put-upon
TV sitcoms
- Federov in Ivan the Terrible: Generally some sort of petty bureaucrat or bumbling incompetent in a professional position, played by Christopher Hewett. Ivan the Terrible was an American sitcom that aired on CBS for five episodes during 1976. Christopher Hewett, ( April 5, 1922 &ndash August 3, 2001) was an English Actor best known for his role as Lynn Belvedere
See also
Unseen characters are never directly observed by the audience but are only described by other characters An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist Over the course of his career the Mangaka Osamu Tezuka reused the same characters in different roles in different storiesDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic