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* {{Housewife}}: Starts off as one, but decides to use her skills to help George cook for himself.
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* {{Housewife}}: Starts off as one, but decides to use her skills to help George cook for himself.himself and other household chores.
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* WomenAreWiser: Counts as part of her character development.
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* StandardFiftiesFather: Is the epitome of this.
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* StandardFiftiesFather: Standard50sFather: Is the epitome of this.
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[[folder:David's and Jennifer's Mom]]
A divorced woman raising two kids, she spends the movie on a date with her boyfriend after arguing with the kids' dad about his visitations and payments.
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* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: The movie opens with her leaving for a weekend getaway with her boyfriend and ends with her at home, crying, because he flaked on her.
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A divorced woman raising two kids, she spends the movie on a date with her boyfriend after arguing with the kids' dad about his visitations and payments.
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* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: The movie opens with her leaving for a weekend getaway with her boyfriend and ends with her at home, crying, because he flaked on her.
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* IChooseToStay: [[spoiler:Jennifer ultimately decides to stay in Pleasantville as "Mary Sue" rather than return to the real world with David.]]
* MeaningfulName: Mary Sue is a derogatory term for a fanfiction character who is“too perfect”. "too perfect". Jennifer, thankfully, doesn’t doesn't act perfect, but she does help introduce sex to the teens of Pleasantville and even her own mother
* MeaningfulName: Mary Sue is a derogatory term for a fanfiction character who is
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* TheCheerleader: Her uniform definitely classifies her as one.
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* MoralGuardians: The mayor and a leader of a group of men who act against anything they think will tarnish the purity of Pleasantville.
* VillainousBreakdown: A mild one. After the townspeople are colored, he shouts “NO IT COULD NOT!” to David and his face turns pink. Then he bails.
* VillainousBreakdown: A mild one. After the townspeople are colored, he shouts “NO IT COULD NOT!” to David and his face turns pink. Then he bails.
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* AffiblyEvil: Legitimately good at first, but grows into a non-violent KnightTemplar when the town experiences it’s first rain storm
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* AffiblyEvil: AffablyEvil: Legitimately good at first, but grows into a non-violent KnightTemplar when the town experiences it’s first rain storm
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* GoodParents: Betty and her husband are unambiguously good parents to Bud and Mary Sue. However, there is an odd reversal when Jennifer gives her the talk.
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* TheQuietOne: After leaving George, she doesn’t speak (onscreen at least) until after Big Bob becomes fully colored.
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* SoulSuckingRetailJob: He is so tired of his job being anything but interesting, that he decides to become an artist.
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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Implied. Bud going out with her girl and her subsequent colorization probably turned him into a racist.
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* UsedToBeASweetKid: Implied. Bud going out with her his girl and her subsequent colorization probably turned him into a racist.
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* SatelliteLoveInterest: She’s sweet, caring to David and that’s all you need to know about her.
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The mayor of Pleasantville.
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The mayor of Pleasantville.
Pleasantville. He seems like a nice man at first, but he becomes the antagonist when David and Jennifer’s actions start altering his town.
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[[folder:Margaret Henderson]]
!!Margaret Henderson
A cheerleader whom David falls for.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Whitey admonishes her for being colored.
* BetaCouple: The beta to Mary Sue and Skip’s alpha.
* TheCheerleader: Her uniform definitely classifies her as one.
[[folder:Margaret Henderson]]
!!Margaret Henderson
A cheerleader whom David falls for.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Whitey admonishes her for being colored.
* BetaCouple: The beta to Mary Sue and Skip’s alpha.
* TheCheerleader: Her uniform definitely classifies her as one.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: “Honey, I’m home!”
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* EveryoneHasStandards: He is more level-headed than all the other citizens of Pleasantville by not engaging in any of the destructive activity like the vandalism of the soda shop.
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[[folder:Skip Martin]]
!!Skip Martin
Mary Sue’s high school sweetheart.
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* JerkJock: Averted. Skip is too nice to be this, but when Pleasantville’s “coloring” starts getting out of control, he plays this straight until the end.
* HeelFaceTurn: Implied. He probably redeemed himself after the full coloring of Pleasantville.
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[[folder:Whitey]]
!!Whitey
Margaret Henderson’s boyfriend.
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* TheBully: Or at least from what we see him as. Before Pleasantville was altered, it can be assumed that he UsedToBeASweetKid.
* {{Expy}}: Of the character of the same name from ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver'', but probably more malicious.
* HeelFaceTurn: Implied. He probably redeemed himself after the full coloring of Pleasantville.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Implied. Bud going out with her girl and her subsequent colorization probably turned him into a racist.
[[folder:Skip Martin]]
!!Skip Martin
Mary Sue’s high school sweetheart.
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* JerkJock: Averted. Skip is too nice to be this, but when Pleasantville’s “coloring” starts getting out of control, he plays this straight until the end.
* HeelFaceTurn: Implied. He probably redeemed himself after the full coloring of Pleasantville.
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[[folder:Whitey]]
!!Whitey
Margaret Henderson’s boyfriend.
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* TheBully: Or at least from what we see him as. Before Pleasantville was altered, it can be assumed that he UsedToBeASweetKid.
* {{Expy}}: Of the character of the same name from ''Series/LeaveItToBeaver'', but probably more malicious.
* HeelFaceTurn: Implied. He probably redeemed himself after the full coloring of Pleasantville.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Implied. Bud going out with her girl and her subsequent colorization probably turned him into a racist.
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* {{Expy}}: Has the personality and mannerisms of [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver Ward Cleaver]] and [[Series/FatherKnowsBest Jim Anderson]], but he also a bit as strict as [[Series/ILoveLucy Ricky Ricardo]], especially when Betty starts leaving him for Mr. Johnson.
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* {{Expy}}: Has the personality and mannerisms of [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver Ward Cleaver]] and [[Series/FatherKnowsBest Jim Anderson]], but he is also a bit as strict as [[Series/ILoveLucy Ricky Ricardo]], especially when Betty starts leaving him for Mr. Johnson.
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* Housewife: {{Housewife}}: Starts off as one, but decides to use her skills to help George cook for himself.
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* TranquilFury: Tries to compose herself by telling George that she does not want her color to go away.
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* {{Expy}}: Has the personality and mannerisms of [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver June Cleaver]] and [[Series/FatherKnowsBest Margaret Anderson]], but she also carries the rebelliousness of [[Series/ILoveLucy Lucy Ricardo]] albeit on a mild level. When she is ostracized by Whitey and his friends, she becomes a fifties version of a biblical adulteress.
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* {{Expy}}: Has the personality and mannerisms of [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver June Cleaver]] and [[Series/FatherKnowsBest Margaret Anderson]], but she also carries the rebelliousness of [[Series/ILoveLucy Lucy Ricardo]] albeit (albeit on a mild level. mild, devoid-of-slapstick level). When she is ostracized by Whitey and his friends, she becomes a fifties version of a biblical adulteress.adulteress.
* Housewife: Starts off as one, but decides to use her skills to help George cook for himself.
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!Other denizens of Pleasantville
[[folder:Mr. Johnson]]
!!William Johnson
The proprietor of the soda shop and Bud’s employer.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Starts of as a bored soda jerk, but grows into an aspiring artist.
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[[folder:Mayor Big Bob]]
!!William Johnson
The mayor of Pleasantville.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: He is more level-headed than all the other citizens of Pleasantville by not engaging in any of the destructive activity like the vandalism of the soda shop.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Where he fled to after getting colored can only be guessed.
!Other denizens of Pleasantville
[[folder:Mr. Johnson]]
!!William Johnson
The proprietor of the soda shop and Bud’s employer.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Starts of as a bored soda jerk, but grows into an aspiring artist.
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[[folder:Mayor Big Bob]]
!!William Johnson
The mayor of Pleasantville.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: He is more level-headed than all the other citizens of Pleasantville by not engaging in any of the destructive activity like the vandalism of the soda shop.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Where he fled to after getting colored can only be guessed.
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!The Wagner/Parker Family
[[folder:David Wagner/Bud Parker]]
!!David Wagner/Bud Parker
The male protagonist of the film. A guy cannot bear the stress of 90s life who escapes into the comfort of Pleasantville, which he is sucked into along with his sister Jennifer.
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* ShrinkingViolet: Grows out of it in the climax.
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[[folder:Jennifer Wagner/Mary Sue Parker]]
!!Jennifer Wagner/Mary Sue Parker
The female protagonist of the film. She is a hot chick who unwittingly gets sucked into Pleasantville along with her brother. It is she who sets off Pleasantville’s many changes.
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* MeaningfulName: Mary Sue is a derogatory term for a fanfiction character who is “too perfect”. Jennifer, thankfully, doesn’t act perfect, but she does help introduce sex to the teens of Pleasantville and even her own mother
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[[folder:Betty Parker]]
!!Betty Parker
The beautiful wife of George Parker and Bud and Mary Sue’s mother. She learns that there’s more to life than just being a housewife.
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* {{Expy}}: Has the personality and mannerisms of [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver June Cleaver]] and [[Series/FatherKnowsBest Margaret Anderson]], but she also carries the rebelliousness of [[Series/ILoveLucy Lucy Ricardo]] albeit on a mild level. When she is ostracized by Whitey and his friends, she becomes a fifties version of a biblical adulteress.
* StepfordSmiler: Starts off as a cheery housewife, but begins to flesh out into a more three dimensional character.
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[[folder:George Parker]]
!!George Parker
Betty’s husband and Bud and Mary Sue’s father. While he loves his wife and children, he sees social expectations before anything else.
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* {{Expy}}: Has the personality and mannerisms of [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver Ward Cleaver]] and [[Series/FatherKnowsBest Jim Anderson]], but he also a bit as strict as [[Series/ILoveLucy Ricky Ricardo]], especially when Betty starts leaving him for Mr. Johnson.
* StepfordSmiler: Starts off as a simple 50’s dad, but begins to flesh out into a more three dimensional character.
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!The Wagner/Parker Family
[[folder:David Wagner/Bud Parker]]
!!David Wagner/Bud Parker
The male protagonist of the film. A guy cannot bear the stress of 90s life who escapes into the comfort of Pleasantville, which he is sucked into along with his sister Jennifer.
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* ShrinkingViolet: Grows out of it in the climax.
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[[folder:Jennifer Wagner/Mary Sue Parker]]
!!Jennifer Wagner/Mary Sue Parker
The female protagonist of the film. She is a hot chick who unwittingly gets sucked into Pleasantville along with her brother. It is she who sets off Pleasantville’s many changes.
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* MeaningfulName: Mary Sue is a derogatory term for a fanfiction character who is “too perfect”. Jennifer, thankfully, doesn’t act perfect, but she does help introduce sex to the teens of Pleasantville and even her own mother
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[[folder:Betty Parker]]
!!Betty Parker
The beautiful wife of George Parker and Bud and Mary Sue’s mother. She learns that there’s more to life than just being a housewife.
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* {{Expy}}: Has the personality and mannerisms of [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver June Cleaver]] and [[Series/FatherKnowsBest Margaret Anderson]], but she also carries the rebelliousness of [[Series/ILoveLucy Lucy Ricardo]] albeit on a mild level. When she is ostracized by Whitey and his friends, she becomes a fifties version of a biblical adulteress.
* StepfordSmiler: Starts off as a cheery housewife, but begins to flesh out into a more three dimensional character.
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[[folder:George Parker]]
!!George Parker
Betty’s husband and Bud and Mary Sue’s father. While he loves his wife and children, he sees social expectations before anything else.
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* {{Expy}}: Has the personality and mannerisms of [[Series/LeaveItToBeaver Ward Cleaver]] and [[Series/FatherKnowsBest Jim Anderson]], but he also a bit as strict as [[Series/ILoveLucy Ricky Ricardo]], especially when Betty starts leaving him for Mr. Johnson.
* StepfordSmiler: Starts off as a simple 50’s dad, but begins to flesh out into a more three dimensional character.
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