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* InSeriesNickname: In the 3DO opening video, Jane says that she's known around town as "Microwave Jane" because she could "heat up faster than any micro". This isn't used anywhere else.
* MsExposition: The 3DO version's intro video has Jane introducing herself and explaining the premise of the game to the player.
* MsExposition: The 3DO version's intro video has Jane introducing herself and explaining the premise of the game to the player.
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-->'''Armis:''' ''(after Jane becomes a dominatrix)'' Oh, now you done it. You really it! You've ''really'' done it! How could you make Jane into such a perverted young thing?! She was such an innocent girl before you started screwing around with this story. Is this what you want? want?! I've guided [[BlatantLies a lot of people]] through this story, but I've never seen such a disgusting series of plot choices in my life!
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-->'''Armis:''' ''(after Jane becomes a dominatrix)'' Oh, now you done it! it. You really done it! How could you make Jane into such a perverted young thing?! She was an innocent girl before you started screwing around with this story. Is this what you want? I've guided [[BlatantLies a lot of people]] through this story, but I've never seen such a disgusting series of plot choices in my life!
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* EmptyShell: In the "Jane goes for it!" option, Armis notes that John "leads an unremarkable and miserable existence" after marrying Amy and having three children to appease his mother.
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* GoodBadGirl: Her argument with Thresher over how much he should pay for her to sleep with him heavily implies she has slept with other men for money, and she's kindhearted.a kind person to John.
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* DirtyOldMan: He appears to be in his 50s at the youngest, and offers Jane a position if she agrees to have sex with him, and becomes violent if she refuses.
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* DirtyOldMan: He appears to be in his 50s at the youngest, youngest and offers Jane a position if she agrees to have sex with him, and becomes violent if she refuses.
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* KarmicRape: He's a perverted man, and raped by a bag lady in the good ending.
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* KarmicRape: He's a perverted man, and man who is raped by a bag lady in the good ending.
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[[caption-width-right:230:"This is Harry Armis. Welcome aboard."]]
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[[caption-width-right:230:"This is Harry Armis. Welcome aboard. Please extinguish all smoking materials during this story, 'cause it's gonna get hot enough as it is."]]
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* ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction: Armis constantly changes hats in virtually every scene he's in.in, even within the same scene.
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* WhatTheHellPlayer: Armis won't always agree with the player's your choices.
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* GoodBadGirl: Her argument with Thresher over how much he should pay for her to sleep with him heavily implies she has slept with other men for money, and she's kindhearted.
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-->'''Armis:''' I hope you don't have to wait for romantic settings to meet someone.
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-->'''Armis:''' I hope What is it with you don't have to wait for romantic settings to meet someone.anyway? Skipped breakfast this morning?
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* DeadpanSnarker: He will sometimes snark at your incorrect decisions. For example, in the "Meeting has to wait!" option:
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-->'''Armis:''' I hope you don't have to wait for romantic settings to meet someone.
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[[folder:Harry Armis]]
!!Harry Armis
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[[caption-width-right:230:"This is Harry Armis. Welcome aboard."]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Michael Anderson (credited as Harry Armis)
The game's LemonyNarrator, who keeps track of the player's score and gives his opinion on their decisions.
* BlamedForBeingRailroaded: Armis gives you grief for having you choose the ending in which Thresher tries to get Jane to have sex with him, resulting in your score going permanently negative... but it's also the ''only'' choice that doesn't immediately end the game.
* ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction: Armis constantly changes hats in virtually every scene he's in.
* CommanderContrarian: Armis is never happy with the decisions you make.
* InteractiveNarrator: Armis fills this role, though it's mostly just shouting at you.
* {{Jerkass}}: Hoo, boy. He constantly insults the player for making decisions that stray from the outcome of John and Jane becoming an item, and even one decision required to complete the game.
* LemonyNarrator: Armis fills the role of the narrator, but he's closer to a commander.
* PunnyName: His name sounds a lot like "hairy arms".
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Armis will generally chew you out with one of these for selecting incorrect endings. Hell, he even gives one when you select an option ''required to complete the game''.
-->'''Harry Armis:''' Oh, now you done it! You really done it! How could you make Jane into such a perverted young thing?! I’ve guided [[BlatantLies a lot of people]] through this story, but I’ve never seen such a disgusting series of plot choices in my life!
* WhatTheHellPlayer: Armis won't always agree with the player's choices.
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!!Harry Armis
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[[caption-width-right:230:"This is Harry Armis. Welcome aboard."]]
!!!'''Played by:''' Michael Anderson (credited as Harry Armis)
The game's LemonyNarrator, who keeps track of the player's score and gives his opinion on their decisions.
* BlamedForBeingRailroaded: Armis gives you grief for having you choose the ending in which Thresher tries to get Jane to have sex with him, resulting in your score going permanently negative... but it's also the ''only'' choice that doesn't immediately end the game.
* ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction: Armis constantly changes hats in virtually every scene he's in.
* CommanderContrarian: Armis is never happy with the decisions you make.
* InteractiveNarrator: Armis fills this role, though it's mostly just shouting at you.
* {{Jerkass}}: Hoo, boy. He constantly insults the player for making decisions that stray from the outcome of John and Jane becoming an item, and even one decision required to complete the game.
* LemonyNarrator: Armis fills the role of the narrator, but he's closer to a commander.
* PunnyName: His name sounds a lot like "hairy arms".
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Armis will generally chew you out with one of these for selecting incorrect endings. Hell, he even gives one when you select an option ''required to complete the game''.
-->'''Harry Armis:''' Oh, now you done it! You really done it! How could you make Jane into such a perverted young thing?! I’ve guided [[BlatantLies a lot of people]] through this story, but I’ve never seen such a disgusting series of plot choices in my life!
* WhatTheHellPlayer: Armis won't always agree with the player's choices.
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* PizzaBoySpecialDelivery: John's a plumber who hooks up with Jane.
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* EveryoneLovesBlondes: A very attractive woman with blonde hair whom John falls for at first sight.
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* DeadpanSnarker: When John's mother claims that him and Amy are "a match made in heaven", he responds with "I think I'll wait until I get there".
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* NiceGuy: Despite his snarky attitude towards [[MyBelovedSmother his mother]], John is very loyal to Jane.
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[[caption-width-right:230:"Woah! It's 8 o'clock and I'm seein' a 10! What I wouldn't give to do her plumbing!"]]
[[caption-width-right:230:"Hi, my name's Jane. We hardly know each other, but that's about to change."]]
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* DirtyOldMan: He offers Jane a position if she agrees to have sex with him, and becomes violent if she refuses.
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* DirtyOldMan: He appears to be in his 50s at the youngest, and offers Jane a position if she agrees to have sex with him, and becomes violent if she refuses.refuses.
* FanDisservice: Thresher is stripped down to his boxers in the "Jane will do anything to get the job" option. It's... not a pretty sight.
* FatBastard: Thresher, who's overweight and quickly shows himself to be a pervert and an unpleasant person.
* FreudianSlip: Thresher, midway through the "canon" route. This turns into a FreudianSlipperySlope if you pick the GayOption.
-->"They are the ones who get head - I mean, get ahead."
* KarmicRape: He's a perverted man, and raped by a bag lady in the good ending.
* ObviouslyEvil: Thresher in Armis' eyes. If you choose to have him give Jane a job, Armis will complain about you not noticing how much of a pervert Thresher is.
* TakeOffYourClothes: Thresher demands Jane to take off her clothes when he decides to take advantage of her: "TAKE YOUR DAMN CLOTHES OFF!"
* FanDisservice: Thresher is stripped down to his boxers in the "Jane will do anything to get the job" option. It's... not a pretty sight.
* FatBastard: Thresher, who's overweight and quickly shows himself to be a pervert and an unpleasant person.
* FreudianSlip: Thresher, midway through the "canon" route. This turns into a FreudianSlipperySlope if you pick the GayOption.
-->"They are the ones who get head - I mean, get ahead."
* KarmicRape: He's a perverted man, and raped by a bag lady in the good ending.
* ObviouslyEvil: Thresher in Armis' eyes. If you choose to have him give Jane a job, Armis will complain about you not noticing how much of a pervert Thresher is.
* TakeOffYourClothes: Thresher demands Jane to take off her clothes when he decides to take advantage of her: "TAKE YOUR DAMN CLOTHES OFF!"
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* DaddysGirl: Jane is frequently described as one even though she doesn't seem to get along with her father. If Thresher rejects her, he'll tell her that he considers her a spoiled brat who pitches a fit to get what she wants.
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!!Thresher
!!!'''Played by:''' Paul Bokor
A perverted businessman who tries hitting on Jane, setting up the conflict of the game.
* BigBad: He's a perverted man who spends the game chasing and trying to rape Jane.
* CampGay: He suddenly becomes this when you select the GayOption.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Thresher apparently offers his new hires a generous salary essentially as a pretext for having an affair with them, essentially paying for sex on the company dime.
* CountryMatters: When lambasting Jane for her selfishness, Thresher calls her a "vulva."
* DepravedBisexual: He's rather aggressive in flirting with John in the GayOption.
* DirtyOldMan: He offers Jane a position if she agrees to have sex with him, and becomes violent if she refuses.
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!!!'''Played by:''' Jeanne "Hollywood" Basone
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This is a list of characters in ''Plumbers Don't Wear Ties''.
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[[folder:John]]
!!John
!!!'''Played by:''' Edward J. Fasulo (credited as Edward J. Foster)
A plumber pressured by his mother to find a woman to marry.
* HeroicBuild: John is a well-built and muscular man, as you can see in his shirtless scene.
* MrFanservice: He's fairly fit, and the camera gives his mostly naked (and eventually just shirtless) body almost as much focus in the opening montage as Jane's.
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: People may complain that [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] doesn't do enough plumbing. Compared to John, he's a plumbing machine.
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!!Jane
!!!'''Played by:''' Jeanne Basone
A young woman pressured by her father to find a man to marry, who goes to Thresher's office to apply for a job.
* {{Dominatrix}}: Jane becomes one in one of the choices.
* MsFanservice: She has rather large breasts, and her body gets shown off quite bit in the opening ShowerScene, as well as when she turns into a {{dominatrix}} after picking the "She'll do anything to get the job" option. She also spends quite a bit of screentime wearing just a bra, skirt, and heels.
* NaughtyNuns: Averted by the "other" ending, where Jane -- who spent the entire intro telling us how many guys she's had sex with -- [[PlotHole suddenly reveals that she's a virgin and wants to be a nun]]. The game doesn't even show her wearing a habit. This was also prefigured in the 3DO intro FMV, though Jane denies it.
-->"Imagine that: me, a ''nun''? Ha! I don't think so..."
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!!John
!!!'''Played by:''' Edward J. Fasulo (credited as Edward J. Foster)
A plumber pressured by his mother to find a woman to marry.
* HeroicBuild: John is a well-built and muscular man, as you can see in his shirtless scene.
* MrFanservice: He's fairly fit, and the camera gives his mostly naked (and eventually just shirtless) body almost as much focus in the opening montage as Jane's.
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: People may complain that [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] doesn't do enough plumbing. Compared to John, he's a plumbing machine.
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!!Jane
!!!'''Played by:''' Jeanne Basone
A young woman pressured by her father to find a man to marry, who goes to Thresher's office to apply for a job.
* {{Dominatrix}}: Jane becomes one in one of the choices.
* MsFanservice: She has rather large breasts, and her body gets shown off quite bit in the opening ShowerScene, as well as when she turns into a {{dominatrix}} after picking the "She'll do anything to get the job" option. She also spends quite a bit of screentime wearing just a bra, skirt, and heels.
* NaughtyNuns: Averted by the "other" ending, where Jane -- who spent the entire intro telling us how many guys she's had sex with -- [[PlotHole suddenly reveals that she's a virgin and wants to be a nun]]. The game doesn't even show her wearing a habit. This was also prefigured in the 3DO intro FMV, though Jane denies it.
-->"Imagine that: me, a ''nun''? Ha! I don't think so..."
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