History Characters / SCTV

* ADayInTheLimelight: ''SCTV Solid Gold Telethon'', which he hosts (alongside Bobby Bittman and Johnny LaRue). [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in ''Sammy Maudlin 23rd Anniversary Show'', however, where his titular anniversary special is broken into by CBC programming as a result of the janitorial union going on strike.

** Has a very strange way of pronouncing Petulia Clark's name.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Not a corporate executive per se, but certainly a higher-up and certainly corrupt. Among other incidents, he acted like there was a technical malfunction to agitate a game show contestant (who he also led to believe had a cheating spouse and made recount a tale of his time as a firefighter where his best friend ''melted to the ground in front of him''), deliberately called his own wife during a ''Dialing for Dollars'' segment after he left the answers to the questions with her to pocket the prize money, and tried to bribe a phone guy to not disconnect his phone. Guy Caballero describes him as a "sleazy weasel" at one point and Earl and Floyd call him "slimy" after he's kidnapped.

* PutOnABus: He gets kidnapped by Leutonians in the 2nd season, never to be seen again. Judging from the picture of him holding a gun while his captors hold guns to his head and he talks about how he's joined the revolution in a nervous voice...

* TheAlcoholic: Formerly, but Earl has has a habit of bringing it up. Not helped by Floyd apparently falling off the wagon more than once; when the alien Zontar attempted to take over SCTV via mind-altering cabbages, Floyd was affected during a newscast, and Earl thought he was drinking again.

* TheCasanova: Mentioned to be married, but is implied to have slept with Lola Heatherton and Earl accuses of him of "living with a girl he's not even married to" in the very first episode (though he could have married her later).

Co-Anchor at ''SCTV News'' and host of ''One on the Town'' and ''Dialing for Dollars'', played by Creator/EugeneLevy

* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Fond of suits with loud colors and patterns with bow ties to match. He's seen in a normal necktie once- [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness in the very first episode]]. He even starts his own line of obnoxious suits and retires from the newscast to focus on menswear! This is actually addressed in a season 1 news sketch. Floyd asks why this is the case, and Earl responds with a HandWave: "That's just how I say it, Floyd."

Co-Anchor at ''SCTV News'' and host of ''Monster Chiller Horror Theatre'', played by Creator/JoeFlaherty

* AmbiguousDisorder: Between his severe mood swings, substance abuse, impulsive behavior, unstable relationships (abusive professional relationship with Earl, implied to have cheated on his wife [as she has cheated on him), and ''extremely'' aggressive personality, Floyd displays many symptoms of borderline personality disorder.

A singer, actress, and host of ''Way to Go, Woman!'' Played by Creator/CatherineOHara

%%Host of the women's talk show ''You'', played by Creator/AndreaMartin

A raunchy comedienne. Played by Creator/CatherineOHara

SCTV's "critic at large", played by Creator/DaveThomas

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kind of. He was genuinely worried when Ed Grimley and Gus Gustofferson were suddenly missing and was worried that him or Edith Prickley could be next in "Sweeps Week".

* SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes: Doug saw ''Return of the Jedi'' 17 times.

* MrsRobinson: In the sketch "Prickley Business", a parody of the film "Risky Business", only with Edith and her sister Edna Boil as the call girls.

%%* {{Nerd}}

%%* AbsoluteCleavage

%%* NiceHat

%%* NiceHat: Her leopard-print fedora

%%* NiceHat

%%* NiceHat: Mr. Messenger

* ADayInTheLimelight: "The Godfather" and "Indecent Exposure"
* CorruptCorporateExecutive
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Starts out as a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk, ends up being a JerkWithAHeartOfGold.
* DeadpanSnarker

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kind of.
** He was genuinely worried when Ed Grimley and Gus Gustofferson were suddenly missing and was worried that him or Edith Prickley could be next in "Sweeps Week".
* NiceHat
* ObfuscatingDisability: He only uses his wheelchair for respect.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney

* {{Schemer}}
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney
* TookALevelInKindness: Becomes ''a bit'' kinder as the seasons go on.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Bill Needle.
* TheVoice: In the first season.

* FullNameBasis
* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Her leopard-print outfits
* LargeHam

* NiceHat: Her leopard-print fedora
* OnlySaneEmployee: She has her moments of insanity, though.
* ReallyGetsAround: Despite apparently being married.

Hosts of the two minute show ''The Great White North'' (aka ''Kanadian Korner''), played by Creator/RickMoranis and Creator/DaveThomas.

* AccidentalHero: Bob and Doug in ''Film/StrangeBrew''.
** IdiotHero
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: The sibling version.
* TheAlcoholic
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: At times, Bob.
* ADayInTheLimelight: The episodes "The Great White North" and "The Great White North Palace"
* AudioAdaptation: the Great White North album.
* BadBadActing: "The Great White North Palace" and the beginning of ''Film/StrangeBrew''.

* BigBrotherInstinct: ...but Doug genuinely loves Bob and will defend him.

* BigDamnHero: Doug in ''Film/StrangeBrew''.
* BigDamnMovie: ''Strange Brew''
* BreakoutCharacter
* BrilliantButLazy: In a way.
* BookDumb

* CatchPhrase: "Good day, I'm Bob [=McKenzie=], this is my brother Doug." "How's it going, eh?"
** "Take off, you hoser!"

* DistressedDude: Bob in ''Film/StrangeBrew''.

* FunnyForeigner

* HypocriticalHeartwarming

* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Doug can be this.
* LikeIsLikeAComma
* ManChild
* [[NiceHat Nice Toque]]
* NiceGuy: Bob

* SecurityCling: Bob to Doug.
* SharedFamilyQuirks
* ShorterMeansSmarter: Bob is better in math and geography than Doug.
* SmokingIsCool

* SitcomArchNemesis: Brian Johns.
* SiblingRivalry
* [[{{Spinoff}} Spinoff Cartoon]]: "Bob and Doug", decades later mind you.
* ThemeTune: "Coo loo coo coo coo coo coo coo!"
* ThoseTwoGuys
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Back bacon, donuts and beer.
* VerbalTic: "Geez" and "Eh?"

* ADayInTheLimelight: "Lunchtime Street Beef", "SCTV Cast Christmas Party", and "Christmas".
* TheAlcoholic
* AttentionWhore
* BreakTheHaughty: In "Lunchtime Street Beef"

* FakeFabricFashionFauxPas

* ItsAllAboutMe
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Has his moments.

* ThePrimaDonna: A male example
* PrimaDonnaDirector
* PetTheDog: [[spoiler: Finally getting his crane shot in the 1st Christmas episode.]]
** YankTheDogsChain: [[spoiler: Guy takes away his crane in the next Christmas episode.]]
* PlayboyBunny: The Gerbils are his own version of this.
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The crane shot story arc.
* SmallNameBigEgo
* SmokingIsCool
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: His constant denial that he's gay, which often comes completely out of nowhere.

* ButtMonkey
* CloudCuckooLander: He tried, among other things, to eat his dinner during a live newscast.
* DirtyCommunists: His father.
* TheDitz

* TheFriendNobodyLikes

* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Fond of suits with loud colors and patterns with bow ties to match. He's seen in a normal necktie once- [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness in the very first episode]]. He even starts his own line of obnoxious suits and retires from the newscast to focus on menswear!
** This is actually addressed in a season 1 news sketch. Floyd asks why this is the case, and Earl responds with a HandWave: "That's just how I say it, Floyd."
* KindHeartedSimpleton
* NerdGlasses
* OnlySaneMan: On occasion, when Floyd got drunk- or in one case, mind-controlled.
* StupidGood

* DeadpanSnarker

* HorrorHost
* IncomingHam: If you're hearing boisterous werewolf howling, Count Floyd is somewhere in the area.

* LargeHam: His Count Floyd persona.

* OnlySaneMan: With Edith Prickley and Bill Needle.

* TheAlcoholic
* ADayInTheLimelight: "Bouncin' Back to You"
* AttentionWhore
* BrainlessBeauty: Seems to be one.
* CatchPhrase: "I wanna bear your children!"

* DramaQueen
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles
* HollywoodToneDeaf
* ItsAllAboutMe
* LadyDrunk
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed

* ThePrimaDonna

* SmallNameBigEgo
* SignatureLaugh

* WhiteDwarfStarlet

* HeterosexualLifePartners
* TheIgor: Bruno
* {{Leitmotif}}
* LargeHam
* MadScientist: Dr. Tongue
* MeanCharacterNiceActor
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Woody Tobias Jr is more known by his character's name, Bruno. Although he tries to rectify this.
* ThoseTwoGuys

* CharacterTics: Often slaps his knee while laughing.
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Certainly seems like one.
** Also his sidekick William B. Williams.

* OlderThanTheyLook: First came on the air in 1959, if his 23rd Anniversary Special, aired in 1982, is to be believed.

* TheHyena: Laughs after every other sentence.
* {{Sidekick}}
* OlderThanTheyLook: With Sammy, since their show was on the air in 1959.

* [[spoiler: AmbiguouslyJewish]]: [[spoiler: His real name points to him being this.]]
** Argues with Skip Bittman in [[spoiler: Yiddish]] during the younger Bittman's first appearance. Skip speaks it again during ''Maudlin's Eleven'', meaning the Bittman brothers are both all but stated to be [[spoiler: Jewish]].
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: His little brother, Skip.
* AlliterativeName
* BigBrotherWorship: His little brother Skip Bittman, who tries very hard to emulate him.
* CatchPhrase: "How are ya?"
** "As a comic, in all seriousness..." Occasionally prefaced with "Now, [name of person being spoken to]..."

* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry
* GivenNameReveal

* IncomingHam: '''''HOW ARE YA?!'''''

* NobodyTouchesTheHair

* SignatureLaugh
* SmallNameBigEgo

!!! Libby Wolfson
Host of the women's talk show ''You'', played by Creator/AndreaMartin

* ADayInTheLimelight: "I'm Taking My Own Head, Screwing It On Right and No Guy's Gonna Tell Me That It Ain't."
* BigEater
* DoesThisMakeMeLookFat
* {{Expy}}: The character she portrays in her play is quite obviously based on herself.
-->'''Bill Needle''': "One of them, played by TV Personality Libby Wolfson, is a TV personality in this play!'''
* NeatFreak
* StrawFeminist
* ShowSomeLeg: During her play
* WeightWoe

* CameraFiend
* DistaffCounterpart: His wife, Priscilla Todd.
* FriendlyRivalry: With Tim Ishimuni.
* HamToHamCombat: His video war with Tim Ishimuni.

* LargeHamRadio: The video DJ kind.
* {{Nerd}}
* NerdGlasses
* SplitScreenPhoneCall: Done oddly enough on ''The Gerry Todd Show''.
* TheTetrisEffect: Can only see his reality as it relates to video.
* YouSayTomato: Has a very strange way of pronouncing Petulia Clark's name.

* AbsoluteCleavage
* BigBeautifulWoman
* BeehiveHairdo: Quite an elaborate one too, with braids woven through it.
* CatchPhrase: "Isn't that cute? Isn't that true?"
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles

* FluffyFashionFeathers
* HappyHolidaysDress: Several in her "Sexy Holidays Special"
* PimpedOutDress
* UnlimitedWardrobe

* ADayInTheLimelight: "Moral Majority"

* CausticCritic
* DeadpanSnarker

* EvilLaugh: When scheming with Guy.
* HairTriggerTemper
* HamToHamCombat: With Cheryl Kinsey.
* IrrationalHatred: Of almost everyone and everything.
* {{Jerkass}}

* OnlySaneMan

* ReallyGetsAround: His wife, Honey.
* SharpDressedMan
* StraightMan
* StrawCritic
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Guy Caballero

* ADayInTheLimelight: "The Happy Wanderers"
* [[BigDamnMovie Big Damn Mockumentary]]: "The Last Polka"
* FunnyForeigner
* FatAndSkinny
* SharedFamilyQuirks
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cabbage rolls and coffee.

* BeleagueredAssistant: Mr. Messenger
* CoolCrown: Mrs. Falbo

* ExcitedKidsShowHost
* FatAndSkinny
* HarmfulToMinors: Their show isn't always appropriate for the intended age group. For example, in one episode they visit a maximum security prison. In another the King and Queen (a Barbie and a Ken doll) are seen having kinky sex when Mrs. Falbo looks at them through a telescope.
* NiceHat: Mr. Messenger

!!! Larry Seigel
Fast talking producer and host of ''The Larry Seigel Show'', played by Creator/RickMoranis

* ArbitrarilyLargeBankAccount
* {{Catchphrase}}: "I/you/they don't know!"
* DeadpanSnarker
* JewishComplaining
* JewishMother: His mother, who is only ever heard over the phone.
* MotorMouth
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Based off of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Silver producer Joel Silver]].
* TheVoice: Elaine, his secretary.

* ADayInTheLimelight: The episode "Doorway to Hell"
* AsianSpeekeeEngrish

* NightmareFetishist
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Spoiling the ending to the show during the intro.
* TheStoner
* ToHellAndBack: Or at least his character on ''Doorway to Hell''.

* ButtMonkey

* DeadpanSnarker

* FunnyForeigner

* TheUnintelligible
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent

* BreakoutCharacter: had a cartoon series not long after

* [[{{Spinoff}} Spinoff Cartoon]]: ''WesternAnimation/TheCompletelyMentalMisadventuresOfEdGrimley''.

* CloudCuckoolander: He tends to feed his stuffed dog dolls treats.

* TheDitz

!!! Big Jim [=McBob=] and Billy Sol Heroc
Hosts of Farm Film Report. Played by Creator/JoeFlaherty and Creator/JohnCandy.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "He/she/they blowed up '''real''' good!"
** "May the good Lord take a liking to you and blow you up real soon!"
* DeepSouth
* FatAndSkinny
* StuffBlowingUp: They '''love''' seeing things get blown up.
* ThoseTwoGuys

!!! Gus Gustofferson
SCTV's security guard. Played by Creator/EugeneLevy.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Has a crush on Edith Prickley.
* AlliterativeName
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: In the ''Zontar'' episode.
* CloudCuckooLander
* NiceGuy

!!! Cheryl Kinsey
A sexologist. Played by Creator/AndreaMartin.

* HamToHamCombat: With Bill Needle.
* PerpetualFrowner
* StrawFeminist

!!! Rawl Withers
The owner of ''National Midnight Star''. Played by Creator/EugeneLevy.

* {{Jerkass}}
* OnlyInItForTheMoney
* {{Schemer}}
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney

!!! Mr. Wilcox
A ventriloquist and an impressionist. Played by Creator/RickMoranis.

* ADayInTheLimelight: ''Doorway to Hell''
* DemonicDummy: Kind of.
* {{Ventriloquism}}

* SkunkStripe: Their dog, Hosehead.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPay: His surname is not pronounced like camembert cheese but rather as "cannonbear."

SCTV's stingy network head. Played by Joe Flaherty.

Station manager at SCTV; played by Andrea Martin.

Hosts of the two minute show ''The Great White North'' (aka ''Kanadian Korner''), played by Creator/RickMoranis and Dave Thomas.

Co-Anchor at ''SCTV News'' and host of ''One on the Town'' and ''Dialing for Dollars'', played by Eugene Levy

Co-Anchor at ''SCTV News'' and host of ''Monster Chiller Horror Theatre'', played by Joe Flaherty

Stars of the ''Dr. Tongue'' "3D" horror film series, played by John Candy and Eugene Levy.

Sammy Maudlin's sidekick on ''The Sammy Maudlin Show'', played by John Candy.

A Las Vegas-style stand-up comic and frequent fixture on ''The Sammy Maudlin Show''; played by Eugene Levy.

Host of the women's talk show ''You'', played by Andrea Martin

Video DJ, host of ''The Gerry Todd Show'', and spokesman for Videotech. Played by Rick Moranis.

A raunchy comedienne. Played by Catherine O'Hara

SCTV's "critic at large", played by Dave Thomas

Of the Happy Wanderers polka band, played by John Candy and Eugene Levy.

Hosts of the children's show Mrs. Falbo's Tiny Town, played by Andrea Martin and John Candy.

Fast talking producer and host of ''The Larry Seigel Show'', played by Rick Moranis

Host of ''Doorway to Hell'', played by Dave Thomas.

SCTV's cleaning lady and vice president in charge of coordination. Played by Andrea Martin.

On ''SCTV'', he's a spastic, overly-optimistic ManChild actor often seen on the show's TV and movie parodies. On ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' and his own short-lived animated series, Ed is a normal(ish) person who's still spastic and overly-optimistic, but now encounters unusual characters and gets into MundaneMadeAwesome adventures. Played by Martin Short.

Melonville's mayor who often interrupts SCTV programming for announcements. Played by John Candy.

Hosts of Farm Film Report. Played by Joe Flaherty and John Candy.

SCTV's security guard. Played by Eugene Levy.

A sexologist. Played by Andrea Martin.

The owner of ''National Midnight Star''. Played by Eugene Levy.

A ventriloquist and an impressionist. Played by Rick Moranis.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Her and Sue Bopper Simpson's play.

* {{Adorkable}}: Earl was probably not meant to be a sympathetic character. Eugene Levy played him as an inept, clueless loser with at least some redeeming personality traits, turning him into this.

Host of ''The Sammy Maudlin Show'', played by Joe Flaherty.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Repeats phrases and words multiple times, has a repetitive CharacterTic, seems to laugh and/or applaud as a default response to things he isn't entirely sure how to react to, and doesn't really notice when something he says is rude or out of line.

* UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents: Speaks with a slight Southern drawl.
* CharacterTic: Often slaps his knee while laughing.

* HairDecorations

* BiTheWay: For someone who surrounds himself with gorgeous women and may have had a fling with Lola Heatherton, Bobby sure is touchy-feely with a lot of his male friends. [[ShipTease Especially Sammy Maudlin]]. In their first appearance together, he greets Sammy with a big hug and a peck on the cheek, and later plants a kiss on his lips, while exclaiming, "I love you, Sammy Maudlin, I really do!"

* ManInWhite

SCTV's first station manager, played by HaroldRamis.

* AnnoyingLaugh

* ImpossiblyTackyClothes

* NiceHat

* DomesticAbuser: Hit his wife Honey once.

* AccidentalHero: Bob and Doug in ''StrangeBrew''.

* BadBadActing: "The Great White North Palace" and the beginning of ''StrangeBrew''.

* BigDamnHero: Doug in ''StrangeBrew''.

* DistressedDude: Bob in ''StrangeBrew''.

!!! Perini Scleroso

* TheIllegal: Implied.