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Bobby Generic
Voiced by: Howie Mandel
The main character of the series a 4-year-old during season one (in season 2 he turns five and ages to ages six in season 7-8) year old little boy with a big imagination. An imaginative Bobby claims however that he came from a magical place called "Bobbyland" where he ruled everything.- Berserk Button: His last name is spelled "Generic" but is pronounced "Jen-Err-Rick" He'll correct you with annoyance.
- Bratty Half-Pint: Mostly averted, but he does have his moments, such as the episode where he deliberately tried to sabotage Kelly's Sweet 16 party in favor for his own day he called Fort Day.
- Catchphrase: "Am I in trouble?"
- Insistent Terminology: He always corrects people when they pronounce his surname as the word generic.
- Literal-Minded: Whenever anyone utters a certain expression, Bobby always imagines how it would be literally.
- Mr. Imagination: He has one vivid imagination, so much to a point where his mother convinces him that it makes him special.
- Nice Guy: While he's not immune to bratty behavior at times, he's mostly a kind kid with a big heart.
- Nice Mean And In Between: Of the three Generic siblings (prior to the introduction of Jake and Al), he's the Nice to Derek's Mean and Kelly's In-Between. He's a playful child who is somewhat naive.
- She Is Not My Girlfriend: He's too young to even have a girlfriend and makes it clear he doesn't want to be anything more than friends with Jackie.
- Wise Beyond His Years: He has his moments where he learns much more than even his two older siblings.
Howard Generic
Voiced by: Howie Mandel
Bobby's father- Abusive Dad: He's bossy to Bobby, along with Martha. For example, After his grandma's antique table that he has worked on for 3 weeks was ruined by Bobby from playing around with styrofoam bags with his friends and getting the foam all over it, he gives Bobby a triple punishment in "Back to the Furniture".
- Fat and Skinny: He's the Skinny to Uncle Ted's Fat.
- Ink-Suit Actor: Is basically an animated version of Howie Mandel when he had hair. In-universe, he may actually BE Howie Mandel, as a few episodes of the first season had the live action Howie transform into the animated Howard on screen.
- Pink Girl, Blue Boy: Inverted; he wears a pink shirt, while Martha wears a blue shirt and blue pants.
- You Are Grounded!: In the episode "Back to the Furniture" he took a triple punishment when he's a little boy.
Martha Generic
Voiced by: Gail Matthius
Bobby's mother- Longest Pregnancy Ever: While presumably not in-universe, she was pregnant with the twins starting in the first episode of the second season which aired in late 1991, and doesn't give birth to them until nearing the end of the third season, over a year later.
- Ms. Fanservice: Sports a few nice looking swimsuits throughout the show, including a blue bikini.
- Pink Girl, Blue Boy: Inverted; she wears a blue shirt and blue pants, while Howard wears a pink shirt.
- Verbal Tic: Martha frequently has phrases like "gee golly", "gee darn", "Fer corn sakes", and "Fer cryin' in the mud" in her sentences and ends some of them with "don'tcha know?" or "there, now, then, yet", owing to her Midwestern roots.
Kelly Generic
Voiced by: Charity James
Bobby's 14-year old sister- Bratty Teenage Daughter: At times when she doesn't want to do things with or be around the family.
- Catchphrase: "Like seriously? Get real!"
- Drama Queen: She tends to acts melodramatic over minuscule problems, such as claiming she would "totally die" if Bobby spoiled her Sweet 16 party.
- Drives Like Crazy: The rest of her family comment on her wild driving, and when she actually is shown driving, it shows! Justified, as she's still a teenager trying to get in the hang of driving.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold}}: Unlike Derek, Kelly, in spite of being rather aloof towards Bobby, is generally much nicer to him at times.
- Modesty Towel: She runs from Bobby during the intro after just coming out of the shower.
- Nice Mean And In Between: Of the three Generic siblings (prior to the introduction of Jake and Al), she's the In-Between to Bobby's Nice and Derek's Mean. She's much nicer to Bobby than Derek and is the most mature of the Generic siblings, but she can also be somewhat of a Bratty Teenage Daughter at times.
- Valley Girl: She speaks in the accent and has an affinity for stereotypical valley girl interests.
Derek Generic
Voiced by: Kevin Michaels (1990-1996); Pamela Adlon (1997-1998)
Bobby's 10-year-old brother- Big Brother Bully: To Bobby at times, usually calling him "Dork" and "Dweeb". He is often portrayed as the villain in Bobby's fantasies as a result.
- Brutal Honesty: He never holds back his feelings towards Bobby whenever the latter's naivete gets on his nerves.
- Deadpan Snarker: He has a sarcastic streak, especially around Bobby.
- Delinquent Hair: Has a rat-tail hairdo to match his personality.
- Freudian Excuse: His bullying towards Bobby stems from the fact that he was insulted by his own peers.
- Jerkass: Calls Bobby names like "dork" and "dweeb", ditched him a few times, humiliates him, and regularly tries to scare him.
- Karma Houdini: He receives no punishment for the many times he picked on Bobby and ditched him on occasions, and the one time he did get punished, it was because of something Bobby lied about him to the parents.
- Kick the Dog: Shown to ditch Bobby and leaving him alone in the wilderness in "Swim By Me", ditched him to go to the movies "The Big Sweep", and Bobby mentions it in "Bad News Bobby".
- Nice Mean And In Between: Of the three Generic siblings (prior to the introduction of Jake and Al), he's the Mean to Bobby's Nice and Kelly's In-Between. He's a jerk who often picks on Bobby and calls him names.
- Never My Fault: Always blames Bobby for something wrong he does.
- Non-Standard Character Design: He has black beadlike eyes unlike the rest of the Generic Family.
- Pet the Dog: There are rare times where Derek was this to Bobby, like in "Adventures in Bobby Sitting", , "Beach Blanket Bobby" along with the family spending time with each other, and "Cruisin' Bobby".
- Subverted in "Hooked on Caps" where he becomes Bobby's manager after Bobby unintentionally wins the game, but after Bobby steals Derek's caps and loses them in a game with his friends, and confesses to him he started to tease him around again by taking his yo-yo.
- Vocal Evolution: Was voiced by a child actor Kevin Michaels for most of the series, then towards the end of 6th season was replaced by Pamela Segall.
Uncle Ted
Voiced by: Tino Insana
Bobby's uncle and Martha's older brother.- Affectionate Gesture to the Head: A running gag has him give noogies to Bobby in each appearance he makes.
- Catchphrase: "It's time for noogies!"
- Fat and Skinny: He's the Fat to Howard's Skinny.
- Intergenerational Friendship: His relationship with Bobby.
- Large Ham: He is a bombastic version of the stereotypical "fun uncle".
- Manchild: He is a bit immature for his age, especially compared to his sisters and his brother-in-law, which draws him closer to Bobby.
Aunt Ruth
Voiced by: Susan Tolsky
Bobby's aunt and Martha and Ted's older sister.- Acrofatic: She was a former wrestler in her past, and she still has some moves in her. A purse thief learned that the hard way.
- False Teeth Tomfoolery: It is revealed in "Bobby's Tooth or Dare" that she wears dentures. When Bobby learns about how the Tooth Fairy takes teeth and leaves money from Jackie, he plots to hit the jackpot by stealing Aunt Ruth's dentures and hiding them under his pillow.
Jackie Bodine
Voiced by: Debi Derryberry
Bobby's neighbor and best friend who has a huge crush on him. She was introduced in season 2.- Abhorrent Admirer: Played With. She and Bobby are definitely friends, but he hates when she kisses him and wants her to stop thinking he's her boyfriend.
- Girls Have Cooties: Even after he was told that they don't exist, this is one of the reasons why Bobby hates when Jackie kisses him.
- Self-Proclaimed Love Interest: Claims that Bobby is her boyfriend, much to his disgust.
- Vocal Evolution: She started off sounding genuinely like a cheerful yet ditzy little girl with a slight monotone to her voice. By the next season, the monotone completely took over and became how she speaks normally, unless she's excited, angered, or upset. It gets slightly deeper as the series progresses.
- Wise Beyond Her Years: Even moreso than Bobby, as later seasons have her try to help him or teach him a lesson.
