List of characters in Camp Lazlo
Encyclopedia
The following is a list of characters which appear in the Cartoon Network
animated television series Camp Lazlo
.
Lazlo is a eccentric Brazil
ian spider monkey
. Often annoying Edward
, he is a very happy-go lucky monkey. As a hippie, Lazlo loves peace. Carlos Alazraqui
voiced Lazlo. Lazlo is . Lazlo "goes where the wind blows" by his own statement.
concept. As he developed the concept, Murray believed that a children's book could not contain the stories and ideas, so he decided to create a television show. According to Murray, when he thought about Lazlo's personality, a spider monkey came to his mind. Originally Murray wanted Lazlo to carry a strong Brazilian accent
, but when Cartoon Network asked Murray to choose only one character to carry a strong accent, Murray opted for Raj and gave Lazlo an Americanized voice. Murray said that he did not plan for Alazraqui to voice Lazlo; according to him the arrangement simply occurred.
to start a fruit company, allowing Lazlo to learn English
.
Lazlo stays in the Jelly Cabin with Raj and Clam; the three are called the "Jelly Cabin Trio."
press kit character descriptions describe Lazlo as "imaginative, freethinking," and a "natural-born non-conformist." The press kit states that Lazlo "enthusiastically spreads mischief and wacky shenanigans," uses "imagination and creativity" to solve problems, and annoys Scoutmaster Lumpus with his "persistent happiness and optimism."
The Hollywood Reporter
reviewer Ray Richmond described Lazlo as "energetic." Science Fiction Weekly reporter Kathie Huddleston describes Lazlo as "optimistic" and "out to wreak as much good-natured havoc as he can." Common Sense Media reviewer Joly Herman, whose review is posted on Go.com
, says that Lazlo possesses "innocent rebellious quality of a trickster" since "authority" is often his adversary, and that Lazlo does not "take him seriously," with "him" being Lumpus.
Murray says that he admires Lazlo's ability to "make the best of situations when things go against him." In an interview the interviewer inquired Murray about Lazlo's dislike of "structure."
Murray also describes Lazlo as dealing with conflicts and issues "with imagination"; the Camp Lazlo creator said that in his own family he likes to use "imagination" when dealing with his real life conflicts.
A member of the Squirrel Scouts, Patsy Smiles, has a crush on Lazlo (and frequently crushed him in her enthusiasm). In an interview Murray said that Patsy's affection causes Lazlo to feel "little freaked out" and that "She scares him." He describes Patsy as "a little more aggressive with Lazlo than he would ever reciprocate." It later was revealed that Patsy is Lazlo's soulmate, concluding that Lazlo and Patsy will be together in the future.
who speaks with a distinct Indian accent
. Born in India
, Raj is one of Lazlo's bunkmates and best friends in the Jelly Bean Cabin at Camp Kidney and is seen spending most of his time with Lazlo and Clam; the three are collectively known as the "Jelly Trio."Raj has dreams of becoming a famous DJ. Jeff Bennett voiced Raj.
When Murray created Camp Lazlo, he wanted one of the main characters to be Indian and decided that Raj would make a good choice. Murray thought about an Indian elephant and its personality, and "that’s how we got Raj." When the network asked Murray to choose only one character for an accent
, Murray chose Raj over Lazlo and gave him an Indian accent
. Originally Murray created Raj with a massive overbite
, creating a "spitty" noise; he decided to remove the trait as he felt it made the voice difficult to understand.
's press kit described Raj as "reluctant, neurotic," and "often finds himself pulled into situation that he would rather avoid but goes along with Lazlo and Clam for fear of being left alone."
Raj's parents sent him to Camp Kidney because they believed that Raj needed "toughening up." The press kit says that he has several disorders, including a "cleaning compulsion," skin ruptures, and phobia
s of snake
s and "bug
s" and found "a philosophical home at Camp Kidney." Raj was terrified of water but has since gotten over his fear.The kit states that Raj uses many "sayings" that "usually strike a point with his co-conspirators." Raj also owns an "extensive and dusty hi-fi" gramophone record
collection.
The Hollywood Reporter
reviewer Ray Richmond described Raj as "wise
and neurotic."
who is part of the "Jelly Trio." Although being one of the main characters of the show, he rarely speaks. He has a low voice and usually speaks in short bursts of few words, often repeating the last words that others say. Carlos Alazraqui
voiced Clam.
Originally Murray created Clam as a mute
, but he decided that he preferred Clam to have a voice.
's press kit describes Clam as an "eccentric musical and academic genius," "misunderstood," and "protective." The Hollywood Reporter
reviewer Ray Richmond described Clam as "highly intelligent." Clam once painted a portrait that looked identical to Leonardo da Vinci
's Mona Lisa
. From an empty soda bottle, he coaxed a symphonic version of Beethoven's Ninth
, complete with supporting chorus. Clam understands the operation of technology and machinery that other characters find "confusing." Clam eats cereal
in order to obtain prizes from the cereal carton; most of the possessions he brings to camp consist of prizes from cereal boxes. Other episodes have shown he loves to eat pancakes and vegetables.
who sleeps in Pinto Cabin with Chip and Skip. He is a main antagonist of the show. He enjoys watching the suffering of others and is constantly coming up with schemes to spoil any fun that Lazlo and his pals might have. He has a severe hatred for Lazlo and Camp Kidney, though that has lessened over time. Murray described Edward as having "a serious negative attitude and no social skills." The official Cartoon Network press kit described Edward as "a stickler for rules" who hates "any scout who doesn't follow them." Murray described Edward as one of his and his crew's favorite characters to write for. Edward often plots to ruin the Jelly Trio and its "freethinking ways," and the plans often fail. Even though his attitude and temperament suggest a tough guy, he has a secret soft side: he carries a doll based on Barbie, but has a platypus head.
Of the campers, Edward is the only one to have his brothers appear. Murray said that the situation involving the brothers provided insight into Edward's neurosis
.
Edward is voiced by Doug Lawrence.
.
Originally Samson served as a background, secondary character. Murray liked the story concepts stemming from Samson's phobias and "whiney, Truman Capote
'esque" character traits. Murray liked Bennett's voice acting and the stories involving Samson created by writer Kaz. The Cartoon Network press kit describes Samson as a "magnet for catastrophe
" because he uses his scientific knowledge to advance his "paranoid sense of impending doom." Samson's camp duty involves running the camp's post office. Whenever Samson gets nervous, tired, or scared he says Merp. He is probably the second smartest Bean Scout after Clam and the Loons, and has been referred to as "the Camp Wimp" on more than one occasion.
Samson is voiced by Jeff Bennett.
brothers. The official Cartoon Network press release described the two as confused by "their role in nature." Edward often asks them to assist him in his schemes.
The two are constantly being followed by a smelly dirt cloud and a large group of fruit flies that they obtained from Lazlo. On his website Murray commented, "I am sure that the overseas animators got tired of constantly including their ever-present flies into every shot." The features prevent the brothers from stealthily moving.The only way to tell each other apart is that Skip wears a sash.
Both are voiced by Steve Little
. Murray encountered Little when Little performed at The Groundlings
in Los Angeles
. Murray asked Little if he was interested in being a voice actor and decided that Little matched the Dung Beetles.
s" and indicate scenarios that can ruin any plan. Their last name is Loon .The two also run the camp newspaper "The Weekly Bean."
Doug Lawrence voices both Dave and Ping-Pong.
s. A Cartoon Network press kit gives the brothers the names Larry, Louie, Leonard, and Liniment.
All four of their voices are done by Steve Little
.
that attended Camp Kidney through the course of the series. in the episode "Raj and Harold", he is named Sheldon, but in the episode where Samson makes candy, he is referred to by Slinkman as Milt. His father is apparently Milt Sr.
that is a background character, but associated in more episodes than the other background characters. His name is not actually Harold, but he prefers to be called that by his friends because the cool campers call him that. He talks almost as if he has a retainer
. In the episode ("Radio Free Edward"), he does a show called "Freddie's Night Train" (possible chance that this may be his birth name).
that was in Camp Lazlo. He never was given a real name but he did occasionally get a word in. he was normally used to show a very good or very bad scenario. He is voiced by Steve Little
.
that was once Edward's only friend until Beaver met a stork that also was at camp. He is voiced by Tom Kenny
.
was never even referred to at all so we never knew his name. like Ted, he had a strong southern accent. Even though his name is not mentioned during the show, some sources give his name as Larrison. He is also voiced by Tom Kenny
.
with a large ego. He is the secondary antagonist
of the show. Tom Kenny
voiced Lumpus. The Cartoon Network press release refers to him as Scoutmaster Leonard Lumpus.
Murray originally created Lumpus as a horse
; Murray changed the design to a moose when the design seemed more "mountain" to the Camp Lazlo creator. Murray experimented with voices, imagining (and later disliking) a "Don Knotts
"-like voice. Murray described Kenny's voice as a "crazy mix of Richard Nixon
and W. C. Fields
." Murray stated that he enjoyed writing situations involving Lumpus as the character that had "no morals and zero conscience". It was revealed that in some episodes, Lumpus was a former Bean Scout from the same camp when he was a young kid. He is always in a bad mood and this horrible disposition could have been caused by his parents' failure to visit him at camp when he was a Bean Scout and tell him that they love him or even show any signs of care for him. It was seen in the episode "Slug Fest" that Lumpus does appreicate Slinkman. As Camp Lazlo episodes entered production, Slinkman, Lumpus's right-hand man, takes increasing control of the camp as Lumpus increasingly becomes mentally incapacitated. In a way to show difference between characters: Lumpus loves clowns and Lazlo hates clowns. Kenny, during a recording, thought of a scenario involving Lumpus locking up the real scoutmaster, described by Murray as bearing resemblance to Heffer Wolfe
of Rocko's Modern Life
, into a closet. The real scoutmaster said that Lumpus locked him in the closet since this summer. Murray decided to use the concept as a twist ending in the last episode, adding that the twist "tied up his character well."
The official Cartoon Network press kit describes Lumpus as a "frustrated" and "egomaniacal" individual who "needs to have his world in complete order". The Hollywood Reporter
reviewer Ray Richmond described Lumpus as "thin-skinned". Common Sense Media reviewer Joly Herman, whose review is posted on Go.com
, describes Lumpus as the "primary malignant, greedy character who yells at the campers and ends up getting his just desserts in the end" and characterizes his yelling as "frightening, even if Lazlo does not take him seriously".
Lumpus throws temper tantrums, complete with screaming, stomping and/or crying if his demands are not met. He wishes to become the Head Scoutmaster and feels disappointment with his current role.
Lumpus has a crush on Squirrel Scout leader Ms. Jane Doe, who is oblivious to his constant attempts to take her on a date. Lumpus enjoys Doe's "Minnesota
accent." Towards the end of Camp Lazlo, Lumpus marries Doe (though in one episode he was already married to a migrating mulberry tree).
It was also revealed at the end of the series that Lumpus was not the official scoutmaster of Camp Kidney, but an imposter. The real scoutmaster manages to get the officers to put him in a mental hospital/cell under a strapjackeet. The real scoutmaster may be lying because he stated that Lumpus had locked him in the closet this summer, but Lumpus has been the scoutmaster for many years (though it turns out he got to be scoutmaster by buying fake badges) and that the real scoutmaster may be framing Lumpus. Also, in one of the episodes, it was revealed that Scoutmaster Lumpus was given the job from his dad from the Bean Tree, which was once owned by his grandfather. However, there's a contradiction on that episode for it said Lumpus' grandfather got Camp Kidney from a descendant of the camp's founder but another episode shows the founder as still alive and still owning Camp Kidney. Lumpus would still have the job after his arrest, due in the conclusion in the episode "Dead Bean Drop" end credits, showed that Lumpus is still scoutmaster in the future, despite the dispute that he's not the real Scoutmaster. The real scoutmaster resembles both Scoutmaster Lumpus and Heffer Wolfe and is too voiced by Tom Kenny.
. Like a real slug, Slinkman is an invertebrate
organism
. Slinkman is voiced by Tom Kenny
.
Murray discovered banana slugs in the Santa Cruz Mountains
when he attended summer camps as a child. Murray originally created Slinkman as Lumpus's "beaten-down" assistant with a voice intended to sound "like Dustin Hoffman
's Rain man
." Cartoon Network's press release states that Slinkman, who "has no social skills, but knows the Bean Scout manual cover-to-cover and can keep up with Lumpus’ busy schedule better than Lumpus himself" and operates the camp whenever Lumpus suffers from a meltdown, does not have "enough spine
to stand up for himself." As episodes entered production, Slinkman gained increasing control over Camp Kidney as Lumpus became more mentally incapacitated. As a consequence, Slinkman's voice drifted away from the Rain Man voice towards a Christian Slater
voice. Murray stated that Kaz placed an eye stalk gag involving Slinkman in all of the episodes that he wrote.
who is the commandant of the scouts of Prickley Pines. He is in charge of both Camp Kidney and Acorn Flats, and possibly Tomato Camp as well. His daughter is Patsy Smiles, a member of the Squirrel Scouts. He's so protective of her that, when he figured out she likes one of the Bean Scouts (by finding a valentine card she wrote), he ordered her to beat all of them so he could figure out which one she likes when she hesitates to beat him. When it was Lazlo's turn to be beaten, she said the card was for her father and Commander Hoo-Haw believed it. Hoo-Haw's mannerism are comparable to a stereotypical marine, particularly R. Lee Ermey
's acting in the film Full Metal Jacket
. His name is based on a variation of a common affirmation/cheer in the United States Marine Corps
. Hoo-Haw is also charged, aside from being commandant to the Bean Scouts, with selecting scouts to move up to the next camp: the Tomato Scouts, which are portrayed (in slides in their only appearance) as brutal, militaristic, sadistic, and he has muscles from Valentine's day. He once considered moving Edward up to the Tomato Scouts but changed his mind when he saw Edward shedding a tear. It seems that throughout the series, Lazlo seems to be his favorite scout of Camp Kidney. He is voiced by Jeff Bennett.
cook. Originally Murray created McMuesli as the camp deacon
; Cartoon Network discouraged religious elements, so McMuesli became the cook. McMuesli's name is based on Muesli
, a health food, and this in turn references his cooking choices. Most of his food sits on the eccentric end of the health food menu, almost always including tofu and other vegan ingredients. He seems somewhat oblivious to the fact that campers hate his cooking and considers serving them "normal" camp food to be a punishment. McMuesli is voiced by Carlos Alazraqui
.
nurse shark
and is Camp Kidney's nurse. Murray named the character "Leslie" which, in the English language
, is gender
ambiguous. Murray created Leslie when the episode "Parasitic Pal" required the role of a nurse. O'Hare created the trait involving Leslie sitting in his stool at all times to the point where his leg muscles had atrophied; when Leslie tries to stand on his feet, his legs crumble. O'Hare reasoned that, in Murray's words, "that doctor’s never seem to get up from their stools. Only scoot themselves around the examining room." He is voiced by Doug Lawrence.
accents.
with bright pink hair. She has a crush on Lazlo in many episodes like "It's No Picnic", "Snake Eyes", and "Squirrel Seats", and will pounce on him on any chance she gets, and in an interview Murray said that Patsy's affection causes Lazlo to feel "little freaked out" and that "She scares him." He describes Patsy as "a little more aggressive with Lazlo than he would ever reciprocate". Patsy is the daughter of commander Hoo-Ha, despite being a completely different species. Once, Patsy was trying to give Lazlo a Valentine
card, but Lazlo rejected it, only because her father, Commander Hoo-Ha, will punish the person responsible of the card. Patsy later confessed that it was her who wrote the Valentine, but won't say that it's Lazlo she's trying to lend to because she loves him, and still, Lazlo doesn't give affection in return.
All that may be true, but during the series, Lazlo may be secretly liking Patsy, due to him being less freaked out and might have realized Patsy's strong feeling for him. In the episode "SpaceMates", it was revealed that Lazlo and Patsy are soul mates, meaning that Patsy and Lazlo will formally be in love and will be together, not to mention they'll also have kids sometime in the future. Patsy is described as "chirpy" by the Cartoon Network press release. Jodi Benson
voiced Patsy.
,with orange hair who is best friends with Patsy and Gretchen. The press release describes Nina as "gangly" and "bookish." She is a fan of science-fiction and loves reading comic books about aliens, and also dreams of being able to go into space and has a crush on Raj. Nina is voiced by Jill Talley
.
, with blond hair and has a grudge on Bean Scouts. The official Cartoon Network press kit describes her as "ever-hungry" and desiring to eat "everyone, especially happy monkeys." One thing that makes her happy is her little crush on Clam, but she will never tell anyone not even her best friend Patsy,though in an episode, she was said to have a crush on Edward. Gretchen is voiced by Jill Talley
.
, with dark brown hair. In the one episode dedicated to her, she was established as being practical and sensible, but not having much of a sense for fashion or what was considered "pretty". Almondine is voiced by Jodi Benson
.
, with tall purple hair. Tootie is voiced by Tara Strong
.
rabbit
, with curly light pink hair. Amber is voiced by Tara Strong
and Jill Talley
.
with curly blonde hair. As it was shown in one episode, Honey is also very dim-witted. She is voiced by Jill Talley
and Tara Strong
.
and one of the leaders of the Squirrel Scouts. The official Cartoon Network press kit describes her as resembling "an insecure substitute teacher
." Doe possesses a "Minnesota
accent," a quality that Lumpus enjoys. Jane's name is based on the generic name police in the United States of America and some other countries give to an unidentified female (usually a body) until a name can be obtained. Towards the end of Camp Lazlo, Lumpus marries Doe.
Jodi Benson
voiced Doe; Murray describes Benson as giving Doe a "slightly crazy side to her that let her ride that edge." Murray describes her performances of Doe "losing it" as "legendary."
who is Jane Doe's assistant. The Cartoon Network press kit describes her as bearing a "gruff, prison guard attitude." She had been a soldier for 15 years. For reasons not completely explained in the series, she hates the Bean Scouts with a passion, and tries to teach the Squirrel Scouts to despise them as well (in multiple episodes, she has the girls fire watermelons at any Bean Scouts who try to cross the lake to their side). She serves as one of the antagonists of the series.
Ms. Mucus is voiced by Jill Talley
.
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animated television series Camp Lazlo
Camp Lazlo
Camp Lazlo is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray, produced by Rough Draft Studios, Joe Murray Productions and Cartoon Network Studios. It aired on Cartoon Network...
.
Lazlo
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian spider monkey
Spider monkey
Spider monkeys of the genus Ateles are New World monkeys in the subfamily Atelinae, family Atelidae. Like other atelines, they are found in tropical forests of Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Brazil...
. Often annoying Edward
Edward
Edward is an English given name. It is derived from Old English words ead and weard...
, he is a very happy-go lucky monkey. As a hippie, Lazlo loves peace. Carlos Alazraqui
Carlos Alazraqui
Carlos Jaime Alazraqui is an American actor, comedian, impressionist and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Deputy James Garcia on the Comedy Central series Reno 911!. His voice-over work includes the role of Bobbi Fabulous on Phineas and Ferb, the Taco Bell chihuahua, Denzel Q...
voiced Lazlo. Lazlo is . Lazlo "goes where the wind blows" by his own statement.
Creation of Lazlo
Joe Murray, creator of Camp Lazlo, originally created Lazlo for a children's bookChildren's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
concept. As he developed the concept, Murray believed that a children's book could not contain the stories and ideas, so he decided to create a television show. According to Murray, when he thought about Lazlo's personality, a spider monkey came to his mind. Originally Murray wanted Lazlo to carry a strong Brazilian accent
Accent (linguistics)
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, but when Cartoon Network asked Murray to choose only one character to carry a strong accent, Murray opted for Raj and gave Lazlo an Americanized voice. Murray said that he did not plan for Alazraqui to voice Lazlo; according to him the arrangement simply occurred.
Description of Lazlo
Murray wrote on his website that Lazlo's parents moved to the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to start a fruit company, allowing Lazlo to learn English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
Lazlo stays in the Jelly Cabin with Raj and Clam; the three are called the "Jelly Cabin Trio."
Personality of Lazlo
The Cartoon NetworkCartoon Network
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press kit character descriptions describe Lazlo as "imaginative, freethinking," and a "natural-born non-conformist." The press kit states that Lazlo "enthusiastically spreads mischief and wacky shenanigans," uses "imagination and creativity" to solve problems, and annoys Scoutmaster Lumpus with his "persistent happiness and optimism."
The Hollywood Reporter
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reviewer Ray Richmond described Lazlo as "energetic." Science Fiction Weekly reporter Kathie Huddleston describes Lazlo as "optimistic" and "out to wreak as much good-natured havoc as he can." Common Sense Media reviewer Joly Herman, whose review is posted on Go.com
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, says that Lazlo possesses "innocent rebellious quality of a trickster" since "authority" is often his adversary, and that Lazlo does not "take him seriously," with "him" being Lumpus.
Murray says that he admires Lazlo's ability to "make the best of situations when things go against him." In an interview the interviewer inquired Murray about Lazlo's dislike of "structure."
Murray also describes Lazlo as dealing with conflicts and issues "with imagination"; the Camp Lazlo creator said that in his own family he likes to use "imagination" when dealing with his real life conflicts.
A member of the Squirrel Scouts, Patsy Smiles, has a crush on Lazlo (and frequently crushed him in her enthusiasm). In an interview Murray said that Patsy's affection causes Lazlo to feel "little freaked out" and that "She scares him." He describes Patsy as "a little more aggressive with Lazlo than he would ever reciprocate." It later was revealed that Patsy is Lazlo's soulmate, concluding that Lazlo and Patsy will be together in the future.
Raj
Raj is a cautious Indian elephantIndian Elephant
The Indian Elephant is one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, and native to mainland Asia. Since 1986, Elephas maximus has been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be 60–75 years...
who speaks with a distinct Indian accent
Indian English
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. Born in India
India
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, Raj is one of Lazlo's bunkmates and best friends in the Jelly Bean Cabin at Camp Kidney and is seen spending most of his time with Lazlo and Clam; the three are collectively known as the "Jelly Trio."Raj has dreams of becoming a famous DJ. Jeff Bennett voiced Raj.
Development of Raj
The Raj character design appeared in many of Joe Murray's sketchbooks; the Raj design appeared as a character in "Family Pop," a web series written by Murray.When Murray created Camp Lazlo, he wanted one of the main characters to be Indian and decided that Raj would make a good choice. Murray thought about an Indian elephant and its personality, and "that’s how we got Raj." When the network asked Murray to choose only one character for an accent
Accent (linguistics)
In linguistics, an accent is a manner of pronunciation peculiar to a particular individual, location, or nation.An accent may identify the locality in which its speakers reside , the socio-economic status of its speakers, their ethnicity, their caste or social class, their first language In...
, Murray chose Raj over Lazlo and gave him an Indian accent
Indian English
Indian English is an umbrella term used to describe dialects of the English language spoken primarily in the Republic of India.As a result of British colonial rule until Indian independence in 1947 English is an official language of India and is widely used in both spoken and literary contexts...
. Originally Murray created Raj with a massive overbite
Malocclusion
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, creating a "spitty" noise; he decided to remove the trait as he felt it made the voice difficult to understand.
Character of Raj
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's press kit described Raj as "reluctant, neurotic," and "often finds himself pulled into situation that he would rather avoid but goes along with Lazlo and Clam for fear of being left alone."
Raj's parents sent him to Camp Kidney because they believed that Raj needed "toughening up." The press kit says that he has several disorders, including a "cleaning compulsion," skin ruptures, and phobia
Phobia
A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational...
s of snake
Snake
Snakes are elongate, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales...
s and "bug
Arthropod
An arthropod is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton , a segmented body, and jointed appendages. Arthropods are members of the phylum Arthropoda , and include the insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and others...
s" and found "a philosophical home at Camp Kidney." Raj was terrified of water but has since gotten over his fear.The kit states that Raj uses many "sayings" that "usually strike a point with his co-conspirators." Raj also owns an "extensive and dusty hi-fi" gramophone record
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
collection.
The Hollywood Reporter
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reviewer Ray Richmond described Raj as "wise
Wisdom
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and neurotic."
Clam
Clam is a small albinopygmy rhinocerosRhinoceros
Rhinoceros , also known as rhino, is a group of five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. Two of these species are native to Africa and three to southern Asia....
who is part of the "Jelly Trio." Although being one of the main characters of the show, he rarely speaks. He has a low voice and usually speaks in short bursts of few words, often repeating the last words that others say. Carlos Alazraqui
Carlos Alazraqui
Carlos Jaime Alazraqui is an American actor, comedian, impressionist and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Deputy James Garcia on the Comedy Central series Reno 911!. His voice-over work includes the role of Bobbi Fabulous on Phineas and Ferb, the Taco Bell chihuahua, Denzel Q...
voiced Clam.
Development of Clam
Murray said that he had "no idea where he came from." He said that he started drawing a character with rhinoceros horns and the form is "what he became."Originally Murray created Clam as a mute
Muteness
Muteness or mutism is an inability to speak caused by a speech disorder. The term originates from the Latin word mutus, meaning "silent".-Causes:...
, but he decided that he preferred Clam to have a voice.
Character of Clam
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's press kit describes Clam as an "eccentric musical and academic genius," "misunderstood," and "protective." The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Formerly a daily trade magazine, The Hollywood Reporter re-launched in late 2010 as a unique hybrid publication serving the entertainment industry and a consumer audience...
reviewer Ray Richmond described Clam as "highly intelligent." Clam once painted a portrait that looked identical to Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance...
's Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa is a portrait by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. It is a painting in oil on a poplar panel, completed circa 1503–1519...
. From an empty soda bottle, he coaxed a symphonic version of Beethoven's Ninth
Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)
The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is the final complete symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven. Completed in 1824, the symphony is one of the best known works of the Western classical repertoire, and has been adapted for use as the European Anthem...
, complete with supporting chorus. Clam understands the operation of technology and machinery that other characters find "confusing." Clam eats cereal
Cereal
Cereals are grasses cultivated for the edible components of their grain , composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran...
in order to obtain prizes from the cereal carton; most of the possessions he brings to camp consist of prizes from cereal boxes. Other episodes have shown he loves to eat pancakes and vegetables.
Edward
Edward is a sadistic platypusPlatypus
The platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young...
who sleeps in Pinto Cabin with Chip and Skip. He is a main antagonist of the show. He enjoys watching the suffering of others and is constantly coming up with schemes to spoil any fun that Lazlo and his pals might have. He has a severe hatred for Lazlo and Camp Kidney, though that has lessened over time. Murray described Edward as having "a serious negative attitude and no social skills." The official Cartoon Network press kit described Edward as "a stickler for rules" who hates "any scout who doesn't follow them." Murray described Edward as one of his and his crew's favorite characters to write for. Edward often plots to ruin the Jelly Trio and its "freethinking ways," and the plans often fail. Even though his attitude and temperament suggest a tough guy, he has a secret soft side: he carries a doll based on Barbie, but has a platypus head.
Of the campers, Edward is the only one to have his brothers appear. Murray said that the situation involving the brothers provided insight into Edward's neurosis
Neurosis
Neurosis is a class of functional mental disorders involving distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations, whereby behavior is not outside socially acceptable norms. It is also known as psychoneurosis or neurotic disorder, and thus those suffering from it are said to be neurotic...
.
Edward is voiced by Doug Lawrence.
Samson
Samson is a guinea pigGuinea pig
The guinea pig , also called the cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia. Despite their common name, these animals are not in the pig family, nor are they from Guinea...
.
Originally Samson served as a background, secondary character. Murray liked the story concepts stemming from Samson's phobias and "whiney, Truman Capote
Truman Capote
Truman Streckfus Persons , known as Truman Capote , was an American author, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics, including the novella Breakfast at Tiffany's and the true crime novel In Cold Blood , which he labeled a "nonfiction novel." At...
'esque" character traits. Murray liked Bennett's voice acting and the stories involving Samson created by writer Kaz. The Cartoon Network press kit describes Samson as a "magnet for catastrophe
Disaster
A disaster is a natural or man-made hazard that has come to fruition, resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life, or drastic change to the environment...
" because he uses his scientific knowledge to advance his "paranoid sense of impending doom." Samson's camp duty involves running the camp's post office. Whenever Samson gets nervous, tired, or scared he says Merp. He is probably the second smartest Bean Scout after Clam and the Loons, and has been referred to as "the Camp Wimp" on more than one occasion.
Samson is voiced by Jeff Bennett.
Chip and Skip
Chip and Skip are two unintelligent dung beetleDung beetle
Dung beetles are beetles that feed partly or exclusively on feces. All of these species belong to the superfamily Scarabaeoidea; most of them to the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae of the family Scarabaeidae. This beetle can also be referred to as the scarab beetle. As most species of...
brothers. The official Cartoon Network press release described the two as confused by "their role in nature." Edward often asks them to assist him in his schemes.
The two are constantly being followed by a smelly dirt cloud and a large group of fruit flies that they obtained from Lazlo. On his website Murray commented, "I am sure that the overseas animators got tired of constantly including their ever-present flies into every shot." The features prevent the brothers from stealthily moving.The only way to tell each other apart is that Skip wears a sash.
Both are voiced by Steve Little
Steve Little (voice actor)
Steve Little is an American comic actor who currently acts on the shows Eastbound & Down and Adventure Time.-Career:Little is an actor best known for his role as Stevie Janowski in the HBO series Eastbound & Down. Little is a member of The Groundlings, an improvisational and sketch comedy troupe...
. Murray encountered Little when Little performed at The Groundlings
The Groundlings
The Groundlings are an improvisational comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California. The troupe was formed by Gary Austin in 1974 and uses an improv format influenced by Viola Spolin to produce sketches and improvised scenes...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. Murray asked Little if he was interested in being a voice actor and decided that Little matched the Dung Beetles.
Dave and Ping-Pong
Dave and Ping-Pong are two identical twin common loons except that Ping-Pong is taller. The two eat many "bugBug
A bug is an insect of the order Hemiptera, known as the "true bugs".Bug or BUG may also refer to:-Biology:* Informally, most arthropods, except marine crustaceans, including individuals or species of** centipede** insect** millipede** mite...
s" and indicate scenarios that can ruin any plan. Their last name is Loon .The two also run the camp newspaper "The Weekly Bean."
Doug Lawrence voices both Dave and Ping-Pong.
The Lemming Brothers
The Lemmings are quadruplet brothers that are teal-colored and black eyed lemmingLemming
Lemmings are small rodents, usually found in or near the Arctic, in tundra biomes. They are subniveal animals, and together with voles and muskrats, they make up the subfamily Arvicolinae , which forms part of the largest mammal radiation by far, the superfamily Muroidea, which also includes rats,...
s. A Cartoon Network press kit gives the brothers the names Larry, Louie, Leonard, and Liniment.
All four of their voices are done by Steve Little
Steve Little (voice actor)
Steve Little is an American comic actor who currently acts on the shows Eastbound & Down and Adventure Time.-Career:Little is an actor best known for his role as Stevie Janowski in the HBO series Eastbound & Down. Little is a member of The Groundlings, an improvisational and sketch comedy troupe...
.
Milt/Sheldon
Milt/Sheldon is a hippoHippopotamus
The hippopotamus , or hippo, from the ancient Greek for "river horse" , is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae After the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third largest land mammal and the heaviest...
that attended Camp Kidney through the course of the series. in the episode "Raj and Harold", he is named Sheldon, but in the episode where Samson makes candy, he is referred to by Slinkman as Milt. His father is apparently Milt Sr.
Harold
Harold is a walrusWalrus
The walrus is a large flippered marine mammal with a discontinuous circumpolar distribution in the Arctic Ocean and sub-Arctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. The walrus is the only living species in the Odobenidae family and Odobenus genus. It is subdivided into three subspecies: the Atlantic...
that is a background character, but associated in more episodes than the other background characters. His name is not actually Harold, but he prefers to be called that by his friends because the cool campers call him that. He talks almost as if he has a retainer
Retainer (orthodontic device)
Orthodontic retainers are custom-made devices, made usually of wires or clear plastic, that hold teeth in position after surgery or any method of realigning teeth. They are most often used before or after dental braces to hold teeth in position while assisting the adjustment of the surrounding gums...
. In the episode ("Radio Free Edward"), he does a show called "Freddie's Night Train" (possible chance that this may be his birth name).
Bear/Bob
Bear is a bearBear
Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern...
that was in Camp Lazlo. He never was given a real name but he did occasionally get a word in. he was normally used to show a very good or very bad scenario. He is voiced by Steve Little
Steve Little (voice actor)
Steve Little is an American comic actor who currently acts on the shows Eastbound & Down and Adventure Time.-Career:Little is an actor best known for his role as Stevie Janowski in the HBO series Eastbound & Down. Little is a member of The Groundlings, an improvisational and sketch comedy troupe...
.
Fred/Beaver/Beavey
Fred/Beaver/Beavey is a beaverBeaver
The beaver is a primarily nocturnal, large, semi-aquatic rodent. Castor includes two extant species, North American Beaver and Eurasian Beaver . Beavers are known for building dams, canals, and lodges . They are the second-largest rodent in the world...
that was once Edward's only friend until Beaver met a stork that also was at camp. He is voiced by Tom Kenny
Tom Kenny
Thomas James "Tom" Kenny is an American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is especially known for his long-running-role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the television series of the same name, as well as the live-action character Patchy the Pirate, Gary the Snail and the French narrator based on...
.
Stork
Unlike Bear, who was referred to as Bear, StorkStork
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. They belong to the family Ciconiidae. They are the only family in the biological order Ciconiiformes, which was once much larger and held a number of families....
was never even referred to at all so we never knew his name. like Ted, he had a strong southern accent. Even though his name is not mentioned during the show, some sources give his name as Larrison. He is also voiced by Tom Kenny
Tom Kenny
Thomas James "Tom" Kenny is an American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is especially known for his long-running-role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the television series of the same name, as well as the live-action character Patchy the Pirate, Gary the Snail and the French narrator based on...
.
Other Bean Scouts
- A light periwinkle aardvarkAardvarkThe aardvark is a medium-sized, burrowing, nocturnal mammal native to Africa...
known as Bill. - A light grey pelicanPelicanA pelican, derived from the Greek word πελεκυς pelekys is a large water bird with a large throat pouch, belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae....
known as Mort. He seems to have a Scottish accent. - A bighorn sheepBighorn SheepThe bighorn sheep is a species of sheep in North America named for its large horns. These horns can weigh up to , while the sheep themselves weigh up to . Recent genetic testing indicates that there are three distinct subspecies of Ovis canadensis, one of which is endangered: Ovis canadensis sierrae...
known as Norman. - An off-white Persian CatPersian catThe Persian is a longhaired breed of cat characterized by its round face and shortened muzzle. Its name refers to Persia, the former name of Iran, where similar cats are found. Recognized by the cat fancy since the late 19th century, it was developed first by the English, and then mainly by...
known as Kirkpatrick. He was only seen in two episodes and never spoke. - A brownish opossum known as Lemuel (who looks a bit like Samson)
- A light grey hedgehogHedgehogA hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand . There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas...
named Ignatious - A maggotMaggotIn everyday speech the word maggot means the larva of a fly ; it is applied in particular to the larvae of Brachyceran flies, such as houseflies, cheese flies, and blowflies, rather than larvae of the Nematocera, such as mosquitoes and Crane flies...
that was only seen once as a pun that Commander Hoo-Ha said in 'Valentine's Day' (while making them do a test to find out who wrote a love letter to Patsy, he called them all maggots, and the maggot whines 'Does anyone find this offensive?') - A pair of two Whooping Cranes named Timmy and Tommy who were abandoned at Itchy Island.
Scoutmaster Lumpus
Lumpus is an angry, selfish, stingy mooseMoose
The moose or Eurasian elk is the largest extant species in the deer family. Moose are distinguished by the palmate antlers of the males; other members of the family have antlers with a dendritic configuration...
with a large ego. He is the secondary antagonist
Antagonist
An antagonist is a character, group of characters, or institution, that represents the opposition against which the protagonist must contend...
of the show. Tom Kenny
Tom Kenny
Thomas James "Tom" Kenny is an American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is especially known for his long-running-role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the television series of the same name, as well as the live-action character Patchy the Pirate, Gary the Snail and the French narrator based on...
voiced Lumpus. The Cartoon Network press release refers to him as Scoutmaster Leonard Lumpus.
Murray originally created Lumpus as a horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
; Murray changed the design to a moose when the design seemed more "mountain" to the Camp Lazlo creator. Murray experimented with voices, imagining (and later disliking) a "Don Knotts
Don Knotts
Jesse Donald "Don" Knotts was an American comedic actor best known for his portrayal of Barney Fife on the 1960s television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, a role which earned him five Emmy Awards...
"-like voice. Murray described Kenny's voice as a "crazy mix of Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
and W. C. Fields
W. C. Fields
William Claude Dukenfield , better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer...
." Murray stated that he enjoyed writing situations involving Lumpus as the character that had "no morals and zero conscience". It was revealed that in some episodes, Lumpus was a former Bean Scout from the same camp when he was a young kid. He is always in a bad mood and this horrible disposition could have been caused by his parents' failure to visit him at camp when he was a Bean Scout and tell him that they love him or even show any signs of care for him. It was seen in the episode "Slug Fest" that Lumpus does appreicate Slinkman. As Camp Lazlo episodes entered production, Slinkman, Lumpus's right-hand man, takes increasing control of the camp as Lumpus increasingly becomes mentally incapacitated. In a way to show difference between characters: Lumpus loves clowns and Lazlo hates clowns. Kenny, during a recording, thought of a scenario involving Lumpus locking up the real scoutmaster, described by Murray as bearing resemblance to Heffer Wolfe
Heffer Wolfe
Heffer Wolfe is a fictional character on the cartoon Rocko's Modern Life and the comic book series of the same name. Tom Kenny provided the voice of the anthropomorphic steer...
of Rocko's Modern Life
Rocko's Modern Life
Rocko's Modern Life is an animated series created by Joe Murray. The show aired for four seasons between 1993 and 1996 on Nickelodeon. Rocko's Modern Life is based around the surreal, parodic adventures of an anthropomorphic wallaby named Rocko, and his life in the city of O-Town...
, into a closet. The real scoutmaster said that Lumpus locked him in the closet since this summer. Murray decided to use the concept as a twist ending in the last episode, adding that the twist "tied up his character well."
The official Cartoon Network press kit describes Lumpus as a "frustrated" and "egomaniacal" individual who "needs to have his world in complete order". The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
Formerly a daily trade magazine, The Hollywood Reporter re-launched in late 2010 as a unique hybrid publication serving the entertainment industry and a consumer audience...
reviewer Ray Richmond described Lumpus as "thin-skinned". Common Sense Media reviewer Joly Herman, whose review is posted on Go.com
Go.com
Go.com is a web portal first launched by Jeff Gold, and now operated by the Walt Disney Internet Group, which is a part of The Walt Disney Company. The portal includes content from ABC News, ESPN, and FamilyFun.com, all of which are associated with Disney and are hosted under a .go.com name...
, describes Lumpus as the "primary malignant, greedy character who yells at the campers and ends up getting his just desserts in the end" and characterizes his yelling as "frightening, even if Lazlo does not take him seriously".
Lumpus throws temper tantrums, complete with screaming, stomping and/or crying if his demands are not met. He wishes to become the Head Scoutmaster and feels disappointment with his current role.
Lumpus has a crush on Squirrel Scout leader Ms. Jane Doe, who is oblivious to his constant attempts to take her on a date. Lumpus enjoys Doe's "Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
accent." Towards the end of Camp Lazlo, Lumpus marries Doe (though in one episode he was already married to a migrating mulberry tree).
It was also revealed at the end of the series that Lumpus was not the official scoutmaster of Camp Kidney, but an imposter. The real scoutmaster manages to get the officers to put him in a mental hospital/cell under a strapjackeet. The real scoutmaster may be lying because he stated that Lumpus had locked him in the closet this summer, but Lumpus has been the scoutmaster for many years (though it turns out he got to be scoutmaster by buying fake badges) and that the real scoutmaster may be framing Lumpus. Also, in one of the episodes, it was revealed that Scoutmaster Lumpus was given the job from his dad from the Bean Tree, which was once owned by his grandfather. However, there's a contradiction on that episode for it said Lumpus' grandfather got Camp Kidney from a descendant of the camp's founder but another episode shows the founder as still alive and still owning Camp Kidney. Lumpus would still have the job after his arrest, due in the conclusion in the episode "Dead Bean Drop" end credits, showed that Lumpus is still scoutmaster in the future, despite the dispute that he's not the real Scoutmaster. The real scoutmaster resembles both Scoutmaster Lumpus and Heffer Wolfe and is too voiced by Tom Kenny.
Slinkman
Slinkman is a quiet nervous banana slugBanana slug
Banana slug is a common name for three species of air-breathing land slug in the genus Ariolimax. These slugs are often yellow in color and are sometimes spotted with brown like a ripe banana....
. Like a real slug, Slinkman is an invertebrate
Invertebrate
An invertebrate is an animal without a backbone. The group includes 97% of all animal species – all animals except those in the chordate subphylum Vertebrata .Invertebrates form a paraphyletic group...
organism
Organism
In biology, an organism is any contiguous living system . In at least some form, all organisms are capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and maintenance of homoeostasis as a stable whole.An organism may either be unicellular or, as in the case of humans, comprise...
. Slinkman is voiced by Tom Kenny
Tom Kenny
Thomas James "Tom" Kenny is an American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is especially known for his long-running-role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the television series of the same name, as well as the live-action character Patchy the Pirate, Gary the Snail and the French narrator based on...
.
Murray discovered banana slugs in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Santa Cruz Mountains
The Santa Cruz Mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are a mountain range in central California, United States. They form a ridge along the San Francisco Peninsula, south of San Francisco, separating the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley, and continuing south,...
when he attended summer camps as a child. Murray originally created Slinkman as Lumpus's "beaten-down" assistant with a voice intended to sound "like Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters....
's Rain man
Rain Man
Rain Man is a 1988 drama film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. It tells the story of an abrasive and selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt, who discovers that his estranged father has died and bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son,...
." Cartoon Network's press release states that Slinkman, who "has no social skills, but knows the Bean Scout manual cover-to-cover and can keep up with Lumpus’ busy schedule better than Lumpus himself" and operates the camp whenever Lumpus suffers from a meltdown, does not have "enough spine
Courage
Courage is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation...
to stand up for himself." As episodes entered production, Slinkman gained increasing control over Camp Kidney as Lumpus became more mentally incapacitated. As a consequence, Slinkman's voice drifted away from the Rain Man voice towards a Christian Slater
Christian Slater
Christian Michael Leonard Slater is an American actor. He made his film debut with a small role in The Postman Always Rings Twice before playing a leading role in the 1985 film The Legend of Billie Jean...
voice. Murray stated that Kaz placed an eye stalk gag involving Slinkman in all of the episodes that he wrote.
Commander Hoo-Haw
Commander Hoo-Haw is a bisonBison
Members of the genus Bison are large, even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. Two extant and four extinct species are recognized...
who is the commandant of the scouts of Prickley Pines. He is in charge of both Camp Kidney and Acorn Flats, and possibly Tomato Camp as well. His daughter is Patsy Smiles, a member of the Squirrel Scouts. He's so protective of her that, when he figured out she likes one of the Bean Scouts (by finding a valentine card she wrote), he ordered her to beat all of them so he could figure out which one she likes when she hesitates to beat him. When it was Lazlo's turn to be beaten, she said the card was for her father and Commander Hoo-Haw believed it. Hoo-Haw's mannerism are comparable to a stereotypical marine, particularly R. Lee Ermey
R. Lee Ermey
Ronald Lee Ermey is a retired United States Marine Corps drill instructor and actor.Ermey has often played the roles of authority figures, such as his breakout performance as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, Mayor Tilman in the Alan Parker film Mississippi Burning, Bill Bowerman in...
's acting in the film Full Metal Jacket
Full Metal Jacket
Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 war film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is an adaptation of the 1979 novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford and stars Matthew Modine, Vincent D'Onofrio, R. Lee Ermey, Arliss Howard and Adam Baldwin. The film follows a platoon of U.S...
. His name is based on a variation of a common affirmation/cheer in the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
. Hoo-Haw is also charged, aside from being commandant to the Bean Scouts, with selecting scouts to move up to the next camp: the Tomato Scouts, which are portrayed (in slides in their only appearance) as brutal, militaristic, sadistic, and he has muscles from Valentine's day. He once considered moving Edward up to the Tomato Scouts but changed his mind when he saw Edward shedding a tear. It seems that throughout the series, Lazlo seems to be his favorite scout of Camp Kidney. He is voiced by Jeff Bennett.
Chef McMuesli
Chef McMuesli is Camp Kidney's goatGoat
The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...
cook. Originally Murray created McMuesli as the camp deacon
Deacon
Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions...
; Cartoon Network discouraged religious elements, so McMuesli became the cook. McMuesli's name is based on Muesli
Muesli
Muesli is a popular breakfast cereal based on uncooked rolled oats, fruit and nuts. It was developed around 1900 by Swiss physician Maximilian Bircher-Benner for patients in his hospital...
, a health food, and this in turn references his cooking choices. Most of his food sits on the eccentric end of the health food menu, almost always including tofu and other vegan ingredients. He seems somewhat oblivious to the fact that campers hate his cooking and considers serving them "normal" camp food to be a punishment. McMuesli is voiced by Carlos Alazraqui
Carlos Alazraqui
Carlos Jaime Alazraqui is an American actor, comedian, impressionist and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Deputy James Garcia on the Comedy Central series Reno 911!. His voice-over work includes the role of Bobbi Fabulous on Phineas and Ferb, the Taco Bell chihuahua, Denzel Q...
.
Nurse Leslie
Nurse Leslie is a male pinkPink
Pink is a mixture of red and white. Commonly used for Valentine's Day and Easter, pink is sometimes referred to as "the color of love." The use of the word for the color known today as pink was first recorded in the late 17th century....
nurse shark
Nurse shark
The nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, sometimes referred to as the Nur Shark is a shark in the nurse sharks family, the only member of its genus Ginglymostoma...
and is Camp Kidney's nurse. Murray named the character "Leslie" which, in the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, is gender
Gender
Gender is a range of characteristics used to distinguish between males and females, particularly in the cases of men and women and the masculine and feminine attributes assigned to them. Depending on the context, the discriminating characteristics vary from sex to social role to gender identity...
ambiguous. Murray created Leslie when the episode "Parasitic Pal" required the role of a nurse. O'Hare created the trait involving Leslie sitting in his stool at all times to the point where his leg muscles had atrophied; when Leslie tries to stand on his feet, his legs crumble. O'Hare reasoned that, in Murray's words, "that doctor’s never seem to get up from their stools. Only scoot themselves around the examining room." He is voiced by Doug Lawrence.
Pierre and Noneck
Pierre and Noneck are two angry lifeguards with thick FrenchFrench
French is the adjective form of France and usually refers to:* Something of, from, or related to the nation of France** French culture** French cuisine** French people, inhabitants of France or people having family origins in France...
accents.
Patsy
Patsy is a mongooseMongoose
Mongoose are a family of 33 living species of small carnivorans from southern Eurasia and mainland Africa. Four additional species from Madagascar in the subfamily Galidiinae, which were previously classified in this family, are also referred to as "mongooses" or "mongoose-like"...
with bright pink hair. She has a crush on Lazlo in many episodes like "It's No Picnic", "Snake Eyes", and "Squirrel Seats", and will pounce on him on any chance she gets, and in an interview Murray said that Patsy's affection causes Lazlo to feel "little freaked out" and that "She scares him." He describes Patsy as "a little more aggressive with Lazlo than he would ever reciprocate". Patsy is the daughter of commander Hoo-Ha, despite being a completely different species. Once, Patsy was trying to give Lazlo a Valentine
Valentine
Valentine may refer to:* Valentine's Day, a holiday, or a card or gift given on that day-People:* Valentine , the pseudonym of Archibald Thomas Pechey* Saint Valentine, the name of several martyred saints of ancient Rome* Pope Valentine...
card, but Lazlo rejected it, only because her father, Commander Hoo-Ha, will punish the person responsible of the card. Patsy later confessed that it was her who wrote the Valentine, but won't say that it's Lazlo she's trying to lend to because she loves him, and still, Lazlo doesn't give affection in return.
All that may be true, but during the series, Lazlo may be secretly liking Patsy, due to him being less freaked out and might have realized Patsy's strong feeling for him. In the episode "SpaceMates", it was revealed that Lazlo and Patsy are soul mates, meaning that Patsy and Lazlo will formally be in love and will be together, not to mention they'll also have kids sometime in the future. Patsy is described as "chirpy" by the Cartoon Network press release. Jodi Benson
Jodi Benson
Jodi Marie Benson is an American actress, voice actress, soprano singer, and Disney Legend. She is best known for providing both the speaking and the singing voices of Disney's Princess Ariel in The Little Mermaid and its sequels. In 2002 and 2006, she reprised the role of Ariel in the English...
voiced Patsy.
Nina
Nina is a giraffeGiraffe
The giraffe is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all extant land-living animal species, and the largest ruminant...
,with orange hair who is best friends with Patsy and Gretchen. The press release describes Nina as "gangly" and "bookish." She is a fan of science-fiction and loves reading comic books about aliens, and also dreams of being able to go into space and has a crush on Raj. Nina is voiced by Jill Talley
Jill Talley
Jill Talley is an American comedic actress, best known as a regular cast member of Mr. Show and for her long-running-role as Karen on SpongeBob SquarePants.-Career:...
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Gretchen
Gretchen is an aggressive alligatorAlligator
An alligator is a crocodilian in the genus Alligator of the family Alligatoridae. There are two extant alligator species: the American alligator and the Chinese alligator ....
, with blond hair and has a grudge on Bean Scouts. The official Cartoon Network press kit describes her as "ever-hungry" and desiring to eat "everyone, especially happy monkeys." One thing that makes her happy is her little crush on Clam, but she will never tell anyone not even her best friend Patsy,though in an episode, she was said to have a crush on Edward. Gretchen is voiced by Jill Talley
Jill Talley
Jill Talley is an American comedic actress, best known as a regular cast member of Mr. Show and for her long-running-role as Karen on SpongeBob SquarePants.-Career:...
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Almondine
Almondine is a beige owlOwl
Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish...
, with dark brown hair. In the one episode dedicated to her, she was established as being practical and sensible, but not having much of a sense for fashion or what was considered "pretty". Almondine is voiced by Jodi Benson
Jodi Benson
Jodi Marie Benson is an American actress, voice actress, soprano singer, and Disney Legend. She is best known for providing both the speaking and the singing voices of Disney's Princess Ariel in The Little Mermaid and its sequels. In 2002 and 2006, she reprised the role of Ariel in the English...
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Tootie
Tootie is a grayish squirrelSquirrel
Squirrels belong to a large family of small or medium-sized rodents called the Sciuridae. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots , flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa and have been introduced to Australia...
, with tall purple hair. Tootie is voiced by Tara Strong
Tara Strong
Tara Lyn Strong is a Canadian actress, voice-over artist, singer, who is best known for her voice work in cartoons.-Early life and career:...
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Amber
Amber is a blueBlue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
rabbit
Rabbit
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world...
, with curly light pink hair. Amber is voiced by Tara Strong
Tara Strong
Tara Lyn Strong is a Canadian actress, voice-over artist, singer, who is best known for her voice work in cartoons.-Early life and career:...
and Jill Talley
Jill Talley
Jill Talley is an American comedic actress, best known as a regular cast member of Mr. Show and for her long-running-role as Karen on SpongeBob SquarePants.-Career:...
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Honey
Honey is a light brown bearBear
Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern...
with curly blonde hair. As it was shown in one episode, Honey is also very dim-witted. She is voiced by Jill Talley
Jill Talley
Jill Talley is an American comedic actress, best known as a regular cast member of Mr. Show and for her long-running-role as Karen on SpongeBob SquarePants.-Career:...
and Tara Strong
Tara Strong
Tara Lyn Strong is a Canadian actress, voice-over artist, singer, who is best known for her voice work in cartoons.-Early life and career:...
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Ms. Jane Doe
Jane Doe is a female deerDeer
Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...
and one of the leaders of the Squirrel Scouts. The official Cartoon Network press kit describes her as resembling "an insecure substitute teacher
Substitute teacher
A substitute teacher is a person who teaches a school class when the regular teacher is unavailable; e.g., because of illness, personal leave, or other reasons. "Substitute teacher" is the most commonly used phrase in the United States, Canada and Ireland, while supply teacher is the most commonly...
." Doe possesses a "Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
accent," a quality that Lumpus enjoys. Jane's name is based on the generic name police in the United States of America and some other countries give to an unidentified female (usually a body) until a name can be obtained. Towards the end of Camp Lazlo, Lumpus marries Doe.
Jodi Benson
Jodi Benson
Jodi Marie Benson is an American actress, voice actress, soprano singer, and Disney Legend. She is best known for providing both the speaking and the singing voices of Disney's Princess Ariel in The Little Mermaid and its sequels. In 2002 and 2006, she reprised the role of Ariel in the English...
voiced Doe; Murray describes Benson as giving Doe a "slightly crazy side to her that let her ride that edge." Murray describes her performances of Doe "losing it" as "legendary."
Ms. Rubella Mucus
Ms. Rubella Mucus is a warthogWarthog
The Warthog or Common Warthog is a wild member of the pig family that lives in grassland, savanna, and woodland in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the past it was commonly treated as a subspecies of P...
who is Jane Doe's assistant. The Cartoon Network press kit describes her as bearing a "gruff, prison guard attitude." She had been a soldier for 15 years. For reasons not completely explained in the series, she hates the Bean Scouts with a passion, and tries to teach the Squirrel Scouts to despise them as well (in multiple episodes, she has the girls fire watermelons at any Bean Scouts who try to cross the lake to their side). She serves as one of the antagonists of the series.
Ms. Mucus is voiced by Jill Talley
Jill Talley
Jill Talley is an American comedic actress, best known as a regular cast member of Mr. Show and for her long-running-role as Karen on SpongeBob SquarePants.-Career:...
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Other characters
- Edward's Four Brothers: Joe Murray, creator of Camp Lazlo, stated that the situations involving the brothers provide insight into Edward's neurosisNeurosisNeurosis is a class of functional mental disorders involving distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations, whereby behavior is not outside socially acceptable norms. It is also known as psychoneurosis or neurotic disorder, and thus those suffering from it are said to be neurotic...
. Their names are Cheesely, Alpine, Fancy Pants, and Phillip. Voiced variously by Doug Lawrence, Tom KennyTom KennyThomas James "Tom" Kenny is an American actor, voice actor and comedian. He is especially known for his long-running-role as SpongeBob SquarePants in the television series of the same name, as well as the live-action character Patchy the Pirate, Gary the Snail and the French narrator based on...
, and Jeff Glen Bennett. - Mayor Pothole McPucker: The mayorMayorIn many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Prickly Pines. He is a misshapen pigPigA pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
. Sometimes, people introduce him as, "Mayor- OH! For the love of...!" He woos Jane Doe in The Engagement, becoming engaged to her. The engagement ends when he professes love for Lumpus. (who he thought to be female.) J.G. Quintel, a writer for Camp Lazlo, wanted a situation involving the mayor of Prickly Pines judging the most beautiful parade float as ugly. Murray developed the idea and Steve Little added the belching and spitting voice. - Hanley Manster: The teen idolTeen idolA teen idol is a celebrity who is widely idolized by teenagers; he or she is often young but not necessarily teenaged. Often teen idols are actors or pop singers, but some sports figures have an appeal to teenagers. Some teen idols began their careers as child actors...
heart-throb to the scouts of Acorn Flats. Although not an actual character in the show, he does make an appearance (only in the episode "Hard Days Samson") on the cover of "DreamBoat" magazine in which the Squirrel Scouts soon unexpectedly thinks that Bean Scout Samson looks exactly like him. - The Scout Master In The Sky: The Scout Master In The Sky (SMITS for short) is, as his title suggests, is the godGodGod is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
of the scouts. He was first mentioned in an episode where Sampson was constantly hit by balls that seemed to be shot from the sky and he believed it to be SMITS' doing. It was revealed to the viewers at the end of that episode that the balls were shot by a faulty machine from a nearby ball factory. However, SMITS did appear in a later episode when Lazlo and Sampson (who were mysteriously experiencing each other's usual luck) went to the sky (by taking an elevator inside a big tree) to ask him about their sudden change of luck. SMITS explained that, when a scout is born, his luck (or lack of it) is defined by having the newborn scout pull the lever of an one-armed bandit. Lazlo got the best possible result while Sampson got bad luck represented by three matching balls (a reference to the episode where SMITS was first mentioned). When Lazlo agreed to temporarily take over Sampson's mail man duties, SMITS exchanged their luck and forgot to change it back. After undoing it, he agreed to give Sampson another try. Sampson got a good result but was so excited he decided to pull the lever again, unwittingly restoring his usual bad luck. In another episode, an airplane that curiously has a Window Unit installed which falls out and lands in Camp Kidney. The Bean Scouts, suffering from heat exhaustion, were glad about its sudden arrival, and believed SMITS was responsible. It later became trapped in a cloud, struck by lightning, which caused snowflakes to fall from the cloud.