Pushing Daisies/Characters

Ned

What makes me different has also brought everyone I love into my life.

Adorkable: Big time.
Arbitrary Skepticism: He raises the dead, but doesn't believe in ghosts.
- Fantasy Kitchen Sink: The dialogue is ambiguous, but there may also be C.H.U.D.s in this world, too.
Big Ol' Eyebrows
Bad Liar
Blessed with Suck
Butt Monkey: If something bad happens to a main character, there's about a ninety percent chance it will be Ned.
Dark and Troubled Past
Devoted to You: An unusual male example. Helps that he's played by Lee Pace.
I Just Want to Be Normal: To be fair, his powers have made his life a lot worse.
Indirect Kiss
Loners Are Freaks
Long Lost Sibling: Two of them--his twin half-brothers.
Love Makes You Crazy
Mistaken for Murderer
Motor Mouth
Mundane Utility
Nice Guy
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: His attempts at simple kindness have a tendency to go wrong.
No Name Given: Strangely enough he's the only regular character with no last name given. Coincidence? Probably not...
Of Course I'm Not a Virgin
Parental Abandonment
- Disappeared Dad: He shipped Ned off to boarding school and started a new family with another woman. The only notification that he gave of any of this to Ned was a generic "We've Moved!" postcard. He later abandoned that family, too.
- Missing Mom: She had an aneurysm. Ned revived her but she later touched him again.
Power Incontinence
Ridiculously Average Guy: His powers aside, he's very much unremarkable and seems to prefer it that way.
Sugar and Ice Personality
They Fight Crime
Twitchy Eye
When He Smiles: A male version. Ned frowns so much that when he does smile, it's pretty amazing.
Window Love
The Woobie
You Can Always Tell a Liar: His right eye starts twitching.

Charlotte "Chuck" Charles

'I'd kiss you if it wouldn't kill me.'

Back From the Dead
Genre Savvy
Genki Girl
Family Relationship Switcheroo
Has Two Mommies
Indirect Kiss
Informed Judaism
Nightmare Fetishist: Suddenly being surrounded by talking dead people (and becoming one yourself...) can do that to you.
Omniglot: Being sheltered her whole life with her aunts led to her discovering a cache of language lesson tapes, which she took to heart.
Parental Abandonment
- Disappeared Dad: He died to balance out the revival of Ned's mother.
- Missing Mom: ...she died. She's actually Lily.
Repetitive Name
They Fight Crime
Tomboyish Name
Victim of the Week
Waking Up At the Morgue
Who Dunnit to Me?
Window Love

Emerson Cod

Badass
Bald Black Leader Guy: Even in childhood flashbacks.
Born Detective
Catch Phrase ("Oh, HELL no!")
Deadpan Snarker
Hidden Depths: Started out in art school.
Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: He's massive at 6"5" and gets a lot of scenes with 4"11" Olive.
Jerkass
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Men Don't Cry
Money, Dear Boy: He'll do pretty much anything for a quick buck.
Private Detective
Real Men Knit
Scary Black Man
They Fight Crime

Vivian Charles

Lily Charles

Badass
Cool Old Lady
Deadpan Snarker
Eyepatch of Power
Lady Drunk
Locked Out of the Loop
Luke I Am Your Mother / Family Relationship Switcheroo
Mushroom Samba
Orgasmically Delicious: Whether it's the mood enhancers, the cheese crust, or Ned's mad skillz, nobody reacts to Ned's pies like Lily does.
Perpetual Frowner
My Secret Pregnancy
Sibling Yin-Yang

Olive Snook

Beware the Nice Ones: She's very sweet until You set her temper off.
Big Eater: Is a stress eater to the tune of six whole pies in one sitting.
Clingy Jealous Girl
The Cutie: She's played by Kristen Chenoweth. This is pretty much a given.
Ensemble Darkhorse: Kristin won an Emmy for the part, despite the fact that the show only lasted two half-seasons.
Foot Popping
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Locked Out of the Loop
Lonely Rich Kid
Love Makes You Crazy
Pint-Sized Powerhouse
Secret Keeper
That Reminds Me of a Song
You Can Always Tell a Liar: She starts answering questions with questions.

Digby

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