This is a list of characters appearing in the animated television series Drawn Together.
Main characters
Princess Clara Princess Clara (voiced by Tara Strong) is a parody of Disney princesses. Most of her humor revolves around her bigotry, gullibility, stupidity and religious fanaticism. Among reality show archetypes, she represents the "sheltered rich girl." According to creators Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein, they partially based Clara on The Real World: New Orleans Julie Stoffer, a Mormon who had little experience dealing with gay people or people of other cultures and who tended to make offensive remarks without realizing it.
Originally, while Clara was portrayed as being bigoted, she never seemed to be genuinely and completely hateful. For example, she seemed to get along with both Foxxy and Xandir despite being bigoted and homophobic and acted surprised and confused when they were offended by her behavior, as well as having a brother-sister relationship with Wooldoor. She often clashes with (and loses to) Foxxy due to her bigotry, though she sees her as one of her best friends. Usually, Foxxy returns the same feeling, until she makes more bigoted remarks towards her. However, later episodes show her as harsh, strident, fundamentalist and intolerant. Concerned solely with crusading against sinfulness, her desire to quench sin is so strong that she shows no concern for the happiness or well-being of others.
Throughout the first half of Season Three, Clara begins a dark, downward spiral, reaching her lowest point in "Lost in Parking Space"; believing that the Rapture had come and left her behind, Clara sells her soul to a delivery driver whom she believes to be Satan and dedicates herself to hurting others, ultimately becoming a torturer. However, when she discovers that her first victim is Foxxy, she realizes her mistake and rededicates her life to God, becoming a much kinder and sympathetic individual.
In original artwork before the show's release, Clara was originally drawn as a blonde, with a different dress and a lighter skin tone.
Wooldoor Jebediah Sockbat Wooldoor Jebediah Sockbat (voiced by James Arnold Taylor) is a bizarre children's show character that is combination of Nickelodeon characters, SpongeBob SquarePants and Stimpy, with many of the typical reality-defying behaviors as seen in the Looney Tunes franchise and Tex Avery-directed cartoons of MGM. He is also good friends with Xandir, Spanky and sometimes Captain Hero. Most of his humor revolves around his childlike innocence, his happy-go-lucky nature or his general strangeness; he is often used to assume a variety of professions to fit the needs of the scene. Among reality show archetypes, he represents the "attention-starved weirdo". Wooldoor is the least mature out of all the main characters, reaching puberty in "Clum Babies"; though Ling-Ling is far younger in actual calendar years, despite being a fully grown individual of his species.
Originally, Wooldoor's role was to have been that of a bipolar drug addict. However, creators Jeser and Silverstein decided to change this when Comedy Central producers protested, noting that the cast's personalities were getting too dark, and they needed a character who was innocent and childlike to contrast with the darker tendencies of the others; though Wooldoor does indeed have a dark side, he rarely shows it. Wooldoor is originally described as a "Whacky Whatchamacallit", but the species are named "sockbats". The rest of his species was exterminated in a holocaust by a species of Strawberry Shortcake-like characters known as the sweetcakes.
Foxxy Love Foxxy Love (voiced by Cree Summer) is a sharp-tongued African-American parody of Valerie Brown from Josie and the Pussycats. Her name is a combination of the names of blaxploitation characters Foxy Brown and Christie Love. She is a promiscuous mystery-solving musician. Most of her humor revolves around her sexual habits and her unsophisticated or uneducated manner of speech; she is often used to poke fun at black stereotypes, but is the wisest and most far-sighted of all the housemates, serving as the voice of reason in many episodes. She has at least two children, Qualmella and Timmy (the circumstances of Timmy's missing status change from episode to episode), as well as a teenage grandson named Ray-Ray. All were mentioned in a few episodes and were then taken away from her. She was also a member of an all-female band, The Foxxy 5, which consisted of various other female versions of black cartoon characters and is a reference to The Jackson 5. Among reality show archetypes, she represents the sassy black woman, often acting as the voice of reason among the cast members. Foxxy also has father issues; he left for cigarettes when she was three years old. Her tail and ears are the result of her father having sex with a fox.
In original artwork before the show's release, Foxxy Love wore a different outfit.
Toot Braunstein Toot Braunstein (voiced by Tara Strong) is an overweight sex symbol from the 1920s based on rubber hose-animated cartoon characters from the golden age of American animation, particularly Fleischer Studios' Betty Boop, who demands to be the center of attention, cuts herself with razor blades when depressed and often instigates conflict in the house. Most of her humor revolves around her unattractiveness (especially her weight), her gluttony, her poor personal hygiene or her frequent bouts of psychosis and alcoholism. Among reality show archetypes, she is the manipulative, although later evolves into the dumpy fat/unpopular girl archetype. According to creators Jeser and Silverstein, Toot is partially based on Big Brother 3s Amy Crews. Toot's passion for cheese, as well as her tendency to cry and put on weight (from "Requiem for a Reality Show"), come directly from Crews. In an interview on Comedy Central's website, Strong states that Toot was her favorite role in the history of her career.
In original artwork before the series' release, Toot had longer hair, a thin waist with broad hips and wore a strapless dress. In the third season, Toot becomes a much more sympathetic character and her role as the series' mean-spirited character is largely taken over by Clara.
Ling-Ling Ling-Ling (voiced by Abbey DiGregorio) is a psychopathic and homicidal spoof of Pikachu from the Pokémon franchise. He is an orange-furred battle monster with an exclamation mark for a tail who battles using various supernatural abilities and speaks in pseudo-Japanese gibberish. Most of his humor revolves around his sociopathic desires or his difficulty assimilating into American culture; he is often used to poke fun at Asian stereotypes. Among reality show archetypes, he represents the culture-shocked foreigner. In "Super Nanny", it is shown that because Ling-Ling has slanted eyes he sees things as a manga instead of the way everyone else does. It was revealed that he had a bad relationship with his trainer, Gash (a parody of Ash Ketchum), who would not allow him a chance to live his dream of becoming a dancer; in retaliation, Ling-Ling shot an electric ball at Gash and proceeded to disembowel him.
In original artwork before the series' release, Ling-Ling was green and much smaller, similar to Jerry the mouse from Tom and Jerry.
Xandir P. Whifflebottom Xandir P. Whifflebottom (voiced by Jack Plotnick) is a homosexual and effeminate spoof of young, blonde and handsome swordsman protagonists in video games, particularly Link from The Legend of Zelda series and Cloud Strife from the Final Fantasy series. Xandir is extremely sensitive and easily scared or worried; among reality show archetypes, he represents the token gay participant. At the start of the first season, he often claims to be on "a never-ending quest to save his girlfriend", but in the episode "Gay Bash", along with help from the other housemates, Xandir comes out of the closet and this is often poked fun at by the other males in the house, and criticized by the homophobic Princess Clara. Xandir's girlfriend dumps him, but he finds new love with a genie, who is promptly kidnapped by Xandir's nemesis Lord Slashstab.
Along with Foxxy, Xandir is often the most sane or reasonable member of the house. He is frequently dismayed and surprised at the bizarre and illogical tangents the other housemates often take (especially Captain Hero, whom he shares an odd relationship based upon Captain Hero's particular mood). When asked for advice, his tends to be most grounded in the real-world and he offers useful input. Being a video game character means that Xandir has "multiple lives" so even though he is sometimes killed on the series, he reappears without any damage with a counter flashing above his head indicating the number of lives he has left.
In original artwork before the series' release, Xandir's hair was dark brown and longer and his skin tone was much darker. He was originally supposed to be a satyr.
Spanky Ham Spanky Ham (voiced by Adam Carolla) is an anthropomorphic pig who serves as a parody of crass Internet flash animation cartoons. Among reality show archetypes, most of his humor revolves around his crudeness and he represents the boorish party animal. The creators also modeled Spanky's personality on David "Puck" Rainey from The Real World: San Francisco. During the first few episodes of the series, Spanky serves as an antagonist. Toward the end of the first season, Spanky bonds with Clara and is depicted as more sympathetic afterward.
Captain Leslie Hero Captain Leslie Hero (voiced by Jess Harnell) is a dimwitted, lecherous, heteroflexible parody of Superman (and other superheroes), with a visual style taken from the works of Bruce Timm and Max Fleischer. Most of his humor revolves around his perverse sexual tastes, his tendency toward violence, his immaturity or his stupidity; there is also a running joke in which he is heavily suggested to be pansexual and interested in necrophilia. Among reality TV archetypes, he represents the macho egotist.
Of all the housemates, Captain Hero saw the most character development over the series. In the first season, Hero was a simple character with a fairly minor role on the show; he was introduced in the first episode as simply "another person in the house", and as Harnell puts it, his personality was that of an "overgrown frat guy" whose libido was his main source of humor. Over time, however, he grew considerably more complex; consequently, his role was expanded to the point where he became the most frequently used on the show. "The Other Cousin" was the first episode to focus on Hero, but it was the second-season episode "Little Orphan Hero" that proved to be a major turning point for the character. In the episode, Hero, after suffering a nervous breakdown, meets his parents for the first time and sees many long-dormant emotional issues rise to the surface. Subsequent episodes would expand on these developments. By the time of "A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special", it seemed perfectly natural for Hero to be cast in the role of the sensitive and caring (if overly emotional) nurturer. Hero has an "arch nemesis" called Scroto who is a parody of Lex Luthor, whose "villainous" activity always involves tricking Hero into washing his testicles.
In original artwork before the series' release, Hero wore tights, his suit was slightly darker in color and had a different symbol on it.
Recurring characters
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