Chairface Chippendale

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Chairface Chippendale is a character from The Tick comics and TV series. He was voiced by Tony Jay.

[edit] Biography

Chairface Chippendale is an aptly named villain, who is tuxedo-clad and suave like Lex Luthor or the Kingpin, except he has a small wooden chair for a head. His name, using the "-face" suffix, might be referencing the similarly-nicknamed mobster-type villains in Dick Tracy and other comics of that era. In one episode, Chairface attempts to write his name onto the surface of the moon with a powerful laser. He only manages to write the letters "CHA" from "CHAIR" before he is thwarted by the Tick. Later, the "C" is destroyed by the Tick as part of a partially successful mission to return the moon to the way it used to be. However, in a running gag, and an uncommon demonstration of continuity for a cartoon, the "HA" remains inscribed on the moon throughout the rest of the episodes of the series. Chairface's logo appears to be a parody of the Rescue Rangers logo from "Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers". The last name "Chippendale," of course, references the 17th century furniture maker Thomas Chippendale, perhaps the most famous furniture maker in history.

Chairface originally had Angus McGuire as his own personal arch nemesis, but Angus was eventually supplanted by The Tick. He has had many run-ins with The Mighty Blue Arachnid of Justice in the Cartoon and the Comic. On his last appearance in the comic, he had become the king of Chippendalia, a small suburban principality in New Jersey. Chairface maintained a large assortment of henchmen, the most notable of which was Professor Chromedome, and the similarly-deformed but incredibly strong Dean, who had a large wing nut as a head.

Chairface has a son, named Stoolface Chippendale, who attends Flobie High School in The City.

It is unknown how Chairface can talk (which was lightly questioned, without an answer, in The Tick vs. The Tick episode), or even how his head became a wooden chair, although an offhand remark in episode 2 of the animated series implies that he was born that way.

[edit] Trivia

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Chairface Chippendale is referenced in Narbonic by Shaenon K. Garrity.

The "CHA" scorched into the moon is also referenced in the web comic User Friendly.

[edit] Sources

New England Comics' The Tick Circus Maximus #1 of 4 (A-through-D), March 2000