List of Dead Like Me characters
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This is a list of the main and recurring fictional characters from the Showtime comedy-drama series Dead Like Me.
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[edit] Undead
[edit] Reapers
[edit] George Lass
[edit] Rube
[edit] Mason
[edit] Roxy
[edit] Betty
[edit] Daisy Adair
[edit] Charlie
Charlie, the pet reaper (Spencer Achtymichuk) b. ~1988, d. ~1997, hit by a drunk driver. Charlie, a young boy, has appeared three times to reap pets, one of which was George's family's dog. He has encountered both George and Reggie. Reggie has attempted to befriend him. Judging from his clothes, he lives "on the streets". Charlie is one of the few Reapers who regularly refers to George as "Toilet Seat Girl."
[edit] Penny
Penny (Yeardley Smith) d. 1912 in the Titanic disaster, after which she developed a dislike of ice (even in beverages). Penny used to be a member of Rube's group in "external influences", and now works for "natural causes," based upon how reapers are assigned to their division (see The Lawn Bowlers), it is logical to assume she either drowned or died from hypothermia(though hypothermia is more likely). She first appeared in "Forget Me Not" when George had a reap at the hospital. In "Always", she showed Rube the Post-it for his daughter Rosie, and allowed him to accompany her to the nursing home where Rosie stayed, giving him a few minutes to visit with his daughter before her death. She seems to get on well with Kiffany (who does not seem to comment on the fact she hasn't aged) and also seems well liked by Roxy and Mason. She had not previously met Daisy or George. Her usual drink is iced tea without the ice.
[edit] Plague division
Pete and Company. Pete and two other unnamed male reapers were seen in the episode "Unfinished Business". Pete is a police detective and the other two are beat cops. According to Pete, they have nothing but time on their hands as they work in the "plague division" (Pete hopes for a swarm of locusts so they'll have something to do). Pete and his friends give Rube a hand to break up Daisy's seance scam in the aforementioned episode, getting shot several times by Rube. A humorous conversation about what sort of bullets hurt the most follows.
The Lawn Bowlers. On the deleted scenes section of the First Season DVD (and later shown on Scifi Channel during their run), Mason and George are in a park, and notice several members of the Plague Division involved in a game of lawn bowling. During this scene, Mason explains how reapers are assigned to their division, since the lawn bowlers died of the Plague, they are assigned to the Plague division. However, they've been out of work for the last 600 years, since no one dies from the Plague anymore. George suggests that some other disease may come up, such as Ebola, when the bowlers notice a squirrel approach a pair of picnickers. Mason tells George they're expressing interest because squirrels were carriers of the Plague and thought if one of the picnicers was bit, there could be a new outbreak.
[edit] Ray the graveling
Ray, the graveling. A graveling apparently created when Mason killed Ray Summers. This graveling appears to be stalking Daisy (who refers to the creature as Ray) and apparently had vengeful feelings for Mason. He was also particularly malevolent, and in "Always" he caused the premature death of one man for whom no Post-it note was assigned. In the same episode, he was destroyed by George when she simply touched him the same way she would touch a reap. (See the entry for Ray Summers, below, for more information about Ray in life.)
[edit] George's family
[edit] Joy Lass
Joy Lass (Cynthia Stevenson) b. ~1962. Joy is George's mother. Described by George as a Virgo and a career secretary who enjoys ice skating and John Grisham novels. She is organized, neurotic, and a bit foul-mouthed. Hates the word "moist" for its sexual connotations and is afraid of balloons. Her name is a play on words, as her life is "joyless". George's death threw her into a deep depression made worse by her husband's infidelity and her inability to communicate with her remaining daughter. She is profoundly unsatisfied and frustrated with her life. She has recently started dating Angelo, but reacted strangely upon learning that Clancy's lover dumped him, and has started to make subtle overtures at reconciling. She is very disturbed by Reggie's fixation over George's death, and is starting to worry about Reggie's sanity. In "Forget Me Not", she applied for job placement through Happy Time, where her résumé states that she was a history major at college with a business minor, worked for two law firms, and knows Gregg shorthand and medical shorthand.
[edit] Clancy Lass
Clancy Lass (Greg Kean) b. ~1960. Clancy is George's father and a Cancer. He is a tenured professor of English at the University of Washington. Even though he appears emotionally strong, he may be even more depressed about his daughter's death than Joy. In "Pilot", George notes that he hugs another man for a long time, which was part of a scrapped plot-line to make him homosexual. Charlotte dumped him before "Be Still My Heart". He has vaguely implied wanting to come back to Joy.
[edit] Reggie Lass
[edit] Phyllis
Phyllis (Barbara Barrie). "Grandma Phyl", Joy's mother, is constantly at odds with Joy. Whereas Joy is a compulsive, constantly worrying neat-freak, Phyllis is laid-back, worry-free and seems to live day-to-day. She practices Buddhism. It is implied that she participated in the various progressive movements during the '60s. Reggie appears to be fascinated by her, and Phyllis was apparently very close to George. Phyllis and Joy have a confrontational relationship.
[edit] Happy Time
[edit] Delores Herbig
Delores Herbig (Christine Willes) "as in 'her big brown eyes'" (or as George once said "as in 'her big fat ass'"). Delores is George's boss at Happy Time. She disliked George, but she displays a high appreciation for "Millie", both professionally and emotionally. She occasionally mentions things from her past, such as having a cocaine habit in the 1980s, having tattoos removed[1], and having restraining orders against her. She runs a webcam show from her apartment called "Getting Things Done with Delores". She seems very happy and positive but is in fact quite sad and lonely, and is looking for a long-term relationship.
[edit] Crystal
Crystal Smith (Crystal Dahl). Crystal is the receptionist at Happy Time, also known as Jane Smith. She can be very strange, and George initially finds her intimidating, though the two eventually establish a rapport. She has a lookalike boyfriend at Happy Time (also played by Crystal Dahl). After seeing Millie and possibly recognizing her as George (due to it being Halloween) she looked up files regarding Georgia, after Mason and "Millie" had left, but those files were unavailable. There is some evidence to suggest that Crystal may be a reaper; she has a closet full of Post-its which she steals from work, and in the episode "Business Unfinished" she seemed to notice the soul that Daisy brought into the office. In "Vacation", she actually helped the reapers complete some long overdue reaper-related paperwork, giving no indication whether she understood exactly what it was all about. Her Happy Time file shows that she speaks Spanish, French, Russian and Swahili, and that she served with the Special Forces in Southeast Asia.
It is also possible that Crystal represents an associated branch of reaper-like individuals whose job it is to spread pestilence. This concept would correlate with one in "On a Pale Horse", the book on which the series is based. In several episodes Crystal is seen sneezing on people's phones and keyboards, and George states that perhaps Crystal's cosmic purpose is to "spread disease."
[edit] Misty
Misty Favreaux (Meghan Black, who also played a teller in the series pilot). Misty is a co-worker of George's (Millie's) at Happy Time, known for her promiscuity. She said she works 35 hours a week, spends 34 of those hours thinking about sex, and the other hour having it. According to her confidential Happy Time file, she attended the Wheeling School of the Arts where she was voted the most popular student. She has two children, Sassoon and Jordache, and is married in Louisiana and Kansas.
[edit] Other living
[edit] Kiffany
Kiffany (Patricia Idlette). Kiffany is the reapers' regular waitress at Der Waffle Haus, and meets the odd goings on among the reapers (bizarre conversations; Roxy shooting Mason; Mason committing a "lewd act" with a coconut slice) with extraordinary savoir-faire. She has shown sympathetic interest in the characters, but never pries. She described Rube as a special customer, perhaps because he gives a $2 tip on a $7 breakfast. She seems to like George, as she gave her free oatmeal for her patience ("Hurry"). In the episode "Always", she banned Mason from Der Waffle Haus for stealing tips, relenting after he apologized and giving him money. She has evidently worked there for some time, as she knows Penny. Kiffany claims to have psychic powers (although she doesn't go out of her way to tell people about it). She reads palms, and became visibly upset upon examining George's lifeline, refusing to discuss it with her even after George begged her to. Being the reapers’ server since the first season, she has indicated she knows that Rube's group has unusual secrets.
[edit] Trip Hesburgh
Thomas "Trip" Hesburgh III (Robin Dunne). Journalist; George's first serious relationship. George thought that Trip was her reap, when it was Trip's father instead. He seems very unhappy despite being raised in a wealthy family, and seems tired of the social superficialities of his wealthy upbringing. He is often nagged by his older sister Ashley. He became George's first lover and called her his girlfriend, but it is uncertain whether any sort of relationship will actually develop. After spending the night with George, he never called or sought her out again, sending George into a rage. He knows George by her real name (rather than by her Millie alias).
[edit] Angelo
Angelo (Peter Williams). Angelo owns a loft apartment that Joy and Reggie looked at in "In Escrow", and one of Joy's love interests. He is smooth-talking, urbane, and artistically talented, but seems very mysterious. Angelo is apparently the only male suitor for Joy of whom Reggie approves. He also knew that the Lass dog was a golden retriever without ever having been told.
[edit] Ray Summers
Ray Summers (Eric McCormack) d. 2004. Ray was a reality television producer who struck up a romantic relationship with Daisy when she met him during an assignment in "Death Defying". He came off as extremely obnoxious and overbearing and was disliked by Rube, George, and especially Mason. Ray disliked Mason, identifying him as a rival for Daisy's affections. He was manipulative and abusive towards Daisy. Unknown to Daisy, had a criminal record that included assault and fraud charges. He was murdered by Mason when he attacked Daisy. Mason claimed, "The first [hit] was in self defense, but the next three were a bit murderous." Ray's soul becomes a graveling until George reaps his soul and he vanishes.
[edit] Charlotte
Charlotte (A. J. Cook). Charlotte is a university student. She and George met in "Sunday Mornings", after Mason saved her from being raped. They became friends, and she took George to her course on the sonnets taught by Clancy. She and Clancy had an affair, which precipitated the Lass divorce, though by "Be Still My Heart", she had broken up with him.
[edit] Animals
[edit] J.D.
J.D., d. 2004. One of George's reaps left behind J.D., a Golden Retriever in "A Cook". George agreed to take care of the dog and tried to keep him, but soon passed him on to her family. Reggie decided that J.D. stands for "Just Dog". He seemed fond of Clancy. In "Last Call", he was killed by a car, after Charlie had reaped his soul.
[edit] J.F.
J.F. formerly known as Mr. Frog and Mr. Blinky by his original owner, is a yellow frog that belonged to George's first reap, a young girl, and which apparently followed George home. Following the death of J.D., George secretly left the frog with Reggie, who dubbed it J.F. for "Just Frog" and is convinced the frog came from George. The frog — along with other frog imagery — has been used from time to time to symbolise the cycle of life and death, a recurring motif responding to George's tale about the origins of death, from the beginning of the pilot episode.
[edit] Murray
Murray is Delores Herbig's aging cat. He requires dialysis three times a week, and has bladder problems. Despite these nuisances of him aging, Delores loves him greatly, and is distraught in an episode where he falls ill. This is the episode where George first meets Charlie, realizing what he is from the Post-It in his comic book. She warns Delores not to let him touch Murray, and Charlie reaps a rabbit instead.
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[edit] References
- ^ "The Shallow End". Dead Like Me. No. 4, season 2. 9 minutes in.
