# Character Names you love **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138 "2025-02-10T16:35:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/61 "2025-02-11T23:24:45Z")
Rufus T Firefly Otis B Driftwood Waldo Emerson Smith-Jones ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/62 "2025-02-11T23:27:17Z")
Also from _ **Little Lulu** _: Mr Kohlkutz (who owned a deli) Mr Pestle (the pharmacist) Mr McNabbem (the truant officer) Uncle Feeb (who was senile) Mysto the Magician Witch Hazel and Little Itch (witches in Lulu’s stories) Tubby and Chubby Tompkins Some from _ **Asterix** _: Crismus Bonus Marcus Ginantonicus Dubius Status Nefarious Purpus Obsequius (A Roman toady) Gluteus Maximus (Olympic athlete) Edifis and Artifis (Egyptian architects) Krukut (Egyptian scribe with a shaved head—Crew-cut, geddit?) Ptenisnet (An Egyptian whose heiroglyph is a tennis net.) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/63 "2025-02-11T23:56:11Z")
Casanova Frankenstein, from the movie _Mystery Men_ ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/64 "2025-02-12T00:22:58Z")
Do fictional nicknames count? If so, there is a cop partnership on the show “Bosch” - one of the guys is pretty chunky. Their nickname: Crate & Barrel. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/65 "2025-02-12T00:40:11Z")
Officer Krupke Edna Krabappel Sky Masterson General Bullmoose Eric Von Zipper Nicely Nicely Johnson ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/66 "2025-02-12T00:51:57Z")
Red Scharlach - from Borges’ short story, _Death and the Compass_ (1942) Stupefyin’ Jones and Appassionata von Climax – from _L’il Abner_ Laszlo Kovacs - alias used by Jean-Paul Belmondo in _Breathless_ (1960) Flex Martian – Rock Stevens (a.k.a. Peter Lupus) in _Muscle Beach Party_ (1964) Johnny Alucard - Christopher Neame in _Dracula A.D. 1972_ (1972) Mister Keyes (note that “Mister” is his first name) – Jim Kelly in _Three the Hard Way_ (1974) Biggus Dickus – Graham Chapman in _Monty Python’s Life of Brian_ (1979) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/67 "2025-02-12T00:56:23Z")
Flexi Jerkoff and Wang the Perverted in _ **Flesh Gordon** _. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/68 "2025-02-12T01:01:29Z")
There are a number of colorful names in the song “Wang Dang Doodle” (written by Willie Dixon and recorded by lots of people). They don’t actually do anything in the course of the song; it’s pretty much just a list of people they want to invite to their party: Automatic Slim Razor-Totin’ Jim Butcher Knife-Totin’ Annie Fast-Talking Fanny Kudu-Crawlin’ Red Abyssinian Ned Ol’ Pistol Pete Fats Washboard Sam Shaky Boxcar Joe Peg Aunt Caroline Dye Not sure I’d want to hang out with all these people, but I’d guess they’re going to have a good time. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/69 "2025-02-12T01:15:37Z")
Also from _ **Flesh Gordon** _: Candy Samples and Prince Precious ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/70 "2025-02-12T01:31:16Z")
Ninja’d, but I’d add Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake, and Lt. Lothar Zogg ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/71 "2025-02-12T01:37:17Z")
Buster Scruggs from _ **The Ballad of Buster Scruggs** _ ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/72 "2025-02-12T01:44:01Z")
Dr Frank N Furter Wile E Coyote, Super Genius Michigan J Frog J Jonah Jameson ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/73 "2025-02-12T01:46:38Z")
Shenanigan Swift- Dictionary of Scoundrels Dr. Zy Gote, B. O. Plenty, Sam Catchem, Diet Smith, and Vitamin Flintheart - all from Dick Tracy Dagwood Bumstead ---
**Author:** ![Topologist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/topologist/32/3208_2.png) [@Topologist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Topologist)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/74 "2025-02-12T01:51:38Z")
Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale — _Rocky and Bullwinkle_ ---
**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/75 "2025-02-12T01:57:46Z")
I can’t beleive I am the first to say: Hello, my name is **Inigo Montoya**. You killed my father. Prepare to die. Others that I like or give me a chuckle: Long Duck Dong Veronica Mars Alotta Vagina ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/76 "2025-02-12T02:02:22Z")
Kisswhere from The Malazan Book of the Fallen. Also, not a character but an actual person: Thierry Henry is just a joy to say. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/77 "2025-02-12T02:04:54Z")
Oh, and let’s not forget Killface from _Frisky Dingo_. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/78 "2025-02-12T02:20:20Z")
Taserface from _Guardians of the Galaxy Vol II_ Pruneface and Clayface from _Dick Tracy_ ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/79 "2025-02-12T02:20:23Z")
Guybrush Threepwood. ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138/80 "2025-02-12T02:21:38Z")
There were all the fake staff names on Car Talk – our staff statistician Marge Inoverra, our staff optometrist C. F. Eyecare, hospitality provided by the Horse Shoe Road Inn, etc. etc. Adolescent humor at its finest. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-names-you-love/1014138.md?page=5)