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The main characters from ~Matt-Wilson's old cartoon, Bonus Stage. Really, the best thing I personally can say about it is that the level of mediocrity gradually decreases as the series goes on. Still, the coherency isn't all there, and I think it would have helped to try and make things connect earlier on. His Cartoon Death Zone creations are miles further in terms of all-around quality.

From left to right, with explanations for those who haven't seen the series:
Jessica Argus, Phil's mom- She's actually pretty old chronologically, but was turned back to her 20's physically after the reversal of a Sitcom Plot literal Device failed to hit her.

Phil Argus, the Straight Guy- He's usually the butt of the jokes, and his crush on Elly continues to go unrequited. He apparently has superpowers, but they're never really used to their fullest. In the first few episodes, his voice was the lower one, but when a genie granted either his or Joel's wish, their voices were swapped (for the better, I might add; it fits him a lot better).

Joel Dawson, the Oddball- An inventor who can never seem to think up a sensible catchphrase. Builder of Rya and the (Spoiler alert?) Entire Simulation in which the series takes place. Unlike Phil, he does seem to have some luck with the ladies, whether he's aware of it or not. That bat he's holding was apparently able to launch grenades at at least one point.

Elly Strife, the Girl (Bubbly)- Phil's love interest who's interested instead in Joel. She doesn't even have any speaking parts until episode, like... Seven, even though she appears in the theme song visual. She's also the alter ego of the shadowy villain Evil, at least at first.

Rya Botkins, the Girl (Robot)- Cynical, condescending and curvy, Rya retained the same appearance and artificial voice until her impregnation by Creg (Not shown) (Personally, I preferred the first voice; it was more inteligible). As it's revealed on the water planet where the cast is stranded for a load of episodes, Rya was built by Joel to appease Phil's need for a girlfriend, but, at Joel's admission, he made the "Hard to Get" personality perspective a bit too strong. She dies by getting shot in Episode 79 shortly after being made human by June (Not shown) and Andrew (Also not shown).

I didn't draw Creg, June, Andrew, Cassidy, or any of the other secondary characters because they never really rang out to me as worthwhile. Plus, June indirectly killed Rya, so I'm a tad bitter.
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