ORIGINAL CHARACTER PROFILE: Manny Fowler

MANNY-THE CRACKED NUT

Full name: Manuel "Manny" Raynard Fowler (Heh, heh, Fowler, get it? Because he's a fox...this is the kind of corny last name pun I'd genuinely expect out of the Raccoons )

Species: Red fox

Gender: Male

Height: 6'2

Weight: 153 lbs.

Birthday: August 9th, 1967

Marital status: Single and quite understandably so; he's had a few girlfriends over the years but his paranoid nature and his bizarre ramblings inevitably drive any potential mates off!

Children: Well, let's see. Based on this guy's profile below, do you THINK he would make a good parent?

Eye color: Red

Physical description: He's...well, a red fox. Do I need to describe what one looks like? Anyone who has any interest in anthro characters undoubtedly knows what they look like. Looks a bit cross-eyed, and is missing the tip of his tail (how that happened, is never explained) Wears an old brown flannel shirt and a pair of torn jeans. The fur on his head is rather scraggly looking. Almost always has a pack of 'Powl Mowl' cigarettes in his pocket and has one hanging out his mouth at virtually all times

Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky

Career: Electrician. Other than coming up with off the wall conspiracy theories and building traps, it's pretty much his sole talent

Personality: Did somebody say conspiracy theories? This guy is ALL about them. He fully believes the US government is monitoring and plotting against its' own citizens at all times. He fully believes in the paranormal and the extraterrestrial. He even has a jar of "AUTHENTIC ALIEN VOMIT". He's HIGHLY paranoid to boot-he booby trapped his own house to keep government agents away from him! In three words, a total kook! (Dale Gribble from King of the Hill is adefinite influence on this character, BTW)

Biography: One of Stuart's oldest acquaintances, he was one of the first friends he made when he moved to Louisville as a child. A full year younger than most of his friends, Manny is...out there, to say the least. He was fairly normal as a child, but when he reached his teenage years, he began to...go off the deep end, to say the least! He's a paranoid conspiracy theorist...to give you a sample of what he actually believes, among other things: He believes that the government has a mind control device which they use to brainwash and affect the minds of American citizens. He believes the government was responsible for 9/11. He believes the government covers up the existence of ghosts. He believes that Area 51 houses crashed alien spacecraft and captured extraterrestrials, and that they film the Super Bowl, the World Series, and the Daytona 500 there months ahead of time. He believes that the furry version of JFK is still alive and well and plays drums in a Scottish nightclub band with the anthro versions of Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, and Buddy Holly (and even has an-obviously fake-photo of this). His most proud achievement is that he actually traveled to Roswell, New Mexico once, where he obtained some "AUTHENTIC ALIEN VOMIT"-which he proudly shows to anyone who visits him. Nobody knows exactly WHAT the alien vomit is-and, understandably, no one WANTS to know!

However, he's not exactly...hospitable to would-be visitors, to say the least. He thinks government agents are after him because he knows too much about the way things really are, and so in his spare time he has rigged his house with quite a few booby traps to trip up any would-be agents. He does NOT take kindly to strangers showing up on his property and has no problems with threatening would-be intruders (and even his own friends!) with baseball bats, golf clubs, or various other weapons if they show up at his place unannounced! (Though it's more of an idle threat, since he doesn't quite have the gall to actually physically hurt anyone. In fact, he's QUITE a coward!). Needless to say, Stuart and Linda won't let Freddie stay over at his house when they're away for fear of him getting hurt by the traps! He will most likely end up accidentally killing himself with one of his own traps...

Needless to say, he's very hard to get along; he often rambles on about all sorts of conspiracy theory-related nonsense; and even Stuart, patient as he normally is, can get fed up with his antics and sometimes wonders just WHY in the hell they are still friends. Linda doesn't care for him very much, and the feeling is very much mutual; he thinks first and foremost she's the wrong woman for Stuart (as if this guy is qualified to judge relationships!), and second of all, he thinks she's honest-to-goodness the victim of government brainwashing! (Which in his book, means very little she has to say is trustworthy). Needless to say, Stuart doesn't have much of a tolerance for his wisecracks about her...Despite all his kookiness and his general bizarre nature, he can step up and be a really good friend...ONCE in a blue moon