[edit] Russell
(Voiced by Jeff Biancalana (2002-2005) and Francis Carr (2006–)) Russell is a Pastel green male sea otter with typical pirate accessories like a Jolly Roger's hat, a striped red/white shirt, a hook, an eyepatch and two wooden peglegs. He enjoys fishing, sailing and eating seafood, one of his animal instincts, especially mussels, which was why he was named Russell. He also likes kite flying and even runs his own fast-food restaurant (Mime to Five). His hook started off on his left hand, but later on, it appeared on the right hand and remains there for the rest of the series (but sometimes changing as a mistake). Russell's initial character design depicted him with a five o'clock shadow, though since his early appearances, it seems as though he shaves regularly. He stopped having a five o'clock shadow since Get Whale Soon (In the commentary for the episode, the producers joke that it's because his five o' clock shadow got ripped off when he was being pulled through coral.) Typically, his vocabulary consists only of "Yar", though in the episode Get Whale Soon, he also says things like 'Aha!' and 'Huh?' In the episode A Sight for Sore Eyes, he was heard apologizing to the Mole after he accidentally bumped into him ("I'm sorry, sorry, matey!"), although his speech was still mumbled a bit.
Sometimes, when put in a scary or violent situation, Russell will go insane and start laughing in a crazy manner. His eye turns gray, as seen in Get Whale Soon, and while insane, Russell looks somewhat similar to "flipped-out" Flippy. Because Russell spends most of his time in the water, he is rarely seen with the other characters, though he does appear in a few episodes with Lumpy (Idol Curiosity, In a Jam, Sea What I Found & Snow Place to Go). Nowadays, though, he seems to appear with all the others as well. His deaths usually involve getting impaled.
From the episode, Sea What I Found, when Russell woke up and went to his closet to change his peglegs, it is evident that his legs are partially amputated. He is the second character to wear pants, and the second after Handy to have amputated limbs. Also, he's the fourth (& final) character without visible ears as seen in his Internet shorts introduction when he took his hat off for a few seconds. Russell wears a stripy undershirt when he goes to sleep. He lives in a big pirate ship shaped treehouse and sleeps on a purple hammock.
[edit] Lifty & Shifty
(Voiced by Mark Giambruno (2000–2005) and Kenn Navarro (2006–)) Lifty & Shifty are two dark green male identical twin raccoon brothers. They frequently steal merchandise from the other Happy Tree Friends, as well as hunt for treasure, ransack houses, or do anything to get rich quick (though they have never attempted to steal from Flaky, Cro-Marmot, or Splendid). They have technically never stolen anything from Nutty, although they did trade him magical jellybeans for a cow and sold candy and video games to him (knowing that he is addicted to it and going to buy more). They mostly steal from Lumpy - in Meat Me for Lunch they stole meat from Lumpy's deli mart, in Milkin' It they stole a cow from Lumpy's farm, in Concrete Solution they stole his wallet, and in Junk in the Trunk they abducted his pet elephant. Lifty and Shifty tend to die some of the most gruesome deaths.
Although they have the same markings, bushy tails, personality and almost identical voices (Lifty has a slightly higher pitched voice), Shifty wears a fedora and he bosses Lifty around. It is unknown which of them is older. Despite the smirks on their faces and their kleptomania, they almost always end up perishing in the process. Their green color implies money and greed, relating to their 'criminal duo' personalities. They also have a trademark evil snicker (usually a different one for further episodes). Like most siblings, Lifty and Shifty argue about who's to blame when a problem emerges, but when trouble's afoot, they work together. Both twins are greedy and sometimes resort to seeing their twin die rather than give up their loot or be caught (it is unknown if Shifty does this all or if Lifty does too), as seen in Milkin' It when Shifty threw Lifty out the hot air balloon as not to get caught by a power line. And in "Sea What I Found", Shifty had a chance to save Lifty, but instead he just stole his jewels. Consequently, Shifty suffers nastier and more painful deaths than Lifty does because of this. But most of the time if they ever die separately, then Shifty is usually the one to die first and his brother shortly after, however most of the time they die together. Their greed can also lead to their deaths, as in the episode As You Wish. These kleptomaniac raccoons have the lowest survival rate of any HTF. Their deaths also usually involve them either mashed together or sliced apart as in "Meat me For Lunch" where they are made into hot dogs and ham slices, and in "Easy for you to Sleigh" when Lifty's corpse is converted to a gift box. In both the television and Internet series Lifty has died before Shifty only twice; in Who's to Flame and Milkin It when an engine crushes Lifty's head when Handy unknowingly drops garbage instead of water from his helicopter, and when Shifty shoves Lifty out of the balloon which they escaped from and is impaled by a tree.
However, they do mix with other characters and contribute to recreational activities (such as going on a roller coaster and participating in a Christmas play) without causing any trouble. Rarely they earn cash honestly and have even been heroic, such as in Happy Trails Part 2: Jumping the Shark, when they provided a life raft to help the characters escape from an island (the raft was later punctured by Flaky's quills and when swimming back to the island, Lifty and Shifty were dragged underwater and most likely eaten).
Lifty & Shifty have, on occasion, made money by themselves without stealing, such as selling dogs who get crazy when they hear whistling in Doggone It, selling bottles of hair growth formula to Disco Bear in Easy Comb, Easy Go, and selling Nutty candy and a video game console (implied to be an Xbox 360) in the "Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm" episode.
Shifty was acually the very first Happy Tree Friends charater to be created, even before Cuddles (although Cuddles was different to Happy Tree Friends in the first place).
[edit] Mime
Mime is a purple male deer with a painted face who wears a black and white striped shirt. Because he is a mime artist, others have a hard time understanding him, as seen in "Who's to Flame?" when he attempts to call 911 after Petunia and Giggles catch on fire, only to have a confused Lumpy hang up on him when he doesn't hear anyone on the other line. Apparently, most of his possessions are imaginary yet can be stolen, as evidenced in "Easy For You To Sleigh". It has been said that he's mute, but in some episodes, like in Happy Trails pt. 1 and Out of Sight, Out of Mime, he has made audible noises, making it evident that he can speak, but he chooses not to. He is talented with circus skills like juggling and creating balloon animals. His attempts to entertain his fellow Happy Tree Friends often have fatal consequences. Mime is also very fond of peanuts, going so far as to stick his hand in a blender to eat them. In "Mime and Mime Again" , "Out of Sight, Out of Mime" and "Class Act", he had a visible tail. However later on, he doesn't have it anymore. He's slowly becoming a very popular character, appearing in more and more episodes in the TV series.
It has been argued whether Mime is a girl, however it can be seen that he is a male considering he has antlers, which in moose and deer, only males have. Also in Easy Comb Easy Go, Giggles and Petunia run up to him and flirt, further proving his masculinity
Mime is usually seen riding a unicycle, as in "Party Animal", "Concrete Solution", "Who's to Flame?", "As You Wish!", "A Hole Lotta Love", "See What Develops", "Junk in the Trunk", and "Double Whammy".
Mime is the only character who doesn't die in both of the TV episodes ("Who's to Flame?" and "Mime to Five") he starred in without co-stars. He is also the only character to have his name in an episode's title. He could be portrayed as a juvenile deer judging by the size of his antlers. He lives in a tent, on which the inside looks like a regular house seen in "Easy for You to Sleigh", and "Mime to Five". He dies quick and painless deaths more than any other character. Like many other characters' deaths, they involve his head. He has recently appeared in a new Olympic Smoochie, notably the FIRST new smoochie created since the original 8 back in 2003-2005
[edit] Cro-Marmot
Cro-Marmot is a light-green male marmot frozen in a block of ice. He is somehow able to perform many tasks off screen while entirely encased in ice, such as throwing snowballs, somewhat akin to how Handy can perform construction and other tasks without any visible hands. To keep himself frozen, Cro-Marmot stays mainly in cold areas, and sometimes drives an ice cream truck. He lives in a giant glassed Dome or more likely a big snow globe, or rather a small igloo inside a giant snow globe. His hobbies include serving people ice cream, snowboarding, and surfing. He rarely dies in the series, (he dies in Dino-Sore Days, Class Act, and possibly From Hero to Eternity) the reason being that the ice he's usually encased in protects him from disaster, thereby rendering him almost invulnerable to most unfortunate events. Also, most of his "deaths" are debatable.
The only episode in which he is not frozen is Dino-Sore Days, as that episode occurred during the prehistoric times when he was unfrozen. In Dino-Sore Days, he appeared as a black-and-white character similar to the classic Mickey Mouse cartoon; with white gloves, shoes and black limbs, bigger nose, and longer ears. In the opening of the irregular episode, it states that it was copyrighted in the year 1927. Cro-Marmot usually appears in the series as a background character, and has hardly any showcase appearances, but has been marked his first appearance bigger than a cameo since Snow What? That What! and Dino-Sore Days (either could be considered accurate) and in the episode, Wipe Out. In a featurette of the Second Serving DVD, he was interviewed, and it was revealed he's an accomplished writer, painter, and pianist, and he has his own brand of foot powder, known for his loud antics and energetic performances, and has been called the "sexiest Happy Tree Friend" in 1992. However, since the interviewer was unable to get any responses out of Cro-Marmot, she got into a violent rant with the creators.
Cro-Marmot is the second character to have a full head of hair besides Disco Bear. Also, besides Lumpy and Sniffles, he is the third character in the series without a set of buckteeth, with just one tooth on the bottom part of his jaw. The first part of his name is depicted from the word, Cro-Magnon.
Even though he only made a cameo in the episode, Tongue Twister Trouble, it was actually his official debut in the series. It also makes him the only HTF character to have a debut episode where he wasn't a starring character.
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