List of characters in Camp Lazlo

The following is a list of characters which appear in the Cartoon Network animated television series Camp Lazlo.

Main Bean Scouts

Lazlo

Lazlo

Lazlo is a eccentric Brazilian spider monkey. Often annoying Edward, he is a very happy-go lucky monkey. As a hippie, Lazlo loves peace. Carlos Alazraqui voiced Lazlo. Lazlo has a serious case of Coulrophobia. Lazlo "goes where the wind blows" by his own statement. He is the main protagonist of the series.

Joe Murray, creator of Camp Lazlo, originally created Lazlo for a children's book concept. As he developed the concept, Murray believed that a children's book could not contain the stories and ideas, so he decided to create a television show. According to Murray, when he thought about Lazlo's personality, a spider monkey came to his mind.

Lazlo comes from São Paulo, Brazil. Murray wrote on his website that Lazlo's parents moved to the United States to start a fruit company, allowing Lazlo to learn English. Originally Murray wanted Lazlo to carry a strong Brazilian accent, but when Cartoon Network asked Murray to choose only one character to carry a strong accent, Murray opted for Raj and gave Lazlo an Americanized voice. Murray said that he did not plan for Alazraqui to voice Lazlo; according to him the arrangement simply occurred.

Lazlo stays in the Jelly Cabin with Raj and Clam; the three are called the "Jelly Cabin Trio."

The Cartoon Network press kit character descriptions describe Lazlo as "imaginative, freethinking," and a "natural-born non-conformist." The press kit states that Lazlo "enthusiastically spreads mischief and wacky shenanigans," uses "imagination and creativity" to solve problems, and annoys Scoutmaster Lumpus with his "persistent happiness and optimism."

The Hollywood Reporter reviewer Ray Richmond described Lazlo as "energetic." Science Fiction Weekly reporter Kathie Huddleston describes Lazlo as "optimistic" and "out to wreak as much good-natured havoc as he can." Common Sense Media reviewer Joly Herman, whose review is posted on Go.com, says that Lazlo possesses "innocent rebellious quality of a trickster" since "authority" is often his adversary, and that Lazlo does not "take him seriously," with "him" being Lumpus.

Murray says that he admires Lazlo's ability to "make the best of situations when things go against him." In an interview the interviewer inquired Murray about Lazlo's dislike of "structure."

Murray also describes Lazlo as dealing with conflicts and issues "with imagination"; the Camp Lazlo creator said that in his own family he likes to use "imagination" when dealing with his real life conflicts.

A member of the Squirrel Scouts, Patsy Smiles, has a crush on Lazlo. In an interview Murray said that Patsy's affection causes Lazlo to feel "little freaked out" and that "She scares him." He describes Patsy as "a little more aggressive with Lazlo than he would ever reciprocate."

Raj

Raj is a cautious Indian elephant who speaks with a distinct Indian accent. Born in India, Raj is one of Lazlo's bunkmates and best friends in the Jelly Bean Cabin at Camp Kidney and is seen spending most of his time with Lazlo and Clam; the three are collectively known as the "Jelly Trio."Raj has dreams of becoming a famous DJ. Jeff Bennett voiced Raj.

The Raj character design appeared in many of Joe Murray's sketchbooks; the Raj design appeared as a character in "Family Pop," a web series written by Murray.

When Murray created Camp Lazlo, he wanted one of the main characters to be Indian and decided that Raj would make a good choice. Murray thought about an Indian elephant and its personality, and "that’s how we got Raj." When the network asked Murray to choose only one character for an accent, Murray chose Raj over Lazlo and gave him an Indian accent. Originally Murray created Raj with a massive overbite, creating a "spitty" noise; he decided to remove the trait as he felt it made the voice difficult to understand.

Cartoon Network's press kit described Raj as "reluctant, neurotic," and "often finds himself pulled into situation that he would rather avoid but goes along with Lazlo and Clam for fear of being left alone."

Raj's parents sent him to Camp Kidney because they believed that Raj needed "toughening up." The press kit says that he has several disorders, including a "cleaning compulsion," skin ruptures, and phobias of snakes and "bugs" and found "a philosophical home at Camp Kidney." Raj was terrified of water but has since gotten over his fear.The kit states that Raj uses many "sayings" that "usually strike a point with his co-conspirators." Raj also owns an "extensive and dusty hi-fi" gramophone record collection.

The Hollywood Reporter reviewer Ray Richmond described Raj as "wise and neurotic."

Clam

Clam is a small albino rhinoceros who is part of the "Jelly Trio." Although being one of the main characters of the show, he rarely speaks. He has a low voice and usually speaks in short bursts of few words, often repeating the last words that others say. Carlos Alazraqui voiced Clam.

Murray said that he had "no idea where he came from." He said that he started drawing a character with rhinoceros horns and the form is "what he became."

Originally Murray created Clam as a mute, but he decided that he preferred Clam to have a voice.

Cartoon Network's press kit describes Clam as an "eccentric musical and academic genius," "misunderstood," and "protective." The Hollywood Reporter reviewer Ray Richmond described Clam as "highly intelligent." Clam once painted a portrait that looked identical to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. From an empty soda bottle, he coaxed a symphonic version of Beethoven's Ninth, complete with supporting chorus. Clam understands the operation of technology and machinery that other characters find "confusing." Clam eats cereal in order to obtain prizes from the cereal carton; most of the possessions he brings to camp consist of prizes from cereal boxes. Other episodes have shown he loves to eat pancakes and vegetables.

Edward

Edward is a sadistic platypus with a grudge, who sleeps in Pinto Cabin with Chip and Skip. He is a secondary antagonist of the show. He enjoys watching the suffering of others and is constantly coming up with schemes to spoil any fun that Lazlo and his pals might have. He has a severe hatred for Lazlo and Camp Kidney, though that has lessened over time. Murray described Edward as having "a serious negative attitude and no social skills." The official Cartoon Network press kit described Edward as "a stickler for rules" who hates "any scout who doesn't follow them." Murray described Edward as one of his and his crew's favorite characters to write for. Edward often plots to ruin the Jelly Trio and its "freethinking ways," and the plans often fail. Even though his attitude and temperament suggest a tough guy, he has a secret soft side: he carries a doll based on Barbie, but has a platypus head.

Of the campers, Edward is the only one to have his brothers appear. Murray said that the situation involving the brothers provided insight into Edward's neurosis.

Edward is voiced by Doug Lawrence.

Samson

Samson is a nerdy, bespectacled, accident-prone guinea pig (often confused for a hamster by veiwers) who has been known to become injured multiple times throughout the cartoon, often by a volleyball flying in out of nowhere and knocking him to the ground, an occurrence used as a running gag throughout the series. Normally the mild-mannered Samson is used as a background character, but he has starred in a few episodes, such as when he was infuriated by being constantly ignored by his peers. Also, as a joke throughout the program, after something bizarre has just happened, Samson will sometimes break the fourth wall by speaking into the camera and remarking about how strange things have become, stating that he feels as though it is impossible for anything to become any more abnormal at the very end of the series finale.

Chip and Skip

Chip and Skip are two unintelligent dung beetle brothers. The official Cartoon Network press release described the two as confused by "their role in nature." Edward often asks them to assist him in his schemes.

The two are constantly being followed by a smelly dirt cloud and a large group of fruit flies that they obtained from Lazlo. On his website Murray commented, "I am sure that the overseas animators got tired of constantly including their ever-present flies into every shot." The features prevent the brothers from stealthily moving.The only way to tell each other apart is that Skip wears a sash.

Both are voiced by Steve Little. Murray encountered Little when Little performed at The Groundlings in Los Angeles. Murray asked Little if he was interested in being a voice actor and decided that Little matched the Dung Beetles.

Supporting Bean Scouts

Dave and Ping-Pong

Dave and Ping-Pong are two identical twin common loons except that Ping-Pong is taller. The two eat many "bugs" and indicate scenarios that can ruin any plan. Their last name is Loon .The two also run the camp newspaper "The Weekly Bean."

Doug Lawrence voices both Dave and Ping-Pong.

The Lemming Brothers

The Lemmings are quadruplet brothers that are teal-colored and black eyed lemmings. A Cartoon Network press kit gives the brothers the names Larry, Louie, Leonard, and Liniment.

All four of their voices are done by Steve Little.

Milt/Sheldon

Milt/Sheldon is a hippo that attended Camp Kidney through the course of the series. in the episode "Harold and Raj", he is named Sheldon, but in the episode where Samson makes candy, he is referred to by Slinkman as Milt. His father is apparently Milt Sr.

Ted

Ted is the pig character in Camp Lazlo. He has a strong southern accent.

Harold

Harold is a walrus that is a background character, but associated in more episodes than the other background characters. He talks almost as if he has a retainer. In the episode "Radio Free Edward", he does a show called "Freddie's Night Train" (possible chance Freddie is his birth name, because in "Tusk Wizard", Raj calls him Harold, but he says that his name is not Harold).

Gordon

Gordon is a grizzly bear that was in Camp Lazlo. His real real name was never mentioned but he did occasionally get a word in. He was normally used to show a very good or very bad scenario. His sister is Honey. He is voiced by Steve Little.

Wilburt

Wilburt is a beaver that was once Edward's only friend until Wilburt met a stork that also was at camp. He is voiced by Tom Kenny.

Larrison

Larrison is a Stork with a strong southern accent like Ted. He is also voiced by Tom Kenny.

Other Bean Scouts

• A light periwinkle aardvark known as Bill.
• A light grey pelican known as Mort. He seems to have a Scottish accent.
• A bighorn sheep known as Norman.
• An off-white Persian Cat known as Kirkpatrick. He was only seen in two episodes and never spoke.
• A brownish opossum known as Lemuel (who looks a bit like Samson)
• A light grey hedgehog named Ignatious
• A maggot that was only seen once as a pun that Commander Hoo-Haw said in 'Valentine's Day' (while making them do a test to find out who wrote a love letter to Patsy, he called them all maggots, and the maggot whines 'Does anyone find this offensive?'
• A pair of two Whooping Cranes named Timmy and Tommy who were abandoned at Itchy Island.

Scoutmaster Lumpus

Lumpus is an angry, selfish, stingy moose with a large ego. He is the main antagonist of the show. Tom Kenny voiced Lumpus. The Cartoon Network press release refers to him as Scoutmaster Leonard Lumpus.

Murray originally created Lumpus as a horse; Murray changed the design to a moose when the design seemed more "mountain" [sic] to the Camp Lazlo creator. Murray experimented with voices, imagining (and later disliking) a "Don Knotts"-like voice. Murray described Kenny's voice as a "crazy mix of Richard Nixon and W. C. Fields." Murray stated that he enjoyed writing situations involving Lumpus as the character that had "no morals and zero conscience". It was revealed that in some episodes, Lumpus was a former Bean Scout from the same camp when he was a young kid. He is always in a bad mood and this horrible disposition could have been caused by his parents' failure to visit him at camp when he was a Bean Scout and tell him that they love him or even show any signs of care for him. It was seen in the episode "Slug Fest" that Lumpus does appreicate Slinkman. As Camp Lazlo episodes entered production, Slinkman, Lumpus's right-hand man, takes increasing control of the camp as Lumpus increasingly becomes mentally incapacitated. In a way to show difference between characters: Lumpus loves clowns and Lazlo hates clowns. Kenny, during a recording, thought of a scenario involving Lumpus locking up the real scoutmaster, described by Murray as bearing resemblance to Heffer Wolfe of Rocko's Modern Life, into a closet. The real scoutmaster said that Lumpus locked him in the closet since this summer. Murray decided to use the concept as a twist ending in the last episode, adding that the twist "tied up his character well."

The official Cartoon Network press kit describes Lumpus as a "frustrated" and "egomaniacal" individual who "needs to have his world in complete order". The Hollywood Reporter reviewer Ray Richmond described Lumpus as "thin-skinned". Common Sense Media reviewer Joly Herman, whose review is posted on Go.com, describes Lumpus as the "primary malignant, greedy character who yells at the campers and ends up getting his just desserts in the end" [sic] and characterizes his yelling as "frightening, even if Lazlo does not take him seriously".

Lumpus throws temper tantrums, complete with screaming, stomping and/or crying if his demands are not met. He wishes to become the Head Scoutmaster and feels disappointment with his current role.

Lumpus has a crush on Squirrel Scout leader Ms. Jane Doe, who is oblivious to his constant attempts to take her on a date. Lumpus enjoys Doe's "Minnesota accent." Towards the end of Camp Lazlo, Lumpus marries Doe (though in one episode he was already married to a migrating mulberry tree).

It was also revealed at the end of the series that Lumpus was not the official scoutmaster of Camp Kidney, but an imposter. The real scoutmaster manages to get the officers to put him in a mental hospital/cell under a strapjackeet. The real scoutmaster may be lying because he stated that Lumpus had locked him in the closet this summer, but Lumpus has been the scoutmaster for many years (though it turns out he got to be scoutmaster by buying fake badges) and that the real scoutmaster may be framing Lumpus. Also, in one of the episodes, it was revealed that Scoutmaster Lumpus was given the job from his dad from the Bean Tree, which was once owned by his grandfather. However, there's a contradiction on that episode for it said Lumpus' grandfather got Camp Kidney from a descendant of the camp's founder but another episode shows the founder as still alive and still owning Camp Kidney. Lumpus would still have the job after his arrest, due in the conclusion in the episode "Dead Bean Drop" end credits, showed that Lumpus is still scoutmaster in the future, despite the dispute that he's not the real Scoutmaster. The real scoutmaster resembles both Scoutmaster Lumpus and Heffer Wolfe and is too voiced by Tom Kenny.

Slinkman

Slinkman is a quiet nervous banana slug. Like a real slug, Slinkman is an invertebrate organism. Slinkman is voiced by Tom Kenny.

Murray discovered banana slugs in the Santa Cruz Mountains when he attended summer camps as a child. Murray originally created Slinkman as Lumpus's "beaten-down" assistant with a voice intended to sound "like Dustin Hoffman's Rain man." [sic] Cartoon Network's press release states that Slinkman, who "has no social skills, but knows the Bean Scout manual cover-to-cover and can keep up with Lumpus’ busy schedule better than Lumpus himself" and operates the camp whenever Lumpus suffers from a meltdown, does not have "enough spine to stand up for himself." As episodes entered production, Slinkman gained increasing control over Camp Kidney as Lumpus became more mentally incapacitated. As a consequence, Slinkman's voice drifted away from the Rain Man voice towards a Christian Slater voice. Murray stated that Kaz placed an eye stalk gag involving Slinkman in all of the episodes that he wrote.

Commander Hoo-Haw

Commander Hoo-Haw is a bison who is the commandant of the scouts of Prickley Pines. He is in charge of both Camp Kidney and Acorn Flats, and possibly Tomato Camp as well. His daughter is Patsy Smiles, a member of the Squirrel Scouts. He's so protective of her that, when he figured out she likes one of the Bean Scouts (by finding a valentine card she wrote), he ordered her to beat all of them so he could figure out which one she likes when she hesitates to beat him. When it was Lazlo's turn to be beaten, she said the card was for her father and Commander Hoo-Haw believed it. Hoo-Haw's mannerism are comparable to a stereotypical marine, particularly R. Lee Ermey's acting in the film Full Metal Jacket. His name is based on a variation of a common affirmation/cheer in the United States Marine Corps. Hoo-Haw is also charged, aside from being commandant to the Bean Scouts, with selecting scouts to move up to the next camp: the Tomato Scouts, which are portrayed (in slides in their only appearance) as brutal, militaristic, sadistic, and he has muscles from Valentine's day. He once considered moving Edward up to the Tomato Scouts but changed his mind when he saw Edward shedding a tear. It seems that throughout the series, Lazlo seems to be his favorite scout of Camp Kidney. He is voiced by Jeff Bennett.

Chef McMuesli

Chef McMuesli is Camp Kidney's goat cook. Originally Murray created McMuesli as the camp deacon; Cartoon Network discouraged religious elements, so McMuesli became the cook. McMuesli's name is based on Muesli, a health food, and this in turn references his cooking choices. Most of his food sits on the eccentric end of the health food menu, almost always including tofu and other vegan ingredients. He seems somewhat oblivious to the fact that campers hate his cooking and considers serving them "normal" camp food to be a punishment. McMuesli is voiced by Carlos Alazraqui.

Nurse Leslie

Nurse Leslie is a male pink nurse shark and is Camp Kidney's nurse. Murray named the character "Leslie" which, in the English language, is gender ambiguous. Murray created Leslie when the episode "Parasitic Pal" required the role of a nurse. O'Hare created the trait involving Leslie sitting in his stool at all times to the point where his leg muscles had atrophied; when Leslie tries to stand on his feet, his legs crumble. O'Hare reasoned that, in Murray's words, "that doctor’s never seem to get up from their stools. Only scoot themselves around the examining room." He is voiced by Doug Lawrence.

Pierre and Noneck

Pierre and Noneck are two angry lifeguards with thick French accents.

Squirrel Scouts

Patsy Smiles

Patsy is a pink-haired, tomboyish mongoose who holds strong romantic feelings for Lazlo, and many times throughout the series she tries to impress him. She shares a cabin with two of her closest friends at the Squirrel Scouts camp, Nina and Gretchen, and they have been shown to enjoy partaking in strange, tomboyish activities such as playing in mud and racing snails, though a few other of their personality traits have been shown to be a bit feminine, such as enjoying a game of jump-rope. Patsy is voiced by Jodi Benson.

Nina Neckerly

Nina is a Rothschild giraffe,with orange hair who is best friends with Patsy and Gretchen. The press release describes Nina as "gangly" and "bookish." She is a fan of science-fiction and loves reading comic books about aliens, and also dreams of being able to go into space and has a crush on Raj. Her "knowledge" hides that she is a dork. Nina is voiced by Jill Talley.

Gretchen

Gretchen is an aggressive alligator, with blond hair and has a grudge on Bean Scouts. The official Cartoon Network press kit describes her as "ever-hungry" and desiring to eat "everyone, especially happy monkeys." One thing that makes her happy is her little crush on Clam, but she will never tell anyone not even her best friend Patsy,though in an episode, she was said to have a crush on Edward. Gretchen is voiced by Jill Talley.

Almondine

Almondine is a barn owl, with dark brown hair. In the one episode dedicated to her, she was established as being practical and sensible, but not having much of a sense for fashion or what was considered "pretty". Almondine is voiced by Jodi Benson.

Tootie

Tootie is a gray squirrel, with tall purple hair. Her favorite pastime is writing in her diary, and she can be very scared at times. She is the only squirrel scout who hates romance. When Izzy called Sugar a "dumb reptile" Tootie joined in by laughing. Tootie is voiced by Tara Strong.

Amber

Amber is a blue rabbit, with curly light pink hair. Amber is voiced by Tara Strong and Jill Talley.

Honey

Honey is a brown bear with curly blonde hair. As it was shown in one episode, Honey is also very dim-witted. She is voiced by Jill Talley and Tara Strong.

Other Squirrel Scouts

• Suzie, a poodle
• Rachel Genson, a gopher
• Terrifled the tapir

Acorn Flats Staff

Ms. Jane Doe

Jane Doe is a female, blonde-haired doe and the scoutmaster of the Squirrel Scouts, assisted by Miss Mucus in leading the scout troop. Throughout the series, Scoutmaster Lumpus has held a strong infatuation for Jane and yearned for her affections in basically any episode where she appears alongside him with the exception of the episode of her debut, where she and the Squirrel Scouts enjoyed a successful, hassle-free fishing trip in a motorboat, much to Lumpus's envy. It was revealed in a different episode that she is fond of a stag movie star called "Rock Buckskin," and that in another episode she was a former beauty queen, having been crowned "Miss Phru Phru" (albeit Miss Mucus claims that she was the contest's only competitor) and attempted to force the agitated, tomboyish Squirrel Scouts into holding a Miss Phru Phru pageant of their own, which they were reluctant to do until learning that refusing to partake in the beauty pageant would upset Miss Doe and that winning the competition would gift the new Miss Phru Phru with the ability to fly, although this was later proven false. In one of the program's very last episodes, she finally wed Scoutmaster Lumpus after learning that her former fianceé was guilty of polygamy, though in the few remaining episodes after this marriage this is not referenced again. Jane is voiced by Jodi Benson.

Ms. Mucus

Ms. Mucus is a warthog who is Jane's assistant. The Cartoon Network press kit describes her as bearing a "gruff, prison guard attitude." She had been a soldier for 15 years.^{[citation needed]} For reasons not completely explained in the series, she hates the Bean Scouts with a passion, and tries to teach the Squirrel Scouts to despise them as well (in multiple episodes, she has the girls fire watermelons at any Bean Scouts who try to cross the lake to their side). She serves as one of the antagonists of the series.

Ms. Mucus is voiced by Jill Talley.

Other characters

• Edward's Four Brothers: Joe Murray, creator of Camp Lazlo, stated that the situations involving the brothers provide insight into Edward's neurosis. Their names are Cheesely, Alpine, Fancy Pants, and Phillip. Voiced variously by Doug Lawrence, Tom Kenny, and Jeff Glen Bennett.
• Mayor Pothole McPucker: The mayor of Prickly Pines. He is a misshapen pig. Sometimes, people introduce him as, "Mayor- OH! For the love of...!" He woos Jane Doe in The Engagement, becoming engaged to her. The engagement ends when he professes love for Lumpus. (who he thought to be female.) J.G. Quintel, a writer for Camp Lazlo, wanted a situation involving the mayor of Prickly Pines judging the most beautiful parade float as ugly. Murray developed the idea and Steve Little added the belching and spitting voice.
• Hanley Manster: The teen idol heart-throb to the scouts of Acorn Flats. Although not an actual character in the show, he does make an appearance (only in the episode "Hard Days Samson") on the cover of "DreamBoat" magazine in which the Squirrel Scouts soon unexpectedly thinks that Bean Scout Samson looks exactly like him. His name is a spoonerism of "manly hamster".
• The Scout Master In The Sky: The Scout Master In The Sky (SMITS for short) is, as his title suggests, is the god of the scouts. He was first mentioned in an episode where Sampson was constantly hit by balls that seemed to be shot from the sky and he believed it to be SMITS' doing. It was revealed to the viewers at the end of that episode that the balls were shot by a faulty machine from a nearby ball factory. However, SMITS did appear in a later episode when Lazlo and Sampson (who were mysteriously experiencing each other's usual luck) went to the sky (by taking an elevator inside a big tree) to ask him about their sudden change of luck. SMITS explained that, when a scout is born, his luck (or lack of it) is defined by having the newborn scout pull the lever of an one-armed bandit. Lazlo got the best possible result while Sampson got bad luck represented by three matching balls (a reference to the episode where SMITS was first mentioned). When Lazlo agreed to temporarily take over Sampson's mail man duties, SMITS exchanged their luck and forgot to change it back. After undoing it, he agreed to give Sampson another try. Sampson got a good result but was so excited he decided to pull the lever again, unwittingly restoring his usual bad luck. In another episode, an airplane that curiously has a Window Unit installed which falls out and lands in Camp Kidney. The Bean Scouts, suffering from heat exhaustion, were glad about its sudden arrival, and believed SMITS was responsible. It later became trapped in a cloud, struck by lightning, which caused snowflakes to fall from the cloud.