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GoodCaptainClack In reply to David31 [2012-11-13 19:29:46 +0000 UTC]

For certain Alas, I don't think Bert will ever be quite as good a magician as he is...

Gotta love Bert, he has good intentions but is always willing to put his life in danger to accomplish his goals. Like here. You wouldn't ever want to climb a mountain in a thunderstorm lest you wish to find out what it would like to become extra crispy!

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David31 In reply to GoodCaptainClack [2012-11-14 09:43:28 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, especially with all those trees around, what was he thinking, mind you the Pigs didn't fair any better.

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GoodCaptainClack In reply to David31 [2012-11-14 19:29:06 +0000 UTC]

That's actually pretty scary that Bert AND the pigs had the EXACT same potentially deadly plan in mind. Bert and the pigs suddenly don't seem that different from each other!

Suddenly I feel like speculating on what each character's IQ is...

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David31 In reply to GoodCaptainClack [2012-11-15 00:10:02 +0000 UTC]

Bert's would probably be on par with the Pigs' perhaps?

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GoodCaptainClack In reply to David31 [2012-11-15 05:19:14 +0000 UTC]

Want me to try speculating? I can do that. Won't give out any actual numbers, but I think I can roughly guess about how intelligent some of the characters are.

Bert? Bert is probably somewhere in the average range. He's not outstandingly smart, but he does know a few things (he does know quite a lot on how to survive in the wilderness, for sure). However, he's also done some really ill-advised and borderline stupid things, and lacks common sense sometimes, so I'd say...Average, maybe leaning towards the lower end of average. He is very imaginative, though

Ralph? Ralph is probably above average. He's not a complete nerd, but he does have more knowledge than Bert on more than a few subjects. He seems pretty knowledgeable-after all he does have quite a large collection of books in the Raccoondominium However, he does from time to time have lapses in common sense; not quite as often as Bert, though. I'd say Ralph is pretty smart, but not quite smart enough to be in Mensa.

Melissa? It's a little hard to say exactly. I'd say she's either average (although definitely in the higher end of average) or a little bit above average. She does seem pretty bright, but I think Ralph is probably a little more knowledgeable than she is. Having said that, Melissa does seem to have quite a lot of common sense. She's one of the very few characters who hasn't done something completely irrational. LOL, Ralph and Melissa really are the perfect pair: Ralph is smart and quite knowledgeable, while Melissa has strong common sense. They balance each other out quite nicely

Cedric? Cedric is definitely above average. He seems very knowledgeable on quite a lot of things. He also seems to have pretty good common senese (although he very occasionally has his moments) Hell...he's probably of genius level intelligence. You just know that when he, Bert, Ralph, and (possibly) Melissa, he made the highest grades out of all of them. Cedric could probably be a member of Mensa if he wanted to...

Cyril? He's a bit tough to gauge. He's very business savvy (well, he's a businessman-it would be weird if he WASN'T) and pretty cunning. He's had some downright devious plans to foil the Raccoons. He also seems to be rather wise, as he encourages Bentley not to run away from home by telling him of his own experience doing so and effectively gets Lisa to see why trying to fit in with the cool crowd isn't a good idea. So he's probably at least in the upper end of average. Having said that, Cyril DOES do quite a lot of irrational and crazy things (trying to avoid paying an electric bill by building his own hydroelectric dam in FORTY EIGHT HOURS, for just one example). So my guess for Cyril? Possibly above average but lacking more than a little bit in common sense. He is DEFINITELY smarter than his employees, though.

The Pigs? This is absolutely not in doubt at all. For absolute certain, the Pigs are below average...all three of them! They always come up with the most irrational, insane ideas to help their boss and nearly always backfire, resulting in either them or Cyril nearly being killed or injured. They are definitely severely lacking in common sense. They're smarter than Homer Simpson or Peter Griffin, but not by a WHOLE lot. Some of their ideas come pretty close to ideas Homer or Peter might come up with. I think the whole reason they came to work for Cyril in the first place is because they couldn't keep a job anywhere else to save their lives

Should I do anymore characters?

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David31 In reply to GoodCaptainClack [2012-11-15 15:01:26 +0000 UTC]

That's up to you, overall so far you've done a pretty good analysis for them so far.

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GoodCaptainClack In reply to David31 [2012-11-15 19:11:13 +0000 UTC]

Well, okay, I think I can do a few more. I seem to be pretty good at analyzing characters.

Schaeffer...Schaeffer has to be of at least average intelligence, possibly slightly above average. He does seem to be pretty wise and knowing, sometimes. Although in "Christmas Raccoons", the first special, he acts below average for the most part...but then again I don't really count those

Sophia...I'd say Sophia is average for sure, possibly leaning towards the lower end of average. She's not an idiot, but she has more than her fair share of ditzy moments that lead to believe she's not the brightest bulb around, to be honest. You know what I'm talking about..."Cedric, this is bigger than chocolate pudding!" It's funny, I'm probably going to be 85 years old one day and that quote will randomly pop into my head. Not to mention, Sophia can't keep a secret to save her life. When she overheard Ralph and Melissa discussing their play and thought the King and Queen were coming to the Forest, she and Cedric decided to keep it a secret...and then she immediately blabbed to Bert upon bumping into him. Not a good idea! (To be fair, Cedric also blabbed to his father...but I guess Sophia is starting to rub off on him That can happen in a relationship sometimes...) I'd say she's average...I don't think there's any doubt Cedric is smarter than her.

Bentley...Bentley is definitely above average; in fact, almost certainly of genius level intelligence. He's already a computer wizard beyond belief and he got straight As for the school year in "Endless Summer", you need any more proof? Having said that, Bentley has definitely done some irresponsible things for sure. Running away from home after failing math in school (how did he fail math...? Seeing as he's good with computers I'd imagine math would be his best subject. What did he do...cheat and get caught?) and not looking after Broo well enough are two pretty good examples. But to be fair, those can be attributed to his young age and the fact he is just a kid; all kids make mistakes like that. How do I think he'll turn out? I've done a lot of thinking, and honestly, I think Bentley, when he's an adult, will probably a lot like his uncle Ralph. Smart and having the semi-occasional lapse in common sense. The main differences are I think Bentley would be smarter than Ralph (probable future member of Mensa), plus he would be more adventurous due to his relationship with Bert.

Lisa...Lisa seems to be of about average intelligence for a teenaged girl. She easily falls for peer pressure (after all she took up smoking to impress Donna, a bad friend if ever there was one), but that can be attributed to her being a teenager...after all, teenagers constantly succumb to peer pressure, even otherwise intelligent ones. It's a bit hard to see, but I think Lisa, when she's a fully mature adult (she's close to that point, anyways), will probably be of average intelligence. Probably smarter than Sophia but not as smart as Melissa.

George and Nicole...Sheesh, since they were first properly introduced right at the end of the show and we barely got to know them, it's really hard to gauge how intelligent they are. George, I suppose he would be of at least average intelligence (to have a cooking show he obviously knows a whole lot about food), maybe slightly above average. But I think Ralph is probably a little smarter than his older brother. As for Nicole...tough to gauge as well. I would guess she is probably about as smart as Melissa, though. Actually, I could quite easily see her and Melissa becoming close friends over time.

Oh, and just for fun...Cyril Sneer's bears: By and far the stupidest characters on the show. They all seem to be of Homer Simpson-level intelligence, maybe even dumber. I mean...when they are on strike and the pigs are trying to negotiate, either Boyd or Floyd says "it's time to talk turkey". The bears respond by promptly gobbling like turkeys. That is pretty damn stupid of them. We never get to know any of them as characters, but from the little we see of them, they really DO seem to be as dumb as Homer.

I think I went pretty in depth analyzing the characters

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David31 In reply to GoodCaptainClack [2012-11-16 14:54:56 +0000 UTC]

Very in depth, so in depth that it could be seen as scary, kidding. Still very good.

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