F Is for Family
Bill Burr brings his no - holds - barricade observational humor toF is for Family , the exalt series he created for Netflix . Burr stars as Frank Murphy , a mediate - cured dad in the 1970s struggling to keep himself and his family together .
The series is grounded in realness both visually and in subject topic , much likeKing of the Hill , but touches more on psychological trauma in a similar vein toBoJack Horseman . While theMurphy family is at the center of the show , they have a across-the-board orbit of Quaker and neighbors who are fantabulous in their own rightfield , and play superfluous funny alleviation while tackling deep issues .
Jim Jeffords
TV news anchor Jim Jeffords is one of the honorable scope character onF is for Family , including the unravel joke of his uncanny ability to smell out a pregnancy .
Henrietta Van Horne
beginner of Plast - A - Ware , Henrietta Van Horne ( voiced by Allison Janney ) represents Sue ’s unrecognized dream of being a successful career adult female due to become meaning with Kevin and hook up with Frank at a young eld . Frank ’s interception in Sue ’s promotion at Plast - A - Ware is one of theworst things Frank has doneto her .
Henrietta is a sophisticated , affluent charwoman who use Sue ’s salad tosser innovation to make herself relevant again . She give off Miranda Priestly as Martha Stewart vibes , and ultimately betrays Sue by pawning the invention as her own , squeeze Sue ’s dreaming of achiever and conduct to the innovation of the forkoontula .
Smokey Greenwood
Fast talking Smokey Greenwood is voiced bylate histrion Michael K. Williams , best know asThe Wire ’s Omar Little .
Frank ’s 2d season chief and owner of a vend machine company has some of the funniest course on the show , and an interesting backstory that include poking hole in condoms , a cheating wife , and an estranged albino Logos who was sell to the carnival . He gives Frank a chance after he is fired from the air hose , and also helps to get Rosie elected by driving constituents to the polls .
Phillip Bonfiglio
Bill ’s best friend , Phillip , is a strange kid . He is meek and suffers from hector at the hands of Jimmy Fitzsimmons . Overly spoil alongside his equally strange immature brother Anthony , it is insinuated that the boys ’ weirdness is a effect of their parents .
He has worry transition to the more main pre - teen lifestyle , while Bill has a much easier sentence after becoming “ The Rat . ” Anthony ’s unremitting refrain “ you jazz what ” triggers Phillip ’s choler . He also harbors a lot of darkness , including a “ putting to death book ” full of brutal and bloody artwork , and may or may not be a future murderer .
Chet Stevenson
Season three saw the introduction of Chet ( voice by Vince Vaughn ) and his married woman Nguyen - Nguyen to the neighborhood . The hyper - masculine Vietnam vet institute out Frank ’s feelings of inadequacy and jealousy . Their subsequent friendly relationship and bonding included neighborhood gather , structure projects , and a vomit - filled fighter jet joy taunt .
Chet ’s eventual exposure as a psychotic abuser and execution by his wife is another example of the thematic world - chit of hoagie adoration that course through the series , and much of it can be attributed to Frank ’s unaddressed and deep rooted consequence with his own Padre .
Goomer
A occupier of the cul - de - theca , Goomer and his married woman Evelyn ’s screen time frequently involves references to their inability to have a baby . As time go on , Goomer ’s extreme creepiness start to show .
He is the neighbourhood pervert , with near stalker - level peeping tom activities like spying at the drive - in and groom in Frank ’s dress , not to mention the Grant Wood pooping and corner full of bestiality porno and photos of the neighbors in their underclothing . Goomer be that one weird neighbour that everyone assumes is the community weirdo .
Bridget Fitzsimmons
Raunchy , chain - smoking schoolgirl Bridget Fitzsimmons is the unexplainable objective of untried Bill ’s affection when she first makes an appearance . She swears like a sailor boy and treats Bill like refuse , admit advance him to go aside to Pittsburgh and subsequently ditching him .
Bridget is a bad influence for Maureen as well , like when she help Maureen get the lead in the sport by poison the contention with the carcass of her dead pet fish . A stereotyped troubled young person , she is often demonstrate in scenes related to her destitute home life , scrounging and dumpster dive and go out without parental supervision .
Bob Pogo
Frank ’s boss at Mohican , Bob Pogo is the forcible embodiment of his tight , racist , gluttonous way . After a sixth heart attack , Pogo come back to work in season four as a melted shield of his former self after lose a large amount of weight .
He and Frank ’s relationship has with child development throughout the show , including backstory about their former friendly relationship . He is prostrate to wild outburst and has an affinity for fried chicken skins , conduce to an interesting business venture . As an antagonist , Bob is one of the funniest on F is for Family .
Vic Reynolds
vocalise by Oscar - get ahead actor Sam Rockwell , Vic Reynolds is the cool - guy wire neighbour of the Murphy ’s . The opposite of Frank ’s duteous family military man , Vic ’s life is free of fiscal and genetic province for much of the show .
Vic is ghost with early days , image , and records , and hosts drug - fueled tramp party in his shagalicious living way . The over - the - Benny Hill thirty - year - old DJ gives off seriousMatthew McConaughey inDazed and Confusedvibes , include the drawl , moustache , and blotto pants . His cocaine dependence is one of the better running gags throughout the show .
Rosie
Chauncey “ Rosie ” Roosevelt is Frank ’s longtime supporter and coworker . He dissemble as a foil to the inherent racism prevalent at the time , pointing out inequalities and favoritism such as being passed up for promotions at the airline . He also has a knack for societal activism , running for ( and win ) alderman .
A popular fan possibility circulating on Redditproposes that Rosie is base on Burr ’s ripe protagonist Patrice O’Neal , who passed away in 2011 . Rosie is one of the most level - headed characters , and he actively works to better life for his family and community , as shown in the one - off season four episode “ gas constant is for Rosie . ”
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