Moose Miller
Constantly struggling to avoid work, his wife and all the responsibilities that come with adulthood, Moose has been labeled The All-American Loafer. He likes nothing better than to take it easy in his overstuffed armchair, eat, and devise ways to avoid making a living. Though he sometimes finds employment, it never lasts more than a day, sometimes even less than an afternoon. He is capable of get-up-and-go, but only when his neighbors are cooking a dinner he could mooch or when his wife, Molly, comes at him with a rolling pin. Moose pursues sloth and gluttony like a true professional.

Molly Miller
As Moose's long-suffering wife, Molly often dreams of the day when Moose will get a job - and keep it. Unfortunately, this project never seems to get past the dream stage.

Bunky
Bunky is Moose's teen-aged son, who is a chip off his father's old block.

Blip
Blip is Moose's younger son.

Cindy
Cindy is his darling little daughter.

Bowser
Bowser is supposed to be the family watchdog. But the only thing he watches for is breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Chester and Clara Crabtree
Though Moose and Chester often go to bowling tournaments and on camping trips together, there is also a great deal of antagonism between these neighboring families. The Crabtrees have lived next door to the Millers for a long time, and know from painful experience that they have to guard their barbecue, their swimming pool and their privacy. But oddly enough, the Crabtrees actually like the Millers, and their retinue of pets (including birds, a goat and a snake).

Woofie
The big, energetic (and "shtupid") dog who "wuvs kitty."

Granny
Molly's Mom and Moose's staunchest critic. She had Moose pegged the moment she laid eyes on him.