Charles Ruttheimer III: Difference between revisions

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Very little was ever revealed about Charles's personal life, as he was a secondary character founded on a stereotype, one of many comic relief devices used in the series (see also the characters [[Kevin Thompson]] and [[Brittany Taylor]]). His mother only appeared once in the entire series (in "[[Legends of the Mall]]"), and this was a ''faux'' flashback to illustrate an urban legend of [[Lawndale]]. The character portrayed as Upchuck's mother may or may not bear any resemblance to Upchuck's "real" mother and was never given a name in any case.
 
From both the "III" attached to his name, and from ''[[The Daria Diaries]]'', we do know that his father's name was Charles. In [[Malled]], there is the implication that his father is rich; ''Diaries'' has his father as a businessman with "associates" who spent time overseas, confirming his wealth.
 
His two cousins appear in "[[Daria Dance Party]]". As they've come out of town just to watch him perform, intend to hang out afterwards, and share his catchphrase, he presumably has a close relationship with them.
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[[Image:Upchuck_DJ.jpg|left|thumb|230px|Upchuck lays down the hits ("[[Daria Dance Party]]"]]
 
There are a couple of indications that Upchuck was smart, at least in some senses. He secureddoes entrancewell toin Brittany'straining partythe mouse in "[[The InvitationLab Brat]]", undone only by helping Brittany dissectexplaining herthe frog.experiment instead; Hehe isalso capable of constructing a maze for a trained mouse, andturned provesout to be a capableskilled blackmailer. andIn manipulator"[[Prize of BrittanyFighters]]", inhe [[Theshows Labhis Brat]].skills with computers again (Fromsee howalso wellbelow) heand handledsome thebusiness mouseskills: andswiftly Brittany,creating ithis canown bedotcom inferredbusiness thatwhich Upchuckdoes has''trans-pacific aimports'' giftsimply forto manipulatingimpress small-brainedthe Wizard mammalsFoundation.) Upchuck Finally,even some talentcompeted with computersboth Jodie (and againDaria within manipulatingthat small-brained mammals)episode, istwo pretty-clearlyof impliedthe insmartest [[Prizekids Fighters]]in (wherethe itschool, shouldand alsowent befor notedtactical thatschmoozing hein wasorder competingto withwin bothover Jodiethe and Dariainterviewer - implyingunfortunately anfor uncommonlyhim, highhe levelsucks ofat intelligence)schmoozing.
 
''[[The Daria Diaries]]'' reveals that he maintains his own website ([[Ultrasuave Universe]], at www.ultrasuave.com) with an archive of pick-up lines, jokes, pictures of himself, snippets of songs, and a "Gallery of Feisty Babes" (which includes Eleanor Roosevelt, noting she wasn't hot "but just you try denying she was feisty - you cannot!"). He's working on a Shemp Howard Search Engine. The links and Feisty Woman section show he's a fan of the Aeon Flux cartoon; of comedians Jerry Lewis, the Three Stooges, and Monty Python; and superhero comic books, specifically Captain Muscle. In 2000, MTV's website revealed Upchuck now owned [http://web.archive.org/web/20000817201930/mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/animation/daria/homepage_upchuck/index.html The Hubba Hubba Hub], after Ultrasuave was "destroyed by a virus slyly concealed within the now infamous SEXXXY SCULLY SNAPS attachment". The new site had different sections for different genders.
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