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'''Eric Schrecter''' is [[Helen Morgendorffer]]'s boss, a senior partner at [[Vitale, Horowitz, Riordan, Schrecter, Schrecter, and Schrecter]], the law firm where she works.
Eric's personality seems to be a combination of brutal taskmaster and needy infant. Both sides of his personality lead him to call Helen at all hours, with no regard for her family life or situation. In the episode "[[Fire!]]," when Helen tells him the Morgendorffers' house is on fire, he asks if he can stay on hold. Similarly, during "[[Jake of Hearts]]," Eric's insistence on continuing a pointless conversation keeps Helen on the phone even as [[Jake]] is having a heart attack. He has also been shown to ridicule lawyers at other firms for taking paternity leave. Several episodes imply that he has questionable ethics, and the episode "[[Aunt Nauseam]]" suggests he is addicted to amphetamines and has been in rehab at least twice to treat this addiction.
He has at least one niece, Jasmine, who is seen in the episode "[[Pierce Me]]."
There are indications that Eric's interest in Helen has become more than merely professional; his habit of contacting her by cell phone at all hours and with any problem could be seen, in concert with his co-
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▲===A Romantic fixation on Helen?===
▲There are indications that Eric's interest in Helen has become more than merely professional; his habit of contacting her by cell phone at all hours and with any problem could be seen, in concert with his co-dependant behavior, as attempting to manipulate events to steal her away from Jake. (This was insinuated in '[[Psycho Therapy]]', when while role-playing Helen, Jake specifically brought up Helkn's seemingly constant phone conversations with Eric and made the further insinuation that Eric's personal needs were more important than those of her own family:
▲''Jake - Um, gee, I don't know if I can do this. Well, I'll give it a try. (he extends his fingers to simulate a telephone and speaks like Helen) Oh, hi Eric! No, just walked in. I thought I'd make dinner for...what? You have a hangnail? I'll be right over!
(Helen nervously laughs and takes a drink of wine)''
The most obvious of these is in the musical episode, [[Daria!]], with the following dialogue:
''Eric: Helen! What are you doing here?! There's a hurricane coming! I know I never said it before, but... (singing) Helen... oh, Helen... you're so swell... en. (looks at watch) Hot damn! I'll e-mail you. (leaves)''
It could be seen (by some) that Helen could be, on some level, receptive to Eric's attention. (This could be just Helen feeling older, and subconsciously wanting to feel wanted and needed on an adult level, as it's also been insinuated that, beyond sex, Helen and Jake's relationship has a maternal/caretaker touch to it
▲It could be seen (by some) that Helen could be, on some level, receptive to Eric's attention. (This could be just Helen feeling older, and subconsciously wanting to feel wanted and needed on an adult level, as it's also been insinuated that, beyond sex, Helen and Jake's relationship has a maternal/caretaker touch to it.) Obviously, Helen has never returned, or even seemed to have noticed these feelings of Eric's.
==Eric in Fanfiction==
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