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Gobbleville is community where everyone knows each other. Besides Anamazie, the LaBelle family includes TOM, her father and the Mayor of Gobbleville. He keeps order in the community and dramatically whisks off to various events. Her mother, HENRIETTA PEARL, stars in productions at the Korn-a-Plenty Community Theatre. TOMMY JR. is her brother. He is a wannabe Rock-n-Roll artist, but his parent’s aspirations for lean toward him becoming a Gizzardologist. 

UNCLE BUMBLE is the only handyman in Gobbleville. His complicated and clumsy way of fixing things often ends up with a broken wing for himself and customers wondering what happened. UNCLE GEORGE lives in the past. He dresses in full colonial garb and starts every sentence with, "I remember when..." GRANDMA MIMI is a crotchety old lady but no frail flower. She refers to young folk as “whippersnappers.” As the head of the Vegan Enforcers S.W.A.T. team, she is tenacious to make sure the turkeys only eat vegetables.

Eccentric turkeys round out the town. The irrepressible JUDGE JINNY holds court as the presiding judge at City Hall. Her no-nonsense and pithy approach is shocking, but her word is final. She believes in tuff love, even when it involves someone from her own family. AGNES, the ballet teacher, is a fanatic about personal hygiene. She is also an influence of discipline in everyday life. MISS STIKKLEBOWER teaches general education at Wattle View School.

AUDREY is the owner of the salon and fixed up to the tee. This queen of gossip is on the pulse of everything that’s happening in town. With each turkey she talks to, the story expands like a corn soufflé. 

ENID is a waitress who has been around the block and is jaded. She starts out with, “Yeah, whada ya want,” while chewing gum. Someone may innocently ask, “What’s the special?” Enid replies, “How about a knuckle sandwich?”

ZIONA works at the cleaners. She is a close talker and always in a jovial mood. WOODROW is the chief at the fire station. HOOSER and SPARKEY are the firemen. They enjoy appearing in parades. JIM is the personal trainer at the gym. He has a lot of muscles and wears clothes that are close fitting. GRANT is the banker in town and tight with money. 

ARBUCKLE, the manager at the arcade, looks tough but has a heart of gold. ROWAN checks out the shoes at the bowling alley and personally sets up the wooden pins. REED is everyone’s favorite grocer.