The world of Howard Stern’s Fartman is populated by a large cast of freaks, weirdos, nutjobs and wackadoodles. In other words, it’s very much like the world in which we live.
Here are some of the characters and some interesting tidbits about them:
FARTMAN
REAL NAME:
Howard Hindblatt
BASE OF OPERATIONS:
His parents’ garage
KNOWN ALLIES:
Robin, Fred, Baba Booey
KNOWN ENEMIES:
Pretty much everyone else.
MISSION:
Work hard to become a respected hero who is loved by all.
MAIN OBSTACLE:
Everyone thinks he’s a disgusting freak, including himself.
ROBIN
REAL NAME:
Robin Quivers
BASE OF OPS:
New York, NY
KNOWN ALLIES:
Fartman, Fred, Baba Booey
KNOWN IRRITANTS:
Fartman, Fred, Baba Booey
POWERS:
Super strong, durable and impervious to most forms of poison and radiation (she can actually draw energy from them!), Robin also has several undefinable abilities. They may be a kind of telepathy or an unknown type of energy projection. Or maybe they’re just pure attitude. Some of Robin’s attacks include Dagger Glare, Shut-Down, Bitch Slap and HA!
FACTOID:
Robin is one of Fartman’s closes allies. Her cool, calm head often helps Fartman get a new perspective on problems. But when she loses her temper, run for your life.
FRED
REAL NAME:
Fred
OCCUPATION:
Inventor / technician, developer of fart-powered equipment, vehicles and parafartnalia.
POWERS:
Fred is a mad genius. If he wanted to, Fred could build himself a high-tech suit and become a crime-fighter on his own. But Fred comes to realize that Fartman’s gas is an incredible power source and the only thing limiting his ability to harness it in new ways is their pitifully low budget for parts and equipment
FACTOID:
In addition to designing and constructing Fartman’s equipment (Fartmobile, Fartcycle, Fartsubmarine, etc.), Fred has also created most of Fartman’s costumes (at least some of which are suspected to be intentionally humiliating)
BABA BOOEY
ALIASES:
MaMa Monkey, TaTa Toothy, Fafa Fo-hi and many other variations
TYPE:
Talking Monkey or Human Who Looks Like A Monkey (the debate rages on)
LANGUAGES:
English, Long Islander
OCCUPATION:
Coordinator of Fartman’s entire crime-fighting operation, scapegoat for anything and everything
BIGGEST PET PEEVE:
Being mistaken for the team mascot despite his advanced intelligence. This problem could be due to his being a monkey or due to his Long Island accent
GOALS:
To be part of the greatest team ever and to be treated like a human
RONNIE THE ROBOT
MODEL #:
R0NN13
MAKER:
No one will take the blame for this thing
TYPE OF CREATURE:
Artificial “Intelligence”
OCCUPATION:
Autonomous vehicle / cursing machine
WEAKNESSES:
Can’t read, can’t speak a sentence without obscenities, short tempered
FACTOID:
Ronnie is a reconfigurator, a badly aging robot that can become a badly aging car with cheap playboy bunny accessories
JIMBLE KIMBLE
REAL NAME:
Jimble Kimble
TYPE:
Human (unconfirmed)
OCCUPATION:
TV Personality, Media Mogul, Serial Nepotist, Fartman’s Pal
BROMANCE THEME:
“Can You Read My Behind?”
Though their relationship begins as a clandestine mission, a true bromance develops between Jimble and Fartman. Fartman’s ability to “read” others through their farts (known as speaking Fartsi) quickly creates a bond. It culminates in a flight in which Fartman and Jimble connect like Superman and Lois in 1978, complete with spoken word song, of course.
FACTOID:
Jimble’s relationship with Fartman is complicated and could be described as “love/hate”, “dysfunctional” or “just plain messed up.”
BIGFOOT
HEIGHT:
He’s usually very, very high
WEIGHT:
Can’t wait for nothin’
BASE OF OPERATIONS:
Vermont
PLACE HE’S WILLING TO NUKE:
Vermont
KNOWN ENEMIES:
Postal workers, governments, President Bomma
KNOWN ALLIES:
Danielle (Trans Girlfriend), Mary-Joo-Wanna
OTHER ALIASES:
Sasquatch, Grizzly Moron, Big Guy With Weird Voice Who Got Blown By A Dude
GROUP AFFILIATION:
The Wack Pack
POWERS:
In addition to superhuman size and strength, Bigfoot’s chronic “gassritis” produces toxic belches and paint-peeling farts that rival Fartman himself!
FACTOID:
Claims to have E.S.P. that enables him to see the future (though it hasn’t seemed to help him in the slightest).
DUNG BEETLE
REAL NAME:
Lester Green
HEIGHT:
Eff you!
WEIGHT:
Eff you!
I.Q.:
“I may be stoopit but I ain’t dumb!”
GROUP AFFILIATION:
The Wack Pack
KNOWN TRIGGERS:
Booze, people
PINK CROW
REAL NAME:
Mariann
BASE OF OPS:
Brooklyn, NY
GROUP AFFILIATION:
The Wack Pack
HISTORY:
After years of being told to hide herself and keep quiet, Pink Crow is inspired by Fartman to fly high and let her voice be heard.
POWERS:
Shrill sonic caw can disorient, disable or at least severely irritate. Powerful wings make Pink Crow a formidable flier.
FACTOID:
Pink Crow’s greatest gift is her compassion for others. Though she can lead a normal life, she channels her obsession with Fartman into caring for the Wack Pack as their self-appointed mother.
Pink Crow (in her human form) masked Pink Crow (in her human form) unmasked
CHIHUEREWOLF
REAL NAME:
Eric the Actor
OTHER KNOWN ALIASES:
Eric the Operator, Eric the Boss, Tiny Tyrant, Derek
KNOWN ALLIES:
Johnny Fratto
GROUP AFFILIATION:
The Wack Pack (which he vehemently denies)
ORIGIN:
After being bitten by a werewolf in New Mexico, Eric transforms into a chihuerewolf (a miniature version of a werewolf with a lot of bark and very little bite) though some think he should be called a werehuahua.
TAN-TRUM
REAL NAME:
Patricia Marie
TYPE:
Chemically Altered Human
ADDITIONAL ALIASES:
Tan-trum Mom
OCCUPATION:
Criminal Mastermind, Mom
KNOWN ENEMIES:
Fartman, Robin, Fred, her parents, society, sanity itself
KNOWN ALLIES:
Has a crush on one of her zombies named Sal
FACTOID:
When Tan-Trum exposes others to her Tanning Ray or Tan Spray, they become her mindless slaves until the tan wears off. Though people with more melanin in their skin have a higher resistance to her ray, they are not immune.
RILEY MARTIN
TYPE:
Human with alien genetic traits
ADDITIONAL ALIASES:
The Space Cowboy
OCCUPATION:
Alien abductee, alien researcher, bare-knuckle pugilist and writer of books no one reads
KNOWN ALLIES:
Tan (alien), Biaviians, Hybrid Women, E-Ron, Nicola Tesla, Amelia Earheart (nanny to his alien / hybrid kids)
KNOWN ENEMIES:
Targzissians, non-readers, people who won’t allow him to earn his sustenance
BEST FRIEND:
His pet bird, whom he hates
ORIGIN:
Since the age of seven, Riley has been visited by aliens on many occasions and has spent time among them in space and on other worlds. Riley has even fought aliens in public bouts for the amusement of other aliens.
FACTOID:
Riley has mated with several different Biaviian / human hybrids and has fathered at least six hybrid children. And he might possibly have a kid in Mexico, too.