Dan Vs.

***Dan Vs.*** is an American animated television series created by Dan Mandel and Chris Pearson. It was produced by Film Roman and The Hatchery and aired for three seasons on The Hub from January 1, 2011 to March 9, 2013.

## Plot

The show focuses on Dan, a jobless misanthrope with a soft spot for animals and is often caught in odd misfortunes and unable to provide income for himself. He is accompanied by his best friend Chris, who lives in a comfortable home and has a steady income, even reluctantly paying for Dan's expenses. His dull-day job and stressful work causes him to be unable to resist going along with Dan's schemes to get even, despite how ridiculous some of them may seem. Elise, Chris' wife, normally objects to her husband's participation in Dan's revenge plots, but on occasion will join in due to some of Dan's plots sharing similarities her own childhood annoyances or her secret work as a government operative. Most of Elise's missions serve as a subplot to the show, providing advanced help with Dan's revenge missions. The setting is normally in Los Angeles and shows notable locations and landmarks in and around that area.

## Characters

### Main

* **Dan** (voiced by Curtis Armstrong) - A mismanaged temperamental man with serious anger issues due to a rough childhood. His upbringing leaves him short-hostile, short-tempered, impatient, and easily provoked. On most occasions, he conserves himself from any enraged behavior, but is unable to control his anger when things get to the last straw and decides to get even with his foes. Being very childish and tenacious causes him to embark on missions to get revenge on anyone and anything he deems has wronged him and calls his best friend Chris over for help in nearly all of his missions. He is strongly attached to his car despite its need of repair, and is deeply attached to his cat Mr. Mumbles, who despite the name is actually a female.
* **Chris** (voiced by Dave Foley) - Dan's best friend and Elise's husband. He is always on call for Dan whenever he needs help with one of his revenge schemes in spite of how much Dan mistreats him. He is a complete pushover, unable to say no to either his wife or best friend. He has an uncontrollable appetite and has food on his mind most of the time, and sometimes sleepwalks to the kitchen and eats. Chris works at a tamp agency and holds different office jobs that vary from episode to episode, and, despite hating them, bears with them even if they are "soul-sucking" and cause him to "become numb". Chris lives with Elise in a one-story house in Van Nuys, California. The pair often bail Dan out of trouble with the law and advise him from getting rowdy and vengeful.
* **Elise** (voiced by Paget Brewster) - Chris' level-headed and soft-hearted wife. She is usually calm and easy-going but can become dangerous when provoked and annoyed over the line, especially when Dan is involved. She normally objects to Dan's revenge antics, but rarely tries to stop Chris from taking part in them and will occasionally help herself if she believes it to be necessary. Elise works as a covert agent for an unnamed government, which acts as a subplot for several episodes.
* **Mr. Mumbles** (voiced by Paget Brewster) - Dan's cat that he rescued from the animal shelter behind his apartment while taking revenge on it. Dan learned through a hobo that Mr. Mumbles is actually a female, though he still calls her "Mr." Dan appears to understand her meows and engage in meaningful conversations with her, and she often calms him down with her cuteness and make him forgets his fits of rage. He also trained her to perform several numbered escape plans planned out along his apartment in case of break-ins or various other disasters. She is scruffy, just like her owner.

### Supporting

* **Crunchy** (voiced by Tom Kenny) - A dreadlock-wearing hippie who has the misfortune of working as a store clerk in several places that Dan takes revenge on. His personality is ridiculously laid back that at one point he was unfazed at being caught in an explosion. His insistence on being lazy and in with the flow have often made him an accidental target of Dan's missions when angered by whatever establishment that Crunchy is working for at the time. Despite this, neither he nor Dan have been seen as enemies when they meet.
* **Sheriff** (voiced by John DiMaggio) - A big, chubby policeman who is seen every time Dan makes reports. He uses a taser on Dan whenever he causes trouble.
* **Don** (voiced by Michael Gross) - Elise's father who runs a successful cupcake store chain and hates Chris to the point of trying to get Elise to marry another man by various means, and at Chris' expense. He has shown instances of wanting Chris to get hurt very badly.
* **Elise Sr.** (voiced by Meredith Baxter) - Elise's mother who dislikes Chris, though not as much as her husband does, and keeps her time and attention to an unspecified Mafia family, a fact none of the other characters know. She tends to call her daughter "Elise Jr." or just "Junior", much to Elise's chagrin.
* **Ninja Dave** (voiced by Eric Bauza) - A former ninja of the Koshugi clan who swore never to bake cookies, resorting to steal them whenever he wanted to eat one and destroying any of his clan's rivals. He was the last surviving member of the Koshugi clan after a fatal bus crash. He reformed after a fight with Elise, with help from Dan, and opened a cookie shop to act as the main hangout for Dan, Chris, and Elise.
* **Spy Boss** (voiced by Dan Mandel) - The unnamed and unseen boss of Elise who sends her on missions during specific episodes. He was good friends with Elise, but had to erase her memory of his appearance to keep it a secret when she became an agent.
* **Hortense** (voiced by Grey DeLisle) - An airheaded employee of the restaurant Burgerphile, and an object of Dan's affection. As a result, she is the only person Dan treats with any form of kindness throughout the show.
* **The Impostor** (voiced by John C. McGinley) - An unnamed man who one day came in and stole Dan's identity and life, acting like a good neighbor to everyone.
* **Ben** (voiced by Eric Bauza) - Elise's younger brother who is addicted to video games and allergic to cats. He dislikes Chris, much like his parents, and often insults him about his weight.
* **Mechanic Mike** (voiced by Kurtwood Smith) - Dan's local mechanic who works on his car free of charge since he loves working on off-brand Filipino cars.

## Episodes

Main article: *List of Dan Vs. episodes*

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