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Brilex

**Brilex** was a term created by 2091riveraisrael a fan of JG Quintel's old Regular Show, along with his newly created Close Enough. The deters the relationship between Alex Dorpenberger and Bridgette Hashima, throughout the series from the time they were married to the time they were divorced to the time they became a couple again.

Another term was created for the sign of Relationships in Close Enough as Jomily, which is a term that describes the relationship between Josh and Emily during the time before and during their marriage.

It is unknown if Brilex has become canon, though it is possible that Match Made In Valhalla maybe Canon considering that it revolves around Bridgett's feelings for Alex, though this is yet to be known, as Brilex is shown to be a little more complicated when it comes to being canon to the show compared to Jomily.

## Episodes of Brilex

* Robot Tutor
* First Date
* Time Hooch *(Debatable)*
* The Perfect Couple *(Only Episode where they wish to spend time together with other adults, despite being under the influence majority of the episode...)*
* Match Made In Valhalla (Restarted their relationship)
Becca

**Becca** is a minor character appearing in "Houseguest From Hell". She is an old acquaintance of Emily Ramirez, whom she met in college.

## Physical appearance

Becca is a woman in her 30s with light skin, long medium-brown hair, and large, pink lips, with a beauty mark on the upper right side. She wears a cropped white tube top, black high rise pants, and brown flats. She also wears a purple bracelet and a pink hair clip in her bangs.

## Personality

Becca is selfish, vain, lazy, and rude. She and Emily met and were roommates in college, or at least during their freshman year. She is shown to go on about herself and her problems whenever she’s around Emily, not even listening to her when she talks and claims the she’s the one who never listens. She also took advantage of her kindness and her tendency to be a doormat, such as making her cut her hair one time in sophomore year because their lengths were "too match-y" and borrowed all her clothes and never gave them back, in the present claiming she’s "the long hair friend" and it’s not her fault her clothes looked hotter on her, and made her pay for drinks when they meet up in the present. She takes no interest in Emily’s feelings or even her life, to the extent that she doesn’t remember Josh's name or that he’s married to Emily, and thinks Candice is a "tiny butler", and treats her as such, despite the fact she was a bridesmaid at Josh and Emily's wedding, and was present for Candice's birth. When Emily tries to correct Becca, the latter doesn’t believe her and merely shrugs it off. She also takes advantage of the other roommates, such as hogging the shower and using Bridgette's beauty products, hogging the TV and not letting Josh watch anything, and moving all of her things into the walk-in closet where Alex sleeps.

She is seen as unbearable by everyone, even Emily, who still stuck by her due to her being her oldest friend and feeling obligated to see her every few years, and being afraid to stand up for herself. After Becca reveals that she’s pregnant with her boyfriend Luc's child, Emily would feel like a monster if she threw her out with no where else to go. But after putting up with her as a roommate in "Houseguest From Hell", and Becca claiming Emily was selfish, Emily had finally had enough and stood up to Becca, and when it still doesn’t get through to her she tells her to get out of her house and life for good.

Despite this, before she leaves with Luc and her child, Becca tells Emily that *she’s* cutting *her* out, as she believes *Emily* to be the toxic one, to which Emily justifiably tells Becca to go to hell and slam the door on her face.
Logan's Bartender

The **Logan's Bartender** is a minor character who serves as the main antagonist in "Logan's Run'd".

He is voiced by Max Mittelman.

## Overview

His real name is unknown. He is actually a man over 50 years of age masquerading as a man in his early 20s as part of his grandiose system to publicly execute everybody over 30 years of age who convened at his bar in a nonsensical attempt to keep it from becoming a pub.

## Appearance

The Logan's Bartender is actually a frail, balding old man who has remarkably smooth skin and no sign of stubble.

He wears a toupee, giving the impression that he has fluffy, blonde hair.

He wears white airbuds, a pink hoodie, light blue shorts and white hi-tops.

## Personality

The Bartender is as demented as he is delusional. He is a coherently impolite person, even to people who are of the age that he approves.

## Skills

* Entrepreneur
* Disguise

## Method of Operation

When somebody that the barkeeper suspects to be over 30 approaches him for a drink; he asks for some ID which make his victims comply. He then tells them that they have qualified for the "VIP Treatment". He makes them put on a white robe and walk upto a podium. The ceiling then transforms to expose a giant vacuum ceiling fan. The barkeeper's victims then get sucked into the giant ceiling fan and die.
Jaxon Pill

## Jackson Pill

> **"I haven't had breastmilk in over a year, but in your case girl; shoot! I'll go back on that teat"** - Jaxon to Bridgette
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**Jaxon Pill** is a minor character who appears in "Logan's Run'd".

## Overview

Jaxon Pill is a YouTube and Instagram sensation whom Bridgette recognized right away. He is also a womanizer.

## Appearance

Jaxon is a blonde toddler. He has moderately long hair which he sports with an indigo ski cap.

In his adult suit, he wears a white ski coat over a purple shirt, white three-quarter pants, purple socks and white Keds. His most defining feature in his adult suit is his Gold YouTube Play Button necklace.

## Personality

Jaxon is suave and sophisticated. He can be described as a womanizer.

## Skills

* Master Videographer
* Master Social Influencer

## Trivia

* Jaxon Pill is a satirical view of stereotypical YouTube stars and their mannerisms:- being young, buying cars (most of the time turning out to be Lamborghinis), customizing them, and then making videos of their customized cars.
* Jaxon's parents are divorced: he lives with his mom on the weekdays, and with his dad on the weekends.
* Jaxon is one the few self-made financial successes to have appeared on the show, the other noticeable one being Keith Nash.
Pilot short

The **Pilot short** was a 2-minute short that acted as a pitch to TBS. The short was released on July 21, 2017 by TBS.

## Plot

The short features random clips put together that have no particular purpose.

## Production

The short was created shortly after production for Quintel's other series, *Regular Show*, came to an end. The short consisted of various *Regular Show* crewmembers along with Saerom Animation animators creating the project.

The series was pitched to TBS and was picked up in May 2017, originally set for a 2018 premiere.

## Characters

* Josh Singleton (debut)
* Emily Ramirez (debut)
* Alex Dorpenberger (debut)
* Bridgette Hashima (debut)
* Candice (debut)
* Randy Watson (debut)
* Pearle Watson (debut)
* Clown (debut)
* Giant Spider (debut)

## Trivia

* None of the clips from this short came from any episodes; they were created solely for this short, though some were repurposed. These include;
	+ Emily congratulating her parenting skills with Josh (in the HBO Max trailer and the Cartoon Network Studios logo)
	+ Randy making a scrapbook art gift (in Quilty Pleasures, albeit slightly reworked)
	+ Bridgette doing model-like poses for her prison mugshots (in Prank War)
	+ Josh and Emily getting caught having sex in the car (verbatim in So Long Boys)
	+ Emily Laughing while smoking weed, and Emily and Bridgette playing guitar in front of a psychedelic background (in 100% No Stress Day)
	+ Josh breaking his balls with a skateboard, and Josh carrying Candice and Emily as he skates down a hill (in Skate Dad)
Eugene Cordero

**Eugene Cordero** is an American actor, writer, and comedian, who is the voice of Dante on *Close Enough*.

Frequently appearing on comedy series, he has been featured as a series regular on *Other Space* (2015), *Bajillion Dollar Propertie$* (2017–2019), *Tacoma FD* (2019–present), and *Star Trek: Lower Decks* (2020–present). His television appearances also include recurring roles on *House of Lies* (2014), *Crazy Ex-Girlfriend* (2015–2017), *The Good Place* (2016–2020), and *Wrecked* (2018). Outside of television, he has appeared in the films *The Kings of Summer* (2013), *Kong: Skull Island* (2017), and *The Mule* (2018).

## Early life

Born May 12 in 1986, Cordero grew up in the northern suburbs of Detroit. He later moved to New York City to attend Marymount Manhattan College.

He began doing improv with Chicago City Limits before taking classes at Upright Citizens Brigade and performing as a member of ASSSSCAT.
Fortune Teller

The **Fortune Teller** is an unnamed minor character who appeared in "First Date".

## Overview

She was seen at the apartment reading Bridgette's fortune.

## Appearance

The Fortune Teller is a lean woman with shoulder-length dull orange hair cut in steps.

She wears a dragon-inspired dull green dress, fishnet wristbands with brown hems and gray boots.

## Personality

The Fortune Teller is usually sincere and mellow, but she can swiftly become maniacal and loud.
Diamond White

**Diamond White** (born January 1, 1999) is an American singer, actress, and voice actress. She is the voice of Caitlin Olsman and Young Pearle on *Close Enough*.

She is known for her roles as Frankie Greene on *Transformers: Rescue Bots*, Fuli on *The Lion Guard*, and Babs Byuteman on *Pinky Malinky*.
Scott Whyte

### Known for

D2: The Mighty Ducks, City Guys, Transformers: War for Cybertron, Rolling with the Ronks!

### Years active

1988-present

**Scott William Whyte** (born January 8, 1978) is an American actor and voice actor.

He is known for portraying Gunnar Stahl in *D2: The Mighty Ducks* and Chris Anderson in *City Guys*, and his roles as Jazz in *Transformers: War for Cybertron* and Walter in *Rolling with the Ronks!*.
Chamomile Elementary

## Information

### Staff

Principal Becket
Timothy Campbell
River Lake

**Chamomile Elementary** is the school attended by Candice.

## Appearance

The school contains two stories, a playground, and at least one classroom.

### Teachers

* Timothy Campbell
* River Lake

## Students

* Candice Singleton-Ramirez
* Maddie
* Ethan
* Mia
* Jade Carmichael
* Jill
* Donald
* Anna
* Lisa
* Paula
* Donna
* Molly
* John
* Bragley
* Dashiell
* Emma
* Winnie
* Esme
* "Emma" (temporarily)

## Gallery

The gallery for Chamomile Elementary can be viewed here.
''Weird Al'' Yankovic

**Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic** (born October 23, 1959), is an American musical comedian and actor. He voices himself in "The Canine Guy".

Yankovic is better known for his parodies of popular songs that frequently skewer popular culture and his roles as Cheese Sandwich in *My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic* and Milo Murphy in *Milo Murphy's Law*.
Jojo

**Jojo** is the mother of Mia. She is a minor character who serves as the main antagonist in "Cool Moms".

## Overview

Jojo is the unofficial leader of the Cool Moms. She parents her daughter Mia in a plethora of strange and questionable ways. Jojo also happens to be a biker woman also referred to as a rider.

## Physical Appearance

Jojo is a statuesque brunette woman. Her apparel is that of a textbook rider - women's motorcycle jacket over a crop top, black armored motorcycle pants, and boots.

## Personality

Jojo can be best described as a mellow person. She tries to be a logical and reasonable person in every situation but doesn't always become successful at that. In fact, she tends to come off as irresponsible and reckless. She likes to handle situations cleanly and without melodrama, although that doesn't mean Jojo isn't above acting like she's better than everyone. She has many deeply thought out views which she strictly follows such as letting her daughter do whatever she wants without discipline and terrifying the other "Cool Moms" into knowing who's boss.

## Relationships

Mia - Jojo is raising Mia as a peer and Mia even calls Jojo by her name. and is slowly teaching her own anti-establishment views to her. Jojo is a New Age parent who has no respect for disciplinarians so she allows Mia to do whatever she wants without consequence.

Saffron - Jojo is apparently closest to Saffron from all the other Cool Moms. Jojo and her daughter Mia meet up with Saffron and her son frequently and vacation in Cabo.

Billie - Jojo is particularly close to Billie and they understand each other well.

Zola - Jojo is on good terms with Zola.

Trish - Trish doesn't seem to like Jojo while the latter thinks Trish is "so norm core it's sad".

Emily Ramirez - Emily was initially in awe of Jojo, and tried to impress her. However, Emily realized that Jojo's approach to parenting was dangerous, and beat her in an arm-wrestling match. Interestingly, this caused Jojo to respect Emily, despite the fact that Emily broke Jojo's arm. The two mothers have apparently remained on good terms since Jojo attended Emily and Josh's parents-only party that they threw at Candice's birthday party.

## Appearances

### Season 2

* "Birthdaze"

**Total:** 2

## Trivia

* Jojo is a practitioner in the art of home-brewing beer; she seems to understand the practice well and her beer is supposedly of good quality.
* She seems to be aware of Mr. Campbell's interest in her, but she is genuinely disinterested in him.
* Jojo never keeps the stuff Mia makes at school but just takes a picture and throws it away instead, claiming that Mia doesn't know the difference.
Robot Tutor

*Season 1,* *Episode 5a*

**"Robot Tutor"** is the first segment of the fifth episode (and the ninth story overall) of *Close Enough*.

## Synopsis

The roommates' tropical vacation is derailed by Candice's tutoring needs, meanwhile Alex and Bridgette decide to try "divorce sex" but end up with different plans.

## Characters

* Josh Singleton
* Emily Ramirez
* Candice
* Bridgette Yoshida
* Alex Dorpenberger
* Toluca Lake (debut/death)
* Brainio (debut)
* Commercial Bot (debut/death)
* Timothy Campbell
* Bus Driver (debut; flashback only)
* Retrieval Drones (debut)
* Mr. Salt (debut)

## Trivia

* It revealed that Candice was taken out of her old school due to how bad it was.
	+ Some kids from her old school once tipped over a bus, and it caught fire with the driver still inside.
		- Additionally, the driver had to pay for the bus himself.

### Errors

* In the scene where Emily is griping about being able to vacation at Sand & Bone, Bridgette is shown operating her phone normally, and then in the next shot she suddenly has her phone up as if about to take a selfie.
Seth Morris

**Seth Morris** (born May 21, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He is the voice of the Ultrascalpel Robots in *Close Enough*.

He is known for portraying Scotty on *Happy Endings*, Danny on *Go On*, and T.J. on *The Hotwives of Orlando*. He is also the voice of Greg Glaser on *Big Mouth*.
Keith David

**Keith David Williams** (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor, voice actor and producer. He is the voice of the "World's Greatest Teacher" Mug on *Close Enough*.

He is known for portraying Childs in *The Thing*, King in *Platoon*, and Tublat in *The Legend of Tarzan*. He is also known for voicing Goliath on *Gargoyles* and Dr. Facilier in *The Princess and the Frog*.
Nikki

> **"Do you work out? Actually, don't answer; I wanna find out organically."** - Nikki, to Josh
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**Nikki** is a minor character who serves as the main antagonist in "Room Parents".

## Overview

Nikki is a woman who has devoted her life to stealing money from fundraisers from simple-minded men. She also harbors a resentment towards children.

## Appearance

Nikki is a curvaceous blonde woman who sports shoulder-length wavy hair. She parts her hair off the middle towards her right.

In her casual attire, Nikki wears a pink hoodie over a charcoal gray tank top, black three-quarter yoga pants and black running shoes.

Her formal attire consists of a black split side dress with a dark gray neck trim, a black choker with matching Jimmy Choo stilettos, and diamond pendant earrings.

## Personality

Nikki's real personality is short-tempered, snarky, deceitful and inconsiderate.

## Method of Operation

Nikki puts on a facade wherein she will give her target fake complements and seduce them to the best of her ability. She does this to ultimately kidnap her target and steal the money from the fundraiser. She uses her rag doll Billy as part of her cover story of being a single mom, so as not to arouse any suspicion.
Season 4

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* Season 4
Fourth and final of *Close Enough* was released on HBO Max on November 1 2023

Plot overview

From JG Quintel, creator of the Emmy® winning REGULAR SHOW, comes CLOSE ENOUGH, a surreal animated comedy about a married couple, their five-year-old daughter, and their two divorced best friends/roommates, all sharing a cramped apartment on the eastside [sic] of Los Angeles. They navigate a chaotic time in their 30s as they struggle to grow up without growing oldS like Candice meet Gus son of goy and Jane Josh and Emily Alex and Bridgette hug out in Tokyo with daughter Candice and her boyfriend Gus and his parents but Emily and Candice have mother and daughter relationship Emily still feelings about her daughter

Characters

### Main Characters

* Josh Singleton (voiced by J.G. Quintel)
* Emily Ramirez (voiced by Gabrielle Walsh)
* Candice (voiced by Jessica DiCicco)
* Alex Dorpenberger (voiced by Jason Mantzoukas)
* Bridgette Hashima (voiced by Kimiko Glenn)
* Pearle Watson (voiced by Danielle Brooks)
* Randy Watson (voiced by James Adomian) Recurring Characters
	+ Anders (voiced by Seth Morris)
	+ Dante (voiced by Eugene Cordero)
	+ Ezra (voiced by James Adomian)
	+ Ms. Hashima (voiced by Suzy Nakamura)

Timothy Campbell (voiced by John Early)

Minor Characters

Gus casagrande ( voiced by Zach Braff)

Jane casagrande ( voiced by Sonia Manzano)

goy casagrande ( voiced by Carlos PenaVega)

Mr hashima ( voiced by james hong)

mrs Ramirez ( voiced by Angelina Jolie)

mr Ramirez ( voiced by John Cleese)

queen Linda ( voiced by Sandra Oh)

hector violeting ( voiced by Steve Buscemi )

mingle William (voiced by Linda Cardellini)

Production

### Development

in July 2 2023 he series was cancelled by HBO Max, making Season 3 the final season.

in September 23 2023 it was revealed that the season would premiere on in November 1 2023

in November 1 2023

In December 2 2023 the series was cancelled by HBO Max, making Season 4 the final season.

Episodes

November 1 2023
46. 1a *Car stopped*

47 1b Candice date

48 2a Safety Bridgette

47 1b josh vs thanksgiving

50 3a Christmas enough

51 4a vacation time

52 4b mother knows best fun

53 5a mayor Alex

54 5b perfect double date

55 6a in home alone

56 6b weekending

57 7a American vs Tokyo

58 7b a close enough final battle
Billie

**Billie** is a member of the "Cool Moms" group at her child's school, Chamomile Elementary.

## Physical Appearance

Billie has chin lenght light pink hair, most likely dyed, with bangs. Both her arms are covered in tattoos. She wears purple lipstick, golden earrings, golden bracelets, a white tank top, brown pants and red high heels.
Bush Guy

**Bush Guy** is a minor character who plays a small, yet instrumental, role in the episode "Prank War".

## Overview

Bush Guy is a street performer who specializes in hiding in the bushes near popular spots and then scaring people as they walk by.

## Appearance

Bush Guy is a man of slender build with light brown hair. He is something of a "starving artist", as evidenced by the way he carries himself; he sports a beard but not a moustache. He has long hair which he mulls to his right side and has the left side of his head shaved.

## Personality

Bush Guy is a rather friendly person. He likes to be frank and open up to people.

## Trivia

* Bush Guy has romantic feelings for Bridgette, and had asked her out on a date.
Episode guide

**NOTE:** See the episode guide and episode page creation process here.

This is a list of episodes of the HBO Max series, *Close Enough*.

## Episodes

### Pilot (2017)

The pilot was originally aired as a two minute long trailer featuring supposed clips from the show. It was uploaded to YouTube by the show's original network, TBS, on July 21, 2017.

 Close Enough is coming soon, only on TBS!

### Season 1 (2020)

*See also:* Season 1

Season 1 was released on July 9, 2020 on HBO Max. It consists of fourteen 11-minute episodes and a 22-minute finale.

### Season 3 (2022)

*See also:* Season 3

On February 10, 2021, the series was renewed for a third season.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/JGQuintel/status/1359558505636614146
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/CloseEnoughMax/status/1273718730778914816
List of Licensed Music

This is a list of songs which were licensed to be featured in *Close Enough*.

* This song was used in the episode "Logan's Run'd", as a parody to the original 2014 music video with Josh and Emily doing errands.

### Crazy On You

by Heart (1975)

* This song was used in the episode "Room Parents", during a montage of Emily and Pearle following Josh and Nikki around the city.

### The Man in Me

by Bob Dylan (1970)

* This song was used in the episode "Skate Dad" during Josh's dream sequence.

### Stay Fly

by Three Six Mafia (2005)

* This song was used in the episode "100% No Stress Day", during a montage of Emily and Bridgette getting high.

### Don't Stop Me Now

by Queen (1979)

* This song was used in the episode "Prank War", during a montage of Josh pulling multiple pranks.

### Too Much Time On My Hands

by Styx (1981)

* This song was used in the episode "Snailin' It", during a montage of Emily getting things done with the snail's hat.

### Don't You (Forget About Me)

by Simple Minds (1985)

* This song was used at the end of the episode "The Canine Guy", similar to the ending scene from the *Regular Show* episode, "Fuzzy Dice".
Dante

**Dante** is a recurring character who first appears in "Prank War".

## Overview

Dante is one of Josh Singleton's coworkers at Plugger-Inners, and seems to be his only friend outside of the apartment.

## Appearance

Dante is a portly African American man. He has a short haircut and sports a small amount of facial hair. He also has a hook-handed prosthetic limb in place of his lowerright arm.

## Personality

Dante is streetwise, resourceful, and brutally honest. He generally gets along swimmingly with everyone he meets even though he is not a people-pleaser. He is also known to various townspeople. His friends are his coworkers at Plugger-Inners.

## Relationships

Josh - Dante is willing to help Josh out with his personal problems to some degree. Dante is also more empathetic towards Josh compared to the other Plugger-Inners.

Anders and Raoul - Dante is seemingly on very good terms with Anders and Raoul.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* "Prank War"
* "So Long Boys"
* "Clap Like This"

### Season 3

* "Summer Job"
* "Robots with Benefits"

**Total:** 5

## Trivia

* Dante is Josh's only friend who is in their 20s, despite Josh trying repeatedly to befriend younger people.
DogBoy

**Tory**, more commonly known as **DogBoy**, is a minor character who plays a central role in "The Canine Guy".

## Biography

DogBoy is a genetically-engineered Human-dog hybrid created by Meredith Breedmore for the purpose of acting in a movie from Meredith Breedmore Productions.

He was supposed to star in the film *Slam Dunk Dog*, but he had broken free from Meredith's facility in order to escape her conflicting plot points as well as her abuse and make his own acting choices.

## Physical appearance

DogBoy resembles a Golden Retriever that can stand upright. He wears a green V-neck T-shirt, brown cargo shorts, white socks, and white pump sneakers.

## Personality

DogBoy is a gentle yet enigmatic individual. He loves to be in the company of others and is usually alleviating the problems of people around him.

## Skills/Habits

DogBoy was brought up to be an actor but he turned producer instead.

He is very driven in the world of screenwriting, he had proofread a draft of Alex's Viking Novel and had made tweaks to it; providing the groundwork to sprout an entire franchise from it.

## Relationships

### Friends

* Josh Singleton

* Alex Dorpenberger

## Trivia

* DogBoy appears to be inspired by Dog sports movies like the *Air Bud* film franchise.
* He is voiced by William Salyers, who also voiced Rigby on J.G. Quintel's previous series, *Regular Show.*
Genevieve

**Genevieve** is a character who appears in "Golden Gamer". She is the widow of the greatest stuntman who ever lived. She is also one of the executive members at Smashers; a Los Angeles bar that is exclusively for stunt performers. Furthermore, she is the archivist to the secret consortium attached to the aforementioned bar.

## Appearance

Genevieve is a brunette middle-aged woman with shoulder-length hair, which is parted down the middle.

She wears a red ascot, a gray tank top, ash-colored pants, and coal-colored loafers.

## Personality

Genevieve is an easygoing, caring and friendly person.

## Skills

* Genevieve is an expert archivist.
* Genevieve has encyclopedic knowledge in the world of stunts.
* Genevieve is a good stunt performer herself.

## Relationships

* Randy - Randy is a frequent patron of Smashers, and a friend of Genevieve.
* Alex Dorpenberger - Alex meets Genevieve in "Golden Gamer", and the two become acquainted.
Men Rock!

*Season 2,* *Episode 8a*

**"Men Rock!"** is the first segment of the sixteenth episode (and the thirtieth story overall) of *Close Enough*.

## Synopsis

Bridgette and Emily discover they are beloved rock stars in a foreign country.

## Characters

* Emily Ramirez
* Bridgette Yoshida
* Josh Singleton
* Candice
* Mirek
* Agoustan
* Cromanian Guards
* Other Cromanians
	+ Svetmoosha
	+ Female Prisoners (no real lines)
* Ron

## Trivia

* In one scene, Mirek addresses President Agoustan as "Absolute Unit Agoustan".
	+ This may be a callback to "Josh Gets Shredded", wherein the term "Absolute Unit" was used describe a person at the peak of physical fitness and strength.
* Cromania is an amalgamation between the Balkan countries of Croatia and Romania.
* There is a man named Ron who seems to regularly attend Emily and Bridgette's performances at Solid Grounds.
	+ He is not the same person as the man who was sewn to his girlfriend in the Season 1 episode "First Date".
Brienne Bishop

> **God no! I wouldn't touch that deal with a Dollar-Store Dildo!** - Brienne to a male writer
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## Overview

Brienne is the Head Publisher at Harlot House Publishing, the company that published the world's most famous Erotic Novels.

## Appearance

Brienne is a brunette woman with a warm ivory skin tone who wears her hair in a bun. She wears glasses with bright red frames, a white dress shirt with black buttons, a gray blazer, gray trousers, and black high-heeled shoes.
Jessica DiCicco

### Known for

The Buzz on Maggie, Adventure Time, The Loud House, It's Pony, Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz

### Years active

1989-present

**Jessica Sonya DiCicco** is an American film, television, voice actress, comedianne, and model. She is the voice of Candice in *Close Enough*.

She is known for voicing in animated television series and video games. Some of her voice roles in animation include Maggie on *The Buzz on Maggie*, Flame Princess on *Adventure Time*, and Lynn and Lucy Loud on *The Loud House*. She was also the voice on Nickelodeon’s educational channel/programming block Noggin, and Miguzi on Cartoon Network. She received a Daytime Emmy nomination for voicing Malina on *The Emperor’s New School*.

## Early life

Jessica was born in New York City, New York. Her father is television and film actor Bobby Di Cicco. Her family moved to Yonkers County, New York when she was young and she was raised on the Upper West Side. In second grade, she was selected by Marlo Thomas to appear on the ABC special *Free to Be... A Family*. She was also cast by Francis Ford Coppola in *The Godfather Part III* as an unnamed child, and also had a guest role on *Kate and Allie*. She had a small role as young Cindy Zagarella in the 1993 film *Household Saints*. At age 15, she was the photographer on a cover story for *New York* magazine about prep school gangsters, which was published in December 1996.
Danielle Brooks

**Danielle Brittany Brooks** is an American actress and singer. She is the voice of Pearle in *Close Enough*.

She is best known for her role as Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson on the Netflix original series *Orange Is the New Black*. She received a Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of Sofia in the 2015 Broadway production of *The Color Purple*.

## Early life

Brooks was born in Augusta, Georgia, and grew up in South Carolina, in a Christian family; her father was a deacon, and her mother, a minister. She began acting at the age of six in a nativity play put on by her church. For her final two years of high school, she attended South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities, a selective arts high school. She studied drama at the Juilliard School and graduated in 2011.
Gabrielle Walsh

**Gabrielle Walsh** is an American actress. She is the voice of Emily Ramirez on *Close Enough*.

She is best known for her roles as Marisol in the found footage supernatural horror film Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014), and as Jess in the science fiction thriller The Hive (2014). Walsh has also appeared on various television series, most notably *Shameless*, *The Vampire Diaries*, and *From Dusk till Dawn: The Series*.

## Early life

She is originally from Willow Springs, Illinois, and graduated from Lyons Township High School in 2007.
Lauren Lapkus

**Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus** (born September 6, 1985) is an American actress, voice actress, and podcaster. She voiced Kristen and Quinn in two separate episodes of *Close Enough*.

She is known for portraying Susan Fischer in the Netflix original series *Orange Is the New Black*, Vivian in *Jurassic World*, Mackenzie on *Craig of the Creek*, and Lotta and Narwhalla on *Harvey Street Kids*.
Aerydyum Games

The **Aerydyum Games** are a series of events taking place annually (unless otherwise specified) which possess some similarity to the Olympic Games. The events and their number as well as the number of participants varies from year to year, however typically there are at least thirty events of various types which are competed in by at least twenty people.

## Administration & Competitors

The Games are administered overall by the monarch of Eridium, the location and origin of the name of the Games, however they are also administered by an administrative board composed of seven people. The competitors can be from any nation and of any background so long as they are recognized as legal adults by the laws of their respective country, and exceptions can be made to this rule if the individual's guardian(s), a representative of their government and a member of the Games' administrative board provide their written consent. A competitor can be new to the Games or have participated before, and can request to compete or be invited. There is no documented limit on the number of competitors which can participate at any given time, however the accepted limit is generally taken to be seventy-five.

## Events

The number and content of the events in the Games varies, however there are typically at least thirty, and these events take place of an average of one week each time the Games are held. The events challenge the competitors both physically and mentally, sometimes forcing them to face each other directly, often in the form of duels of various kinds.

## Rewards

The rewards for the "winners" of the Games are provided to the top five competitors, with rewards increasing in value based upon ranking. The rewards are selected based largely upon the desires of the competitors themselves, however the administrators and the audience also get a say in the rewards. On some occasions, smaller rewards are provided for individual tasks, often at the request of members of the audience. The five competitors whom "win" the Games are provided trophies, no matter their other rewards, which are made of the minerals corresponding to their rankings, going upwards in the order of Copper, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Crystal. The highest ranking, Crystal, can be any sort of gemstone, however the three most common are, from least to most common, Ruby, Diamond and Sapphire.

## Known Participants (2017)

Many participants in the Games do not reveal that they will be participating until the Games begin, however those whose participation has been revealed are listed here.

* Arkius II Doomer
* Valsyranyus III Destinarian
* Kosal Rokosuunko
* Chira Alentia Mustaniza
* Ves vaes Elayn
* Alistair Reinhardt
* Matthew Hayes
* Johan van Zeeland
* Wolfgang von Luxemburg
* Konrad von Erlichshausen
* Francisco Javier y Valladolid
* Jean-Marie Jacques de la Neuchatel
* Mustafa ibn Mustafa
* Akio Janitsu
* Liang Zehuong
* Adewale Akinwande
List of Pop Culture References

This page is a list of pop culture references in "Close Enough".

### General

* The wallpaper in the main characters' kitchen features abstract art of each of the main *Regular Show* characters, as well as their iconic Park House.
* The ringtone used throughout the show is the "Opening" default ringtone used on iPhones.

### "Quilty Pleasures"

* Mr. Campbell shows Josh and Emily a "class snap" on the popular social media app, Snapchat.
* Bridgette mentions the online food ordering company, Grubhub.
* The concept of a group of British orphans who mug people on the street is most likely a reference to the classic Charles Dickens novel, *Oliver Twist*.

### The Perfect House

* Pops' House has a brief cameo during the opening sequence showing all the open houses.
	+ The owners of the house are named Kim and Thurston, and highly resemble Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth.
* Alex tries to link the famous cartoon character Garfield to Jesus.
* The Ulti-Meatum can be seen in a framed photograph on the wall in the Open House.
* The "Open House" sitcom segments is a reference to the 80s sitcom, *Full House*.
	+ Dave Coldier is also a likely parody of *Full House* actor Dave Coulier.
	+ Caitlin Olsman is a probable reference to the Olsen twins, who took turns playing a character on *Full House*.
* Besides being a parody of the Olsen twins, Caitlin also parodies Hannah Montana, as she uses the alias Mona Arizona.
Doing It All For Candice

**Doing It All For Candice** is an original song featured in the episode "Quilty Pleasures", wherein it is sung by Emily Ramirez.

## Lyrics

*We're making a quilt for Candice*

*A family tree quilt for Candice*

*These orphans took us to this factory*

*Dangerous machines, so much to see*

*It kinda all smells like rat piss*

*But we're doing it all for Candice*

*Oh my God, that kid just fell in the vat*

*Did anybody else notice that?*

*And I think that kid is handless*

*But we're doing it all for Candice*

*In a cave, a giant rat attacked us*

*But we're doing it all for Candice*

*\*whistling\**

**Emily:** \*spoken\* Wait, this totally isn't a sweatshop, right?

**Josh:** \*spoken\* Maybe?

*\*singing\* But we're doing it all for Candice*

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Smashers

**Smashers** is a bar that seems to only be accessible to stunt performers. It appeared in "Golden Gamer".

## Trivia

* There is a library attached to the bar that contains a plethora of books with information on stunting.
	+ It also contained a word puzzle activity book, but it was thrown out because it didn't actually belong there.
Kimiko Glenn

**Kimiko Elizabeth Glenn** an American actress, singer, and Broadway performer. She is the voice of Bridgette in *Close Enough*.

She is known for portraying Brook Soso in the Netflix series *Orange Is the New Black*, for which she received three Screen Actors Guild Awards. She also originated the role of Dawn Pinkett in the Broadway musical *Waitress*, and has provided the voices of Ezor in *Voltron: Legendary Defender*, Lena Sabrewing in the 2017 *DuckTales* reboot, Peni Parker in *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse*, and Kiff in *Kiff*.

## Early life

Glenn was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona with her sister Amanda. Her mother, Sumiko, is Japanese and her father, Mark, is of Scottish, Irish, and German descent. Glenn began acting at the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix and several other local theaters when she was in fifth grade.

She was educated at Desert Vista High School and the Interlochen Arts Academy boarding school in Interlochen, Michigan. She attended the Boston Conservatory for a year as a musical theatre major but dropped out when she was cast in the touring company of Spring Awakening.

Glenn is a pescatarian.
Mr. Salt

**Mr. Salt** (first name unknown) is a recurring character who first appeared in "Robot Tutor". He is Emily Ramirez' boss at FoodCorp.

## Physical Appearance

Mr. Salt is a barrel-chested Caucasian man who appears to have a shaved head.

He wears a brown suit, an off-white shirt, a green tie, a brown belt, brown slacks, yellow socks, and brown loafers.

## Personality

Mr. Salt can be very difficult to read, as he is quite contained and does not display his emotions a lot. This may be because he is always involved with some sort of work predicament.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* "Robot Tutor"
* "Snailin' It"

### Season 2

* "Man Up"
* "Secret Horse" (voice and image only)

**Total:** 4

## Trivia

* His performance as a management-level employee is contradictory, as he cannot stop the same couple from dropping their condoms in various cans of food, as seen in "Snailin' It".
George Lopez

**George Edward Lopez** (born April 23, 1961) is an American comedian and actor. He is the voice of Wurst Bros. Leader in the episode "100% No Stress Day".

He is known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom *George Lopez*, and as Mr. Electric in *The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D*, Papi in the *Beverly Hills Chihuahua* franchise, and Rafael in the *Rio* franchise.
Shizuku

> "Eh?!" - Shizuku's common reaction
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Aniplex

Toei

Voice Actor

Calming music

Coffee

Not getting personal space

Shizuku (雫) is a resident in the Kagerou office. He is mostly known for his role as Gaara from the Naruto series and Death Gun from Sword Art Online II. He also plays Kousuke Seto in the Kagerou Project series.

Others know him as an outstanding animator for Durarara, Mekakucity Actors Blue ray, No Game No Life and Noragami.

## Appearance

Shizuku is a tall, slim teenage boy. He is roughly 5'7ft. His hair consist of a dark brown on top and black shading on the bottom, which was from a recent charity stream.

Clothing wise, he does not care if he is out of date with fashion or not. But, just wears what his mind says.

## Personality

Shizuku is shown to be a very kind person. He is never seen to judge people by anything or show any source of criticism. He can jokingly be sarcastic with people for his own fun. Shizuku claims to always feel honored when he is complimented by someone he respects.

## Relationships

#### Hiroka

Hiroka is Shizuku's best friend. There is never a time where they are not seen speaking or with eachother. Shizuku gives her the nickname "Hiri", showing how playful he is with her. She also gives him the nickname "Shizui". Kazuyuki and Seiiki often make jokes and say that Hiroka and Shizuku hold romantic feelings for eachother, but they deny it in a flustered way, which may imply that they are right.

#### Seiiki

Shizuku and Seiiki have been close friends since they were 8 years old. They attended the same schools with eachother, along with Lia, Sokaru (high school) and Hikari (high school). They always seem to be on mutual terms and always agree with eachother when Seiiki sometimes makes a joke about something.

#### Kazuyuki

Shizuku and Kazuyuki share a strong brotherly bond. Shizuku is actually the reason Kazuyuki moved into the office. Kazuyuki claims that he admired Shizuku's braveness and kindness, also that he wishes he could be more like Shizuku one day. Kazuyuki calls Shizuku by his first name, Aoi. This shows Kazuyuki's playful attitude towards Shizuku.

#### Mizuka

Mizuka and Shizuku are referred as a comedic duo. Sometimes during live streams, one of them is interrupted by one of the other, causing a funny skit or scene. Though, they really share a close bond. Mizuka actually claims that Shizuku is like the brother she never had, as her real brother is always working.

#### Hikari

Shizuku looks up to Hikari in a very high way. He speaks highly of her when asked about her leadership, showing how much he trusts her. Shizuku was actually the one who gave Hikari the boost to start singing, which Hikari shows to hold a lot of respect for him for. Shizuku also claims that Hikari is like a mother, as he never experienced a mother due to a tragic accident. During that interview, Shizuku was crying in joy.

#### Sokaru

Shizuku sees Sokaru as a big brother, though he can get annoyed by Sokaru's pranks. Shizuku collabs with Sokaru the most in his songs, showing that he has a great deal of fun when doing stuff with Sokaru.
Cartoon Network Studios

Current

**Cartoon Network Studios (CNS)** is an animation studio that was founded in 1994 as the successor of the now defunct Hanna-Barbera. The studio is known for many production such as *The Powerpuff Girls, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Many, Adventure Time* and many more.

The studio produces content mainly for its main network but has also produced content for Adult Swim like *Black Dynamite* and for HBO Max like *Close Enough.*

## History

The studio began on October 21, 1994, at 7:00am as a name-only division of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc., which was then focused on producing Cartoon Cartoonsfor Cartoon Network: *What a Cartoon!*, *Dexter's Laboratory*, *Johnny Bravo*, and *The Powerpuff Girls*. In 1997, these series credited Cartoon Network Studios as Warner Bros. Animation's subsidiary Hanna-Barbera, as the latter was merged into the former by early 1998. In 1999, Cartoon Network Studios acquired its own facility located at 300 N 3rd St in Burbank, California, which was the location of a former Pacific Bell telephone exchange, and transferred their existing shows still in production at Hanna-Barbera to this place in 2000; all until its grand opening in the Summer of that year. Former DiC and Nickelodeon employees Brian A. Miller and Jennifer Pelphrey manage the company since it began production in 2000.

Ten days before the death of William Hanna (in March 2001), the Hanna-Barbera name was dropped as a production entity and the Hanna-Barbera studio was folded into Warner Bros. Animation by its chief Jean MacCurdy. Cartoon Network Studios was then revived as a separate entity from Hanna-Barbera, growing out of the animation studio and continued to steadily grow with productions such as *The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy* and *Samurai Jack*, or newer productions such as *Adventure Time*, *Regular Show*, and *Uncle Grandpa*. Some of Cartoon Network Studios' former programming now rerun on Cartoon Network's sister channel, Boomerang.
First Date

*Season 1,* *Episode 7a*

**"First Date"** is the first segment of the seventh episode (and the thirteenth story overall) of *Close Enough*.

## Synopsis

While Josh and Emily try to rekindle their relationship, Alex acts as Bridgette's wingman on a horrifying double date.

## Characters

* Emily Ramirez
* Josh Singleton
* Bridgette Hashima
* Alex Dorpenberger
* Ron and Joy (debut for both)
* ScaresVille hostess (debut)
* Fortune Teller (debut)
* Bridgette's friends (debut for all)
* Randy Watson
* Chateau Crudo host (debut)
* Feedback Fred (debut)
* Creepy Clown (debut)
* Clam-Shaped Demons (debut for both)
* Candice (mentioned only)

## Trivia

* Alex backhandedly reveals that he is an atheist in this episode.
* This was the second episode in which featured Bridgette's jealousy toward women trying to make moves on Alex.
* Bridgette is shown to still have strong feelings for Alex, as it was revealed multiple times in the episode during the Alex Bridgette Scenes, as she was shown to be a mixture of Jealousy anger and fear, where it was revealed that she was indeed afraid of Alex moving on to Joy, as this was revealed when during their argument between the 2, just before Ron and Joy finally cut them off.
* At the end of the Episode Bridgette looks lovingly at Alex with Alex doing the same thing, revealing that even though the couple are divorced, they still have feelings for each other.
* This is the first episode not to feature Candice despite her being mentioned.
* When Bridgette prepares to go on her date with Ron, Alex shows no signs of Jealousy or anger, meaning that he might have been cool with Bridgette moving on, this emotion in turn may have been the main reason of Bridgette's fears, showing that Alex had no problems with the Divorce and her seeing someone else, as this would later be revealed during the rest of the episode.
* This is the second episode wherein Bridgette constantly competes with another woman for her ex-husband, with the first being "Robot Tutor".
Carey Price

**Carey Price** (born August 16, 1987) is an Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who plays for the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL.

He is considered to be one of the best goaltenders in the world by many colleagues, fans, *The Hockey News*, and EA Sports; and one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of the Montreal Canadiens by several members of the news media.
Family Bike

The **Family Bike** is a type of novelty bicycle that Josh Singleton wanted when he was a child, though he was seemingly unable to get one until he became an adult. It appears in "The Perfect House".

## Trivia

* The bike appears to be designed so that multiple people are required to pedal it.
	+ When Josh attempted to pedal it alone, he had to exert a lot of effort, and he seemed unable to go very fast.

## Gallery

An ad for the Family BikeAn older Family Bike modelThe box for Josh's Family BikeJosh pedaling his Family Bike aloneJosh's Family Bike being passed by Pearle and Randy Watson on a tandem bike
Kevin Michael Richardson

**Kevin Michael Richardson** (born October 25, 1964) is an American voice actor. He is the voice of Blind Willy McBlinderson and Jim Crunch in *Close Enough*.

He is known for his roles as Captain Gantu on *Lilo & Stitch*, Cleveland Junior in Family Guy, Adult Whispers in Whispers an Elephant’s Tale, Mr. Gus on *Uncle Grandpa* and Groot on *Guardians of the Galaxy*.
Charlie Adler

### Known for

Tiny Toon Adventures, Rocko's Modern Life, Aaahh!! Real Monsters, Cow and Chicken

### Years active

1970-present

**Charles Michael "Charlie" Adler** (born October 2, 1956) is an American voice actor and voice director.

He is known for his roles as Buster Bunny on *Tiny Toon Adventures*, Ed Bighead, Bev Bighead, Mr. Dupette, and Grandpa Wolfe on *Rocko's Modern Life*, Ned the Baboon in Disney’s Jungle Cubs, Ickis on *Aaahh!! Real Monsters* and Cow, Chicken, and The Red Guy on *Cow and Chicken*.
Chris Parnell

**Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell** (born February 5, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. He is the voice of Ron on *Close Enough*.

He was a cast member on *Saturday Night Live*, portrayed Dr. Leo Spaceman on *30 Rock*, and is known for voicing Cyril Figgis on *Archer* and Jerry Smith on *Rick and Morty*.
David Kaye

**David V. Hope**, known professionally as **David Kaye** (born October 14, 1964), is a Canadian-American voice actor.

He is known for his roles as Professor X and Apocalypse in *X-Men: Evolution*, Clank in the *Ratchet & Clank* series, Optimus Prime, Grimlock, Lugnut and Cliffjumper on *Transformers: Animated*, and Reginald on *Regular Show*.
Judy Greer

**Judith Therese Evans** (born July 20, 1975), known professionally as **Judy Greer**, is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She voices Nikki on *Close Enough*.

She is known for portraying Fern Mayo and Vylette in *Jawbreaker* and Casey on *30 Rock*, and for voicing Cheryl Tunt on *Archer* and Luna the Moon on *Let's Go Luna!*