Birdz/Characters

The Storkowitzes
Overall
 * Ambiguously Jewish: Start with the last name Storkowitz, add their self-admitted big noses/beaks...
 * A Boy, a Girl, and a Baby Family
 * Theme Naming: Their first names all end in long E sounds.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Feathers

Eddie Voiced by Susan Roman

A 10-year-old bird. Excitable and happy, he is passionate over filmmaking and often carries a video camera with him.


 * Berserk Button: Being teased for his "chicken legs".
 * Camera Fiend: See description.
 * Catch Phrase: "Flamin' feathers!"
 * Cloudcuckoolander: He doesn't always have the strongest grip on reality vs. fiction, as seen in "Birdman".
 * Finger Framing: Done often.
 * Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Just a red shirt.
 * Hollywood Tone Deaf: It's a plot point in "Gulls and Dolls" that the Storkowitzes can't sing. That doesn't stop Eddie from trying.
 * Mr. Imagination: He has an Imagine Spot in nearly every episode.
 * Teacher-Student Romance: Has a major crush on Miss Finch (see below), but it's one-sided.

Morty voiced by David Huband

Eddie's dad, who is a psychiatrist. He is somewhat of a strict disciplinarian.


 * Amazingly Embarrassing Parents: During "Father and Son Camp Out", at least at first.
 * Good Parents: A bit stricter than Betty, but still does it out of love and never comes across as mean.
 * Nerd Glasses
 * Non-Mammal Mammaries: In a weird variant, he has nipples in an Imagine Spot in "Life of Riley".
 * The One Who Wears Shoes
 * The Shrink: Type 3, as he's able to tame Mr. Nuthatch rather quickly.

Betty voiced by Sally Cahill

Eddie's mom, who is an artist. She is a bit more relaxed towards Eddie's nature.


 * Good Parents: She's rather supportive of Eddie and really seems to care for him.
 * Humanoid Female Animal
 * Non-Mammal Mammaries
 * Non-Mammalian Hair

Steffy voiced by Stephanie Morgenstern

Eddie's older sister. Like most teenagers, she goes from happy and loving to being constantly annoyed by everyone in her family.


 * Bratty Teenage Daughter: At times.
 * Granola Girl: She is a staunch environmentalist. The first episode has her throwing paint on models wearing fuzzy caterpillar coats, and another has her boycotting a singer because he uses shampoo with the extract of an endangered plant (even though she had been begging to go to one of his concerts).
 * Non-Mammalian Hair

Abby voiced by Alison Sealy-Smith

Eddie's younger sister, who hatches in the first episode.


 * Baby Talk
 * Eggshell Clothing: In the introductory episode, she wears the bottom of her eggshell as a diaper.

Eddie's friends
Sleepy Bat voiced by Julie Lemieux

An apparently narcoleptic bat in Eddie's class, and the only recurring non-avian in the series.

"Eddie: Sleepy, I still can't believe you've done the essay! I mean, who can find the time?
 * Furry Reminder:

Sleepy: I'm a bat, I'm up all night. (yawns) What else am I gonna do?"

"Eddie: Sleepy! What are you doing here?! It's the middle of the night!
 * This becomes a Brick Joke later in the episode, when Sleepy mysteriously shows up in Eddie's bedroom:

Sleepy: Eddie, I'm a bat! (Face Palm) We've been through all this!"


 * Known Only By Their Nickname: Doubles as an Odd Name Out as a result.
 * Meaningful Name
 * Sleepyhead: Of course.
 * Token Minority: In a sense; he's the only non-bird character in the entire series.

Olivia Owl voiced by Karen Bernstein

A smart owl.


 * Adorkable: She's basically an older Twist in owl form.
 * Meganekko
 * Nerd Glasses
 * The Owl-Knowing One
 * Running Gag: Turning her head around backwards to creep out Eddie.

Spring Robin voiced by Ruby Smith-Merovitz

A female robin whom Eddie has a crush on.


 * Out of Focus: She and Olivia are pushed to the background in the latter half.
 * The One Who Wears Shoes
 * Those Two Birds: Often seen with Olivia.

Tommy Turkey voiced by Adam Reid

A fat domestic turkey. He's not very smart, and he compensates for his inability to fly by using balloons.


 * Balloonacy: Tommy "flies" by way of a single helium balloon in his backpack. This becomes a plot point in one episode, where his friends try to convince him to ditch the balloon, only to realize that turkeys can't fly.
 * Fat Idiot

Gregory Woodpecker voiced by Rick Jones

An also-excitable woodpecker.


 * All Drummers Are Animals: He plays drums in two episodes.
 * Performance Anxiety: In the musical episode, he is shown to have a fine singing voice, but is afraid to perform onstage.

Other characters
Miss Finch voiced by Jill Frappier

Eddie's teacher. He has a crush on her.


 * Cool Teacher: She seems generally supportive of Eddie. In one example, she allows him to shoot a video essay instead of writing one. However, she still disciplines him when necessary.
 * Hot Teacher: See below.
 * Humanoid Female Animal
 * Non-Mammal Mammaries
 * Non-Mammalian Hair

Mr. Nuthatch voiced by Richard Binsley

A psychologically unstable green bird who is a recurring patient of Morty's.


 * Cloudcuckoolander: By the end of the series, he is much more self-confident, but still rather eccentric.
 * Eggshell Clothing: He wears part of an egg as a hat.
 * Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: The only adult male in the series who fits this trope, as he wears only a jacket.
 * Lovable Coward: At first.

Officer Pigeon voiced by Chris Wiggins

A yellow, Scottish-accented pigeon who is the main police force.


 * Donut Mess with a Cop: Subverted. Officer Pigeon buys a box early in the episode "Birdman", but admits that he doesn't eat them because "they're bad for you".

Principal Pip voiced by Len Carlson

The rather laid-back principal at Eddie's school.


 * Cool Old Guy: In one episode, he.