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'''Aeverine "Ava" Melanie Florence Willis''' (voiced by [[Ava Zinn]]) is the protagonist who proudly sold "retail gifts and retail accessories" as the assistant manager (later manager) at Craven Gifts, and throughout the entire series always makes a big deal about the job when everybody around Ava finds her occupation boring. A few episodes show Ava escaping from her troubled home life by working on her home and garden when times are tough.<ref>??</ref> In early episodes, Ava resembles—in both voice and appearance—the Claudia character from ''Amanda & Elisa'', a character also voiced by Zinn. Ava is usually a well-meaning parent, but is often confused and anxious towards modern trends and the antics of her friends and family members. She transitioned to from male to female on November 1, 1999 and has an enlarged clitoris, which made concieving children with Angie difficult. Ava is uncomfortable with public displays of intimacy with her wife and children. She has a very difficult time saying "I love you" to any member of her family, as she thinks it is unmanly. Ava's trademark exclamation when surprised or angered or in times of discomfort (sounding like "Aahhh!") and "Dammit") are [[running gag]]s on the series. Ava is a byproduct of a bygone era - always faithful, friendly, firm, reasonable, well-read and hard-working. Much of the series revolves around Ava's desire to do the right thing compared to much of the rest of the people around her who would rather cheat, lie or exploit. Ava is a proud Hoosier, having grown up there. She was, however, born a boy in a ladies room at Cleveland Municpal Stadium, and spent the first three days of her life in Cleveland, Ohio.
 
 
 
  
 
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Queen of the Willis is an American animated sitcom created by Ava Zinn and Holly Everman.[1][2] The main characters are Ava Willis, Angie Willis, Tom Willis, Deanna Willis, sextuplets (Stuart, Ron, Brian, Luanne, Emilie, and Hillary), Timothy/Tabitha "Rags" Willis, Sheryl "Shushu" Willis, Heather Willis, Baxter/Bianca Willis, Melissa Rose, Tiffani Donovan, Anna Pamhouser, Lando Abhrams, and Brandi Sousa.

Main characters

Willis Family

Main article: Willis Family

Aeverine "Ava" Willis

Angela "Angie" Willis

Angie Willis (née Donaldson) (voiced by Holly Everman from 2006-2011, Karly Jameson since 2019) is the first wife of Ava Willis and works as a substitute accountant. Angie was born in Utah and was adopted by Ned and Lisa Shanks. Her strained relationship with her stepfather is a source of drama for her.


Thomas "Tom" Willis

Deanna Willis

The Willis Sextuplets

Timothy/Tabitha "Rags" Willis

Sheryl "Shushu" Willis

Heather Willis

Rose Family

Donovan Family

Pamhouser Family

Ava's co-workers

Craven Gifts

  • Tina Kelso (née Craven) (voiced by Alexandra Moffitt) – Tina is the slightly overweight, greying, over-the-hill owner of Craven Gifts, and Ava's boss. Her physical appearance greatly resembles Florence Henderson, particularly her hairline, and she has a habit of hosting employee discussions in her bathroom. Johnson. Originally hailing from Nashville, Tina was historically known for her modest start in business and general business smarts. These attributes have since been worn away by life and been replaced with many habits which often come in the way of her business decisions. Tina is a compulsive gambler to the point where she will use company profits to continue gaming, even betting in underground events. Also like Henderson, Tina is a chauvinist, alcoholic, and adulterer. It is often implied that Ava reveres Tina and that, in Ava's eyes, the two have a close relationship. Compared to Ava who is the ultimate model of a good employee, Tina's vices require Ava to keep an extremely close eye. Tina refers to Ava as her "Golden Goose" implying Ava is the only reason her business remains afloat and thus she would never fire her. Ava has used the threat of quitting to capitulate Tina's transition from things Ava found unsavory. Her health is questionable as she has suffered numerous infarctions and has had several cardiovascular surgeries including valve replacements. Despite her less than desirable traits, she has an ethical side although she planted evidence on Ava for murder rather than let her then-husband be arrested. Tina retires from Craven Gifts in a season 6 episode after marrying Quillsville Mayor Lee Kelso.
  • Jane Jill (voiced by Alexandra Moffitt) – Jane Jill is a truck driver and co-worker with Ava at Craven Gifts. She has a drinking problem and has a habit of calling people she speaks to "baby", regardless of their gender or level of familiarity with her.
  • Adrienne (voiced by Robyn Hurd from 2006-2011, Breeanna Sorensen since 2019) – Adrienne is a good-natured German-American truck driver at Craven Gifts. Originally she spoke with a very weak accent. In the episode "Adrienne-cilable Differences," Adrienne forcibly befriends Ava after a nasty fight with her husband. Adrienne ends up moving in with the Willis for a short time eventually developing a pathological attachment to the Willis family, but quickly patches things up with her husband after a fed-up Ava kicks her out. Adrienne nearly lost her house due to rent increases when property values in her neighborhood skyrocket when Angie began selling working class housing to upper-middle class Millennials. To solve the problem, Angie helped the neighborhood value decline when she fabricated the area as uncool by making it appear as if typical middle-class families were moving in prompting the millennials to leave. Afterwards she applied and became a homeowner. While a hard worker, she has poor fiscal habits, often spending money on lavish outdoor parties to celebrate any seemingly significant event such as her son's bar mitzvah or becoming a homeowner.
  • Robert "Crob Bob" Craven (voiced by Garfield Everman in the first appearance, TBA in later appearances) – Robert is the deep-voiced, long suffering husband (later ex-husband) of Tina Craven, first seen in "Death Picks Craven". In "Death Picks Craven" Crob Bob confronts Tina at an awards dinner while she is there with her misterer. He files for divorce from Tina and subsequently takes control of Craven Gifts. This forces Tina to move in with Dan. He promotes Ava to manager and attempts to seduce Ava in a gas-powered hot tub. However, the interest was not reciprocated. He brags to Tina about this, Tina, in turn, surprises Ava with a loaded shotgun expressing her jealousy. He and Tina reconcile, but later on, in "Quillsville Cold Case", Crob Bob has left Tina for good and gets involved with Julie Crawford (Ava's ex-sister-in-law)
  • Debbie Grund (voiced by Reese Witherspoon) – Debbie was an employee of Strickland Propane and was Buck Strickland's mistress and the main antagonist in the episode "Hanky Panky". As revenge for Buck ending their relationship, she plotted to murder him but accidentally killed herself with Buck's shotgun while attempting to climb into the dumpster she was using as a hiding place.



Other recurring characters

  • H.W. (Harrison Walter) Ivey (voiced by Scott Swan in the first appearance, Garfield Everman in later appearances) – H.W. is a former employee of Craven Gifts and another antagonist who strikes out on his own and opens up the crooked Iveyland company across the street from Craven. He dresses like an old school rich cowboy with a ten-gallon hat and cowboy boots. An untrustworthy type, Ivey is a sometime foil to Ava Willis and/or Tina. His sins are similar to Tina Craven's (adultery, gambling, using people), but more pronounced. Ivey openly considers customers as little more than moneymakers and hires centerfold models or Chippendale dancers to bait potential gifts customers. Ava, who also despises him, was forced to work for Ivey for a week due to Tina losing at a game of cards. Whenever his name is mentioned, any of the Willis remark angrily, "Ivey!"

Other characters

References

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