Character Descriptions:  

GRACE BRADLEY (MOTHER): takes over the annual Christmas pageant; mother to Beth and Charlie; wife to Bob 

BOB BRADLEY (FATHER): Husband to Grace and father to Beth and Charlie. A solid family man. 

MRS. ARMSTRONG: Managerial, in voice and manner; largish, bossy, impatient. 

MRS. SLOCUM, MRS. CLARK, MRS. CLAUSING: Pleasant, motherly church women

MRS. McCARTHY: A younger, less imperious version of Mrs. Armstrong 

REVEREND HOPKINS A nervous-about-most-everything pastor

BETH BRADLEY: the show’s narrator dealing with a range of moods and situations; Bob & Grace's daughter; Charlie's older sister  

CHARLIE BRADLEY: Beth’s brother - the typical kid brother 

THE HERDMANS — “the worst kids in the history of the world.” 

RALPH: The oldest Herdman; ragged, scroungy, slouching manner, touch of adolescent cool. 

IMOGENE: Loud, bossy, tough, crafty. The Herdman leader. 

LEROY: Tough, very sure of himself. CLAUDE: Tough, combative. A crime buddy to Ollie. 

OLLIE: Always looking for trouble. Claude’s usual partner in crime. 

GLADYS: Small, wiry, feisty. Often funny; sometimes means it. 

ALICE WENDLEKEN: Prim, proper, pain in the neck 

MAXINE: Beth’s church Sunday school classmate. 

ELMER: The minister’s son; dislikes church; not fond of the Herdmans. 

Additional Church Kids: HOBIE, DAVID, BEVERLY, JUANITA, DORIS, Angel Choir Members, Baby Angels, Shepherds

FIREFIGHTERS 1 & 2