Red Guy

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Red Guy
Red Guy.png
Hellooo, it's me!
Species Demon
Gender Male
Occupation Various
Goals Scamming and tricking people (especially Cow and Chicken)
Marital status Single
First appearance C&C: "No Smoking" (1995)
Played by Charlie Adler (1995-99)
Dana Snyder (2024)
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Jellystone!

The Red Guy, also known as I.B. Red Guy, and formerly known as the Devil, is the main antagonist of the Cow and Chicken animated televison series, and its spin-off I Am Weasel. He is a mischevious, yet sassy character who uses all sorts of personalities to trick people, namely his targets, Cow and Chicken; usually by scamming or just for the fun of it. He is also known for his wild behavior, with one of his most notable traits being butt naked in public. His voice was originated by Charlie Adler.

Character description

Appearances

TV series

Comics

Biography

Don't deal with the Devil Red Guy!

The Red Guy was originally introduced as "The Devil" in the pilot episode for Cow and Chicken, "No Smoking". He took residence in Hell with the sole purpose of spreading evil and "bad stuff" all over the world. Looking for an innocent child to kidnap with, the Devil lured Chicken by offering a pack of cigarettes and snatched him from his little sister, Cow. Chicken was brought onto the underworld and was shortly tortured by him in a number of actions, one of which being using Chicken as a cigarette. The Devil's abuse would remain short-lived when Cow, under her alter ego of Super Cow, fought him in a battle and foiled his malicious plan, leading to Cow rescuing her big brother.

In subsequent appearances of the series, the Red Guy had no traces of his original persona; save for his vaguely devil-like appearance, and his three-headed pet dog Cerberus. He instead adopted numerous roles to trick Cow and Chicken in his evil schemes.

I Am Weasel

Jellystone!

Red Guy in the Funny Books

Development

The Red Guy—originally based on the devil archetype—was added to the series because creator David Feiss saw him as the key to the show, and felt that it added "that extra element of chaos."[1]

Gallery

Main article: Red Guy/Gallery

Behind the scenes

References