Deer in the Headlights: When he gets really scared, he'll become paralyzed in a ridiculous pose, known as "La Garrotera".Deadpan Snarker: Especially in the school episodes.Things start looking up to him when he's adopted by a kind grandma that lives in the vecindad's Apartment Number Eight ( hence his "El Chavo del Ocho" nickname) until she dies of old age. He was abandoned by his single mother, lived for a while in an Orphanage of Fear (in which he befriended an older kid that later died of an illness) and lived in the streets until he became traumatized by a fellow kid being run down by a car. Dark and Troubled Past: The "El Diario del Chavo del 8" novel reveals that the poor kid had a very crappy life before arriving at the vecindad.He also becomes more of a Deadpan Snarker starting by the last standalone season.
Says this in the school episodes to threaten someone (usually Quico or Ñoño) after being insulted.
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Book Dumb: The biggest one in the series along with Quico.Big Eater: If there's food, he'll eat it, most likely all by himself.Wasting food is another big one for him, given he's not in any condition to have his own as he pleases.He's also snapped at people who tried to justify the possibility of Chavo committing a crime using the fact that he's poor. Anytime he's hit by something or someone, in particular Quico or La Chilindrina.In multiple occasions, he manages to get food for himself by getting paid after doing chores. The Artful Dodger: In his best moments.Lampshaded one time he said that "it wasn't his fault that he had such a good aim", causing Señor Barriga to think that he hit him on purpose. Accidental Aiming Skills: If someone is approaching the vecindad, it's almost a certainty that El Chavo will accidentally hit them (either with a football, a number of other blunt objects or when trying to hit Quico with said objects), with Señor Barriga and to a lesser extent Don Ramón as the frequent victims.He spends most of his time inside an abandoned barrel that he calls his "secret hideout", and has a craving for ham sandwiches. Chavo's real name is not known "Chavo" is a Mexican Spanish slang for "kid". Voiced by: Jesús Guzmán (Original), Mona Marshall (English dub), Tatá Guarnieri (Brazilian dub, seasons 1-4), Daniel Muller (Brazilian dub, season 5)Įl Chavo is an orphan and the main character of the series.