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Misery has a lot of cousins and ancestors who strongly resemble to her. In episode 37, "I'll Be Home For Misery" introduces Misery's relatives throughout the ages for their "once in a millennium" family reunion. The reunion can only last a short amount of time because of all the disasters that follow the family.

List of members[]

  • Misery's father - An unnamed male who was presumably the soul survivor that made it out of quicksand while all the others died.
  • Malady and Malaise - These two sisters are Misery's cousins, who, when together, cause a localized ice age. Malady is the only character that is more disease-prone than her cousin, Misery. She apparently suffers from every known disease, ailment, illness, symptom and allergy almost simultaneously, and when asked about them, she runs through all the events and procedures that lead to one injury, which usually lasts hours until the conclusion. Malaise suffers from narcolepsy and can often be seen lying on a couch or bed or even asleep on the floor randomly. She is accompanied by many creatures like a snake, spiders, an octopus, snails and butterflies which usually attach themselves to the full-body veil she wears. The pupils in her black eyes are red instead of white. Despite their faults, Misery loves her cousins. They first appeared in "Misery Loves Company". Malady was voiced by Stacey DePass, and Malaise by Sarah Gadon.
  • Mayhem - A cavegirl that resembles Misery who possesses great physical strength. It is implied that she chased away the dinosaurs, and is very sad that they're all gone. She chases Scaredy Bat throughout the episode, shouting "Here Birdy, Birdy, Birdy" (despite the fact that she knows his real name and even addresses him by it before at least one of these instances). She also possesses Tarzan-esque traits, as she often swings around on a vine, doing the jungle yell, and occasionally beats her chest like a gorilla. She's also seen in the episodes "Time Flies" and "Disaster Becomes You"; in those episodes, she is depicted with grey skin, while in "I'll Be Home for Misery", she has red skin. She is voiced by Emily Hampshire.
  • Mildew - A Japanese geisha that resembles Misery. She speaks respectfully, but clashes most with Mayhem and Migraine. Despite being Japanese, she also makes several references to Confucius, a Chinese philosopher.
  • Migraine - A fancy passenger of The Titanic who greatly resembles Misery. She has a tendency to ham things up, most notably whenever she throws her arms in the air as she yells "I'm queen of the world!". Her accent is a mixture of Mid-Atlantic and Valley Girl. She also has a Hawaiian flower in her hair. She is also seen in the episode "Time Flies".
  • Morose - Truly goth, Morose has green & black hair and matching stockings. Very thick streaks of eye shadow run down her face. She has a voodoo doll that she drags on a leash. She generally talks in a low, gothic voice, but she has a tendency to yell when she gets upset enough. Morose is also a singer who, unlike Misery, can sing while awake and performs a song with Frank and Len while playing keyboards. The boys love it until their house falls in around her. One of Morose's only happy moments all episode is here when she said "cool... another verse?". She could actually be Misery's Aunt, as Misery calls her name in the episode "Sunny Daze".
  • Mopey - The optimistic member of Misery's family, she has hair just like Ruby's, which Ruby compliments, to which Mopey responds "Right back atcha".
  • Motley - Apparently burnt in the great fire of London, Motley has almost no hair left and seems generally singed all over, with the bit of remaining hair on fire.
  • Myopic, Malice, and Misbegotten - Similar to Mopey, these triplets seem awfully happy in spite of being members of the Misery family. They dance and laugh around Morose, leading Morose to wail, "Children. Cheerful, playful children... Why?! Why?!" They all have bugs on their heads.

In addition to these named family members, four others are shown. A relative that resembles Misery in a French Peasant Maid's outfit, another relative in a Medieval Princess gown and pointy hat, one dressed as a 1970s soul sister with a white steak of hair like Frankenstein's bride, and one with white hair in braided pigtails curved up like bullhorns with a spider web in the middle. All of Misery's male relatives died in a quicksand except one, who happens to be her father.

The end of the episode suggests that the entire reunion was a dream, so the question remains how many of them are actually Misery cousins (such as Malady, Malaise, Mayhem, etc.) and how many are from Misery's imagination as they just look like Misery in different get ups from other episodes (Motley, Mopey, the 1970s Soul Sister, etc.).

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