He also seems to love stuffed animals, judging by Pitchin' Impossible. The "Collect Them All" section in the First Blood DVD claims that The Mole has blue eyes, despite his eyes never actually being seen in the show. He has co-starred with Handy, Lumpy, Splendid, and Russell, in Don't Yank My Chain, See What Develops, and A Sight for Sore Eyes respectively. He is the first and only character to have three starring roles during the first season of the television series without starring alone. The idea was removed when the episode was finalized. His deaths usually involve his head, vehicles, and explosions.Īs is revealed in the storyboard for Flippin' Burgers on the Second Serving DVD, The Mole was originally going to be featured in that episode, as well as getting killed by Fliqpy by having his skin ripped off with a hanging hook. In the TV series, he dies much more often, but still survives a lot of episodes (he has, thus far, survived 32 episodes in total). In the web shorts, The Mole rarely dies, but he usually causes great harm to the other Tree Friends due to his disabilities. He is good friends with Handy and Lumpy, as can be seen in Concrete Solution, and Sniffles, as can be seen in A Hole Lotta Love. Forming the nickname "No Hands, No Eyes, No Brain". The Mole is often paired with Handy and Lumpy. If the episode has to run smoothly, they use a tree friend capable of doing any given job correctly. According to the commentary for Concrete Solution, the writers do this just because they need something bad to happen, and The Mole and Lumpy are considered the worst people for almost any job. He usually has jobs that require good vision, which, in most episodes, leads to many characters' deaths ( Lumpy and Handy in particular), and sometimes his own. He also has an arch-nemesis known as The Rat, most likely because they both have careers in international espionage.Ī running gag in the series is The Mole doing things that require vision, such as reading a magazine, lighting a match to see in the dark, and even driving. It was not until the episode Mole in the City that his secret agent identity was explored. In Blind Date, he shivers after his car roof is sheared off.Ī prime example of The Mole killing someone due to his blindness.Īccording to the commentary for Pitchin' Impossible, The Mole was originally supposed to be a James Bond-like secret agent with all kinds of spy gadgets around him, but this idea was discarded when the series was created. However, he does display thermoception at times. This is evidenced by the fact that he does not react when his thumb is lit on fire in Stealing the Spotlight or when his walking stick impales his head in Class Act. He is also one of several main characters without visible Pac-Man-shaped pupils (along with Lumpy, Nutty, Fliqpy, Lifty, Shifty, and Cro-Marmot).Īside from having hearing and vision problems, The Mole appears to be unable to feel pain. Despite being completely blind, he is often seen driving. Because disaster often follows his blind wandering, his actions and characteristics resemble those of Mr. It is hard to tell exactly what pitch and frequency he can hear at, as Wipe Out! depicts him hearing Handy's first scream, but he is unable to hear his second, louder scream. Though he is not deaf, he does seem to have hearing problems, as can be seen in Party Animal and A Sight for Sore Eyes. This could possibly be due to the upper part of his turtleneck covering his mouth, though it is more likely that he is mute, seeing as how he never makes a sound even during his most excruciating injuries or deaths. Like Mime and Cro-Marmot, he does not speak. Mole, biologically has smaller ears that are closer together than usual. Mole, Ironically has a mole near his heart shaped nose with no visible philtrum. Due to him being blind, Mole wears shades that are the same color of his sweater. The Mole is a magenta colored mole that wears a purple turtleneck sweater that has no outline.
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