¶ Tom Tucker
Tom Tucker is the main news anchor for Quahog's local news station, Channel 5 News, alongside cohosts Joyce Kinney and/or Diane Simmons, field reporter Tricia Takanawa, and meteorologist Ollie Williams. He is known for his overly dramatic newscasting style, distinctive mustache, and often self-centered personality.
¶ Spawn Locations
| Living Room | Kitchen | Chris' Room | Stewie's Room | Outside | Pharmacy | Hospital | Mini-Mart | Drunken Clam | News studio | Courtroom | Comedy Club | Heaven |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
¶ Appearance
Tom Tucker sports his usual news anchor uniform; a navy blue suit jacket and pants, over a white button-up shirt and a simple red tie, with brown dress shoes which are only rarely visible.
Tom also wears short brown side-swept hair, as well as a bushy well-manicured mustache, which has become synonymous with the man himself. He is often told he looks like Ted Lasso, which is a fact he dislikes being reminded of.
¶ Personality
”Good evening Quahog, I’m Tom Tucker. Our top story tonight: …”
-Tom’s Catch Phrase
Tom Tucker's personality is characterized by his narcissism, vanity, and dramatic flair, particularly in his role as a news anchor. He often exhibits a strong sense of self-importance and seeks the spotlight, both on and off the air. This verbally-instigative attitude has earned him the moniker “Tom Fucker”, which he’s adopted and made part of his personality.
Tom’s on-air persona is marked by a theatrical delivery of news stories, emphasizing sensationalism and incredulity over journalistic integrity. He will frequently torpedo news segments he finds boring or less important in favor of a pet issue he’d prefer to discuss, much to the ire of his fellow hosts and reporters, but apparently to the appreciation of his audience. For example, on one occasion Tom derailed a segment to discuss the fact turtles have tails—a fact which he just learned about on the air.
Off-camera, Tom's interactions with other characters reveal his egotistical and sometimes shallow nature. He can be insensitive and self-absorbed, prioritizing his career and image and personal entertainment above other considerations. However, despite these traits, Tom occasionally shows glimpses of a more complex personality, including insecurities and challenges in his personal life, such as a poor work-life balance.
Tom has also, on several occasions, lashed out violently at his cohosts and viewers, including attempting to poison Diane’s coffee with Cyanide on at least one occasion. He is open about the fact he prefers Joyce Kinney, an interim reporter who stands in for Diane occasionally, to Diane as a cohost, and has accused Peter Griffin of for example vandalism, destruction of other people's property, and in particular sexual harassment, many times on the program.
¶ Family
Tom is the father of Meg [clip]
¶ Lore
- Tom thinks the number 5 is a liberal conspiracy to make people look stupid [clip]
- Tom moonlights as a weatherman and has been abducted by aliens in the past [clip]
- Occasionally dons the persona of "Tom Fucker."
- Verbally instigative with everybody on the Quahog 5 News Cast.
- Has inflicted physical violence on Diane on multiple rare occasions on live television.
- Prefers Joyce Kinney over Diane
- Once put cyanide in Diane's coffee.
- Looks like Ted Lasso, does not like to be reminded of it.
- Has accused Peter of vandalism, destruction of other people's property and, in particular, of sexual harassment
- Is Peter's neighbor [clip]
- He's also a pharmacist, and was arrested for selling expired Viagra to his clients [clip]
- Tom has a small dick [clip]
- Tom is divorced and broke [clip]
- He owns a Barry Manilow jigsaw puzzle [clip]
- He once called himself as Tom Blackman for some reason [clip]
- Accidentally walked into a furry convention once [clip]
- Flirts with Muriel during commercial breaks [clip]
- Had an escapade with a donkey last summer [clip]
- Tom and Diane were once fired from Channel 5 for showing too much cleavage [clip]
- Tom slept with the entire Quahog football team at least once [clip]
- Has a vagina [clip]
- Tried to report on a Klan meeting and they told him his melanin was too high [clip]
¶ Notable Quotes
- I'm Tom Fucker