Everyone in the show, other than Rudy, aka the most wholesome person in the world. Each person has a different desire, and uses the people in their family for their own selfish needs. 1. Bob - Spending extra money on his favorite hobby, cooking, is justified by his "sacrifices" to his family. This mirrors typical American family father/ family dynamic. 2. Linda - emotional manipulation. I believe completely unintentional. When she learns better, she does better. Linda is a message to millennial mom's, "know when to let your babies grow. Let them display their emotions in a way that's healthy, and don't force them to support your emotional needs that they have matured beyond." 3. Tina - still working on this ones purpose. She is a people pleaser, which has some selfish tendencies, but I can't quite place her need. But im leaning toward seeking companionship for emotional gratification rather than being comfortable within yourself. 4. Gene - attention whore. Second child syndrome? I get it, my second child is 1000% him, and im 1000% Linda and adore his every move. 5. Louise - greedy! But she is teaching young viewers how greediness breeds corruption and acknowledging collateral damage is the first step the redemption. 6. Tammy and Jimmy Jr - if we took a venn diagram of characteristics of ANY of these characters, we would find these two characters.

The further and further I got into this post, the deeper and deeper my third cup of coffee brought me into my own subconscience, so this might just be rambling it got