Editing Life in Hell (section)

==Characters==
*'''Binky''' is a stressed and thus "normal" rabbit and star of the cartoon. He usually embodies dread and alienation. Binky is usually stuck in a dead end job, has a bad apartment and regularly sees a therapist. Binky is usually full of wise old sayings.
*'''Sheba''' is Binky's estranged girlfriend. Her character design is "basically Binky in drag".<ref name="sheba">{{cite book |last=Groening |first=Matt |author-link=Matt Groening |title=The Huge Book of Hell |chapter=Hell For Beginners |page=137 |year=1997 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=New York |isbn=0-14-026310-1}}</ref> Binky and Sheba met at a coffee shop in a 1981 storyline, and are often used as a generic couple whenever Groening needs one.
*'''Bongo''' is Binky's illegitimate son, the product of a drunken night of "jungle passion." He was introduced in a 1983 storyline in which his mother, Hulga, left him with Binky so she could seek her fortune in New York. Bongo's defining physical attribute is his one ear, which Groening admits is solely so that the casual viewer can tell him apart from Binky.<ref name="royale">{{cite book |last=Groening |first=Matt |author-link=Matt Groening |title=Simpsons Comics Royale |chapter=The Secret Life of Lisa Simpson |page=[https://archive.org/details/simpsonscomicsro00groe/page/128 128] |year=2001 |publisher=Perennial |location=New York |isbn=0-06-093378-X |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/simpsonscomicsro00groe/page/128 }}</ref> Bongo made an appearance in the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "[[Xmas Story]]", where he is seen being sold in a [[pet store|pet shop]]. He also appeared in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Treehouse of Horror XII]]" as one of the rabbits that [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] catches in the trap. He appears in ''The Simpsons'' again in [[The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants|another episode]] as a plush toy in [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]]'s room, though he is called Madam Bunny. He is shown as a plush toy in "[[The Fool Monty]]" where [[Mr. Burns]] is eating it in Bart's closet.  He has a cameo in "[[Simpsorama]]" as one of the rabbit-like creatures rampaging New New York, where he writes on a wall "Crossovers are hell".
*'''Akbar & Jeff''' are described in various strips and interviews as "either brothers or lovers — or both. Whatever offends you most, that’s what they are". In one interview, Groening says they are gay.<ref name="flux"/> They have large noses and wear [[Fez (clothing)|fezzes]] and [[Charlie Brown]]-like striped shirts. They have run numerous businesses over the years, including Akbar & Jeff's Tofu Hut, Akbar & Jeff's Earthquake T-shirt Hut, and Akbar & Jeff's Bootleg "Akbar & Jeff" T-shirt Hut. Like Binky and Sheba, Akbar and Jeff are often used as a generic couple when needed. According to Groening, "the reason why I draw a strip with Akbar and Jeff instead of Binky and Sheba is that I figure that no one can accuse me of trying to score points against men or women if the characters are identical."<ref name="loveishell"/> They have been given cameo appearances in ''The Simpsons'', such as during "[[Homer's Triple Bypass]]", where Homer uses finger puppets resembling the characters to describe his surgery to Bart and Lisa.<ref name=Jean>{{cite video | people=Jean, Al|date=2004|title=The Simpsons The Complete Fourth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Homer's Triple Bypass"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>
*'''Matt Groening''' appears in the strip as a bearded, bespectacled rabbit. He is also sometimes represented as Binky.
*'''Will and Abe''' are Matt Groening's two sons, represented in rabbit form. They usually talk about vampires, zombies, and other child-fantasy topics.
*'''Snarla''', a cat, is Bongo's classmate and love interest. She bears a resemblance to [[Lisa Simpson]].
*'''[[Bart Simpson]]''', has never spoken—except when he uttered his former catch phrase "Don't have a cow, man!" in a "forbidden words" strip—but is seen in the background of a number of strips.
*'''Mr. Simpson''' is Binky's [[anthropomorphic]] dog boss at his job. His name predates ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
*'''Gooey, Screwy, and Ratatouille''' are Akbar and/or Jeff's triplet nephews.  The names are an obvious spoof of the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] characters [[Huey, Dewey and Louie]] ([[Donald Duck]]'s nephews).