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Lifty & Shifty

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Lifty & Shifty, the kleptomaniac raccoon brothers
Names: Lifty & Shifty
Gender: Male
Animal: Raccoons
Color: Green
Relatives: They are identical
twin brothers
Episode Count: 29

TV Count:

TV Apperances:

4

17

Kill Count: 7 (Lifty)
8 (Shifty)
Deaths: 25 (23 from Regular Episodes)
(1 from Kringles)
(1 from Irregular Episodes)
First Appearance: "Wheelin' and Dealin'
First Death: "Wheelin' and Dealin'
First Victim: Lifty:Handy
Shifty: Lifty
Duo:Lumpy 		from "Wheelin' and Dealin'
from "Milkin' It"
from "Milkin' It
Voice Actors:

Mark Giambruno

Kenn Navarro

(2000 - 2005)

Voice Sampled (2006, only in episodes)
(2005 - present)



Lifty and Shifty are two of the main characters in the Happy Tree Friends series.

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[edit] Character Bio

Lifty and Shifty are two green kleptomaniac raccoon identical twin brothers with dark green mask-like markings around their eyes. They frequently steal merchandise from the other Happy Tree Friends (thus their names), as well as treasure hunting, ransacking houses or anything to get rich quick with the exception of Flaky, Cro-Marmot and Splendid. They mostly steal from Lumpy (in Meat Me for Lunch they stole meat from Lumpy's deli mart, in Milkin' It they stole a cow from Lumpy's farm, in Concrete Solution they stole his wallet, and in Junk in the Trunk they abducted his pet elephant). They probably rob Lumpy so frequently because his lack of intelligence and common sense makes him an easy target.

Although they have the same gender, color, markings, bushy tails, and personality, Shifty wears a fedora and he bosses Lifty around, to distinguish the two. It is unknown which of them is the older brother of the duo. Despite the smirks on their faces and their kleptomania, they almost always end up dying in the episodes in which they appear. Their green color implies money and greed relating to their 'criminal duo' personalities. They also have a trademark evil snigger (usually a different one for later episodes). Like most siblings, Lifty and Shifty argue about who's at fault when something goes wrong, but when trouble's afoot, they work together. Both twins are pretty greedy and sometimes resort to seeing their twin die rather than give up their loot or be caught (currently, it's always been Shifty who does this to Lifty), as seen in Milkin' It when Shifty threw Lifty out of a hot air balloon as not to get caught by a cable. Additionally, in Sea What I Found Shifty had a chance to save Lifty, but instead just stole his jewels.

Despite their numerous illegal activities, they do mix with other characters and contribute to recreational activities (such as going on a rollercoaster and participating in a Christmas play) without causing any trouble. On rare occasions they earn cash honestly and have even been heroic, such as in Happy Trails Pt. 2: Jumping the Shark, when they provided a life raft to help the characters escape from an island.

Lifty & Shifty occasionally make money by themselves without stealing, like when they sold dogs who go crazy when they hear a whistle in Doggone It and when they sold bottles of hair growth formula to Disco Bear in Easy Comb, Easy Go. They also trade or sell things to Nutty, such as in Dunce Upon a Time and the Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm episode.

Lifty & Shifty die a lot due to their lack of teamwork or their greed. Like Cuddles, Petunia, Sniffles, and Splendid, they tend to die some of the messiest deaths in the series. When they do, their deaths involve machines/vehicles or some form of heat. In the internet shorts, Lifty & Shifty died in every episode they appeared in. While they still die a lot in the TV series, they survived in Ipso Fatso, Concrete Solution and Easy Comb, Easy Go. However, it is possible they survived in Happy Trails pt. 1 as they were on the island with the surviving characters in part 2 but they weren't seen in part 1.

In the "Collect Them All" section, Lifty bowls a 300 score at the game of bowling, and Shifty has a gambling problem. They both also seem to have an unusual desire for meat, as seen in Meat Me for Lunch, Ipso Fatso, And the Kitchen Sink, Milkin' It, Dunce Upon a Time, and their title card.

[edit] Lifty & Shifty Episodes

[edit] Famous Deaths

  • Wheelin' and Dealin'
  • Meat Me For Lunch
  • Milkin' It
  • Easy For You To Sleigh
  • As You Wish
  • Gems the Breaks

[edit] Starring Roles

  • Wheelin' and Dealin'
  • Meat Me For Lunch
  • Happy Trails Part 2: Jumping the Shark
  • Milkin' It
  • Sea What I Found
  • Easy For You To Sleigh
  • As You Wish
  • Gems the Breaks
  • Swelter Skelter

[edit] Featuring Roles

  • Class Act
  • Remains to be Seen
  • Stealing the Spotlight
  • Youtube Live Episode
  • The Wrong Side of the Tracks
  • Don't Yank My Chain
  • Doggone It
  • Who's to Flame?
  • Dunce Upon a Time
  • Junk in the Trunk
  • Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm Episode

[edit] Appearance Roles

  • From Hero to Eternity
  • And The Kitchen Sink
  • Ipso Fatso
  • Concrete Solution
  • Aw, Shucks!
  • Easy Comb, Easy Go
  • Autospy Turvy / Double Whammy Part 2
  • Wrath of Con

[edit] Kringle Roles

  • Kringle Feast

[edit] Known items stolen from other characters

  • Cuddles - Pet mouse (Junk in the Trunk)
  • Giggles:
    • Lemonade stand profits (Gems the Breaks)
    • Pet cat (Junk in the Trunk)
  • Toothy - Pet turtle (Junk in the Trunk)
  • Lumpy:
    • Go-cart wheels (Wheelin' and Dealin')
    • Meat (Meat Me For Lunch)
    • Cow (Milkin' It)
    • Wallet (Concrete Solution)
    • Pet elephant (Junk in the Trunk)
  • Petunia - Lemonade stand profits (Gems the Break)
  • Handy:
    • Steering wheel (Wheelin' and Dealin')
    • Car (Don't Yank My Chain)
    • Identity (Don't Yank My Chain)
  • Nutty - Snow cone (Swelter Skelter)
  • Sniffles - Ripped his arms off while he was holding a magic lamp (As You Wish!)
  • Pop:
    • Ransacked his house (Easy For You to Sleigh)
    • Wallet (Who's to Flame?)
  • Cub - Red wagon (And the Kitchen Sink)
  • The Mole:
    • Identity (Don't Yank My Chain)
    • Musical instruments (Double Whammy Part 2)
  • Disco Bear:
    • Meat (Ipso Fatso)
    • Submarine (Sea What I Found)
  • Russell - Treasure chest (Sea What I Found)
  • Mime - Imaginary safe (Easy For You to Sleigh)
  • Flippy - Collection of valuables, priceless artifacts, large plasma screen TV, home theater system, and everything else in his house (Easy For You to Sleigh)
  • Generic Tree Friends:
    • Mixed items (Gems the Breaks)
    • Hair Growth Formulas (Easy Comb, Easy Go) (debatable)
    • Various pets (Junk in the Trunk)

[edit] Occupations and Careers

  • Thieves - many episodes.
  • Race-car Drivers - Wheelin' and Dealin'
  • Christmas Play Special Effects Helpers - Class Act
  • Dog Breeders - Doggone It!
  • Villians- Gems the Breaks
  • Street sellers - Easy Comb Easy Go, False Alarm Episode

[edit] Fates

[edit] Deaths

[edit] Seen on Computer and on TV

  1. Wheelin' and Dealin': Their racing car flips over, making their bodies drag along the road.
  2. Meat Me for Lunch: Shifty is ground into green hot dogs; Lifty is sliced into green colored ham by meat machines.
  3. Happy Trails Part 2: Jumping the Shark: Eaten by a shark.
  4. Milkin' It: Lifty is impaled on a pine tree; Shifty is cut in half and swung around by his intestines by a windmill.
  5. Class Act: Die in an explosion.
  6. Remains to be Seen: Run over by Flippy, resurrected as zombies, and mowed by Lumpy.
  7. Stealing the Spotlight: Burnt and blinded by Lumpy's jury rigged Christmas lights.
  8. Kringle Feast: Killed in an explosion that Lumpy caused.
  9. The Wrong Side of the Tracks: Ground by a swivel door.
  10. From Hero to Eternity: Sink into a whirlpool and burned by lava.
  11. And the Kitchen Sink: Cut in half by the rope that Pop has tied to Cub.
  12. Don't Yank My Chain: Run over by a train.
  13. Doggone It: Crash their van into a tree and fly through the winshield, crushing their bodies against the tree.
  14. Sea What I Found: Shifty is covered in melted gold; Lifty drowns in the sea.
  15. Easy For You to Sleigh: Flippy dissects Shifty with a Christmas cookie used as a bowie knife; Lifty is tricked into jumping out of a window and into a combine harvester.
  16. Who's to Flame?: Lifty's head gets crushed by a motor; Shifty gets impaled by sharp objects (possibly idol induced).
  17. As You Wish: Shifty is impaled on a lamp; Lifty is electrocuted by another lamp.
  18. Dunce Upon a Time: Crushed by castle spire.
  19. Gems the Breaks: Boiled to death when Splendid magnifies his laser through a pair of binoculars while they hide in a lake.
  20. Aw, Shucks!: Crushed by huge pieces of popcorn.
  21. Junk in the Trunk: Shifty gets wrapped around their van's drive axel; Lifty is impaled through his head by a pogo stick.
  22. Autopsy Turvy/Double Whammy Part 2: Pierced in the chests by recorders.
  23. Happy Tree Friends False Alarm Episode: Ejected from their van when Nutty crashes into them, forcing them through the windshield and decapitating them. True to the video game theme of the episode, the remains of their heads take the shapes of Pac-Man and one of the enemy ghosts.
  24. Wrath of Con: Both crushed when they're forced against a window by Splendid's super breath.
  25. Swelter Skelter: Lifty is killed when the explosion in Cro-Marmot's Apartment freezes; Shifty impales his eye on an icicle.

[edit] Additional

  1. Overkill DVD box set: Possibly killed by Flippy's bomb or a grenade they were passing to each other. (Deaths not shown)
  2. Blood Sample O+: Heads impaled by a sharp object.
  3. Crazy Disco: Lifty is crushed by falling disco balls.
  4. Fall Harvest Wallpaper: Both fall from a high distance, and splatter on the ground. (Deaths not seen)
  5. Holiday Hangover January 2007 Calendar: Both die from breathing in gas, as in Kringle Feast.
  6. Fire Escape: Fall to their deaths.
  7. Unnamed Merry-go-round Wallpaper: Both flung off a merry-go-round.
  8. Un-named Wallpaper: Both are killed when Flippy's Dynamite explodes. (Deaths not seen)

[edit] Injuries

  1. Class Act: The bottom half of Lifty's body is torn off; Shifty is burnt by the fire in the school.
  2. Easy for you to Sleigh: Lifty gets impaled in the torso by candy canes acting as stakes; Shifty's arm is severed by a bear trap.
  3. Sea What I Found: The bottoms of Shifty's feet stick to a hot metal floor, tearing the skin off; Lifty's ankles are torn and bloody after being shot out of the submarine.
  4. Who's to Flame?: Shifty is beaten up by Lifty after he snatches away the wallet full of money from Lifty.
  5. Junk in the Trunk (before death) Lifty's hands are torn off when Lumpy and his elephant pull on him.
  6. Swelter Skelter: Shifty's hands catch on fire when he picks up a piece of solid fire.

[edit] Additional

  1. Happy Tree Friends Bumper: Lifty and Shifty have ordered a pizza, and the pizza has come to them. They eat two slices of the pizza, but the pizza is too hot. When they eat the two slices of the hot pizza, it burns their tongues and they burn their mouths, and their faces melt, and they scream in pain.
  2. Unnamed Comic: Lifty accidently closes the door to a saftey box with Shifty's hand in it, causing Shifty's hand to be cut off.
  3. May 2005 Wallpaper: Shifty's lower body is torn off, with his spine stretching out.

[edit] Number of Kills

[edit] Trivia

  • At the table in Kringle Feast, one of the green legs belongs to Lifty and the other to Shifty.
  • In Shifty's MySpace Profile, it explains in Shifty's marital status that he is currently in a relationship. The page also states that he and Lifty are both 28 years old (which means they are the only characters with a known age).
  • Sometimes, Shifty can be seen with his hat removed and look like his twin brother Lifty. This happens in Wheelin' and Dealin'', Stealing the Spotlight, Who's to Flame?, Sea What I Found, As You Wish and Junk in the Trunk.
  • Lifty & Shifty have a van similar to that of the A-Team (evidenced by the red stripe and spoiler) as seen in Doggone It, Concrete Solution, As You Wish, Easy Comb, Easy Go, Junk in the Trunk and Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm episode.
  • Lifty & Shifty have a hot-air balloon they use for escapes as seen in Milkin' It and As You Wish.
  • The only three instances that Lifty died before Shifty are Milkin' It,  Who's to Flame? and Swelter Skelter.
  • Lifty and Shifty have the lowest survival rate of any characters, seeing as they only managed to survive 3 of the episodes they have been in. Despite this, their death count is fairly low compared to most other Happy Tree Friends due to their low number of appearances.
  • Lifty seems to be the mechanic of the duo, as in a few episodes he is seen working on their van or vehicle. Shifty, on the other hand, drives their van in a majority of the episodes.
  • Despite being one of the least appearing of the 20 major Happy Tree Friends characters, they had four starring roles in the TV series, the third most behind Lumpy and Sniffles.
  • They appeared in 13 out of the first 18 TV episodes but only in 4 of the last 19.
  • Unlike other duos (e.g., Pop and Cub or Giggles and Petunia), they have never been seen without each other (the only exception being spaced out deaths).
  • Shifty is occasionally seen without his fedora (he is seen without it in the episodes Wheelin' and Dealin', Stealing the Spotlight, Who's to Flame?, and Junk in the Trunk).
  • There has never been an episode where one of them has died while the other survives. They always either die or survive together (although sometimes they suffer different deaths).
  • When Lifty and Shifty are both calm there pupils in there eyes are normal like any other Tree Friend (like the Pac-man pupils). However when the duo are plotting something bad or they both frown there pupils dialate/shrink making them appear more mischevious. Very rarely do their eyes look like normal Tree Friends' eyes (an example would be in Milkin' It).
  • Lifty and Shifty are two of only five characters to die in all of their starring roles. The other three characters are Sniffles, Cuddles and Petunia.
  • Lifty and Shifty have a habit of saying "Uh-oh!" when something goes wrong.
  • Lifty appears to like to dance as seen in the arcade game Crazy Disco.
  • While they rarely appear in the internet series, they appear in a majority of the TV episodes.
  • They appear in all three episodes of "The Third Degree" and "One Foot in the Grave".
  • They don't always die the same deaths, and they don't always die at the same time. Junk in the Trunk featured the only instance wherein they did not die at the same time or one right after the other.
  • Although they are identical twins, Lifty's voice is slightly higher pitched than Shifty's voice.
  • Even though they're raccoons, they have cat ears.
  • Lifty and Shifty, like Pop, Mime and Disco Bear have not yet died a debatable death.
  • They are voiced by Kenn Navarro, the same voice actor who does Cuddles and Good Flippy, although Lifty and Shifty sound nothing like Cuddles and Good Flippy.
  • Lifty and Shifty are two of the five green characters, the other three are Russell, Nutty and Flippy.
  • Shifty was acually the very first HTF character to be created, even before Cuddles.
  • Lifty & Shifty are two of only four characters who have died in all their starring roles. The others are Cuddles and Petunia.
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