Pantalone
Often portrayed as a merchant, Pantelone was a greedy and meddling old man. His dress would usually be of tight fitting clothes, in an attempt to disguise his old age, and attract the ladies. It would always fail to do so.

Many storylines would revolve around Pantalone's misfortunes, be it financial, a threat to his authority or his poor attempts at wooing a lover. More often than not, he was thwarted by a younger man, often his own son. In an attempt to show his authority he was usually costumed in red with the obligatory money purse, hanging from his belt.

He was always hunched and moved in small shuffling motions - his reaction to bad news was always to fall on his back, only to recover with either help from other characters or leap up with loud, wheezing breath.