The Once-ler's family, all together.
The Once-ler's Family appear in the Lorax to assist in mass-producing Thneeds. While in the film they are human, in the book and TV special, there are the same greenish humanoids as the Once-ler himself. While his family's relationship with him is not shown in the book by Dr. Seuss, it is presented in the movie as negative and toxic. This could be the source of his personality by the turning point of the film, where he disregards the Lorax and every creature in the Truffula forest, as he may have been corrupted by his mother.
Uncle Ubb[]
Uncle Ubb.
The Once-ler's uncle is the patriarch of the family. He pushes a load of Truffula leaves that Brett and Chet harvested while obeying the Once-ler's request that no trees be cut down. Like Brett and Chet, they seem to be under the control of the women in the family. Although, like the rest of his family, he's obviously greedy and money-hungry. As seen during the song "How Bad Can I Be?", he is a part of a scheme to draw more money, faking being a hobo so that it would seem like the Once-ler was giving money away to charity.
Brett and Chet[]
Brett and Chet.
Brett and Chet are The Once-ler's dim-witted twin brothers. They help pull out the tree's leaves and cut down the trees. They appear to like playing football with the Bar-ba-loots. In a scene not shown in all copies of the film, Brett and Chet seem surprised when the Once-ler's mother names Brett as her new favourite child.
The Once-ler's mother.
The Once-ler's Mother[]
The Once-ler's mom wears a dog as her scarf, and married the Once-ler's father, who was never named or seen in the film. She was the main reason why the Once-ler began to cut down the trees, as she suggested the idea. She is shown to be a two-faced, manipulative woman, and only uses him to get what she wants.
Aunt Grizelda.
Aunt Grizelda[]
She dislikes the Lorax for calling her names and refers to him as a "giant, furry peanut". The Lorax was greatly surprised when Once-ler told him she was a woman. Like most of the family, she cares only about money with no regard for the Once-ler's feelings. She demonstrated an example of her cruel and treacherous nature as she tossed the Lorax aside when he tried to remind the Once-ler of their promises to never chop the trees down.
Trivia[]
- The Once-ler's mother wears the same bow from a character who has the same name from Phineas and Ferb.
- Unlike the Once-ler and his mother, all of them have names.
- All of them deceased except for Brett and Chet by the film’s events.
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