List of Ryan & Beth characters

The animated Paramount franchise Ferret features a number of characters created by Xavier Mosley. It follows the title character Ryan, the self-centered, free will minded ferret, and Beth, an gluttonous, overweight, obnoxious possum, who becomes his best friend and "housemate", they reside in the a suburban neighborhood, as well as go on various adventures outside of home.

Ryan
Ryan (voiced by Xavier Mosley and Grey Griffin as his younger self) is the titular character and a self-centered and self-determined ferret who is currently owned by Mable, formally owned by his late owner Ellen and is currently friends with Beth. From time to time, he socializes with the neighbor animals Petirage and Red, and antagonizes Kyle. He once lived in a pet store with his father who told him to never be friends with any possums in the near future before being bought by Ellen. His dynamic with Beth is similar to Garfield and Odie's in the Garfield franchise.

Ryan's human counterpart in the human-based spin-off series A Ferret's Human Life is a high school student with a rebellious personality and an easygoing person. He is a professional skater, owning a stolen dolly board. He and Beth are roommates living in their own house together.

Beth
Beth (voiced by Eden Sher) is an overweight, oblivious and feeble-minded possum with an urge to overeat and can mostly be peckish to eat someone else's food. She is also Ryan's best friend, but can sometimes playfully tease and annoy him. She once had a family and she was a trouble child. She then became an outcast to her family. Her being called "perky", "princess", "royal pain", "Ms. Optimistic", and "Ms. Susy Q." is used as a running gag in the series, and references Sher's roles from The Middle and Star vs. the Forces of Evil.

Her human counterpart in the spin-off series is roommates with Ryan and a high school student. She is sometimes a heavy sleeper which sometimes makes her miss her late for school. She secretly has a crush on Ryan, which her original self hasn't, as her animal self brands Ryan as a friend. Her human version still retains her animal self's eating habits and traits.

Maria
Maria (voiced by Mindy Kailing in the film and game and Tara Strong in the series) is squirrel and is a friend of Beth's.

Petriage
Petirage (voiced by Tom Kane) is a red parrot who lives next door to Ryan.

Red
Red (voiced by Tiny Lister in the film and video game and Kevin Michael Richardson in the series and Carl Weathers in the spin-off series) - A bulldog giving Ryan some rights and wrongs in his life.

Kyle
Kyle (voiced by John DiMaggio) is cur who Ryan torments whenever he goes on his owner's lawn.

Simonton III
Simonton III (voiced by Ian McKellen) is a white owl who is friends with Petirage. The character was written off the series as Mosley found it obvious that McKellen would not come back to reprise him.

Roseanne
Roseanne (voiced by Cristina Pucelli) is a guinea pig who is friends with Beth and Ryan. She was written for the series, who later becomes a supporting character in other media. Pucelli is also the voice of Rosie Homiroy in the Millvale franchise.

Terry
Terry (voiced by Jenny Slate) is a mouse who helped Ryan rescue Beth by the exterminator. Terry was originally supposed to be a male called Tom and voiced by Josh Peck, until the role was switched to Slate and the gender was changed.

Eve
Eve (voiced by Olivia Olson) is an American mink, who only appears in one episode of the series, but is later returned as a supporting character in the spin-off as the love interest of Ryan.

Jeff
Jeff (voiced by James Arnold Taylor) is a jay bird who taunts Ryan and offends Beth whenever they are around. His human counterpart is a bully of Ryan and abusive to Beth.

Nicholas
Nicholas (voiced by Tom Kenny) is a penguin and mascot of the Fish Sticks frozen food franchise, who is taken back to Antarctica by Ryan and Beth.

Mable
Mable (voiced by Nicole Sullivan) is currently the owner of Ryan and Beth. She takes her grandmother Ellen's place since the film. She has less effort to take care of Ryan, but Beth is a handful to her.

Ellen
Ellen (voiced by Maya Rudolph) was Ryan's owner until she passed away by a heart attack from seeing Beth. She was named after Mosley's pet dog Ellen who passed away in September 2013.

Bobbie
Bobbie (voiced by T.J. Miller) is Mable's boyfriend since the day they met on an online dating website.

Eunice
Eunice (voiced by Linda Cardellini) is Mable's friend, and old roommate back in college.

The Exterminator
The exterminator (voiced by Brian Posehn) of the City Pest Control is the antagonist of the film who captures Beth, who was fortunately saved by Ryan and Terry.