Factions and organizations · first: MEN E1
Avaricci family
In MEN_01 the Avaricci family is present only by name. Madam Loathing says the enforcer Roscoe Hungry is "one of Don Avaricci's enforcers" MEN E1·01:37:41. Gangsters in a car say "Mr. Avaricci wants to meet with you" MEN E1·01:50:50.
The Avaricci family is the crime family of Don Avaricci, whose men are the enforcers and gangsters in black town cars MEN E1·01:37:41 MEN E5·01:26:13. In MEN_02 Hunch recognises two crushed goons as enforcers of the Avaricci family MEN E2·00:05:28. Brennan says the Avaricci family and the DA are attempting to kill Conrad, "both ends of the legal-criminal spectrum" MEN E2·00:38:31. Imelda adds that they are "not people who generally work together, as far as we know" MEN E2·00:38:48. Simon Praise names Don Avaricci as the sender of the goons MEN E2·02:01:25. In MEN_03 the Don's face is at the edge of the memory, and the contact believes Fanny Fawnsworth works for him MEN E3·00:23:35 MEN E3·01:07:13.
In MEN_04 Charlie Hungry and tall, lanky figures in fedoras rush up the stairs at Oblongata Station, and black town cars follow the police wagons MEN E4·00:35:20 MEN E4·01:04:23. Ivana says her sister Fanny works for Don Avaricci MEN E4·00:16:25. In MEN_05 the Don's check to Bition's reelection campaign is read in court MEN E5·01:17:38, and in his private chamber the Don is surrounded by "these 20 paid workers" MEN E5·02:20:17. He tells Dan that Elias could sell the schematics to Gobstopper's competitor MEN E5·02:04:02. In MEN_06 a dozen gangsters charge the station, and Imelda peels four of them off MEN E6·00:46:22 MEN E6·01:09:34. After the Don is knocked unconscious, the gangsters say "a bunch of us now work for the Pulse Family" and foreswear their oaths MEN E6·01:28:32.
By episode
MEN E1: The Big Guy
- Don Avaricci's people — Roscoe Hungry is "one of Don Avaricci's enforcers" — 01:37:41; gangsters in the car invoke "Mr. Avaricci" — 01:50:50. Whether Avaricci runs the dollar-sign car is only implied by the thug's words
MEN E2: The Scattered Mind
- The Avaricci family — Hunch recognises two crushed goons as "enforcers of the Avaricci family" — 00:05:28; the group says "both ends of the legal-criminal spectrum" want Conrad dead — 00:38:31; Imelda adds "these are not people who generally work together, as far as we know" — 00:38:48; Simon Praise names Don Avaricci — 02:01:25
MEN E3: F For Freezer
- The Avaricci family — Don Avaricci's face at the edge of the memory; Fanny Fawnsworth reportedly works for him; the Contact: "I believe, Don Avaricci" — 00:23:35, 01:07:13
MEN E4: Grappling With Death
- The Avaricci family — Charlie Hungry, "one of Avaricci's men", and tall, lanky figures in fedoras; black town cars following the police wagons; Ivana's sister Fanny "work for Don Avaricci" — 00:35:20, 01:04:23, 00:16:25
MEN E5: Emergency Powers
- The Avaricci mob — Don Avaricci, Charlie Hungry, gangsters in black town cars; the Don's household includes scribes, artists and "20 paid workers"; he funded Bition's campaign; plans to sell the schematics to "Gobstopper's competitor" — 01:26:13, 01:27:25, 02:20:17, 01:17:38, 02:04:02
MEN E6: Case Closed
- Avaricci's gangsters — a dozen charge the station; four peeled off by Imelda; the rest by Dan; "the Pulse Family" is named by the gangsters — 00:46:22, 01:09:34, 01:28:32