Fictional hoteliers

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Norman Bates is a fictional character created by American author Robert Bloch as the main antagonist in his 1959 horror novel Psycho, and later the main protagonist of the Psycho franchise. He has an alter ego, Mother, who takes the form of his abusive mother, and later victim, Norma, who in his daily life runs the Bates Motel.

The Thénardiers, commonly known as ( , ) and , are fictional characters, and the secondary antagonists in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel and in many adaptations of the novel into other media.

animated Porsche 996 motorcar from Cars (film); Radiator Springs hôtelier and town attorney

fictional character in NBC's The Office

fictional character

Twin Peaks character

fictional character from the television series Gilmore Girls

fictional character in the British comedy series Fawlty Towers

main protagonist of Hazbin Hotel

character from Hazbin Hotel

fictional character from the television series Gilmore Girls