<Tr> <Td> Colonel Bob Boatwright </Td> <Td> Alton Brown </Td> <Td> A white - clad Southern gentleman based on Colonel Sanders, Colonel Boatwright demonstrates traditional Southern recipes such as mint julep, upside - down cake, and fried catfish . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cousin Ray </Td> <Td> Steve Rooney </Td> <Td> Brown's cousin, who seems to be a bit of a redneck . Ray also appears to be either a con man or simply uneducated when it comes to food . In "Crustacean Nation", Ray claims that the shrimp he is selling are turning pink because they are happy to see Brown when actually, as Brown explains, they are cooking in their shells due to the heat . Steve Rooney also plays Brown's "Aunt Verna" who is seen at Brown's Thanksgiving dinner . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Mad French Chef </Td> <Td> Steve Rooney </Td> <Td> Brown's nemesis, who is stereotypically snobbish toward all non-French forms of cooking, and berates Brown for not using French techniques . Over the course of the series, the Chef seems to become more angry, as his title in different episodes changes to "Really Mad French Chef" and beyond . The Chef is currently voiced by Brown, as he is no longer seen on - screen except for one "appearance" as an oven mitt / puppet in the episode "Crepe Expectations". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thing </Td> <Td> usually Paul Merchant or Todd Bailey </Td> <Td> Named after Thing from The Addams Family, Thing is a hand that appears in random locations to hand Brown ingredients and tools, to which Brown replies, "Thank you, Thing ." or "That's a good idea, Thing ." In "Behind the Eats", it was "revealed" that Brown's Thing is the son of the Addams Family Thing . Thing is rather mischievous, sneaking in a mouse trap in Brown's tin storage in "Great Balls of Meat", or tossing Brown a mandolin when he is actually referring to the mandoline . </Td> </Tr>

Good eats the once and future fish daughter