Editing Alan Harper (section)

== Trivia ==

* In the twelfth season episode "Glamping in a Yurt," following Walden's embrace and affectionate gestures towards Alan to stage a believable scene and aid in Alan's adoption, Alan's reaction to this display of love is clearly noticeable, suggesting that, despite not identifying as gay, he harbors enough loneliness to find comfort in anyone who shows him kindness. 
* Alan shares certain traits with Sheldon Cooper, a character from The Big Bang Theory, another sitcom created by Chuck Lorre. Yet, despite Sheldon's tendency to be antisocial, he exhibits significantly more bravery than Alan and has never allowed a single woman to dominate his life, thanks to his resilient personality. Moreover, Sheldon enjoys a more successful career, is notably smarter and more practical than Alan in all aspects, including social life. 
* He bears resemblance to Rajesh Koothrappalli in romantic relationships, as he often ends up damaging them with his clinginess, selfishness, neediness, disregard for others' boundaries, and arrogance. Both are frequently misjudged as gay due to their effeminate behavior, which they deny as being straight or metrosexual. 
* Alan was born out of wedlock. His mother personally tells him he is "a pitcher of margaritas and a gas station condom," in "The Sea is a Harsh Mistress." In the episode "Warning, It's Dirty," Evelyn recalls how forty years ago, Charlie had asked for a younger brother for Christmas, casting doubt on whether Alan was indeed born out of wedlock. In "One False Move, Zimbabwe!", Alan mentions that Evelyn got pregnant because she didn't want to ruin her lipstick. 
* Despite leading a very pitiful existence, he harbors a deep fear of death. In Gorp. Fnark. Schmegle, it's revealed that Alan is the surviving son of Evelyn Harper after Charlie's demise. 
* There's a lack of consistency regarding Alan Harper's age because in the episode "Slowly and In A Circular Fashion," he is awarded $50,000 annually for owning a portion of Walden's company, yet in "Mr. Hose Says "Yes"" he mentions that staying at a hotel costs money and he doesn't have any. It's possible that he has already spent all that money. Additionally, in "Slowly and In A Circular Fashion," Alan is named on the house deed, yet in "Mr. Hose Says "Yes"" Zoey makes a snide remark about him letting Walden use his own house for a change." It's uncertain whether she is aware of his name being on the deed.
* During the episode "Why We Gave Up Women," Alan's most embarrassing moment of being cheap occurred when he was suffering a heart attack and Walden had accidentally dropped $100, yet Alan still made the effort to crawl to it. 
* His name, which is an anagram for "Anal," was a nickname given to him by Charlie, who once described him as having that personality. 
* Only Walden, Larry, and Herb consider Alan a friend. However, while the first two genuinely see him as a friend and enjoy his company, Walden dislikes him and wishes to distance himself. 
* In the first season, Alan never discussed his tendency to be cheap. 
* He is known for wearing "tighty-whitey" briefs. 
* In "Bite Me, Supreme Court," it was revealed that Alan took ballet lessons at the age of 14.
* The show "Two and a Half Men" shares similarities with "The Odd Couple," with Alan resembling Felix Unger. He is similar to Unger in being a neat freak and obsessive compulsive, except for his tendency to be cheap and irritating. While living with Walden and his brother Charlie, every woman found him to be annoying and cheap. 
* Alan is right-handed. 
* He suffers from lactose intolerance, which means he cannot consume dairy products like milk. 
* Berta mentions that Alan has "phone cahones," indicating that he is assertive over the phone but lacks confidence in face-to-face interactions
* Alan's biggest fear is dying outside the beach house. 
* He has been arrested a total of six times, starting with stealing his ex-wife's dog, being mistaken for a thief twice, streaking with [[Melissa (Two and a Half Men)|Melissa]] twice, assaulting someone, and masturbating in a movie theater. 
* There are rumors that Alan is a registered sex offender.

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