Herman is a good-natured buffoon. Although enormously old, he behaves rather childishly, often throwing temper tantrums. Herman is incredibly strong, once lifting a solid metal demolition ball casually with one hand. When frustrated (often), he tends to stamp like a child having a tantrum — causing plaster to shower down from the ceiling. His strength is especially useful around "the Parlor" -- he can lift caskets unassisted. When asked how much he weighs, Herman says: "Three spins," meaning the dial on the scale goes around three times, his driver's license gives his weight as 380 (lbs.), height as 7 feet, 3 inches, and eyes as brown. Herman (and the rest of the family) considers himself handsome even though he can crack a mirror by looking at it, once even cracking a shiny frying pan he looked into.