Lyle

Lyle is a salesman that appears in both and. He is a blue, spectacled weasel with large whiskers and a hunched appearance. He works as an insurance man in Wild World, selling insurance and giving refunds on forged paintings. In City Folk, he has a new job, working for the Happy Room Academy in their headquarters in the city. His species is based off another name for a scammer, a "weasel".

Role in Animal Crossing: Wild World
Lyle makes his first appearance in working as an insurance salesman. He appears every Saturday outside the player's house to take a survey. He will follow the player for a time if they do not talk to him immediately, a sign of his persistent nature. Upon talking to him, he will ask a number of unanswerable questions, heckling the player into signing a health insurance policy. The only way to avoid this is either by declining to take the quiz or by not having sufficient funds (which will "bust his chops"), though it is thought to be possible to answer the questions and have sufficient funds without being forced to buy insurance. In order to do this the answers must be answered positively.

By paying 3000 Bells, the Player will receive 100 Bells every time they are injured. A further payment on the following Saturday will result in the player receiving compensation of 100 bells if they buy a counterfiet painting, but only if the painting itself is presented to Lyle himself.

Normal villagers sometimes warn of a health insurance scam operating in the area, which is a reference to Lyle and his scamming techniques.

He is also believed to be working with Redd, scamming people out of money. In his questionnaire, Lyle asks for what date Redd should appear in the town, but dubiously denies any connection with him.

Role in Animal Crossing: City Folk
Lyle appears to have a more respectable job in, working in the Happy Room Academy Headquarters in the city. He will mention how much he hates his new job, and frequently talks of his old, 'high-flying' lifestyle. When talked to, his persistent nature leads him to continue talking with the player until they agree to join the Happy Room Academy.

He makes no reference to his past lifestyle in. He doesn't talk about Redd or Crazy Redd's, which is located nearby, which leads many to speculate that he was caught for fraud, and has to work for the HRA which explains why he doesn't enjoy his work.

At the Happy Room Academy Headquarters, the player can also speak with Lyle in order to find out their current 'HRA evaluation' or stop the weekly flow of evaluation letters.