Terrance "Terry" Bates is the Local News Anchor, Greg's co-anchor and domestic partner. Also Stan's neighbor and son of Tank Bates. Stan was completely unaware of the fact that his neighbors are a gay couple up until recently, and, while initially being prejudiced against them for their practice of liberal journalism, eventually merely considered them nice young men that just happen to live together. Terry is a Democrat with blond hair. Terry has apparently not told his father about his sexuality, much to Greg's annoyance ("I've told you, as soon as my father dies I will wear the ring!"). He owns a French bulldog named Heath Ledger. It's hinted that Terry is a number of years younger than Greg. He has a daughter with Greg, Libby. Voiced by Mike Barker.
Appearances
- AD102 "Threat Levels"
- AD106 "Homeland Insecurity"
- AD107 "Deacon Stan, Jesus Man"
- AD109 "A Smith In The Hand"
- AD110 "All About Steve"
- AD114 "Stannie Get Your Gun"
- AD116 "Not Particularly Desperate Housewives"
- AD117 "Rough Trade"
- AD118 "Finances With Wolves"
- AD120 "Roger 'n' Me"
- AD204 "Lincoln Lover"
- AD207 "Of Ice and Men"
- AD209 "The Best Christmas Story Never"
- AD215 "Four Little Words"
- AD217 "I Can't Stan You"
- AD302 "Meter Made"
- AD303 "Dope & Faith"
- AD305 "Haylias"
- AD307 "Surro-Gate"
- AD310 "Tearjerker"
- AD312 "Widowmaker"
- AD315 "Stanny Slickers 2: The Legend of Ollie's Gold"
- AD407 "Phantom of the Telethon"
- AD408 "Chimdale"
- AD411 "Live and Let Fry"
- AD412 "Roy Rogers McFreely"
- AD419 "Daddy Queerest"
- AD501 "In Country...Club"
- AD509 "Rapture's Delight"
- AD510 "Don't Look a Smith Horse in the Mouth"
- AD511 "A Jones for a Smith"
- AD517 "An Incident at Owl Creek"
- AD518 "Great Space Roaster"
- AD601 "100 A.D."
- AD603 "Best Little Horror House in Langley Falls"
- AD605 "White Rice"
- AD607 "The People vs. Martin Sugar"
- AD608 "For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls"
- AD617 "Home Wrecker"
- AD618 "Flirting With Disaster"
- AD619 "Gorillas in the Mist"
- AD702 "Hurricane!"
- AD707 "Season's Beatings"
- AD708 "The Unbrave One"
- AD713 "Dr. Klaustus"
- AD718 "Toy Whorey"