mˈeɪɚ wˈɛst wʌz kˈæɹɪktɚɹˌaɪzd æz ɐn ɪntˈɛns jˈɛt fɹˈɛndli, sˈɔftspˈoʊkən, tʃˈaɪldɪʃ, ˌɪmətʃˈʊɹ kɹˈækpɑːt hˌuːz dᵻlˈuːʒənz ˈɔfən kˈeɪm æt ɡɹˈeɪt ɛkspˈɛns ænd ˈiːvən dˈeɪndʒɚ tə sˈɪɾɪzənz ʌv kwˈæhɑːɡ.
Mayor West was characterized as an intense yet friendly, soft-spoken, childish, immature crackpot whose delusions often came at great expense and even danger to citizens of Quahog.