''Fudge'' is a 1995–1997

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based on a series of

Judy Blume Judith Blume ( née Sussman; born February 12, 1938) is an American writer of children's, young adult and adult fiction. Blume began writing in 1959 and has published more than 25 novels. Among her best-known works are '' Are You There God? It's ...

books about a young boy

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d Fudge. The series ran for two seasons (1995–1997), with 24 episodes following a

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adaptation of Blume's novel '' Fudge-a-Mania'', which aired on January 7, 1995 in

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. ''Fudge'' premiered on

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in January

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, and switched to

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for its second season. ''

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'' twice listed ''Fudge'' as one of the Ten Best Shows for Children. The show was canceled in 1997. At the Seventeenth Annual Youth in Film Awards, the cast was nominated for a Young Actors Award, Best Performance by a Young Ensemble: Television. Nassira Nicola, who played

Sheila Tubman The following is a list of characters from the "Fudge" series of novels by Judy Blume. Hatcher family Peter Warren "Pete" Hatcher A smart, impatient, sarcastic, and seemingly naive boy who lives in New York City. He is a kind, polite, thoughtf ...

, won for Best Performance by a Young Actress: TV Comedy Series.

Cast

Jake Richardson Jacob Matthew Richardson (born February 20, 1985) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the film ''Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves'' and the series ''Fudge''. Career Richardson landed his first acting role in 1995 at the a ...

Peter Warren Hatcher Peter Warren Hatcher is a fictional character created by American author Judy Blume. He first appeared in the children's novel ''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'' and in several subsequent Blume stories, most of which focus on his younger brother ...

(storyteller) *

Luke Tarsitano Luke Tarsitano (born March 18, 1990) is an American television actor. He played the character of Fudge in the series of that name and had guest appearances on ''Frasier'', ''Suddenly Susan'' and on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno''. During one o ...

Farley Drexel "Fudge" Hatcher Farley Drexel Hatcher (A.K.A. "Fudge") is a fictional character in several novels by Judy Blume. In the television series ''Fudge'', he was played by Luke Tarsitano. Character Life Farley Drexel Hatcher was born in New York, and is the younger o ...

* Nassira Nicola as

* Alex Burrall as Jimmy Fargo * Nick Humphrey as Elliot *

Brenda Song Brenda Song (born March 27, 1988) is an American actress. Born in California, Song began her career at the age of six, working as a child model. She made her screen debut with a guest appearance on the sitcom '' Thunder Alley'' (1995), and ...

as Jennie * Teddy Dale as Sam * Jared Moen as Daniel Manheim *

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as Anne Hatcher ("Mom") * Forrest Witt as Warren Hatcher ("Dad") * Rob Monroe as Henry

Episodes

TV movie

Season 1 (1995)

Season 2 (1995)

References

External links

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