Hatcher family
Tamara Roxanne "Tootsie" Hatcher
Peter and Fudge's baby sister, born in the second book. Fudge is jealous and hates her in the beginning, even attempting to exchange her for things such as money or a two-wheeled bicycle. Right before the Hatchers move to Princeton Fudge hides her in a closet. Tootsie is rather playful, curious and likable. Her first word that she ever spoke was "Yuck" when she hears Peter say it when he is changing her diaper. Then she says "Nu Yuck", when the family decides to go back to New York City. She eventually learns more words and likes to repeat what some people say. She especially likes to make animal noises when she hears somebody saying the name of an animal. In the fourth book, Tootsie accidentally walks across Frank Fargo's paintings before they dry, leading Fargo to create a whole series of paintings featuring Tootsie's footprints on canvas, called "Baby Feet". In ''Double Fudge'', when the Fargos move downtown, the Hatchers learn she can't pronounce "sh" yet.Anne Hatcher
Mother of Peter, Fudge, and later, Tootsie. She is a stay-at-home mom who later becomes a professional dental hygienist. She always does her best to be a mother to her children, although she tends to be more partial towards Fudge. She becomes related to the Tubman family when her mother, Muriel, marries Bertram "Buzzy Senior" Tubman in Maine.Warren Hatcher
Warren is father to Peter, Fudge and Tootsie (Peter's middle name comes from his father). He is in the advertising business and he writes commercials. His agency has had accounts with Juicy-O and the Toddle Bike company (for whom Fudge appears in a commercial), as well as with X-Plode Cereal (only mentioned by Fudge, though). In the first book, he is much more of a blunt parent than his wife. When Fudge refuses to eat his meals and wants to be fed like a dog, Warren takes charge and warns Fudge he will either "eat it or wear it" — putting an end to the tomfoolery. In the second book, he takes a leave of absence from the ad agency to attempt to write a book called ''History Of Advertising'' but at the end of the second book, he gives it up altogether and returns to his old job in the advertising company. He grows a beard in ''Superfudge'' but later shaves it off in ''Fudge-a-Mania''.Grandma Muriel
Anne's mother and Peter's maternal grandmother. She is known for using classic phrases and various tricks to help the kids. She originally was a gymnastics teacher, so she is very good at turning cartwheels, and agrees to teach Sheila Tubman how. In the fourth book, she marries Sheila's grandfather, Buzzy Senior, thereby uniting both the Hatcher and Tubman families much to the dismay of Peter Hatcher and Sheila Tubman. She is a very likable, and an agreeable person altogether.Cousin Howard "Howie" Hatcher
Warren's long-lost cousin in ''Double Fudge'', both of whom were great friends. Howie seems to have some slightly rude behavior, as he calls Warren "Tubby" even though he's lost some weight since, and a rather crazy driver when it comes to golf carts, and easily gets frustrated. Howie works as a park ranger in Hawaii and plans to move his family to theCousin Eudora Hatcher
Howie's wife in ''Double Fudge''. Like her husband, she calls Warren "Tubby". She also happens to be pregnant, and isn't as rude and strict as her husband, and is often the mediator between Howie and their daughters.Flora and Fauna Hatcher
Howie and Eudora's two identical twelve-year-old twin daughters in ''Double Fudge''. They are known for both finishing each other's sentences, and breaking it into song and dance routines in public, which impresses others but embarrasses Peter. They do seem to be somewhat spoiled, and usually beg and plead to get their way, while Eudora manages to present the case carefully to Howie. They are usually nicknamed the "Natural Beauties" (due to Flora meaning plant life and Fauna meaning animal life) and the "Heavenly Hatchers"."Mini" Farley Drexel Hatcher
Flora and Fauna's younger 3-and-1/2-year-old brother and Howie's and Eudora's son in ''Double Fudge'', who acts similar to Fudge's 2-year-old ''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'' behavior in many ways. Usually he will just growl and act like an animal, due to his older sisters trying to always comment on him and act as if he were non-verbal, but all that changed by the end when he finally made the point to the twins he can speak for himself. Fudge grows to dislike him, due to him nearly receiving the same nickname as Fudge, being the cause of Uncle Feather's broken wing, and ultimately swallowing Fudge's first loose tooth at their farewell dinner. ; Back to topFargo family
Jimmy Fargo
Peter's best friend. He is in the same grade as Peter and slightly older than he is, assuming that he celebrated his tenth birthday in the first book, and taller than Sheila. Jimmy and his family originally lived a few buildings down from Peter and Sheila, and then moved into Peter and Sheila's building, before eventually moving down toFrank Fargo
Jimmy's father. He used to be an actor but became an abstract artist, judging from Peter's descriptions of some of his paintings. In ''Superfudge'' he and his wife divorced, which was very unsettling for their son. In the third book of the series, ''Fudge-a-Mania'', Tootsie accidentally toddles across one of Frank's paintings, which inspires him for a new artwork series entitled "Baby Feet". Frank gets remarried to Beverly Muldour, an art dealer and neighbor of the Hatchers from their time inAnita Fargo
Jimmy Fargo's mother and the first wife of Frank Fargo. She is first seen in the first Fudge book at Jimmy's birthday party giving Peter his pet turtle, Dribble. She later divorced Frank Fargo after an argument during which she threw red paint at one of his paintings, to which Mr. Fargo took advantage to display, calling the painting "Anita's Anger". Jimmy said that his mother loves kissing, so she moved from New York toTubman family
Sheila Tubman
Peter's rival (though Peter sees her as a "sworn enemy"). She lives in Peter's apartment building two floors below his own. Peter believes Sheila is a real know-it-all. She was the Queen of Cooties even when she was in 4th grade. She gives upLibby Tubman
Sheila's older sister, who often is seen dancing in a leotard. She fancies herself as being very sophisticated and glamorous, addressing her parents as "Mother" and "Father". She is very interested in boys, and it is also shown she is not a great singer, when she does not get the part of Wendy in a production of Peter Pan. In the third book, Mrs. Hatcher hires Libby to help watch after Fudge when the demands of a baby and other parenting responsibilities get to be too much for her to handle at once. Her friend, when the Tubman family lived inJean and Bertram "Buzz" Tubman
Sheila and Libby's parents. Mr. Tubman is a college professor at Marymount College in the second book. In the third book, they become related to the Hatchers when Mr. Tubman's father marries Anne Hatcher's mother.Buzzy Senior
Sheila's grandfather, who ends up marrying Muriel at the end of ''Fudge-a-Mania'', thereby uniting the Hatcher and Tubman families, much to Peter's and Sheila's dismay. ; Back to topEllis family
Merle 'Mouse' Ellis
Sheila's same age friend from Tarrytown in ''Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great'' that has many noticeable scabs on her legs. They are best buds until a game ofBetsy Ellis
Mouse's little sister at age 4 in ''Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great''. She is a champion swimmer known to do perfect dives. She is allergic to dogs and carries around her make-believe dog (which is an empty candy box), whom she calls Ootch. She calls Sheila "Sunny", which was her made-up nickname. ; Back to topManheim family
Daniel Manheim
Fudge's new friend, introduced in ''Superfudge''. He is described as adopted, pudgy and Jewish, with much reddish hair, and ears that stick out even more than Peter's. Daniel is a bird expert, as seen in the beginning of Chapter 9 as he is lecturing Fudge on myna birds. He also delivers his tough-guy line: "Ya wanna make somethin' of it?" whenever asked of something. Once, though, after delivering his "tough-guy" line, Elaine, an acquaintance of Peter, agreed to "make something of it" and (playfully) challenged him to fight. Daniel then proceeded to chicken out. According to himself, he's six years old and lives at 432 Vine Street. He is a fussy eater; he constantly mentions that he does not like onions, lima beans, peas,Mrs. Manheim
Daniel's adoptive mother in ''Superfudge'', who is heavily concerned about her son. She drives a red sports car. ; Back to topMuldour family
Mrs. Muldour
One of Peter's new acquaintances in ''Superfudge''. She is an elderly woman who lives near Peter, also is to be believed that she eats worms as Peter and Alex dig them up for her.Beverly Muldour
A pretty young woman Peter first sees when she is working at an art gallery in Princeton in ''Superfudge''. Due to her plunging neckline Peter secretly refers to her as "Giraffe Neck". It is later revealed that she is the daughter of Mrs. Muldour and is a big fan of Frank Fargo's paintings for their originality. She eventually becomes Frank Fargo's second wife and Jimmy's step-mother. ; Back to topApfel family
Mitzi Apfel
Friend of Fudge's whom he met on vacation in Maine in ''Fudge-a-Mania''. She is obsessed with Fudge, and develops a crush on him. According to Fudge, she keeps monster spray and has a baby brother called Jacob. She is also the granddaughter of famous baseball player Big Apfel.Mrs. A
Mitzi's grandmother and Big Apfel's wife in ''Fudge-A-Mania''. She makes Mitzi's monster spray for her and makes really tasty cocoa. Peter and Fudge first meet her when they go round the neighbor's houses asking if the neighbors have seen Uncle Feather. Mrs A originally thinks Uncle Feather is Peter and Fudge's uncle.Big Apfel
Famous baseball player who Peter is astounded to find is his new neighbor in Maine in ''Fudge-A-Mania''. Peter seriously looks forward to playing a game with him as there is a weekly softball game. However, Peter's enthusiasm is somewhat tempered when Big Apfel says he has aged since his Red Sox days and takes a more relaxed attitude to the community softball game, seeing it more as a friendly get-together as opposed to the Yankee-Red Sox intense rivalry Peter had read stories about. When Peter's grandmother gets married in an outdoor wedding, Big Apfel attends in his Red Sox uniform and barbecues burgers for the guests. ; Back to topOther characters
Mrs. Reese
The Tubmans' next door neighbor in ''Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great''. She has a small puppy named Baby.Henry Bevelheimer
The elevator operator, whom seems to know everybody in the apartment. Henry and Peter get along very well. On one occasion (in ''Superfudge''), he scolded Peter for siccing Turtle on Sheila after she and Peter got into an argument. In ''Double Fudge'', he helps out with Uncle Feather's brief period of being unable to talk, and is then later promoted to superintendent of the building (which is also his job in the TV series) and converts the elevator to self-service.Dr. Cone
The family pediatrician in ''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'', to whom Anne turns for advice when Fudge eats flowers, falls from the jungle gym, and refuses to eat. Despite Dr. Cone's assurances that most of the problems are normal for small children, even that will often fail to sway Anne's fretfulness. He offers reassurance to Peter when Fudge swallows his turtle.Dr. Brown
The family dentist in ''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing''. He went to school and is personal friends with Warren, who calls him "Dusty". Peter even remarked that Dr. Cone is always saying he "takes special good care of me and Fudge because we're chips off the old block (the old block being my father)". He does not allow fretful parents in the room when he is working on young patients.Mr. Berman
A children's shoe salesman atJane and Sondra Van Arden
A set of twin sisters that also live in Tarrytown that are friends with Sheila and Mouse in ''Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great''. Sondra is amply contoured, sensitive and shy, is a great swimmer despite her size, and usually comes up with good ideas. Jane is more aggressive than her sister, and is also more rude, and much thinner than Sondra. During their slam book game, Sondra is deeply offended by her friends calling her a "fat slob" and "crybaby", and Jane is equally offended because she got some negative criticism as well.Ralph, Jennie and Sam
Fudge's original friends who live in the same apartment building in ''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing''. In the TV series, Ralph does not appear, but Jennie and Sam do. Jennie and her family are ofAlex Santo
Peter's new friend, introduced in ''Superfudge'', as very small, with hair that hangs into his eyes, and seems to be a fan ofJoanne McFadden
A girl who sits behind Peter in his sixth grade class and becomes the object of his affection in ''Superfudge''. Peter sits next to her when seeing ''Martha and Harvey
The two class members in Peter's sixth grade class in ''Superfudge'' (besides Peter) that aren't native to New Jersey. Harvey is from Pennsylvania, and seems to get along with Peter as they are both "outsiders" in the class. When Peter and his class get assigned aSharon and Elaine
Two other girls in Peter's class while he was in Princeton in ''Superfudge''. Sharon is known for looking down at the ground or up at the sky, and Elaine is known for hitting guys her own age in the stomach. Neither Sharon or Elaine's last names are revealed, though. They are friends with Joanne, and also socialize with Peter and Alex. Although Peter and Elaine are the same age, he was never socked in the stomach by her and they got along just fine. It is hinted for Jimmy to possibly develop a crush on Sharon. Elaine is also the only person to agree to take Daniel up on his offer of 'making something of it' (wherein he becomes frightened and pleads with her not to hurt him), but she was only joking.Melissa Beth Miller
Fudge's new friend that moves into their apartment building in ''Double Fudge''. She is Fudge's age and attends his special mixed group class at school. She has a cat named Fuzzball and dressed up asRichie Potter
Fudge's best friend from school in ''Double Fudge''. He is a very wealthy boy with allergies, and likes to brag a lot, usually about what he does in the bathroom. Fudge originally thought he was a cousin of the famous boy wizardMr. & Mrs. Howard Yarby
The president of the Juicy-O company, who lives inMr. George Vincent
The president of the Toddle Bike company in ''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing''. He chooses Fudge to star in the new commercial for his product, but gets furious when Fudge does not act on cue. Mr. Vincent is almost always seen smoking a big cigar.Janet
Warren's gorgeous secretary in ''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing''. She usually carries around a purse stuffed to bursting with Goldfish crackers,Mr. Bogner
Peter and Alex's sixth-grade teacher in Princeton in ''Superfudge''. Whereas Peter remarks how some of his past teachers were dumb, he realizes Mr. Bogner is skilled and dedicated to his job, thus Peter learns to respect him.Mr. Green
The mustached school principal of Peter and Fudge's school in Princeton in ''Superfudge''. On the first day of school, he and Peter go to Fudge's kindergarten class because of Fudge's problems with his teacher, Mrs. Hildebrandt. During an assembly with author Brian Tumkin illustrating a picture of a person Fudge knows, Fudge chooses Mr. Green, who appreciates the drawing and hangs it in his office.Mrs. Hildebrandt
Fudge's first kindergarten teacher in ''Superfudge'', who he calls "Rat Face" with which Peter apparently doesn't disagree. According to Fudge, she is mean, wouldn't let him play with the round blocks (she never lets her students play with the round blocks on the first day of school because it's one of her rules), and wouldn't call him Fudge, so he had to kick her and climb on top of the cabinets. After he moves to the other kindergarten, Mrs. Hildebrandt frequently calls him Farley at every opportunity. When he leaves her kindergarten, she says to him "Goodbye, Farley Drexel", and when she meets Uncle Feather she says "What a beautiful bird Farley has". When Fudge tells her that Uncle Feather speaks French, Mrs. Hildebrandt who also speaks French says to him, "Parlez-vous Francais?" Uncle Feather replies, "Bonjour, stupid!" Fudge does not kick her in the TV series.Ms. Ziff
Fudge's second kindergarten teacher in ''Superfudge''. She is very nice and is reading "An Anteater Named Arthur" when Fudge arrives and he is impressed, since he is a fan of the book.Brian Tumkin
A famous author in ''Superfudge'' whose children's books Fudge likes. In one chapter he gives a lecture at Fudge and Peter's school. When Fudge gets called up to the stage Mr. Tumkin says they will do a game called Chalk Talk in which Fudge dictates characteristics of a person and Mr. Tumkin will draw it out. This scares Peter as Fudge is granted a big chance to embarrass Peter in front of the whole school. However, the person drawn ends up being Mr. Green, who is pleased by the results and asks Brian Tumkin to autograph the drawing so he can hang it in his office.Bicycle Bob
Bicycle-shop owner who acts as mentor to the children. When Peter accidentally swallows a fly, Bicycle Bob welcomes him to the ISAF club (I Swallowed a Fly) and recommends vanilla ice cream. According to Judy Blume, he is based directly on a real person whom she met one summer when she was growing up, who did indeed own a bike shop."When in Rome"
A woman in ''Fudge-A-Mania'' who Peter meets and calls "When in Rome" at Big Apfel's baseball game because she had quoted the old "When in Rome" phrase. She also appears at Muriel and Buzzy Senior's wedding, as the Justice of the Peace. She calls Peter "Junior".Olivia Osterman
An older woman who lives in the same apartment building as the Hatchers in ''Double Fudge''. She was an actress on Broadway, and often gives out boxes of raisins to the kids (as well as dog biscuits for the dogs). However, as Peter observed, she doesn't understand why Peter named his dog Turtle, even though he had explained it to her a million times. She, Mini-Farley and Fudge got trapped in an elevator, and Fudge tells them they are fine, using the codenames Yelraf Rose, Egduf Muriel, and Aivilo Veruschka. ; Back to topTeens
Isobel
Gorgeous teenage library assistant that Peter meets on holiday in Maine in "Fudge-A-Mania", and develops a serious crush on. Her nickname is Izzy. When Fudge asks Peter what's wrong, Peter admits that Isobel makes him feel dizzy. Fudge later tells that to Jimmy and Sheila. Jimmy doesn't share Peter's affection for Isobel, and Peter loses his spark for her when she doesn't pick him for her team at the ball game. Isobel also persuades Fudge to write an autobiography of himself, entitled "Tell Me A Fudge", after he discovers his friend Mitzi has a book about herself, "Tell Me A Mitzi". Fudge, however, only writes the chapter titles. Peter's infatuation with Isobel despite her being older and him having a brief fantasy of being stranded with her on an island while wearing loincloths mirrored the protagonist of another Judy Blume book, Tony Miglione and his crush on Lisa Hoober in '' Then Again, Maybe I Won't''.Marty
Marty is Sheila's swim teacher in Tarrytown in "Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great". Boy-crazy Libby thinks he's gorgeous. At first he has a bit of trouble working with Sheila due to her fear of water, as well as the classes being in a public pool where she may be seen, and Sheila seems to grow a grudge against him. The friction dissolves when Sheila is upfront with Marty about her aquaphobia, and he develops a system to prepare her for her beginner's test. Shiela ends up getting a perfect score on her test and is glad to have gotten a beginner's card. When the Tubmans leave, they have an end-of-summer party, and Marty gets invited. Because she saw him all this time in swim trunks, she at first does not recognize him being fully dressed on dry land.Freddie
A seventeen-year-old lifeguard at the Tarrytown community pool in ''Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great'', and yet another young gentleman Libby Tubman finds appealing. She hangs around his guard stand every day, flirts with him and brings him beverages. Upon learning he has a girlfriend, however, she ignores him and sticks to friends and company in her own age group.Denise
A counselor at the day camp where Sheila and Libby attend in Tarrytown, who teaches pottery. She is also seen accompanying the kids on aAllen & Paul
Two teenagers at the day camp Sheila attends. When Sheila runs a camp newspaper that proves too much for her, she forgot she did a crossword with a prize. Paul and Allen approach her showing they solved the crossword and asking what their prize is, and she awards them editorship of the newspaper. The two seem to do a better job at managing the paper, which Sheila is relieved by. ; Back to topPets
Dribble
Peter's first pet that he won at his best friend Jimmy Fargo's birthday party. Peter always looked after him, but Fudge was always finding ways to harm Dribble, and in the end finally swallowed him. Despite having been successfully extracted from Fudge's stomach after he was given a combination of prune juice, castor oil andTurtle
Peter's pet dog, named in memory of Dribble. Peter received him after Fudge swallowed his first pet. He is feared and hated by Sheila Tubman due to her having a fear of large dogs. In the TV series, Turtle is a Saint Bernard.Mumford
A male dog who sires Jennifer's puppies, one of whom is Sheila's dog Jake.Uncle Feather
Fudge'sBaby
A small dog belonging to neighbor Mrs. Reese in ''Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great''.Vinny
A Yorkie belonging to Jimmy's stepmother Beverly in ''Double Fudge''.Jake
A small white and brownReferences
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