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Fudge Hatcher
Farley Drexel Hatcher, usually referred to by his nickname "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 of two sons of Warren and Anne Hatcher. Nicknamed Fudge early in his life, Fudge is 3 as of Chapter Five in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. He also has a younger sister named Tootsie. Ideas, interests and obsessions * ''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'' - wanting to fly, mimicking a dog, believing that the bears shown in a documentary film he, Peter and Warren watch at the theater are real. * ''Superfudge'' - being a bird, Uncle Feather (his pet Myna Bird), pretending to believe in Santa Claus, being a superhero. * '' Fudge-a-Mania'' - marrying Sheila Tubman, birds, dinosaurs, spinning in circles repeatedly, being a baseball team captain, being a bird breeder. * '' Double Fudge'' - money, various ways to spend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing
''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'' is a children's novel written by American author Judy Blume and published in 1972. It is the first in the Fudge series and was followed by '' Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great'', '' Superfudge'', '' Fudge-a-Mania'', and '' Double Fudge'' (2002). The book originally featured illustrations by Roy Doty, though reprints after 2002 have omitted the artwork. The story focuses on nine-year-old Peter Warren Hatcher and his relationship with his two-and-a-half-year-old brother, Farley Drexel "Fudge" Hatcher. Plot Peter is frustrated with the horrendous behavior demonstrated by Fudge, who frequently goes unpunished. Peter becomes annoyed with Fudge because he often disturbs his pet turtle, Dribble, which he won at his best friend Jimmy Fargo's birthday party. Furthermore, Fudge throws non-stop temper tantrums, goes through a finicky phase of abstaining from eating altogether, emulates Peter's behavior, and throws tantrums if it is prohibited. Nev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Fudge
''Double Fudge'' is a 2002 children's novel by Judy Blume and the fifth and final entry in the Fudge series. The Hatcher family goes to Washington, D.C. where they spend time with their extended family, and Fudge finds out that his cousin is also named Farley Drexel Hatcher. His interest in money is a common theme throughout the story. Plot As the book begins, Fudge, who is still five years old, develops an obsessive and greedy love for money, irritating his twelve-year-old brother, Peter, to no end. After some discussion, the family decides to take Fudge to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C. for a long weekend to show how money is made, hoping that his obsession will stop there. That plan backfires when instead, the family unexpectedly meets up with their long-lost cousins, who also have the last name of Hatcher (but who, for the purposes of the story, are known as the Howie Hatchers): Howie, a park ranger who resides in Hawaii and is traveling the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 26 novels. Among her best-known works are '' Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.'' (1970), '' Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'' (1972), '' Deenie'' (1973), and ''Blubber'' (1974). Blume's books have significantly contributed to children's and young adult literature. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by ''Time'' magazine in 2023. Blume was born and raised in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and graduated from New York University in 1961. As an attempt to entertain herself in her role as a homemaker, Blume began writing stories."Judy Blume (1938–)." The American Women's Almanac: 500 Years of Making History', Deborah G. Felder, Visible Ink Press, 1st edition, 2020. Accessed 10 December 2020. Blume was one of the first young adult authors to write novels focused on such controversial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 of these visits, Leno asked if it was true that Tarsitano had seen a UFO. "I did not see a UFO," replied Tarsitano. "I saw an alien spaceship." He also pitched a movie to Jay, the plot of which revolved around Tarsitano being the reincarnation of John Wayne. In 1997, he was a regular on the short-lived series'' Over the Top'', as impish youngster Daniel Martin, who affectionately gave grief to cynical grownup Simon Ferguson, played by Tim Curry. Tarsitano has played Secret Service #1 in the 2011 short film ''Counterfeiters'' and has also played Referee in the 2011 short film ''Baer''. Tarsitano also starred with Courtney Bradley in director Joelle Silverman's film ''Existential''. Awards *1997 Young Artist Award Best Performance by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fudge (TV Series)
''Fudge'' is a 1995 American children's television series based on a series of Judy Blume novels about a young boy nicknamed Fudge. The series ran for two seasons, with 24 episodes following a telefilm adaptation of Blume's novel '' Fudge-a-Mania'', which aired on January 7, 1995, in primetime, as part of the ''ABC Family Movies''. The show was canceled after the second season as part of ABC's restructuring of its Saturday morning lineup due to the network's 1996 acquisition by The Walt Disney Company. Broadcasts U.S. network broadcasts ''Fudge'' premiered on ABC's Saturday morning program block on January 14, 1995, one week after the pilot movie aired, and ran nine episodes for its first season, and aired its second season with 15 episodes from August to December 1995, with reruns continuing until September 1996. ABC's broadcasts of the show were often accompanied with a ''Schoolhouse Rock'' segment immediately after the end of each episode. In September 1997, reruns of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter 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 Fudge. In the television series ''Fudge'', he is played by Jake Richardson. Character Life Peter is portrayed as being polite in mannerisms when addressing others such as adults, new acquaintances, and authority figures, albeit his inner thoughts are portrayed as being more sarcastic, a side to himself that he is willing to reveal at certain times. He is extremely exasperated with the constant naughtiness and brattiness demonstrated by his younger brother Fudge, whose continuous bouts of severe misconduct and disobedience are often the cause of extreme mortification and infuriation for Peter. Because of his parents' frequent overindulgence of Fudge and the occasional blame laid upon Peter for his brother's appalling deportment, he is often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'', locally known as ''The'' ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'' or ''WP'', is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital. It is the most widely circulated newspaper in the Washington metropolitan area and has a national audience. As of 2023, the ''Post'' had 130,000 print subscribers and 2.5 million digital subscribers, both of which were the List of newspapers in the United States, third-largest among U.S. newspapers after ''The New York Times'' and ''The Wall Street Journal''. The ''Post'' was founded in 1877. In its early years, it went through several owners and struggled both financially and editorially. In 1933, financier Eugene Meyer (financier), Eugene Meyer purchased it out of bankruptcy and revived its health and reputation; this work was continued by his successors Katharine Graham, Katharine and Phil Graham, Meyer's daughter and son-in-law, respectively, who bought out several rival publications. The ''Post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superfudge
''Superfudge'' is a children's novel by Judy Blume, published in 1980. It is the sequel to '' Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'' and '' Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great'' and is the third in the Fudge series. Plot At the beginning of this book, the Hatcher family has a new baby daughter. The family makes a temporary move from New York City to Princeton, New Jersey. This new family member, named Tamara Roxanne, is known as "The Baby" for some time in the book. Peter is 11 years old and is in 6th grade. His 5-year-old brother, Fudge (who is in kindergarte becomes extremely jealous of his younger sister, who earns the nickname "Tootsie" from their mother Anne's cute-speak and their grandmother Muriel's Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!), favorite old song. Peter deals with the fallout from Fudge's various problems; one of these involves Fudge's anger with his kindergarten teacher who refuses to address him using his nickname. In the course of his temper tantrum, Fudge kicks t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fudge-a-Mania
''Fudge-a-Mania'' is a 1990 children's novel by Judy Blume and the fourth entry in the Fudge series. Plot Peter Hatcher is horrified to learn of his family's plans to spend summer in a vacation home alongside the Tubmans, the family of his archrival, Sheila, located in Southwest Harbor, Maine. On the other hand, his younger brother, Fudge, who is five years old, anticipates the vacation because of his plans to marry Sheila as a means of protection against the supposed "monsters" hiding beneath his bed, knowing that spouses often share one. This wish is dropped after a newfound friend named Mitzi Apfel provides Fudge with a bottle containing her grandmother's "monster spray" during the vacation, but Peter is stunned to learn that she is the granddaughter of an idolized baseball player known as "Big Apfel". Peter is allowed to invite his best friend, Jimmy Fargo, on the vacation with him, a privilege intended to compensate for having to spend it alongside Sheila; however, he b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Fudge Series Characters
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, thoughtful and sensitive boy, but reveals a quick temper when provoked or impassioned. He often feels unappreciated and uncared for by his parents, mainly due to the amount of attention his brother requires. In the first book, he is nine years old and in the fourth grade, and in ''Double Fudge'', he is twelve and in seventh grade. He has a habit of imagining things, often at times thinking up TV ads for concepts he has just been introduced to (a trait likely inherited from his father as that is his career). He likes to collect things, such as baseball cards. Peter tries to make it very clear that he despises his brother, but it is obvious that he truly cares for him. He was originally called "Pee-tah" by Fudge when Fudge was a toddler, which later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Characters Introduced In 1972
Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, plays, and poems. It includes both print and digital writing. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed.; see also Homer. Literature is a method of recording, preserving, and transmitting knowledge and entertainment. It can also have a social, psychological, spiritual, or political role. Literary criticism is one of the oldest academic disciplines, and is concerned with the literary merit or intellectual significance of specific texts. The study of books and other texts as artifacts or traditions is instead encompassed by textual criticism or the history of the book. "Literature", as an art form, is sometimes used synonymously with literary fiction, fiction written with the goal of artistic merit, but can also include works in various non-fiction genres, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
