Fudge Hatcher
character in the Fudge series of books by Judy Blume
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 money, expensive toys and play structures.
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