Farley Drexel Hatcher, usually referred to by his nickname "Fudge", is a fictional character in several novels by
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 ...
. In the television series ''Fudge'', he was played by
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 ...
.
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
''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- ...
'' - 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
''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 ...
'' - 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.
See also
*
List of Fudge series characters
* ''
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- ...
''
* ''
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 ...
''
* ''
Fudge-a-Mania''
* ''
Double Fudge''
References
External links
Fudge website
Literary characters introduced in 1972
Characters in American novels of the 20th century
Child characters in literature
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