The following is a list of characters from Bad Hare Day and its television adaptation in order of appearance.
This page contains spoilers! Do not read this before finishing the story.
Characters[]
| Character | Medium | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Swanson
|
Book and TV Episode | Tim is the protagonist and narrator of the book. He is a twelve-year-old boy with dreams of being a magician. When he gets the chance to meet his idol, Amaz-O, in person, Tim discovers his hero isn't who he thought he was. |
| Sue Mailer
|
Book | Sue is a girl in Tim Swanson's class. She volunteers for one of his magic acts. |
| Foster "Foz" Martin
|
Book and TV episode | Foz is Tim's best friend. He's unable to attend Amaz-O's magic show, leaving Tim disappointed. |
| Jesse Brown
|
Book | Another classmate who watches Tim's show. |
| Mark
|
Book | Probably another classmate of Tim's. He is only mentioned by him if he was willing to take him see the magic show at Midnight Mansion or not. |
| Mrs. Pratt
|
Book | Tim and Foz's teacher. She is only mentioned by Foz when she kept him after school. |
| Michael Lamb
|
Book | Only mentioned by Tim's mother from her job as a high school guidance counselor. Long story short, he threatened to beat everyone up and the police got involved. |
| Michael Franklin
|
Book | Only mentioned by Ginny who probably happens to be a classmate of hers. She karate-chopped him in the leg because he was teasing her. |
| Ginny Swanson
|
Book and TV episode | Ginny is Tim's bratty younger sister. She enjoys spoiling the secret behind his magic tricks. Tim is forced to bring her to Amaz-O's performance when she threatens to tell on him. |
| Mr. Malik
|
Book and TV episode | The owner of Tim's favorite magic shop, where most of the inventory is too expensive for him to buy. Mr. Malik loves pulling pranks on customers, and gives Tim and Foz two free tickets to see Amaz-O's performance at Midnight Mansion, a local nightclub. |
| Mr. and Mrs. Swanson
|
Mr. Swanson (Book) Mrs. Swanson (Book) | Tim and Ginny's parents. They both hate their respective jobs, causing them to argue about who has it worse over the dinner table. Mrs. Swanson forbids Tim from going to Amaz-O's show, forcing him to sneak out after dark. |
| Clare Martin
|
Book | Foz's younger sister. He borrows her pet rabbit for Tim's act. When the rabbit gets loose, Foz panics at what his sister might do if she finds out. |
| Bouncer
|
Book | A tall, thin man guarding the entrance of Midnight Mansion. He reluctantly allows Tim and Ginny to enter. |
| Amaz-O
|
Book and TV episode | Tim's idol in the world of magic. When he gets to see Amaz-O in person, the magician allows him to act as a volunteer. However, once the show ends and Tim tries to approach Amaz-O, he is rudely barked at, prompting him to steal Amaz-O's magic kit as payback. |
| Frank
|
Book | The sorcerer who cursed Amazo by turning him into a rabbit, as he was jealous of his power. |
| El Sydney
|
TV episode | In the episode, Amaz-O is still a human magician. His rabbit is actually an evil magician known as El Sydney. Tim accidentally frees El Sydney from his rabbit form, and the magician begins to take revenge on Amaz-O. |