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Characters

The following is a list of characters from Don't Go to Sleep! and its television adaptation in order of appearance.

This page contains spoilers! Do not read this before finishing the story.

Characters[]

Character	Medium	Description
Matthew "Matt" Amsterdam	Book and TV episode	The protagonist and narrator. Matt is often picked on by his older siblings. When his mother forbids him from moving his bedroom into their house's guest room, Matt disobeys her orders and does so anyway. However, Matt soon finds his reality drastically changing each time he wakes up.
Greg Amsterdam	Book and TV episode	Matt's older brother. Greg loves to tease Matt by speaking into a tape recorder and narrating his daily activities in an obnoxious manner.
Pam Amsterdam	Book and TV episode	Matt's older sister. She has wiry brown hair like Greg, and much like him, she enjoys teasing Matt.
Biggie	Book	Biggie is the Amsterdam's dachshund. He seems friendly to everyone except Matt.
Laura Amsterdam	Book and TV episode	The mother of Matt, Greg, and Pam. She refuses to let Matt move his bedroom into the guest room. She has to work two jobs and is not around much as a result.
Unnamed bully	Book	A bully that Matt meets in his first reality as a teenager. He claimed that he did something to him and he was gonna get him back for it. No other information about him is given.
Teacher	Book	When Matt first sleeps in the guest room, he wakes up to find himself as a teenager. His high school forces him to read a passage of Anna Karenina, and mocks Matt when he's unable to pronounce the character's names. He calls the students in his class by their surnames.
Mrs. McNab	Book	The principal of Matt's high school. She's doesn't believe Matt when he tells her he's actually twelve and not sixteen.
Lisa	Book	A girl at Matt's high school. She picks Matt to join her volleyball team.
Gym teacher	Book	Matt's high school gym teacher.
Lacie	Book	A 12-year-old girl with blond hair and blue eyes that Matt encounters while he's trapped as a teenager. While she's initially kind, Lacie turns out to actually be a member of the Reality Police, who are trying to track him down for breaking reality. He meets her for the first time in his first reality.
Fake Mr. and Mrs. Amsterdam	Book	When Matt awakens the second time, he finds himself back as a 12-year-old and without siblings. In his house, he meets two total strangers who claim to be his parents. Matt is unnerved by this, especially since his father died when he was a baby. He also mention in his second reality how his "mother's" voice sounds off somehow implying that he obviously knows what his real mother's voice sounds like. In his third reality as a circus performer, he describes his "father" as being huge, with a round stomach, glossy black hair, a mustache and the costume that he was wearing, which was bright red with a gold trim and belt. He describes his "mother" as a tall thin woman and wearing a long, purple, sequin gown and a silver crown perched atop her head.
Andy and Margaret Amsterdam	Book	In Matt's second reality, he tries to dial his aunt and uncle for help. However, their phone number now belongs to someone else, and they seemingly do not exist when he calls and tells the operator about it.
Chris Amsterdam	Book	Matt's cousin. He is only mentioned.
Bruce and Wayne	Book	Two more members of the Reality Police. They're leather-clad teenage boys that are thugs with black t-shirts and jeans. They act more aggressive and hostile towards Matt, which is the opposite of Lacie's towards him. Bruce is the taller one with the bandana while Wayne is the shorter one with the ripped jeans and beefy arms. He meets them for the first time in his second reality.
Amsterdam circus children	Book	They're Matt's fake brothers and sisters from his third reality as a circus performer.
Pansy	Book	In Matt's third reality, his family owns a pet monkey that is apart of the circus.
Hercules	Book	Hercules is a lion the circus. Matt's "father" forces his son to ride on its back, but he is too frozen to do so.
Men in Black	TV episode	In the television adaptation, Lacie, Bruce and Wayne are replaced by two secret-agent looking men in black suits, who are also hunting Matt down from breaking the laws of reality.
Coach	TV episode	In the episode, one of Matt's realities sees him as a famous hockey player. When he keeps screwing up during the game, his coach relentlessly berates him.
Doctor and Nurse	Book	In the episode, one of Matt's realities sees him as a famous surgeon. A doctor and nurse become frustrated with him when he seems too nervous to operate on his latest patient: The President of the United States.
SWAT Team	TV episode	In the episode, one of Matt's realities sees him trapped in a room with a bomb about to explode. The SWAT team leader becomes angry with him when he doesn't know which to cut.
Bride	TV episode	In the episode, one of Matt's realities sees him on his wedding day. His bride is a homely-looking woman who demands to know why he kept her waiting on their wedding day.
Reality Judge	TV episode	In Matt's final reality in the episode, he is in a courtroom.. The judges accuses him of committing a crime against reality, as he was unhappy with his home life. He claims innocence, but the judge declares him guilty.