Harold

Oh yeah, life's fair. - Harold in Funeral

Harold (born March 2, 1975; age 38) is a 17-year-old laid-back, speedy, brainy, brown bob-tail raccoon, and is the series main protagonist. He is voiced by Dan Castelleneta.

About Him

Harold is a brown bob-tail raccoon. He aged 14-17 in the series; he was 14 years old in the 1989 pilot episode, then his age was bumped up to 15 years old in the first season and early season 2 leading up to Forwards, Backwards making him 16 years old until 2012. Meaning that he is currently 17 years old. His parents are named Lolita and Doug, who were first seen in Trading Places. He and Kriggle have both been in episodes together most of the time. Since the sixth season, he has been a standard employee at Lucky Aide because of Lois. He, Kriggle, and Stazula have stared as a trio in several episodes, such as The Honking.

Personality

Harold is laid-back, intelligent, and fast. His I.Q. was said to be 295 in Gifted. However, despite being wise and intelligent, he had smoked pot and punched Reese in the face in one episode.

Looks

Harold is mostly brown and has some white on him (and a white muzzle) and has black ears and black nose. He also has black hands and feet and no visible tail (except for in the pilot episode where he had a normal-sized raccoon tail).

Counterparts

• Mr. Rush (Mr. Men series, both are fast)
• Sonic the hedgehog and Shadow the hedgehog (Sonic series, all three are fast)
• Rowlf the Dog (the Muppets, both are brown)
• Woof the Dog (Timbuctoo, both are brown)
• Malcolm Wilkerson (Malcolm in the Middle, both are intelligent)
• Arnold (Hey Arnold!, both are laid-back)
• Bob the Tomato (Veggietales, both are wise)

Relationships

Harold's Relationships with Other Characters

Trivia

• Harold is one of the three animals that work at Lucky Aide (the other two being Ezekial and Ibalo).
• He is one of the eight brown characters.
• He is similar to Malcolm from Malcolm in the Middle.