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.
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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.
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.
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 and Little Miss Quick (Mr. Men and Little Miss series, all three 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)
