Be gone now, leave me to my horrible teen thoughts!
Harry Buns, "The Fourth Bath"
Harry Buns is a supporting character in the series Kiff. He is Mary Buns' eldest child and Terri Buns, Barry Buns, and Kristophe Buns' older brother, who attends Table Town High School and is an aspiring DJ.
Profile
Harry Buns is the 17-year-old[1] eldest child of Mary Buns and lives with his mother, younger sister Terri, and younger brothers Barry and Kristophe in their home in suburban Table Town. Harry is a student at Table Town High School, as well as an aspiring DJ who performs using the stage name DJ 11:30, in reference to his weekly 11:30 a.m. brunchtime gigs at the local restaurant Café Penguino.[3]
Appearance
Harry is a bunny with brown fur, a small and fluffy light brown tail, and long ears which he styles over his forehead, giving himself a sort of fringe. He has large round eyes with small pupils, a pink oval-shaped nose, a buck tooth, and a light mustache.
In his debut appearance in "The Fourth Bath", Harry wears a plain black T-shirt. In subsequent appearances, he is typically seen wearing a black T-shirt featuring a design of a solid gold disc with a knife and fork underneath. He also wears a gold earring on one of his ears. As a younger child, he wore braces.[4]
When performing as DJ 11:30, Harry wears a white helmet which covers his head from the eyes up. The helmet's visor features an LED clock display, and the ear areas are dotted with yellow lights.
Personality
Being an older teenager, Harry is prone to bouts of angst and moodiness. Though Harry desires to be taken seriously as a mature adult, Mary has pointed out that he is not quite ready for adult responsibilities, noting, for instance, that he still cannot do his own laundry.[1]
In "The Fourth Bath", Harry makes frequent reference to his angst and says that it began when he had to hand down his beloved stuffed doll Farley, who is now owned by Kristophe. In the same episode, Harry is briefly happily reunited with Farley after Kiff trades him the doll in exchange for his position in the Buns' nightly bathing order, only for him to be attacked by an enraged Kristophe in response.
Harry is extremely passionate about DJing and has taken great strides to further his musical career, playing shows at assorted places and events around Table Town. In "Brunch DJ", this becomes an issue when Kiff and Barry discover that Harry has been skipping classes on Tuesdays to DJ at Café Penguino, and Harry refuses to return to school because he cannot find many other opportunities to perform in front of an audience. After Harry is nearly expelled by Principal Secretary for repeated truancy, Kiff, assisted by Harry's agent Flam Bingo, works out an arrangement where Harry can DJ on Sundays instead, and Harry, inspired by their advice, returns to school with a new appreciation for education.
Relationships
Barry Buns and Kiff Chatterley
While Harry can find himself annoyed by the antics that his younger brother Barry gets into with Kiff, he loves his brother regardless and usually comes to realize the duo's good intentions.
In "Brunch DJ", Kiff and Barry are tasked by Principal Secretary with investigating Harry's truancy from school, and they eventually find him DJing at Café Penguino. Recognizing that he loves DJing and is simply following his dream, they offer to create an alibi for him if he returns to school with them, but Harry refuses. They continue to stick up for Harry when Principal Secretary visits the restaurant and threatens Harry with expulsion, and with the intervention of Flam Bingo, the situation is ultimately resolved in everyone's favor. When Harry runs away from the Buns home in "Harry's Maturity Crisis", Kiff and Barry follow him around the city and try to convince him to return, eventually succeeding by crashing Harry's new home and making him realize how difficult it is to deal with immature children.
In "Lore of the Ring Light", Harry joins the delegation who accompany Kiff and Barry on their journey to destroy the titular magic ring light, only to betray the duo in an unsuccessful attempt to use the device to increase his social media following.
Mary, Terri, and Kristophe Buns
Despite sometimes alienating his family with his moody behavior, Harry has a genuine love for his mother and siblings.
Harry and Terri are tasked with babysitting Kristophe in "Maybe-sitting", and while they initially do not take the job very seriously, they become extremely concerned about their baby brother when he seemingly goes missing.
When Mary refuses to let Harry drive her hot rod in "Harry's Maturity Crisis" on the grounds that he is not yet mature enough to drive, Harry, feeling he is being babied, runs away from home. After some time spent wandering around Table Town for food and shelter, he finds a job at Rat's Hats and Mats and is allowed by Rat to live in the store's back room. Kiff and Barry's intervention, however, makes Harry appreciate how Mary cares for him and his siblings; he then returns home and apologizes to her, giving her a bouquet and rug and calling her "the best mom in the whole world".
Principal Secretary
In "Brunch DJ", Principal Secretary tracks Harry down to Café Penguino and expels him for his truancy from school, prompting Harry to appeal to Principal Secretary, in song form, that he only did so out of a desire to follow his calling. Although Principal Secretary admits that he relates to the sentiment, recalling his own childhood dream of becoming an educator, he refuses to reverse his decision and has to be intimidated by Flam Bingo into reinstating Harry as a student.
Appearances
| Season 2 | ||||
| Opening sequence: | Non-speaking | |||
| 1. "Kiff Has to Sneeze": | Absent | 11. "Up All Night": | Absent | |
| 2. "Never Meet Your Mailboxes": | Absent | 12. "Rotten Banana": | Absent | |
| 3. "The Other Movie": | Absent | 13. "OTDR": | Absent | |
| 4. "Roy-alty Check": | Absent | 14. "Good Morning Table Town School": | Pictured | |
| 5. "Stramded": | Absent | 15. "Wiz Ed": | Absent | |
| 6. "Hairstory": | Absent | 16. "Mystery Spell": | Absent | |
| 7. "Lights Out": | Absent | 17. "Trash Clumpers": | Absent | |
| 8. "Dinner at Barry's": | Appears | 18. "Wiff & Larry": | Absent | |
| 9. "Taily": | Absent | 19. "Helping People Feels Good": | Absent | |
| 10. "Cocina Island": | Absent | 20. "Dinner with Darryn": | Absent | |
| Specials | ||||
| Opening sequence: | Non-speaking | |||
| 1. "The Haunting of Miss McGravy's House": | Mentioned | 2. "Lore of the Ring Light": | Appears | |
Trivia
Production
- Harry marked the first major role in a scripted TV series for voice actor Josh Johnson, better known for his work in stand-up comedy and as a writer on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.[5]
Gallery
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Harry's Maturity Crisis".
- ↑ "Farley".
- ↑ "Brunch DJ".
- ↑ "Sun's Out Buns Out".
- ↑ Spears, Kelvin (December 13, 2023). Alexandria native, Josh Johnson makes comedy big time. WNTZ-TV. Retrieved on September 18, 2024.