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Mr. Spats

Mr. Spats is one of the parents of Carmelita Spats, and the husband of Mrs. Spats.

Biography

Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography

Mr. Spats is briefly mentioned in a letter addressed to him and his wife by Vice Principal Nero. They apparently sent him an article from The Daily Punctilio on the dangers of allowing students to read certain books. Nero used this information to fire a teacher named Ms. K (implied to be Kit Snicket). Ms. K responded by grabbing two students by the ankles and running away with them. Nero assures him that neither of the two children is their darling daughter Carmelita.

Nero describes Mr. and Mrs. Spats as "busy parents," and he thanks them for bringing the article to his attention.

The Slippery Slope

The Man With a Beard But No Hair and the Woman With Hair But No Beard mention all the fortunes they will secure from the Snow Scouts' families. One such fortune named is the "Spats fortune," implying that Mr. Spats will be killed so Carmelita can inherit the fortune, and then somehow obtained by the villains. Quigley Quagmire tries to warn her about this eventuality, to no avail. 

TV Series Divergent Canon

In the TV series, Nero mentions Carmelita has two living parents.[1] Carmelita says that they let her do anything she wanted. 

After kidnapping Carmelita, Count Olaf fails to ransom her back to her parents. When he wonders why Carmelita can't be sent back to her parents and Esmé Squalor mentions to Olaf that they "burned down their house with them inside."[2] 

Family

Jerome Squalor
 
Esmé Squalor
 
Mr. Spats †
 
Mrs. Spats †
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Carmelita Spats
 
 
 


Appearances

Books
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Books)
1. The Bad Beginning (1999): Absent 7. The Vile Village (2001): Absent
2. The Reptile Room (1999): Absent 8. The Hostile Hospital (2001): Absent
3. The Wide Window (2000): Absent 9. The Carnivorous Carnival (2002): Absent
4. The Miserable Mill (2000): Absent 10. The Slippery Slope (2003): Mentioned
5. The Austere Academy (2000): Absent 11. The Grim Grotto (2004): Absent
6. The Ersatz Elevator (2001): Absent 12. The Penultimate Peril (2005): Absent
13. The End (2006): Absent
All the Wrong Questions
Who Could That Be at This Hour? (2012): Absent Shouldn't You Be in School? (2014): Absent
When Did You See Her Last? (2013): Absent Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? (2015): Absent
File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents (2014): Absent
Snicketverse
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography (2002): Mentioned
The Dismal Dinner (2004): Absent
The Beatrice Letters (2006): Absent
29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy (2014): Absent
The Hero of the Story (2017): Absent
Poison for Breakfast (2021): Absent
Other Snicket Books
The Baby in the Manger (2002): Absent
The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming (2007): Absent
The Lump of Coal (2008): Absent
The Composer Is Dead (2009): Absent
13 Words (2010): Absent
The Dark (2013): Absent
Goldfish Ghost (2017): Absent


Adaptations
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004 Paramount Film)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Absent
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017-2019 Netflix TV Series)
Season One
The Bad Beginning: Part One: Absent The Wide Window: Part One: Absent
The Bad Beginning: Part Two: Absent The Wide Window: Part Two: Absent
The Reptile Room: Part One: Absent The Miserable Mill: Part One: Absent
The Reptile Room: Part Two: Absent The Miserable Mill: Part Two: Absent
Season Two
The Austere Academy: Part One: Mentioned The Vile Village: Part Two: Absent
The Austere Academy: Part Two: Absent The Hostile Hospital: Part One: Absent
The Ersatz Elevator: Part One: Absent The Hostile Hospital: Part Two: Absent
The Ersatz Elevator: Part Two: Absent The Carnivorous Carnival: Part One: Absent
The Vile Village: Part One: Absent The Carnivorous Carnival: Part Two: Absent
Season Three
The Slippery Slope: Part One: Mentioned The Grim Grotto: Part Two: Absent
The Slippery Slope: Part Two: Mentioned The Penultimate Peril: Part One: Mentioned
The Grim Grotto: Part One: Absent The Penultimate Peril: Part Two: Absent
The End: Absent


Sources

  1. ↑ TV: The Austere Academy: Part One
  2. ↑ TV: The Penultimate Peril: Part One
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Characters of A Series of Unfortunate Events
Main Cast
Recurring
The Bad Beginning
The Reptile Room
The Wide Window
The Miserable Mill
The Austere Academy
The Ersatz Elevator
The Vile Village
The Hostile Hospital
The Carnivorous Carnival
The Slippery Slope
The Grim Grotto
The Penultimate Peril
The End
Other ASOUE Books
2004 film
Netflix Adaptation (2017-2019)
Abraham • Elder Anabelle • Anthony V. Beveldwuge • Broken-Hearted Crocodile • Brucie • Carmelita's Lackey 1 • Carmelita's Lackey 2 • Cesar • Dissonant Tortoise • Barney N. Dolfners • Doorman • Evander • Evelyn • Dr. Faustus • Sir Barrymore Feint • Fish Head Salesperson • Yessica Haircut • Roy Hardwood • Ishmael • Elder Jemma • Jimmy • Lonely Old Bartender • Nervous Scout • Normal Happy Family • Norma Rae • Perky Volunteer • Mr. Quagmire • Mrs. Quagmire • Elder Sam • Jacquelyn Scieszka • Screeching Iguana • Snow Scouts: Snow Scout 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • Submarine Rental Worker • Ticket Seller • Trolleyman • Unfortunate Student • Volunteers Fighting Disease: Volunteer Singer 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • Mr. Willums • Mrs. Willums • Skip Willums • Trixie Willums • Winged Lizard