Editing Francis Haney

|voice_actor = [[Walter Massey]]

|family = [[Francis Haney's niece|Niece]]<br />[[Francis Haney's nephew|Nephew]]<br />[[Francis Haney's mother|Unnamed mother]]

|cartoon_debut = "[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]]"

|book_debut = [[Arthur's Eyes (book)|Arthur's Eyes]]|favorite color = Maroon<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-haney2</ref>|residence = [[Francis Haney's house]], [[Elwood City]]|job = Principal|complexion = Beige <small>(s1-s5)</smalL><br>Gray <small>(s6-s15, s20)</small><br>Tan <small>(s16-s19)</small>}}

'''Francis Haney'''<ref>[[Buster the Lounge Lizard]]</ref><ref>{{Refquote|Hello? Yes, this is Francis Haney. I might be eligible for a cruise to [[Fiji]]? Why yes, I am interested.|Francis Haney|"[[Arthur's Number Nightmare]]"}}</ref> (formerly '''Herb Haney'''<ref>{{Refquote|I've been trying to reach Herb all day."<br>"But this is from Mr. Haney."<br>"That's his first name.|[[Jane Read]] and [[Arthur Read]]|"[[Arthur's Mystery Envelope (episode)|Arthur's Mystery Envelope]]"}}</ref><ref>{{Refquote|See you, Herb.|[[Binky Barnes]]|"[[The Chips are Down]]"}}</ref>) is the former principal of [[Lakewood Elementary]]. He oversees everything happening in the school, whether it be school events, bad behaviour from pupils, school renovations, etc. Besides being the principal, he is very active in the community of [[Elwood City]] and often takes part in managing or competing in public events, especially if they are sponsored by the school. He leaves Elwood City in [[Season 20]] to fulfill his dream of building a school in Tanzania in Africa, being temporarily replaced by [[Cecilia Tingley|Ms. Tingley]].<ref>[[The Hallway Minotaur]]</ref>

In the first few seasons of the show, there was a running gag with Mr. Haney. He'd randomly appear with a toy or a balloon, or he'd have bad luck for no apparent reason. He would get hit by things such as burgers on the face or get knocked off of his bed by the Tooth Fairy; most of this was because of his simply being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Everybody would respond by saying, "Sorry, sir." His luck has shown to be improved in later seasons, though.

 

 

==Physical appearance==

Mr. Haney is a bear with light grey fur. He is often seen wearing a light blue jacket suit over a white shirt and a red and blue striped tie. He also wears dark blue pants with brown loafers and brown framed glasses. He is one of the few characters in the series depicted with fur, as opposed to a complexion like most of the characters that have human-like skin tones.

Mr. Haney is a kind character who cares deeply about the well-being of his students, but will deal a stern stance if they do anything to disrupt the day for their class or their teachers. He also can be a bit clueless, having been talked out of giving a punishment by students like [[Binky Barnes]],<ref>[[The Chips Are Down]]</ref> though this happens only on rare occasions. He tends to be rather clumsy and becomes distracted or confused easily, requiring the assistance of Ms. Tingley.<ref>[[Draw!]]</ref><ref>[[Arthur's TV-Free Week]]</ref><ref>[[Fifteen]]</ref> He has dyslexia.<ref>[[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]]</ref>

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*According to weta-learning media, [[Marc Brown]] tells the viewers at home that Arthur's principal, Mr. Haney was ''his'' principal at Lakewood Elementary. That's who he is based on.{{cite}}

*After [[Walter Massey|Mr. Haney's voice actor]] passed away in 2014, Mr. Haney was effectively written out of the show by having his character travel to Africa in [[Season 20]], with Ms. Tingley assuming the role of the school principal on a temporary basis. Contrary to this, Mr. Haney had a brief cameo at Lakewood in the [[Season 21]] episode "[[Muffy Misses Out]]". He was also a guest at the Halloween party in the ''[[Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse]]''. He did not speak in either instance.

*In the earlier seasons, Mr. Haney has been seen landing in unfortunate events including when he gets hurt in [[Arthur vs. the Piano|Arthur vs the Piano]] and when burgers fall from the sky onto his face in [[Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe]].

*In the episode [[Arthur Writes a Story (episode)|Arthur Writes A Story]] it is revealed that [[Francis Haney's mother]] wanted him to originally become a tree surgeon but he decided to become a principal instead.