Bud Read

This article is about Arthur's uncle. You may be looking for Ladonna's brother, Bud Compson.

Bud Read
Gender	Male
Animal	Aardvark
Hair color	Brown
Complexion	Pale
Family	Loretta (wife) Monique (daughter) Ricky (son) Loretta's daughter (daughter) Thora Read (mother or mother-in-law) Sean (brother or brother-in-law) Bonnie (sister or sister-in-law) George (nephew) David Read (brother or brother-in-law) Jane Read (sister-in-law) Arthur Read (nephew) D.W. Read (niece) Kate Read (niece) David's brother (brother or brother-in-law)
Book debut	Arthur's Birthday (mentioned)'
Cartoon debut	"Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe"

Bud Robert Read is Arthur's uncle. He is the husband of Loretta and is the father of three children: Monique, Ricky, and an unnamed girl.

He was first mentioned in the book Arthur's Birthday when he sent three dollar bills for Arthur's birthday, but did not attend the party. He became a character in the cartoon and only appeared in "Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe". He was also shown during a flashback in "The Half-Baked Sale".  His middle name happens to be "Fun".

He is really into cameras and enjoys using a "real dandy" camera known as the Supernova Solar Flash, which can X-ray people once the picture is taken, and was often seen taping the events using a large camcorder.

Personality

Uncle Bud's personality seems to reflect his name. He's shown to be upbeat, outgoing and fun-loving (and also claims that “fun” is his middle name, and he “doesn’t need a list to have it”). He seems to be quite charismatic as well, albeit a bit rude (throwing Arthur's list).

Physical appearance

Bud is an aardvark who is depicted with a pale complexion, brown hair on the sides, a brown mustache, and wears a light blue shirt, brown pants with a belt buckle, pale red shoes, and two watches.

Appearances

Arthur

• Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe
• The Half-Baked Sale

Postcards from Buster

• Family Reunion

Books

• Arthur's Birthday (mentioned)

Gallery

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  Bud in 1976

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