Bud Read

Bud is the husband of Loretta and the father of three children: Monique, Ricky, and an unnamed girl. He was first mentioned in the book Arthur's Birthday (originally published in 1989) 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".

He is really into cameras and enjoys enjoys using a 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.

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.