Jacob Two-Two

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This article is about the Books written by Mordecai Richler. For the TV series, see Jacob Two-Two (TV series) and for the movies see Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang.

Jacob Two-Two is the central character in a trilogy of children's books, Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1975), Jacob Two-Two and the Dinosaur (1987) and Jacob Two-Two's First Spy Case (1995), written by Mordecai Richler. Jacob is the youngest child of five and has to say things twice because people don't hear him the first time. The first book in the series has twice been filmed, in 1978 and in 1999, the latter film starring Gary Busey. The trilogy has inspired an animated TV series produced by Nelvana, and seen in Canada on YTV (English) and TÉLÉTOON (French), and in the United States on qubo, both on the ION Television digital subchannel and NBC's Saturday morning qubo lineup.

The character is said to have been inspired by Jacob Richler, the author's youngest son. It should be noted that every character in Jacob's family has the same name as their counterpart in the real Richler family.

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Jacob Two-Two

A 6-year-old boy who cannot ride a two-wheel bike, or cut bread, or cross the street, or run errands for his parents. He is the main character of the books.

Mr. Dinglebat

Jacob's next door neighbour is an international spy. Jacob later helps Mr. Dinglebat and his agent Intrepid (a hamster) on top secret missions.

Morty

Jacob's dad, the writer of the popular "Amazing Ronald" books. He is said to be based on Mordecai Richler. He's fairly laid back.

Noah and Emma

Jacob's older twin brother and sister respectively. The two of them are avid readers and wrestling fans, but they don't take Jacob seriously and treat him like a nuisance who can't keep up with them. They form a superhero team known as "Kid Power" and refer to themselves as the fearless O'Toole (Noah) and the intrepid Shapiro (Emma). They pick on Jacob a lot.

Marfa

Jacob's oldest sister, who is short tempered but very smart. While she and Jacob argue a lot, she is proud of his achievements and they care about each other.

Daniel

Jacob's oldest brother, the epitome of cool in Jacob's eyes. He treats Jacob like of a nuisance at times, but also seems to take him more seriously than Noah, Emma, and Marfa. He likes music, especially classics like the Beatles. (See Daniel Richler.)

Florence

Jacob's mother, who takes everything in a stride.

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