Howdy pillar

Howdy is one of the taller Neighbors, standing a 8 feet tall. He has four arms and legs, green fleece skin, and blue hair styled into a pompadour. He has a large red nose, two red and yellow striped antennae, and small eyebrows. He's often seen wearing a rainbow hat, a striped blue button-up with white cuffs and a rounded collar, a plain red tie, cuffed red pants, brown work shoes, and a scalloped orange gradient apron adorned with a name badge.

Howdy is a hard working, kind and a generous person, often doing what he can to help others. Although, he is also strict when he needs to be.

Howdy was a small time caterpillar man who wanted to start his own business, of which he accomplished in Home as a much larger caterpillar. His bodega was named Howdy’s Place and alternatively known as a “Bugdega” by Barnaby, of which he is their most loyal customer. Howdy was said to have originated from an apple core in a tree alongside his plentiful brothers and sisters, many of whom Howdy would offhandedly mention a plethora of by name throughout the show’s run.

Howdy would often exchange goods for funny jokes, silly observations, one-dollar ideas, and unique gadgets. Noted formerly as being his favorite customer, Barnaby would often appear regularly at Howdy’s Place. He would supply Howdy with a daily laugh in exchange for a hot dog. As such, old scripts would provide strange lingo to describe the various ways Howdy would prepare this hot dog, such as “paint a bow-wow red and yellow in the winter and make sure its got legs,” or “a full house with a couple of bloodhounds.” Howdy’s puppet was rotated between a live-hand puppet and a walk-around puppet in order to keep him in frame with his fellow residents.

Howdy also does fluster easily and his antennae are rather sensitive.

When he gets attached to someone, he loves using the nicknames 'lovebug', 'cuddlebug', 'honey' and 'honeybee'. And once in a relationship with someone, he can get a bit jealous, but he'd only show it by holding them more or even just carrying them. He's also a big sweetheart. He goes out of his way for the person he loves, and whenever they're sad, he showers them in kisses, and calling them all sorts of sweet names.

He Resides in the upper floor of his bodega within the neighborhood. The Neighborhood is home to all nine of the Neighbors; Wally Darling, Barnaby Beagle, Frank frankly, Julie Joyful, Eddie Dear, Sally Starlet, Poppy Partridge and Wally's sentient house called Home.

The neighborhood is surrounded by the woods as it's a bit farther from any other place. Their houses are all in a circle, while Home, is in the center.

Often, he has to keep an eye out for Wally, as the 3ft puppet often tries to steal apples, and would eat all of them if Howdy doesn't stop him.