This article is about a Man in a Hurry. You may be looking for the Beanie's customer from The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals.
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— Barry Swift's catchphrasesrc“ "I'm in a hurry!" ”
Barry Swift also known as A Man in A Hurry is a character in the Hatchetfield Universe. He features in The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, Black Friday, Watcher World, Forever and Always, Time Bastard, Daddy, Nerdy Prudes Must Die and Workin' Boys. He is normally played by Jeff Blim.
| Production | Played by | Song | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals | Jeff Blim | None | ||
| Black Friday | What Do You Say | |||
| Our Doors Are Open | ||||
| Feast or Famine | ||||
| Adore Me | ||||
| Wiggle | ||||
| Nightmare Time | Season 1 | Watcher World | None | |
| Forever & Always | ||||
| Time Bastard | Peanuts! | |||
| Season 2 | Daddy | None | ||
| Nerdy Prudes Must Die | Hatchet Town | |||
| Workin' Boys | None | |||
The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals[]
Barry Swift briefly appears in The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, where he is seen dismissing Greenpeace Girl's attempt to intercept him to discuss saving the planet. He then hurries off, and is presumably later infected by the Hive and becomes a musical zombie.
Black Friday[]
Barry Swift features more heavily in Black Friday. He first appears as one of the customers in line for a Wiggly and actively partakes in gossiping about Tom and Becky's past relationship alongside the other shoppers. When Linda Monroe tells Becky Barnes that she wants her to not get a doll and die he is seen nodding. Later on, Barry Swift becomes irritated by the hold up of the line due to the protests of Sherman and Linda, prompting him to step out of the line and offer $500 for the doll. This causes a bidding war to break out in the store. After Curt's Shopper grabs a doll, a riot breaks out in Toy Zone and the wider mall, in which Barry Swift partakes. In the midst of the riot, he finds Tom and Becky talking over Ethan's body. He stabs Tom and steals the doll from Becky; however, he loses it offstage.
Barry Swift later becomes a member of the Wiggly Cult and actively partakes in the worshipping of Linda Monroe as prophet. Once Linda is killed, Barry Swift refuses to abandon his god and dies in the subsequent mall fire, set by Lex Foster.
Watcher World[]
Barry Swift appears briefly in Watcher World. He was initially assigned to ride The Tearjerker in the same car as Alice Woodward after she opts to ride as a single rider. However, he is stopped by Bill pushing past him and getting into the car, and is irritated by this.
Forever and Always[]
Barry Swift is a guest at the wedding of Emma Matthews and Paul Perkins. He can be seen checking his watch and impatiently remarking that he wishes they would kiss already.
Time Bastard[]
Barry Swift once again appears as a guest at Emma Matthews and Paul Perkins' wedding when it is interrupted by Ted as the Homeless Man. He later appears in the song Peanuts! where he is interviewed by Donna Daggit and Dan Reynolds.
Daddy[]
Barry appears in the dungeon under the Young Home after Frank is trapped there by Sheila. He was a previous husband of Sheila and was trapped there. He initially tried to escape from Sheila but was stopped by Marco throwing a javelin through his leg. This wound later got infected.
When Frank is trapped in the sewer Barry appears to him begging the man to help him get out. Frank agrees but is unable to find a way out. Frank and Barry are trapped together for two weeks with Barry's infection growing increasingly worse. Eventually Frank is able to pickpocket the keys from Sherman but when he returns to Barry he finds he was too late and the man is already dead. Frank tries to escape with his body but as he runs from Marco the body weighs him down and he ultimately throws it in the sewage.
Nerdy Prude Must Die[]
Barry appears in Nerdy Prudes Must Die when he is accused of murdering Richie Lipschitz and Max Jägerman. He is annoyed by this and insists that he's in a hurry before being dragged off by Davis' Hatchetfield Cop.
Workin' Boys[]
Barry appears in the audience of Workin' Girls as the Starlight Theater. He is horrified when it's revealed that Professor Hidgens has murdered the cast and hides in fear.
Personality and Traits[]
As 'A Man in a Hurry', Barry's main character trait is being in a hurry. He can often be seen wanting to rush off to the next place as a result he is often impatient.
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Trivia[]
- The reason as to why Barry Swift is in a hurry is just one of life's great mysteries.[1]
- As Jeff played Tom in one Black Friday show since Dylan Saunders was sick additionally to McNamara, Jon Matteson assumed the role of Man in a Hurry.
- Likewise, Jeff Blim, in the Nightmare Time Talkback Livestream, states that the question of where Barry Swift is going is the crux of the entire universe, and that he knows the answer, but will never share it, so the fabric of space and time does not collapse.
- To Barry Swift, it doesn't matter how long he's been waiting, it only matters how quickly he needs to leave.[2]
- The line "Sorry, I'm in a hurry," was written for the character in TGWDLM, but, as the run of the show progressed, Blim began to say shorter and shorter versions of the line, culminating in him not saying the line at all and just passing by the Greenpeace Girl in the YouTube version of the show. It became a joke that he was in too much of a hurry to say his line.
- In Black Friday, Barry Swift had been waiting in line for a while but had to be somewhere soon, hence why he was trying to hurry.[2]
- He lost the Wiggly doll he had stolen from Tom and Becky to someone in a bigger hurry.[3]
- Jeff Blim substitutes Barry Swift's scarf for a blue bandana during the character's appearance in the song Peanuts!
- Barry Swift's name is presumably a pun on the words "very swift", referring to his fast speeds when in a hurry.