— Sherman's ominous retort to Frank Pricely“ "Growing up is for poor people." ”
Sherman Young is a character in the Hatchetfield Universe. He is a middle aged, avid toy collector and a regular customer at Toy Zone. He features in Black Friday, Daddy and Yellow Jacket and is played by Jaime Lyn Beatty.
| Production | Played by | Song | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Friday | Jaime Lyn Beatty | What Do You Say | ||
| Our Doors Are Open | ||||
| Feast or Famine | ||||
| Nightmare Time | Season 2 | Daddy | None | |
| Yellow Jacket | ||||
Black Friday[]
Sherman first appears like many of the shoppers in the line outside Toy Zone waiting for a Wiggly doll. After waiting Six and a half days in line for a doll, Sherman is at the front of the line. Like the other shoppers, Sherman becomes increasingly interested in the interaction between Tom and Becky in the line and actively gossips about them with the other shoppers.
Later, once Toy Zone has opened Sherman attempts to purchase all 850 Wiggly dolls they have in stock for $44,999. However, as a result of the protests by Linda he is unable to buy them all as Frank restrict the purchase to one per person. Once a bidding war over the dolls turns into a full scale riot Sherman joins in the chaos in his attempt to get a doll
After being unsuccessful in his attempt to get the doll, Sherman joins Linda's Wiggly cult and begins to actively worship both Linda and Wiggly. He calls Linda the mother or 'mummy'. Sherman is later tasked by Linda with killing Lex, whom the cult had taken prisoner. However, the girl tricks him and gets him to free her as she implies that she has special one of a kind mispainted pony toys in the stockroom. Lex then knees Sherman in the groin and attempts to escape, telling him that she threw he mispainted ponies in the trash. This only angers Sherman more and he begins to choke Lex and is about to kill her but she is able to summon a gun from General MacNamara in the Black and White and kills him instead.
Daddy[]
Sherman first appears when he appears at Toy Zone just as Frank is opening the store. Frank expertly sells Sherman a large number of toys from The Sugar-Gliders franchise which is paid for by his mother Sheila. A few days later, Frank visits the Young's house for dinner and Sherman shows him his toy collection. Sheila and Frank are soon married and Sherman comes with them on the honeymoon.
A few days after coming back from the honeymoon, Frank comes downstairs to discover Sheila and Sherman celebrating Sherman's birthday month. For his breakfast Sherman requests a bowl of marshmallow crunch cereal but this annoys Frank who suggests he teaches the man how to make eggs instead. Sheila is disgusted by this and insists Frank picks out the crunchy pieces of cereal so that Sherman only eats the marshmallows. The man obliges but misses one of the pieces of cereal. Sherman is rushed to hospital where Becky Barnes tells Sheila that he's going to be fine.
Upon being discharged Sherman fawns over Frank, which causes Sheila to become jealous. In retaliation Sheila locks Frank outside in a storm for the night. Frank is able to get back in the house by climbing onto Sherman's balcony and immediately begins packing his bags, planning to divorce Sheila and take half of her estate. However, before he can leave, Sheila pulls a lever that causes a chute to open under Frank and the man falls down into the sewers under the house which doubles as a dungeon.
A few weeks later, Sheila departs for the Hatchetfield Honey Festival in order to find a new man to marry. Sherman tries to come with her saying that he wants to visit Toy Zone but is reminded that Toy Zone is closed as Frank is in their dungeon. Annoyed by this, Sherman goes downstairs to try and get the key to Toy Zone off Frank. The man refuses reasoning that only he can open Toy Zone. He then convinces Sherman to convince his mother to give Frank a second chance but soon realizes he's been tricked by Frank.
Later, after Sheila captures Frank and attempts to use the spell to steal Frank's remaining years, she discovers that the spells needed are covered by drawings of the Sugar-Gliders, done by Sherman. She becomes enraged and yells at her son who reveals he did it as a test. He then uses the spell to steal his mother's remaining years, calling upon the Lords in Black and become a child again. He frees Frank telling him that Frank is going to care for him in exchange for his life.
Personality and Traits[]
Sherman is defined by his eccentric and immature personality. Despite being 40 years old, Sherman acts almost childlike with things such as his obsession with toys and his dependency on his parents. However, due to his adult age, this childish nature of Sherman's can come across as creepy and weird as he can also be overtly sexual. As the only child of his mother, Sherman is very spoilt and is used to getting what he wants. Sherman is an avid toy collector and has obsessions with collecting toys, some of his favorites include My Little Pony and The Sugar-Gliders.
Skills[]
- Memorizing- Sherman is particularly skilled at memorizing things such as the spells from the Black Book.
Relationships[]
Sheila Young[]
Sheila Young is Sherman's mother. On the surface, it appears like Sheila cares greatly for Sherman and he acts as very much a "mummy's boy". As a result of this, Sheila spoils Sherman a lot and is almost unable to say no to him and so does whatever he wants. Sheila enjoys having Sherman's affection all to herself and becomes annoyed when Sherman shows others more affection than her. Despite this, deep down Sheila secretly dislikes her son and views him as a stain on the family name and enjoys using the gift of eternal youth as a way of having power over him.
Frank Pricely[]
Frank and Sherman in Black Friday
Frank Pricely is Sherman's favorite store owner and in certain timelines, adoptive father. Frank enjoys Sherman's patronage at Toy Zone as it is his main reliable source of income. As a result of this, Frank greatly favours Sherman and has a certain level of respect for him. In Black Friday, Frank initially appears to have some respect for Sherman, despite secretly thinking him a creep for his obsession with toys.
Frank and young Sherman in Yellow Jacket
In Daddy, Frank relied on Sherman to be able to keep Toy Zone open while Lakeside Mall is struggling. Once he becomes his step-father, Frank attempts to be stern figure in Sherman's life and help him to grow up, much to the resentment of Sheila. After Sherman turns himself young, Frank is forced to become Sherman's adoptive father. Occasionally Frank tries to be stern with Sherman but then falls back for fear of his son.
Lex Foster[]
Sherman is a regular customer at Lex's workplace Toy Zone. Lex regularly helps Sherman by putting some toys to the side from him before they can be sold to other customers. Lex doesn't like Sherman and ultimately kills him after he joins the Wiggly cult.
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Trivia[]
- Prior to the events of Black Friday, Sherman had been waiting in line for a Wiggly for six-and-a-half days.[1]
- He is one of Toy Zone's most frequent customers.
- He has been referred to as a sicko and a pervert multiple times.
- In the commentary for Black Friday, Nick Lang describes how other auditionees for Sherman made him a bit too gross, and Jamie Lyn Beatty was chosen for how she balances his grossness with cuteness.