▁speak s ▁broken ▁eng lish . ▁ ▁P oco ▁( per formed ▁by ▁Anthony ▁As bury ) ▁– ▁Mr . ▁Cook ' s ▁young ▁nep hew . ▁The ▁young est ▁character ▁on ▁the ▁show , ▁he ▁is ▁very ▁child like ▁and ▁looks ▁up ▁to ▁Al leg ra , ▁R ondo , ▁L indi , ▁and ▁sometimes ▁even ▁R iff . ▁Like ▁his ▁uncle , ▁he ▁also ▁speak s ▁in ▁third ▁person . ▁ ▁Re ed ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Bob ▁Still man ) ▁– ▁A ▁music ian ▁who ▁runs ▁the ▁town ' s ▁music ▁shop . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁L indi ▁and ▁R iff ' s ▁care t aker . ▁On ▁some ▁occasions , ▁he ▁can ▁be ▁easily ▁forget ful . ▁ ▁Miss ▁Mel ody ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Andrea ▁Fri erson ) ▁– ▁A ▁teacher ▁who ▁runs ▁Little ▁Blue ▁Day care ▁who ▁fav ors ▁Al leg ra . ▁ ▁Ell ington ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Harry ▁Bur ney ) ▁– ▁The ▁oldest ▁resident ▁of ▁Hum ming bird ▁Al ley . ▁He ▁is ▁very ▁kind ▁and ▁gentle ▁to ▁everyone ▁in ▁town , ▁especially ▁towards ▁the ▁k ids . ▁He ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁only . ▁ ▁Enc ora ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Jo anne ▁Ba um ) ▁– ▁A ▁friendly ▁and ▁ener get ic ▁mail ▁car rier ▁with ▁a ▁love ▁for ▁singing . ▁She ▁was ▁introduced ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁season . ▁ ▁Son ata ▁( per formed ▁by ▁Pam ▁Ar ci ero ) ▁– ▁Al leg ra ▁and ▁R