▁Az aria ) ▁is ▁H erman ' s ▁best ▁friend , ▁a ▁resident ▁writer ▁for ▁Wat erton ▁who ▁works ▁up st airs . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁tim eline ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁he ▁had ▁helped ▁H erman ▁land ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁fact ▁check er ▁in ▁the ▁research ▁department . ▁A ▁smooth - t alk ing ▁ladies ' ▁man , ▁Jay ▁often ▁is ▁more ▁g uts y ▁when ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁purs uing ▁women , ▁and ▁typically , ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁periodic ▁re jection ▁from ▁women ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁toler ate ▁his ▁mach ismo ▁and ▁cl ich ed ▁pick - up ▁lines . ▁He ▁is ▁often ▁looked ▁to ▁by ▁H erman ▁as ▁a ▁level ▁of ▁confidence ▁to ▁asp ire ▁to , ▁while ▁Jay ▁eventually ▁p onders ▁how ▁H erman ' s ▁more ▁c aut ious , ▁" nice ▁gu y " ▁persona ▁could ▁work ▁to ▁his ▁advantage . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁made ▁H erman ▁feel ▁in secure ▁at ▁times ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁being ▁higher ▁than ▁H erman ' s . ▁A ▁frequent ▁visitor ▁to ▁the ▁research ▁department , ▁Jay ▁always ▁dro ps ▁in ▁to ▁have ▁spir ited ▁conversation ▁with ▁his ▁best ▁bud dy , ▁whom ▁he ▁always ▁calls ▁" H ermo ", ▁" The ▁Herm ster ", ▁or ▁some ▁variation ▁there of . ▁Origin ally , ▁Jay ▁is ▁exclus ively ▁seen ▁ch asing ▁after ▁flash y , ▁status - cons cious ▁women , ▁most ▁not ably ▁Hed dy ▁New man , ▁who ▁contin ually ▁turns ▁him ▁down ▁and ▁gives