, ▁but ▁he ▁resist ed ▁working ▁with ▁his ▁former ▁ne f ari ous ▁friends ▁and ▁acquaint ances . ▁Mov ing ▁to ▁a ▁house ▁next ▁to ▁a ▁j unk ▁yard , ▁he ▁eventually ▁went ▁into ▁business ▁with ▁Jay ▁as ▁a ▁sc rap ▁metal ▁deal er . ▁He ▁sh aved ▁his ▁hair ▁off ▁and ▁started ▁we aring ▁an ▁e y ep atch ▁and ▁sail or ▁cap . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Seattle ▁with ▁Lisa ▁to ▁visit ▁her ▁a iling ▁parents , ▁Lisa ▁dec iding ▁to ▁stay ▁and ▁sort ▁out ▁their ▁affairs , ▁so ▁Bud dy ▁planned ▁to ▁return ▁home ▁to ▁New ▁Jersey ▁with ▁Harold ▁and ▁look ▁after ▁him ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁for ▁a ▁while . ▁ ▁Person ality ▁Bag ge ▁has ▁said ▁the ▁character ▁is ▁semi - aut obi ographical , ▁being ▁a ▁more ▁bad - temper ed , ▁ag gress ive ▁and ▁p ess im istic ▁version ▁of ▁himself . ▁In ▁their ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁Bud dy ▁Does ▁Seattle ▁trade ▁paper back , ▁Publish ers ▁Week ly ▁commented ▁on ▁Bud dy : ▁" The ▁title ▁character ▁is ▁perhaps ▁the ▁most ▁honest ly ▁port rayed ▁ever yman ▁the ▁medium ▁has ▁ever ▁seen , ▁an ▁anti h ero ▁whose ▁utter ▁ob no x ious ness , ▁" who ▁car es " ▁attitude ▁and ▁dis d ain ▁for ▁everyone ▁and ▁everything ▁around ▁him ▁make ▁him ▁as ▁bel iev able ▁as ▁any ▁com ics ▁character ▁can ▁be ." ▁ ▁In ▁other ▁media ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Fox ▁announced ▁it ▁had ▁commission ed ▁a ▁script ▁for