▁board ing ▁school ▁that ▁the ▁Brow ns ▁meet ▁P adding ton . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁series ▁and ▁P adding ton , ▁Jud y ▁is ▁older . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁animated ▁series , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁animated ▁series ▁Jonathan ▁is ▁older . ▁In ▁the ▁movie ▁Jud y ▁and ▁Jonathan ▁are ▁with ▁their ▁parents ▁when ▁they ▁first ▁meet ▁him ▁at ▁P adding ton ▁Station , ▁giving ▁him ▁his ▁icon ic ▁name . ▁ ▁Mrs ▁Bird : ▁The ▁Brow ns ' ▁strict ▁but ▁kindly ▁house keeper . ▁Where as ▁she ▁is ▁often ▁anno yed ▁by ▁P adding ton ' s ▁ant ics ▁and ▁m ish aps , ▁she ▁is ▁protect ive ▁of ▁him . ▁Her ▁first ▁name ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁mentioned . ▁ ▁Mr ▁Samuel ▁Gr uber : ▁P adding ton ' s ▁best ▁friend . ▁The ▁friendly ▁owner ▁of ▁an ▁ant ique ▁shop ▁on ▁the ▁Port ob ello ▁Road , ▁with ▁whom ▁P adding ton ▁has ▁his ▁elev enses ▁every ▁day . ▁He ▁regularly ▁takes ▁P adding ton ▁and ▁the ▁Brown ▁children ▁on ▁out ings . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁Hung arian ▁imm igr ant . ▁He ▁addresses ▁P adding ton ▁as ▁" Mr ▁Brown ". ▁ ▁Mr ▁Regin ald ▁Cur ry : ▁The ▁Brow ns ' ▁mean , ▁nos y , ▁ar rog ant ▁and ▁bad - temper ed ▁next - door ▁neighbour , ▁who ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁contrast ▁to ▁Mr ▁Gr uber . ▁He ▁addresses ▁P adding ton ▁simply ▁as ▁" B