40 Fun Facts About Fly Guy

Why is the boy in Hi! Fly Guy so sure that the fly he just caught is a genius?

The boy is amazed because it says his name: the fly's buzzing sounds exactly like Buzz. That lucky noise turns a pest into a best friend, and the boy calls his new pal Fly Guy.

Which relative of Buzz swallows Fly Guy by accident, then gulps down a spider, a bird and a cat?

It is his grandma who swallows Fly Guy during a visit. She is about to gulp down a horse when Fly Guy shouts and flies back out, with all the other animals following him.

Which famous visitor does Fly Guy karate-kick into the tree in Fly Guy's Ninja Christmas?

Fly Guy takes Santa Claus for a stranger in the house and attacks with a ninja kick. The two then make friends, and Fly Guy asks for help with a present for Buzz.

Which brown, lumpy, smelly dessert is the hungry fly's favorite food in the third Fly Guy book?

Shoo-fly pie, a real pie made with molasses, is where he lands at last. Before that he is chased away from a hamburger, a pizza, a dog's bones and even roadkill.

Which sport does the coach doubt a fly can play in Hooray for Fly Guy!, before Fly Guy joins Buzz's team?

Football is the sport, and Fly Guy takes the field for one special play. In the end he scores and gets to do his own touchdown dance.

Hi! Fly Guy, the first Fly Guy book, earned an honor from an award named after which children's author?

Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, gives the award its name. It goes to the best American books for beginning readers, and Hi! Fly Guy was a runner-up in its very first year.

What is Buzz making in Fly Guy and the Alienzz, with Fly Guy and Buzz Boy as its superhero stars?

Buzz is making a movie about aliens from outer space, and the story follows the action once it begins. It is the 18th book in the Fly Guy series.

Where do Buzz and Fly Guy go to learn about planets and spacecraft in Fly Guy Presents: Space?

They visit a museum about space, where the pair learn about planets, spacecraft, space suits and the history of space exploration. Like other Fly Guy Presents books, it is nonfiction built around a field trip.

Which game are Buzz and Fly Guy playing in I Spy Fly Guy! when Fly Guy is carried off to the dump?

Hide-and-seek goes wrong when Fly Guy picks his favorite place, the garbage can, just before the garbage is collected. Buzz follows to the dump and finds zillions of flies there.

What does the boy use to catch the fly he wants as a pet at the start of Hi! Fly Guy?

A jar is where the fly lands first, trapped by a boy out hunting for something smart. The boy's parents still call the fly a pest until some clever flying changes their minds.

Where in the family car does Fly Guy get shut by accident before the road trip in Fly High, Fly Guy!?

The trunk is where Dad shuts him in without noticing. Mom and Dad had said Fly Guy could not come because he might get lost, so he goes along for the ride anyway.

What color is Fly Girl, the fly who wears a bow on one antenna in the Fly Guy books?

Pink is her color, with the bow fastened to one antenna. Fly Girl belongs to a girl of her own and later co-stars with Fly Guy in a spinoff series.

What does Buzz create in Buzz Boy and Fly Guy that turns himself and his pet into superheroes?

Buzz makes a comic book, and the book shows it as a comic within the story. As Buzz Boy and Fly Guy, the two friends must defeat their enemies and save their home.

Where does Fly Guy try to stay out of sight during the factory tour in Fly Guy vs. the Flyswatter!?

He ducks down in Buzz's pocket once he learns the class is visiting a flyswatter factory. The plan falls apart when the tour guide starts insulting flies.

Which space objects does Fly Guy Presents: Space describe as dirty snowballs?

Comets earn the nickname because they are loose lumps of ice, dust and small rocks. Warmed by the Sun, a comet releases gas that can stream out into a long tail.

Which ally joins Fly Girl to help Fly Guy and Buzz Boy outsmart their captors in Fly Guy and the Alienzz?

Dragon Dude comes to the rescue alongside Fly Girl after an alien ship captures the two heroes. The superhero pair needs all the help it can get in this early chapter book.

In Fly Guy and the Frankenfly, what does the huge green monster that grabs Buzz turn out to be?

It is only a bad dream, and Buzz wakes from it by falling out of bed. Fly Guy had stayed up late making posters that show he and Buzz are best friends.

After trips by truck, boat, train and plane, what carries Fly Guy home in Ride, Fly Guy, Ride!?

A bicycle brings Buzz, Dad and Fly Guy home at the end. The wild ride starts when Fly Guy is blown out of the car window and straight into a passing driver's mouth.

Which contest is Buzz hoping to enter when he catches the fly in Hi! Fly Guy?

A pet show is the goal, and the judges at first agree with Buzz's parents that a fly cannot be a pet. Fly Guy proves them all wrong at The Amazing Pet Show.

Which school cook wins Fly Guy over in Super Fly Guy by serving him fish heads in sour milk?

Roz is the cook who rewards Fly Guy with that smelly treat. When she is fired and replaced by a cook who serves burnt peas and turnips, Fly Guy engineers her return.

Fly Guy kisses a look-alike of which famous painting on the family road trip in Fly High, Fly Guy!?

Mona Lisa gets a smooch from Fly Guy, or at least a bug-eyed copy of her does. On the same trip he surfs at the beach and rides a roller coaster.

What is the name of the girl who owns Fly Girl in Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl!?

Liz is her owner, and the two flies impress each other with stunt flying and by eating gross stuff. Fly Guy is so smitten that Buzz starts to worry about losing his pet.

What kind of machine is the Super Swatter that detects Fly Guy in Fly Guy vs. the Flyswatter!?

A robot built for swatting, the Super Swatter picks up Fly Guy during the class visit. Fly Guy's efforts to escape it cause a hilarious ruckus.

What are Fly Guy and Buzz Boy guarding in the sky when captured in Fly Guy and the Alienzz?

A secret fort in the sky is their post when an alien ship swoops in and grabs them. To get free, the two superheroes have to outsmart their captors.

Which creatures were the subject of the first Fly Guy Presents book, which came out the same year as Space?

Sharks came first, with Buzz and Fly Guy touring an aquarium. Space followed later the same year, and the nonfiction series went on to dinosaurs, firefighters, insects, bats and snakes.

What does Buzz plan in Fly Guy's Big Family after seeing Fly Guy's drawings of his mother and father?

A surprise party is the plan, and Buzz plants tiny invitations in smelly spots all over the neighborhood. Thousands of Fly Guy's relatives turn up.

Which gross trick finally scares away the kid picking on Buzz in Fly Guy's Amazing Tricks?

The Big Booger sends the bully running. Buzz had told Fly Guy to do his tricks only on command, after he showed them off at dinner time.

Which enemy does Fly Guy fend off at a dark castle before rescuing a princess in Prince Fly Guy?

A giant stands in his way in the fairy tale Buzz is writing for homework. Fly Guy took the part of a handsome prince after turning down an ugly troll and a smelly pig herder.

Which author and illustrator from Elmira, New York, writes and draws the Fly Guy books?

Tedd Arnold has written and illustrated more than 100 books. He worked as a commercial illustrator first, and his wife, a former kindergarten teacher, encouraged him to make books for children.

How does the flyswatter factory react to Fly Guy's chaotic visit in Fly Guy vs. the Flyswatter!?

It ends its tours after the ruckus Fly Guy causes. Buzz's classmates do not mind at all: they go home calling it the best field trip ever.

Besides the aliens, which villains must Fly Guy and Buzz Boy outsmart in Fly Guy and the Alienzz?

Space pirates join the aliens as the story's villains. Fly Guy and Buzz Boy get help from two fellow heroes before the adventure is over.

Fly Guy Presents: Space mixes cartoons of Buzz and Fly Guy with which other kind of pictures?

Photographs fill the pages, while the cartoon pair add jokes and fun facts beside them. That mix of vivid photos and humorous drawings runs through the whole Fly Guy Presents series.

Where is the restaurant that keeps Fly Guy out in There's a Fly Guy in My Soup?

It is in a fancy hotel, where Fly Guy is not allowed to join Buzz's family for dinner. A wonderful smell from the kitchen draws him in, and by the end everyone needs a bath.

Where do Buzz and a friend take Fly Guy and Fly Girl in the spinoff book Night Fright?

The zoo is the outing, inspired by a book about wild animals. The two flies wander off to find lunch and spook themselves silly in a dark exhibit of night creatures.

What kind of animal is Annie, the new pet who terrifies Fly Guy and Fly Girl in Friendly Frenzy?

A lizard named Annie belongs to a new friend called Carlos. After a slapstick chase she turns out to prefer soggy fries to flies, and hunter and hunted end up friends.

What pulls up to deliver the food for the flies' feast in Fly Guy's Big Family?

A garbage truck dumps a heap of stinking refuse in the yard, and the guests fly out to feast. Buzz had planned the catering himself, leaving his parents baffled.

What does Fly Guy snack from before growing enormous in Attack of the 50-Foot Fly Guy!?

A radioactive trash can supplies the snack that makes him 50 feet tall. Buzz and a scientist then race to shrink him before the police and military attack.

Where does Buzz finally find Fly Guy at the end of I Spy Fly Guy!, after searching the whole dump?

Fly Guy was sitting on top of his hat the whole time. Buzz kept mistaking other flies for his pet and was snubbed, boinked and bitten before he gave up.

What do Buzz's classmates do with their free flyswatters at the end of Fly Guy vs. the Flyswatter!?

They use them as art, a peaceful end for a tool made to squash flies. The whole class agrees that the factory visit was the best field trip ever.

Carlos says his pet Annie is no danger to Fly Guy in Friendly Frenzy because he feeds her what?

Maggots are her usual meal, and Carlos has no idea that they are young flies. Buzz and his friend are horrified, and they quickly fill him in.