In the Netflix TV series, Jerome Squalor is portrayed by Tony Hale. Unlike the book, Jerome does not teach the Baudelaires how to slide down the banisters and he only kisses Sunny when they go their separate ways. In "The Penultimate Peril" Pt. 1, Jerome pretends to date Babs so that he can find the Baudelaires and is shown to be interested in Charles. He and Babs met while attending a support group for those who were terrorized by Esmé. In "The Penultimate Peril" Pt. 2, Jerome tries to get back together with Esmé and states that her separation with him was not finalized. Hector is the handyman in the Village of Fowl Devotees appearing in the seventh book "The Vile Village". He is the last official guardian of the Baudelaire children. He is given the task of taking care of the Baudelaires under the Council of Elders' direction because nobody else wants the job. Hector is known to be skittish and always looks down and never speaks when in front of the Council of Elders, even when the Baudelaires needed his help in proving their innocence of Jacques Snicket's murder at the time when Jacques was mistaken for Count Olaf. He later escapes with the Quagmire triplets on his self-sustaining hot air mobile home, after finally standing up to the Council of Elders. Notably, Hector is the only one of the Baudelaires' guardians who immediately believes them when they say that Count Olaf is present in disguise. He is also the only guardian who actively tries to help them discover more about V.F.D., and the only non-villain who wanted them to stay with him under any circumstances (not including the guardians of the Baudelaires that had died). In the TV series, Hector is portrayed by Ithamar Enriquez. He is shown to have fainting spells when he is addressed by the Council of Elders which challenges his courage. Hector mentioned to the Baudelaires that his mother was busted for violating the rule where you can't wear white after Yom Kippur. He mentioned that his mom had to pay a fine and she later moved to the City where she opened a gallery. Hal is a near-sighted man in small glasses that first appears in the eighth novel "The Hostile Hospital". Working as a bookkeeper at the Library of Records in the Heimlich Hospital, he is one of the oldest men that the Baudelaires have ever met.