Hal Hardbargain is a gruff gadget supplier and owner of Hal's Villains Supply Shop/Super Heroes Supply Shop. He has a mechanical arm and an electronic eye patch over one eye. His first appearance was in the episode "Word(Hicc)Up!" In this episode he was swindling Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy by selling malfunctioning rays and supplies. The only villains known to be at his store are Dr. Two Brains, Chuck the Evil Sandwich-Making Guy, and Granny May. Hal appeared in the Word Girl movie The Rise of Miss Power, where he and Colonel Giggle Cheeks arm wrestled, with Giggle Cheeks winning.