George Lundgren (formerly George Nordgren) is a 3rd grader who attends Lakewood Elementary School, in Mr. Ratburn's class. He daydreams frequently, and is a skilled carpenter and ventriloquist. His family is Swedish, but has been seen wearing a top saying "I Love Norway", in The Long Road Home. He has a ventriloquist dummy; a wooden giraffe named Wally. In the episode, "The Boy with His Head in the Clouds," George is revealed to have dyslexia. He has a friend named Carl. George also has a sister who only appeared in earlier episodes, also as a background character.