StickWorld: Anything Goes!
Nathan Brandon for Hobo Joe
Hobo Joe
Age: 40s–60s
Voice: Raspy, scruffy, fast-talking, and streetwise.
Hobo Joe is StickTown’s relentlessly persistent panhandler, surviving through street smarts, shameless mooching, clever scams, and incredible luck. He’s constantly being thrown out of businesses, parks, and events, yet somehow always finds his way back into the middle of whatever chaos is happening.
- male senior
What?! The sign said FREE FOOD! I was just following instructions! (The police reveal a ladder, paint bucket, and crudely altered sign.) …That was already there when I got here.
(Playing guitar as Sweet Susie stops to listen.) Enjoying the show, kid? (Beat.) That’ll be fifty bucks.
Hey, I need a place to stay for a while. (Lance mentions his cardboard box in the sewers.) Yeah… turns out rats don’t appreciate being scammed outta their money. Pretty sure I’m banned from the sewer now.