Tad appears in the Ask Mr. Popular episode segment A Pigment of His Imagination as the main antagonist. When Babs and Plucky are picking players for their soccer teams, Hamton feels ignored, as they fight over Sweetie Bird instead of him. When he gets home angrily, he wishes he had a best friend of his own, so Mr. Popular suggests having an imaginary friend. Hamton imagines the all-around perfect imaginary friend, a muscular pig who prefers to be called Tad.