George still has his parents, and Harold still has his mom. Also, George had an afro in kindergarten, which is when he met Harold. They lived in completely different counties as well, Harold living in Piqua, Ohio, while George moved from an unnamed county in Michigan. Also, in book 12, a bit of time travel shenanigans happen. We see them as adults, where they are still friends, and look nothing close to Jonesy and Spitfire or Donald Trump and Barack Obama. In other words, THEORY INVALIDATED! Also, Captain Uderpants is a book series, not a film series.