Talk:Aloysius Snuffleupagus

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user:L33tminion made all references to "Snuffy" into references for his full name, "Snuffleupagus". Snuff's full name is Aloysius Snuffleupagus. While the change is technically correct, "Kidman" is more appropriate when talking about Nicole Kidman than "Nicole", it just seems wordy and unusual. On the show, he's just Snuffy. -- user:zanimum

Contents 1 Gaps 2 Spelling Snuffleupagus 3 No I am not insane but.... 4 Redirect from Suffleupagus 5 Context of the Goodbye episode 6 Inaccuracies 7 Trivia

[edit] Gaps

This article needs a couple subjects developed. 1) Personality and behavior. I seem to remember him as something of an Eeyore, only maybe less in need of anti-depressants. I think there was some funny dance he'd do. Eeyore would never dance. I think he also played baseball, swinging the bat with his trunk. 2) Puppetry. How is the character brought to life? A puppeteer in the suit for the front legs and one for the back legs? Who does the voice, who does the face, etc, etc. This information should be out there somewhere. Postdlf 05:25, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Spelling Snuffleupagus

I am not a member of the wikipedia community, so I may not have a very good grasp of what is appropriate here. However, I think the "Spelling Snuffleupagus" section is irrelevant and lessens the respectability of the article.

If nothing else, a list of misspellings of the name is gratuitous.

I tend to concur, it is not terribly encyclopedic. Moreover, I can make no sense of this paragraph:

Spellings on Jump the Shark's page about Snuffy's name include Snufalupogus, Snuffalufacous, Snuffalufagus, Snuffaluffagus, Snuffalupagus, Snuffelufagus, Snuffelupagus, Snuffelupigus, Snuffleufagus, Snuffleupacus, Snuffleupugas, Snuffuluffugus, Snuffulupagus, and Snufleupagus.

So I am moving it here for further discussion. In particular, the article linked has no such spellings, and the Sesame Street page of the website jump the shark is a open forum, so not exactly an authoritiative list of misspellings. Thoughts? --Hansnesse 03:58, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

It's representative of the whole internet, and even some print journalism. -- user:zanimum

[edit] No I am not insane but....

Isn't Snuffy Jewish?

Mr Hooper was, and Baby Bear is, but no, he's Hawaiian and has never practiced any sort of religion on the show. -- user:zanimum

I always figured he'd be Greek. -- Bobak 21:13, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Redirect from Suffleupagus

How does one redirect "Suffleupagus" to here?

Details at Wikipedia:Redirect, but I have take care of this one. Thanks, --Hansnesse 04:00, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Context of the Goodbye episode

I just reverted the changes to remove a paragraph regarding the abuse context of the section on the goodbye episode. My own feeling is that it is encyclopedic, however, since it has been removed and reverted several times, I wanted to start a discussion about it. The paragraph in question is

The Children's Television Workshop decided on this storyline largely after high-profile (and sometimes, graphic) stories on pedophilia and sexual abuse of children on shows such as 60 Minutes and 20/20. Concerns were raised that a child may be reluctant to tell an adult that he/she had been sexually abused, especially because he/she may not be believed because of their age.

Thoughts, comments or concerns? --Hansnesse 05:30, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

• • I personally feel that it does not belong on the Snuffy page; to me, it really seems more suited for the broader Sesame Street article. The explanation of why the company chose the storyline has little to no relation to Snuffy himself. 69.138.229.246 05:41, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inaccuracies

The author appears to have confused two episodes: the one in which Big Bird is ordered to say "goodbye" to Snuffy, and the one where the human cast finally sees him. The latter unfolded by way of an elaborate plan, and Big Bird was not present when the adults finally laid eyes on Snuffy. Brithgob 04:11, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. I stopped watching the program regularly myself shortly before Snuffy was revealed to the adults, but after Gordon, Linda, and Maria decided to believe Big Bird despite the lack of evidence. However, I do recall reading about it several times. I believe Big Bird set up a special code word ("food") he could yell when Snuffy was in the area that would cause the adults to come running to see. We need to find some more authoritative reference to get this right. (I believe Sesame Street magazine had an article on it in the parents' section around the time of the event, but it may be tricky to find copies of it.) Powers 16:09, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia

I removed a "trivia" item from the list, since it seemed to be unencyclopedic, relative to the article content:

• According to a Dave Chappelle comedy routine, Snuffy is Sesame Street's resident smackhead.

It seems to me that being the subject of a comedy routine is not really a item of trivia. Thoughts? --TeaDrinker 04:45, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Obviously the case. Powers 14:25, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Also, what's the deal with the trivia entry about the juggler guy or whatever? How is it even related to Snuffleupagus? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.183.218.185 (talk • contribs) .