Little Known Facts About Mr. Snuffleupagus from Sesame Street
General:
Mr. Snuffleupagus's first name is actually Aloysius. He has a baby sister whose name is Alice, and a Grandmother who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has a cousin named Abigail, and an Aunt Agnes. His species (also called Snuffleupagus) is supposedly indigenous of a small island in Hawaii.
Mr. Snuffleupagus lives in a cave with his family that located very close to Sesame Street. His favorite foods are cabbage and spaghetti. Other then Big Bird, his other close friend is named Rosalyn who is also a Snuffleupagus. Even though he is on Sesame Street, Jim Henson and his associates always classified him as a Muppet.
Spelling:
There are accepted ways to spell his name. It can either be spelled Snuffleupagus or Snuffulupagus. The first spelling is considered the official spelling.
Meet the Adults:
In an episode of Sesame Street that aired on November 18th, 1985, Mr. Snuffleupagus finally met the adults that lived on Sesame Street. Before this, many of the adults believed that Mr. Snuffleupagus was an imaginary fried of Big Bird.
At the time, many shows like 60 Minutes were covering stories about children who were afraid to tell their parents about sexual molestation. These children believed that their parents would not believe them, and think that they made the story up.
The producers of Sesame Street took this opportunity to introduce Snuffy to the adults so that they would not accuse Big Bird of making the stories up. Many fans and critics believed that this was the moment that Sesame Street, "Jumped the Shark."
Snuffy and Drugs:
There was a rumor for years that Mr. Snuffleupagus was actually a reference to drug users. According to the rumors, his big nose, droopy eyes, and name of Snuffy were all references to marijuana use. His droopy and slow walk, and slow way of talking also point to this. Jim Henson Productions, and now Disney have denied this for years.
Mr. Snuffleupagus is mentioned in the Guinness Book or World Records for having the longest eyelashes of any puppet in the world. Until the creation of Fraggle rock, he was also the largest regularly used puppet.
Mr. Snuffleupagus will continue to entertain children for many years to come. Many more children will learn that he is one of the most creative characters that have ever appeared on Sesame Street.
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Post a CommentThis is news to me- I grew up watching Sesame street form the very beginning and have always pronounced his name Snufflelufagus: fagus not pagus. I'm so confused!!!
i love snuffy and have the cutest shorkie in the world who snuffels everything so his nickname ls mr snuffleupagus. he also snores like a piggy x
I have a question. Years ago Mr. Snuffy and Julie Andrews did a dance to the song from The King and I. Could you please tell me on what show that appeared and what year and if I could possibly get it on VHS or DVD? Thanks, Norma Blair blairnorma1@gmail.com
I too,loved snuffleupagus..How he and big-bird became friends,i don,t know...An elephant and a bird....That was funny....BUT it also broke down barriers...It showed kids,that you can be good friends,with other kids that are different,or may come from other countries,with different cultures....I used to watch sesame street when i was younger,with my -3-year old cousin...The show opened up new ideas,to children...To use their thoughts and imagination,with out being made fun of....I enjoyed the show as well...My favorite charactors,were bert and ernie...They killed me.....I used to laugh at them both...And for a moment,it made life bearable...I am sure it was the same for children as well....Well keep up the good work....sincerely yours....BRUCE..G...
I too,loved snuffleupagus..How he and big-bird became friends,i don,t know...An elephant and a bird....That was funny....BUT it also broke down barriers...It showed kids,that you can be good friends,with other kids that are different,or may come from other countries,with different cultures....I used to watch sesame street when i was younger,with my -3-year old cousin...The show opened up new ideas,to children...To use their thoughts and imagination,with out being made fun of....I enjoyed the show as well...My favorite charactors,were bert and ernie...They killed me.....I used to laugh at them both...And for a moment,it made life bearable...I am sure it was the same for children as well....Well keep up the good work....sincerely yours....BRUCE..G...
I love Snuffy! My kids learned how to pronounce his name from a sesame street book that has it sounded out. According to the sesame street book it is pronounced Snuffle up a gus. ;)
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Three adults actually believed in Snuffy's existence before they saw him. The first to believe Big Bird was Buffy Saint Marie.
Snuffy may have been the largest puppet on TV, but not the largest puppet. Bread & Puppet's "Mother Earth" has an arm span of 40 feet and utilizes 200 operators.
I did not see anywhere in this article where it showed how the name was pronounced. I think that is an F sound just like in alpha. I am same as Floss..Snuffy is the only character I really liked and I have always pronounced it with an F sound. Guess I am going to have to get a Sesame Street DVD LOL.
Everyone I ask calls Snuffy Mr Snuffleufagus. They all laughed at me when I insisted it was "upagus" not ufagus". We even callled friends and radio stations who all said his name with an "f". This did not sound like the same gentle creature I'd always known as Mr Snuffleupagus. I'm so releived to find out I had been calling him the right name because Snuffy was the only Sesame Street character who ever appealed to me or made an impact on me.