... led me to think about Mr. Snuffleupagus from Sesame Street. I haven't thought about him in years. I wonder how he's doing?
How DID we function before the web and Google? Here's what Wikipedia has to say about Mr. Snuffleupagus: [...and who knew Mr. Snuffleupagus had a first name and it is Aloysius????]
Aloysius Snuffleupagus is one of the Muppet characters on the long-running educational television program for young children, Sesame Street. He resembles a wooly mammoth, without tusks or (visible) ears, and he is a friend of Big Bird. He attends Snufflegarten and has a baby sister named Alice.Then read about the "Goodbye" episode from 1985.
For many years, Big Bird was the only character on the show who saw him (he only came along when Big Bird was alone). The other characters teased Big Bird when he said he had seen the Snuffleupagus, because they didn't believe there was such an animal, often despite evidence to the contrary (such as an oversized teddy bear that Snuffy had left behind). This was modeled in part on the imaginary friends some young children have.
I'm so glad to know that I'm not the only one who thinks about Mr. Snuffleupagus!
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