Sesame Street Recollections...

Welcome to our newest feature: Sesame Street Recollections. Sesame Street holds a very special place in my heart. My mother always tells me that I learned to read and write by watching countless hours of Sesame Street as a child. While Sesame Street was primarily made to educate children in a fun way, the creators decided they needed to add content that would also cater to those parents who watched the show with their children. There are so many pop-culture references in the show that children don't get, but when you get older, you realize how brilliant Jim Henson and his staff were. Besides these references, there is an endless amount of great memories, songs, characters, and moments that were provided to us by this groundbreaking program. In this feature, we will discuss some of those timeless memories, and dissect the content of Sesame Street:

For now, we will discuss one of the most peculiar, and mysterious characters on Sesame Street: Snuffy. Born Aloysius Snuffleupagus, Snuffy, as he is better known, is one of the largest muppets in Sesame Street's history. In the beginning of the show's tenure, Snuffy was only seen by Big Bird. The other characters on the show teased Big Bird, because they didn't believe that Snuffy existed. On November 18, 1985, the adults finally met Snuffy, and they were all embarrassed of teasing Big Bird for all those years. Burn! In Your Face Bob and Gordon! Snuffy remains a prominent character on Sesame Street to this day. What makes Snuffy most mysterious, is that no one is quite sure what type of creature he is. Muppet characters are usually either animals (like Kermit, or Miss Piggy), Monsters (Elmo, Telly, Herry), "Humans" (Ernie, Bert, Scooter), or Aliens (The Yip-Yips). It is very rare to find a character that doesn't have a defined species (Gonzo is the only other that comes to mind, but I think he is a Whatever, and in Muppets in Space, his species comes to earth). Snuffy is a strange character. It looks like perhaps Snuffy's ancestors began as offspring of an Elephant and a Wookie like Chewbacca. He is not a mammoth, because he doesnt have tusks. His eyes are incredibly large. If anyone has an ideas, please share them with us.