minor muppetz
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Just recently I've had an observation on Biff and Sully. While they are construction workers and have the hard hats to prove it, it seems like they rarely do any construction work on the show. It seems a lot of their work can just as easily be done by any handyman, not necessarily a construction worker. There have also been times when they have moved things, like a piano, blocks for Johnny Cash, and various luggage for the trip to New Mexico... Do construction workers actually move things? I also recall an episode where Biff did some plumbing at Hooper's Store (and as a result I thought they were plumbers for many years).
They have rarely been shown at construction sites. The sketch where Sully built a piano would be one exception (and do construction workers build pianos?). Another would be the "This is My J" number. Sully was also shown at a construction site in the sketch where Grover ran a newsstand.
Of course there have also been quite a few times when they used drills. That would be realistic for construction workers. And it seems like in many books they are actually shown doing the stuff I associate construction workers with doing.
It's also interesting how they are rarely seen without their hardhats, yet it seems they're rarely in any situations where hardhats are necessary. It's a wonder they didn't also wear safety goggles... Though now that I think about it, they would look cool in goggles.
They have rarely been shown at construction sites. The sketch where Sully built a piano would be one exception (and do construction workers build pianos?). Another would be the "This is My J" number. Sully was also shown at a construction site in the sketch where Grover ran a newsstand.
Of course there have also been quite a few times when they used drills. That would be realistic for construction workers. And it seems like in many books they are actually shown doing the stuff I associate construction workers with doing.
It's also interesting how they are rarely seen without their hardhats, yet it seems they're rarely in any situations where hardhats are necessary. It's a wonder they didn't also wear safety goggles... Though now that I think about it, they would look cool in goggles.