Yeah, he didn't necessarily retire, but he doesn't talk either, just like Rowlf, Floyd, and the other really good characters. I guess they figured Pepe and Rizzo can take care of all their jobs. Of course I did here he was sent to Guantanimo Bay, Cuba because Bush suspected him of terrorism, lol. But seriously, since he does deal with explosions and bombs, maybe that's why they cut back on him. Even if so, that's kinda rediculous. Like Jim said, there's a huge diffrence between someone getting stabbed with a knife and an obvious toy being thrown around.