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A few weeks ago, somebody uploaded episode 2042 (and it was taken down within a day or two). And there are some things I noticed.
gordon planned to meet Snuffy, but it seems like he set himself up to miss him as usual. With more characters believing in Snuffy, it seems like it should have been easier to get them to meet, and yet he still fails.
He sets up everything he will need so he’ll stay put and be sure not to miss Snuffy when he comes by. Of course it is never brought up how he could go to the bathroom - and he stays there until night, having packed plenty to eat and drink, and doesn’t seem to have to go after he’s through for the day.
That season, Maria and Linda also believed in Snuffy. They should have arranged to all be there and meet Snuffy, maybe in shifts so if one has to leave, the others can stay and see him (unless the point was more for Gordon to meet Snuffy, not just see him).
But in regards to setting himself up to miss, he’s sitting and facing the opposite direction of where Snuffy comes in from both times he shows up. That might not be such a big deal.
And when Oscar and Grundgetta dress up in a Snuffleupagus costume, Gordon is wearing headphones and reading a newspaper, looking downward from them. There have been times when Snuffy could not get Mr. Hooper’s attention because he was listening to headphones (and reading the newspaper). Maybe Gordon had his music quieter in case it drowned out Snuffy taking, or maybe it was his old age that made Mr, Hooper unable to hear Snuffy when he was wearing headphones.
Of course when Grundgetta as Snuffy does start talking and gets Gordon’s attention, he does hear her and looks up. But it would have been funny if they struggled to get his attention, even with being loud.
And when Gordon’s mom calls and he hesitates to go in and call, Oscar sees Snuffy at that moment and yells that he’s real. Gordon is by the window and hears somebody yelling and decides to go in, rather than look out the window in the spot where he expected Snuffy. He doesn’t seem to know that it was Oscar. Maybe he should have checked to make sure nobody was in danger.
Though in regards to Gordon facing the opposite of where Snuffy entered (but he did not know where he would come from), when he shows up, Oscar is looking in the opposite direction at first but Snuffy let’s put an “oh dear” and Oscar turns and looks at him. I wonder if his “oh dear” came from Gordon not being there or from Oscar saying that he won’t believe in him.
And he thinks Oscar is Gordon and not a grouch due to how helpful he is. Even if he does not believe he’s a grouch, he should have at least believed he was not Gordon when he said so (he could have been somebody else playing a joke). In fact, they seemed a little inconsistent with what Snuffy knew about Big Bird’s friends (I’ve considered adding this as “depending on the writer” at TV Tropes), in the seventh season premier Snuffy counts everybody who misses him but also says all their names (including Gordon), and in the season 8 premier he sees the adults together and when telling Big Bird, he says all their names. I think there’s also an episode where he thinks Maria is imaginary.
One final thing: season 16 is when Gordon, Maria, and Linda all started to believe in Snuffy, but I wonder if they were planning this during season 15. There are a few times that season when Maria seems to believe in him or at least isn’t as annoyed when Big Bird talks about him, but I feel like season 15 has quite a few times when other characters do see Snuffy only to become convinced they were imagining (or it being someone who it wouldn’t be such a big deal on if they saw him, like Barkley).
gordon planned to meet Snuffy, but it seems like he set himself up to miss him as usual. With more characters believing in Snuffy, it seems like it should have been easier to get them to meet, and yet he still fails.
He sets up everything he will need so he’ll stay put and be sure not to miss Snuffy when he comes by. Of course it is never brought up how he could go to the bathroom - and he stays there until night, having packed plenty to eat and drink, and doesn’t seem to have to go after he’s through for the day.
That season, Maria and Linda also believed in Snuffy. They should have arranged to all be there and meet Snuffy, maybe in shifts so if one has to leave, the others can stay and see him (unless the point was more for Gordon to meet Snuffy, not just see him).
But in regards to setting himself up to miss, he’s sitting and facing the opposite direction of where Snuffy comes in from both times he shows up. That might not be such a big deal.
And when Oscar and Grundgetta dress up in a Snuffleupagus costume, Gordon is wearing headphones and reading a newspaper, looking downward from them. There have been times when Snuffy could not get Mr. Hooper’s attention because he was listening to headphones (and reading the newspaper). Maybe Gordon had his music quieter in case it drowned out Snuffy taking, or maybe it was his old age that made Mr, Hooper unable to hear Snuffy when he was wearing headphones.
Of course when Grundgetta as Snuffy does start talking and gets Gordon’s attention, he does hear her and looks up. But it would have been funny if they struggled to get his attention, even with being loud.
And when Gordon’s mom calls and he hesitates to go in and call, Oscar sees Snuffy at that moment and yells that he’s real. Gordon is by the window and hears somebody yelling and decides to go in, rather than look out the window in the spot where he expected Snuffy. He doesn’t seem to know that it was Oscar. Maybe he should have checked to make sure nobody was in danger.
Though in regards to Gordon facing the opposite of where Snuffy entered (but he did not know where he would come from), when he shows up, Oscar is looking in the opposite direction at first but Snuffy let’s put an “oh dear” and Oscar turns and looks at him. I wonder if his “oh dear” came from Gordon not being there or from Oscar saying that he won’t believe in him.
And he thinks Oscar is Gordon and not a grouch due to how helpful he is. Even if he does not believe he’s a grouch, he should have at least believed he was not Gordon when he said so (he could have been somebody else playing a joke). In fact, they seemed a little inconsistent with what Snuffy knew about Big Bird’s friends (I’ve considered adding this as “depending on the writer” at TV Tropes), in the seventh season premier Snuffy counts everybody who misses him but also says all their names (including Gordon), and in the season 8 premier he sees the adults together and when telling Big Bird, he says all their names. I think there’s also an episode where he thinks Maria is imaginary.
One final thing: season 16 is when Gordon, Maria, and Linda all started to believe in Snuffy, but I wonder if they were planning this during season 15. There are a few times that season when Maria seems to believe in him or at least isn’t as annoyed when Big Bird talks about him, but I feel like season 15 has quite a few times when other characters do see Snuffy only to become convinced they were imagining (or it being someone who it wouldn’t be such a big deal on if they saw him, like Barkley).
