Talk:Scooter's Alternate Identities

"Alternate Identities"
I waited awhile to mention this, since on the whole Category:Character Variants is one of those categories which, while informative, is mostly just fun, and where rigid rules and stuff are stifling. And clearly this has been a labor of love for Justin and it shows. Still, in general, with The Muppet Show, given the whole variety show premise, we haven't included examples unless either a) it was a recurring persona (Dr. Bob, First Mate Piggy, Bear on Patrol) or b) otherwise especially notable (like a famous fictional character or sustained for an entire episode) and not just a costume change for a brief skit. Strictly speaking, only the cage dancer and Wizard's assistant are true alternate identities akin to Bob Cratchit and the like, not just Scooter actively playing a role, but most are notable or interesting enough to be worth including and fit what we've done with other characters. Here's the ones I don't think work even by a loose definition: Simon Smith is just a costume change really (and even though the song is supposed to be sung by "Simon Smith" so to speak, the same could be applied to many songs performed by other characters as one shot skits), the sailor (not an alternate identity by any interpretation), and "a Roman." There's other skits where Scooter appears in costume, but I don't think they need to be included here. Supehero Scooter is also iffy, *but* it inspired an action figure and it's been done on Fozzie Bear's Alternate Identities. I'm not sure about "The Son" either, though "The Father" is included on Rowlf the Dog's Alternate Identities (I'd take out both since it's a short skit with no pretense that Scooter is anything but a performer in costume, who even critiques the skit within it, and while they're enacting a poem, the characters are vague and not even specifically labeled in the source material; we could as easily call Scooter's role "the beamish boy"). So basically, I'm planning to take out Simon Smith (the image is nice but it has its own page), the sailor, Roman, and unless anyone can make an argument, "the son." It also might not be a bad idea to merge the items from Scooter's Alternate Ages into this and rename as a joint page, given how few there are (see also Statler and Waldorf's Alternate Identities and Ages amd Bean Bunny's Alternate Identities and Ages? Thoughts? -- Andrew Leal (talk ) 00:35, 5 May 2008 (UTC)