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Instances prior to Episode 2096 when a Sesame Street character encounters the supposedly imaginary Mr. Snuffleupagus.
This list excludes the kids, who often interacted with Snuffy throughout the years.
- Sandbox notes
- Jay was 13 by the time he interacted with Snuffy in Episode 0415. Do we have examples of other teenagers seeing him, and are they worth mentioning here? Does seeing Snuffy as a kid "grandfather" you into still seeing him as one gets older?
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Big Bird — Episode 0276 (1971) Big Bird is the first person on Sesame Street to meet Mr. Snuffleupagus, but nobody believes him, setting up 14 years of "near misses." |
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Dr. Marzullo — Episode 0343 (1972) Dr. Marzullo gets a full glimpse at Snuffy as he collects a balloon from Hooper's Store. She is unable to explain this encounter and heads home for a long nap. |
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Grover — Episode 0393 (1972) Grover, under the impression that the real Snuffy is Big Bird in disguise, has the hiccups scared out of him after a full glimpse at the creature. Later, when Big Bird returns with his own Snuffy disguise, Grover says he didn't need a second costume, the first one was enough. |
| Simon Soundman - Episode 0543 (1973) | |
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Bob - Episode 0807 (1975) |
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Mona Monster - Episode 1681 (1982) Big Bird invites Mona (assuming Snuffy is imaginary as the others say) to Snuffy's birthday party. She's flabbergasted when Snuffy arrives and tells Big Bird, "I don't want you to be disappointed or anything, but your imaginary friend is real!" |
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Bert — Episode 1779 (1983) After convincing Ernie that there's no such thing as a Snuffleupagus, Bert gets a first-hand look at Snuffy through the apartment window. Ernie doesn't believe him and Bert wonders if his own imagination caused this sighting. |
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Dr. Nobel Price - Episode 1800 (1983) While Dr. Nobel Price does not actually see or meet Snuffy, he does find his cousin, Abigail, and believes he's discovered a new species which he calls the Shagaphant. Big Bird informs him on what Snuffleupaguses are, and he's disappointed that he didn't discover a new creature, unaware that it's a creature that not many have actually seen by this point. |
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Forgetful Jones — Episode 1836 (1983) Big Bird introduces the two during the New York City Marathon. Forgetful immediately forgets the encounter. |
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Telly Monster — Episode 1861 (1983) Telly actually sees Snuffy, but thinks he's imagining seeing him. |
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Telly Monster and Oscar's pet elephants — Episode 1943 (1984) |
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Oscar the Grouch — Episode 2058 (1985) At this point in the series, Snuffy has joined the Grouchketeers, thus establishing him as real to Oscar. |
