Sesame Street - Snuffy's debut

[Pyrarson]

At 0:25 it sounds like he says "fuck"!

[Blondiechickie1972]

Snuffy wants some smack from Big Bird lol

[MyKhalifaman]

he was tweeked outta his mind nd found his way to sesame street haha

[raffi19791]

Do you have any sketches with snuffy #2 from later in the season?

[MOZARTJOKAN]

snuffy sounds so much more depressed here then in later episodes

[Blondiechickie1972]

"you hardly see those anymore!" of course not, woolly mammoths are extinct, you silly bird :)

[burt64nyg]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh Hi Bird! I NEED SOME SMACK BIRD!

[UltraVioletGem]

I see from the afros that it may be the 70s...

[UltraVioletGem]

Anyone know when this episode aired? I googled snuffy's first appearance on sesame street and one site said he appeared in 1971 and the rest said he appeared in 1980-something...???

[trev358]

@UltraVioletGem This episode was from 1971.

[UltraVioletGem]

@trev358 Thanks

[HCShannon]

Snuffy's here reminds me of Eeyore...after a few hits of acid!

[CGut13]

@zanesttc holy shit i heard that too maybe the person who filmed this said it

[bigJJBulldog22]

Remember, In the episode where the people actually see Snuffy, He says He wants to brush his hair to look good for them, thats probably where he went, OR he could have just want to score some more drugs.

[DEADPOOLMERCENARYZ]

"Holy Shit! What the Fuck is That"

Is what Big Bird meant to say!

[Putar1]

@zanesttc

It does sound like that, I think he said "Must be Hiding". I like your version better though!

[jaycee3500]

wtf

[Jammydodgereater]

BACK TO HELL WITH YOU DEMON ELEPHANT!

[saugagirl83]

I know Susan and Gordon and David, but who is the other guy with them? This was made over 10 years before I was born so I guess he was a character on the show who only appeared back then.

[HCShannon]

@saugagirl83 I think it's Rafael played by the late Raul Julia (the famous Puerto Rican actor, best known for his role as Gomez in Addams Family 1 and 2).

[saugagirl83]

@HCShannon Oh yeah, I remember hearing he had been in the cast at one time! :)

[97Lordflash]

God damn Snuffy looks scary.

[apollominor]

I don't remember Sesame street being this creepy 0-o

[acegersh]

Is Snuffy on Shrooms?

[increduloustoast]

Now I know why I used to hide behind the couch whenever I heard Snufflupagus's theme music.

[skeaneable]

0:43 AHHHHHHHHHH Not only Big Bird looks and talks funny like a retard but Snuffy looks like a bad cocaine freebase nightmare from the mind of Richard Pryor....those yellow eyes would haunt me to the rest of my days straight to my grave!

[GameStation3]

@skeaneable Are you calling Big Bird a "retard"? How dare you!

[SpukiTheLoveKitten75]

My reaction would've been..."AAAAAUUUUGGGHHHHH!!!!! KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!!!"

[fallendogking]

Ice thawing fail.

[MrTornado300]

Kids must've had nightmares when he looked like THAT!

[ViperSnare]

@zanesttc its "he must be hidin"

[SteffBatgirl]

Snuffy looks scary here. Psycho looking.

[filzphan]

Of course I'd be sad if I had a go-funny left eye too.

[filzphan]

I think Snuffy's been smoking them funny looking cigarettes......how else to explain those beady eyes.

[1990babyface]

@filzphan He could use like a bucket of coffee or somthing.

[icheyennelove]

i bet this wasa what winnie the pooh thought a scary heffalump was. O_O

btw was any1 else scared when he said 'please stand back.'

[cyke33]

Where did he get the water from I think it was SNOT.

[Revinita]

Even without how he looks, that is one demonic sounding voice.

[NovarCave]

at 0:30 it sounds like Big Bird says "fuck! what's this" haha

[Mooccii]

Man, Snuffy looks like something from Monsters Inc. xD

[bunsenhoneydew111]

Big Bird must've taken some strong shit to see that mother fucker lmao

[bangman550]

is it me or at 3:24 someone said that big bird must be high.

[HeroineWith1000Faces]

god. cue the nightmares.

[99390alm10]

He reminds me of a over grown Wiener Dog...with a long nose.

[BlickC10]

Why is his voice sooo different? (don't answer that)

[jovemako]

poor Snuffy. he's like a giant Eeyore with jaundis. And he's looking in two different directions. Glad they gave him some "medicine" and made him all better!

[kalimore]

How the hell did they think that this was child friendly!? 

[TroyCutie679]

And I thought that the 90s Snuffy scared me...

[KaneRobot]

At 3:24, it sounds like he's accusing Big Bird of being high. I guess he's saying "he must be hiding" though.

[Jman0079]

0:25 Puppet Porn

[JBTGD]

@zanesttc YES HE DOES!!!!

[chris9879]

omg snuffy really looked....just wrong

[owmaeyen]

Snuffy is scary looking and i hate him.

[OnlineLamb]

Gee-whiz, Big Bird's voice was ever so "annoying" back then.

[79jamesmurray]

was tom waits mr snuffy

[roseroar88]

Whoa! I'm glad I didn't see him back then. I would have had nightmares. Also, where did he get the water?

[FlocaBerryPudding]

I like the snuffy now better

[totallynothere]

Snuffy was finally introduced to the main human cast mainly due to the fact the writers thought that by having the adults refuse to believe Big Bird despite the fact that he was telling the truth, they were scaring children into thinking that their parents would not believe them if they had been sexually abused and that they would just be better off remaining silent. Yeaaah....

[needles1987]

What kind of drugs was Snuffy on?

[kathathaway]

This made my baby cry... and she loves Big Bird!

[SnugglySara]

He's stoned!

[whateverman181]

@SnugglySara He sounds depressed.

[youknowwho372]

snuffy was originally created as a pedophile. ihe was all like, "hey i'm gonna let you squeeze the long part of my body that sprays liquids, but i'm gonna disappear when you go get adults.

[Sparkina]

@youknowwho372 way to stain my childhood memories

[animalcrosser591]

"You wanna water these flower? Please stand back."

"WHILE I RAISE MY ARMY OF THE UNDEAD, WIELDING WATERING CANS CRAFTED FROM THE SKULLS OF THE DAMNED."

[bluelova1]

YELLOW EYES . Da f_ck . ?!

[afflictionhb2]

o well elmo snuffs crack

[animalcrosser591]

WHO THOUGHT YELLOW EYES WERE A GOOD IDEA?

[ohsnapitsfoogel334]

sounds like ned from south park

[Erectoralporicy]

'Klaatu Barada Nicto!' It's the only way to send thine Snufflleupagus back to the scorching hell-fires from whence it came: Back to the City of Dis, where the Demons and Erinyes flay skin from flesh

[GlasgowGamer101]

this was a 1 shot only scene

[oHellnAwxproduktions]

GOOD GOD! THIS IS WHAT NIGHTMARES ARE MADE OF!!!

[gabeguzman]

WOW! 

[big31074]

big bird sounds like he on crack and snuffy sounds like a pedophile

[1026Monster]

WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT HE LOOKS LIKE A DEMON ELEPHANT ON LIKE WEED OR SOME SHITT!!!Fckn Scaryy!!!!Dx

[MyKiCkNtOoNiE]

Yea Snuffy was scaryyyy!! Wasnt friendly at all!

[bandana32]

holy shit. what the fuck kinda drugs is that thing on?

[DarkProphet94]

Oh christ, Snuffy has jaundice!

[irishbreakfast]

it really doesnt take much imagination to get the behind the scenes story of it now that we are in our 30s.we know better now,and the wool has been long since lifted from our eyes.and besides,its the only story that fits the facts.hearing the unheard and seeing the unseen is what our generation was conditioned to do.but if anyone has a story that fits better,id love to hear it!

[ThatPurplyThing]

*hides under my chair*

[powerpup97]

Scary is right.

[chuckykill88]

this scared the hell outta me

[irishbreakfast]

and even then,it took till the 80s for him to conquer his drug habits so his mother would welcome him home.when he returned to hawaii to visit his mother they hadnt seen each other or spoken in years!!snuffy spent most of the 60s ozzyfied.even ozzy knows his own name on a seconds notice!!!snuffy was just coming down from his last buzz when he met big bird.big bird is responsible for saving snuffys life!!when will he get the credit for it??

[Smartboy8877]

@irishbreakfast

The grown-ups here are suggesting that Big Bird has a big imagination. Well, after reading your two posts, I am going to have to say that his imagination does not even come close to yours! Oh baby!

[irishbreakfast]

hey,lets give snuffy a break.it was the late 60s,and several years before this snuffy got thrown out of his mothers house in mount snuffy in hawaii,for having acid and heroin in his dresser drawer.he was told not to come back till he cleaned up.he wandered the world aimlessly,seeking his next fix.ready to end it all,and suffering severe withdrawal,snuffy was tired of chasing drugs and wanted to finally clean up.when he stumbled upon big bird,his sober life began.

[Kermitgroupie]

I know why he's called Snuffleupagus, maybe because he snuffs stuff.

[ButtheadStudios]

he says "hark!" not the f bomb

[mtrossi4192]

creepy very creepy

[S9RiDeRs]

big bird was jealous that he dint get to water the flowers so he went to go snitch, what a bitch

[S9RiDeRs]

3:24 "he must be high"

[Triad3Force]

@S9RiDeRs he said "he must be hidin'" but "he must be high" woulda been funnier hehe

[S9RiDeRs]

@Triad3Force well when he first sees the trunk on snuffy he said "FUCK"

[Triad3Force]

@S9RiDeRs lmao ;)

[Smartboy8877]

@S9RiDeRs

I did not hear him say that!

[girlofanimation]

Aaahhh! I'm going to have nightmares now. If I were one of the kids on the show, I'd stay inside.

[COCKadoodle321]

Haha when snuffys nose comes in big bird says "Fuck, what's this?" haha

And snuffy was damn scary back then!

[luvmyrecords]

I don't think they called him ''Snuffy" at first...and I remember it took a long time before anyone knew he existed. I used to like Rafael and David - sorry to learn of the latter's passing.

[luvmyrecords]

I don't think they called him ''Snuffy" at first...and I remember it took a long time before anyone knew he existed.

[bjossiss]

3:24 does the guy say "he must be high!"

[sweetdenni]

Cocaine's a hell of a drug...

Does Snuffy have pink eye or what?

[meowkie]

The shit has been scared from me. :O

[quirpco]

LOL, Northern Calloway (David) was my favorite...the coolest, funniest dude on Sesame Street. I never knew why he left the show until just a few years ago when I found out he died back in '90. Quite a sad realization.

[MattieRydalch]

Amazing how characters change so much over time. Big Bird's changed a lot, too. But wow, Snuffy looks like something out of The Fly II!

[fgsltwhghobstwbihsnp]

I can see why they changed Snuffy's look. It looks like they pulled that costume out of a fire.

[ShomaboyYuske]

at 0:30 did Big-Bird just say an F word O.o?

and yeah Snuffy looks weird hereO.o

[Boom1chaching]

snuffys trippin BALLZ :D

[wootman77]

he ran off to score some coke

[mouseynezu]

I was terrified by this when I was a kid, and still am today apparently :(

[mrremark2]

On "Sesame Street", during its one-season period, 1971-1972, Snuffy's eyes were kind of yellow. Starting in November 1972 at the start of the fourth & 1972-1973 season, Snuffy's eyes were changed to white even better.

[wileyk209zback]

@mrremark2 Around late 1971 or early 1972, they modified the puppet a bit by adding white eyes that still looked pretty weird. I guess the producers thought the original Snuffy was scary-looking too! Then for the fourth season in 1972, the current Snuffy design debuted

[Fuleadeare]

Poor sad snuffy. why was he sad???

[DFA8117]

wow snuffy looks scarey lol holy crap

[Matty272]

Back to hell with you Demon Elephant!!!

[Dontgiveacrap100]

@Matty272 Its a mammoth. Elephants don't have hair.

[Dulcimerist]

@Dontgiveacrap100 Elephants are mammals. :P

[Somarinoa]

@Matty272 The PROPER term is "Hellephant".

[sunnydayinperth]

aaaaarrghh mommy help, the elephant thing is deranged!!!!!!!

[Browncoatt22]

Oh my sweet jesus, I think I just peed a little while laughing...

[fry21100]

HIS EYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

[willdraw4food]

OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD!

[OngakuJinsei]

Omg, my childhood! WTF .____.

[dknights411]

IIRC, by 1974-75, Snuffy's eye design was changed to the one we know and love today.

[uxbaby]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh what happened to snuffy, he was my fav as a child but ahhhhhh Even big bird looks weird

[ksawvell12]

kreepie...



[MiddleEasternBorder]

Back then Snuffy had hepatitis A

[HCShannon]

@MiddleEasternBorder and Gordon had hair!

[hviw]

did they change his appearance BECAUSE he was scary looking?

[Lulubellwilley]

O.o What the devil is that thing?! Snuffy!?!?! What in the world?!?!?!

Oh man... had I been any younger and/or grew up with that version of Snuffy, I would have been terrified.

[aiboluver]

lol u must be high? 3:26

[cookiesforzombies]

Apparently they changed the fact that no one but Big Bird could see him because they though that children might be getting the message that adults wouldn't believe them if they reported abuse. o____o Old Snuffy is shifty.

[4thtroika]

Glad they changed his eyes. Now he's the Snuffy we all know and love.

[okrabay]

what year was this?

[Reefdevil]

O M G. nightmares tonight

[94hockeykid]

Holy Sit! sesame street is alot more skechy than i remember

[cyateyes]

call d exorcist and a priest, gather garlic and cross he has a demon and his trunk look like a old dead retired prick and bid bird was so shock he really did say "f**k at 0:31

[cid90]

I'll go tell em! I'll go tell em! Wait'll they see you they'll be so excited!

Uh I'll go tell em!

Hey, GOOOORRDOOOONNNNN!

[chickenballnog]

Jesus.. I thought Snuffy now was scary as shit,but this..Is terrifying..

[metv101111]

will that thi9ng get you at night

[anus544]

snuffy looks wayy better today.

[Matty272]

Did someone say "he must be high" at 3:26?

[Harleyquinn191]

@Matty272

HOLY SHIT HE DID ROFL.

[TheKarin12]

0.0 Um creepy...im used to the 2000 one...wierd eyes too

[chuckykill88]

@TheKarin12 same im 16 so i was 6 years old when it was 2000

[Xisme66]

It sounded like Big Bird said "Fuck, what's this?" Maybe it's just me.

[chickenballnog]

@Xisme66 Lol I think he did..

[FSXaddict5]

screamed at 0:38

[aiboluver]

WOW good god that i wuzn't born in the 70's

[rozz2656]

i swear he is high

[SuperSenshi]

(1:07) Holy crap! His eyes aren't even pointing in the same direction!

[lummox67]

3:26-3:27 did some one say "you must be high?" lol!

[mrsjollypeachgiant]

@lummox67 he said he must be "hidin'" not high... though he looks high as hell

[FweakinAquaKitties]

Snnnuf A Luff a gus.. No Emotion.. Scary.. Stoner Eyes... But i <33 Snuffy now :D

[nocchie24]

why did they take him off?

i love him

[KushPizzaSleep]

what a stoner

[GamerzPro1231]

Lmaoo

[dgcore18]

snuffy needs that smack thats why he's sad.

[ladinoris]

he is so scary

[studenttheatre83]

Haha snuffy looks stoned!

[bobolob]

This is certainly a bit creepy. I'm glad they updated it!

[TeamEdward1976]

@bobolob Me too!

[captainimij]

I seen this the first day it was on.Snuffy sounds like a guy I know.

[LiteracyLabyrinth]

Cant believe it all began here - Snuffy really needed that music!

[bgrasso5]

oh those are so PRETTY!! :P

[fetishb]

omg you are funny! haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[eddiesocket]

I never knew the acting was so bad.  Didn't seem that way when I used to watch it.

[lolanimations]

0:28

lol

[lolanimations]

14 years and nobody knew snuffy!?!?!? wow, simply amazing! what a legacy!

[theburgh86]

dave chappelle is right on haha...snuffy is high as shit