Snuffleu-dressup-penner-tree-agus. Or something like that.

Why do some people say "Snuffleuphagus" (pronounced with an F sound, not P), when it is so clearly Snuffleupagus?

Who on earth ever came up with such a silly name anyway?

And what the heck kind of animal is he?

Hmmmm....why did I not question these things as a child?



Seriously...is he a weird scary elephant gone wrong or a massive anteater with a crazy amount of hair and woman eye lashes?

I need some answers, here.

Did anyone out there ever watch Mr. Dress Up? None of my friends growing up ever knew what I was talking about because we lived far out in the boonies so we had Satellite TV. No one had ever heard of him because it was a Canadian show. I couldn't fathom the entire world not watching Mr. Dress Up. He was my the best.



Canadian channels were apparently my favorite, because they also led me to my favorite kid songs singer and other favorite show - Fred Penner!!



Oh, Fred was amazing. I still know so many of his songs and I sing them to Levi. He was the best! I wonder what ever happened to him. Is he still alive? Does anyone else out there know and love Fred Penner or am I the only one? His show, Fred Penner's Place was wonderful. I remember the intro and so many things about it. I would love to get my hands on a copy of some shows.

My third favorite show was also Canadian. Imagine that! It was called Under The Umbrella Tree.



I can sing the intro to this show word for word and tell you all of the characters names. Oh gracious, this show was so much fun! Where did these classic shows disappear to?

One of the puppets on this show, Gloria, looks exactly like a real life lady that I know. I mean it is her TWIN. I would put a comparison picture up if I could, but she might read this blog and it might really hurt her feelings. So we will keep her anonymous. When we met her, I told Husby, "Oh my goodness, she looks just like Gloria Gopher from Under the Umbrella Tree"! I was blown away. Of course, Husby had no idea what I was talking about. It's sad that we can't discuss my favorite childhood shows together. He really missed out!

Hmmm. I'm not really sure where I was going with this post, starting out with Snuffy and ending with Canadian wonders. Oh well, it was a fun stroll down memory lane!

Any "lost" favorite TV shows out there that you had as a child and haven't thought about in years? I'd love to hear about them! Maybe you will remember some that I've forgotten about! (Especially if you're Canadian.)

Eh?