Talk:Barkley (Sesame Street)

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I was amazed to find out that Barkley is a dog and not a Chinese Lion —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.5.94.124 (talk) 04:36, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

I think he was based on the Chinese Lion Dog or the Ancient version of the Shih Tzu. However he does have curly hairs so I might think he depicts a cross between the Lhasa Apso as well. 202.4.4.25 (talk) 02:29, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Contradiction
According to this article, Barkey was introduced in A Special Sesame Street Christmas, played by Toby Towson, with Bruce Connolly taking over in 1992 (following Muehl and Garver). However, according to that article, Barkley was already a regular at the time of the 1978 special, with Towson subbing for Connolly,, and an oversized Barkley costume replacing the usual costume. Which is correct? -- azumanga (talk) 23:42, 16 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Towson was hired, they filmed the Christmas special, then they filmed the television season, season 10. The special aired mid-way through the season, and Connolly took over the puppet for season 11. --  Zanimum (talk) 17:16, 6 January 2011 (UTC)