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Fluffy

Fluffy in illustrated form from What's in Oscar's Trash Can? and Other Good-Night Stories.

Fluffy in illustrated form from What's in Oscar's Trash Can? and Other Good-Night Stories.

An artistic rendering of Fluffy when she is lost in .

An artistic rendering of Fluffy when she is lost in Episode 1943.

"Fluffy's foot," per script, sticking out of the can, rather than her trunk, in .

"Fluffy's foot," per script, sticking out of the can, rather than her trunk, in Episode 2961.

Fluffy is Oscar's pet elephant on Sesame Street. She appeared as early as season 12, first being referenced to in Episode 1535; her first onscreen appearance is in Episode 1555 when she assisted Oscar in a magic trick.

She lives inside his trash can, and all that is usually ever revealed of her is a trunk waving out from the trash can (a similar device was later used for Elefancio on Plaza Sésamo and Dinky on Sesame English). However, book illustrations have often shown Fluffy in her full glory. According to Episode 2262, Fluffy's trunk measures 8 feet 4 inches long from tip to tusk, suggesting she's much bigger than what meets the eye.

An exception to the usual trunk rule occurs in Episode 2961, when a pachydermal pedal extremity (which is to say, foot, plus a portion of the attached leg) is seen. Although Oscar just uses the phrase "elephant feet" in dialogue, the episode's script specifies, "Fluffy sticks one of her feet up in the air."

Regardless of how much of Fluffy is on display, she is always very vocal, often trumpeting loudly (via recordings of actual elephant trumpets). Her actual voice can be heard in Episode 4006 (provided by Martin P. Robinson) when she sneezes.

Fluffy is not the only elephant residing in Oscar's trash can. Other elephant trunks have been glimpsed at various times, among Oscar's other pets.

In Episode 3819, it is revealed that Fluffy is afraid of ants, although three years later she would do the "Ants in Your Pants Dance" with an actual ant.

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