Changes: Mr. Handford

PERFORMER	Leonard Jackson 1989-1990
	David L. Smyrl 1990-1998
DEBUT	1989

Revision as of 20:48, 26 March 2016

Mr. David Handford owned and operated Hooper's Store on Sesame Street from 1989 to 1998. Mr. Handford was a retired firefighter, who bought the store from David in order to keep active. In his earliest appearances, he often offered fire safety messages. He also appeared in the specials Elmo Saves Christmas and Elmopalooza. Mr. Snuffleupagus ocasionally had trouble pronouncing Mr. Handford's name, calling him Mr. Handfoot, similar to how Big Bird often pronounced Mr. Hooper's name as Mr. Looper.

No specific explanation was given, on screen, to Mr. Handford's departure - Season 29 simply ended with him running Hooper's, and Season 30 began with Alan taking over; Sesame Workshop's official website cites that Mr. Handford had simply sold the store to Alan in 1998.

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-{{performer2|Leonard Jackson|1989-1990|David L. Smyrl|1990-1998}}
+{{character|image=|performer=[[Leonard Jackson]]|note=1989-1990|performer2=[[David L. Smyrl]]|note2=1990-1998|debut=1989}}
-[[Image:Mrhanford.jpg|frame]]
-'''Mr. Handford''' owned and operated [[Hooper's Store]] on [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]] from [[1989]] to [[1998]]. Mr. Handford was a  retired firefighter, who bought the store from [[David]] in order to keep active. In his earliest appearances, he often offered fire safety messages. One of his last notable appearances was in the special ''[[Elmo Saves Christmas]]''.
+'''Mr. David Handford''' owned and operated [[Hooper's Store]] on [[Sesame Street (location)|Sesame Street]] from [[1989]] to [[1998]]. Mr. Handford was a retired firefighter, who bought the store from [[David]] in order to keep active. In his earliest appearances, he often offered fire safety messages. He also appeared in the specials ''[[Elmo Saves Christmas (special)|Elmo Saves Christmas]]'' and ''[[Elmopalooza]]''.
-[[Mr. Snuffleupagus]] ocasionally had trouble pronouncing Mr. Handford's name, calling him "Mr. Handfoot."
+[[Mr. Snuffleupagus]] ocasionally had trouble pronouncing Mr. Handford's name, calling him Mr. Handfoot, similar to how Big Bird often pronounced [[Mr. Hooper]]'s name as Mr. Looper.
+No specific explanation was given, on screen, to Mr. Handford's departure - [[Season 29]] simply ended with him running Hooper's, and [[Season 30]] began with [[Alan]] taking over; Sesame Workshop's official website cites that Mr. Handford had simply sold the store to Alan in 1998.
+<gallery orientation=landscape widths=250>
+Image:LeonardJackson.jpg|[[Leonard Jackson]] as Mr. Handford
+Image:Mrhandford.jpg|[[David Smyrl]] as Mr. Handford
+</gallery>
 [[Category:Sesame Street Characters]]
-[[Category:Human Characters]]
 [[Category:Firefighters]]
+[[Category:Sesame Street Human Characters]]