What is the name of Sheldon's childhood stuffed animal in The Big Bang Theory?

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What is the name of Sheldon’s childhood stuffed animal in The Big Bang Theory? Mr. Snuffleupagus is the canonical answer.

The stored answer, “Mr. Snuffalupagus,” is a misspelling of the character’s established name. The standard spelling is “Snuffleupagus,” with “-uffle-” in the middle and “-upagus” at the end.

Mr. Snuffleupagus is a character from Sesame Street, commonly called Snuffy. He resembles a large, shaggy elephant or mammoth and was originally presented as Big Bird’s imaginary friend.

Because the question describes a childhood stuffed animal and the answer options use near-identical invented variants, the intended canonical name is clearly Mr. Snuffleupagus. The answer has been normalized to the recognized spelling.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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