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Man Accused of Stealing Buzzy's Clothing from Disney World Arrested
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Brer Oswald
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WHY WOULD I WANT THAT INCOMPETENT SCUZZY?
BoarderPhreak
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Am I the only one that doesn't give a flying mouse's butt about Buzzy? He's a two-bit player in pavilion that spent more time closed than open and hasn't been seen publicly in years and years. I could see people getting upset about, say, Dreamfinder or Figment. They were at least popular and well liked - even promoted on merch and stuff - and still have semi-cult status.
Or did I miss something over the decades?
Or did I miss something over the decades?
GhostlyGoofy
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Yes.
VicariousCorpse
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Am I the only one that doesn't give a flying mouse's butt about Buzzy? He's a two-bit player in pavilion that spent more time closed than open and hasn't been seen publicly in years and years. I could see people getting upset about, say, Dreamfinder or Figment. They were at least popular and well liked - even promoted on merch and stuff - and still have semi-cult status.
Or did I miss something over the decades?
What's the point of posting in a thread about Buzzy just to tell us you don't care about him?
GhostlyGoofy
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Tbh Buzzy himself isn't that interesting, but the fact that he was stolen. Cut right off his base.
Add to it the prime suspect is a spoiled brat who had it all, and was constantly teasing his employer online, while stealing several props... it's a juicy crime story.
Add to it the prime suspect is a spoiled brat who had it all, and was constantly teasing his employer online, while stealing several props... it's a juicy crime story.
glawio
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I feel like an additional part of the appeal of the whole thing is that Buzzy is a particularly cute and sweet looking AA. Don't feel like there would be so many (non-Disney fandom especially) folks clamoring to find who took him and where he is if he was like...a Food Rocks AA or a Spaceship Earth AA. Mechanics-wise, yeah there's nothing interesting about him for sure.
He's a really delightful character in the preshow/show though imo, his story is him overcoming adversity during his baptism by fire and being peppy and confident throughout the whole ordeal. Being familiar with the preshow/show makes the whole thing extra sad to me because he tries so hard to succeed despite his clumsiness, and then the show closed and rotted, and he sat around for a decade as nobody seemed to care, then people started taking his clothes thennn he was stolen. Just a sad ending for him.
"glawio its just a robot its just a bunch of nuts and bolts" yeah yeah I know and I blame Toy Story
BoarderPhreak
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Of course. If Buzzy was stolen, and stolen by BDD, then let's hope he gets what he deserves!
As for Buzzy himself... Meh. Are we going to collectively go bonkers if we find out one day the Kitchen Cabaret characters were unceremoniously thrown in a dumpster? Look what they did to poor old Stitch from SGE. Or the beloved characters of the GMR. Or you know, that whole Horizons thing. Just sayin'. Before Buzzy mysteriously disappeared that fateful day... Was there a single post saying, "man, I really miss the lil' guy?"
Bairstow
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Am I the only one that doesn't give a flying mouse's butt about Buzzy? He's a two-bit player in pavilion that spent more time closed than open and hasn't been seen publicly in years and years. I could see people getting upset about, say, Dreamfinder or Figment. They were at least popular and well liked - even promoted on merch and stuff - and still have semi-cult status.
Or did I miss something over the decades?
There were several Dreamfinders, and dozens of Figments, but there has only ever been one Buzzy.
Sir_Cliff
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I think @GhostlyGoofy really answered this question.
The interesting part of all this is not really Buzzy himself, but the whole intrigue around people sneaking into the attraction over the years and putting up videos online, then the figure's clothes being stolen, and finally - apparently - Buzzy himself being stolen. Throw into the mix BDD as a particularly polarising figure publicly taunting Disney all the way through the process then finally facing criminal charges, and the whole thing becomes even more intriguing. Particularly as the plot has thickened with alleged thefts from other attractions. That's also why this has made national news.
As you mention, there are no threads wondering what happened to the Kitchen Cabaret characters nor is anyone particularly fascinated by Disney destroying or archiving any of their other figures such as Stitch. I imagine if Jim Hill was suspected of sneaking in and stealing Stitch, however, there would be far greater interest!
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GhostlyGoofy
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Well right now the OCSO is confirming Buzzy has been stolen.
As for who took him, that's still up in the air. But considering what was on Spikes phone, plus charges of theft from other WDW areas. It's not looking good for him.
Poor Buzzy just wants to go home. He wants to return to Epcot and ride the Maelstrom( nobody tell him what happened to it.)
What's the point of people posting in a thread about Buzzy just to tell us they like him?
Dragonman
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Well we do know what happened to three of them: Mr Dairy Goods was sold with the rest of the Food Rocks characters at Mouse Surplus years ago, the Mustard bottle from the Kitchen Krackpots was on display in the Odyssey for an event at one point, and one of the Bonnie Appetites was used backstage for teaching animatronic programming and could be seen on one of the tours. So almost all of them are in storage most likely.
Wngo905
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- In the Parks
- No
Unless THAT is the reason Wagon strollers are Now Banned, LOL (i shouldnt laugh at that, theft is not funny but thinking thats how they got away with it and it being the real reason wagons are banned is funny)
Tom Morrow
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I LIEK BUZZY ANIMATRONC!!!!!1111
MotherOfBirds
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For people feel the need to post on this thread to inform us all of how much you don't care about Buzzy or the BDD saga, or to contribute obnoxious nothings to the conversation, your indifference and low opinion of the people who do care has been duly noted. If you could kindly crawl back under your respective rocks now, that would be lovely.
glawio
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It looks like a handful survived, but they're in super sad condition. Just wanna take a wet washcloth and clean the grime off Mr. Dairy Goods.
The one pic everyone uses to show who Buzzy is during this drama is a particularly cute photo of the AA from when he had his bigger glasses and hadn't yet succumbed to the wear and tear of running all day every day. While the Food Rocks/Kitchen Kabaret AAs are cute in their own right, I think Buzzy is popular for being traditionally cute in addition to people mistaking him for a child character which makes folks feel worse for him.
glawio
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Personal theory is that he is speaking in the voice of the individual he has to pilot with a voice modulator or something. The actual reason is that I believe I read that his voice actor went through puberty during the making of CC which is why preshow Buzzy's voice is a lot deeper/crackly.
brb1006
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Could be possible, maybe they recorded the Buzzy's lines in the preshow after the main attraction and the AA was completed. Which might explain why Buzzy sounded younger in the actual show while deeper and more mature in the preshow.