Pop-Sniffles Relationship

This article focuses on the interactions between Pop and Sniffles.
==Overview==
Even though Pop and Sniffles rarely interact with one another, they always seem to be on bad terms on the instances they meet. This is primarily due to their conflicting IQ scores and Pop's sole care for Cub. 
==Pop's Side==
Pop seems to dislike Sniffles, likely due to his low patience and care for Cub. Their main interaction was in A Hole Lotta Love, where Pop grabs Sniffles by the chest upon first seeing him. This is perhaps the most unfriendliest greeting Pop has ever delivered to a character and was quite possibly the most rudest Pop has ever been when asking for help from another character. Later, Pop rushes Sniffles and later argues with him on which direction they should go, most likely out of stress for Cub's safety. Pop's other interactions with Sniffles weren't any better either, as he has a tendency to not care about his deaths, in a similar streak to Handy. In Who's to Flame?, he kicks away Sniffles' severed limbs, showing no concern and in Something Fishy, he cheers on the fact Sniffles (along with Russell and Mime) have died, which is even worse as Sniffles is depicted in this episode as a child (or at least, much younger than Pop), Pop also unintentionally killed Sniffles in "See You Later, Elevator". 
However, going back to their main interaction together, it was Pop who trusted Sniffles to help him find Cub. Additionally, when Sniffles' corpse landed next to him, he is shown to be disgusted by it, which is ironic considering Pop's other interactions with Sniffles. In addition, they had no issues working together to clean the environment in Every Litter Bit Hurts.
==Sniffles' Side==
Sniffles doesn't seem to hold much of a grudge against Pop, but he doesn't seem to have a high opinion on him either. However, Sniffles only had one interaction with Pop that is crucial on his side but that interaction was just negative. In A Hole Lotta Love, he argues with Pop and fights him over the controls. 
However, Sniffles doesn't have as many hard feelings towards Pop than vice-versa, and in the end, he tried his best to help Pop find Cub. He also had no problems with Pop being his audience member in Something Fishy and in Every Litter Bit Hurts, he didn't mind Pop working with him. This shows that, while Sniffles can get annoyed by Pop's attitude and stupidity, he is capable of getting along with him.
== Trivia ==
* If Pop wasn't replaced by Flippy in "Happy Trails Pt. 2: Jumping the Shark", then Pop and Sniffles' would have a friendlier relationship.
* Pop could've fought with Sniffles over the controls in "A Hole Lotta Love" because he wanted to find Cub faster because he is somewhat very scared Cub would get in danger, so it is most likely that Pop doesn't technically hate Sniffles.
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