The Professor

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The Professor is the host of Watcher Entertainment's Puppet History. He is played and created by Shane Madej.

## Description

The Professor is a blue furry creature with a small white nose and large brown eyes. He has a tan buttoned jacket, a tan safari hat, and a red bowtie. The Professor has circular black-framed glasses. He carries a brown satchel, which is usually stocked with jelly beans.

The Professor doesn't wear pants, and his glasses and hat often fall off his face when The Professor gets startled or excited.

In terms of anatomy, The Professor lacks muscles in his arms an legs, which is why he barely moves them. His dermis is covered by a thick coat of blue fur, which decreases in thickness on the pads of his feet and the palms of his hands, almost looking like suit cuffs.

## Personality

The Professor has a short temper, often bursting out at the guest stars for not taking him seriously, or causing disruptions during his colourful, interactive, and vibrant presentations. The Professor often does whatever he can to redirect points to another guest star, so that Ryan Bergara does not win the Coveted Cup. The Professor often gets over-enthusiastic about history topics, causing his hat and eye glasses to fall off of his head. His passion is what makes him so loved and cherished among fans of Watcher Entertainment.

## Biography

### Speculation

Much of the Professor's life remains shrouded in mystery. He is a secretive fellow, who hides his identity from the world. The Professor's age and origin is also hidden. It is assumed that he currently resides somewhere in the United States — alongside friend Shane Madej — but this might be a rouse to protect his location from enemy puppets. Many suspect he has been around since the Big Bang. Aside from Puppet History, The Professor has appeared on multiple episodes of Watcher Weekly, but continues to conceal his identity from his faithful viewers and fans. This could be for a number of reasons, such as being enlisted in witness protection, or a top-secret puppet spy agency, which would explain his expansive knowledge about foreign countries.

### Before 2020

The Professor often posts aged photos of him and subjects from the most recent video after the video has been uploaded to Youtube. One may think that this may be because The Professor is thought to be immortal, being born, or rather "created" many years ago, living alongside the subjects covered in Puppet History. When thought over, however, season two has given new data, such as the fact that The Professor has the ability to time travel (see next header). This may mean that The Professor was tricked by a genie, time travelling far in the past to a point where the effects are irreversible. By this point, The Professor, already an immortal puppet, was trapped in the past, experiencing the lessons he teaches. At some point in his life, The Professor graduated from Puppet University and became a history professor. Curiously, he has an affinity for jellybeans, which are known to be able to transform humans into sentient puppets.

### Affiliation with the Genie

It seems that The Professor was some sort of explorer as in the likes of Indiana Jones, while being a professor at the same time. This conclusion can be bought in the episode The Grisly Journey of The Donner Party, where The Professor is seen in a flashback in his usual attire, telling a tale of how he attempted to cache a trove of expensive items deep in the Rocky Mountains. When he discovers a "magical lamp" in a spot organisms about or smaller than the average human hand could have reached, he unknowingly rubs the shiny treasure. A genie pops out and grants him a free wish. He recounts that said wish would be able to "turn[ing] a seemingly everyday item into a secret time machine", among any other wish the discoverer could want. He adds, "But then if you wished for that, the genie would be a total prick about it. So maybe be careful what you wish for".

At this point, The Professor had undergone his transformation into a puppet, as he was able to reach the magical lamp in a space smaller than a human hand. He says that the genie has made his life a living hell, and will stop at nothing to do so though he has followed his rules set in place to a T. He also says he doesn't owe him anything. This conclusion can be drawn due to the phrasing "A genie that will stop at nothing to make ***my*** life a living hell". In Policarpa: The Revolutionary Teen Spy, the Professor confirms he can time travel — as per an arrangement with a genie. The sentence "But then if you wished for that, the genie would be a total prick about it. So maybe be careful what you wish for" makes the viewer think that particular option was set as a kind of trap for an unknowing explorer to fall for. Given new data, the previous "more of an individual cursed to walk the Earth for eternity as a muscle-less puppet, and less of a member of a sentient puppet species. Compare his situation to immoral figures from religions, like Cain from the Bible" theory set out less accurate. A more accurate situation is The Professor being a professor and an explorer (previously pointed out; like Indiana Jones) cursed by the genie. As stated in The Story of St. Nicholas, it is stated that The Professor was cursed by the genie (like "all of God's creatures"), and was pursued by it through space and time.

## Rivalry with Ryan Bergara

The Professor has an ongoing rivalry with competitor, Ryan Bergara. He often gives players extra points just to frustrate him, and berates Ryan for his lack of creativity and flair when giving answers. The Professor has even threatened to kill Ryan on one occasion. Ryan laughs off the threats, often mocking The Professor when his glasses fall off his nose. The two remain good friends despite their banter during Puppet History.

"This is a dangerous game you're playing here professor..."

## Trivia

* During the episode, The Dancing Plague, Ryan Bergara and Jermaine Fowler attempt to guess The Professor's full name. Ryan guesses 'Professor Wiggles' and Jermaine guesses 'Professor McNasty'. The Professor replies with to Jermaine saying "Close..." and "I'm a little bit nasty!"
* The Professor enjoys jellybeans, and carries them around with him in his satchel. They are his "special little treat". The Professor is known to defecate jelly beans on occasion and on command. They have the ability to sometimes turn beings into the puppet species. Additionally, he eats spiders, and possibly dolphins.
* The Professor is a P.U. alumni.
* On camera, The Professor's glasses and hat often fall off.
* In the episode Surviving The Titanic: History's Luckiest Woman, Ryan Bergara asks The Professor if any people sued White Star Cruise Lines. The Professor replies with "Y'know what? I don't know". Ryan asks if The Professor has any books in his satchel to do research with. The Professor replies with "Shut up".
* In Surviving The Titanic: History's Luckiest Woman, The Professor seems quite knowledgeable about sports slang.
* The Professor always complements the singers at the end of each episode.
* The Professor himself has said that he wears the same outfit everyday, saying "Because it is my look".
* The Professor does not like other people interrupting his history lessons.
* The Professor has a friendly rivalry with Ryan Bergara.
* In 2020, the Professor fought in the Watcher Bracket against many of Watcher Weekly's favored characters. The Professor won the competition.
* The Professor makes several cameos on Buzzfeed Unsolved: Postmortem, as a puppet in the background.
* Shane Madej's banner on Twitter is the Professor.
* The Professor's Email is theprofessorPU@gmail.com.
* The Professor dislikes cats in general, except for Sara Rubin's.
* According to him, he visited the island archipelago of Seychelles during the war for the golden stool, talking about a species of massive tortoises. The visuals alongside him includes a stock illustration of an unknown turtle, but records show that the only notable tortoise that lives on those islands are of the genus *Aldabrachelys*; the Aldabra giant tortoise, being one of the largest extant turtles. He mentions "*were* huge", implying the species he encountered have gone extinct, but that is uncertain. He also talks about how gorgeous the scenery was, including beaches.
* He has a crippling vape addiction.
* The Professor has many mistresses.

## References

1. ↑ https://puppethistory.fandom.com/wiki/The\_Professor?oldid=707