Barnaby B. Beagle

> A goofy layabout with a love for jokes, Barnaby B. Beagle is Welcome Home’s funniest neighbor. Always ready with a joke on hand or even a silly observation, this big blue beagle always knows how to have fun, much to the dismay of some of the grumpier residents.
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## Neighborhood Description

"**Barnaby B. Beagle** was the resident jokester who left his life on the farm to move to Home, of which he joked as being “The Big City.” Illustrated books noted he was an orphaned puppy that was adopted by "The Chicken that Crossed the Road", (comedically named Miss Beagle) which proved as motivation to be an entertainer. Similar sources noted Barnaby being able to preform a gaggle of tricks, such as juggling, balancing on a ball, and steadying large objects on the tip of his nose.

Wally was often depicted alongside him and illustrated pages noted that they were best friends multiple times. (Examples included skits in which Wally would typically paint Barnaby in silly poses or where Wally needed to learn something new.) They also shared characteristics with one another, such as color palettes, hearts on the sole's of their feet, and similarly designed outfits.

Many of Barnaby's segments were akin to stand up, often being met with booing, clapping, or having things thrown at him by his fellow neighbors. Barnaby’s middle initial was often rotated in terms of what it stood for. Old scripts cited that he had claimed it stood for blue, bark, bite, and buddy. It is assumed these are all incorrect. Within some illustrated materials, Barnaby is depicted with a wooden tobacco pipe. Barnaby’s puppet was rotated between a live-hand puppet and a walk-around puppet, typically to keep him in frame with his much shorter neighbors."

## Appearance

Barnaby B. Beagle was an adult, anthropomorphic dog puppet. He had a rather large, overweight, and plushy build. His fur was light blue, with multicolored spots all over his body. He had floppy, dark blue ears. His eyes were rounded and downturned, with black pupils and orange eyelids. There was a dark blue spot on his right eye. His eyebrows were short and black. Barnaby had a round navy nose. His mouth was red with a pink tongue. The apples of his cheeks were also blue.

He had four fingers on each hand, like most of his neighbors, and three toes on each foot. The digital and metacarpal pads on Barnaby’s hands and feet were sky blue or teal (official material shows his pads in both colors), but were sometimes painted by Wally. His metacarpal pads were heart-shaped. Barnaby had a short tail.

He wore a multicolored vest with a black collar. He had a red tie around his neck, patterned with a dog bone and orange and yellow spots with teal border patterns. He wore a mini red top hat with a yellow band.

Barnaby was sometimes seen smoking a tobacco pipe.

## Notes

* Barnaby and Wally were said to be best friends, and appear in many pieces of artwork together.
* Barnaby was found, orphaned, by Miss Beagle, who adopted him out to her Farm.
* Barnaby normally walks around on all fours .

## Trivia

* Barnaby was the only Neighbor who owns a vehicle: a Unicycle, which only he is capable of riding.
* If given a vuvuzela, Barnaby would very much enjoy its aggressive noisemaking capabilities. He would enjoy this more than a kazoo .
* The first time Barnaby told Wally a joke, Wally didn't laugh, either because he did not know to do so, or because he did not think it was funny .
* His jokester personality was inspired by Fozzie Bear from *The Muppets*.

## References

1. ↑ https://partycoffin.tumblr.com/post/704220008887336960/what-happened-to-mr-beagle
2. ↑ https://partycoffin.tumblr.com/post/693966385167187968/barnaby-walks-around-on-all-fours-most-of-the-time
3. ↑ https://www.tumblr.com/partycoffin/711912793167822848/if-they-dont-drive-cars-what-about-bikes-what
4. ↑ https://partycoffin.tumblr.com/post/706577002932699136/barnaby-would-enjoy-a-vuvuzela-i-think
5. ↑ https://partycoffin.tumblr.com/post/706570469898403840/i-want-to-give-barnaby-a-kazoo
6. ↑ https://partycoffin.tumblr.com/post/703745849070682112/any-fun-facts-about-barnaby-and-wally-they-are-my