| rdfs:comment | - Espinete is the main Muppet from Barrio Sésamo, the Spanish co-production of Sesame Street. Espinete appeared on the show from 1983 to 1987. A big, human-sized muppet, Espinete is a pink hedgehog (in Spanish, erizo is the word for hedgehog, and espina is the word for quill or spine). Espinete does not wear clothes during the day. However, he wears pajamas when going to sleep (including a nightcap), and he also has used disguises (including a wizard,Dracula and a superhero called Super Espi). One of Espinete's most popular songs was Un erizo como yo ("A hedgehog like me").
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| abstract | - Espinete is the main Muppet from Barrio Sésamo, the Spanish co-production of Sesame Street. Espinete appeared on the show from 1983 to 1987. A big, human-sized muppet, Espinete is a pink hedgehog (in Spanish, erizo is the word for hedgehog, and espina is the word for quill or spine). Espinete's gender has been open to debate for some time, specially after the end of his appearance in the series. Although Espinete is played by an actress, Espinete has a male name (hypotetical female version would be "Espineta") and is always refered to using male pronoums (example, in his song "Espinete, Espinete, el amigo de los niños" - hypotetical female version would be "...la amiga de los niños"). Another character, Don Pimpón, said once that Espinete is "just a (small) boy" (In Spanish "sólo un niño", which could also be arguably translated as "just a child.") Espinete does not wear clothes during the day. However, he wears pajamas when going to sleep (including a nightcap), and he also has used disguises (including a wizard,Dracula and a superhero called Super Espi). Initially, Espinete lived in a forest with other hedgehogs. He then moved to Barrio Sésamo, where he wanted to live "under a tree". Human adults in Barrio Sésamo tried to convince him to live in a normal house, but the children disagreed. Finally, it was decided that Espinete would live in a garage, owned by one of the adults but not used, which was adapted into a room. From his behavior, it must be understood that Espinete is a child. He is friends with most, if not all, of the characters in the Barrio, including references to "his friends Epi and Blas" (Ernie and Bert), although Espinete does not appear with them in any sketches. He does not have a single "father figure", but many of them in the form of all of the adults in the Barrio (particularly Chema the baker, who has no children of his own; and monster Don Pimpón). Espinete does not have a regular source of income. However, he does eat and drink. This has not been justified, but is similar to other muppets living with humans, such as Big Bird. Sometimes, Espinete seems to be just as childlike as other children in the Barrio. Sometimes, however, he does show a greater degree of knowledge: for example, he is familiar with the concept of a password while other children, and even adults, are not. One of Espinete's most popular songs was Un erizo como yo ("A hedgehog like me").
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