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Is Marvin K. Mooney supposed to be Richard M. Nixon? And if so... which character was supposed to represent Pat Nixon? Was it Bartholomew Cubbins? He was a pretty snappy dresser...

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Seuss, Marvin kay nixon a'la Shmoop

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It's no secret that dr seuss loved to use symbolism [Seuss banging symbols]

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and often used kooky off the wall characters to represent

00:16

real people Like how the grinch was supposed to represent

00:20

grumpy cat well in sousse marvin k mooney will you

00:24

please go now Our title character is a rather strong

00:28

personality and any time we come across a sushi in

00:32

character who exhibits traits of extreme stubbornness and pride well

00:37

we have to ask ourselves if he's picking on someone [Character puts kick me sign on womans back]

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in particular question is marvin k money Really Richard nixon

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Our first clue may be in the name itself Marvin

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k mooney richard m nixon the two names would practically

00:54

fit into the same crossword puzzle space Not only is

00:57

that middle initial stuck in there but the syllables and

00:59

rhythmic meter are the same from one name to the

01:02

other coincidence let's say you don't buy into the whole

01:06

similar names Argument what else do these two have in

01:09

common Other than the same tailor Check out marvin's body [Nixon and Moony wearing suits]

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language Rigid proud unyielding nixon was basically the poster boy

01:19

for pride If you don't believe us check out the

01:21

movie frost nixon You'll see so much pride on display

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You'll think you're watching a parade in west hollywood And [Parade appears in Hollywood]

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boy was nixon stuck in his ways He's famous for

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having said when the president does it that means that

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it is not illegal Yikes Delusional much? Nixon lived by

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his own rules and wasn't gonna let anyone push him [Kangaroo appears beside Nixon]

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around Same with marvin Hence the refusing to go No

01:58

both of these fellas refused to leave on any terms

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but their own But hey at least nixon could still [Nixon DJ'in]

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make a pretty penny for public appearances Marvin's offers have

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more or less dried up by now it's this thing

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on Of course despite their similarities marvin k and richard

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m are not the same person. Seuss didn't mean for

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his hero to be an exact replica of the president

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merely with a bit more hair There are parallels sure

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but all we're really trying to do is make some

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sense out of this strange whimsical creature What do you

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think was mulish marv supposed to represent tricky dick or [Marv and Nixon standing side by side]

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do you not believe in suz gates I am not

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