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Herbert Nenninger?

posted 18 years ago by Eyris
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In the episode where they have the hutch-full of baby rabbits, why is one of them named Herbert Nenninger? Is this an in-joke of the producers or something? Just curious.

[–] spike-122 17 years ago

Is it possible the rabbit was named Herbert Denninger? That was a character in Stephen King's The Stand.

[–] MissyGator 17 years ago

Nope, it's Nenninger--I watch with the captions on. I was wondering about the reference too--if it was someone on the show or just a made up funny name because all the other bunnies names reflected their appearances (Brownie, Spotty, etc...)

[–] jjpen73 17 years ago

Its just a joke like you said. Don't overthink it.

[–] talica_t 17 years ago

hehehe that episode was just on on Abc Kids in australia, nawh its so cute!

Ohh the Cane from Citizen Kane...wait a minute...there was no Cane in Citizen Kane!!

[–] smatthes 17 years ago

I wondered about Herbert Nenninger too! It must mean something to someone?

There's a story about Spotty Bunny by HA Rey in the Curious George and Friends treasury. I think all the other bunnies in that have names like Brownie, etc.

[–] ldylara 16 years ago

my kids got 2 little windup bunnies last year for easter and promptly named them both herbert nenninger. we keep them in the car and heaven forbid one is missing... it's too hard not to laugh when a 3 and 4 yr old are yelling 'where is herbert nenninger!?!?'

[–] WeatherViolet 13 years ago

Well, I'm not certain either, but
Ma Rabbit and Bill's Bunnies: Fuzzy, Whitey, Brownie, Spotty, Black Ears, Cotton Tail, and Herbert Nenninger, appear in various episodes, including....

"Curious George: Curious George on Time/Curious George's Bunny Hunt" (#1.5) (2006)

"Curious George: The Clean, Perfect Yellow Hat/Bee Is for Bear" (#1.20) (2006)

"Curious George" Unbalanced/Curious George vs. Winter" (#1.30) (2007)

"Curious George: Ice Station Monkey/The Perfect Carrot (2008)" (#3.1) (2008)
But this episode features merely five of Bill's Bunnies, without explanation.

"Curious George: For the Birds/Curious George-Asaurus" (#3.3) (2008)
And now, it's back to seven, which is good to know that they're all safe and sound once again.

"Age is just a number, and mine is unlisted." -- Durward Kirby

[–] MargaretBailey 10 years ago

Bill named the bunny after his great-uncle who had a farm in the area. It is in the Curious George Halloween Special. It is available on Netflix.

[–] shadaif 9 years ago

I like when Allie calls him Harold Mandlebrot

The end of the shoelace is called the...

[–] tbarger 8 years ago

Bill's rabbit is named Herbert Nenninger for comical effect. The rest of Bill's bunnies have names that are simple (Fuzzy, Whitey, Brownie, Spotty, Black Ears, Cotton Tail) or would be expected for a pet rabbit. There isn't necessarily any meaning behind it, unless it does happen to be a play on King's Menninger.

[–] steve_powell 8 years ago

MargaretBailey is right, Herbert Nenninger was the name of a farmer who owned land in the town. This is all mentioned in the Curious George: Boo fest Halloween movie.