Chesperito vs. Bumblebee Man

[Matthew Kurth]

In article <BmqyXc...@mindvox.phantom.com> cla...@mindvox.phantom.com (John P. Olinyk) writes:

>Well, I, too, have seen this "bee guy". He is called "Chespirito", and
>dresses in a weird (well, I callI call him a big cockroach) red bug
>costume. He is a diminutive Hispanic guy. It is NOT a bee costume;

Where did the name Chesperito come from? Is that something we've dubbed him,
or something the production team has dubbed him? According to the Trivia Game
in the Berkely Screen Saver, he is known as "Bumblebee Man" or something very
similar. But then again, I did run into one question that was wrong in the
game, so who knows.

Just curious.

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[Mitch Greer]

> Where did the name Chesperito come from? Is that something we've dubbed him,
> or something the production team has dubbed him? According to the Trivia Game
> in the Berkely Screen Saver, he is known as "Bumblebee Man" or something very
> similar. But then again, I did run into one question that was wrong in the
> game, so who knows.
>>>>

I think that Chesperito is the name of the character and the show. When I lived in Los Angeles he always
seemed to on TV when I tuned past channel 34, just like he always seems to be on when Homer is
flipping channels. Perhaps someone here who speaks Spanish can tell us a bit more about what
Chesperito means and maybe even something about his show.

[Dave Hall]

Mitch Greer (mi...@seanet.com) wrote:
>Perhaps someone here who speaks Spanish can tell us a bit more about
>what Chesperito means and maybe even something about his show.

Jose Javier wrote to me from San Juan, Puerto Rico, with information on the
real Chesperito. Here is an edited verison of his letter:

Roberto Gomez BolaNos, a.k.a "Chespirito", is a well known comedian in
Mexico. His fame came with the TV shows "El Chapulin Colorado" (The Red
Grasshopper) and "El Chavo del Ocho" (The Kid from the 8th.).

Both shows were made at the Televisa studios, and ran for almost ten year
with great ratings in all Latin-America. No longer made, the re-runs are
being shown in most Latin audiences including the USA.

"El Chapulin Colorado" was a parody of classic heroes like Superman. With
a red grasshopper costume and very dull reflexes, he defends justice in his
own style and always won because he has the courage to defy all the bad
people with his big heart (that's why the yellow heart in his chest). His
most common phrases were: "Siganme los buenos!" ("Follow me, good ones!")
and "No contaban con mi astucia!" ("They don't count with my Astuteness").

Regards...

Jose Javier
San Juan, Puerto Rico

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