Tuxedo Sam
Not a crime, and not closed. A penguin whose stated goal in life is to fall in love with a woman who is spoken for, and whose background this office cannot fully account for.
The defendant
- A penguin, introduced by Sanrio in 1979, in a red bow tie and a round white sailor’s cap.
- Owns a collection of 365 bow ties, one for each day of the year.
- Has two younger brothers, Pam and Tam, and a best friend, Chip, who is a seal.
The stated goal — the basis
His reputed goal in life is to fall in love with Hello Kitty. That one line, and not any act, is the entire basis for this matter.
Checked, and it is not official. The line is not on Sanrio’s own profile and not on Wikipedia; it circulates on the Hello Kitty fan wiki and repeats from there. The office records it as rumored, and opens the file on the rumor.
Mysterious background, and foreign ties
The office does not close files on subjects it cannot place. Tuxedo Sam is one of those subjects.
- Studied abroad in Britain
- Sanrio will say only that Tuxedo Sam studied abroad in Britain. It offers nothing else about where he has been. official
- Origin
- Circulated records place his birth in Antarctica, on a so-called Tuxedo Island, among a wealthy family of emperor penguins. fan lore
- The name
- Given variously as "Tuxedo J. Orville Samuel," which is a great deal of name for a penguin. fan lore
- Ambition
- Said to dream of becoming a world-famous explorer. A penguin of means, foreign birth, and a taste for travel raises questions this office will leave at "foreign ties." fan lore
The relationship
Hello Kitty’s name is Kitty White. Her boyfriend, since 1999, is Dear Daniel, whose name is Daniel Star. Tuxedo Sam is not, and never was, Kitty White’s partner.
There is one documented complication. In the 1987 cartoon "Hello Kitty’s Furry Tale Theater," Tuxedo Sam played the romantic male leads opposite Kitty in fairy-tale parodies: the Prince in "Cinderkitty," the Beast in "Kitty and the Beast," rescuing and, in character, kissing her. Those were acting roles, and they predate Dear Daniel by a decade.
The restraining-order question
A civil harassment restraining order generally needs a course of conduct: repeated, unwanted contact that serves no legitimate purpose and would place a reasonable person in fear. On conduct alone the record is thin, one acting job in 1987 and a stated wish.
But a declared goal to fall in love with a person who is spoken for is not nothing, and the subject’s origins, means, and travels remain unexplained. On that record the office is not prepared to grant an order or to deny one.
Disposition: the matter remains open, pending an account of the defendant’s background and any further contact with Kitty White.