Sleepy characters?
March 4, 2008 11:22 AM Subscribe
What fictional characters or real people would you say are defined by their sleepiness or tiredness?
My Google-fu was failing me. Is there an obvious source for this kind of information?
My Google-fu was failing me. Is there an obvious source for this kind of information?
That dwarf....you know, he's one of the seven Dwarves? I can never remember his name....oh man....there's Grumpy, Dopey....but I can't think of the perpetually tired one! Oh man, what is his name?!?
Oh that's right, it's Sleepy.
posted by Grither at 11:27 AM on March 4, 2008
Oh that's right, it's Sleepy.
posted by Grither at 11:27 AM on March 4, 2008
Maybe narcolepsy is not quite the same as sleepiness, but perhaps this would be useful: Narcolepsy in popular culture.
posted by dixie flatline at 11:28 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by dixie flatline at 11:28 AM on March 4, 2008
This page cites Winston Churchill, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Napoleon, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison and George W. Bush as being "nappers," but they don't have any sources.
posted by otolith at 11:34 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by otolith at 11:34 AM on March 4, 2008
The protagonist in The Machinist.
posted by pieoverdone at 11:40 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by pieoverdone at 11:40 AM on March 4, 2008
Hope Davis's character in Mumford.
posted by pieoverdone at 11:40 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by pieoverdone at 11:40 AM on March 4, 2008
The Argentinian narcoleptic in Moulin Rouge.
posted by pieoverdone at 11:41 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by pieoverdone at 11:41 AM on March 4, 2008
The protagonist in Fight Club.
posted by pieoverdone at 11:41 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by pieoverdone at 11:41 AM on March 4, 2008
Lucia beat me to The Pickwick Papers!
The Dormouse at the Mad Hatter's tea party in Alice in Wonderland.
posted by prefpara at 11:43 AM on March 4, 2008
The Dormouse at the Mad Hatter's tea party in Alice in Wonderland.
posted by prefpara at 11:43 AM on March 4, 2008
Al Pacino's character in Insomnia. Or maybe that was a lack of sleepiness that was his problem.
posted by SpacemanStix at 11:46 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by SpacemanStix at 11:46 AM on March 4, 2008
Jeff from The Wiggles.
posted by headspace at 11:47 AM on March 4, 2008 [3 favorites]
posted by headspace at 11:47 AM on March 4, 2008 [3 favorites]
Bedtime Bear, of the Care Bears
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 11:51 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 11:51 AM on March 4, 2008
Droopy Dog? I forget if he was actually sleepy/tired or just kind of low-energy.
Stellan Skarsgard's character from the original Insomnia.
posted by hihowareyou at 11:54 AM on March 4, 2008
Stellan Skarsgard's character from the original Insomnia.
posted by hihowareyou at 11:54 AM on March 4, 2008
OH! And, the doctors on ER. Wasn't the pilot all about how Marc Greene couldn't catch any Zs?
posted by prefpara at 11:57 AM on March 4, 2008
posted by prefpara at 11:57 AM on March 4, 2008
Cace Pollard, protagonist of William Gibson's excellent novel Pattern Recognition, spend much of the book jetlagged, which is gorgeously described.
posted by donovan at 12:03 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by donovan at 12:03 PM on March 4, 2008
John Lennon - a real person - has at least two Beatles songs about being sleepy. I'm Only Sleeping (youtube) and I'm So Tired. (youtube)
The I'm Only Sleeping article goes into further detail about how Lennon generally liked to stay in bed.
posted by kpmcguire at 12:06 PM on March 4, 2008
The I'm Only Sleeping article goes into further detail about how Lennon generally liked to stay in bed.
posted by kpmcguire at 12:06 PM on March 4, 2008
The "Mexican" mouse character from Tom & Jerry (?) who is always seen taking a siesta in his sombrero and poncho on the sidewalk. Goofus of Goofus and Galant. (The latter may be more lazy than sleepy.)
posted by wowbobwow at 12:07 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by wowbobwow at 12:07 PM on March 4, 2008
River Phoenix's character in My Own Private Idaho is narcoleptic.
posted by headnsouth at 12:22 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by headnsouth at 12:22 PM on March 4, 2008
Dagwood Bumstead.
posted by expialidocious at 12:23 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by expialidocious at 12:23 PM on March 4, 2008
Sleepy Sam, the castle guard in J P Martin's Uncle books.
Swelter, the cook in Gormenghast.
posted by scruss at 12:24 PM on March 4, 2008
Swelter, the cook in Gormenghast.
posted by scruss at 12:24 PM on March 4, 2008
Ralph Roberts, the lead character in Stephen King's Insomnia. There was also Vic Hitler, the narcopeltic comedian, on Hill Street Blues.
posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit at 12:26 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit at 12:26 PM on March 4, 2008
scruss, negative on Swelter. He was fat but not sleepy. Drunk, the first time we see him, but aside from that...
posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit at 12:27 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit at 12:27 PM on March 4, 2008
Nemo!
posted by klangklangston at 12:44 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by klangklangston at 12:44 PM on March 4, 2008
Jeff Goldblum's character in Into the Night.
Griffin Dunne's character in After Hours.
Wikipedia, Narcolepsy in popular culture
posted by kirkaracha at 12:48 PM on March 4, 2008
Griffin Dunne's character in After Hours.
Wikipedia, Narcolepsy in popular culture
posted by kirkaracha at 12:48 PM on March 4, 2008
Buster Bluth. "Wow, we’re just blowing through nap time, aren’t we?"
posted by yeti at 12:50 PM on March 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
posted by yeti at 12:50 PM on March 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
The Somnambulist from The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari.
posted by munchingzombie at 12:52 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by munchingzombie at 12:52 PM on March 4, 2008
Was sleepiness a defining characteristic of Jughead Jones? I know he was always hungry, and kinda lazy, but he seemed to sleep a lot in the Archie comics of my youth.
posted by Shepherd at 1:00 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by Shepherd at 1:00 PM on March 4, 2008
Response by poster: Thanks for all the excellent answers! It seems Ask MeFi really is the best place for this information.
posted by kepano at 1:01 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by kepano at 1:01 PM on March 4, 2008
The Lotus-eaters – there is no joy but calm.
When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. Wells might not quite fit, as the protagonist... wakes up and has adventures... but everything hinges on the fact that he was asleep for thousands of years.
posted by prefpara at 1:16 PM on March 4, 2008
When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. Wells might not quite fit, as the protagonist... wakes up and has adventures... but everything hinges on the fact that he was asleep for thousands of years.
posted by prefpara at 1:16 PM on March 4, 2008
Nemu, in the extraordinarily good anime series "Haibane Renmei".
She was named that because in her cocoon dream, she was sleeping. It comes from this kanji: 眠 which is the root for the verb "nemuru" to sleep.
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 1:46 PM on March 4, 2008
She was named that because in her cocoon dream, she was sleeping. It comes from this kanji: 眠 which is the root for the verb "nemuru" to sleep.
posted by Steven C. Den Beste at 1:46 PM on March 4, 2008
Buster Bluth. "Wow, we’re just blowing through nap time, aren’t we?"
Ha, I thought of that too, although I don't know I'd say he's "defined' by it. "Man, it's tired in here."
posted by hihowareyou at 2:45 PM on March 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
Ha, I thought of that too, although I don't know I'd say he's "defined' by it. "Man, it's tired in here."
posted by hihowareyou at 2:45 PM on March 4, 2008 [1 favorite]
Mr. Hurst in Pride and Prejudice?
posted by Jazz Hands at 2:51 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by Jazz Hands at 2:51 PM on March 4, 2008
The pre-cogs in Minorty Report.
posted by hot soup girl at 2:56 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by hot soup girl at 2:56 PM on March 4, 2008
Vick Hitler, the Narcoleptic Comedian. From Hill Street Blues.
posted by legotech at 3:07 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by legotech at 3:07 PM on March 4, 2008
What about Peter Fox from Fox Trot (comic)?
posted by SisterHavana at 3:08 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by SisterHavana at 3:08 PM on March 4, 2008
Remus Lupin from Harry Potter was often described as sickly and tired looking.
posted by Meagan at 4:41 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by Meagan at 4:41 PM on March 4, 2008
The House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe is full of all kinds of people with sleep disorders, especially the narcoleptic Sarah who can't tell her dreams from reality.
posted by exceptinsects at 11:19 PM on March 4, 2008
posted by exceptinsects at 11:19 PM on March 4, 2008
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