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Sammy is likely named after ''Sammy the Seal'', a book in the "I Can Read" series for beginning readers by American cartoonist and children's book author [[wikipedia:Syd Hoff|Syd Hoff]]. Additionally, | Sammy is likely named after ''Sammy the Seal'', a book in the "I Can Read" series for beginning readers by American cartoonist and children's book author [[wikipedia:Syd Hoff|Syd Hoff]]. Additionally, "Seal Boy" is a reference to [[wikipedia:Sealo|Sealo the Seal Boy]]. Sealo was known for his seal-like arms, which were caused by a congenital medical condition known as [[wikipedia:phocomelia|phocomelia]]. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== |
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Sammy the Seal Boy was billed before the genie Al-Zalam whilst Al worked at a carnival at some point in his past. Al-Zalam told Sir Dan of this as they entered the Undead Carnival in Gallowmere Plains.
Behind the scenes
Reference
Sammy is likely named after Sammy the Seal, a book in the "I Can Read" series for beginning readers by American cartoonist and children's book author Syd Hoff. Additionally, "Seal Boy" is a reference to Sealo the Seal Boy. Sealo was known for his seal-like arms, which were caused by a congenital medical condition known as phocomelia.
In other languages
All translations except for Italian dropped "boy", meaning Sammy is a literal seal or sea lion in those versions.
Language | Name | Meaning |
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French (France) | Sammy le phoque | Sammy the Seal |
German | Sammy dem Seelöwen | Sammy the Sea Lion |
Italian | Sammy il Ragazzo Foca | - |
Spanish (Spain) | Sammy la foca | Sammy the Seal |
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