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 [[Image:Rivers Cuomo wearing a Snuggie.jpg|thumb|200px|Rivers Cuomo wearing a leopard-printed Snuggie at the [[2009-05-16 - Irvine, CA|KROQ Weenie Roast]] in Irvine, California, on [[May 16]], [[2009]].]]
-A '''Wuggie''' (or '''Weezer Snuggie''') is a a sleeved, body-length blanket with sleeves, that says "[[Weezer]]" on it. [[Rivers Cuomo]] explains, "A Wuggie is basically exactly like a Snuggie, except it says Weezer on it. The people at Snuggie are doing it with us and promoting it with us. It’s a totally legit Snuggie."
+A '''Wuggie''' (or '''Weezer Snuggie''') is a Weezer-branded Snuggie, a type of sleeved-blanket that gained notoriety in the late aughts. It is identical to a Snuggie, however it says "Weezer" on it in the traditional Weezer font. Wuggies exist in three colors, blue, teal, and burgundy.
+[[Rivers Cuomo]] explains, "A Wuggie is basically exactly like a Snuggie, except it says Weezer on it. The people at Snuggie are doing it with us and promoting it with us. It’s a totally legit Snuggie."
+The Wuggie is an example of Weezer embracing internet culture and trends, as the pervasive Snuggie advertisements on television had attained a sort of meme-like status online.
+The Wuggie was created as a promotional item, bundled together with[[Raditude]]. It was available through phone-order and on Weezer.com.
+Interestingly, two of the Wuggie colors could potentially correspond to a Weezer album that existed at the time of Wuggie's inception. The blue Wuggie evokes [[Weezer (The Blue Album)]] and the burgundy Wuggie evokes [[Weezer (The Red Album)], leaving the teal Wuggie out. However, Weezer would release [[Weezer (The Teal Album)] nearly a decade after the Wuggie.
 == Publicity ==
-=== Rolling Stone ===
-* [http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/05/22/random-notes-weezers-blanket-statement-eminem-green-day-and-the-week-in-rock/ Rolling Stone article]
-''Snippet'':
-{{Simple Transcript|Doesn’t Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo look cozy? Like the rest of America, he’s obsessed with the Snuggie. So much that his band is — no joke — planning their own line of sleeved blankets called Wuggies. Cuomo told Rolling Stone, “A Wuggie is basically exactly like a Snuggie, except it says Weezer on it. The people at Snuggie are doing it with us and promoting it with us. It’s a totally legit Snuggie.” Come on feel the warmth!}}
-Weezer [[Snuggie]] is available at [http://weezer.com weezer.com]. It appears they have a deal to package [[Raditude]]
+[[File:Example.jpg]]
+The most enduring piece of publicity for the Wuggie is a television advertisement, very similar in format to traditional Snuggie advertisements, but featuring members of Weezer wearing the article of clothing.
-=== Pitchfork ===
+The press statement on the Wuggie read as follows: "Alternative rock band Weezer and Allstar Products Group, marketer and distributor of the Snuggie, America’s favorite “blanket with sleeves,” have joined forces to create the official Weezer Snuggie. It will be launched today and will bear the band’s trademark “Weezer” logo. This latest addition to the Snuggie collection will allow fans of the band to stay warm while keeping their hands free to rock out. And rock out they will; fans who purchase a Weezer Snuggie blanket will also receive a copy of the band’s brand-new album, Raditude, as a bonus gift."
-* [http://pitchfork.com/news/35421-meet-the-wuggie-the-weezer-snuggie/ Pitchfork article]
-''Snippet'':
-{{Simple Transcript|Are you a fan of nerdy 90s alt rock, staying warm, and 3 a.m. infomercials? Then the Weezer Snuggie-- aka the Wuggie-- is for you. In case you're still one of those pathetic sweater'n'blanket slaves, a Snuggie is the blanket with sleeves. And according to a Rolling Stone report confirmed by Weezer's publicist, Weezer are getting their very own cozy fleece hybrid.
-Rivers Cuomo explains: "A Wuggie is basically exactly like a Snuggie, except it says Weezer on it. The people at Snuggie are doing it with us and promoting it with us. It’s a totally legit Snuggie."
+To promote Raditude and the Wuggie, Weezer performed on the Late Show with David Letterman while wearing Wuggies.
-Can the Spanket (Spoon Slanket) be that far off? Snoop Duggie? Duggie Fresh? Deerhuggie? Lil Wuggie? Fleet Fuggies? We'll be here all week, folks.}}
+Various journalists commented snidely on the ironic nature of the Wuggie.
+== Legacy ==
+The Wuggie is an object of fascination for many hardcore Weezer fans, due to a combination of factors, including the ironic quality of the item and it's rarity.
+As of 2020, the Wuggie goes for as much as $500 on eBay, and people offering to sell their Wuggies are rare.
 == Also see ==
 * [[2009-05-16 - Irvine, CA|KROQ Weenie Roast]]
+* [[Raditude]]
 == Resources ==
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 * [http://www.chartattack.com/news/70248/weezer-prep-wuggie-album CHARTattack]
 * [http://music.ign.com/articles/990/990443p1.html IGN]
+* [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120182963 NPR]
+* [https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=Weezer+Snuggie&_sacat=0 eBay]
 [[Category:Wuggie or Snuggie]]