Sam

Sam is the security guard at the store. From his office through TXL, and by making his rounds, his job is to ensure that the store is secure after hours. He makes sure that the doors are locked, that all the lights are bright, and that no one is in the store that's not supposed to be there.

Sam came out of retirement to take the job at the store, after having spent many years at sea in the Merchant Marine. After retiring from it, he meet Jodie while sitting in a park. After he raised her spirits enough to the point where she was able to successfully land a job as a display designer at the store. When she learned that they was also looking for a new security guard, she told them all about Sam, who, truth be told, was not a particular enjoying his retirement. The thing that finally sold him on taking the job was that he would get to wear a special uniform, just like when he was in the Merchant Marine.

When Sam came to the store, he not only brought himself - he also brought his cat, Penelope. She stays in his office. In his original one seen from 1981 to 1983, she had the run of it. After it was redecorated in 1984, she stayed in her own little home on top of TXL. This explained why there was carpeting on top of her. Penelope, an actual cat and not a puppet character, seems to be most interested in doing her own thing. However, Muffy perceives her as being constantly on the hunt, looking for a mouse to snack on.

In Daisies, Sam's security guard uniform played a role in foiling the plot of Greedy O'Grady, who had plotted to control the city's supply of daisies. After he stole the last two boxes of them in the children's department, after first stealing Sam's uniform in order to lend himself some credibility, he hid them on the roof. The dew found on Sam's hat led everyone to realize that they were there, and recovered them.

Sam is also one who uses some very interesting and humorous injections. "Leaping lizards", "tap dancing tuna fish", "stumbling Steinways", and more make up all of these Samisms.