Talk:Agent Pleakley

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Hmmm, how do you know Pleakley is a male, and thus a cross-dresser? By voice alone? How many sexes are there in Pleakley's species? Two like us? Or is there only one sex, or three or four? Do they lay eggs or do live birth? AlainV 23:26, 4 Jul 2004 (UTC)

That's a fair question! However, Pleakley is definitely male. He is regularly referred to as "he," and there is even one episode of the television program in which he gets a visit from his mother and father. They are concerned that their son hasn't found a nice girl to marry, and Pleakley goes to elaborate lengths to fool them into thinking he has a girlfriend. --67.171.28.197 01:16, 7 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Removed the line "and possibly homosexual" -- there has never been any such implication in the movie or on the television program. I also removed the line about Jumba's tinkering with the house and moved it to the entry about Jumba. --67.171.28.197 06:59, 23 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Responding to the question about eggs or live birth: you watch some movie or episode where he appears with his belly uncovered, and see if he has a belly button. If he hasn't, he didn't gestate in a womb, and therefore he came from an egg.--Midasminus 18:58, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Transsexuality vs. Homosexuality

It is quite obvious that Pleakley is a transsexual, but I agree that there has been no indication that he is homosexual (he might be......asexual?). Transsexuality is commonly--and often mistakenly--associated with homosexuality. Although the thought of Jumba and Pleakley having sex is amusing, I don't think either of them is gay. I am suprised and delighted that such an overtly transsexual character plays a major role in a big-studio children's cartoon; I think it's a step in the right direction! Pleakley would be my favorite L&S character, if Stitch wasn't so damn cool. Still, I hold Pleakley in special regards because of who he is and what he represents. As for the possibility that Pleakley is either a female or androgynous (and thus would normally dress in women's clothes): on one episode of the series--in which they are trying to catch an experiment that causes amnesia--an amnesiac Pleakley says, "Who am I? And why am I wearing a dress?" It seems that cross-dressing is something that Pleakley got into once he found a home on Earth; being away from his family and others of his kind, he was finally free to express himself.

I think that Disney would never put a transsexual or an homosexual in a children's show. He dresses has a woman probably because that makes kids laugh; it's just for comedy reasons. that line "why am I wearing a dress", is also for fun.--Midasminus 19:00, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Where does it say that Pleakley is transsexual or homosexual? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.225.128.144 (talk) 05:32, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Age?

The infobox says he's 31, is this official?208.3.110.254 (talk) 14:50, 20 November 2007 (UTC)