first off, i have to say I love The Rum Tum Tugger, he's the coolest and sexiest cat, and john partridge is the best tugger of all. if any of you Rum Tum TUgger cherishers would like to email me, please do at ashleythewriter@hotmail.com cool. The Rum TUm Tugger is the jellicle bighead, but that doesn't mean he's a jerk. well, maybe he is, but that's part of his charm. he doesn't like to admit he's wrong, and you can see example of this when he doesn't greet Grizabella with affection after her solo, Memory. For all questions about him and mistofelles, they are best friends, no matter what anyone thinks. you can see the affectionate name calling going on, IAN, and they go together great. Tugger is there to push misto, and misto is there to make tugger a more considerate person. and there is a relationship between tugger adn the old deuteromony goin on. either son and father, or leader adn leader(in a sense) i think it's leader, because you see how all the cats come to hug and greet deuteromny, and Tugger stands back? and the old d. kind of bows to tugger(in a sense) and tugger bows back. Well, anyways, there is something going on between them. people say that Munkustrap and Tugger are friends also, but I don't think that's true. During his song(tuggers) and when Tugger plays the bagpipe, Munk seems exasperated with Tugger. But they both have high respect for each other. AND tugger is definatly a full grown cat, just a little immature. The thing that i wonder about is the kittens. Aren't they a little young to be liking him in that sense? i like to match Tugger up with Victoria(whether this could happen or not) because they would compliment each other's personalities well, don't you think? Tugger is a show off, and he lives for the spotlight. but underneath it all, he is a sensitive person(notice how his voice changes to affection when he sees the old dueteromony) and if you prove yourself worthy of his attention(ha) he could be a great friend. i could go on and on about this curious cat, but I don't want to bore anyone. by Ashley