Who is in the St. Bernard Mascot Costume in Summer of 69?

Hulu’s ‘Summer of 69’ follows a teenager named Abby whose only desire is to seduce Max, a boy she has been in love with since they were children. While she has spoken to him and he is aware of her existence, the problem is that she has no idea how to approach someone romantically. However, he finally breaks up with Mercedes, who claimed him a long time ago, Abby knows that this is her only chance to have him. She needs to find out all she can about him, so she turns towards a boy who is always in the costume of the school’s mascot, St. Bernard. Over the course of their several interactions, Abby never wonders who is behind the costume. The identity of the person is revealed when she has learned a few lessons of her own. SPOILERS AHEAD.

The Mascot and Abby Have a Lot in Common

One of the major issues Abby faces during her time in St. Bernadette’s, a private school for rich kids like her, is her inability to converse and connect with people. She is socially awkward, so she has difficulty making friends, which means that she is almost always on the sidelines. While people know who she is, they don’t befriend her, so she remains invisible to them. A similar thing seems to happen with the guy in St. Bernard’s costume, who becomes Abby’s go-to person to find details about Max’s desires. However, she never bothers to know his identity, and it is only at the end that he reveals his name is Samuel Moros.

Abby believes that the guy’s invisibility gives him an edge. Because no one notices him, he can be anywhere, so he hears all sorts of stuff and knows all sorts of things about his peers. This is why, when she wants to know about Max’s sexual interests, she turns to him. However, never in their interactions does she ever stop to think that he is in a similar position to her, that he, too, is invisible to their peers and, as a result, could be a kindred soul that she could befriend. Instead, she is entirely focused on seducing Max.

Her tunnel vision also stops her from considering the fact that the mascot’s information could be ill-perceived, and what he sees or hears might not always be so. She learns this lesson the hard way when, in the end, she tells Max that she cannot 69 him, and he reveals that he hasn’t even had sex yet. When she reveals that the mascot guy, Bernie, told her so, he clarifies that 69 refers not to the sexual position, but to the jersey number of his favourite athlete. This proves that Bernie is not as all-knowing as he appears to be, and his half-cooked information can lead to ill-informed deductions.

After all, he is just another guy trying to find some sort of connection for himself, but he has become too comfortable with the costume, which is why he seems permanently stuck in it. In the end, when Abby comes out of her shell and performs pole dance (a rather poor variation of it), Bernie, too, takes off his mask. Seeing her do something that she’d never even dreamed of before that night shows him that he, too, can break out of his shell. This is the first time he takes off his mask and then introduces himself to her. While it might not seem like much to an average person, it is a huge step forward for him.