Comments on: The Quick 10: The Origins of 10 of Your Favorite Muppets

By: News Marked

News Marked — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 06:44:27 +0000

Thanks for the list…
And I am glad oscar is in it

By: madmanstruth

madmanstruth — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:32:41 +0000

the best muppent ever has to be Beaker.

By: preston

preston — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:18:54 +0000

Rizzo the Rat is based on Dustin Hoffman’s character in Midnight Cowboy.

By: roncs

roncs — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:53:06 +0000

i could be wrong. . .but i’ve heard that in Sweden the Swedish Chef is called the Norwegian Chef

By: Tiny Dancer (aka Rhonda)

Tiny Dancer (aka Rhonda) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:59:00 +0000

Great stuff! Had to catch up before inhaling Part 2. FYI: According to Henson himself, Ernie and Bert weren’t named for the characters in “It’s A Wonderful Life”, just a happy coincidence. Thank you, Jim, for the heads-up on “Hey Cinderella!”, what a great find! Technically speaking, Kermit appeared there before “Sesame Street”, by a matter of months. Oh, and both ToughPigs.com and muppet.wikia.com rock, I’ve been visiting for years as part of my own Sesame Street/Muppet obsession (click my name!).

By: MAL

MAL — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:41:02 +0000

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE STORY OF WHY HENSON’S OWN SISKEL AND EBERT- STATLER AND WALDORF- GOT STARTED. I LOVE THOSE TWO OLD GUYS FROM UP IN THE BALCONY. OR WHY NO ONE MENTIONS LIPS’ SHORT LIVED STINT IN DR. TEETH AND THE ELECTRIC AS THIER TRUMPET PLAYER.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:19:30 +0000

Um, Gonzo is the one who’s origins needs the most explaining. What exactly is Gonzo anyway?

By: annie

annie — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:23:36 +0000

Carroll Spinney (aka Big Bird and Oscar) went to my high school, in Acton MA : )

But my fav is definitely the Swedish Chef. bork bork bork!

By: Bethama

Bethama — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:59:06 +0000

I remember Moishe! We used to watch the “Jewish” edition of Sesame Street in Hebrew School. In one episode they were hunting for Hebrew letters, and when they hit lamed Moishe got excited because it was the first letter of “lo,” which means “no.” And, you know, being a Grouch, that’s an exciting word.

By: Laparazi

Laparazi — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:47:20 +0000

im sad to say one of my cats once duked on a muppet :/ long story :(