Fozzie Bear

Aughra is one of the supporting characters in Jim Henson's imaginative 1982 fantasy classic film The Dark Crystal. In the movie, she is portrayed primarily by Frank Oz in a costume. Oz also voiced Aughra originally (making her sound very similar to a hybrid of Fozzie Bear and Yoda), but later her lines were re-dubbed by Billie Whitelaw. Aughra - About Aughra. A horned, one-eyed, wild-haired Seer, Aughra is the sole member of her race. She is known as the Watcher of the Heavens and the ...

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The Cowardly Lion makes his first appearance in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He is the last of the companions Dorothy befriends on her way to the Emerald City. The Cowardly Lion joins her so that he can ask The Wizard for courage. Despite his belief that he is a coward, The Cowardly Lion displays great bravery along the way. In later books, The Cowardly Lion often accompanies Dorothy on her adven ...

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Cowardly Lion, Cowardly Lion - The classic books, Cowardly Lion - The 1939 movie, Cowardly Lion - Modern works

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Puppeteer - Famous people who also were amatuer puppeteers. Peter Brook Jean Cocteau Goethe Alfred Jarry Jon Stewart ...

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Puppeteer, Puppeteer - Notable puppeteers, Puppeteer - Famous people who also were amatuer puppeteers

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Famous Muppets include Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Elmo, and Oscar the Grouch. The most widely known television shows featuring Muppets are Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, and The Muppet Show. Muppets also appeared on some early episodes of Saturday Night Live. Other, less popular series have included The Jim Henson Hour and Muppets Tonight. The puppet characters of Farscape, The Storyteller, The Hoobs, and Dinosaurs, as well as ...

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The Muppets, The Muppets - Appearance, The Muppets - Operation, The Muppets - Muppets and their performers, The Muppets - Films and Specials, The Muppets - Famous Muppets, The Muppets - 'Save the Muppets' campaign?, The Muppets - America's Next Muppet, The Muppets - Regional usage, The Muppets - Cultural references

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Through the years, many Muppet characters on Sesame Street have been the subject of urban legends, stories that usually prove to be false. Two of the most frequently mentioned urban legends concerning Ernie include: Ernie - Ernie's death. An Internet rumor has been spread that Ernie will be dying in an upcoming episode. Fueled by Jim Henson's death in 1990, Ernie was said to be facing his demise in one of two ways: From an illness (e.g., leukemia or AIDS); some stories even contended th ...

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Ernie, Ernie - Urban legends concerning Ernie, Ernie - Ernie's death, Ernie - Rumors of Homosexuality, Ernie - International

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MuppetVision 3D introduced Waldo C. Graphic, the world's first computer-generated Muppet, who also appears in The Jim Henson Hour. Waldo is "created" by Dr. Honeydew and Beaker during a demonstration of three-dimensional imagery, but proves uncontrollable and wreaks havoc throughout the remainder of the film, especially when the ending patriotic number by Sam the American Eagle is reduced to shambles. Aside from the Muppets on-screen, there are also a number of in-theater Muppets, mostly animatronic, that interact with the show ...

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Jim Henson's MuppetVision 3D, Jim Henson's MuppetVision 3D - Premise, Jim Henson's MuppetVision 3D - Queue, Jim Henson's MuppetVision 3D - The show, Jim Henson's MuppetVision 3D - Attraction facts, Jim Henson's MuppetVision 3D - Disney-MGM Studios attraction facts, Jim Henson's MuppetVision 3D - Disney's California Adventure attraction facts

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World Premiere: April 27, 2005 at the Tribeca Film Festival. Broadcast Premiere: May 20, 2005 at 8/7c on ABC in the US, and on CTV and CBC in Canada. British premiere: December 18, 2005 on five. ...

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The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, The Muppets' Wizard of Oz - Airdates, The Muppets' Wizard of Oz - The Cast, The Muppets' Wizard of Oz - History, The Muppets' Wizard of Oz - The adaptation

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In this adaptation of the timeless story, as narrated here by Gonzo the Great, it is Christmas Eve in London. The merriment is not shared by Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine), a surly money-lender who is more interested in profit than celebration. So cold to the season of giving is he that his book-keeping staff, including loyal employee Bob Cratchit (Kermit the Frog), has to plead with him just to have the day off work during Christmas. Later that evening, Scrooge find himself face to face with his former business partners, Jacob and ...

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The Muppet Christmas Carol, The Muppet Christmas Carol - Synopsis, The Muppet Christmas Carol - Production Notes and Trivia, The Muppet Christmas Carol - Soundtrack Listing and Notes

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Famous Muppets include Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Elmo, and Oscar the Grouch. The most widely known television shows featuring Muppets are Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, and The Muppet Show. Muppets also appeared on some early episodes of Saturday Night Live. Other, less popular series have included The Jim Henson Hour and Muppets Tonight. The puppet characters of Farscape, The Storyteller, The Hoobs, and Dinosaurs, as well as ...

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The Muppets, The Muppets - Appearance, The Muppets - Operation, The Muppets - Muppets and their performers, The Muppets - Films and Specials, The Muppets - Famous Muppets, The Muppets - Save the Muppets, The Muppets - America's Next Muppet, The Muppets - Regional usage, The Muppets - Cultural references

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The success of Sam and Friends led to a series of guest appearances on network talk and variety shows. To this day, Muppets appear as "guests" on shows such as The Tonight Show and Hollywood Squares, with particularly memorable appearances by Kermit and Miss Piggy on 60 Minutes and Cookie Monster on Martha Stewart Living. Henson himself appeared as a guest on many shows, including The Ed Sullivan Show. The greatly increased exposure led to hundreds of commercial appearances (mostly for Wilkins Coffee) by ...

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Jim Henson, Jim Henson - Early work, Jim Henson - 1960s, Jim Henson - 1970s, Jim Henson - Contributions to film, Jim Henson - Death, Jim Henson - Tributes

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Since 1969, Sesame Street had given Jim Henson's creations invaluable exposure; however, Henson began to perceive that he was being pigeonholed as a children's entertainer. He sought to create a program that could be enjoyed by young and old alike. Two specials were produced and aired that are considered pilots for The Muppet Show. Neither led to the sale of a prime-time network series. However, the prime-time access rule had just been enacted, which took the 7:30 to 8pm ET time slot from the networks and turned it over ...

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The Muppet Show, The Muppet Show - History, The Muppet Show - List of Muppet Show characters, The Muppet Show - Recurring skits, The Muppet Show - List of guest stars, The Muppet Show - Home video, The Muppet Show - Spin-offs

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List of fictional television shows - Family Guy. Battlestar Galactica Forum - local access Daggermouth and Boom Boom - Nickelodeon cartoon Diane! - local daytime talk show Fast Animals, Slow Children - FOX special Gumbel 2 Gumbel: Beach Justice - cop drama starring Bryant Gumbel and Greg Gumbel. Jolly Farm Revue - BBC kids' show KISS Forum - local access talk show The Real Live Griffins< ...

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List of fictional television shows, List of fictional television shows - Fictional TV shows, List of fictional television shows - Family Guy, List of fictional television shows - The Flintstones, List of fictional television shows - Futurama, List of fictional television shows - Late Night with Conan O' Brien, List of fictional television shows - The Muppet Show and Muppets Tonight, List of fictional television shows - Saturday Night Live, List of fictional television shows - The Simpsons, List of fictional television shows - South Park

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On Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, he commented to Ty Pennington that "You know, as a tadpole in the swamp, I had 3,265 brothers and sisters!" More of his childhood was chronicled in Kermit's Swamp Years. In The Muppet Show television series, Kermit was frontman and the long-suffering stage manager of the fictitious theatre show. He continually struggled to produce a quality program, for a sparse and disaffected audience. Kermit also appeared in several Muppet movies and spin- ...

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Kermit the Frog, Kermit the Frog - Biography, Kermit the Frog - As a television personality, Kermit the Frog - Filmography, Kermit the Frog - Rumors, Kermit the Frog - Quotes, Kermit the Frog - International, Kermit the Frog - Trivia

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List of fictional bears - Bears that advertise alcohol. the Hamm's Beer bear the Labatt's Blue bear Bundaberg Polar Bear used widely In Bundaberg Rum Ads in Australia. George, the bear in the British Hofmeister Beer commercials of the 1970s. "For great lager, follow the bear". ...

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List of fictional bears, List of fictional bears - Bears in books, List of fictional bears - Bears in plays, List of fictional bears - Animated bears, List of fictional bears - Bears in comics, List of fictional bears - Bears in film, List of fictional bears - Puppet bears, List of fictional bears - Bears in advertising, List of fictional bears - Bears that advertise alcohol, List of fictional bears - Bears in poetry and song, List of fictional bears - Bears on television, List of fictional bears - Teddy bears, List of fictional bears - Animatronic Bears, List of fictional bears - Miscellaneous

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Jim Henson died of bacterial pneumonia on May 16, 1990 (the same day as Sammy Davis, Jr.), at the age of 53. A memorial service for him aired on PBS and drew millions of viewers and dozens of celebrities in reverence for his life and work. The Jim Henson Company, Jim Henson Foundation, and Jim Henson's Creature Shop have continued on after his death. His son Brian and daughter Lisa are currently the co-chairs and co-CEOs of the Company; his daughter Cheryl is the president of the Foundation. Steve Whitmire, a veteran member of the Muppet puppeteering crew, has assumed the roles of the two most famous characters played by Jim Henson ...

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Jim Henson, Jim Henson - Early work, Jim Henson - 1960s, Jim Henson - 1970s, Jim Henson - Contributions to film, Jim Henson - Death, Jim Henson - Tributes

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The Muppet Show ended after five seasons, but the characters have appeared in a long series of movies, beginning with 1979's The Muppet Movie. One song from that musical film, "The Rainbow Connection", sung by Kermit, was nominated for an Oscar. The Muppet characters have also appeared in a large number of made-for-TV-movies and television specials. Henson was also responsible for two non-Muppet Show-related movies, 1982's high fantasy The Dark Crystal and the 1986 Labyrinth, co-produced by George Lucas. To provide a visual style distinct from the Muppets, the puppets in these two mov ...

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Jim Henson, Jim Henson - Early work, Jim Henson - 1960s, Jim Henson - 1970s, Jim Henson - Contributions to film, Jim Henson - Death, Jim Henson - Tributes

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Henson, Oz, and his team targeted an adult audience with a series of sketches on Saturday Night Live, set mostly in the Land of Gorch. Eleven sketches aired between October 1975 and January 1976, with four additional appearances in March, April, May, and September. The SNL writers never got comfortable writing for the characters. The failure of the Muppets on SNL might have been a blessing in disguise. Starting in 1976, The Muppet Show was occupying Henson's attention in the UK. The show featured Kermit as host, and a va ...

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Jim Henson, Jim Henson - Early work, Jim Henson - 1960s, Jim Henson - 1970s, Jim Henson - Contributions to film, Jim Henson - Death, Jim Henson - Tributes

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Select episodes can be currently be found on VHS and DVD. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, a division of The Walt Disney Company, released the first season on DVD in August 2005. Bits of the show also pop up in movies sometimes (An American Werewolf in London and Rocky III). The rights to the episodes and characters used in The Muppet Show, and subsequent film outings, were bough ...

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The Muppet Show, The Muppet Show - History, The Muppet Show - List of Muppet Show characters, The Muppet Show - Recurring skits, The Muppet Show - List of guest stars, The Muppet Show - Home video, The Muppet Show - Spin-offs

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Kermit has made a number of guest appearances on other shows. In 1979, Kermit was a guest host for the Tonight Show, substituting for Johnny Carson. He continued to make appearances long after The Muppet Show ended in 1981. In 1987, Kermit and other Muppet characters co-hosted an ABC News special which attempted to explain the stock market and the potentially disquieting events of the Black Monday stock price decline in a manner that both informed and entertained the audience about the complex subject. Kermit was also given the great honor of be ...

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Kermit the Frog, Kermit the Frog - Biography, Kermit the Frog - As a television personality, Kermit the Frog - Filmography, Kermit the Frog - Rumors, Kermit the Frog - Quotes, Kermit the Frog - International, Kermit the Frog - Trivia

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In the fall of 2005, the Muppets Holding Company held open auditions for puppeteers, looking for potential understudy performers for several key Muppet characters for various live side projects. This pleased many professional puppeteers in North America who have dreamed of such an opportunity of a lifetime. In age of commincation, however, armchair pundits start springboarding up cyber-petitions faster than you can say "Hi-ho"! In October 2005, when Muppeteers Dave Goelz and Steve Whitmire were not used on the Movies.com webshow "Stat ...

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The Muppets, The Muppets - Appearance, The Muppets - Operation, The Muppets - Muppets and their performers, The Muppets - Films and Specials, The Muppets - Famous Muppets, The Muppets - 'Save the Muppets' campaign?, The Muppets - America's Next Muppet, The Muppets - Regional usage, The Muppets - Cultural references

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