Sam the Eagle Through the Years

The Evolution of Sam the Eagle (1975-present)

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 * [[Image:Early.sam-and-cosgrove.jpg|250px|center]] || Sam the Eagle with P. Fenton Cosgrove in "Just a Few Announcements" || 1975 || Sam makes his debut in The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence and two Muppet Meeting Films. Though already staunchly conservative and prone to patriotic speeches, Sam's relationship with other characters is less antagonistic, and his voice, by Frank Oz, is less monotone. This Sam has bushier eyebrows, longer hair, and a slight blue-green hue.


 * [[Image:Samseason1.jpg|250px|center]] || Sam the Eagle from The Muppet Show || 1976 || Although similar to the first puppet, Sam's hues are such that the foam material's natural coloring and texture is more evident. His jaw tends to modulate from side to side, and his beak in general is at its longest.
 * [[Image:Samseason1.jpg|250px|center]] || Sam the Eagle from The Muppet Show || 1976 || Although similar to the first puppet, Sam's hues are such that the foam material's natural coloring and texture is more evident. His jaw tends to modulate from side to side, and his beak in general is at its longest.


 * [[Image:Sam02.jpg|250px|center]] || Sam the Eagle from The Muppet Show || 1976 through 1977 || A new Sam puppet premiered during Tit Willow, the UK Spot on Episode 120 of The Muppet Show. Sam's eyebrows have been trimmed and the fringe of hair/feathers combed down somewhat. The beak has been reshaped slightly, and wing feather coloration made brighter, though the face and body hues still clash.
 * [[Image:Samseason2.jpg|250px|center]] || Sam from The Muppet Show season 2 || 1977 through 1978 || Same as above.
 * [[Image:Samseason2.jpg|250px|center]] || Sam from The Muppet Show season 2 || 1977 through 1978 || Same as above.
 * [[Image:Samseason2.jpg|250px|center]] || Sam from The Muppet Show season 2 || 1977 through 1978 || Same as above.


 * [[Image:Samcaper.jpg|250px|center]] || Sam from The Great Muppet Caper || 1979 through 1981 || As seen in later seasons of The Muppet Show and in Great Muppet Caper, Sam's head has finally become a deeper blue, and the curve of the beak emphasized. The body feathers have also been re-dyed.
 * [[Image:Samcaper.jpg|250px|center]] || Sam from The Great Muppet Caper || 1979 through 1981 || As seen in later seasons of The Muppet Show and in Great Muppet Caper, Sam's head has finally become a deeper blue, and the curve of the beak emphasized. The body feathers have also been re-dyed.


 * [[Image:Samspace.jpg|250px|center]] || Sam in Muppets from Space || 1999 || With coloration only slightly lightened from the last version (and fluctuating between the two in subsequent years), the top of Sam's skull has been rounded, and the eyebrows further trimmed, almost forming a Bert-like unibrow.
 * [[Image:Samspace.jpg|250px|center]] || Sam in Muppets from Space || 1999 || With coloration only slightly lightened from the last version (and fluctuating between the two in subsequent years), the top of Sam's skull has been rounded, and the eyebrows further trimmed, almost forming a Bert-like unibrow.


 * [[Image:samvmc.jpg|250px|center]] || Sam in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie || 2002 || Sam undergoes a plot-oriented change, with a fuller head of hair, or feathers, the result of his use of Propecia.
 * [[Image:samvmc.jpg|250px|center]] || Sam in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie || 2002 || Sam undergoes a plot-oriented change, with a fuller head of hair, or feathers, the result of his use of Propecia.

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 * [[Image:Sameaglesketch1.jpg|200px|center]] || Sam the Eagle || 1975 || Original sketch by Jim Henson, suggesting a jowlier, George C. Scott-esque Sam.
 * [[Image:Sameaglesketch1.jpg|200px|center]] || Sam the Eagle || 1975 || Original sketch by Jim Henson, suggesting a jowlier, George C. Scott-esque Sam.