Changes: Aretha

PERFORMER	Sharon Lee Williams voice
DEBUT	1983

Revision as of 07:30, 3 December 2018

Carol-monster — Aretha in *Muppet Christmas Carol*

Aretha is a cave creature who sings along with Gobo on "Only Way Home" in the Fraggle Rock episode "Sir Hubris and the Gorgs." Her name is a reference to Aretha Franklin.

Possessing orange eyes, protruding teeth, and a moving brow, Aretha was reused in many subsequent productions, in both male and female roles, played by a variety of puppeteers: as a female chorus member in The Muppet Christmas Carol (performed by Karen Prell), a townsperson in Muppet Treasure Island, and a member of the Flying Monkeys motorcycle gang in The Muppets' Wizard of Oz.

Aretha is one of only a handful of monsters who appeared on "Mopatop's Shop" who ever returned to the American Muppets. The puppet was later used with different eyes as Huffy Monster.

Filmography

Fraggle Rock
- "Gobo's Discovery" (background)
- "Sir Hubris and the Gorgs"
- "Scared Silly" (background)
Muppet Meeting Films ("Think Bigger")
Good Morning America ("Earth Day")
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Muppet Time (as Huffy Monster)
Muppet Treasure Island
Muppets Tonight promo for BBC
Mopatop's Shop
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

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-{{performer|Sharon Lee Williams}}
+{{character|image=Only_way_home_monster.jpg|performer=[[Sharon Lee Williams]]|note=voice|debut=1983}}
-[[Image:Carolmonster.jpg|thumb|300px|Aretha in ''Muppet Christmas Carol'']]
+[[Image:Carol-monster.jpg|thumb|300px|Aretha in ''Muppet Christmas Carol'']]
-'''Aretha''' is a cave creature who sings along with [[Gobo]] on "[[Only Way Home]]" in ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' [[Episode 209: Sir Hubris and the Gorgs]]. Soul singer [[Sharon Lee Williams]] performed Aretha's voice for this song; Aretha's name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Aretha Franklin|Aretha Franklin]].
+'''Aretha''' is a cave creature who sings along with [[Gobo Fraggle|Gobo]] on "[[Only Way Home]]" in the ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' episode "[[Episode 209: Sir Hubris and the Gorgs|Sir Hubris and the Gorgs]]." Her name is a reference to [[Aretha Franklin]].
-Possessing orange eyes, protruding teeth, and a moving brow, Aretha was reused in many subsequent productions, in both male and female roles: as a female chorus member in ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'', a male pirate in ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'', and a member of the [[Flying Monkeys]] in ''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]''.
+Possessing orange eyes, protruding teeth, and a moving brow, Aretha was reused in many subsequent productions, in both male and female roles, played by a variety of puppeteers: as a female chorus member in ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'' (performed by [[Karen Prell]]), a townsperson in ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'', and a member of the [[Flying Monkeys]] motorcycle gang in ''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]''.
+Aretha is one of only a handful of monsters who appeared on "[[Mopatop's Shop]]" who ever returned to the American Muppets. The puppet was later used with different eyes as [[Huffy Monster]].
-==Appearances==
+==Filmography==
 *''[[Fraggle Rock]]''
+**"[[Episode 121: Gobo's Discovery|Gobo's Discovery]]" (background)
+**"[[Episode 209: Sir Hubris and the Gorgs|Sir Hubris and the Gorgs]]"
+**"[[Episode 313: Scared Silly|Scared Silly]]" (background)
+*''[[Muppet Meeting Films]]'' ("Think Bigger")
+*''[[Good Morning America]]'' ("Earth Day")
 *''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]''
-*''[[Muppet Time]]''
+*''[[Muppet Time]]'' (as [[Huffy Monster]])
 *''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''
+*''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' promo for [[BBC]]
 *''[[Mopatop's Shop]]''
 *''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]''
+__NOWYSIWYG__
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
 [[Category:Fraggle Rock Characters]]
+[[Category:Muppet Monsters]]