Changes: Big V

PERFORMER	various
DEBUT	1964

Revision as of 23:40, 11 March 2020

Big V is a long-nosed Muppet monster who ate Kermit in "The Glow-Worm" sketch, performed on various variety shows in the 1960s. This sketch was performed again in The Muppet Show, but with Gorgon Heap taking the role of the monster.

Big V made a smattering of appearances in other late 1960s and early 1970s Henson projects. In many of the appearances unrelated to the "Glow-Worm" sketch, his nose was truncated.

He appeared in the title role in Shrinkenstein, a 1965 industrial film made for Pak-Nit. Here, he was performed by Jim Henson.
He swallowed Mack in a Southern Bell Telephone ad in the late 1960s.
He appeared in a Sesame Street sketch from the first season where he ate Kermit's radio. (First: Episode 0039)
He had a cameo appearance in the 1970 special Hey Cinderella!
An animated version of Big V appeared in an episode of the animated Fraggle Rock series, parodying the "Glow-Worm" sketch.
Big V appeared alongside Gorgon Heap in the 2010 comic book arc Muppet Snow White.

Sources

↑ The Story of Jim Henson

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+{{character|image=Big V.JPG|performer=various|debut=1964}}
-[[Image:Big V.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Big V]]
+'''Big V''' is a long-nosed Muppet monster who ate [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] in "[[The Glow-Worm]]" sketch, performed on various variety shows in the 1960s. This sketch was performed again in ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', but with [[Gorgon Heap]] taking the role of the monster.
-[[Image:Stpierrebio 01.jpg|thumb|300px|Jane Henson storing Big V in the workshop.]]
+Big V made a smattering of appearances in other late 1960s and early 1970s Henson projects. In many of the appearances unrelated to the "Glow-Worm" sketch, his nose was truncated.
-'''Big V''' was a long-nosed Muppet monster who ate [[Kermit]] in the classic "[[Inchworm (sketch)|Inchworm]]" sketch, performed on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' in [[1966]]. This was done again in [[The Muppet Show]], but with [[Gorgon Heap]] in his place.
+* He appeared in the title role in ''[[Shrinkenstein]]'', a 1965 industrial film made for [[Pak-Nit]]. Here, he was performed by [[Jim Henson]].
-Big V also swallowed [[Mack]] in a [[Southern Bell Telephone]] ad in the late 60's. He also portrayed the title character in [[Shrinkenstein]], had a cameo in ''[[Hey Cinderella!]]'' and appeared in a segment called "Kermit's Radio" with the puppet who would become [[Grover]] in [[Season 1 (1969-1970)|season one]] of ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
+* He swallowed [[Mack]] in a [[Southern Bell Telephone]] ad in the late 1960s.
+* He appeared in a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' sketch from [[Season 1 (1969-1970)|the first season]] where he ate Kermit's radio. {{First|0039}}
+* He had a cameo appearance in the 1970 special ''[[Hey Cinderella!]]''
+* An animated version of Big V appeared in [[Episode 111: Red's Drippy Dilemma / Fraggle Babble|an episode]] of the [[Fraggle Rock (animated)|animated Fraggle Rock]] series, parodying the "Glow-Worm" sketch.
+* Big V appeared alongside Gorgon Heap in the 2010 comic book arc ''[[Muppet Snow White]]''.
+<gallery widths="200" spacing="small" orientation="landscape">
+Image:Stpierrebio 01.jpg|"Jane Henson looks for a place to store a Muppet called Big V."<ref>''[[The Story of Jim Henson]]''</ref>
+Image:BIG_V_and_Jim.jpg|Big V with [[Jim Henson]].
+Image:Bigvfragglerock.JPG|Big V in the ''Fraggle Rock'' animated series
+henson oz juhl big v.jpg|Frank Oz, Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl tangle with Big V
+</gallery>
+==Sources==
+<references />
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 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
 [[Category:Muppet Monsters]]
-[[Category:Unknown Performer]]
+[[Category:The Muppets Characters]]
+[[Category:Sesame Street Characters]]
+[[Category:Sesame Street Monsters]]
+[[Category:Tales from Muppetland Characters]]
+[[Category:Commercials Characters]]