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⚫ | '''Big V''' is a long-nosed Muppet monster who ate [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] in |
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+ | * He appeared in the title role in ''[[Shrinkenstein]]'', a 1965 industrial film made for [[Pak-Nit]]. Here, he was performed by [[Jim Henson]]. |
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+ | * He appeared in a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' sketch from [[Season 1 (1969-1970)|the first season]] where he ate Kermit's radio. {{First|0039}} |
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− | * He appeared in a 1969 ''[[Sesame Street]]'' sketch where he ate Kermit's radio. {{First|0039}} |
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* He had a cameo appearance in the 1970 special ''[[Hey Cinderella!]]'' |
* He had a cameo appearance in the 1970 special ''[[Hey Cinderella!]]'' |
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+ | * 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]]''. |
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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:Stpierrebio 01.jpg|"Jane Henson looks for a place to store a Muppet called Big V."<ref>''[[The Story of Jim Henson]]''</ref> |
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+ | Image:BIG_V_and_Jim.jpg|Big V with [[Jim Henson]]. |
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Image:Bigvfragglerock.JPG|Big V in the ''Fraggle Rock'' animated series |
Image:Bigvfragglerock.JPG|Big V in the ''Fraggle Rock'' animated series |
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+ | henson oz juhl big v.jpg|Frank Oz, Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl tangle with Big V |
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Revision as of 23:40, 11 March 2020
PERFORMER | various |
DEBUT | 1964 |
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.