Changes: Captain Vegetable (character)

PERFORMER	Jim Henson 1983
	Richard Hunt 1983-1984
DEBUT	1983
PATTERN	Lavender

Revision as of 03:05, 17 January 2020

SS50thSpecial-SherlockVegetable — *Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration*

Captain Vegetable is a superhero on Sesame Street who encourages kids to eat vegetables. He looks like a rabbit with a cape and always carries a carrot and a stalk of celery. His home base is a secret garden somewhere in New Jersey.

He debuted on Sesame Street during season 14 in the eponymous song "Captain Vegetable," where he was performed by Jim Henson. His converts included Andy and Eddie. The Captain popped up a few times later on throughout season 15, performed by Richard Hunt, including Episode 1950 where Big Bird sings "Everyone Makes Mistakes" to him.

Captain Vegetable is made from two different Anything Muppets: the Lavender (for Jim Henson's portrayal) and the Large Lavender Live Hand (for Richard Hunt's portrayal).

In Episode 4013, John Leguizamo portrayed Captain Vegetable as a super vegetable hero. Garbed in a veggie-themed outfit, he sang the same tune as his predecessor. Accompanied by Elmo, Captain Vegetable stages an intervention for candy addict Sandy.

The live-hand variation of the character resurfaced many years later in Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration in 2019, performed now by Peter Linz. After being inspected by Sherlock Hemlock, Rudy fawns over his favorite hero, who offers the young monster some celery.

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+'''Captain Vegetable''' is a superhero on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' who encourages kids to eat vegetables. He looks like a rabbit with a cape and always carries a carrot and a stalk of celery. His home base is a secret garden somewhere in [[New Jersey]].
-[[Image:Captainvegetable.jpg|thumb|300px|Captain Vegetable (with his carrot and his celery)]]
-Captain Vegetable is a super hero from [[Sesame Street]] who encourages kids to eat vegetables. He looks like a rabbit with a cape and always carries a carrot and a celery.  His home base is a secret garden somewhere in New Jersey.
-His 1982 debut appearance on Sesame Street was in the popular song "Captain Vegetable".  He popped up a few times later on throughout [[Season 15 (1983-1984)|Season 15]].
+He debuted on ''Sesame Street'' during [[Season 14 (1982-1983)|season 14]] in the eponymous song "[[Captain Vegetable (song)|Captain Vegetable]]," where he was performed by [[Jim Henson]]. His converts included [[Andy]] and [[Eddie]]. The Captain popped up a few times later on throughout [[Season 15 (1983-1984)|season 15]], performed by [[Richard Hunt]], including [[Episode 1950]] where [[Big Bird]] sings "[[Everyone Makes Mistakes (song)|Everyone Makes Mistakes]]" to him.
-Captain Vegetable is made of two different [[Anything Muppet]]s: the [[Lavender]] ''(for [[Jim Henson|Jim Henson's]] portrayal)'' and the [[Large Lavender Live Hand]] ''(for [[Richard Hunt|Richard Hunt's]] portrayal)''.
+Captain Vegetable is made from two different [[Anything Muppets]]: the [[Lavender]] (for Jim Henson's portrayal) and the [[Large Lavender Live Hand]] (for Richard Hunt's portrayal).
-In [[Season 33 (2002)]], actor and comedian [[John Leguizamo]] wore a superhero costume to play Captain Vegetable in [[Episode 4013]].
+In [[Episode 4013]], [[John Leguizamo]] portrayed Captain Vegetable as a super vegetable hero. Garbed in a veggie-themed outfit, he sang the same tune as his predecessor. Accompanied by [[Elmo]], Captain Vegetable stages an intervention for candy addict [[Sandy]].
+The live-hand variation of the character resurfaced many years later in ''[[Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration]]'' in 2019, performed now by [[Peter Linz]]. After being inspected by [[Sherlock Hemlock]], [[Rudy (Sesame Street)|Rudy]] fawns over his favorite hero, who offers the young monster some celery.
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+==Other Versions==
+<gallery orientation=landscape widths=300>
+Image:CaptainVegetable83-Richard Hunt.jpg|The 1983 version of Captain Vegetable.
+Image:CaptainVegetable03 John Leguizamo.jpg|John Leguizamo as Captain Vegetable
+</gallery>
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 [[Category:Sesame Street Characters]]
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
+[[Category:Superheroes]]
+[[Category:Food]]