Sesame Street Chariots of Fur
"Chariots of Fur", the Monsterpiece Theatre parody of Chariots of Fire.
A spoof of the iconic image from the film
Chariots of Fire is a 1981 British film based loosely on the 1924 Summer Olympic Games. The film follows a British athletic team before and during the games in Paris. The movie won the Best Picture Oscar.
References[]
- The film was spoofed as a segment on Monsterpiece Theater. In keeping with the British tone of the film, stars Herry Monster and Grover refer to each other as "old bean" and "old chap."
- The film was spoofed in another Sesame Street segment, with Gordon going on a morning jog to music and camera angles similar to the film. (First: Episode 1727)
- Gobo and Wembley parody the movie's slow-motion run scenes in the Fraggle Rock episode "Wembley and the Great Race."
- Kermit the Frog's performance of "It's Not Where You Start" on An Olympic Gala interpolates the riff from the film's title song by Vangelis.
- When Baby Fozzie launches Baby Kermit through the air in the Muppet Babies episode "Episode 310: Kermit and Fozzie's Eggcellent Adventure", his trajectory is shown in slow-motion as the music spoofs Vangelis's score from the movie.
Connections[]
- Kenneth Branagh played an artist
- Stephen Fry played an artist
- John Gielgud played the master of Trinity
- Richard Griffiths played the head porter of Caius College
- Ian Holm played Sam Mussabini
- Ruby Wax played Bunty