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| − | '''Charles Dickens''' (1812-1870) was a Victorian novelist who penned such works as '' |
+ | '''Charles Dickens''' (1812-1870) was a Victorian novelist who penned such works as ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'', ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'', ''Great Expectations'', ''The Pickwick Papers'', and ''[[Oliver Twist]]''. |
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==References== |
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| − | *[[Gonzo]] played [[Charles Dickens (character)]] in ''The Muppet Christmas Carol''. |
+ | * [[Gonzo]] played [[Charles Dickens (character)|Charles Dickens]] in ''The Muppet Christmas Carol''. |
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| − | *''[[A Sesame Street Christmas (book)|A Sesame Street Christmas]]'' features the story "Oscar's Christmas Carol (A Dickens of a Story)," in which [[Oscar the Grouch]] reads the famed Dickens book. |
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| − | * In an [[Ernie and Bert Sketch]] featuring [[Bert]] vocally copying [[Ernie|Ernie's]] drumming, Bert is reading ''A Tale of Two Breakfasts'' at the beginning and end of the sketch. This is a reference to Dickens' novel ''A Tale of Two Cities'', which opens with the famous line, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Similarly, Bert's book replaces "times" with "oatmeals." |
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| − | * At the beginning of the "[[One and One Make Two]]" sketch, Bert is reading: "It was the best of pigeons, it was the worst of pigeons..." |
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| − | *A 1981 activity book, ''[[Put & Play Yucchy Book]]'', shows Oscar reading his favorite [[Grouches|Grouch]] novel, ''A Tale of Two Grouches''. |
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| + | * [[Joe Marley]] (in the guise of a child), introduces himself as "Joey Dickens" at the end of ''[[A Sesame Street Christmas Carol]]''. |
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| − | *The fourth-season ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' episode "[[Episode 408: Invasion of the Muppet Snackers|Invasion of the Muppet Snackers]]" includes a scene in which [[Baby Kermit]] imagines himself in a food line, being served gruel, and steadying himself to ask for more, as in Dickens' ''Oliver Twist''. |
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| + | * [[Dave Goelz]] briefly voices the "real" Charles Dickens in the 20th anniversary [[Audio Commentaries|audio commentary]] for ''The Muppet Christmas Carol''. |
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| + | *In [[Episode 112: Peter Ustinov|episode 112]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', a sketch has [[Peter Ustinov]] and [[Fozzie Bear]] as professors discussing post-Dickensian economics (referencing both the novelist and the economic theories of John Maynared Keynes). |
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| − | *[[Animal]] spoofed Dickens' ''Oliver Twist'' in an installment of [[Disney Xtreme Digital#Animal Theatre|Animal Theatre]] on Muppets.com. |
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| − | *At the end of ''A Sesame Street Christmas Carol'', [[Joe Marley]] in a guise as a child introduces himself as "Joey Dickens". |
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| + | *In ''''[[The Muppet Show Comic Book]]'' #2, [[The Ubiquitous Quilp]] is named after the villain of ''The Old Curiosity Shop''. |
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| − | *In the "[[Pigs in Space]]" sketch in issue #3 of ''[[The Muppet Show Comic Book: Family Reunion]]'', a baby monster adopted by [[Link Hogthrob|Captain Link Hogthrob]] appears to have been rescued from Planet Fagentwizt, a play on the names of two characters from Dickens' novel, ''Oliver Twist'': Fagin and Oliver himself. |
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{{wikipedia|Charles Dickens}} |
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Revision as of 19:12, 20 June 2019
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was a Victorian novelist who penned such works as A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, The Pickwick Papers, and Oliver Twist.
References
- in addition to references to the linked works above
- Gonzo played Charles Dickens in The Muppet Christmas Carol.
- Joe Marley (in the guise of a child), introduces himself as "Joey Dickens" at the end of A Sesame Street Christmas Carol.
- Dave Goelz briefly voices the "real" Charles Dickens in the 20th anniversary audio commentary for The Muppet Christmas Carol.
- In episode 112 of The Muppet Show, a sketch has Peter Ustinov and Fozzie Bear as professors discussing post-Dickensian economics (referencing both the novelist and the economic theories of John Maynared Keynes).
- The 1999 Creature Shop TV movie Alice in Wonderland featured a scene utilizing giant books as backdrops. Dickens' novel Little Dorrit is among the texts.
- In ''The Muppet Show Comic Book #2, The Ubiquitous Quilp is named after the villain of The Old Curiosity Shop.