Changes: Fozzie's Studebaker

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Studebaker full — A bear in his natural habitat... a Studebaker.

Studebaker painted — The Studebaker, as retouched by the Electric Mayhem.

Fozzie's Studebaker is the car bequeathed to Fozzie Bear by his hibernating uncle in The Muppet Movie. Kermit the Frog joins Fozzie in the car on their way to Hollywood, singing "Movin' Right Along" on the way. Following two close encounters with Doc Hopper, The Electric Mayhem repaint the car as camouflage, allowing the vehicle to blend in with a soda billboard.

Two Studebakers, 1951 Bullet Nose Commanders specifically, were used in the film. One unaltered vehicle was used for long-shots. The other car was specially outfitted to create the illusion that Fozzie was driving, with a monitor hidden in the car's bullet nose and the real driver in the trunk. The Muppet Show Fan Club newsletter offered further details:^[1]

“How does Fozzie drive a car? He doesn't -- a midget drives the car by remote control from the trunk, using a television monitor to guide his steering. The puppeteers were lying on the seat or were scrunched on the floor and couldn't see a thing. The first time they tried 'driving', the television monitor went on the blink, and the driver had to be talked through the scene by an assistant director on a walkie-talkie. 'A little to the right, now, to the left... hold it...'”

One of the two repainted Studebakers is currently on display at the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend, Indiana. The car's paint has faded considerably, and the Museum is accepting donations to help them "restore this star to its former glory."

Sources

↑ The Muppet Show Fan Club newsletter. Volume Two, Number One. 1979.

External links

The Studebaker National Museum
Studebaker Museum needs money to restore Muppet movie artifact, December 12, 2011 TV news segment (video).

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[1] The Muppet Show Fan Club newsletter. Volume Two, Number One. 1979.

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-[[Image:Popoff.jpg|thumb|300px|Fozzie's Studebaker, as retouched by [[the Electric Mayhem]]]]
+[[File:studebaker painted.jpg|thumb|300px|The Studebaker, as retouched by the Electric Mayhem.]]
-'''Fozzie's Studebaker''' is the car bequeathed to [[Fozzie Bear]] by his hibernating [[Fozzie's Uncle|uncle]] in ''[[The Muppet Movie]]''. [[Kermit the Frog]] joins Fozzie in the car on their way to [[Hollywood, CA|Hollywood]], singing "[[Movin' Right Along]]" on the way. Following two close encounters with [[Doc Hopper]], [[the Electric Mayhem]] repaint the car as camouflage, allowing the vehicle to blend in with a soda billboard.
+'''Fozzie's Studebaker''' is the car bequeathed to [[Fozzie Bear]] by his hibernating [[Fozzie's Uncle|uncle]] in ''[[The Muppet Movie]]''. [[Kermit the Frog]] joins Fozzie in the car on their way to [[Hollywood]], singing "[[Movin' Right Along]]" on the way. Following two close encounters with [[Doc Hopper]], [[Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem|The Electric Mayhem]] repaint the car as camouflage, allowing the vehicle to blend in with a soda billboard.
-Two Studebakers, 1951 Commanders specifically, were used in the film. One unaltered vehicle was used for long-shots. The other car was specially outfitted to create the illusion that Fozzie was driving, with a monitor hidden in the car's bullet nose and the real driver in the trunk. The [[Muppet Show Fan Club]] newsletter offered further details: <ref>[[The Muppet Show Fan Club]] newsletter. Volume Two, Number One. 1979.</ref>
+Two Studebakers, 1951 Bullet Nose Commanders specifically, were used in the film. One unaltered vehicle was used for long-shots. The other car was specially outfitted to create the illusion that Fozzie was driving, with a monitor hidden in the car's bullet nose and the real driver in the trunk. The [[Muppet Show Fan Club]] newsletter offered further details:<ref>[[The Muppet Show Fan Club]] newsletter. Volume Two, Number One. 1979.</ref>
 {{quote|How does Fozzie drive a car? He doesn't -- a midget drives the car by remote control from the trunk, using a television monitor to guide his steering. The puppeteers were lying on the seat or were scrunched on the floor and couldn't see a thing. The first time they tried 'driving', the television monitor went on the blink, and the driver had to be talked through the scene by an assistant director on a walkie-talkie. 'A little to the right, now, to the left... hold it...'}}
 One of the two repainted Studebakers is currently on display at the Studebaker National Museum in South Bend, [[Indiana]]. The car's paint has faded considerably, and the Museum is accepting donations to help them "restore this star to its former glory."
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+Image:Studebaker4.jpg|The Studebaker, as it is today in the Studebaker National Museum.
-Image:Studebaker1.jpg
+Image:Studebaker3.jpg|The Museum's appeal for donations.
-Image:Studebaker2.jpg
+Image:Studebaker2.jpg|One of the two repainted Studebakers today.
-Image:Studebaker3.jpg
+Image:trunk of fozzies car.jpg|The trunk of Fozzie's car, outfitted for a stunt driver
+Image:Fozzie costume driving.jpg
+Image:riding in the car.jpg|Costumes of Fozzie and Kermit sit inside the car
+Image:Stude front.jpg|The bullet nose
+fozzie muppet movie studebaker.jpg
 </gallery>
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 ==External links==
 * [http://www.studebakermuseum.org/ The Studebaker National Museum]
+* [http://www.abc57.com/home/top-stories/-Studebaker-Museum-needs-money-to-restore-Muppet-movie-artifact-135479513.html Studebaker Museum needs money to restore Muppet movie artifact], December 12, 2011 TV news segment (video).
 {{wikipedia|Studebaker}}
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 [[Category:Muppet Vehicles]]
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