Gligs

PERFORMER	Frank Oz
DEBUT	1975

Gligs are members of a bird-like species who once populated throughout the Land of Gortch. In times past, flocks of Gligs soared over the prairies of Gortch. Treasured as both a delicacy and as a source of clothing (Gligskin), the species is nearing extinction, as related in the November 8, 1975 broadcast of Saturday Night Live.

Gligskin items are very fashionable for Gortch females. Queen Peuta owns Gligskin shoes and handbag; Vazh has a Gligskin coat, and would like a matching hat.

Male Gligs are easy to catch; the one seen in the episode is caught by Ploobis and Scred with their bare hands.

Gligs can speak, and beg for their lives.

Only a single male Glig is glimpsed in the episode, and following a consultation with the Mighty Favog, King Ploobis sets him free, to go forth and multiply. As he runs off, the Glig bellows for his unseen mate, Bernice, the only other Glig known to exist.

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Details on the Glig puppets were published as part of The Jim Henson Company 70th Anniversary Auction in 2025. One is stuffed and used for scenes where Ploobis is grabbing a hold of him and tossing him into the Mighty Favog as a sacrifice. The other is a rod puppet, seen only from the neck up, and is controlled by two wooden rods - one for the head, the other for the beak. Both were made from a faux fur called "bunny" fur as at the time it was often used for bunny puppets; the fabric is no longer made. The eyes are ping-pong balls and the beaks are made of foam. The rodded puppet features a handwritten note in black ink that reads "T-366/#281".^[1]