From the Center for Puppetry Arts
From a Muppet Babies coloring book
3096 Tara Theme
"Tara's Theme" sung by Dr. Sing.
"Frankly, Miss Piggy, I don't give a hoot."
Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American film classic adapted from the novel of the same name, written by Margaret Mitchell and published in 1936.
References[]
- The Muppets
- In 1978, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy appeared at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta dressed as Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara. A photo of Kermit and Piggy as Rhett and Scarlett was also presented as a gift and is on prominent display at the center.
- A promotional poster for The Muppet Movie featured Kermit and Miss Piggy in period costume with the quote "Frankly, Miss Piggy, I don't give a hoot," a reference to the line "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn".
- At Walt Disney World's Muppet*Vision 3D, a mural of Piggy as Scarlet and Kermit as Rhett adorns the side of a building, the same pose as used in the Muppet Movie poster.
- In The Muppet Movie, Kermit notes that he was almost "gone with the Shwinn" when he narrowly avoided being run over by a steamroller in a biking accident.
- The Muppets Go to the Movies includes a sketch called "Goon with the Wind" starring Dudley Moore as Rhett Butler and Miss Piggy as Scarlett O'Hara.
- In the Inner Tube pilot, Kermit shows samples from the several hundred channels they have to offer. The sample from the Kitchen Utensil channel shows a knife and eggbeater re-enacting a scene from the movie ("Frankly my dear, I don't give a spoon!").
- In 1988, Imaginations released a set of die-cast figures called "Gone With the Weird," featuring the Muppet characters in parody roles from the film.
- Muppets Tonight episode 202 included a brief reference in dialogue from Pepe the King Prawn when he realizes that his new cooking show means that he can give up his job as a chef in the commissary: "as God as my witness, we'll never have to cook again."
- The Muppets Tonight writers script a scene for Andie MacDowell in episode 211. She doesn't want to do the sketch by the end of the show; as she leaves on her chopper, she says to Bunsen, "Frankly my Dew, I don't give a dear."
- Piggy states in an Amazon.com interview that if she were to play Scarlett, she'd "never go hungry again."
- During "We're Doing a Sequel" in Muppets Most Wanted, Gonzo proposes their sequel be a love story between him and Camilla entitled Gonzo with the Wind.
- Sesame Street
- In the book What's in Oscar's Trash Can?, Oscar's bookcase contains a copy of Gone with the Grouch.
- In Episode 2171, a tiny worm movie theater near Oscar's can plays "Gone with the Worm."
- A Monsterpiece Theater segment parodies the movie, with a frog as Scarlet and Kermit playing Rhett.
- In Episode 2536, Sonny Friendly closes "The Air Game" show by stating that now, "Sonny is gone with the wind!"
- A commercial heard on the radio in the Sesame Street CD-ROM Letters advertises the movie, Gone with the W.
- In an Ernie and Bert sketch, Bert's latest pigeon book features the line "I'll think about it tomorrow. Tomorrow...is another day.", a direct quote from the movie.
- In Episode 3096, Dr. Sing sings that "the doll looks fine" to the tune of the "Tara Theme" composed by Max Steiner.
- In The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, Ernie tries to reassure Bert that movies never have unhappy endings. Bert counters by bringing up Titanic, Dr. Zhivago and Gone with the Wind.
- In 2012, Cookie Monster tweeted that Gone with the Crumbs was one of his favorite films.
- Other
- In the Muppet Babies episode "This Little Piggy Went to Hollywood," Baby Piggy dreams of becoming a Hollywood star. During a song montage, one of the films she's shown to have starred in is "Gone with the Pig."
- In the Muppet Babies episode "Operators Are Standing By," Baby Piggy tries catching her "favorite film, Gone with the Wind" on TV. When Skeeter imagines herself on a movie set, ready to perform dangerous stunts, Piggy hijacks the scene as Scarlett O'Hara and, despite everyone's warnings, insists on performing, only to find herself doing Skeeter's dangerous stunts (like being shot from a cannon and being crammed into an exploding box).
- In the Muppet Babies episode "A Punch Line to the Tummy," a simple parody poster with the words "Gone With the Breeze" can be seen hanging on a wall in Gonzo's office.
- Kermit and Piggy appeared as Rhett and Scarlett in the Muppet Babies coloring book Muppet Babies Visit the Fifty States.
- In the Farscape episode "The Hidden Memory," a fake memory constructed by Gilina shows John Crichton and Crais working together. After Crais tells Crichton some of his history, Crichton says, "Thanks for the family tree, Crais, but frankly, I don't give a damn."
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