The Great Gonzo, Plumbing Artiste: We'll Plumb Any Depths
The prop, as featured on Prop Culture in 2020.
Hardware Gonzo is the small statuette adorning the roof of Gonzo's plumbing truck in The Muppet Movie. The statuette resembles a mishmash of hardware elements, with a a sink handle hat, a girder for the body, and faucet spigot approximating Gonzo's famous nose. This objet d'art was designed by Michael K. Frith.
Michael Frith sketch,
notepaper sketch
notepaper sketch
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- Henson.com Featured Creature: entry / behind-the-scenes