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| PERFORMER | Jim Henson Green Heap |
| Frank Oz Purple Heap | |
| DEBUT | 1975 |
| DESIGN | Rollie Krewson builder |
Two "Heaps" first appeared in The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence sketch Aggression. The two hostile creatures are described in the original script as "gross clumps of crud - fabric, feathers, and foam," and inflict pain on each other and an unimposing stalk. The Purple Heap pummels others with a club, while the Green Heap punches with his fist. The script also notes that they speak in unintelligible guttural sounds.
The two heaps made further appearances on The Muppet Show, often among other monsters and only occasionally seen together. In one notable appearance, the Green Heap duels with Silver Beak in the "Trudge Trudge Streak Streak" sketch in episode 415. Unusually, he is interchanged with the Purple Heap in a backstage scene later in the episode.
Filmography[]
Green Heap[]
- The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence
- The Muppet Show
- Episode 103: Joel Grey ("Comedy Tonight")
- Episode 107: Florence Henderson (At the Dance)
- Episode 119: Vincent Price ("You've Got a Friend")
- Episode 202: Zero Mostel (Fears of Zero)
- Episode 311: Raquel Welch ("Baby It's Me")
- Episode 415: Anne Murray ("Trudge Trudge Streak Streak", performed by Frank Oz)