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[[Image:4093k.jpg|thumb|300px|Baby Bear and his Humpty Dumpty puzzle.]]
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[[Image:3076g.jpg|thumb|300px|Humpty Dumpty banged and bruised in [[Episode 3076|episode 3076]] of ''Sesame Street''.]]
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[[Image:4145g.jpg|thumb|300px|Humpty Dumpty in an advertisement for "The Humpty Dumpty Safety Helmet" - a product designed to protect any egg from cracking after falling off a wall, as featured in a [[Episode 4145|2007]] episode of ''Sesame Street''.]]
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[[Image:Mbabiesissue8.jpg|thumb|300px|Humpty Dumpty in ''Muppet Babies comic book'', "Story Land Caper."]]
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'''''Humpty Dumpty''''' is one of the best known [[:Category: Nursery Rhymes|nursery rhymes]]. First published in 1803, it is thought that the original poem could have originated from the term "humpty dumpty," which was both a drink of brandy boiled with ale, or a short clumsy person. Typically portrayed as an [[Eggs|egg]], the character is not specifically referred to as such in the original text.
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{{Quote|Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty together again.}}
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One of the most famous depictions of the poem appears in [[Lewis Carroll|Lewis Carroll's]] ''[[Alice in Wonderland|Through the Looking Glass]]'', where the egg discusses semantics with Alice. [[L. Frank Baum]] included the egg in his 1901 book ''Mother Goose in Prose'', and the motif of "All the King's Horses" has been used in popular music, including songs by both [[The Monkees]] and [[Aretha Franklin]].
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==Adaptations==
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* ''[[Mother Goose Stories]]'' featured the rhyme in [[Humpty Dumpty (Mother Goose Stories)|an episode]] of the series, where he was known as [[Prince Humpty Dumpty]].
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* ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' featured [[Humpty Dumpty (Muppet Show)|Humpty Dumpty]] in the [[Episode 506: Brooke Shields|Alice in Wonderland themed episode]].
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* ''[[Sesame Street]]'' has featured [[Humpty Dumpty (Sesame Street)|Humpty Dumpty]] on numerous occasions, with the most famous being a [[Sesame Street News Flash]].
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* An animated Humpty Dumpty (voiced by [[Steve Whitmire]]) appears in a [[Journey to Ernie]] segment.
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* [[Shadow]] tells this story in "[[Episode 107: Why Bears Can't Fly|Why Bears Can't Fly]]."
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==Recordings==
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* The [[Sesame Street Music Box Record Player]] by [[Fisher-Price]] features a record that plays a musical rendition of the rhyme.
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==References==
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* In ''[[Hey Cinderella!]]'', [[King Goshposh]] calls for all the king's horses and all the king's men to put [[Cinderella]]'s glass slipper together again. After two weeks of work, they prove to be unsuccessful. The King chalks their failure up to the horses - "They just seemed to gum things up," he notes.
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* ''[[The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 6]]'' tells the story of Humpty Dumpty with [[Ernie]], [[Grover]], [[Bert]], [[Herry Monster|Herry]] and [[Guy Smiley]].
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* [[Baby Rowlf]] spoofs Humpty Dumpty as "Rowlfy Woofy" in the ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' episode "[[Episode 109: Close Encounters of the Frog Kind|Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]."
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* Bert plays the famous egg in ''[[Big Bird's Mother Goose]]''.
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* Humpty Dumpty appears in the [[Muppet Babies (comic book)|''Muppet Babies'' comic book]] issue "Story Land Caper" (Issue #8, July 1986).
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* [[Eggie]] is a Humpty Dumpty-like toy in ''[[The Christmas Toy]]'' and ''[[The Secret Life of Toys]]''.
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* The ''Muppet Babies'' storybook ''[[Big Book of Nursery Rhymes & Fairy Tales]]'' features Baby Rowlf in this version of the story.
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* A segment of [[Fairyland PD]] on [[Episode 108: Jason Alexander|episode 108]] of ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' was called "The Big Crack-up," where [[Clifford]] and [[Bobo the Bear]] attempt to solve a Humpty Dumpty-type case.
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* [[Oscar the Grouch|Oscar]] suggests [[Slimey]] use an egg shell for a Humpty Dumpty costume for [[Wormy Gras]] in a [[Episode 3856|2000 episode]] of ''Sesame Street''.
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* In episode 319 of ''[[The Hoobs]]'', [[Tula]] wants to sit Humpty Dumpty on the wall, but first the floppy fellow needs stuffing.
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* In [[Episode 4093|a 2005 episode]] of ''Sesame Street'', [[Baby Bear]] puts together a Humpty Dumpty puzzle at [[Storybook Community School]].
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* The book ''[[Abby Cadabby's Nursery Rhymes]]'' features [[Abby Cadabby]] using her magic to help put Humpty Dumpty back together again.
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* Abby Cadabby dressed up as Humpty Dumpty in ''[[Abby Mix & Match Nursery Rhymes]]''.
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Image:Eggie.jpg|Eggie from ''The Christmas Toy''
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Image:berthumpty.JPG|''The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 6''
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==Connections==
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* [[Julie Andrews]] played Humpty in a stage version of the story when she was 12.
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* [[Zach Galifianakis]] voiced Humpty in the ''Shrek'' spin-off film, ''Puss in Boots''.
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* [[Howie Mandel]] played Humpty in ''Mother Goose Rock n' Rhymeland''.
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* [[Denzel Washington]] voiced Humpty in the ''Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child'' episode, "Mother Goose."
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* [[Jonathan Winters]] played Humpty in the 1985 TV version of ''Alice in Wonderland''.
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Revision as of 08:31, 23 September 2018

4093k

Baby Bear and his Humpty Dumpty puzzle.

3076g

Humpty Dumpty banged and bruised in episode 3076 of Sesame Street.

4145g

Humpty Dumpty in an advertisement for "The Humpty Dumpty Safety Helmet" - a product designed to protect any egg from cracking after falling off a wall, as featured in a 2007 episode of Sesame Street.

Mbabiesissue8

Humpty Dumpty in Muppet Babies comic book, "Story Land Caper."

Humpty Dumpty is one of the best known nursery rhymes. First published in 1803, it is thought that the original poem could have originated from the term "humpty dumpty," which was both a drink of brandy boiled with ale, or a short clumsy person. Typically portrayed as an egg, the character is not specifically referred to as such in the original text.

“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty together again.”

One of the most famous depictions of the poem appears in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass, where the egg discusses semantics with Alice. L. Frank Baum included the egg in his 1901 book Mother Goose in Prose, and the motif of "All the King's Horses" has been used in popular music, including songs by both The Monkees and Aretha Franklin.

Adaptations

Recordings

References

  • In Hey Cinderella!, King Goshposh calls for all the king's horses and all the king's men to put Cinderella's glass slipper together again. After two weeks of work, they prove to be unsuccessful. The King chalks their failure up to the horses - "They just seemed to gum things up," he notes.
  • In episode 319 of The Hoobs, Tula wants to sit Humpty Dumpty on the wall, but first the floppy fellow needs stuffing.

Connections

  • Julie Andrews played Humpty in a stage version of the story when she was 12.
  • Zach Galifianakis voiced Humpty in the Shrek spin-off film, Puss in Boots.
  • Howie Mandel played Humpty in Mother Goose Rock n' Rhymeland.
  • Denzel Washington voiced Humpty in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode, "Mother Goose."
  • Jonathan Winters played Humpty in the 1985 TV version of Alice in Wonderland.
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