Indiana Jones

Kermit as Indy in Disney World's Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular.

Adventure Kermit graces the cover of ToyFare.

The Great Gonzo in WordRider

Indiana Jones is a fictional professor of archaeology, adventurer, and the main protagonist of the "Indiana Jones" franchise created by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. The character appears in the 1981 adventure film Raiders of the Lost Ark, its prequels (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles), and its sequels (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull). Jones, famously played by Harrison Ford, is notable for his trademark bullwhip, fedora, leather jacket, and fear of snakes. In addition to his film and television incarnations, the character has been featured in novels, comics, video games, and other media.

References

• Kermit stands in for Indiana Jones at the Disney-MGM Studios attraction "Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!" during The Muppets at Walt Disney World. Miss Piggy stands in for Marion Ravenwood, a character from Raiders of the Lost Ark.

• Palisades Toys released an Adventure Kermit Action Figure based on Kermit's appearance in The Muppets at Walt Disney World.

• The Muppet Babies opening credits featured Baby Kermit swinging past the screen as Jones in front of live-action footage from Raiders of the Lost Ark. The episode "Raiders of the Lost Muppet" draws heavily from the plot of The Temple of Doom and includes scenes from the film. Baby Piggy refers to Kermit here as her hero, Indiana Frog.

• Muppet Babies Comics issue #5 featured "The Idol of Doom," another spoof.

• Gonzo takes a turn as the world-famous archaeologist in the computer game and book The Great Gonzo in WordRider.

• To illustrate the arrival of special effects in movie making, a large spherical stone crashes through a wall in A Brief History of Motion Pictures. The music hints at the adventurous theme written for Indiana Jones by John Williams, and the prop is a direct reference to the opening action sequence of the first film.

• For the storytelling festival in the Bear in the Big Blue House epsiode "What's the Story?," Pip and Pop read from The Adventures of Clamiana Jones.

• The Bear in the Big Blue House book, Raiders of the Lost Cheese, is a spoof on Raiders of the Lost Ark.

• The Shalom Sesame episode Passover featured a parody of Indiana Jones entitled "Jerusalem Jones and the Lost Afikomen" starring Sarah Jessica Parker as Jerusalem Jones.

• When Big Bird and Snuffy go on an adventure in Sesame Street episode 3135 Snuffy wears an Indiana Jones style fedora on their adventure and an Indy look-alike is repeatedly chased down Sesame Street by a large boulder.

Connections

• Anthony Daniels played Francois in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
• Oliver Ford Davies played a ship captain in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
• Alison Doody played Dr. Elsa Schneider in The Last Crusade
• Robert Eddison played the Grail Knight in The Last Crusade
• Peter Eyre played Kurt in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
• Jason Flemyng played Emile and Lawrence Redding in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
• George Harris played Katanga in Raiders of the Lost Ark
• William Hootkins played Major Eaton in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
• John Hurt played Professor Oxley in The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• Phyllida Law played Signora Reale in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
• Christopher Lee played Ottokar Graf Czernin in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
• George Lucas created and produced the entire Indiana Jones franchise
• Bob Peck played General Targo (supposedly Vlad the Impaler) in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
• Edward Petherbridge played Major Bilideau in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
• Francesco Quinn played Francois in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
• Pat Roach played the mechanic and a sherpa in Raiders of the Lost Ark, the chief guard in The Temple of Doom, and a Gestapo soldier in The Last Crusade
• Colin Skeaping performed stunts in The Temple of Doom
• Steven Spielberg directed all four films
• Drew Struzan created the posters for the film series and other franchise products
• Jay Underwood played Ernest Hemingway in three episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
• John Williams scored all four films

Gallery

An Indy look-alike is chased down Sesame St. in episode 3135.

Baby Kermit as Indy in the opening of Muppet Babies.

Jerusalem Jones and the Lost Afikomen

Muppet Babies #5

External links

• IndianaJones.com, official website
• YoungIndy.com, official website
• Indiana Jones Wiki, wikia project
• TheRaider.net, fansite