Changes: Kippi Ben Kippod

PERFORMER	Sarai Tzuriel 1983-1993
	Guy Friedman 1998-2000
DEBUT	1983
DESIGN	Avner Katz designer

Revision as of 18:27, 14 March 2020

030503 174526-4923 Image5 — The redesigned version of Kippi seen on *Rechov Sumsum/Shara'a Simsim*.

Kippi Ben Kippod (קיפי בן קיפוד) (translated means Kippi son of Hedgehog) lives on Rechov Sumsum, the first Israeli co-production of Sesame Street. Kippi is a full-bodied character who is cheerful and optimistic, and has a pet goat named Sheba.

Kippi first appeared on Rechov Sumsum in 1983, and he also appeared on Shalom Sesame, a bilingual 1986 Israel-US co-production.

Kippi also appeared, along with other international Sesame Street Muppets, in the special Sesame Street Stays Up Late.

For Rechov Sumsum/Shara'a Simsim, the Israeli/Palestinian co-production, Kippi, along with Moishe Oofnik, was retained. Kippi was redesigned for the new show, with a more traditional "Muppety" design, and has a male performer, Guy Friedman.

Species

For US co-productions, such as Shalom Sesame, the producers chose to translate kippod (קיפוד) as "porcupine," and Kippi refers to himself as "your friendly neighborhood porcupine." Bill Cosby also refers to Kippi as a porcupine in the Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting special.

The translation of קיפוד is actually "hedgehog," according to Milon, a Hebrew-English dictionary. Hedgehogs and porcupines are often confused by laypeople, although they are not part of the same family.

Kippi has a similar design to Espinete from Barrio Sésamo, who is a hedgehog. Additionally, Kippi possesses a long snout like that of a hedgehog, which porcupines lack.

Trivia

Kippi Ben Kippod has a special eyebrow mechanism similar to Big Bird's eyelid mechanism that allows the puppeteer to pull down on a trigger to lower or raise the eyebrows

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+{{character|image=Kidssing-welcome.jpg|performer=[[Sarai Tzuriel]]|debut=1983|note = 1983-1993|performer2 = [[Guy Friedman]]|note2 = 1998-2000|design=[[Avner Katz]]|designnote=designer}}
-{{performer|Sarai Tzuriel}}
-[[Image:Kidssing-welcome.jpg|thumb|300px|Kippi hosting "The Song of Songs" on ''Shalom Sesame''.]]
 [[Image:030503_174526-4923_Image5.jpg|thumb|300px|thumb|The redesigned version of Kippi seen on ''Rechov Sumsum/Shara'a Simsim''.]]
-'''Kippi Ben Kippod''' (קיפי בן קיפוד) (translated means Kippi son of Hedgehog) lives on ''[[Rechov Sumsum]]'', the first Israeli co-production of ''[[Sesame Street]]''. Kippi is a full-body character, reminiscent in design of [[Espinete]] from ''[[Barrio Sésamo]]''. Kippi is cheerful and optimistic, and has a pet goat named Sheba.
+'''Kippi Ben Kippod''' (קיפי בן קיפוד) (translated means Kippi son of Hedgehog) lives on ''[[Rechov Sumsum]]'', the first Israeli co-production of ''[[Sesame Street]]''. Kippi is a full-bodied character who is cheerful and optimistic, and has a pet goat named Sheba.
 Kippi first appeared on ''Rechov Sumsum'' in [[1983]], and he also appeared on ''[[Shalom Sesame]]'', a bilingual [[1986]] Israel-US co-production.
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 Kippi has a similar design to [[Espinete]] from ''[[Barrio Sésamo]]'', who is a hedgehog. Additionally, Kippi possesses a long snout like that of a hedgehog, which porcupines lack.
-<gallery widths=209 spacing=small orientation=landscape>
+<gallery widths="200" spacing="small" orientation="landscape">
 KippiandKid.jpg
 KippiinShalomSesame.jpg
 KippiNewYearsReport.png|Kippi reporting from ''Sesame Street Stays Up Late!''
+kippi plants.jpg
 </gallery>
+== Trivia ==
+* Kippi Ben Kippod has a special eyebrow mechanism similar to [[Big Bird]]'s eyelid mechanism that allows the puppeteer to pull down on a trigger to lower or raise the eyebrows
+__NOWYSIWYG__
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
 [[Category:International Sesame Street Characters]]