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| − | '''Mel Gibson''' (b. 1956) is an actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He's well-known for his action movie roles in the ''Mad Max'' and ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'' series, and he directed and starred in the [[Academy Award]]-winning ''Braveheart''. In 2004, he directed and produced ''The Passion of the Christ'', a controversial but successful film that portrayed the last hours of the life of [[Jesus Christ]]. |
+ | '''Mel Gibson''' (b. 1956) is an actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He's well-known for his action movie roles in the ''Mad Max'' and ''[[Lethal Weapon]]'' series, and he directed and starred in the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-winning ''[[Braveheart]]''. In 2004, he directed and produced ''The Passion of the Christ'', a controversial but successful film that portrayed the last hours of the life of [[Jesus Christ]]. |
Gibson recorded several sketches for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in the early 1990s, including two "[[Monsterpiece Theater]]" skits. |
Gibson recorded several sketches for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in the early 1990s, including two "[[Monsterpiece Theater]]" skits. |
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| − | * "Monsterpiece Theater": Gibson and co-star Danny Glover star in ''Lethal Weapon 3''. Gibson and Glover read a sign that says DANGER. Suddenly, they duck and take cover from a gigantic stone number [[3]] which falls from the sky. {{ |
+ | * "Monsterpiece Theater": Gibson and co-star [[Danny Glover]] star in ''Lethal Weapon 3''. Gibson and Glover read a sign that says DANGER. Suddenly, they duck and take cover from a gigantic stone number [[3]] which falls from the sky. {{first|3012}} |
| − | * [[Telly Monster]] hosts "The Wide Wide World of the World" with special guests from [[Australia]], Mel Gibson and a [[ducks|duck]] claiming to be a duck-billed platypus. {{ |
+ | * [[Telly Monster]] hosts "The Wide Wide World of the World" with special guests from [[Australia]], Mel Gibson and a [[ducks|duck]] claiming to be a duck-billed platypus. {{first|3021}} |
| − | * "Monsterpiece Theater": Gibson stars as [[Hamlet]], looking at a book and reading "words, words, words." [[Elmo]] can't read yet, so he looks at "pictures, pictures, pictures." {{ |
+ | * "Monsterpiece Theater": Gibson stars as [[Hamlet]], looking at a book and reading "words, words, words." [[Elmo]] can't read yet, so he looks at "pictures, pictures, pictures." {{first|3047}} |
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* In the 1996 ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' storybook ''[[Kermit's Big Surprise!]]'', [[Miss Piggy]] is excited to meet her screen idol, "the Magnetic Mel Ibson". The character in the book actually looks more like [[Elvis Presley]]. |
* In the 1996 ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' storybook ''[[Kermit's Big Surprise!]]'', [[Miss Piggy]] is excited to meet her screen idol, "the Magnetic Mel Ibson". The character in the book actually looks more like [[Elvis Presley]]. |
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| − | * A 2004 "[[Global Thingy]]" sketch on ''Sesame Street'' spoofed ''Braveheart''. {{ |
+ | * A 2004 "[[Global Thingy]]" sketch on ''Sesame Street'' spoofed ''Braveheart''. {{first|4074}} |
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| + | * In episode 27 of ''[[From the Balcony]]'', [[Statler and Waldorf|Statler]] mentions that his favorite [[Independence Day|4th of July]] movie is Mel Gibson's ''The Patriot''. |
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Revision as of 01:45, 20 August 2019
Mel Gibson (b. 1956) is an actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He's well-known for his action movie roles in the Mad Max and Lethal Weapon series, and he directed and starred in the Academy Award-winning Braveheart. In 2004, he directed and produced The Passion of the Christ, a controversial but successful film that portrayed the last hours of the life of Jesus Christ.
Gibson recorded several sketches for Sesame Street in the early 1990s, including two "Monsterpiece Theater" skits.
- "Monsterpiece Theater": Gibson and co-star Danny Glover star in Lethal Weapon 3. Gibson and Glover read a sign that says DANGER. Suddenly, they duck and take cover from a gigantic stone number 3 which falls from the sky. (First: Episode 3012)
- Telly Monster hosts "The Wide Wide World of the World" with special guests from Australia, Mel Gibson and a duck claiming to be a duck-billed platypus. (First: Episode 3021)
- "Monsterpiece Theater": Gibson stars as Hamlet, looking at a book and reading "words, words, words." Elmo can't read yet, so he looks at "pictures, pictures, pictures." (First: Episode 3047)
A clip of the Hamlet sketch was included in the 1994 special Stars and Street Forever
References
- In the 1996 Muppets Tonight storybook Kermit's Big Surprise!, Miss Piggy is excited to meet her screen idol, "the Magnetic Mel Ibson". The character in the book actually looks more like Elvis Presley.
- A 2004 "Global Thingy" sketch on Sesame Street spoofed Braveheart. (First: Episode 4074)
- In episode 27 of From the Balcony, Statler mentions that his favorite 4th of July movie is Mel Gibson's The Patriot.