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| PERFORMER | F. Murray Abraham |
| DEBUT | 1999 |
Noah's Ark in Muppets from Space
Noah appears in Gonzo's dream in Muppets from Space. The Biblical patriarch, famed for his ark, asks Gonzo what he is. When the latter admits he's the only one he knows of, Noah casts him out, handing him an umbrella.
References[]
- In a Wilkins Coffee spot, Wilkins and Wontkins are aboard the ark.
- The Muppet Babies episode "This Old Nursery" spoofs the story of Noah's Ark.
- Grover has a framed illustration of Noah's Ark on his bedroom wall as seen in the 1994 book Grover's Mommy.
- The Dinosaurs episode "Into the Woods" includes a Blarney commercial for the video Blarney's Search for Noah's Ark.
- In Five Children and It, Uncle Albert, reflecting on publisher-mandated changes to his forthcoming book Difficult Sums for Children, including the addition of an animal character, recalls that Noah managed two-by-two. "That flood must have been a terrible setback."
- On the Palestinian Sesame Street co-production Shara'a Simsim, an animated, talking ark has been featured in an animated segment.
- Anticipating the release of a big-budget film adaptation of the story, Disney released a teaser for Muppets Most Wanted with Walter being carried away by a flood.
- In January 2016, Rizzo proposed to Gonzo on Twitter that they build an ark after the downfall of so much rain. Gonzo declined, saying that he couldn't build one in his condo's courtyard. [1]
A talking ark on Shara'a Simsim.
Muppets Most Wanted teaser.
Rizzo and Gonzo on Twitter
Notes[]
- A Noah's Ark Musical was in development for a time at Jim Henson's Creature Shop.