Changes: Paul Revere

	Bob Hope on Paul Revere
PERFORMER	Jerry Nelson
DEBUT	1977

Revision as of 06:03, 6 May 2019

"Paul Revere" is a long-legged horse in New Balance sneakers who debuted in episode 221 of The Muppet Show, in the musical number "Don't Fence Me In." Although the character was never directly addressed by name, he was referred to as "Paul Revere" in a line from "Fugue for Tinhorns" in episode 305. He was later ridden by Billy Crystal in the "City Schtickers" sketch in episode 103 of Muppets Tonight. According to The Muppets Character Encyclopedia, he previously had a career as a horse racing jockey, which he gave up after the other horses complained.

According to backstage photos in Of Muppets and Men, the horse's head and voice were performed by Jerry Nelson in his first appearance, with the legs performed by Richard Hunt and Dave Goelz. The torso and saddle were stationary, so that Hope could safely sit upon them, and the entire puppet was placed against a moving backdrop to create the illusion of a trotting steed.

The horse has a cameo appearance in the 2012 storybook Green and Bear It, where he's called "Mr. Horse". Fozzie Bear asks the horse if he can borrow a lucky horseshoe, but the horse can't help -- he wears red hightops instead of horseshoes.

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-[[Image:Paulreverelegs.jpg|thumb|300px|Bob Hope on Paul Revere]]
+{{character|image=Bobhope21.jpg|caption=Bob Hope on Paul Revere|performer=[[Jerry Nelson]]|debut=1977}}
-'''Paul Revere''' was a long-legged Muppet [[horses|horse]] who debuted in [[Episode 221: Bob Hope]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''  in the musical number "[[Don't Fence Me In]]". In [[Episode 305: Pearl Bailey|Episode 305]], the  horse was referred to as Paul Revere, in a line from "[[Fugue for Tinhorns]]." The character was never directly addressed by the name, however.
+"'''Paul Revere'''" is a long-legged [[Horses|horse]] in New Balance sneakers who debuted in [[Episode 221: Bob Hope|episode 221]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', in the musical number "[[Don't Fence Me In]]." Although the character was never directly addressed by name, he was referred to as "Paul Revere" in a line from "[[Fugue for Tinhorns]]" in [[Episode 305: Pearl Bailey|episode 305]]. He was later ridden by [[Billy Crystal]] in the "[[City Slickers|City Schtickers]]" sketch in [[Episode 103: Billy Crystal|episode 103]] of ''[[Muppets Tonight]]''. According to ''[[The Muppets Character Encyclopedia]]'', he previously had a career as a horse racing jockey, which he gave up after the other horses complained.
-According to ''[[Of Muppets and Men]]'' photos, in his first appearance, the head and voice were [[Jerry Nelson]], and [[Richard Hunt]] and [[Dave Goelz]] performed the legs. The torso with saddle was stationary, for Hope to ride on, and the entire puppet was placed against a moving backdrop, to create the illusion of a galloping steed.
+According to backstage photos in ''[[Of Muppets and Men (book)|Of Muppets and Men]]'', the horse's head and voice were performed by [[Jerry Nelson]] in his first appearance, with the legs performed by [[Richard Hunt]] and [[Dave Goelz]]. The torso and saddle were stationary, so that Hope could safely sit upon them, and the entire puppet was placed against a moving backdrop to create the illusion of a trotting steed.
+The horse has a cameo appearance in the 2012 storybook ''[[Green and Bear It]]'', where he's called "Mr. Horse". [[Fozzie Bear]] asks the horse if he can borrow a lucky horseshoe, but the horse can't help -- he wears red hightops instead of horseshoes.
+<gallery orientation=square widths=200 spacing=small>
+Muppet_sports_bts.jpg|Behind-the-scenes on...
+TMS Jerry Horse.jpg|..."[[Muppet Sports]]"
+Paulrevere-legs.jpg|[[Louise Gold]] and Dave Goelz
+Paulrevere-jimbluescreen.jpg|Side view with [[Jim Henson]] at the side
+</gallery>
+==See also==
+*[[Paul Revere (historical)]]
+{{wikipedia}}
+__NOWYSIWYG__
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
 [[Category:Muppet Show Characters]]
 [[Category:Westerns]]
+[[Category:The Muppets Characters]]