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{{character|image=Character.princecharming.jpg|performer=[[Frank Oz]]|debut=1972|pattern=[[Orange Gold]]}}
{{performer|Frank Oz}}
 
[[Image:Character.princecharming.jpg|frame]]
 
{{am|Orange Gold}}
 
'''Prince Charming''' appeared in several [[Sesame Street News Flash]] sketches. Whether the story involved [[Cinderella]] or [[Rapunzel]], Prince Charming would be there. His horse was named Lance.
 
   
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'''Prince Charming''' is the hero and love interest in many fairy tale stories. In the first decade of ''[[Sesame Street]]'', he made recurring appearances in sketches and street scenes, portrayed as a waspy, upper crust elite.
Prince Charming looked quite similar to [[Guy Smiley]], another Orange Gold [[Anything Muppets|Anything Muppet]], except with different clothes, a different voice and a slightly different facial expression.
 
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This persona first appeared in a [[Sesame Street News Flash]] sketch involving [[Rapunzel]]. He appeared in a few more News Flash sketches, attempting to woo such damsels as [[Sleeping Beauty]] and [[Cinderella]]. According to [[Episode 1312]], his monarchy hails from the Land of Nod. His [[horses]] are named Lance and Duke.
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He made his last appearance to date in this form in a "Fairytale Update" sketch in [[Season 24 (1992-1993)|season 24]] (revisiting his first flame, Rapunzel).
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Originally, the Prince Charming puppet was a redressed version of [[Guy Smiley]], another Orange Gold [[Anything Muppets|Anything Muppet]], except with different clothes. The puppet would later have slightly modified facial features to better distinguish the two.
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==Episodic appearances==
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*[[Season 5 (1973-1974)|Season 5]]: [[Episode 0595|0595]], [[Episode 0615|0615]], [[Episode 0627|0627]], [[Episode 0664|0664]]
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*[[Season 6 (1974-1975)|Season 6]]: [[Episode 0684|0684]], [[Episode 0699|0699]], [[Episode 0712|0712]], [[Episode 0757|0757]]
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*[[Season 7 (1975-1976)|Season 7]]: [[Episode 0804|0804]]
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*[[Season 10 (1978-1979)|Season 10]]: [[Episode 1312|1312]]
   
 
==Other versions==
 
==Other versions==
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[[File:PrinceCharming2.png|thumb|300px|Prince Charming, as he appears in ''Sesame Street'' Episode 3342.]]
In [[Episode 3342|a 1995 episode]] of ''[[Sesame Street]]'', Prince Charming tries to figure out who else he wants to be with the help of [[Ruthie]] and [[Elmo]]. He is a [[Large Lavender Live Hand]] Anything Muppet and is performed by [[Martin P. Robinson]] in this episode.
 
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In later appearances, Prince Charming's puppet design and performers have varied.
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*An orange [[Live-hand Muppet|live-hand Muppet]] Prince Charming made a few appearances in the 1990s.
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**Charming appears in the [[Colambo]] sketch "The Lost Slipper Caper" (performed by [[Jerry Nelson]]), where he takes Colambo with him to his palace simply for holding the missing glass slipper.
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**In "Fairytale Detective," Charming ([[David Rudman]]) is interrogated by [[Miss Marble]] as to whether his glass slipper was the one belonging to [[The Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe]].
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**Prince Charming tries to marry [[Gabi]] in ''Sesame Street'' [[Episode 2943]].
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*A [[Large Lavender Live Hand]] Prince Charming ([[Martin P. Robinson]]) appears in ''Sesame Street'' [[Episode 3342]], where he tires of the strenuous lifestyle of a prince and [[Ruthie]] and [[Elmo]] help him choose another occupation.
   
 
==Book appearances==
 
==Book appearances==
 
* ''[[Big Bird's Busy Book]]'' (1975)
 
* ''[[Big Bird's Busy Book]]'' (1975)
 
* ''[[See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Smell No Evil]]'' (1975)
 
* ''[[See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Smell No Evil]]'' (1975)
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* ''[[The Sesame Street Library Volume 5]]'' (1978)
 
* ''[[The Sesame Street Dictionary]]'' (1980)
 
* ''[[The Sesame Street Dictionary]]'' (1980)
 
* ''[[The Sesame Street Storybook Alphabet]]'' (1980)
 
* ''[[The Sesame Street Storybook Alphabet]]'' (1980)
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* [[Prince Cha-Cha-Charming]]
 
* [[Prince Cha-Cha-Charming]]
 
* [[Prince Paul Charming]]
 
* [[Prince Paul Charming]]
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* [[Princess Charming]]
   
 
{{wikipedia}}
 
{{wikipedia}}
   
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<videogallery>
 
Video:Sesame Street episode Prince Charming's Problem Episode Number 3??? part 1
 
Video:Sesame Street episode Prince Charming's Problem Episode Number 3??? part 2
 
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[[Category:Sesame Street Characters]]
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Characters]]
 
[[Category:Muppet Characters]]
 
[[Category:Muppet Characters]]

Revision as of 12:24, 26 June 2020

Character.princecharming
PERFORMER Frank Oz
DEBUT 1972
PATTERN Orange Gold

Prince Charming is the hero and love interest in many fairy tale stories. In the first decade of Sesame Street, he made recurring appearances in sketches and street scenes, portrayed as a waspy, upper crust elite.

This persona first appeared in a Sesame Street News Flash sketch involving Rapunzel. He appeared in a few more News Flash sketches, attempting to woo such damsels as Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. According to Episode 1312, his monarchy hails from the Land of Nod. His horses are named Lance and Duke.

He made his last appearance to date in this form in a "Fairytale Update" sketch in season 24 (revisiting his first flame, Rapunzel).

Originally, the Prince Charming puppet was a redressed version of Guy Smiley, another Orange Gold Anything Muppet, except with different clothes. The puppet would later have slightly modified facial features to better distinguish the two.

Episodic appearances

Other versions

PrinceCharming2

Prince Charming, as he appears in Sesame Street Episode 3342.

In later appearances, Prince Charming's puppet design and performers have varied.

Book appearances

See also

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