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| Sesame Street News Flash | |||||
| First Appearance | Episode 0859 | ||||
| Broadcast | February 26, 1976 | ||||
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A princess says that the one she has chosen to be her prince has bulgy eyes, small ears, and a funny voice, is wearing a hat and coat...and is a frog. Several male Muppets who were courting the princess then all leave as they are not her type. Kermit is the only one who fits that description, so she kisses him, thinking he'll become a prince. In a puff of smoke, she turns into a frog. Kermit invites her to "the hop" and she accepts.
Notes[]
- The set and columns were previously used for the palace of The Miller's Daughter for the news flash about Rumpelstiltskin.
Production[]
Supporting cast[]
- Jerry Nelson as Princess and small beady-eyed subject
- Richard Hunt as Lavender beady-eyed subject (voice only), Green normal-voiced subject, and Fat Blue subject
- Frank Oz as Green normal-voiced subject (bald one), Lavender big-eared subject, and Pumpkin subject (voice only)
- Jane Henson as puppeteer of Lavender beady-eyed and Pumpkin subjects
Revisions[]
- New sound effects were added beginning in Episode 3418.
Gallery[]
Behind the scenes footage of this segment was seen in the German-produced documentary Wissen Sie wo Ernie wohnt?
Jim Henson consults with John Lovelady on how the frog princess should look.
Associate director Jimmy Baylor joins Frank Oz in a rehearsal of the sketch with...
... Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and Jim Henson.
Anything Muppets being prepared for the segment.
Jerry Nelson adjusts his headset.
Richard Hunt and Frank Oz assist each other in getting puppets on both arms.
The characters pause as a flash-bang cues the change of the princess into a frog.
The crew watches one of the playbacks after taping.
The crew begins to disassemble the set after taping.
Releases[]
- Video
- Fairytale Fun (2013)
Sources[]
- ↑ Wissen Sie wo Ernie wohnt? behind the scenes footage
- ↑ Documents provided by a trusted source.