Changes: Sundance

PERFORMER	Dave Goelz full-body version
	Jerry Nelson hand puppet version
DEBUT	1979
DESIGN	Michael Frith designer
	Tim Miller builder

Revision as of 08:37, 1 July 2019

Sundance is a lion who first appeared in The Muppet Show episode 320, where he fought Sylvester Stallone and sang "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" with him. He appeared as a Full-Bodied Muppet in this episode and was performed by Dave Goelz.

His name comes from episode 416, when he teamed up with a tiger as "Butch and Sundance", running away from an animal training act (in a reference to the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). He later appeared in episode 505. In these fourth and fifth season episodes, he appeared as a Live-hand Muppet and was performed by Jerry Nelson.

He also appeared in The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years, sitting with Behemoth, Doglion, Fletcher Bird, and Sweetums.

Filmography

The Muppet Show
- Episode 320: Sylvester Stallone ("Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," performed by Dave Goelz)
- Episode 416: Jonathan Winters (performed by Jerry Nelson)
- Episode 505: James Coburn (performed by Jerry Nelson)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

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-{{performer|Dave Goelz}}
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-{{designer|[[Michael Frith]]|designer|[[Tim Miller]]|builder}}
-'''Sundance''' is a lion who first appeared in ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode 320: Sylvester Stallone|episode 320]], where he fought [[Sylvester Stallone]] and sang "[[Let's Call the Whole Thing Off]]" with him. He appeared as a full-body puppet in this episode and was performed by Dave Goelz.
-He later appeared in [[episode 416: Jonathan Winters|episode 416]] and [[episode 505: James Coburn|episode 505]]. In these episodes, he appeared as a live-hand puppet and was performed by [[Jerry Nelson]].
+'''Sundance''' is a lion who first appeared in ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode 320: Sylvester Stallone|episode 320]], where he fought [[Sylvester Stallone]] and sang "[[Let's Call the Whole Thing Off]]" with him. He appeared as a [[Full-Bodied Muppet]] in this episode and was performed by Dave Goelz.
-His name comes from [[Episode 416: Jonathan Winters|episode 416]], when he teamed up with a [[Butch|tiger]] as "Butch and Sundance", running away from an animal training act.
+His name comes from [[Episode 416: Jonathan Winters|episode 416]], when he teamed up with a [[Butch|tiger]] as "Butch and Sundance", running away from an animal training act (in a reference to the 1969 film ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid''). He later appeared in [[episode 505: James Coburn|episode 505]]. In these fourth and fifth season episodes, he appeared as a [[Live-hand Muppet]] and was performed by [[Jerry Nelson]].
+He also appeared in ''[[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]]'', sitting with [[Behemoth]], [[Doglion]], [[Fletcher Bird]], and [[Sweetums]].
-This appearance was a parody of the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" from 1969. The original Sundance was played by Robert Redford, with Paul Newman as Butch. Both leading actors were written into a gag in [[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse|episode 101]], in which Juliet Prowse considers Kermit 'the Robert Redford of frogs'.
+==Filmography==
+* ''[[The Muppet Show]]''
+** [[Episode 320: Sylvester Stallone]] ("[[Let's Call the Whole Thing Off]]," performed by [[Dave Goelz]])
+** [[Episode 416: Jonathan Winters]] (performed by [[Jerry Nelson]])
+** [[Episode 505: James Coburn]] (performed by [[Jerry Nelson]])
+* ''[[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]]
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