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+ | [[Image:Kong-babies.jpg|thumb|300px|Baby Animal climbs to the top in ''Muppet Babies''.]] |
+ | [[Image:TMTM-EmpireStateBuilding-small.png|thumb|300px|Kermit atop the Empire State Building in ''The Muppets Take Manhattan'': "The Frog stays!"]] |
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+ | [[Image:TMTM-EmpireStateBuilding-Piggy.png|thumb|300px|Miss Piggy nearby the Empire State Building in ''The Muppets Take Manhattan''.]] |
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+ | [[Image:abby lighting empire blue.jpg|thumb|300px|Abby Cadabby lighting the building for World Autism Awareness Day.]] |
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'''The Empire State Building''' is a 102-story building in the heart of [[New York City]]. |
'''The Empire State Building''' is a 102-story building in the heart of [[New York City]]. |
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+ | * [[Quongo]] the [[Gorillas|gorilla]] sings "[[It's Lonely at the Top]]" for the [[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]] of [[Episode 403: Shields & Yarnell|episode 403]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' from the building. |
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− | [[Baby Animal]] climbed the Empire State Building in a ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' [[King Kong]] spoof in "[[Episode 202: Piggy's Hyper-Activity Book|Piggy's Hyper-Activity Book]]". |
+ | * [[Baby Animal]] climbed the Empire State Building in a ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' [[King Kong]] spoof in "[[Episode 202: Piggy's Hyper-Activity Book|Piggy's Hyper-Activity Book]]". |
+ | * The books ''[[Special Delivery]]'', and ''[[When Is Saturday?]]'' show the building in the skyline. |
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+ | * The book ''[[What's a Fraggle?]]'' features [[Uncle Traveling Matt]] in a backdrop of New York City, and the Empire State Building. |
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+ | * [[Big Bird]] sees a rock formation that is as tall as the building in the book ''[[Big Bird Visits Navajo Country]]''. |
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+ | * [[Bert]] and [[Ernie]] visit the building in the [[Sesame Street coloring books|''Sesame Street'' coloring book]] ''Let's Take a Trip!'' |
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+ | * On April 2, 2014, for World Autism Awareness Day, [[Abby Cadabby]] lit up the Empire State Building in blue, joined by Autism Speaks co-founders Suzanne Wright and Bob Wright. |
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+ | * [[Miss Piggy]]'s appearance in the [[Kate Spade New York]] web series, ''[[Miss Adventure|#missadventure]]'' takes place in an elevator in the building. |
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+ | * On November 10, [[2019]], the tower lighting was lit ''[[Sesame Street]]'' yellow and green in honor of the show's [[Sesame Street: 50th Anniversary|50th anniversary]].<ref>[https://www.esbnyc.com/explore/tower-lights/calendar Empire State Building Tower Lights Calendar]</ref> [[Caroll Spinney]] and [[Big Bird]] ([[Matt Vogel]]) were on hand to flip the switch to light the building on November 8th.<ref>[https://twitter.com/welcomemattv/status/1192839547056480257 @welcomemattv on Twitter]</ref> Spinney was honored with a proclamation from the city marking November 8 as "Caroll Spinney Day."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qoEKuOxw9M Associated Press: NYC honors Big Bird puppeteer, Sesame Street at 50 (YouTube video)]</ref> |
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+ | Image:Mattempirestate.JPG|Uncle Traveling Matt and the New York City Skyline |
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+ | Image:LonelyAtTop1.jpg|"It's Lonely at the Top" |
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+ | Image:Cookie_monster_-_empire_state_building.jpg|from a [[Sesame Street T-shirts|Sesame Street t-shirt]] |
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+ | Image:Statebuilding.JPG|Bert and Ernie admiring the Empire State Building |
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+ | Image:Jim_EmpireStateBldg.jpg|A 1955 photograph of [[Jim Henson]] with a view of New York City; sourced from a <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2012/05/17/5171983/ Red Book entry]</span> |
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+ | Image:New york.jpg|''[[Muppet Babies Visit the Fifty States]]'' coloring book |
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+ | Image:abby empire roof 2.jpg|Abby Caddaby on the observation deck of the Empire State Building |
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+ | Image:caroll and bird empire light up.jpg|Big Bird, Caroll and Deb Spinney at the Empire State Building on November 8, 2019. |
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+ | Image:ESB-SS50.jpg|The Empire State Building lit up in celebration of ''Sesame Street's'' 50th anniversary. |
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+ | ==Sources== |
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*[http://www.esbnyc.com/ Official Empire State Building Website] |
*[http://www.esbnyc.com/ Official Empire State Building Website] |
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Revision as of 15:47, 10 December 2019
The Empire State Building is a 102-story building in the heart of New York City.
- In The Muppets Take Manhattan, Kermit the Frog yells from the building's observation deck to prove his dedication to staying in New York and working on the Muppets' Broadway show.
- Quongo the gorilla sings "It's Lonely at the Top" for the UK Spot of episode 403 of The Muppet Show from the building.
- Baby Animal climbed the Empire State Building in a Muppet Babies King Kong spoof in "Piggy's Hyper-Activity Book".
- The books Special Delivery, and When Is Saturday? show the building in the skyline.
- The book What's a Fraggle? features Uncle Traveling Matt in a backdrop of New York City, and the Empire State Building.
- Big Bird sees a rock formation that is as tall as the building in the book Big Bird Visits Navajo Country.
- Bert and Ernie visit the building in the Sesame Street coloring book Let's Take a Trip!
- On April 2, 2014, for World Autism Awareness Day, Abby Cadabby lit up the Empire State Building in blue, joined by Autism Speaks co-founders Suzanne Wright and Bob Wright.
- Miss Piggy's appearance in the Kate Spade New York web series, #missadventure takes place in an elevator in the building.
- On November 10, 2019, the tower lighting was lit Sesame Street yellow and green in honor of the show's 50th anniversary.[1] Caroll Spinney and Big Bird (Matt Vogel) were on hand to flip the switch to light the building on November 8th.[2] Spinney was honored with a proclamation from the city marking November 8 as "Caroll Spinney Day."[3]
Muppet Mentions
- The Empire State Building features a film entitled "New York Skyride," (narrated by Kevin Bacon) which has several movie posters in the waiting area, including King Kong and The Muppets Take Manhattan.