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| + | [[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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* [[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]]". |
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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]]''. |
* [[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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* 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''. |
* 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''. |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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Image:Mattempirestate.JPG|Uncle Traveling Matt and the New York City Skyline |
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" |
| − | Cookie_monster_-_empire_state_building.jpg|from a [[Sesame Street T-shirts|Sesame Street t-shirt |
+ | Image:Cookie_monster_-_empire_state_building.jpg|from a [[Sesame Street T-shirts|Sesame Street t-shirt]] |
| + | 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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*[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
Baby Animal climbs to the top in Muppet Babies.
Kermit atop the Empire State Building in The Muppets Take Manhattan: "The Frog stays!"
Miss Piggy nearby the Empire State Building in The Muppets Take Manhattan.
Abby Cadabby lighting the building for World Autism Awareness Day.
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.
Gallery
Uncle Traveling Matt and the New York City Skyline
"It's Lonely at the Top"
from a Sesame Street t-shirt
Bert and Ernie admiring the Empire State Building
A 1955 photograph of Jim Henson with a view of New York City; sourced from a Red Book entry
Muppet Babies Visit the Fifty States coloring book
Abby Caddaby on the observation deck of the Empire State Building
Big Bird, Caroll and Deb Spinney at the Empire State Building on November 8, 2019.
The Empire State Building lit up in celebration of Sesame Street's 50th anniversary.