Changes: The Swinetrek

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Vehicle — The Swinetrek hurtles through space.

Swinetrekset — The over-sized *Swinetrek* set, as photographed for *Of Muppets and Men*.

The USS Swinetrek is the spaceship in the Pigs in Space sketches on The Muppet Show. The Swinetrek’s crew includes Captain Link Hogthrob, the indomitable First Mate Piggy (played by Miss Piggy), the inscrutable Dr. Julius Strangepork and twenty-two other pig crew members. Several missions have required the ship to land on the planet Koozebane.

The exterior of the ship is porcine in appearance. The ship's interior, as displayed on screen, is limited to the bridge area, which includes three chairs for the crew, a control console, and a viewscreen. The actual Swinetrek set is a wide-spaced area, with the viewscreen and ship's walls and entrance portals raised several feet behind the crew area. This presented some difficulties at first. Jim Henson recalled, "I remember that the first time I saw the Pigs in Space set, I was horrified. There was enough room in there to play basketball, but we overcame the problem by using a very wide-angle lens."

In 2003, Palisades Toys released a Swinetrek Playset reproducing the interior of the ship.

On Muppets Tonight, an updated version of the ship appeared in Pigs in Space: Deep Dish Nine. The crew of the new Swinetrek included Captain Pighead, Commander Piggy, and Craniac.

At Disney California Adventure, the Swinetrek can be found crashed outside of the Muppet*Vision 3D attraction.

Gallery

Sources

Finch, Christopher. Of Muppets and Men. p. 121.

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-[[Image:Vehicle.Swinetrek.jpg|frame|The Swinetrek hurtles through space.]]
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+[[Image:Swinetrekset.jpg|thumb|300px|The over-sized ''Swinetrek'' set, as photographed for ''Of Muppets and Men''.]]
-'''The USS Swinetrek''' is [[Captain Link Hogthrob]]'s spaceship in the [[Pigs in Space]] sketches on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. The Swinetrek's crew includes the indomitable [[Miss Piggy's Alternate Identities#firstmatepiggy|First Mate Piggy]] (played by [[Miss Piggy]]), the inscrutable [[Dr. Julius Strangepork]] and twenty-two other [[pig]] crew members. Several missions have required the ship to land on the planet [[Koozebane]].
+'''The USS ''Swinetrek''''' is the spaceship in the [[Pigs in Space]] sketches on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. The ''Swinetrek''’s crew includes Captain [[Link Hogthrob]], the indomitable [[Miss Piggy's Alternate Identities#firstmatepiggy|First Mate Piggy]] (played by [[Miss Piggy]]), the inscrutable [[Dr. Julius Strangepork]] and twenty-two other [[Pigs|pig]] crew members. Several missions have required the ship to land on the planet [[Koozebane]].
 The exterior of the ship is porcine in appearance. The ship's interior, as displayed on screen, is limited to the bridge area, which includes three chairs for the crew, a control console, and a viewscreen. The actual Swinetrek set is a wide-spaced area, with  the viewscreen and ship's walls and entrance portals raised several feet behind the crew area. This presented some difficulties at first. [[Jim Henson]] recalled, "I remember that the first time I saw the Pigs in Space set, I was horrified. There was enough room in there to play basketball, but we overcame the problem by using a very wide-angle lens."
-In 2003, [[Palisades Toys]] released a [[Swinetrek Playset]] reproducing the interior of the ship.
+In 2003, [[Palisades Toys]] released a [[Swinetrek Playset|''Swinetrek'' Playset]] reproducing the interior of the ship.
-On ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', a retooled version of the ship appeared in [[Pigs in Space: Deep Dish Nine]]. The crew of the new Swinetrek included [[Captain Pighead]], [[Miss Piggy's Alternate Identities#deepdishpiggy|Commander Piggy]], and [[Craniac]].
+On ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', an [[The Swinetrek (Deep Dish Nine)|updated version of the ship]] appeared in [[Pigs in Space: Deep Dish Nine]]. The crew of the new ''Swinetrek'' included [[Captain Pighead]], [[Miss Piggy's Alternate Identities#deepdishpiggy|Commander Piggy]], and [[Craniac]].
+At [[Disneyland|Disney California Adventure]], the Swinetrek can be found crashed outside of the ''[[Muppet*Vision 3D]]'' attraction.
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery widths=200 spacing=small position=center captionalign=center>
+<gallery widths="200" spacing="small" orientation="landscape">
+Bts pins.jpg
 Image:Vlcsnap-105988.png|animated Swinetrek from ''[[Little Muppet Monsters]]''
+Image:3_Pigs_and_a_Baby_-_Swinetrek.jpg|[[Inside jokes (Henson)#Unstable Fables|Lisa Henson's credit]] with the Swinetrek on ''[[Unstable Fables]]''
-Image:Swinetrekset.jpg|The over-sized Swinetrek set, as photographed for ''Of Muppets and Men''
+Mv3d_swinetrek.jpg|The Swinetrek in the ''Muppet*Vision 3D'' pre-show at [[Walt Disney World]].
-Image:3_Pigs_and_a_Baby_-_Swinetrek.jpg|[[Inside Jokes#Unstable Fables|Lisa Henson's credit]] with the Swinetrek on ''[[Unstable Fables]]''
+Image:Animated_Swine_Trek_Model.JPG|Animated Swinetrek model from ''[[Little Muppet Monsters]]''
+Image:AnimSwine.jpg|Animated Swinetrek model from ''[[Little Muppet Monsters]]''
+Image:Swine_Trek_Character_Guide.JPG| Swinetrek from Muppet ''[[Character style guides]]''
+Swinetrek2016.png|CGI rendered Swinetrek from 2016 "[[Pigs in Space (online series)|Pigs in Space]]" web videos
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 ==Sources==
 *Finch, Christopher. ''[[Of Muppets and Men (book)|Of Muppets and Men]]''. p. 121.
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