Changes: Ultragorgon

PERFORMER	Michael Gambon voice
DEBUT	1989

Latest revision as of 04:27, 6 December 2018

The Ultragorgon is a huge, dragon-like animatronic puppet that appeared in the Monster Maker episode of The Jim Henson Hour.

In the story of Monster Maker, the Ultragorgon is the creation of special effects wizard Chancey Bellow. The creature appears as an unfinished puppet in Bellow's workshop.

The Ultragorgon's head also made a brief appearance on display at the Creature Shop in The Secrets of the Muppets.

In No Strings Attached: The Inside Story of Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Brian Henson recalls that the Ultragorgon had to be designed and built in just five weeks. Puppet builders assembled the creature in an abandoned church near the Creature Shop, building until they ran out of time, which suited the monster's intentional unfinished look. When the cameras rolled, it took eight puppeteers to bring the Ultragorgon to life: Brian Henson, David Greenaway, Marcus Clarke, Sue Dacre, Michael Bayliss, Christopher Leith, Martin Anthony, and Tony Ashton. Jim Henson revealed at the end of the "Monster Maker" episode that Brian Henson operated the Ultragorgon's head in the Ultragorgon's neck compartment.

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-{{performer-voice|Michael Gambon}}
+{{character|image=Ultragorgon2.jpg|performer=[[Michael Gambon]]|note=voice|debut=1989}}
-[[Image:gorgon.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
-The '''Ultra-Gorgon''' is a huge, dragon-like animatronic puppet that appeared in the ''[[Monster Maker]]'' episode of ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''.
+The '''Ultragorgon''' is a huge, [[Dragons|dragon]]-like animatronic puppet that appeared in the ''[[Episode 106: Monster Maker|Monster Maker]]'' episode of ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''.
-In the story of ''Monster Maker'', the Ultra-Gorgon is the creation of special effects wizard Chancey Bellow.  The creature appears as an unfinished puppet in Bellow's workshop.
+In the story of ''Monster Maker'', the Ultragorgon is the creation of special effects wizard Chancey Bellow. The creature appears as an unfinished puppet in Bellow's workshop.
-The Ultra-Gorgon also made a brief appearance on display at the [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop|Creature Shop]] in [[Episode 110: Secrets of the Muppets|The Secrets of the Muppets]].
+The Ultragorgon's head also made a brief appearance on display at the [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop|Creature Shop]] in [[Episode 110: Secrets of the Muppets|The Secrets of the Muppets]].
-In ''[[No Strings Attached: The Inside Story of Jim Henson's Creature Shop]]'', [[Brian Henson]] recalls that the Ultra-Gorgon had to be designed and built in just five weeks.  Puppet builders assembled the creature in an abandoned church near the Creature Shop, building until they ran out of time, which suited the monster's intentional unfinished look.  When the cameras rolled, it took eight puppeteers to bring the Ultra-Gorgon to life: Brian Henson, [[David Greenaway]], [[Marcus Clarke]], [[Sue Dacre]], [[Michael Bayliss]], [[Chris Leith]], [[Martin Anthony]], and [[Tony Ashton]].
+In ''[[No Strings Attached|No Strings Attached: The Inside Story of Jim Henson's Creature Shop]]'', [[Brian Henson]] recalls that the Ultragorgon had to be designed and built in just five weeks. Puppet builders assembled the creature in an abandoned church near the Creature Shop, building until they ran out of time, which suited the monster's intentional unfinished look. When the cameras rolled, it took eight puppeteers to bring the Ultragorgon to life: Brian Henson, [[David Greenaway]], [[Marcus Clarke]], [[Sue Dacre]], [[Michael Bayliss]], [[Christopher Leith]], [[Martin Anthony]], and Tony Ashton. [[Jim Henson]] revealed at the end of the "Monster Maker" episode that Brian Henson operated the Ultragorgon's head in the Ultragorgon's neck compartment.
+<gallery widths=170px>
+Image:gorgon.jpg|Ultragorgon with Matt Banting
+File:Ultragorgon1.jpg|Ultragorgon
+</gallery>
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 [[Category:Creatures]]
 [[Category:Jim Henson Hour Characters]]