Gladys Thread

[punkNpuppets]

this is a thread dedicated everyone's favorite muppet cow, Gladys! please say your opinions and your favorite memories of her. plus, does she really have a history behind her like most muppets?

 

[Daffyfan4ever]

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I remember her pretty well. She sort of sounded like Janice, only more cow-like. In fact I think she even made an appearance or two on "The Muppet Show." My favorite song of hers is "Proud to Be a Cow."

 

[roadrat15]

Gladys was a ham . . .strange that,for a cow! I remember when she tried to be a frog and then the time she tried to be a rooster on 'Alphabet Chat' : "COCKADOODLEMOO!" LOL!

 

[ssetta]

I actually haven't seen all that much of her, but I think she would often try out for parts that wouldn't work, like that.

 

[Billy's Girl]

She's a Richard Hunt character so she's got to be wonderful

 

[Splurge]

When Richard performed a cow on the Muppet Show he would always give her the Gladys voice, like in the Beverly Sills episode. ("Madame Buttermilk". My heavens.....) Other than that, the Gladys puppet itself wasn't on the Muppet Show.

Like with Don Music, I don't see any of the Muppeteers doing the Gladys character as well as Richard did.

 

[roadrat15]

I also remember her being on the Sesame Street News segment on 'Jack And Jill' and butting in on Luis,Bob,and Gordon singing 'The Three Musketeers'

 

[Splurge]

If Gladys was still an active character on the street, I wonder if the writers would have done a bit about mad cow disease.

Y'know, linking it with the curriculum topic of "angry".

 

[Janice & Mokey's Man]

I too loved Gladys! She was always so funny on the street, and Richard gave her a perfect voice.

I loved her always wantin' to be a different animal than a cow, which she could never pull off. Great stuff!

 

[punkNpuppets]

Originally posted by Splurge
Like with Don Music, I don't see any of the Muppeteers doing the Gladys character as well as Richard did.

I know, and about Don, I LOVE the way in "Mary Had A Bicycle", while he was trying to think of lyrics, Kermit asked him "Well what do little lambs do?" and Don says "They go baa." notice, he didn't say "Bah" he said "They go BAW".