Not So Memorable Characters in Muppet History

[beaker]

Over JHC's rich 50 year legacy of memorable characters like Kermit, Gonzo, Pepe, Big Bird, Grover, and Gobo...there was bound to be a few characters that somehow slipped under the radar. Here then now are some characters thast just didnt quite make it:

The Southern Colonel:
http://www.henson.com/fun/fcreature/south_fcreature.html

Perhaps it was the fact he voted for presidential candidate Strom Therman in the 40's, or touted the mighty praise of the Confederacy...but whatever it was the Southern Colonel
wasnt exactly well recieved outside of the rural south. A short lived stint with a few commercials here and there, the Colonel can now be seen campaigning for his own ticket on the 2004 primaries under a new 'segregist puppet' platform.

Bad Andy:
http://forums.palisadestoys.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=22711

Created for Dominos' Pizza by the JHC, this little guy got more bad press than Pee Wee at an adult boutique. I miss the little Muppet thug though. I guess America wasnt ready for a chronic smokin', fowty ounce tippin, foulmouthed potty head.
Err, wait, maybe thats a straw in his mouth?

Flat Eric:
http://forums.palisadestoys.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=22720

While he never quite took off stateside, in the late 90's Flat Eric
mania swept through Europe like the macarena(or a bad fishy smell) This JHC built Muppet was Europe's answer to Elmo; yet his bizarre penchant for bananas, breaking into epileptic passenger side car ride dancing, and an unhealthy obsession for the color yellow never quite caught on in America.

Zondra:
http://forums.palisadestoys.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=22716

Perhaps her artsy goth-punk chick angle was bit ahead of its time on the Jim Henson Hour in 1989. Part of the Guerrilla Television troupe that would spontaneously interrupt JHH programming, she was last seen with fellow uber geek cohort Chip toward the finale of Muppets From Space. Oddly enough, she'd be a hit at Hot Topics across America and among the angsty teens out there.

 

[beaker]

Here are a few others that I forgot to add:

Scred
http://www.henson.com/fun/fcreature/scred_fcreature.html

King Ploobis
http://www.henson.com/fun/fcreature/ploobis_fcreature.html

 

[Movies205]

Whoa I forgot about Bad Andy HE WAS AWESOME! JHC made him, WHOA COOL DUDE! MOST TRIUMPHANT

 

[ryhoyarbie]

Zondra:
Perhaps her artsy goth-punk chick angle was bit ahead of its time on the Jim Henson Hour in 1989. Part of the Guerrilla Television troupe that would spontaneously interrupt JHH programming, she was last seen with fellow uber geek cohort Chip toward the finale of Muppets From Space. Oddly enough, she'd be a hit at Hot Topics across America and among the angsty teens out there. [/B][/QUOTE]

heck ya she would be the spokesperson for hot topic.....i shuder everytime i walk by that store because it's so gothic and creepy...

ryan

 

[Gonzo]

Uh...I don't remember.

 

[Movies205]

I guess no one pick up my line from Bill and Ted Excellent Adventure

 

[Luke]

Originally posted by beaker
) This JHC built Muppet was Europe's answer to Elmo; yet his bizarre penchant for bananas, breaking into epileptic passenger side car ride dancing, and an unhealthy obsession for the color yellow never quite caught on in America

He was never our answer to Elmo - we have Elmo. Eric is quiet and never really did much. It was just a short sight gag - Elmo is far more irritating.

How about memorable non-JHC Muppets. Roland Rat is probably the most famous in the UK, then there's the 'Wolves' who were hilarious and done by the guys who originally puppeteered the Hoobs - all those were the sharper kind of puppet humor. Then of course ALF and Greg in the states. I may well start a thread and post some pictures.