Hilda - Any other huge fans?

[Beauregard]

I think Hilda was kind of like the female Kermit in some ways...maybe played the straight man when even Kermit threw his arms in the air, and gave up. She was also the sweet matriarch that was needed in a lot of ways. It's really too bad she didn't stick around for the length of the series, and maybe even some of the movies!

I'd love to have seen her sat knitting in the back of the EM bus in the Muppet Movie, just knitting away making Hilda-ha-ha's while everyone else is out confronting Doc Hopper.

Or taking a back seat and watching the bruhaha of the finale in the Great Muppet Caper while everyone else threw baseballs at one another.

 

[Muppet Master]

• The Muppet Show
  • Episode 101: Juliet Prowse (pilot version)
  • Episode 102: Connie Stevens
  • Episode 103: Joel Grey
  • Episode 104: Ruth Buzzi
  • Episode 106: Jim Nabors
  • Episode 107: Florence Henderson
  • Episode 108: Paul Williams
  • Episode 109: Charles Aznavour
  • Episode 110: Harvey Korman
  • Episode 111: Lena Horne
  • Episode 112: Peter Ustinov
  • Episode 113: Bruce Forsyth
  • Episode 114: Sandy Duncan
  • Episode 115: Candice Bergen
  • Episode 116: Avery Schreiber
  • Episode 117: Ben Vereen
  • Episode 118: Phyllis Diller
  • Episode 119: Vincent Price
  • Episode 120: Valerie Harper
  • Episode 121: Twiggy
  • Episode 122: Ethel Merman
  • Episode 123: Kaye Ballard
  • Episode 124: Mummenschanz
  • Episode 208: Steve Martin
  • Episode 403: Shields & Yarnell These are all of Hilda's apperances of the muppet show. Hilda is not exactly my all time favorite muppet, but she had some potentional and was quite funny. I remember her mostly from the Phyllis Diller episode where she tried to look young. She was actually a prominent character in the first season appearing in all the episodes of season one besides the non-pilot Juliet Prowse episode and the Rita Moreno one. Though she was strictly a season 1 character along with Mildred, George, Wayne, Wanda etc. It's a wonder why they kicked her out after season 1. I know Eren Ozark left (and passed away in 1993) but could'nt another performer taken her up? I mean I don;t even remember seeing her in the Sheilds & Yarmell episode which I watched a week ago. Was she one of the muppets who told Yarmell to act like a certain animal? I haven't watched the Steve Martin one recently, but I don't recall seeing her. So she was in pretty much all of season 1 and then suddenly vanished besides two background cameos, that'd be like if after the first season Scooter became a background character. I remember watching the Don Knotts and Zero Mostel episodes and scratching my head asking myself if Hilda'll appear. But season 1 was a time of expirement and after that season Miss Piggy began to rise, Gonzo evolved, and guest stars that weren't collegues of Henson appeared on the show. While I think Hilda is a great character I just can't imagine her in a season 2-5 atmosphere or in further projects other than a background character. Alas, Hilda is just one of those muppets Jerry Juhl didn't think were needed. Oh well, if you want a dose of Hilda just re-watch season 1 of TMS. Hope to see Hilda in the background of another muppet project.

 

[Mo Frackle]

I mean I don;t even remember seeing her in the Sheilds & Yarmell episode which I watched a week ago. Was she one of the muppets who told Yarmell to act like a certain animal? I haven't watched the Steve Martin one recently, but I don't recall seeing her.

She shows up at 2:26 in the Shields & Yarnell episode.

Apparently, Hilda grew a nose during the second season (and had it removed sometime before season four). She can be seen on the far left at 2:08 of the Steve Martin episode.