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Jim Henson's Muppets (founded in [[1955]]) is a highly popular puppeteering act, which several works of it have been referenced in the Doctor Who franchise
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The '''Muppets''' were puppet characters popular on [[20th century|20th]] and [[21st century]] [[Earth]]. They featured in a television series called ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' in the [[1970s]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Incongruous Details (short story)|Incongruous Details]]'') and later in a feature film, ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', in [[1979]], a particular favourite of the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'')


== Bear in the Big Blue House ==
Although [[Rose Tyler]] believed that the [[Cookie Monster]] was merely puppeteered by human performers, the [[Ninth Doctor]] contrarily claimed that he was an alien set about taking over [[Earth]] for [[cookie]]s and that her belief stemmed from her gullibility. Despite her protests, when she asked the Doctor if the Cookie Monster was alien as he was inferring, he told her again that she was gullible. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Winner Takes All (novel)|chaptnum=Four}})
* A Tutter doll is seen on [[Donna]]'s desk during a flashback to her past with [[Lance]] in [[The Runaway Bride]]. .


== Muppet films ==
The [[Sixth Doctor]] always liked [[Gonzo]], and agreed that ''The Muppet Show'' was an indisputable classic. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Incongruous Details (short story)|Incongruous Details]]'')
* In the 2006 episode "Tooth and Claw", the Doctor tells his companion, Rose, that he's going to take her to the year 1979, to see Ian Dury in concert. One thing he lists about things that happen in 1979 is "The Muppet Movie -- love that film!


== Sesame Street ==
The [[Twelfth Doctor]], in "[[The Monster at the End of This Podcast]]", described [[Petra (Dead Media)|Petra]]'s prominent [[red]] [[hair]] as moving "Muppet-like". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Media (audio story)|Dead Media]]'')
* In the 2005 Ninth Doctor novel [[Winner Takes All]], the Doctor jokes that Cookie Monster is actually an alien.  


== Referenced ==
== Behind the scenes ==
The Muppets are the titular characters of ''[[The Muppets (franchise)|The Muppets]]'' franchise.


* In the Veterinarian's Hospital sketch from The Muppet Show episode 422:
[[Category:Muppets| *]]
Nurse Janice: Who, doctor?
[[Category:The Muppets]]
Dr. Bob: It's not who doctor, it's Doctor Who. That's another show.
* The Pigs in Space comic in The Muppet Show Annual 1978 features a food fight with several sci-fi references. Amongst them, a robot can be seen exclaiming "Egg-sterminate!" -- the battle cry of the Doctor's recurring villain race, the Daleks.
* The booklet for the 2009 HeroesCon in Charlotte, North Carolina, featured a Doctor Who parody with Dr. Bunsen Honeydew as the [[Fourth Doctor]] and Beaker as [[Romana II]] standing in front of the TARDIS. The artwork was provided by Roger Langridge, writer and artist for The Muppet Show Comic Book and a former illustrator for Doctor Who magazine.[1]
 
== Trivia ==
*[[Christopher Eccleston]] appeared in the ITV documentary Best Ever Muppet Moments, talking about his memories of the Muppets. He was quoted as saying "I think really it was the brilliance of the writing. The puppets were great, but the scripts were extraordinary.", "I loved Bunsen, the mad scientist, who was forever exploding Beaker." and "Gonzo was a great character because Gonzo was like all of us: wanting to be great and was forever nearly killing himself. It was kinda tragic comedy, too."
* [[David Tennant]] is a fan of the Muppets, scheduling with Doctor Who forced him to avoid appearing on the iTV documentary
* [[Jon Pertwee]] was also a huge fan of the Muppets.
 
 
== Doctor Who contributors who have contributed with the Muppets ==
* [[Douglas Adams]]
 
* [[Rowan Atkinson]]
 
* [[Michael Attwell]]
 
* [[Annette Badland]]
 
* [[Tim Barker]]
* [[John Barrowman]]
 
* [[Timothy Bateson]]
 
* [[Geoffrey Bayldon]]
 
* [[Robert Beatty]]
 
* [[Ailsa Berk]]
 
* [[Honor Blackman]]
 
* [[David Bulbeck]]
 
* [[Peter Burroughs]]
 
* [[Navin Chowdhry]]
 
* [[John Cleese]]
 
* [[Tim Condren]]
 
* [[Graham Crowden]]
 
* [[Ken Dodd]]
 
* [[Christopher Eccleston]]
 
* [[Tracey Eddon]]
 
* [[David Forman]]
 
* [[Stephen Garlick]]
 
* [[Mark Gatiss]]
 
* [[Sheila Hancock]]
 
* [[Peter Hawkins]]
 
* [[Derek Jacobi]]
 
* [[Michael Kilgarriff]]
 
* [[Burt Kwouk]]
 
* [[Phyllida Law]]
 
* [[Hus Levant]]
 
* [[Hugh Lloyd]]
 
* [[Fulton MacKay]]
 
* [[Steven Mackintosh]]
 
* [[Jean Marsh]]
 
* [[Kylie Minogue]]
 
* [[John Owens]]
 
* [[Geoffrey Palmer]]
 
* [[Victor Pemberton]]
 
* [[Courtney Pine]]  
 
* [[Nigel Plaskitt]]
 
* [[Hugh Quarshie]]
 
* [[Shane Rimmer]]
 
* [[Eric Roberts]]
 
* [[Michael Robbins]]
 
* [[Ricco Ross]]
 
* [[Deep Roy]]
 
* [[Cyril Shaps]]
 
* [[Hugh Spight]]
 
* [[Elizabeth Spriggs]]
 
* [[Gordon Sterne]]
 
* [[Zoë Wanamaker]]
 
* [[Richard Wilson]]
 
==External links==
 
* [[w:c:muppet|Muppet Wiki]]

Latest revision as of 17:05, 21 October 2024

Muppet
This topic might have a better name.

Split into The Muppet Movie, the fictional character Cookie Monster and The Muppets (franchise). Even if the Muppet Movie references are enough to keep this page, there is no reason why The Muppet Movie should redirect to Muppet.

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The Muppets were puppet characters popular on 20th and 21st century Earth. They featured in a television series called The Muppet Show in the 1970s, (PROSE: Incongruous Details) and later in a feature film, The Muppet Movie, in 1979, a particular favourite of the Tenth Doctor's. (TV: Tooth and Claw)

Although Rose Tyler believed that the Cookie Monster was merely puppeteered by human performers, the Ninth Doctor contrarily claimed that he was an alien set about taking over Earth for cookies and that her belief stemmed from her gullibility. Despite her protests, when she asked the Doctor if the Cookie Monster was alien as he was inferring, he told her again that she was gullible. (PROSE: Winner Takes All [+]Loading...{"chaptnum":"Four","1":"Winner Takes All (novel)"})

The Sixth Doctor always liked Gonzo, and agreed that The Muppet Show was an indisputable classic. (PROSE: Incongruous Details)

The Twelfth Doctor, in "The Monster at the End of This Podcast", described Petra's prominent red hair as moving "Muppet-like". (AUDIO: Dead Media)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Muppets are the titular characters of The Muppets franchise.

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