Changes: Balloon-Head Conductor

PERFORMER	Jim Henson
DEBUT	1965

Revision as of 04:48, 24 July 2015

The Balloon-Head Conductor first appeared on Al Hirt's Fanfare in 1965. He later appeared in the 1967 series Our Place, for a segment involving a small orchestra of balloons that popped with the tempo of the music. The sketch ends with one of the balloons deflating, and the conductor having to offset that popping his own head.

He performs a similar routine in episode 112 of The Muppet Show, here designated by Kermit as the "Boston Pops."

The Balloon-Head Conductor resembles a caricature of Arthur Fiedler, which is not surprising considering Kermit's "Boston Pops" reference.

Another balloon-headed Muppet, "The Question", appeared in episode 115. He couldn't keep his head either.

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+The '''Balloon-Head Conductor''' first appeared on [[Al Hirt|Al Hirt's]] ''[[Fanfare]]'' in 1965. He later appeared in the 1967 series ''[[Our Place]]'', for a segment involving a small orchestra of balloons that popped with the tempo of the music. The sketch ends with one of the balloons deflating, and the conductor having to offset that popping his own head.
-[[Image:PopsFiedler.JPG|thumb|300px]]
-The '''Ballon-Head Conductor''' appeared in ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode 112: Peter Ustinov|episode 112]] and an earlier appearance of the Muppets on ''[[Our Place]]''.  The pink balloon headed Muppet caricatures [[Arthur Fiedler]], the conductor of the [[Boston Pops]].  He conducts an orchestra of popping balloons in "The Blue Danube". He finishes the song by popping his own head.
+He performs a similar routine in [[Episode 112: Peter Ustinov|episode 112]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', here designated by [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] as the "[[Boston Pops]]."
+The Balloon-Head Conductor resembles a caricature of [[Arthur Fiedler]], which is not surprising considering Kermit's "Boston Pops" reference.
-==See Also==
-*[[Balloon Audience]]
+Another balloon-headed Muppet, "[[The Question]]", appeared in [[Episode 115: Candice Bergen|episode 115]]. He couldn't keep his head either.
+==See also==
+*[[Balloon Audience]]
+*[[The Question]]
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
 [[Category:Muppet Show Characters]]
 [[Category:Unnamed Characters]]
+[[Category:The Muppets Characters]]