Changes: Doc Bullfrog

PERFORMER	Jerry Nelson
DEBUT	1977
DESIGN	Michael K. Frith designer
	Trish Leeper builder

Revision as of 02:30, 5 July 2015

Doc Bullfrog is the well-to-do owner of the Riverside Rest. He was the chairman of the judges at Watterville's first annual Christmas talent contest. He also helps wrap up the "happy ending" of Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas by offering the Frogtown Jubilee Jug Band and Alice Otter a permanent gig singing and playing in his establishment.

Other versions

In the stage version, Tyler Bunch performed the puppet character in 2008, while Leo Daignault assumed the part in 2009. Steve Whitmire operated the puppet at Jim Henson's Musical World.

Bunch later performed the character again at the 2013 National Puppetry Festival.

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+{{character|image=Docbullfrog.JPG|performer=[[Jerry Nelson]]|debut=1977|design=[[Michael K. Frith]]|designnote=designer|design2=[[Trish Leeper]]|designnote2=builder}}
-{{performer|Jerry Nelson}}
-[[Image:Docbullfrog.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Doc Bullfrog]]
+[[Image:DocBullfrog.stage.jpg|thumb|300px|Doc Bullfrog puppet built for the 2008 stage show.]]
-{{designer|[[Michael K. Frith]]|designer|[[Janet Lerman]]|builder}}
-'''Doc Bullfrog''' is the well-to-do owner of the [[Riverside Restaurant]]. He is a judge at the first annual Christmas talent contest, and he helps wrap up the "happy ending" of ''[[Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas]]'' by offering the [[Frogtown Jubilee Jug Band]] and [[Alice Otter]] a permanent gig singing and playing in his establishment.
+'''Doc Bullfrog''' is the well-to-do owner of the [[Riverside Rest]]. He was the chairman of the judges at [[Waterville|Watterville's]]  first annual Christmas talent contest. He also helps wrap up the "happy ending" of ''[[Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas]]'' by offering the [[Frogtown Jubilee Jug Band]] and [[Alice Otter]] a permanent gig singing and playing in his establishment.
+==Other versions==
+In the [[Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (stage show)|stage version]], [[Tyler Bunch]] performed the puppet character in 2008, while [[Leo Daignault]] assumed the part in 2009. [[Steve Whitmire]] operated the puppet at [[Jim Henson's Musical World]].
+Bunch later performed the character again at the 2013 National Puppetry Festival.
+<gallery widths="300" heights="200" captionalign="center" bordersize="small" bordercolor="#8e8e8e" spacing="small" position="center"  hideaddbutton=true>
+File:Frog_concept.jpg|Conceptual art for Doc Bullfrog
+</gallery>
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
 [[Category:Emmet Otter Characters]]