Changes: Eugene (Muppets Tonight)

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Eugene-mink — Eugene in *Muppet Classic Theater*.

Eugene first appeared as an unnamed animal in the direct-to-video Muppet production Muppet Classic Theater. He upstaged the other characters by dancing frantically during the "Gotta Get That Name" musical number in the "Rumpelstiltskin "segment. Steve Whitmire revealed on alt.tv.muppets that "Brian Henson performed the mink in 'Gotta Get That Name'".

He received the name "Eugene" when he appeared on Muppets Tonight, usually performed by Steve Whitmire. He works in the control room as Nigel's assistant. Eugene functions mainly as a background character and a sight gag, although he can occasionally be heard laughing or grunting.

His precise species is never identified on screen, although he closely resembles Maureen the Mink from A Muppet Family Christmas. In an interview, Whitmire referred to him as a weasel. ^[1]

In a 1999 interview with fansite Muppet Central, Whitmire enthused about Eugene: "I loved that puppet probably more than anything else I did on that show." ^[2]

Filmography

Sources

↑ Hennes, Joe. "My Week with Steve: Day 2", ToughPigs.com. October 14, 2008.
↑ Plume, Ken. "Interview: Steve Whitmire", MuppetCentral.com. July 19, 1999.

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-'''Eugene''' is a character who first appeared in the direct-to-video Muppet production ''[[Muppet Classic Theater]]''.  He upstaged the other characters by dancing frantically during the "[[Gotta Get That Name]]" musical number in the "Rumpelstiltskin "segment. He resembles [[Maureen the Mink]].
+'''Eugene''' first appeared as an unnamed animal in the direct-to-video Muppet production ''[[Muppet Classic Theater]]''.  He upstaged the other characters by dancing frantically during the "[[Gotta Get That Name]]" musical number in the "Rumpelstiltskin "segment. [[Steve Whitmire]] revealed on [[Newsgroups|alt.tv.muppets]] that "[[Brian Henson]] performed the mink in 'Gotta Get That Name'".
-He received the name "Eugene" on ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' (usually performed by [[Steve Whitmire]]), where he worked in the control room alongside [[Nigel (Muppets Tonight)|Nigel]].
+He received the name "Eugene" when he appeared on ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', usually performed by [[Steve Whitmire]].  He works in the control room  as [[Nigel (Muppets Tonight)|Nigel's]] assistant. Eugene functions mainly as a background character and a sight gag, although he can occasionally be heard laughing or grunting.
+His precise species is never identified on screen, although he closely resembles [[Maureen the Mink]] from ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''. In an interview, Whitmire referred to him as a weasel. <ref>Hennes, Joe. "[http://www.toughpigs.com/my-week-with-steve-day-2/ My Week with Steve: Day 2]", ToughPigs.com. October 14, 2008.</ref>
+In a 1999 interview with fansite [[Muppet Central (website)|Muppet Central]], Whitmire enthused about Eugene: "I loved that puppet probably more than anything else I did on that show." <ref>Plume, Ken. "[http://www.muppetcentral.com/articles/interviews/whitmire4.shtml Interview: Steve Whitmire]", MuppetCentral.com. July 19, 1999.</ref>
+==Filmography==
+<div class="appear">
+*''[[Muppet Classic Theater]]''
+*''[[Muppets Tonight]]''
+**"[[Muppets Tonight Theme]]"
+**[[Episode 108: Jason Alexander]]
+**[[Episode 201: The Artist Formerly Known as Prince]]
+**[[Episode 202: Rick Moranis]]
+**[[Episode 208: The Cameo Show]]
+**[[Episode 210: The Gary Cahuenga Episode]]
+**[[Episode 211: Andie MacDowell]]
+*''[[Kokomo]]'' (music video)
+*''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''
+</div>
+==Sources==
+<references />
+==See also==
+*[[Eugene]]
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
+[[Category:The Muppets Characters]]
 [[Category:Muppets Tonight Characters]]