Changes: Eugene (Muppets Tonight)

PERFORMER	various
DEBUT	1994

Revision as of 00:26, 21 July 2015

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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-[[Image:Eugene-mink.jpg|frame|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 [[Newsgroups|alt.tv.muppets ]] that "[[Brian Henson]] performed the mink in 'Gotta Get That Name'".
+'''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" when he appeared on ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', for which he was usually performed by [[Steve Whitmire]].  He worked in the control room  as [[Nigel (Muppets Tonight)|Nigel]]'s assistant.
+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, but his resemblance to [[Maureen the Mink]] and Whitmire's comment of the puppet being that of a mink causes most fans to believe Eugene is a mink (although, Whitmire has also referred to him as a weasel).
+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>
-In a Muppet Central interview, Steve Whitmire said that Eugene was his favorite new character from ''Muppets Tonight''.
 ==Filmography==
 <div class="appear">
 *''[[Muppet Classic Theater]]''
 *''[[Muppets Tonight]]''
-**[[Episode 108: Jason Alexander]]
+**"[[Muppets Tonight Theme]]"
+**[[Episode 108: Jason Alexander]]
 **[[Episode 201: The Artist Formerly Known as Prince]]
 **[[Episode 202: Rick Moranis]]
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 *''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''
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+==Sources==
+<references />
 ==See also==