Changes: Flute-Snatcher

DEBUT	1966
DESIGN	Jim Henson original sketches

Revision as of 14:35, 10 November 2015

Snatchersketch — Flute-Snatcher (1966), sketch from *Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles*

The Flute-Snatcher is a brown beaked monster who was created by Jim Henson for an unaired General Foods commercial in 1966 for three snack foods -- Wheels, Flutes and Crowns. In Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles, Alison Inches describes the Flute-Snatcher as "a speed demon with a long, sharp nose and windblown hair." ^[1]

He was used for various inserts in the first season of Sesame Street. In one sketch, he watched a giant letter A with Cookie Monster, Fred's son, Beautiful Day Monster, an early Grover, and Scudge. He also briefly appeared in one of the Number Song Series inserts with the early Grover, Beautiful Day Monster, Snork, and Thudge.

The Flute-Snatcher made a small cameo in 1984's The Muppets Take Manhattan as one of the wedding guests, sitting at the end of the fourth row on the bride's side.

The design for the Flute-Snatcher puppet is similar to Snake Frackle, who appeared as one of Cosmo Scam's henchmen in the 1970 Christmas special The Great Santa Claus Switch.

Sources

↑ Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles, Alison Inches, 2001, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., p. 93.

[1] Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles, Alison Inches, 2001, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., p. 93.

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+{{character|image=FluteSnatcher.jpg|debut=1966|design=[[Jim Henson]]|designnote=original sketches}}
-'''The Flute-Snatcher''' is a brown monster with a beak who was created for a [[Wheels, Crowns and Flutes]] commercial.
+[[Image:Snatchersketch.jpg|300px|thumb|Flute-Snatcher (1966), sketch from ''[[Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles (book)|Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles]]'']]
+'''The Flute-Snatcher''' is a brown beaked monster who was created by [[Jim Henson]] for an unaired General Foods commercial in [[1966]] for three snack foods -- [[Wheels, Flutes and Crowns]]. In ''[[Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles]]'', [[Alison Inches]] describes the Flute-Snatcher as "a speed demon with a long, sharp nose and windblown hair." <ref>''[[Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles]]'', Alison Inches, 2001, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., p. 93.</ref>
-He was used for various inserts in the [[Season 1|first season]] of ''[[Sesame Street]]''. In one sketch, he watched a giant A with [[Cookie Monster]], [[Baby Monster]], [[Beautiful Day Monster]], [[Fuzzyface]], and [[Scudge]].
+He was used for various inserts in the [[Season 1|first season]] of ''[[Sesame Street]]''. In one sketch, he watched a giant letter [[A]] with [[Cookie Monster]], [[Fred's son]], [[Beautiful Day Monster]], an early [[Grover]], and [[Scudge]]. He also briefly appeared in one of the [[Number Song Series]] inserts with the early Grover, Beautiful Day Monster, [[Snork]], and [[Thudge]].
-He later appeared in ''[[The Great Santa Claus Switch]]'', ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]'', and ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''. His design would also be the base for [[Snake Frackle]].
+The Flute-Snatcher made a small cameo in [[1984]]'s ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]'' as one of the wedding guests, sitting at the end of the fourth row on the bride's side.
+The design for the Flute-Snatcher puppet is similar to [[Snake Frackle]], who appeared as one of [[Cosmo Scam's henchmen]] in the [[1970]] [[Christmas]] special ''[[The Great Santa Claus Switch]]''.
+<gallery orientation="landscape" captionalign="left">
+Image:Flutesnatchersesame.jpg|The Flute-Snatcher looks at the letter A on ''Sesame Street''.
+Image:5...whatevertheyare!.jpg‎|The Flute-Snatcher and his gang of monsters break a man's window in a Number Song Series segment on ''Sesame Street''.
+Image:Flutesnatcherwedding1.jpg|The Flute-Snatcher, at Kermit and Miss Piggy's wedding in ''The Muppets Take Manhattan''.
+Muppet party.JPG|[[Hallmark]] birthday card
+</gallery>
+==Sources==
+<references />
 [[Category:Sesame Street Characters]]
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
 [[Category:Muppet Monsters]]
 [[Category:Commercials Characters]]
+[[Category:Sesame Street Monsters]]