Changes: Ghosts

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A ghost is the apparition of someone who has died. Popular culture has depicted a wide variety of ghosts associated with Halloween and works of fiction meant to be scary. Ghosts have been portrayed as genuinely frightening and gory to lighter depictions meant as fun or even friendly.

On The Muppet Show, a trio of ghosts appear in episode 119 telling ghost jokes backstage. They sang the Beatles' song "I'm Looking Through You" for the episode's UK Spot, and joined in the closing number, "You've Got a Friend." Designed in the tradition of cloth sheet with eyeholes and mouths cut out, they were filmed so as to seem transparent.

In this episode, the two male ghosts were performed by John Lovelady and Richard Hunt; the female ghost was performed Eren Ozker.

One of the ghosts was later reused in the Mopatop's Shop episode "Ghosts," where he was performed by Brian Herring.

This particular style of ghost was rebuilt in 2011 and used in a short promo for The Muppets. [1]

A different ghost puppet appeared in episode 307 of The Muppet Show, echoing the dance moves of Alice Cooper in "Welcome to My Nightmare" and Thog in "Once a Year Day." While this ghost also floated and was filmed so as to seem transparent, his appearance differed in that his body appeared to be wrapped like a mummy and he had two legs instead of no discernible lower half.

On Sesame Street, a ghost with more traditional Muppet eyes lives in Count von Count's castle. He shows up when Elmo comes to visit in Elmo Says BOO!, answering The Count's riddle, "what's a ghost's favorite dessert?": boooo-berry pie! An illustrated ghost appears in The Sesame Street Dictionary under the entry for "bowl."

Merchandise

A non-articulated Ghost action figure, based on the first Muppet Show season model, was included as an accessory with the Uncle Deadly Action Figure. It included a clear base and stand to make the Ghost appear as if it were floating. Three different paint schemes were produced -- regular, clear, and glow-in-the-dark.

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+[[Image:Ghost-mopatop.jpg|thumb|300px|''Mopatop's Shop'']]
+A '''ghost''' is the apparition of someone who has died. Popular culture has depicted a wide variety of ghosts associated with [[Halloween]] and works of fiction meant to be scary. Ghosts have been portrayed as genuinely frightening and gory to lighter depictions meant as fun or even friendly.
-'''The Ghosts''' are a group of floating spooks, in the traditional cloth sheet with eyeholes and mouth, who appear in [[Episode 119: Vincent Price|episode 119]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', telling ghost jokes. In the episode's [[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK spot]], the ghosts sing [[the Beatles|the Beatles']] "[[I'm Looking Through You]]". [[Fozzie Bear]] wanders by during the number, and is scared away.
+On ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', a trio of ghosts appear in [[Episode 119: Vincent Price|episode 119]] telling ghost jokes [[backstage]]. They sang [[The Beatles|the Beatles']] song "[[I'm Looking Through You]]" for the episode's [[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]], and joined in the closing number, "[[You've Got a Friend]]." Designed in the tradition of cloth sheet with eyeholes and mouths cut out, they were filmed so as to seem transparent.
-The male ghosts were performed by [[John Lovelady]] and [[Richard Hunt]]. The female ghost was performed [[Eren Ozker]].
+In this episode, the two male ghosts were performed by [[John Lovelady]] and [[Richard Hunt]]; the female ghost was performed [[Eren Ozker]].
+One of the ghosts was later reused in the ''[[Mopatop's Shop]]'' episode "[[Episode 106: Ghosts|Ghosts]]," where he was performed by [[Brian Herring]].
-A Muppet ghost was included as an accessory with the [[Uncle Deadly Action Figure]].
+This particular style of ghost was rebuilt in 2011 and used in a short promo for ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''. [http://disney.go.com/videos/characters/muppets/?content=1955195#/videos/characters/muppets/&content=1955195]
-One of the ghosts were re-used in the ''[[Mopatop's Shop]]'' episode "[[Episode 106: Ghosts|Ghosts]]", performed by [[Brian Herring]].
+A different ghost puppet appeared in [[Episode 307: Alice Cooper|episode 307]] of ''The Muppet Show'', echoing the dance moves of [[Alice Cooper]] in "[[Welcome to My Nightmare]]" and [[Thog]] in "[[Once a Year Day]]."  While this ghost also floated and was filmed so as to seem transparent, his appearance differed in that his body appeared to be wrapped like a mummy and he had two legs instead of no discernible lower half.
-Another ghost of similar appearance dances beside [[Alice Cooper]] in [[Episode 307: Alice Cooper|Episode 307]] of [[The Muppet Show]].
+On ''[[Sesame Street]]'', a ghost with more traditional [[Muppet Eyes|Muppet eyes]] lives in [[Count von Count's castle]]. He shows up when [[Elmo]] comes to visit in ''[[Elmo Says BOO! (video)|Elmo Says BOO!]]'', answering [[Count von Count|The Count]]'s riddle, "what's a ghost's favorite dessert?": boooo-berry pie! An illustrated ghost appears in ''[[The Sesame Street Dictionary]]'' under the entry for "bowl."
-==See Also==
+==Merchandise==
+*A non-articulated Ghost action figure, based on the first ''Muppet Show'' season model, was included as an accessory with the [[Uncle Deadly Action Figure]].  It included a clear base and stand to make the Ghost appear as if it were floating.  Three different paint schemes were produced -- regular, clear, and glow-in-the-dark.
+==Other Ghosts==
 *[[Ceiling Ghost]]
 *[[Chester Pugh]]
 *[[Fughetta Faffner]]
 *[[Jacob and Robert Marley]]
-*[[Ghost of Christmas Past]]
+*[[The Ghost of Christmas Past]]
-*[[Ghost of Christmas Present]]
+*[[The Ghost of Christmas Present]]
-*[[Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come]]
+*[[The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come]]
+*[[John Stone]]
+==See also==
 *[[Ghost of Sam Arrow Action Figure]]
 *[[Ghost Town]]
 [[Category:Muppet Show Characters]]
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
+[[Category:Sesame Street Characters]]
 [[Category:Muppet Character Types]]
-[[Category:Halloween]]
+[[Category:Halloween Characters]]
 [[Category:Death]]
+[[Category:The Muppets Characters]]