Gonzo Through the Years

The Evolution of Gonzo (1970-present)

Image	As seen in	Year	Notes
	The Great Santa Claus Switch	1970	Gonzo started life as Snarl, the Cigar Box Frackle.
	The Muppet Show Season 1	1976	For The Muppet Show, the hook-nosed Frackle puppet is rechristened as The Great Gonzo and is given a purplish-red tuxedo. His permanently downcast expression gave performer Dave Goelz little to develop with during that first season. When he realized the character worked better in a more energetic form, Goelz built a new Gonzo puppet between the first and second year with modified eyelids, helping him become a more active character. For the rest of The Muppet Show's run, the original Gonzo puppet became sort of a substitute for the latter puppet if needed. Such rare examples include one of the second season openings, as well as episodes 207 and 407.
	The Muppet Show Season 2	1977-1978	Gonzo now has olive green eyelids that can raise with expression, through a mechanism Goelz created for the puppet. His nose is slightly more rounded and isn’t as blue as before.
	The Muppet Show Season 3	1978-1981	Although Gonzo still wears his purplish-red tux (usually seen in the opening theme), he also begins to wear a more dazzling brighter velvet tuxedo, with purple lapels/cuffs and a magenta bow tie. He is also modified a bit, with an improved eye focus.
	The Muppet Movie	1978 - 1980	Gonzo's eyelids are now orange-yellow. Gonzo's nose is now tan with a little blue in it. He now wears a light blue shirt and a black vest with a blue visor. He would occasionally wear this for seasons 4 and 5 of The Muppet Show in addition to his tux.
	The Great Muppet Caper	1981	Gonzo has a slightly bigger physique and now has a tan coat and a sweater vest for his role as an ace photographer in The Great Muppet Caper.
File:Gonzo80s.JPG	The Jim Henson Hour	1984-1991	Gonzo retained his sweater vest from The Great Muppet Caper, looking a bit like Bill Cosby in The Cosby Show. Gonzo sports this look in The Muppets Take Manhattan, A Muppet Family Christmas, The Jim Henson Hour, The Muppets at Walt Disney World, Muppet*Vision 3D and The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson.
	The Muppet Christmas Carol	1992-1996	Gonzo's eyelids now overlap, giving him a slightly more demented look. His nose is variations of purple, blue, and tan. During the storybook-adaptation era for the Muppets, Gonzo usually appeared in clothing befitting the time period of the story. Gonzo can be seen in this form in The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island.
	Muppets Tonight	1996-2001	Continuing a sartorial style first glimpsed in 1990s commercials and Muppet Classic Theater, Gonzo's typical attire now includes a loud jacket, wild tie, and other "hip" and unusual clothing elements, in contrast to his earlier suit or daredevil outfit. In addition to Muppets Tonight, Gonzo appeared in this clothing again in Muppets from Space and at MuppetFest.
	It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie	2002-2009	Gonzo returns to wearing a suit as he did during his Muppet Show days, but now sports a necktie instead of a bowtie. Gonzo's nose is now just tan.
	D23 Expo	2009-present	Gonzo is resculpted entirely, donning a thicker, very blue nose. His pupil size was reduced and his eyelids are now orange-yellow again like the late-70's puppet. The same new puppet was also used for some of the Give a Day. Get a Disney Day. commercials. Gonzo is also bigger, most noticeable from his head and hands.