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[[Image:Hanselandgretel.jpg|thumb|300px|Hansel and Gretel from Storybook Community School.]]
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'''''Hansel and Gretel''''' is a classic children's tale by the [[Brothers Grimm]]. The eponymous protagonists are a brother and sister who get lost in the woods and encounter an evil [[witches|witch]]. It has been parodied several times in [[The Muppets|Muppet]] productions, with the characters also making appearances in specials and series, as well as being featured in several projects.
   
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==Muppet Characters==
'''''Hansel and Gretel''''' is a classic children's tale by the Brothers Grimm. The eponymous protagonists are a brother and sister who get lost in the woods and encounter an evil [[witches|witch]]. It has been parodied several times in [[Muppet]] productions.
 
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* Hansel and Gretel have appeared occasionally on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' since [[Season 36 (2005)|2005]].
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**In Season 36, Hansel was performed by [[Peter Linz]], and Gretel by [[Noel MacNeal]].
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**[[Episode 4110|A Season 37 episode]] shows that Hansel and Gretel attend [[Storybook Community School]] with other famous characters from children's literature and nursery rhymes. Here, [[Heather Asch]] performed Hansel to Noel MacNeal's Gretel. In a [[Healthy Habits for Life|Healthy Storybook Moment]], also from Season 37, Hansel was performed by [[Matt Vogel]] and Gretel by [[Leslie Carrara-Rudolph]].
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**Hansel and Gretel also appeared as guests at [[Little Red Riding Hood]]'s birthday party in ''[[Elmo and Abby's Birthday Fun!]]'', and in a [[Episode 4303|Season 43 episode]]. In both instances, they were performed respectively by Matt Vogel and [[Stephanie D'Abruzzo]].
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**The duo also appear in the 2007 book ''[[Abby Cadabby's Rhyme Time]]''.
   
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* Hansel and Gretel appear as characters in a retelling of [[Cinderella]] in ''[[The Muppets on Puppets]]''. In this sketch, Gretel was portrayed by a cow.
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==References==
 
* In [[1958]], following a sojourn in Europe, [[Jim Henson]] designed elaborate sets and built puppets for a ''Hansel and Gretel'' stage show, working in a more traditional puppetry style. The project was ultimately abandoned.
 
* In [[1958]], following a sojourn in Europe, [[Jim Henson]] designed elaborate sets and built puppets for a ''Hansel and Gretel'' stage show, working in a more traditional puppetry style. The project was ultimately abandoned.
   
 
* The [[1965]] industrial film ''[[Shrinkel and Stretchel]]'' spoofed the story, with [[Taminella Grinderfall]] as the witch.
 
* The [[1965]] industrial film ''[[Shrinkel and Stretchel]]'' spoofed the story, with [[Taminella Grinderfall]] as the witch.
   
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* [[Muppet Magazine issue 15]] featured [[Rizzo]] and [[Yolanda Rat|Yolanda]] as the duo.
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* ''[[Muppet Magazine]]'' [[Muppet Magazine issue 15|issue 15]] featured [[Rizzo the Rat|Rizzo]] and [[Yolanda Rat|Yolanda]] as the duo.
   
 
* [[Muppet_Babies_(puppets)#babykermit|Kermit]] and [[Muppet_Babies_(puppets)#babypiggy|Piggy]] appeared as the brother and sister in ''[[Muppet Babies' Classic Children's Tales]]''.
 
* [[Muppet_Babies_(puppets)#babykermit|Kermit]] and [[Muppet_Babies_(puppets)#babypiggy|Piggy]] appeared as the brother and sister in ''[[Muppet Babies' Classic Children's Tales]]''.
   
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* ''[[Dinosaurs: Classic Tales]]'' featured a parody, "Hanselsauras and Greteldactyl", featuring [[Robbie Sinclair|Robbie]] and [[Charlene Sinclair]] in the title roles.
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* Hansel and Gretel attend [[Storybook Community School]] on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' with other famous characters from children's literature and nursery rhymes. In [[Season 36]], Hansel was performed by [[Peter Linz]], and Gretel by [[Noel MacNeal]]. [[Heather Asch]] took over the role of Hansel in [[Season 37]].
 
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* A version of the "Hansel and Gretel" tale featuring [[Cookie Monster]] is featured on the 1977 LP [[The Sesame Street Fairy Tale Album]], as well as a [[Sesame_Street_Singles#10cookieshanselgretel|1978 single]].
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* In December [[2006]], The [[Texas|Houston]] Grand Opera presented a new production of "Hansel and Gretel," for which [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]] created a large scale [[Witch (Hansel and Gretel)|Witch]] costume/puppet. The show was presented again at the [[Georgia|Atlanta]] Opera in November [[2007]].
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* [[Elmo]] and [[Zoe]] appear as Hansel and Gretel in the 2008 book ''[[Storybook ABCs]]'', eating ice cream with a friendly [[witch]].
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* Hansel and Gretel appear in ''[[Elmo's Lift-and-Peek Around the Corner Book]]''.
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* The Fairy Tale is referenced by Elmo in the storybook ''[[Ernie and His Merry Monsters]]''.
   
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==Trivia==
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* A version of the "Hansel and Gretel" tale is the B-side on a [[1978]] [[Sesame Street Singles|Sesame Street Single]] featuring [[Cookie Monster]].
 
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* In an effort to sound more authentic in pronouncing the [[Germany|German]] name, Peter Linz introduced his character Hansel as "Hunsel" in Season 36 of ''Sesame Street''. Yet, the correct German spelling "Hรคnsel", with the diacritic "รค" sounding almost identical to an English "a", actually renders Linz's performance linguistically incorrect. Matt Vogel later kept the erroneous pronunciation when taking over the character.
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== Connections==
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*[[Joan Collins]] played the Stepmother and the Witch in the ''Faerie Tale Theatre'' episode.
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*[[Paul Dooley]] played the woodcutter in the ''Faerie Tale Theatre'' episode.
   
 
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Revision as of 22:34, 28 March 2014

Babies
Hanselandgretel

Hansel and Gretel from Storybook Community School.

Sesamstrasse-Mรคrchensongs-HรคnselUndGretel

Ernie and Bert as the siblings on Ernie & Bert Mรคrchensongs.

Hansel and Gretel is a classic children's tale by the Brothers Grimm. The eponymous protagonists are a brother and sister who get lost in the woods and encounter an evil witch. It has been parodied several times in Muppet productions, with the characters also making appearances in specials and series, as well as being featured in several projects.

Muppet Characters

References

  • In 1958, following a sojourn in Europe, Jim Henson designed elaborate sets and built puppets for a Hansel and Gretel stage show, working in a more traditional puppetry style. The project was ultimately abandoned.

Trivia

  • In an effort to sound more authentic in pronouncing the German name, Peter Linz introduced his character Hansel as "Hunsel" in Season 36 of Sesame Street. Yet, the correct German spelling "Hรคnsel", with the diacritic "รค" sounding almost identical to an English "a", actually renders Linz's performance linguistically incorrect. Matt Vogel later kept the erroneous pronunciation when taking over the character.

Connections

  • Joan Collins played the Stepmother and the Witch in the Faerie Tale Theatre episode.
  • Paul Dooley played the woodcutter in the Faerie Tale Theatre episode.
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