Changes: King Goshposh

PERFORMER	Jim Henson
DEBUT	1962
DESIGN	Jim Henson designer
	Don Sahlin builder

Revision as of 01:28, 5 July 2015

EarlyGoshposh — The original puppet, used for *Tales of the Tinkerdee*.

King Goshposh was created for Jim Henson's failed 1962 pilot Tales of the Tinkerdee, and also appeared in another pilot, The Land of Tinkerdee. Goshposh was a genially dunderheaded monarch, with a fondness for parties and presents. He spoke with a broad Texan accent.

Goshposh finally appeared on screen in the 1967 summer replacement series Our Place, appeared under the name "King Louie" on The Mike Douglas Show and in The Muppets on Puppets, had the name King Impossible the Third in Rumple Wrinkle Shrinkel Stretchelstiltzkin, and took a leading role as Prince Arthur Charming's father in the 1970 special Hey Cinderella! He later made an appearance in The Perry Como Winter Show in 1972, playing a hotel manager.

King Goshposh smoked a cigar in many of his scenes; unlike other Muppet cigar-chompers, his was actually lit. In his appearance on The Mike Douglas Show, conversing with Hermione Gingold, Goshposh explains that he has in fact lost his kingdom: "I blew it."

A refurbished, full-body version of the puppet, renamed King Rupert the Second, was featured in the 1971 special The Frog Prince and in The Muppet Show episode 121.

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+{{character|image=KingGoshposh.jpg|performer=[[Jim Henson]]|debut=1962|design=Jim Henson|designnote=designer|design2=[[Don Sahlin]]|designnote2=builder}}
-{{performer|Jim Henson}}
-[[image:kinggoshposh.jpg|thumb|300px|King Goshposh in Hey Cinderella!]]
+[[File:EarlyGoshposh.JPG|thumb|300px|The original puppet, used for ''Tales of the Tinkerdee''.]]
+[[File:Kinggoshposh.jpg|thumb|300px|A rebuilt King Goshposh, as seen in ''Hey Cinderella!'']]
-[[image:Goshposh.JPG|thumb|300px]]
+'''King Goshposh''' was created for [[Jim Henson|Jim Henson's]] failed 1962 pilot ''[[Tales of the Tinkerdee]]'', and also appeared in another pilot, ''[[The Land of Tinkerdee]]''. Goshposh was a genially dunderheaded monarch, with a fondness for parties and presents. He spoke with a broad Texan accent.
-'''King Goshposh''' was performed by [[Jim Henson]].
+Goshposh finally appeared on screen in the 1967 summer replacement series ''[[Our Place]]'', appeared under the name "King Louie" on ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]'' and in ''[[The Muppets on Puppets]]'', had the name King Impossible the Third in ''[[Rumple Wrinkle Shrinkel Stretchelstiltzkin]]'', and took a leading role as [[Prince Arthur Charming]]'s father in the 1970 special ''[[Hey Cinderella!]]'' He later made an appearance in ''[[The Perry Como Winter Show]]'' in 1972, playing a hotel manager.
-This king was created for Jim Henson's failed 1962 pilot [[Tales of the Tinkerdee]]. He later appeared in [[Land of the Tinkerdee]] and [[Hey, Cinderella!]] He probably also appeared in the [[Cinderella Pilot]].
+King Goshposh [[Smoking Muppets|smoked a cigar]] in many of his scenes; unlike other Muppet cigar-chompers, his was actually lit. In his appearance on ''The Mike Douglas Show'', conversing with [[Hermione Gingold]], Goshposh explains that he has in fact lost his kingdom: "I blew it."
-King Goshposh smoked a cigar in many of his scenes.
-The same puppet, renamed [[King Rupert the Second]], was featured in [[The Frog Prince]] and in [[Episode 121: Twiggy]] of [[The Muppet Show]].
+A refurbished, full-body version of the puppet, renamed [[King Rupert the Second]], was featured in the 1971 special ''[[The Frog Prince]]'' and in ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode 121: Twiggy|episode 121]].
+<gallery widths="200" spacing="small" position="center" captionalign="center" orientation="portrait">
+Image:Goshposhsketch.jpg|Concept sketch.
+boo.PNG|King Goshposh in Tales of the Tinkerdee
+</gallery>
+==See also==
+*[[King Goshposh Through the Years]]
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
+[[Category:Tinkerdee Characters]]
+[[Category:The Muppets Characters]]
 [[Category:Tales from Muppetland Characters]]