King Kong
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King Kong is a giant ape who became a very big movie star with his 1933 film, followed by a handful of sequels and remakes. He has been spoofed in numerous Muppet productions, his iconic climb up the Empire State Building being a frequent target of parody.
In the Jim Henson Hour special "Miss Piggy's Hollywood", Miss Piggy and Gonzo encounter an audio-animatronic Kong on the Universal Studios tour. He sings a line of the musical number "That's Entertainment."
The same theme park incarnation of Kong was featured in Muppet Magazine issue 21, in a feature where Miss Piggy tours Universal Studios.
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Other Appearances
- Jim Henson's Creature Shop created two different animatronic versions of King Kong in 1993, one for a UK Weetabix ad and another for an Energizer Batteries spot, co-starring the Energizer Bunny.
References
- When Piggy tries to move a paralyzed Link Hogthrob at the beginning of the Pigs in Space sketch in episode 307 of The Muppet Show, she comments of his weight, "he's like King Kong."
- In Episode 403: Shields & Yarnell of The Muppet Show, a gorilla parodies King Kong and sings "It's Lonely at the Top" while perched on a tall building.
- In The Muppet Movie, during "I Hope That Something Better Comes Along," Kermit sings "She made a monkey out of old King Kong."
- The "Hey a Movie!" opening number in the 1981 special The Muppets Go to the Movies features film clips from classic movies, including King Kong.
- The Muppet Babies episode "Piggy's Hyper-Activity Book" features a giant gorilla who climbs the side of the Empire State building to bring Baby Gonzo room service.
- In the Muppet Babies episode "The New Adventures of Kermo Polo," Baby Gonzo is cast as "The Great Khan," but mistakenly thinks he's supposed to be "Gonzo Kong."
- Muppet Magazine issue 10 includes a Ghostbusters parody comic in which the "Grossbusters" accidentally create a giant monster of trash which nabs Piggy and climbs to the top of the Empire State Building.
- A 2006 film animated by Magnetic Dreams (Traction Jackson) for Elmo's Potty Time features a giant King Kong-esque gorilla in the streets of a big city who must listen to his body and figure out its needs.
- King Kong comes to see Miss Piggy backstage in a Muppet comic strip by Guy and Brad Gilchrist.
- Guy Gilchrist would again draw King Kong for the Dixie Muppet Babies cups.
- During the theme for Sesame English, as Tingo's plane arrives in New York, a gorilla is seen clinging to The Empire State Building.
- In the "Kermit, P.I." segment seen in the Little Muppet Monsters episode "Space Cowboys," Kermit and Fozzie are on a mission to find a gorilla who has escaped from the zoo, eventually figuring that gorillas like pretty blondes on the Empire State Building.
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 Sesame Street Magazine (1974) |
 The Muppets Go to the Movies (1981) |
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 Muppet Magazine issue 10 (1985) |
 "Piggy's Hyper-Activity Book" (1985) |
 "Space Cowboys" (1985) |
 Muppet Magazine issue 21 centerfold (1988) |
 "The New Adventures of Kermo Polo" (1989) |
 UK Weetabix commercial (1993) |
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 Elmo's Potty Time (2006) |
Connections
- Carl Banas voiced Professor Bond and others in The King Kong Show (TV, 1966)
- Corbin Bernsen played a reporter in King Kong (1976)
- Jack Black played Carl Denham in King Kong (2005)
- Peter Cullen provided the ape vocals in King Kong (1976)
- Peter Elliott played the title role in King Kong Lives (1986)
- Paul Frees dubbed the voice of Dr. Who and others in King Kong Escapes (1967)
- Charles Grodin played Fred Wilson in King Kong (1976)
- Dudley Moore voiced C. B. Denham in The Mighty Kong (1998)
- Andy Serkis served as the motion capture model for the title ape (and also played Lumpy the cook) in King Kong (2005)
