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[[Image:Linkhog.jpg|thumb|300px|Captain Link Hogthrob]]
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[[Image:Patrol514.jpg|thumb|300px|Link Hogthrob in "Bear on Patrol", with Patrol Bear and multiple [[Beaker|Beakers]]]]
  
[[Image:Patrol514.jpg|thumb|300px|Link Hogthrob in "Bear on Patrol", with Patrol Bear and multiple [[Beaker|Beakers]]]]
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[[Image:TMGTTM-J.ArthurLink.jpg|thumb|300px|From ''The Muppets Go to the Movies''.]]
  
[[Image:TMGTTM-J.ArthurLink.jpg|thumb|300px|From ''The Muppets Go to the Movies''.]]
 
[[Image:MCC-Screengrabs-Link-a.jpg|thumb|300px|Link (back, left) making a brief appearance in ''The Muppet Christmas Carol'']]
  
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[[Image:Muppets2011Trailer02-04.jpg|thumb|300px|As part of The Muppets Barbershop Quartet.]]
  
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[[File:Qvc_link_introduces_beauty_most_wanted.jpg|thumb|300px|Link on [[QVC]]]]
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'''Link Hogthrob''' is the blonde, cleft-chinned [[Pigs|pig]] with a high opinion of himself on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. He debuted in the second season as the not-so-fearless captain of [[the Swinetrek]], where his unbridled machismo was often a source of conflict with his co-star, [[Miss Piggy's Alternate Identities#firstmatepiggy|First Mate Piggy]].
  
'''Link Hogthrob''' is the blonde, cleft-chinned [[Pigs|pig]] with a high opinion of himself on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. He debuted in the second season as the not-so-fearless captain of [[the Swinetrek]], where his unbridled machismo was often a source of conflict with his co-star, [[Miss Piggy's Alternate Identities#firstmatepiggy|First Mate Piggy]].
   
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Link was later one of the few classic ''Muppet Show'' characters to be used regularly in the [[Muppet Central]] control room on ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''. His most notable appearance was in [[Episode 107: Health and Fitness|episode 107]], in which he believes that he has a disease called [[Canadian Snout Fever]], after reading a book of silly diseases and by coincidentally encountering a number of things related to the book's symptoms. Other notable appearances include [[Episode 105: The Ratings Game|episode 105]] (where he tested the Response-O-Matic, a device used to change television programs based on what the viewers want), and [[Episode 112: Food|episode 112]] (in which he appeared in a sketch as a food critic at a restaurant).
  
Link was later one of the few classic ''Muppet Show'' characters to be used regularly in the [[Muppet Central]] control room on ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''. His most notable appearance was in [[Episode 107: Health and Fitness|episode 107]], in which he believes that he has a disease called [[Canadian Snout Fever]], after reading a book of silly diseases and by coincidentally encountering a number of things related to the book's symptoms. Other notable appearances include [[Episode 105: The Ratings Game|episode 105]] (where he tested the Response-O-Matic, a device used to change television programs based on what the viewers want), and [[Episode 112: Food|episode 112]] (in which he appeared in a sketch as a food critic at a restaurant).
   
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Though largely retired after [[Jim Henson|Jim Henson's]] death, Link has since appeared occasionally in silent cameos in such productions as ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'' and ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''. His only speaking roles since 1990 have been in the video games ''[[Muppet RaceMania]]'' and ''[[Muppets Party Cruise]]'', as voiced by [[Steve Whitmire]]. Link returns in puppet form in ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]'', again performed by Whitmire.
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For a time after [[Jim Henson|Jim Henson's]] death, Link was largely retired, appearing in occasional silent cameos such as in ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'' and ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''. His few speaking roles included the video games ''[[Muppet RaceMania]]'' and ''[[Muppets Party Cruise]]'', as voiced by [[Steve Whitmire]]. Whitmire has continued to perform Link in his return to puppet form in ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]'' (where he sang "[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]" as a member of [[the Muppets Barbershop Quartet]]), and ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]'' (singing a verse in "[[Something So Right]]," and conversing with [[Usher]] at [[Muppets Most Wanted Wedding Seating Chart|the wedding]]). Link also appeared during the Muppets' appearance on ''[[QVC]]''.
   
 
An [[Link Hogthrob Action Figure|action figure]] of Link was produced in [[2003]] as part of Series 4 of [[Palisades Toys|Palisades Toys']] line of Muppet action figures.
  
An [[Link Hogthrob Action Figure|action figure]] of Link was produced in [[2003]] as part of Series 4 of [[Palisades Toys|Palisades Toys']] line of Muppet action figures.
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*An [[Link Hogthrob (animated)|animated version of Link]] was seen in Pigs in Space segments in ''[[Little Muppet Monsters]]'' and an episode of ''[[Muppet Babies]]''; a walk-around version of Link was created for ''[[The Muppet Show On Tour]]''.
  
*An [[Link Hogthrob (animated)|animated version of Link]] was seen in Pigs in Space segments in ''[[Little Muppet Monsters]]'' and an episode of ''[[Muppet Babies]]''; a walk-around version of Link was created for ''[[The Muppet Show On Tour]]''.
   
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*According to ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]'', Link is related to the groom (a frog) at Piggy's wedding by marriage.
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==Filmography==
  
   
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==Filmography==
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*''[[The Muppet Show]]''
  
*''[[The Muppet Show]]''
 
**"[[The Muppet Show Theme]]" ([[The Muppet Show Theme#Season Two|Seasons 2 - 5]])
  
**"[[The Muppet Show Theme]]" ([[The Muppet Show Theme#Season Two|Seasons 2 - 5]])
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**[[Episode 402: Crystal Gayle]] ([[Pigs in Space#402|Pigs in Space]])
  
**[[Episode 402: Crystal Gayle]] ([[Pigs in Space#402|Pigs in Space]])
 
**[[Episode 405: Victor Borge]] ("[[Macho Man]]")
  
**[[Episode 405: Victor Borge]] ("[[Macho Man]]")
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** [[Episode 406: Linda Lavin]]
 
**[[Episode 407: Dudley Moore]] ([[Pigs in Space#407|Pigs in Space]])
  
**[[Episode 407: Dudley Moore]] ([[Pigs in Space#407|Pigs in Space]])
 
**[[Episode 409: Beverly Sills]] ("[[Pigoletto]]")
  
**[[Episode 409: Beverly Sills]] ("[[Pigoletto]]")
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**[[Episode 414: Liza Minnelli]]
  
**[[Episode 414: Liza Minnelli]]
 
**[[Episode 415: Anne Murray]] ("[[I Get Around]]")
  
**[[Episode 415: Anne Murray]] ("[[I Get Around]]")
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** [[Episode 416: Jonathan Winters]]
 
**[[Episode 417: Star Wars]] ([[Pigs in Space#417|Pigs in Space]])
  
**[[Episode 417: Star Wars]] ([[Pigs in Space#417|Pigs in Space]])
 
**[[Episode 418: Christopher Reeve]] ("[[Brush Up Your Shakespeare]]")
  
**[[Episode 418: Christopher Reeve]] ("[[Brush Up Your Shakespeare]]")
 
**[[Episode 419: Lynda Carter]] ("[[Wonder Pig]]," "[[Orange Colored Sky]]")
  
**[[Episode 419: Lynda Carter]] ("[[Wonder Pig]]," "[[Orange Colored Sky]]")
 
**[[Episode 420: Alan Arkin]] ([[Pigs in Space#420|Pigs in Space]])
  
**[[Episode 420: Alan Arkin]] ([[Pigs in Space#420|Pigs in Space]])
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** [[Episode 423: Carol Channing]]
 
**[[Episode 424: Diana Ross]] ([[Pigs in Space#424|Pigs in Space]])
  
**[[Episode 424: Diana Ross]] ([[Pigs in Space#424|Pigs in Space]])
 
**[[Episode 501: Gene Kelly]] ([[Pigs in Space#501|Pigs in Space]])
  
**[[Episode 501: Gene Kelly]] ([[Pigs in Space#501|Pigs in Space]])
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*[[The Muppet Show Theme]] Music Video
  
*[[The Muppet Show Theme]] Music Video
 
*''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''
  
*''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''
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*[[QVC]] appearance, March 16, 2014
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*''[[America's Got Talent]]''
   
 
==Book appearances==
  
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*''[[The Muppet Show Comic Book: On the Road]]'' (2010)
  
*''[[The Muppet Show Comic Book: On the Road]]'' (2010)
 
*''[[Muppet Snow White]] ''(2010)
  
*''[[Muppet Snow White]] ''(2010)
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*''[[The Muppets Character Encyclopedia]]'' (2014)
 
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Revision as of 16:09, 22 June 2015

Linkhog
PERFORMER Jim Henson 1977-1990
  Steve Whitmire 2000-present
DEBUT 1977
DESIGN Calista Hendrickson
Vlcsnap-20547
Link-small
Patrol514

Link Hogthrob in "Bear on Patrol", with Patrol Bear and multiple Beakers

Link jim and jane

Link Hogthrob as performed by Jim and Jane Henson.

Aquaticlifelink
TMGTTM-J

From The Muppets Go to the Movies.

MCC-Screengrabs-Link-a

Link (back, left) making a brief appearance in The Muppet Christmas Carol

MuppetsBeingGreenTeaser07

In The Muppets in 2011.

Muppets2011Trailer02-04

As part of The Muppets Barbershop Quartet.

Qvc link introduces beauty most wanted

Link on QVC

Link Hogthrob is the blonde, cleft-chinned pig with a high opinion of himself on The Muppet Show. He debuted in the second season as the not-so-fearless captain of the Swinetrek, where his unbridled machismo was often a source of conflict with his co-star, First Mate Piggy.

Unlike Dr. Julius Strangepork, whose role on The Muppet Show would be primarily relegated to the Pigs in Space sketches, Link would feature regularly both in the show's on stage acts and backstage mayhem. When numbers were consisted of assorted pigs, Link was usually with them.

His singing talents were first featured in his second appearance, where he sang "I Talk to the Trees." Other musical numbers included solos ("Sonny Boy"), duets with Miss Piggy ("La Ci Darem La Mano"), and group numbers ("Sea Chantey," "The Rhyming Song").

Starting in the show's third season, Link was also featured as the police chief in the recurring "Bear on Patrol" sketches, where his dimwittedness was often the source of phsyical trauma to Patrol Bear.

Link was later one of the few classic Muppet Show characters to be used regularly in the Muppet Central control room on The Jim Henson Hour. His most notable appearance was in episode 107, in which he believes that he has a disease called Canadian Snout Fever, after reading a book of silly diseases and by coincidentally encountering a number of things related to the book's symptoms. Other notable appearances include episode 105 (where he tested the Response-O-Matic, a device used to change television programs based on what the viewers want), and episode 112 (in which he appeared in a sketch as a food critic at a restaurant).

For a time after Jim Henson's death, Link was largely retired, appearing in occasional silent cameos such as in The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island. His few speaking roles included the video games Muppet RaceMania and Muppets Party Cruise, as voiced by Steve Whitmire. Whitmire has continued to perform Link in his return to puppet form in The Muppets (where he sang "Smells Like Teen Spirit" as a member of the Muppets Barbershop Quartet), and Muppets Most Wanted (singing a verse in "Something So Right," and conversing with Usher at the wedding). Link also appeared during the Muppets' appearance on QVC.

An action figure of Link was produced in 2003 as part of Series 4 of Palisades Toys' line of Muppet action figures.

Trivia

  • In episode 524, it is revealed that Link wears a toupee. (His latest one looks like a frisbee and is often mistaken for one.) The same episode also reveals that he wears a girdle.

“As a kid, whenever my dad did some stereotypical fatherly chore, like carving the Thanskgiving turkey, that would be the voice he would use. I guess when the character of this pompus, not-too-bright pig came along, he figured well that voice would fit just perfectly.”

  • According to Muppets Most Wanted, Link is related to the groom (a frog) at Piggy's wedding by marriage.

Filmography

Book appearances

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