Changes: Miss Kitty

PERFORMER	various
DEBUT	1970

Revision as of 21:50, 5 August 2015

"Miss Kitty" is a purple monster who first appeared as a Frackle with a match in The Great Santa Claus Switch, performed by Richard Hunt. When he appeared on The Muppet Show, his nose was changed from green to blue, and his eyes were enlarged.

The character was named during his first appearance on The Muppet Show, in the "Cowboy Time" sketch on episode 101. As Rowlf walked through the saloon, he greeted the monster as "Miss Kitty," in a gag reference to saloon owner Miss Kitty Russell from the radio and television Western series Gunsmoke.

Despite the joke, the character has a male voice and usually has male characteristics. However, like other utility Muppets and background characters, gender can change according to the needs of the sketch; for example, in a wig, Miss Kitty is used as the female love interest of the "All of Me" singer on episode 108.

Like many Muppet Monsters, Miss Kitty had no consistent performer. His known performers include:

The Miss Kitty puppet was also reworked for Thudge McGerk in episode 119 (where the character also appears, in unaltered form, in At the Dance and the closing song "You've Got a Friend").

Filmography

The Great Santa Claus Switch
Pure Goldie
The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence
The Muppet Show
- "The Muppet Show Theme" (Seasons 2 - 5)
- Episode 101: Juliet Prowse ("Cowboy Time")
- Episode 103: Joel Grey ("Comedy Tonight")
- Episode 107: Florence Henderson ("Happy Together")
- Episode 108: Paul Williams ("All of Me")
- Episode 113: Bruce Forsyth (At the Dance)
- Episode 119: Vincent Price (At the Dance, "You've Got a Friend")
- Episode 122: Ethel Merman
- Episode 203: Milton Berle ("Ugly")
- Episode 207: Edgar Bergen ("Consider Yourself")
- Episode 208: Steve Martin
- Episode 215: Lou Rawls
- Episode 222: Teresa Brewer ("Cheesecake")
The Muppet Movie ("The Rainbow Connection" Finale)
The Great Muppet Caper
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Better World Society commercials
Mopatop's Shop

Book appearances

The Muppet Show Annual 1977

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-[[Image:Miss Kitty.JPG|200px|thumb|"Howdy, Rowlf!"]]
+{{character|image=Miss Kitty.JPG|performer=various|debut=1970}}
-'''Miss Kitty''' is a purple monster who first appeared as a [[Frackle]] in ''[[The Great Santa Claus Switch]]'' (with a round green nose and smaller eyes) before becoming one of the regular [[Muppet Monsters]] on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.
+"'''Miss Kitty'''" is a purple [[Muppet Monster|monster]] who first appeared as a [[Frackle]] with a match in ''[[The Great Santa Claus Switch]]'', performed by [[Richard Hunt]]. When he appeared on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', his nose was changed from green to blue, and his eyes were enlarged.
-The character was first named "Miss Kitty" by [[Rowlf]] in the "[[Cowboy Time]]" sketch in [[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse|episode 101]], a reference to the character on ''[[Gunsmoke]]''.
-Despite the joke name, the character is male. Miss Kitty only dances with [[dancers|female companions]] in the [[At the Dance]] sketches.  In "[[All of Me]]", the monster wears a wig to play a female role.
+The character was named during his first appearance on ''The Muppet Show'', in the "[[Cowboy Time]]" sketch on [[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse|episode 101]]. As [[Rowlf the Dog|Rowlf]] walked through the saloon, he greeted the monster as "Miss Kitty," in a gag reference to saloon owner Miss Kitty Russell from the radio and television Western series ''[[Gunsmoke]]''.
-Miss Kitty had no consistent performer.  His known performers include:
-:*[[Dave Goelz]]: Episodes 101, [[Episode 103: Joel Grey|103]] and [[Episode 107: Florence Henderson|107]]
+Despite the joke, the character has a male voice and usually has male characteristics. However, like other utility Muppets and background characters, gender can change according to the needs of the sketch; for example, in a wig, Miss Kitty is used as the female love interest of the "[[All of Me]]" singer on [[Episode 108: Paul Williams|episode 108]].
+Like many Muppet Monsters, Miss Kitty had no consistent performer. His known performers include:
+:*[[Dave Goelz]]: Episodes 101, [[Episode 103: Joel Grey|103]], and [[Episode 107: Florence Henderson|107]]
 :*[[Jim Henson]]: [[Episode 113: Bruce Forsyth|Episode 113]]
 :*[[Richard Hunt]]: [[Episode 119: Vincent Price|Episode 119]]
-:*[[Jerry Nelson]]: [[Episode 119: Vincent Price|Episode 119]] (as [[Thudge McGerk]])
+The Miss Kitty puppet was also reworked for [[Thudge McGerk]] in episode 119 (where the character also appears, in unaltered form, in [[At the Dance]] and the closing song "[[You've Got a Friend]]").
-Miss Kitty appeared on the cover of ''[[The Muppet Show Annual 1977]]''.
-==Appearances==
+==Filmography==
-*[[The Great Santa Claus Switch]]
+*''[[The Great Santa Claus Switch]]''
-*[[Pure Goldie]]
+*''[[Pure Goldie]]''
-*[[The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence]]
+*''[[The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence]]''
-*[[The Muppet Show]]
+*''[[The Muppet Show]]''
+**"[[The Muppet Show Theme]]" ([[The Muppet Show Theme#Season Two|Seasons 2 - 5]])
-:*[[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse]] ("[[Cowboy Time]]" sketch, character named)
-:*[[Episode 103: Joel Grey]] ("[[Comedy Tonight]]")
+**[[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse]] ("[[Cowboy Time]]")
-:*[[Episode 107: Florence Henderson]] ("[[Happy Together]]")
+**[[Episode 103: Joel Grey]] ("[[Comedy Tonight]]")
-:*[[Episode 108: Paul Williams]] ("[[All of Me]]", in a wig)
+**[[Episode 107: Florence Henderson]] ("[[Happy Together]]")
-:*[[Episode 113: Bruce Forsyth]] ([[At the Dance]])
+**[[Episode 108: Paul Williams]] ("[[All of Me]]")
-:*[[Episode 119: Vincent Price]] (At the Dance, with [[Boppity]] in drag)
+**[[Episode 113: Bruce Forsyth]] ([[At the Dance]])
-:*[[Episode 122: Ethel Merman]]
+**[[Episode 119: Vincent Price]] (At the Dance, "[[You've Got a Friend]]")
-:*[[Episode 203: Milton Berle]] ("[[Ugly]]")
+**[[Episode 122: Ethel Merman]]
-:*[[Episode 207: Edgar Bergen]]
+**[[Episode 203: Milton Berle]] ("[[Ugly]]")
-:*[[Episode 208: Steve Martin]]
+**[[Episode 207: Edgar Bergen]] ("[[Consider Yourself]]")
-:*[[Episode 215: Lou Rawls]]
+**[[Episode 208: Steve Martin]]
-:*[[Episode 222: Teresa Brewer]] ("[[Cheese Cake]]")
+**[[Episode 215: Lou Rawls]]
+**[[Episode 222: Teresa Brewer]] ("[[Cheesecake (song)|Cheesecake]]")
-*[[The Muppet Movie]]
+*''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' ([[The Muppet Movie#Rainbow Connection Finale|"The Rainbow Connection" Finale]])
-*[[The Great Muppet Caper]]
-*[[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]]
+*''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]''
+*''[[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]]''
-*[[Better World Society]]
+*[[Better World Society]] commercials
-*[[The Jim Henson Hour]]
-*[[Mopatop's Shop]]
+*''[[Mopatop's Shop]]''
+==Book appearances==
+*''[[The Muppet Show Annual 1977]]''
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
-[[Category:Muppet Monsters]]
 [[Category:Muppet Show Characters]]
+[[Category:Muppet Monsters]]
+[[Category:The Muppets Characters]]