Changes: Nigel (Muppets Tonight)

PERFORMER	Brian Henson
DEBUT	1996

Revision as of 23:28, 14 March 2016

Nigel is Muppets Tonight’s stressed-out director. His mood often shifts suddenly from mellow to frantic or vice versa, depending on how well the show is going, and how much coffee he's been drinking. Unlike most characters with eyelids (which usually slide), Nigel's eyelids actually lift themselves off of his head.

According to The Muppets Character Encyclopedia, he got his training at the Peter Harris TV Academy at the Elstree Campus and after Muppets Tonight ended, he changed his career to an air traffic controller.

Nigel bears a physical resemblance to Muppet Show character Droop. He later made a background cameo near the end of The Muppets.

A ceramic Nigel figurine was produced in France, as part of a series of Muppet fèves. This is the only example of Nigel merchandise.

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-{{performer|Brian Henson}}
+{{character|image=Nigel-muppetstonight.jpg|performer=[[Brian Henson]]|debut=1996}}
-[[Image:Nigel director.jpg|thumb|300px|Nigel (right) in the ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' control room.]]
-'''Nigel''' is ''[[Muppets Tonight|Muppets Tonight's]]'' stressed-out director.  His mood often shifts suddenly from mellow to frantic or vice versa, depending on how well the show is going, and how much coffee he's been drinking.
+'''Nigel''' is ''[[Muppets Tonight]]''’s stressed-out director. His mood often shifts suddenly from mellow to frantic or vice versa, depending on how well the show is going, and how much coffee he's been drinking. Unlike most characters with eyelids (which usually slide), Nigel's eyelids actually lift themselves off of his head.
+According to ''[[The Muppets Character Encyclopedia]]'', he got his training at the [[Peter Harris]] TV Academy at the [[Elstree]] Campus and after ''Muppets Tonight'' ended, he changed his career to an air traffic controller.
-Nigel bears a physical resemblance to an earlier Muppet character named [[Droop]].
+Nigel bears a physical resemblance to ''[[The Muppet Show|Muppet Show]]'' character [[Droop]]. He later made a background cameo near the end of ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''.
+A ceramic Nigel figurine was produced in France, as part of a series of [[Muppet fèves]]. This is the only example of Nigel merchandise.
+<gallery widths=250>
+Image:Nigel director.jpg|Nigel (seen here with [[Eugene (Muppets Tonight)|Eugene]] in the [[KMUP]] control room)...
+Nigel eyes.gif|...had unique eyelids that raised off of his eyeballs.
+</gallery>
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Nigel Muppets Tonight}}
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
 [[Category:Muppets Tonight Characters]]
 [[Category:Broadcasting]]
+[[Category:The Muppets Characters]]