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[[Image:Muppetmagazine24.JPG|thumb|300px|Muppet Magazine issue #24]]
  
[[Image:Muppetmagazine24.JPG|thumb|300px|Muppet Magazine issue #24]]
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[[Image:Gym.JPG|thumb|300px|Julianne McNamara and the Muppets.]]
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[[Image:Mitch.JPG|thumb|300px|Mitch Gaylord and Kermit.]]
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[[Image:US-SnowboardingTeam-Mascot-Animal02.jpg|thumb|300px|Animal, official mascot of the 1998 U.S. Snowboarding Team.]]
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[[File:TheOjolympics.jpg|thumb|300px|''The Ojo-lympics'']]
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'''The Olympic Games''', or Olympics, are an international multi-sport event taking place every four years and comprising summer and winter games. Originally held in ancient Greece, they were revived by a French nobleman, Pierre Frèdy, Baron de Coubertin in the late 19th century. The Summer Olympics have been held every fourth year since 1896, except in 1916, 1940, and 1944 due to the World Wars.
  
'''The Olympic Games''', or Olympics, are an international multi-sport event taking place every four years and comprising summer and winter games. Originally held in ancient Greece, they were revived by a French nobleman, Pierre Frèdy, Baron de Coubertin in the late 19th century. The Summer Olympics have been held every fourth year since 1896, except in 1916, 1940, and 1944 due to the World Wars.
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A special edition for winter sports, the Olympic Winter Games, was first held in 1924. The first winter Olympics competitions were originally held as a non-Olympic sports festival, but were declared to be official Games by the International Olympic Committee in 1925. Originally these were held in the same year as the Summer Olympics, but since 1994 the Winter Games and the Summer Games have been held two years apart.
  
A special edition for winter sports, the Olympic Winter Games, was first held in 1924. The first winter Olympics competitions were originally held as a non-Olympic sports festival, but were declared to be official Games by the International Olympic Committee in 1925. Originally these were held in the same year as the Summer Olympics, but since 1994 the Winter Games and the Summer Games have been held two years apart.
   
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[[Animal]] was the mascot of the U.S. Snowboarding Team for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, [[Japan]]. This was the first year that snowboarding was recognized by the Olympics, and the team adopted Animal as their mascot.
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[[Animal]] was the mascot of the U.S. Snowboarding Team for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, [[Japan]]. This was the first year that snowboarding was recognized by the Olympics, and the team adopted Animal as their mascot. The drummer also made a television appearance in Nagano with [[CBS]] reporter Kennedy, who stapled his feet to a snowboard.
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
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===Los Angeles 1984===
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* The [[Coca-Cola Polar Bear]] made appearances at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
  
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The Muppets appeared in ''[[An Olympic Gala]]'', the television special kicking off the games.
   
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=== Vancouver 2010===
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==References==
  
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The [[Coca-Cola Polar Bear]] made appearances at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
   
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=== London 2012===
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*In 1995, ''[[Sesame Street]]'' spoofed the Olympics in [[Episode 3300]], in which [[Slimey]], [[Oscar the Grouch]]'s pet worm, competed in the Worm Summer Games. The material was later reused in the video ''[[Slimey's World Games]]''.
  
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'''Elmo Should Go to the Olympics''' (also called '''ElmOlympian''') was an official social media campaign by [[Sesame Workshop]], launched on June 4, [[2012]], following [[Elmo]] from ''[[Sesame Street]]'' as he prepares for the 2012 Olympic Games in [[London]], [[England]]. On June 7, 2012, Elmo appeared on ''[[Today]]'' to promote his cause; [[NBC]] is the London Olympics broadcaster in [[The United States of America|the United States]].
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Two new videos were released July 23, the first announcing that Elmo would be joined by [[Abby Cadabby|Abby]] and [[Grover]] at the Olympics, and the second with Elmo talking to [[Sarah Hughes]]. As of the second set of videos, the Facebook campaign page had been taken down, and text references to the Olympics were scrubbed from new videos.
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Boxer [[Marcus Brown]] was featured in a third video. A USA Boxing representative said the segment was filmed in New York in mid-June, shortly after the USA Olympic boxing team was formally announced. Brown was recommended to producers, who were looking for New York-based Olympians.<ref>Stephen Hart, "[http://www.silive.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/08/staten_islands_marcus_browne_m.html Staten Island's Marcus Browne meets Elmo from 'Sesame Street']", ''Staten Island Advance'', August 3, 2012.</ref>
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[[Tim Morehouse]] and [[Daryl Homer]], two American fencers, discuss teamwork in another video. Morehouse met up with Elmo, Grover, and Abby at the Olympics itself, August 11, tweeting pictures of the encounter.
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During their stay in London, Elmo, Abby and Grover appeared on ''[[Today]]'' (August 9), ''[[Milkshake!]]'' (August 10), and ''[[Rove Live]]'' (August 11).
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==References==
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* In 1995, ''[[Sesame Street]]'' spoofed the Olympics in [[Episode 3300]], in which [[Slimey]], [[Oscar the Grouch]]'s pet worm, competed in the Worm Summer Games. The material was later reused in the video ''[[Slimey's World Games]]''.
   
 
* ''Sesame Street'' also spoofed the Winter Olympics in [[Episode 3061|episode 3061]] with the Worm Winter Games, which were held in Squggleville, [[France]].
  
* ''Sesame Street'' also spoofed the Winter Olympics in [[Episode 3061|episode 3061]] with the Worm Winter Games, which were held in Squggleville, [[France]].
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*The Olympics have also been spoofed in [[Muppet Magazine]] issues [[Muppet Magazine issue 21|21]] and [[Muppet Magazine issue 24|24]].
  
*The Olympics have also been spoofed in [[Muppet Magazine]] issues [[Muppet Magazine issue 21|21]] and [[Muppet Magazine issue 24|24]].
   
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*In 1992, ''[[Good Morning America]]'' featured many Muppet skits. In one skit, "The Muppet Games", [[Lewis Kazagger]] reported on the Geek Winter Games (a much cheaper alternative to the Winter Olympics), where founding geek [[Gonzo]] demonstrates demolition speed skating.
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*In 1992, ''[[Good Morning America]]'' featured many Muppet skits. In one skit, "The Muppet Games", [[Lewis Kazagger]] reported on the Geek Winter Games (a much cheaper alternative to the Winter Olympics), where founding geek [[Gonzo]] demonstrates demolition speed skating.
   
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*[[Oscar's trash can]] contains an Olympic-size swimming pool
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*[[Oscar's trash can]] contains an Olympic-size swimming pool.
   
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*''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'' released a book titled, ''[[The Ojo-lympics]]''.
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*In "[[Episode 208: The Ojolympics|The Ojolympics]]," from ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'', Ojo created her own Olympic Games called The Ojolympics. This story was also made available [[The Ojo-lympics|as a book]].
   
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*Four [[Winter Olympics pins]] featuring Animal were released for the 1998 Winter Olympics.
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*Four [[Winter Olympics pins]] featuring Animal were released for the 1998 Winter Olympics in [[Japan|Nagano]], that were also available at the 2002 Winter Olympics in [[Utah|Salt Lake City]].
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*In January of 2006, [[Kermit the Frog]] visited the Olympic Stadium in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], built for the 1936 Summer Olympics, to promote his [[Adidas]] Adicolor line of sports apparel. He took a brief, bare-flippered jog on the freezing cold track.
   
 
*A week of ''[[Plaza Sésamo]]'' episodes in 2006 parodied the Olympic Games with the "[[Episodio 896|Plaza Olympiadas]]", even making a variation of the Olympics logo.
  
*A week of ''[[Plaza Sésamo]]'' episodes in 2006 parodied the Olympic Games with the "[[Episodio 896|Plaza Olympiadas]]", even making a variation of the Olympics logo.
   
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==2014 Winter Games Promos==
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To promote the release of [[Muppets Most Wanted]], and to coincide with the 2014 Winter Games in [[Russia|Sochi]], the Muppets were featured in a series of TV spots and web videos themed around the Winter Olympics.
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Image:Episode3061b.jpg|The Worm Winter Games
  
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File:Muppets Most Wanted - Right Now|"Right Now" TV Spot
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File:Muppets Most Wanted "Winter Games" TV Spot|"Winter Games" TV Spot
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File:Muppets Most Wanted - Curling at the Winter Games|Curling at the Winter Games
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File:Muppets Most Wanted - Snowboarding at the Winter Games|Snowboarding at the Winter Games
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Additionally, a set of web videos supporting team [[Canada]] were released on Walt Disney Studio's Canadian YouTube channel featuring the Muppets.
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<gallery widths="209" orientation="landscape" captionalign="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton=true >
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File:Let the winter games begin!|"Let The Games Begin"<br>with [[Scooter]]
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File:Ready, Set, Sweep!|"Ready, Set, Sweep!"<br>with [[the Swedish Chef]]
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File:Go for the Gold!|Go For the Gold"<br>with [[Dr. Teeth]]
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File:Shred your way to the finals!|"Shred your way to the finals!"<br>with [[Rowlf the Dog]]
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File:She Shoots, She Scores|"She Shoots, She Scores" <br>with Scooter
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File:MUPPETS MOST WANTED - He Shoots, He Scores!|"He Shoots, he Scores" <br>with Scooter
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File:HOORAY|"Hooray"<br>with [[Walter]]
 
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*[[Julianne McNamara]] appeared in Muppet Magazine
  
*[[Julianne McNamara]] appeared in Muppet Magazine
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*[[Tim Morehouse]] was photographed with [[Grover]], [[Abby Cadabby]] and [[Elmo]] at the 2012 Olympic Games.
   
 
*[[Michael Stich]] has appeared on ''[[Sesamstrasse]]''
  
*[[Michael Stich]] has appeared on ''[[Sesamstrasse]]''
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*[[Kristi Yamaguchi]] has contributed for ''[[In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy]]''
  
*[[Kristi Yamaguchi]] has contributed for ''[[In the Kitchen with Miss Piggy]]''
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Image:Gym.JPG|Julianne McNamara and the Muppets.
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Image:Mitch.JPG|Mitch Gaylord and Kermit.
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Image:Adidas-Adicolor-Kermit-Ad-OlympicStadium-(2006).png|Kermit jogging at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
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Image:Today-GroverAbbyElmo-(2012-08-09).jpg|Elmo, Abby and Grover show off their Olympic pride in a ''Today Show'' appearance, August 9, 2012.
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==Sources==
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{{wikipedia}}
  
{{wikipedia}}
 
[[Category:Sports References|Olympics]]
  
[[Category:Sports References|Olympics]]
 
[[Category:Sports]]
  
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[[Category:Sesame Street Web Content]]
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[[Category:TV Appearances]]

Revision as of 17:41, 2 March 2014

Muppetmagazine24

Muppet Magazine issue #24

Sesame-olympics
US-SnowboardingTeam-Mascot-Animal02

Animal, official mascot of the 1998 U.S. Snowboarding Team.

TheOjolympics

The Ojo-lympics

The Olympic Games, or Olympics, are an international multi-sport event taking place every four years and comprising summer and winter games. Originally held in ancient Greece, they were revived by a French nobleman, Pierre Frèdy, Baron de Coubertin in the late 19th century. The Summer Olympics have been held every fourth year since 1896, except in 1916, 1940, and 1944 due to the World Wars. A special edition for winter sports, the Olympic Winter Games, was first held in 1924. The first winter Olympics competitions were originally held as a non-Olympic sports festival, but were declared to be official Games by the International Olympic Committee in 1925. Originally these were held in the same year as the Summer Olympics, but since 1994 the Winter Games and the Summer Games have been held two years apart.

Animal was the mascot of the U.S. Snowboarding Team for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. This was the first year that snowboarding was recognized by the Olympics, and the team adopted Animal as their mascot. The drummer also made a television appearance in Nagano with CBS reporter Kennedy, who stapled his feet to a snowboard.

Appearances

Los Angeles 1984

The Muppets appeared in An Olympic Gala, the television special kicking off the games.

Vancouver 2010

The Coca-Cola Polar Bear made appearances at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

London 2012

Elmo Should Go to the Olympics (also called ElmOlympian) was an official social media campaign by Sesame Workshop, launched on June 4, 2012, following Elmo from Sesame Street as he prepares for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. On June 7, 2012, Elmo appeared on Today to promote his cause; NBC is the London Olympics broadcaster in the United States.

Two new videos were released July 23, the first announcing that Elmo would be joined by Abby and Grover at the Olympics, and the second with Elmo talking to Sarah Hughes. As of the second set of videos, the Facebook campaign page had been taken down, and text references to the Olympics were scrubbed from new videos.

Boxer Marcus Brown was featured in a third video. A USA Boxing representative said the segment was filmed in New York in mid-June, shortly after the USA Olympic boxing team was formally announced. Brown was recommended to producers, who were looking for New York-based Olympians.[1]

Tim Morehouse and Daryl Homer, two American fencers, discuss teamwork in another video. Morehouse met up with Elmo, Grover, and Abby at the Olympics itself, August 11, tweeting pictures of the encounter.

During their stay in London, Elmo, Abby and Grover appeared on Today (August 9), Milkshake! (August 10), and Rove Live (August 11).

References

  • Sesame Street also spoofed the Winter Olympics in episode 3061 with the Worm Winter Games, which were held in Squggleville, France.
  • In 1992, Good Morning America featured many Muppet skits. In one skit, "The Muppet Games", Lewis Kazagger reported on the Geek Winter Games (a much cheaper alternative to the Winter Olympics), where founding geek Gonzo demonstrates demolition speed skating.
  • In January of 2006, Kermit the Frog visited the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, built for the 1936 Summer Olympics, to promote his Adidas Adicolor line of sports apparel. He took a brief, bare-flippered jog on the freezing cold track.

2014 Winter Games Promos

To promote the release of Muppets Most Wanted, and to coincide with the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, the Muppets were featured in a series of TV spots and web videos themed around the Winter Olympics.

Additionally, a set of web videos supporting team Canada were released on Walt Disney Studio's Canadian YouTube channel featuring the Muppets.

Connections

Gallery

Sources

  1. ↑ Stephen Hart, "Staten Island's Marcus Browne meets Elmo from 'Sesame Street'", Staten Island Advance, August 3, 2012.
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