Changes: Quongo

PERFORMER	various
DEBUT	1978

Revision as of 04:47, 19 July 2015

Quongo the Wild Mountain Gorilla was created for The Muppet Show episode 219, where Dr. Bunsen Honeydew teleported him back from Africa with a startled Kermit. He's referred to by Kermit as a chimp after the opening number in episode 324, but he's named properly in episode 509 where he was booked to wrestle Gonzo. He was performed by Richard Hunt in that episode.

In his featured performances on The Muppet Show, he was primarily performed by Jerry Nelson, although not always using the same voice. He sings "It's Lonely at the Top" for the UK spot of episode 403 atop the Empire State Building, and "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" at a carnival in the UK spot for episode 513.

He appears in the cold opening for episode 311, joining the crowd of Muppets urging Raquel Welch to keep her sexpot image, and can also be seen in episode 320 throwing coconuts during "Hawaiian War Chant."

He's played by Frank Oz in the Muppet Meeting Film "The Five Basic Rules of Selling" where he got into a struggle with Leo. In "The Muppets Go Hawaiian" View-Master set, he hitches a ride with the Muppets in Kermit's dream vacation.

Quongo was among the dozens of Muppets in the audience seen in the intro of Muppets Tonight. The original puppet, along with a few other monkey puppets following the same design made sporadic appearances on the show. His puppet was later used for Miss Corner in Mopatop's Shop episode "Nowhere for a Square," in "The Big Bicycle Race" as Mansell Monkey, and most recently, in the background and group scenes in The Muppets and Muppets Most Wanted.

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-'''Quongo the Wild Mountain Gorilla''' was created for ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode 219: Peter Sellers|episode 219]], where he teleported back from [[Africa]] with a startled [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]].
+[[File:Ewbanana-1.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Elmo's World: Bananas]]]]
+'''Quongo the Wild Mountain Gorilla''' was created for ''The Muppet Show'' [[Episode 219: Peter Sellers|episode 219]], where [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]] teleported him back from [[Africa]] with a startled [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]]. He's referred to by Kermit as a chimp after the opening number in [[Episode 324: Cheryl Ladd|episode 324]], but he's named properly in [[Episode 509: Debbie Harry|episode 509]] where he was booked to wrestle [[Gonzo]]. He was performed by [[Richard Hunt]] in that episode.
-He appears in the cold opening for [[Episode 311: Raquel Welch|episode 311]], joining the crowd of Muppets urging [[Raquel Welch]] to keep her sexpot image.
+In his featured performances on ''The Muppet Show'', he was primarily performed by [[Jerry Nelson]], although not always using the same voice. He sings "[[It's Lonely at the Top]]" for the [[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK spot]] of [[Episode 403: Shields & Yarnell|episode 403]] atop the [[The Empire State Building|Empire State Building]], and "[[I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts]]" at a carnival in the UK spot for [[Episode 513: Tony Randall|episode 513]].
-He can also be seen in [[Episode 320: Sylvester Stallone|episode 320]] throwing coconuts during "[[Hawaiian War Chant]]."
+He appears in the cold opening for [[Episode 311: Raquel Welch|episode 311]], joining the crowd of Muppets urging [[Raquel Welch]] to keep her sexpot image, and can also be seen in [[Episode 320: Sylvester Stallone|episode 320]] throwing coconuts during "[[Hawaiian War Chant]]."
-When he appears in a jungle scene performed by [[Jerry Nelson]] in [[Episode 324: Cheryl Ladd|episode 324]], he's referred to by [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] simply as "chimp."
+He's played by [[Frank Oz]] in the Muppet Meeting Film "[[Muppet_Meeting_Films#fivebasicrules|The Five Basic Rules of Selling]]" where he got into a struggle with [[Leo]]. In "[[The Muppets Go Hawaiian]]" [[Muppet View-Master reels|View-Master]] set, he hitches a ride with the Muppets in Kermit's dream vacation.
-Quongo received his name in [[Episode 509: Debbie Harry|episode 509]], where he was booked to wrestle [[Gonzo]]. He was performed by [[Richard Hunt]] in that episode.
+Quongo was among the dozens of Muppets in the audience seen in the intro of ''[[Muppets Tonight]]''. The original puppet, along with [[Muppets Tonight Writers|a few other monkey puppets following the same design]] made sporadic appearances on the show. His puppet was later used for [[Miss Corner]] in ''[[Mopatop's Shop]]'' episode "[[Episode 117: Nowhere for a Square|Nowhere for a Square]]," in "The Big Bicycle Race" as Mansell Monkey, and most recently, in the background and group scenes in ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]'' and ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]''.
-When he appeared in [[Episode 513: Tony Randall|episode 513]] to sing "[[I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts]]," he was again performed by [[Jerry Nelson]].
-He appeared in a [[Muppet Meeting Films|Muppet Meeting Film]]: "The Five Basic Rules of Selling", where he got into a struggle with [[Leo]]. Here he was played by [[Frank Oz]].
-Quongo hitches a ride with the rest of the Muppet gang in "The Muppets Go Hawaiian" [[Muppet View-Master reels|View-Master]] set.
-Quongo's most recent appearance was one of the mailmen in Letters to Santa.
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-Image:Pleasewantto.jpg|Episode 311
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+==Filmography==
+* ''[[The Muppet Show]]''
+** [[Episode 219: Peter Sellers]]
+** [[Episode 311: Raquel Welch]]
+** [[Episode 320: Sylvester Stallone]]
+** [[Episode 324: Cheryl Ladd]]
+** [[Episode 403: Shields & Yarnell]]
+** [[Episode 404: Dyan Cannon]]
+** [[Episode 409: Beverly Sills]]
+** [[Episode 509: Debbie Harry]]
+** [[Episode 513: Tony Randall]]
+* ''[[Muppet Meeting Films]]''
+** "[[Muppet_Meeting_Films#fivebasicrules|The Five Basic Rules of Selling]]"
+* ''[[Muppets Tonight]]''
+** [[Episode 101: Michelle Pfeiffer]]
+** [[Episode 102: Garth Brooks]]
+** [[Episode 105: Cindy Crawford]]
+** [[Episode 107: Sandra Bullock]]
+** [[Episode 108: Jason Alexander]]
+** [[Episode 109: Whoopi Goldberg]]
+** [[Episode 110: Martin Short]]
+** [[Episode 203: Heather Locklear]]
+* ''[[Mopatop's Shop]]''
+** [[Episode 117: Nowhere for a Square]] (as [[Miss Corner]])
+** Episode 155: The Big Bicycle Race (as [[Mansell Monkey]])
+* ''[[Sesame Street]]''
+** [[Elmo's World: Bananas]]
+* ''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]''
+* ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''
+* "[[All I Need is Love]]"
+* [[The Muppets Character Encyclopedia]]
+* ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]''
 [[Category:Muppet Show Characters]]
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
+[[Category:The Muppets Characters]]