Rapunzel is a classic children's fairy tale from The Brothers Grimm that has been spoofed multiple times by Muppets.

Muppet CharactersEdit

• In a fourth season "Sesame Street News Flash", Kermit reported on the scene as Prince Charming urged Rapunzel (who had a screechy Brooklyn-accented voice, provided by Jerry Nelson) to let down her hair. She did...by letting it fall right off her head. (EKA: Episode 0692)

• Another Rapunzel puppet (this one a Large Lavender Live Hand, performed by Louise Gold) appeared in "Fairy Tales Today", in which she is in the park and getting her hair all tangled up in everything. Yet another (a Green Anything Muppet, performed by Stephanie D'Abruzzo) was the featured guest in the "Hair" installment of Elmo's World. In the same episode, Dorothy imagined Elmo as Rapunzel, in a broad spoof of the story. (EKA: Episode 3890)

• Rapunzel also appears in episode 4128 of Sesame Street, where Zoe wants hair just like Rapunzel.

• In a "Fairy Tale Update" on episode 3133, Rapunzel (performed again by Jerry Nelson) comes down the stair, then runs off with her hero, the lackey.

ReferencesEdit

• Muppet Magazine Summer 1986 issue featured Miss Piggy as Rapunzel, and the Fall 1985 issue featured Rapunzel in the "Mondo Muppet - Great Moments in Hair History".

• The Sesame Street Library Volume 12 features Ernie and Betty Lou in an adaptation of Rapunzel, and Rapunzel and Prince Charming appear in "Prince Chaming to the Rescue" in The Sesame Street Library Volume 5.

• Rapunzel and Prince Charming also appear in The Sesame Street Treasury Volume 11.

• Zoe appears as Rapunzel in the 2008 book Storybook ABCs, with Grover climbing the tower.

• The Sesame Street 1977 Calendar features Rapunzel for the month of March.

• Fairly Furry Fairy Tales contains the story "Rhyming Rapunzel"

• In Sesamstrasse episode 2285, Wolle and Pferd act out the fairy tale with Wolle as the prince and Pferd as Rapunzel.

• In a segment of Abby's Flying Fairy School, Abby uses Rapunzel brand hair gel on Gonnigan's hair.

• Miss Piggy appeared as Rapunzel in a sketch on So Random!.

• While at the TED conference, Scooter says Miss Piggy told him to give the Puppets vs. CG speech because, she's upset about losing the lead role in "Tangled" to a CG starlet.

ConnectionsEdit

• Shelley Duvall played Rapunzel in the Faerie Tale Theatre episode "Rapunzel" (1983)
• M. C. Gainey voiced the Captain of the Guard in Disney's Tangled (2010)
• Brad Garrett voiced Hook-Hand Thug in Disney's Tangled (2010)
• John Lasseter was executive producer of Disney's Tangled (2010)
• Jeffrey Tambor voiced Big Nose Thug in Disney's Tangled (2010)
• Frank Welker provided the vocalizations for Pascal and Maximus in Disney's Tangled (2010)