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{{character|image=tmscarrot.jpg|performer=[[Peter Friedman]]|note=|debut=1978|design=[[John Lovelady]]|designnote=designer}}
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He is, needless to say, a '''seven-foot-tall talking carrot'''. He performed "[[I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General]]" and other selections from [[The Pirates of Penzance]] with [[Gilda Radner]] in [[Episode 304: Gilda Radner|episode 304]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.
 
   
 
The '''seven-foot-tall talking carrot''' is a character who originally appeared in [[Episode 304: Gilda Radner|episode 304]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. He performs "[[I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General]]" and other selections from ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'' with [[Gilda Radner]].
The setup for the gag was that Radner wrote to [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] before the show, requesting a seven-foot-tall talking parrot for her "Selections from ''[[The Pirates of Penzance|The Parrots of Penzance]]''" number; however, Kermit couldn't read her handwriting and mistakenly booked a carrot.
 
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Radner had apparently written to [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] before the show, requesting a seven-foot-tall talking parrot for her musical number; however, Kermit did not understand her handwriting and mistakenly booked a carrot. This is a reference to the plot of ''The Pirates of Penzance'', in which the main character's father wanted him to be a pilot, but he misheard this and became a pirate instead.
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The carrot is featured in ''[[The Muppets Character Encyclopedia]]''.
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Latest revision as of 22:09, 30 January 2021

Tmscarrot
PERFORMER Peter Friedman
DEBUT 1978
DESIGN John Lovelady designer

The seven-foot-tall talking carrot is a character who originally appeared in episode 304 of The Muppet Show. He performs "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General" and other selections from The Pirates of Penzance with Gilda Radner.

Radner had apparently written to Kermit before the show, requesting a seven-foot-tall talking parrot for her musical number; however, Kermit did not understand her handwriting and mistakenly booked a carrot. This is a reference to the plot of The Pirates of Penzance, in which the main character's father wanted him to be a pilot, but he misheard this and became a pirate instead.

The carrot is featured in The Muppets Character Encyclopedia.