Changes: Snarl

PERFORMER	Danny Seagren
DEBUT	1970
DESIGN	Jim Henson builder

Latest revision as of 00:51, 29 January 2024

Snarl, the Cigar Box Frackle, appeared in the 1970 Christmas special The Great Santa Claus Switch as one of Cosmo Scam's henchmen. In one scene, he pops out of a cigar box to hand Cosmo Scam his cigar. Later, he appears in Santa's workshop as one of the Frackles who take the Elves' place. Snarl is the only Frackle who asks Santa for a present during the special at the beginning: A baseball mitt.

In a rare turn as a puppet builder since the days of Sam and Friends, Jim Henson snipped the puppet out of a block of foam with scissors in only a few hours.^[1]^[2] Snarl was reused intermittently in the early 1970s, most notably in the special Herb Alpert and the TJB; as the object of affection of a lovelorn Beautiful Day Monster, who sings "Five Minutes More." The puppet can also be glimpsed in brief appearances in The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence and the Muppet Meeting Film "Just a Few Announcements."

In 1976, the puppet rose from the ranks and became a character in his own right. He was reworked and renamed Gonzo, and the rest is history.

Sources

↑ Finch, Christopher. Of Muppets and Men. p. 47
↑ Judy Harris interview with Jim Henson (September 21, 1982)

[1] Finch, Christopher. Of Muppets and Men. p. 47

[2] Judy Harris interview with Jim Henson (September 21, 1982)

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-[[Image:Cigar Box Frackle.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Snarl, the cigar box frackle]]
-'''Snarl''', the Cigar Box [[Frackle]], appeared in the 1970 Christmas special ''[[The Great Santa Claus Switch]]'' as one of [[Cosmo Scam's henchmen]]. In one scene, he pops out of a cigar box to hand [[Cosmo Scam]] his cigar. Later, he appears in Santa's workshop as one of the Frackles who take the Elves' place.
+'''Snarl''', the Cigar Box [[Frackles|Frackle]], appeared in the 1970 Christmas special ''[[The Great Santa Claus Switch]]'' as one of [[Cosmo Scam's henchmen]]. In one scene, he pops out of a cigar box to hand [[Cosmo Scam]] his cigar. Later, he appears in Santa's workshop as one of the Frackles who take the Elves' place. Snarl is the only Frackle who asks Santa for a present during the special at the beginning: A [[Baseball|baseball mitt]].
+In a rare turn as a puppet builder since the days of ''[[Sam and Friends]]'', [[Jim Henson]] snipped the puppet out of a block of foam with scissors in only a few hours.<ref>Finch, Christopher. ''[[Of Muppets and Men (book)|Of Muppets and Men]]''. p. 47</ref><ref>[https://muppetcentral.com/articles/interviews/jim3.shtml Judy Harris interview with Jim Henson (September 21, 1982)]</ref> Snarl was reused intermittently in the early 1970s, most notably in the special ''[[Herb Alpert and the TJB]]''; as the object of affection of a lovelorn [[Beautiful Day Monster]], who sings "[[Five Minutes More]]." The puppet can also be glimpsed in brief appearances in ''[[The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence]]'' and the [[Muppet Meeting Films|Muppet Meeting Film]] "[[Muppet Meeting Film: Just a Few Announcements|Just a Few Announcements]]."
-In 1976, this puppet rose from the ranks of the Frackles and became a character in his own right. He was reworked and renamed [[Gonzo]], and the rest is history.
+In 1976, the puppet rose from the ranks and became a character in his own right. He was reworked and renamed [[Gonzo]], and the rest is history.
-Snarl is the only Frackle who asks Santa for a present during the special at the beginning: A [[Baseball|baseball mitt]].
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