The Statue of Liberty

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The Statue of Liberty stands at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor. The statue is a gift from France, dedicated in 1886 to celebrate the centennial of the United States of America.

Miss Piggy has been pictured as the Statue of Liberty in many forms, including a Sigma Ceramics candlestick in the early 80's. Since that time, other such similar merchandise has been produced and she has gone on to appear as Lady Liberty in several on-screen and illustrated appearances.

A short comic in the Summer 1986 issue of Muppet Magazine tells the story of Lady Liberty's inspiration, Jeanne-Emilie Bartholdi as played by Miss Piggy. After cacthing a vase filled with flowers and a book titled "Theory of Flight," Bartholdi is instructed to stand in an awkward pose while a prototype is sculpted. The accompanying poster pull-out for the magazine is a photo of the result signed by Miss Piggy as "Miss Liberté."

Piggy appeared on screen as the Statue at the climax of Muppet*Vision 3D's closing number. She forms the centerpiece of the fountain outside the Muppet*Vision theater in Walt Disney World, and a number of Piggy items sold at the theme park have featured her in the Statue of Liberty costume.

The real Statue of Liberty appears in a MasterCard commercial with the Muppets, shot on location in New York, and had previously been seen with Kermit and Piggy in promotional material for The Muppets Take Manhattan.

Miss Piggy

Sigma Ceramics candlestick	Set piece in "That's Entertainment" from episode 224 of The Muppet Show 1978	The Miss Piggy Calendar 1980, July entry 1980	The Muppet Show episode 517 1981
The same costume seen in the 1980 calendar and a fifth season episode of The Muppet Show was used for I Love Liberty 1982	The Muppet Show On Tour: 2nd Edition 1985	Piggy as Jeanne-Emilie Bartholdi posing for the original sculpture in Muppet Magazine issue 15 1986	"Miss Liberté" from Muppet Magazine issue 15 1986
German postcard, variation on "Miss Liberté"	Dressed for Halloween in a comic from Muppet Magazine issue 16 1986	fan art published in Muppet Magazine issue 18 1987	Fountain outside MuppetVision 3D* 1991
Muppet Babies "Happy Birthday, Uncle Piggy" 1990	Walt Disney World Muppet PVC figures mid-1990s	A Very Silly Songbook 1995	Great Muppets in American History 1997
Walt Disney World antenna topper 2003	Disney World pin 2005	Disney World pin 2005	Walt Disney World Muppet Poseable Figures set 2004
Kermit's World Tour magnets 2006	Hidden Mickey pin 2006	National Hockey League pin for the New York Rangers

Muppets

A model created for a Superman spoof in the 1982 Miss Piggy Calendar, "Great Lovers of the Silver Screen" -- a Muppet rat plays the part of the Statue 1982	Promotional lobby card for The Muppets Take Manhattan 1984	From a Muppet comic strip by Guy and Brad Gilchrist.	Muppet Magazine issue 8 1984
The Muppets Take Manhattan (comic book) 1984	Muppet Magazine issue 15 1986	Muppets from Space 1999	MasterCard commercial 2002
Macy's Windows 2002	Stars & Stripes FOREVER! 2008	The Muppet Whatnot Workshop offers a Lady Liberty outfit 2008

Sesame Street

Bert, in The Sesame Street 1976 Calendar	Pinball Number Count 1977	Shalom Sesame opening 1986	Moishe Oofnik's Sailor Song
Sesame Street Magazine July/August 1986	Betty Lou in the same issue	Spot illustration for Sesame Street Magazine July 1995	Sesame Street end credits
Grover in a German Sesamstrasse postcard	Sesame English opening 1999	Zoe in the Universal Studios Japan Halloween parade 2008

Other

Time Piece
1965

The Summer 1987 issue of Muppet Magazine features Emma Lazarus' poem "The New Colossus" which is engraved in bronze on the Statue of Liberty, also pictured juxtaposed with a garbage dump fitting the article's theme.