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'''The USS Swinetrek''' is [[Captain Link Hogthrob]]'s spaceship in the [[Pigs in Space]] sketches on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. The Swinetrek's crew includes the indominatable [[First Mate Piggy]] and the inscrutable [[Dr. Julius Strangepork]]. |
'''The USS Swinetrek''' is [[Captain Link Hogthrob]]'s spaceship in the [[Pigs in Space]] sketches on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. The Swinetrek's crew includes the indominatable [[First Mate Piggy]] and the inscrutable [[Dr. Julius Strangepork]]. |
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| − | The exterior of the ship is porcine in appearance. The ship's interior, as displayed on screen, is limited to the bridge area, which includes three chairs for the crew, a control console, and a viewscreen. The actual Swintrek set is a wide-spaced area, with the viewscreen and ship's walls and portals raised and several feet behind the crew area. This provided some difficulties at first. [[Jim Henson]] recalled, "I remember that the first time I saw the Pigs in |
+ | The exterior of the ship is porcine in appearance. The ship's interior, as displayed on screen, is limited to the bridge area, which includes three chairs for the crew, a control console, and a viewscreen. The actual Swintrek set is a wide-spaced area, with the viewscreen and ship's walls and portals raised and several feet behind the crew area. This provided some difficulties at first. [[Jim Henson]] recalled, "I remember that the first time I saw the Pigs in Space set, I was horrified. There was enough room in there to play basketball, but we overcame the problem by using a very wide-angle lens." |
| − | Space set, I was horrified. There was enough room in there to play |
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| − | basketball, but we overcame the problem by using a very wide-angle |
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| − | lens." |
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In 2003, [[Palisades Toys]] released a [[Swinetrek Playset]] reproducing the interior of the ship. |
In 2003, [[Palisades Toys]] released a [[Swinetrek Playset]] reproducing the interior of the ship. |
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Revision as of 04:27, 25 February 2006
The USS Swinetrek is Captain Link Hogthrob's spaceship in the Pigs in Space sketches on The Muppet Show. The Swinetrek's crew includes the indominatable First Mate Piggy and the inscrutable Dr. Julius Strangepork.
The exterior of the ship is porcine in appearance. The ship's interior, as displayed on screen, is limited to the bridge area, which includes three chairs for the crew, a control console, and a viewscreen. The actual Swintrek set is a wide-spaced area, with the viewscreen and ship's walls and portals raised and several feet behind the crew area. This provided some difficulties at first. Jim Henson recalled, "I remember that the first time I saw the Pigs in Space set, I was horrified. There was enough room in there to play basketball, but we overcame the problem by using a very wide-angle lens."
In 2003, Palisades Toys released a Swinetrek Playset reproducing the interior of the ship.
On Muppets Tonight, a retooled version of the ship appeared in Pigs in Space: Deep Dish Nine. The crew of the new Swinetrek included Captain Pighead, First Mate Piggy, and Craniac.
References
- Finch, Christopher. Of Muppets and Men. p. 121.