Thog
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Thog is a nine and a half foot tall blue monster. His size may make him imposing, but he has a sweet and gentle disposition.
He first appeared as a monster in the 1970 Christmas special The Great Santa Claus Switch, partnered with a green monster named Thig.
In 1973, Thog was featured prominently in a dance number, "Oh Babe What Would You Say," with Julie Andrews in The Julie Andrews Hour. He also had a featured number in the 1974 pilot The Muppets Valentine Show, singing and dancing with "Real Live Girl" Mia Farrow.
On The Muppet Show, he could be seen in the opening theme from season two on, and appeared in a number of segments including: as a "dangerous" animal in episode 110; reprising "Oh Babe What Would You Say," this time with Kaye Ballard, in episode 123; detonating a blast for "School's Out" in episode 307; and demolishing a desert research facility in Loretta Swit's number, "I Feel the Earth Move," in episode 502.
In 2003, Palisades Toys released a PVC mini figure of Thog, the first Thog toy to be produced.
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Filmography
- The Great Santa Claus Switch
- The Dick Cavett Show
- Movin' With Nancy: Nice 'n' Easy
- The Julie Andrews Hour ("Oh Babe What Would You Say?")
- The Muppets Valentine Show ("Real Live Girl")
- The Muppet Show
- Episode 108: Paul Williams (Blackout)
- Episode 110: Harvey Korman (Circus sketch)
- Episode 123: Kaye Ballard ("Oh Babe, What Would You Say?")
- Episode 212: Bernadette Peters ("Take a Little One Step")
- Episode 307: Alice Cooper ("Once a Year Day," "School's Out")
- Episode 312: James Coco ("Short People")
- Episode 502: Loretta Swit ("I Feel the Earth Move")
- Julie Andrews: One Step Into Spring
- The Muppet Movie ("The Rainbow Connection" Finale)
Book appearances
- The Muppet Show Book
- The Comic Muppet Book
- It's The Muppet Show!
- Fozzie's Big Book of Sidesplitting Jokes
- Two for the Show
- Muppets at Sea
- Jim Henson's Muppet Show Bill
- Bo Saves the Show (1982)
- The Phantom of the Muppet Theater (1991)
- The Muppet Show Comic Book issue #2 - "Fozzie's Story"
- The Muppet Show Comic Book issue #3 - "Gonzo's Story"
Trivia
- Although always performed by Jerry Nelson when he talks, Steve Whitmire has performed Thog at least twice: in episodes 307[1] and 502[2].
- Thog, along with Thig, is 9 1/2 ft. tall. [3]
Sources
- ↑ 2momluvme.com interview
- ↑ Of Muppets and Men -- there's a picture of Whitmire in Thog's costume
- ↑ Ask Henson.com question 38
