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Yorickeats — Yorick in *Where Hunger Is From*.

DieGroßeMuppet-Party-09 — Yorick with Miss Piggy and Kermit in *The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years*.

Yorick was a character from Sam and Friends, a purple skull with an appetite for everything. He is one of the earliest Muppets Jim Henson created, built in June of 1954^[1], the same month as The Junior Morning Show.

Yorick was made of papier maché, with a tube in his mouth that allowed him to swallow things. He was a precursor to hungry monsters like Cookie Monster. Through the years, Jim Henson experimented with his voice; either making grunting noises, talking in a really gruff voice, or remaining silent.

In one classic variety show sketch, Kermit wore a blonde wig and lip-synched "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face" to Yorick, as the hungry monster tried to eat Kermit's foot. The sketch was performed on many different shows, including The Ed Sullivan Show in February, 1967.

In a survey done in Washington, D.C. during the Sam and Friends run, Yorick was voted the most popular character on the show. The Evening Star reported: "The contest to decide the most popular muppet (sic) in which 6,000 votes were cast by mail moved Sam into second place behind Yorick. Mushmellon came in third, followed closely by Kermit."

A recostumed Yorick appeared as the Palace Guard in Tales of the Tinkerdee. Yorick made one comeback appearance in The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years in which Kermit asks Sam and Harry the Hipster where Yorick is only to find he's right next to him (eating through a cloth with a face drawn on it, echoing the gag from "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face"). Likewise for old time's sake, he tries to devour Kermit's hand.

Sources

↑ The Sunday Star, page 5, March 29, 1959, pictured at Jim's Red Book - 1/27/1975 -'Go to Washington put 1st Bert and Ernie in Smithsonian - dinner with Joe Irwin'

"News of DC Studios: Tickled Plumb to Death" by Sheila Gallagher. Washington, D.C. Evening Star, c. 1959.

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+{{Performer|Jim Henson}}
-[[Image:Yorickhunger.JPG|thumb|300px|Mmm.]]
+[[Image:Yorickeats.jpg|thumb|300px|Yorick in ''[[Where Hunger Is From]]''.]]
+[[Image:DieGroßeMuppet-Party-09.jpg|thumb|300px|Yorick with [[Miss Piggy]] and Kermit in ''The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years''.]]
+'''Yorick''' was a character from ''[[Sam and Friends]]'', a purple skull with an appetite for everything. He is one of the earliest Muppets [[Jim Henson]] created, built in June of 1954<ref>The Sunday Star, page 5, March 29, 1959, pictured at [http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2013/01/27/1271975/ Jim's Red Book - 1/27/1975 -'Go to Washington put 1st Bert and Ernie in Smithsonian - dinner with Joe Irwin']</ref>, the same month as ''[[The Junior Morning Show]]''.
+Yorick was made of papier maché, with a tube in his mouth that allowed him to swallow things. He was a precursor to hungry monsters like [[Cookie Monster]]. Through the years, Jim Henson experimented with his voice; either making grunting noises, talking in a really gruff voice, or remaining silent.
-: ''(for the Muppet Show character, see [[Yorick the Skull]])''
+In one classic variety show sketch, [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] wore a blonde wig and lip-synched "[[I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face]]" to Yorick, as the hungry monster tried to eat Kermit's foot. The sketch was performed on many different shows, including ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' in February, [[1967]].
+In a survey done in [[Washington, D.C.]] during the ''Sam and Friends'' run, Yorick was voted the most popular character on the show. The ''Evening Star'' reported: "The contest to decide the most popular muppet (sic) in which 6,000 votes were cast by mail moved [[Sam (Sam and Friends)|Sam]] into second place behind Yorick. [[Mushmellon]] came in third, followed closely by [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]]."
-'''Yorick''' was a character from [[Sam and Friends]]. He was a purple skull with an appetite for everything.
+A recostumed Yorick appeared as the [[Palace Guard]] in ''[[Tales of the Tinkerdee]]''. Yorick made one comeback appearance in ''[[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]]'' in which Kermit asks [[Sam (Sam and Friends)|Sam]] and [[Harry the Hipster]] where Yorick is only to find he's right next to him (eating through a cloth with a face drawn on it, echoing the gag from "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face"). Likewise for old time's sake, he tries to devour Kermit's hand.
-Yorick was made of paper maché, with a tube in his mouth that allowed him to swallow things. He was a precursor to hungry monsters like [[Cookie Monster]]. Through the years, Jim Henson experimented with his voice; either making grunting noises, talking in a really gruff voice, or remaining silent.
+==Sources==
-Yorick is best known for eating Kermit in the song "[[I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face]]", a classic skit that was performed on [[The Ed Sullivan Show]].
+<references />
+* "News of DC Studios: Tickled Plumb to Death" by Sheila Gallagher. ''Washington, D.C. Evening Star'', c. 1959.
-He made one comeback appearance in [[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]].
+==Book appearances==
+* ''[[The Muppet Show Comic Book: Meet the Muppets#Issue #2: Fozzie's Story|The Muppet Show Comic Book: Meet the Muppets Issue #2: Fozzie's Story]]'' {{cite}}
+* ''[[Kermit's Costume Caper]]''
+* ''[[The Muppets Character Encyclopedia]]''
+==See also==
+* [[Yorick (Muppet Show)]]
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
-[[Category: Sam and Friends Characters]]
+[[Category:Sam and Friends Characters]]
+[[Category:Muppet Monsters]]