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{{quote|"He could've swabbed Peanut on the head, on the foot... no. In front of God and everybody, he swabs his butt, just like that! I know it's only a puppet, but... I work with the guy! There's a relationship there!"}} |
{{quote|"He could've swabbed Peanut on the head, on the foot... no. In front of God and everybody, he swabs his butt, just like that! I know it's only a puppet, but... I work with the guy! There's a relationship there!"}} |
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* Zoe of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' has a pet rock named Rocco, which she treats as alive. It is often scorned by Elmo, though he sometimes goes along with the charade just to get it over with. |
* Zoe of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' has a pet rock named Rocco, which she treats as alive. It is often scorned by Elmo, though he sometimes goes along with the charade just to get it over with. |
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** Big Bird had his teddy bear, Radar (a [[Shout-Out]] to the ''[[M*A*S*H (television)| |
** Big Bird had his teddy bear, Radar (a [[Shout-Out]] to the ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|M*A*S*H]]'' character). |
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** Ernie had his rubber duckie. |
** Ernie had his rubber duckie. |
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* Amy, The Dancing Brick in ''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]''. In theory, not totally dissimilar from Gonzo's usual acts (Yollanda, The Dancing Cheese, for example), except that "she's" not a Muppet brick; she's just a brick. |
* Amy, The Dancing Brick in ''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]''. In theory, not totally dissimilar from Gonzo's usual acts (Yollanda, The Dancing Cheese, for example), except that "she's" not a Muppet brick; she's just a brick. |
Latest revision as of 23:36, 7 October 2021
Examples of Companion Cubes in Puppet Shows include:
- The entire premise behind ventriloquist acts.
- Jeff Dunham frequently lampshades it during his routines. In "Arguing With Myself", he relates a story of taking his "helpers" through airport security:
"He could've swabbed Peanut on the head, on the foot... no. In front of God and everybody, he swabs his butt, just like that! I know it's only a puppet, but... I work with the guy! There's a relationship there!" |
- Zoe of Sesame Street has a pet rock named Rocco, which she treats as alive. It is often scorned by Elmo, though he sometimes goes along with the charade just to get it over with.
- Amy, The Dancing Brick in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie. In theory, not totally dissimilar from Gonzo's usual acts (Yollanda, The Dancing Cheese, for example), except that "she's" not a Muppet brick; she's just a brick.
- In Muppet Treasure Island, Squire Trelawney (Fozzy Bear) has an imaginary friend who lives inside his finger.
"Your finger hired the crew?" |
- Not to mention Dead Tom.
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