In one rehearsal, I was working as Miss Piggy with Jim, who was doing Kermit, and the script called for her to slap him. Instead of a slap, I gave him a funny karate hit. Suddenly, that hit crystallized her character for me — the coyness hiding the aggression; the conflict of that love with her desire for a career; her hunger for a glamour image; her tremendous out-and-out ego — all those things are great fun to explore in a character.” — Frank Oz in The New York Times Magazine, June 10, 1979.
I have to admit I love all the Muppets, but one of my absolute favorites has to be Miss Piggy. Miss Piggy is a prima-donna pig who is absolutely convinced that she’s destined for stardom, and nothing is going to stand in her way. Her public face is the soul of feminine charm, but she can instantly fly into a violent rage whenever she thinks she’s insulted or thwarted. Kermit the Frog has learned this all too well; when she isn’t smothering him in kisses, she’s sending him flying through the air with a karate-chop. She’s pink and sparkly and can be as tough as nails.
I can’t show you my entire Muppet collection, because that might just make me seem crazy. Here are a few of my Miss Piggy things though.
And, since this is usually a book-related blog, I should add that she is also an author and has had several books published, including The Diva Code. I haven’t read it, but it looks fun.
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Oh, who doesn’t love Miss Piggy?! I adore her panache!
Ms. Piggy has a lot of attitude but most true Diva’s do. Cheers for Ms. Piggy!
Stacey~
Lol, nice post :=D
I watched the New muppets movie last weekend
What a wonderful quote from Frank about how Miss Piggy became to be a fully realized character. She really is quite the complex gal. And I’m pretty sure I had one of those Miss Piggy glasses too – we’re they from a Happy Meal or something?
I know they wer from McDonald’s from like ’81, but I was 7 then, so they probably would have been broken by now if I got them then. I have about a set an a half that I’ve picked up from garage sales and flea markets.
okay, so is it wrong when i was child… i thought muppets were real?
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This is perfect — I’m a big Muppets fan and Miss Piggy is the best of the best.
Patricia
Hi! Found your blog from the A to Z challenge. I also love the Muppets. My family had one of those Muppet Caper drinking glasses too, from Mcdonalds or something in the 80s. I am loving the pigs in space playset – I’ve never seen that! My mom and I saw the Jim Henson exhibit at Chicago’s Science & Industry Museum last year. We are both still suckers for Muppet stuff.
Love Miss Piggy