Miss Piggy is a Muppet character known for her breakout role in the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show.
31 Facts About Miss Piggy
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Miss Piggy is notable for her temperamental diva superstar personality, tendency to use French phrases in her speech, and practice of karate.
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Since her debut in 1976, Miss Piggy has been a celebrity fixture in international pop culture, with a distinguished career in film, television, fashion, recording, and publishing.
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Miss Piggy has been widely identified as a feminist icon.
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Oz has stated that while Fozzie Bear is a two-dimensional character and Animal has no dimensions, Miss Piggy is one of the few Muppet characters to be fully realized in three dimensions.
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An autobiography of Miss Piggy was expected to be published as part of the effort.
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Frank Oz was Miss Piggy's principal performer from her early appearances on The Muppet Show until his departure from the cast in 2000; his last known performance as Piggy was an appearance on The Today Show.
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Oz's earliest known performance as Miss Piggy was actually in a 1974 appearance on The Tonight Show.
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In Muppet Babies, Miss Piggy's voice was provided by voice actress Laurie O'Brien.
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The first known appearance of Miss Piggy was on the Herb Alpert television special Herb Alpert and the TJB, broadcast on October 13,1974, on ABC.
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Miss Piggy began as a minor chorus pig on The Muppet Show but gradually developed into one of the central characters of the series, as the writers and producers of The Muppet Show recognized that a lovelorn pig could be more than a one-note running gag.
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Miss Piggy spawned a huge fad during the late 1970s and early 1980s and eclipsed Kermit and the other Muppets in popularity at that time, selling far more merchandise and writing a book entitled Miss Piggy's Guide to Life that, unlike any of Kermit's books, wound up on top of the New York Times Bestseller List.
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Miss Piggy is often seen as very tender towards her, although to the point of sickly saccharine baby talk.
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Miss Piggy has appeared in all the Muppet films and television series following The Muppet Show.
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Miss Piggy proves she has a talent for tap dancing, seemingly without knowing it.
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Miss Piggy's part is significant but supporting in Muppets from Space, as the plucky news reporter eager to scoop the news on her friend Gonzo's bizarre alien encounters.
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Miss Piggy becomes a spinster cat lady, doing "psychic" readings on the phone.
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Miss Piggy has made multiple appearances in various Academy Awards ceremonies.
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Miss Piggy appeared as a presenter at the 68th and 84th Academy Awards, in 1996 and 2012, respectively.
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In 1987, Miss Piggy was a guest star on Dolly Parton's musical variety show, Dolly, singing and performing with Parton, while at the same time secretly attempting to steal the show from her host, mostly by sabotaging Parton's musical segments and attempting to trick producers into giving her more solo spots.
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Parton, annoyed at being undermined by Miss Piggy, told another of her guests, Juice Newton, that they might be "having ham sandwiches after the show".
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Miss Piggy made a special guest appearance on Take Two with Phineas and Ferb and sang "Spa Day" with Phineas and Ferb.
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Miss Piggy made a number of appearances in 2011 and 2012 to promote The Muppets.
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Miss Piggy was the first guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno November 4,2011, appeared on Chelsea Lately on November 21,2011, and sang "Dance with Me Tonight" with Olly Murs on the UK The X Factor on November 27,2011.
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On November 19,2011, Miss Piggy appeared on Saturday Night Live, alongside her fellow Muppets and Jason Segel, and participated in the opening monologue of by singing "I Can't Believe I'm Hosting SNL".
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Miss Piggy appeared on the British morning breakfast show This Morning alongside Kermit, Rizzo, and Beaker.
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On February 9,2012, Miss Piggy appeared on Lawro's Predictions on BBC Football's website to predict the coming week's Premier League matches.
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On Friday, March 15,2013, Miss Piggy appeared on the UK telethon Comic Relief to reveal the cash total and introduce boy band One Direction.
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In 2015, Miss Piggy received a Sackler Center First Award from the Elizabeth A Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum.
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In 2014, Miss Piggy appeared in an advertisement for Wonderful Pistachios.
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Miss Piggy had her own luxury brand featured on QVC, "Moi by Miss Piggy".