Today is Miss
Piggy Day, because it's the birthday of Jim Hensen, who created her and the rest of the Muppets.
- Miss Piggy first appeared on The Muppet Show in 1976. A softer version of her, however, had already appeared in 1974, on a Herb Albert TV special, in which she sang I Can't Give You Anything But Love.
- According to Muppeteer Frank Oz, Miss Piggy was born in Keystone, Iowa.
- Her full name is Pigathia Lee. She was based on the jazz singer Peggy Lee.
- She was designed by Bonnie Erickson. Frank Oz performed her in The Muppet Show, and described her persona as "a truck driver wanting to be a woman." Eric Jacobson took over performing her in 2001. In the Muppet Babies cartoon series, she was voiced by Laurie O'Brien and Melanie Harrison.
- Her father died when she was young. Her relationship with her mother wasn't good. She entered beauty contests to survive, and her big break came through winning the Miss Bogen County contest. Also at this contest, she met Kermit the Frog for the first time.
- Miss Piggy claims it was love at first sight when she first met Kermit, although their romance was a slow burner on The Muppet Show due to Kermit being somewhat reluctant. In one episode, for a sketch in which two characters played by them got married, Miss Piggy secretly hired a real minister so that they really would be married - but chaos broke out at the wedding and Kermit didn't get around to saying "I do". It appeared, in The Muppets Take Manhattan, that they actually married, but Kermit maintains it was only acting. When the couple broke up in 1990, they appeared on the Today Show to talk about it, and an article about the breakup appeared in People magazine. In 1993, however, Miss Piggy claimed the pair were living together and were "married in their hearts". It was on-off from then until 2015 when Kermit made an official statement on Twitter that it was over between them. They remain friends and co-workers, however.
- Miss Piggy has a pet dog called Foo Foo, who is one of the few Muppet characters which never speak. Foo Foo is a bichon Frise.
- She took a correspondence course in Karate, where she learned to perform her signature karate chop. Known for her volatile temper, anyone who crosses Miss Piggy is likely to be on the recieving end of a Karate chop.
- As well as being a TV star, she has written a best-selling book, Miss Piggy's Guide to Life, which includes her tips on beauty, exercise, diet, entertaining and how to beat depression. She also stars in her own workout album, Miss Piggy's Aerobique Exercise Workout Album.
- She has two nephews called Andy and Randy Pig.
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Obsidian's Ark
Trish wonders how to get science whizz Tom to notice her; how to persuade him that the best way to stand up to the school bully is to fight back. She doesn't want her friends, especially not Tom, to know she is a genetic variant with superpowers. Little does she know that Tom has secrets of his own.
Suki struggles to make friends at school when she cannot understand everyday cultural references, and they all suspect her of being a terrorist. She, too, has a secret, but is it what her classmates assume?
When Daniel stumbles upon a plot by an alliance of supervillains to plunge the world into war, he tries to alert the established superheroes, but none of them believe him. When the Prime Minister's only daughter, Yasmin Miller, is abducted, Daniel knows the villains' plan is underway. It seems humanity's only hope may be Daniel and the ragtag bunch of teenage superheroes he recruits. Can he pull together, not only his own team, but the older heroes as well, in a bid to save the Earth from a devastating war?
Themes:
Superheroes; Coming of age; Leadership; Kidnap and rescue; Aliens; Friendship and rivalry; Terrorism; Secrets.
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