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We’re feeling peppy this #SomethingElseSunday as we’re still celebrating 70 years of the Muppets! From the Palisades Toys Muppets line, it’s Pepé the King Prawn!
Pepe first appeared in the second episode of Muppets Tonight, which premiered in March 1996. In a blink and you’ll miss it cameo, Pepe dances the mambo with the episode’s guest star, Garth Brooks. His frequent scene partner, Seymour the Elephant, also made his first appearance in this episode. However, they did not yet perform their shtick as singing elevator operators. Pepe ended up appearing in 14 of the series’ 22 episodes during its brief two-season run.
Despite his relatively late arrival to the Muppet franchise, Pepe has appeared in dozens of movies, TV series, specials, and other television and web appearances over the past 30 years.
For the Palisades Muppet toy line, Pepe appeared in the fifth wave as the first figure in the line from Muppets Tonight. Since I don’t have that version, I’m sharing this variant of the exclusive Vacation Pepe. This version came with a blue shirt, green diving wear, and a pink inner tube. He was only available at Media Play, Musicland, Sam Goody, and Suncoast, though I’m not sure how many of these retailers still exist. While he also comes with a beach chair and an elephant-shaped inner tube as a tribute to Seymour, my Pepe didn’t take the time to pack those before these unseen Disney vacation photos .😉
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