The Statue of Liberty

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The Statue of Liberty stands at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor. A gift from France, it was dedicated in 1886 to celebrate the centennial of the United States of America.
Miss Piggy has been pictured as the Statue of Liberty in many forms, including a Sigma Ceramics candlestick in the early `80s. Since that time, other such similar merchandise has been produced and she has gone on to appear as Lady Liberty in several on-screen and illustrated appearances.
A short comic in the Summer 1986 issue of Muppet Magazine tells the story of Lady Liberty's inspiration, Jeanne-Emilie Bartholdi as played by Miss Piggy. After catching a vase filled with flowers and a book titled "Theory of Flight," Bartholdi is instructed to stand in an awkward pose while a prototype is sculpted. The accompanying poster pull-out for the magazine is a photo of the result signed by Miss Piggy as "Miss Liberté."
Piggy appeared on screen as the Statue at the climax of the closing number in Muppet*Vision 3D, and she forms the centerpiece of the fountain outside the Muppet*Vision theater in Walt Disney World. A number of Piggy items sold at the theme park have featured her in the Statue of Liberty costume.
The real Statue of Liberty appears in a MasterCard commercial with the Muppets, shot on location in New York, and had previously been seen with Kermit and Piggy in promotional material for The Muppets Take Manhattan.
==Miss Piggy==
File:Sigmapiggycandlestick.jpg|Sigma Ceramics candlestickc. late 70s/early 80s
File:224liberty.jpg|"That's Entertainment" set piece from episode 224 of The Muppet Show1978
File:Calender 1980 07.jpg|The Miss Piggy Calendar 1980, July entry1980
File:517liberty.jpg|The Muppet Show episode 5171981
File:strip 1982-04-11 Liberty tired poor poem.jpg|The Muppets comic stripApril 11, 1982
File:Piggy-liberty-pollysmith.jpg|I Love Liberty1982
File:Piggy liberty strip 1985-06-05.png|The Muppets comic stripJune 5, 1985
File:Ontour5.jpg|The Muppet Show On Tour: 2nd Edition1985
File:PiggyLibert-TourProgram.jpg|The Muppet Show On Tour: 2nd Edition program1985
File:Miss_Liberte.JPG|"Miss Liberté" from the Summer 1986 issue of Muppet Magazine1986
File:piggy liberty photoshoot.jpg|"Miss Liberté" photoshoot
File:Piggystatueofliberty.jpg|German postcard, variation on "Miss Liberté"
File:Comic-piggyliberty.jpg|Piggy as Jeanne-Emilie Bartholdi posing for the original sculpture in the Summer 1986 issue of Muppet Magazine1986
File:Piggyliberty-mupmag.jpg|Dressed for Halloween in a comic from the Fall 1986 issue of Muppet Magazine1986
File:Piggyliberty.mupmag-fanart.jpg|fan art published in the Spring 1987 issue of Muppet Magazine1987
File:LibertyBabyMP.jpg|Muppet Babies episode "Happy Birthday, Uncle Piggy"1990
File:Presents hamilton gifts 1990 miss piggy star spangled banner statue of liberty music box.jpg|Music box1990
File:Miss_piggy_muppet_vision.jpg|Muppet*Vision 3D1991
File:Wdwfountain.jpg|Fountain outside Muppet*Vision 3D1991
File:MV3D note holder square.jpg|Muppet*Vision 3D note holder
File:Hockey pin new york rangers.jpg|National Hockey League pin for the New York Rangersearly 1990s
File:Wdwpiggypvc.jpg|Walt Disney World Muppet PVC figuresmid-1990s
File:Liberty.songbook.jpg|A Very Silly Songbook1995
File:Greatmuppetsliberty.gif|"The Statue of Piggery"Great Muppets in American History1997
File:Libertyantenna.jpg|Walt Disney World antenna topper2003
File:Disney pose piggy statue of liberty.jpg|Muppet*Vision 3D poseable figures2004
File:Disneypinpiggystatue.jpg|Disney World pin2005
File:Disneypinstitchmuppets.jpg|Disney World pin2005
File:Iheartnewyork.jpg|Kermit's World Tour magnets2006
File:Hiddendisneypin.jpg|Hidden Mickey pin2006
File:Piggy.liberty.png|"The Muppets: The Great Search!" game on muppets.com2011
File:Piggy liberty vinylmation.jpg|Vinylmation2013
File:Mymuppetsshow-icepiggyliberty.jpg|My Muppets Show, Rooftop2013
File:Fourth-Liberty.png|A Capitol Fourth2014
File:MuppetBabies-(2018)-StatueOfPigerty.png|Muppet Babies "The Karate Cub"2019
==Muppets==
File:Statueofliberty-supermanspoof.jpg|A model created for a Superman spoof in the 1982 Miss Piggy Calendar, "Great Lovers of the Silver Screen" -- a Muppet rat plays the part of the Statue1982
File:Gilchrist-liberty.gif|Muppet comic stripAugust 6, 1982
File:Libery Round the World coloring.png|'Round the World with the Muppets1983
File:Promo-mtm01.jpg|Promotional lobby card for The Muppets Take Manhattan1984
File:MuppetsTakeManhattan1984BRset.jpg|The Muppets Take Manhattan (book and audio)1984
File:Liberty-splashcomic.jpg|Muppet Magazine issue 81984
File:Mtmcomicstatue.jpg|The Muppets Take Manhattan (comic book)1984
File:Comic-missliberty.jpg|Muppet Magazine issue 151986
Liberty-Comic1986.jpg|Muppet comic stripApril 7, 1986
File:statue of liberty wretched refuse boat.jpg|Muppet*Vision 3D fountain, rats pilot a boat labeled "Wretched Refuse", a reference to the poem "The New Colossus"1991
File:TAS-Liberty.jpg|The Animal Show "Bald Eagle"1997
File:Halloween Strut Sam Liberty.png|Halloween Strut1997
File:MFS-LibertyFigure.jpg|Muppets from Space1999
File:Liberty.sam-shirt.jpg|Muppets from Space1999
File:Liberty.mastercard.jpg|MasterCard commercial2002
File:Liberty.macys.jpg|Macy's Windows2002
File:Stripes-liberty.jpg|Stars & Stripes FOREVER!2008
File:Liberty-whatnot.png|The Muppet Whatnot Workshop offers a Lady Liberty outfit2008
File:Liberty-wayne-wanda.jpg|The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson #12009
File:Liberty-americanwoman.jpg|"American Woman"2010
File:Muppets2011Trailer02-34.jpg|The Muppets2011
File:M11Deleted-Liberty.jpg|The Muppets (deleted scene)2011
File:NYC-MayorBloomberg&TheMuppets-TimesSquare-(StatueOfLiberty).jpg|New York City Family Ambassadors2012
File:Statue of liberty - my muppets show.png|My Muppets Show, The Ship2013
File:Toyota road trip day 3.jpg|Toyota Highlander ad2014
File:Animal liberty hat lipton.jpg|Lipton commercial2014
File:MMW-We'reDoingASequel-StatueOfLiberty.png|Muppets Most Wanted"We're Doing a Sequel"2014
==Sesame Street==
File:Liberty-Wimple.jpg|Willie Wimple: Litter1973
File:Lberty.bert.jpg|Bert, in The Sesame Street 1976 Calendar
File:Liberty.pinball.jpg|Pinball Number Count1977
File:Liberty-1978Calendar.jpg|Sesame Street 1978 Calendar
File:1708-Liberty.jpg|Episode 17081982
File:Liberty-BigLittleBook.jpg|Big Bird and Little Bird's Big & Little Book1983
File:Shalom-liberty.jpg|Shalom Sesame opening1986
File:Shalom.SailorSong.Liberty.jpg|Moishe Oofnik's "Shir Malachim"Rechov Sumsum
File:Ssmag.19860708.jpg|Sesame Street MagazineJuly/August 1986
File:Bettylouliberty.jpg|Betty Lou in the same issue
File:2303-Liberty.jpg|Episode 23031986
File:GGLiberty.jpg|"I Am the World"1990
File:OpenSesame-Liberty.jpg|Open Sesame opening
File:Sesame-1992credits-LibertyCTW.jpg|Sesame Street end credits1992-2007
File:3376-Liberty.jpg|Episode 33761995
File:Bbliberty.jpg|Spot illustration for Sesame Street MagazineJuly 1995
File:Grover-Statue-Of-Liberty-German.jpg|Grover in a German Sesamstrasse postcard
File:SesameEnglish.Liberty.jpg|Sesame English opening1999
File:Dawnstatue.JPG|Let's Take a Trip!2000
File:BandeNyc.JPG|Let's Take a Trip!2000
File:Zoe-statue-of-liberty.jpg|Zoe in the Universal Studios Japan Halloween parade2008
File:Sesamstrasse-statueofliberty.jpg|In the German Sesamstrasse magazine, pages that are designed to teach English words are marked with a picture of Rosita as the Statue of Liberty.2010
File:Liberty-4221.png|What's the Word on the Street?: Binoculars2010
File:Gund_abby_statue_of_liberty.jpg|Abby Cadabby doll by Gund
File:SesameStreet-Hello,Halloween!-StatueOfLiberty-Abby-(2014).png|Abby Cadabby in "Hello, Halloween!"2014
File:BisForBook-Liberty.png|"B is for Book"2016
File:Bert Liberty promo art.png|Bert, promo art: , 2017
File:WandChase-Liberty.png|The Magical Wand Chase2017
File:4813-Liberty.png|Episode 48132018
File:HazelAnne.png|Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration2019
File:5001-Liberty.png|Episode 50012019
File:SP Statue of Liberty Rosita.jpg|Rosita on the backing of Big Bird's Tour Bus at Sesame Place
==Other==
File:Time Piece Liberty.jpg|Time Piece
File:Liberty.timepiece.jpg|Time Piece
Limbo-Liberty.jpg|The Organized Mind
File:Unclesam-babyrowlf.jpg|Muppet Babies"What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?"
File:MB110-StatueOfLiberty.png|Muppet Babies"Gonzo's Video Show"(click image, far left)
File:Liberty-babies316.jpg|Muppet Babies"Back to the Nursery"
File:MB713-09.png|Muppet Babies: Nanny in"Whose Tale Is It, Anyway?"
File:Whatnot_liberty.JPG|Muppet Whatnot Workshop display
File:Mattempirestate.JPG|Uncle Traveling Matt holding a postcard of the Statue of Liberty in the book What's a Fraggle?
File:Liberty-trash.jpg|The Summer 1987 issue of Muppet Magazine features Emma Lazarus' poem "The New Colossus" which is engraved in bronze on the Statue of Liberty, also pictured juxtaposed with a garbage dump fitting the article's theme.
File:The Muppets Face One Big Problem Promo (17).png|The Muppets (2011) TV spot
File:MB220-Liberty.png|Muppet Babies"Friend-a-versary"2020
File:MuppetBabies-(2018)-S03E07-MuppetSpaceCamp-StatueOfLiberty.png|Muppet Babies"Muppet Space Camp"2021
File:Sprocket-Liberty.jpg|Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock"Flight of the Flutterflies"2022
==Minor references==
* In Camping in Canada, Oscar the Grouch and Big Bird fly over the Statue of Liberty on their way to Canada.
* In the book Before You Leap, Kermit says one of the reasons he loves New York City is because even the Statue of Liberty is green.
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