Gonger

Gonger is a small pink monster who first appeared on The Furchester Hotel and later joined the cast of Sesame Street in season 48.
On The Furchester Hotel, Gonger initially served a minor role in the first season, banging his gong to alert everyone of "Monster Tea Time," particularly the Tea Time Monsters. In the second season of the show, Gonger's role was expanded to hotel chef, where he still is able to bang his gong for tea time from the kitchen.
In the first season of The Furchester Hotel, Gonger was typically performed by Mak WilsonPersonal communication with performer by Anthony T. and occasionally by David Rudman. In the second season, Warrick Brownlow-Pike became the character's primary performer and created the character that we know and see today. 
In 2017, the character was imported to Sesame Street as the co-star of the season 48 segment "Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck," where he partners with Cookie Monster to cook orders from kids. His grandmother, who bears a strong family resemblance, appears in one edition of the segment.
He appears as a running gag throughout Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration, caught on a wayward party balloon flying about the street. He notably is one of the two Sesame Street characters (along with Cookie Monster) to interact with Kermit the Frog during his special return appearance.
==Notes==
* The character was initially made from a stock AM monster pattern. For season 49, a unique puppet of the character was built by Rollie Krewson.
==Appearances==
*The Furchester Hotel
**Episode 103: Very Important Porcupine
**Episode 105: Count Your Chickens
**Episode 139: The Blooming
**Episode 202: The Hotel Robot
**Episode 203: Gonger's Gong's Gone
**Episode 207: Cheer Up Cheerleaders
**Episode 208: Cookie Confusion
**Episode 209: A Very Dull Birthday
**Episode 215: No Guests
**Episode 216: A Furchester Christmas
**Episode 223: The Night Manager
**Episode 226: Olivia the Octopus
**Episode 231: The Furchester Cooking Competition
**Episode 240: Gonger Goes
*CBeebies House
*Sesame Street
**Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck segments
**Episode 5002 (Street story)
**Episode 5120 (Street story)
**Episode 5418 (Street story)
**"This Is My Street"
**Episode 5011 ("Name That Fruit" with Chrissy Teigen)
*Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2018, 2019)
*This Morning (April 15, 2019)
*Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
*Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt
*Snack Chat
*The Sesame Street Podcast with Foley & Friends
**Episode 104: Monsters
**Episode 105: Birthday
**Episode 111: Food
**Episode 115: Family
*See Us Coming Together
==Book Appearances==
*Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck (2019)
*Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck: A Sesame Street Celebration of Food (2019)
*We All Belong (2022)
* Trucks, Cars, and Things with Wings! (2024)
==Merchandise==
Gonger Merchandise.jpg|
Gund BFF Cookie Gonger set.jpg|Gund Best Friends Cookie and Gonger set
Gung Gonger plush.jpg|Gund Gonger plush
Sesame Street Live Gonger plush.png|Sesame Street Live Gonger plush
Bright Starts Foodie Truck shape sorter.jpg|Bright Starts wooden Foodie Truck shape sorter
Sesame Place Gonger pin.jpg|Exclusive Sesame Place large Gonger pin
Gonger Sesame Place large plush.jpg|Exclusive Sesame Place large Gonger plush
Mega Blocks Foodie Truck.jpg|Mega Blocks Foodie Truck
Playskool figure set.jpg|playskool Deluxe figure set
Playskool shape sorter Foodie Truck.jpg|Playskool Foodie Truck shape sorter
Hallmark Cookie and Gonger Foodie Truck ornament.jpg|Hallmark Keepsake Ornament
==See also==
* Gonger walk-around
* Gonger (animated)
==Sources==
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Category:Muppet Characters
Category:Furchester Hotel Characters
Category:International Sesame Street Characters
Category:Sesame Street Monsters
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