The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings is a fantasy novel published in three parts by J.R.R. Tolkien between 1954 and 1955. It tells the story of a magic ring forged in evil to command the inhabitants of a fantasy land called Middle Earth, and the journey of those who would stand against it.
According to biographer Brian Jay Jones, in the early 1970s, Jim Henson had "briefly flirted with the idea of adapting" the Lord of the Rings book series, but ultimately dropped the concept as he considered the narrative "too big to handle" in only one film.Jones, Brian Jay. Jim Henson: The Biography. ebook location 5430. Chapter 11
==References==
* A sketch known as "Monster Eats Machine" performed on The Ed Sullivan Show was written with a fair amount of nonsense technical speak. As such, several jokes and references were tossed into the dialogue. Lewis Carroll's mome raths are mentioned along with the phrase "Gandalf pentameter," a reference to the wizard Gandalf in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
* The creation of a Smaug float based on the 1978 Rankin/Bass adaptation of The Hobbit for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is highlighted in the Kermit and Fozzie hosted Hip Hip Parade! special.
* In "Yes, That's Our Baby," the third issue of the Farscape comic book, John Crichton compares Scorpius' relationship with Dominar Bishan to that of Gríma Wormtongue's with King Théoden.
* In Muppet King Arthur #3, Sir Percival (Fozzie Bear) urges King Arthur (Kermit the Frog) to let his nephew Mordred (Robin the Frog) come along on a quest for the Holy Grail. Merlin (Rowlf the Dog) agrees saying, "Yeah, it's not like we're hiking into Mordor to throw a ring into a volcano."
* A Cookie's Crumby Pictures spoofs the saga with Cookie Monster as Gobble (in the role of Gollum). A recipe for "one dessert to rule them all" stands in for the One Ring, Gobble converses with himself (à la Gollum and Smeagol), and he interacts with Muppet parodies of Galadriel (performed by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph) and Gandalf (performed by Matt Vogel). The sketch was complemented by a game on sesamestreet.org .
* A Word of the Day segment with Ian McKellen and Cookie Monster on the word "resist" has McKellen trying to better explain the word to Cookie Monster by pulling out the One Ring and describing it as "your precious" and that if he could control himself and not go near it, that would be "resisting". 
* The Muppet parody of Gandalf appeared again in a Vine video with Ian McKellen. Spoofing a scene from The Fellowship of the Ring, "Gandalf" refuses to let McKellen pass, until he says "Please." Upon being allowed into Hooper's Store, McKellen thanks him, and passes.
* The Muppet Babies episode "The Fellowship of the Rainbow Yo-Yo" features an extensive parody of The Fellowship of the Ring. Once the babies realize they need to destroy a yo-yo that has alluring powers because they can't learn how to share it, they decide it must be destroyed in the fires of Mount Boom. They arrange an alliance that parodies the formation of the fellowship, Fozzie declares "we shall not pass" when a boulder blocks their way, they venture into the Mines of Muppetoria, and Gonzo, after remarking that "it's kind of precious," descends into the mouth of the volcano, paralleling Gollum's descent into Mount Doom.
* In the blooper reel for Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock season 1, The World's Oldest Fraggle stands in an open cave, slams his walking stick, and declares, "You shall not pass!"
==Mentions==
* Weta Digital provided CGI characters for Peter Jackson's film version of the trilogy. During production of the second film, digital stand-ins were required for the all-CGI character Gollum who would interact with live actors. For some scenes, Kermit the Frog was used in Gollum's place as a joke by the animators. Footage of Kermit as Gollum was shown during the 2003 Game Developers Conference.
==Connections==
* John Bach played Madril in The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003) and was the photo double for Saruman in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
* Sean Bean played Boromir in all three Peter Jackson films
* Theodore Bikel played Aragorn in the 1980 Rankin/Bass version of The Return of the King
* Paul Brooke played Grima Wormtongue in the 1981 BBC Radio drama
* David Buck played Gimli in the 1978 animated film
* Billy Connolly played Dain Ironfoot in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
* Ismael Cruz Córdova played Arondir in The Rings of Power (2022)
* Marton Csokas played Celeborn in The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Return of the King (2003)
* Benedict Cumberbatch played Smaug and the Necromancer in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) and sequels
* Anthony Daniels played Legolas in the 1978 animated film
* Renée Fleming performed on the soundtrack for The Return of the King (2003)
* Stephen Fry played the Master of Laketown in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
* Martin Freeman played young Bilbo Baggins in the Hobbit trilogy (2012-2014) 
* Stephen Garlick played additional voices in the 1981 BBC Radio drama
* Ernst Günther played Treebeard in a 1995 Swedish radio serial
* John Harryson played Hamfast Gamgee in a 1995 Swedish radio serial
* Peter Harryson played Sam Gamgee in a 1995 Swedish radio serial
* Lenny Henry played Sadoc Burrows in The Rings of Power (2022)
* Hans Hoekman played an orc in The Hobbit (1983 Dutch radio serial)
* Ian Holm played Frodo Baggins in the 1981 BBC Radio drama and old Bilbo Baggins in The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Return of the King (2003), and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
* Michael Hordern played Gandalf in the 1981 BBC Radio drama
* Barry Humphries played the Great Goblin in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
* John Hurt played Aragorn in the 1978 animated film
* Anthony Jackson played the tale bearer in The Hobbit (1968 BBC radio serial)
* Peter Jackson directed, co-produced and co-wrote the live action trilogy (2001-2003) and The Hobbit trilogy (2012-2014) and made cameo appearances in each movie.
* Casey Kasem played Merry in the 1980 Rankin/Bass version of The Return of the King
* Michael Kilgarriff wrote the adaptation of The Hobbit (1968 BBC radio serial)
* Ingvar Kjellson played Bilbo Baggins in a 1995 Swedish radio serial
* Steve Kratz played Pippin in a 1995 Swedish radio serial
* Maria Lindes played a spider and the thrush in The Hobbit (1983 Dutch radio serial)
* Tommy Madden was a rotoscoped actor, for hobbits and other characters, in the 1978 animated film
* Ian McKellen played Gandalf in the Peter Jackson trilogy (2001-2003) and The Hobbit trilogy (2012-2014)
* Bret McKenzie played an elf in The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Return of the King (2003) and Linder in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
* Per Myrberg played Gandalf in a 1995 Swedish radio serial
* Bill Nighy played Sam in the 1981 BBC Radio drama
* Andy Serkis played Gollum/Smeagol in all three Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings films and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
* Kiran Shah was a scale double for the hobbits in the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003), The Hobbit trilogy (2012-2014), and played a goblin scribe in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
* Bruce Spence played the Mouth of Sauron in The Return of the King (2003, extended edition)
* Wolfgang Spier played Balin in The Hobbit (1980 German radio serial)
* Manfred Steffen played Gandalf in a 1992 German radio serial
* Robert Stephens played Aragorn in the 1981 BBC Radio drama
* John Stephenson played various roles in the 1980 Rankin/Bass version of The Return of the King
* Joel Tobeck played an orc lieutenant in The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)
* Cees van Oyen played Gandalf in The Hobbit (1983 Dutch radio serial)
* Meta Velander played Lobelia Sackville-Baggins in a 1995 Swedish radio serial
* Hugo Weaving played Elrond in all three Peter Jackson films and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
==Sources==
==See also==
* The Muppet Show in Ham's Deep
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