Rumpelstiltskin

Rumpelstiltskin is a character in a fairy tale of the same name that originated as "Rumpelstilzchen" in Germany. The tale was collected by the Brothers Grimm, who first published it in the 1812 edition of Children's and Household Tales.
It tells the story of a little man who helps an imprisoned girl spin straw into gold. As payment, he demands her first born child, unless she can guess his name.
==Muppet Characters==
* Kermit the Frog played a version of the character called Rumple Wrinkle Shrinkel Stretchelstiltzkin.
* Gonzo played the character in Muppet Classic Theater.
* On Sesame Street, the character is known as Bruce Rumpelstiltskin.
*Uncle Deadly plays the character (as "Unclestiltskin") in Muppets Meet the Classics: Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm.
==References==
* In the Reindeer sketch on The Ed Sullivan Show, when the reindeer are taking roll, Blitzen instead calls out, "Rumpelstiltskin."
* In Elmo's World: Skin, The All-About-Skin Channel advertises that "Rumpelstiltskin" is coming up next.
==Connections==
*Roscoe Lee Browne voiced Friar Ferdinand in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "Rumpelstiltskin" (1995)
*Sherman Hemsley voiced the Miller in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "Rumpelstiltskin" (1995)
*Clive Revill played King Mezzer in Rumplestiltskin (1987 film)
*Robert Townsend voiced Rumpelstiltskin in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "Rumpelstiltskin" (1995)
*Denzel Washington voiced the King in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child episode "Rumpelstiltskin" (1995)
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Category:Literary References
Category:Fairy Tales