Jolly Green Giant
The Jolly Green Giant is a symbol of the
Portrayal
The original televised Jolly Green Giant was nothing more than a puppet that, through the use of stop-motion animation,
stalked through the "valley" and said little more than "fo fum fi fe" (perhaps a reference to the fable
Statue
In 1978, the town of Blue Earth, Minnesota paid $43,000 to erect a 55-foot
(16.8 m) fiberglass statue of the Jolly Green Giant to commemorate the linking of the east and west sections of Interstate 90. It
was permanently erected on
Jolly Green Giant in popular culture
- The mascot became so well-known that the name came to be used for other sorts of things that were large and green in color.
- The
HH-3E rescuehelicopters that theUnited States Air Force used during theVietnam War were called Jolly Green Giants, while the larger HH-53 helicopter received the nickname "Super Jolly Green Giant." - The green
superhero monster, The Incredible Hulk, is often described in jest as "The Not-So-Jolly Green Giant." - There is a large billboard of the Green Giant in
Le Sueur, Minnesota , with the Green Giant's companion Little Green Sprout (though trees are in the way). - In an oft-replayed bit from
The Tonight Show ,Johnny Carson is dressed as the "Little Green Sprout" and is standing between the lower legs of the Giant. He looks up and says, in his "Art Fern" voice, "Ho-ho-ho, Jolly Green Giant! Show us your Niblets!" whereupon he is showered with gigantic kernels of corn. He then looks up and mouths an obscenity at the Giant while the audience roars. - In the film Full Metal Jacket Crazy Earl says, "We are jolly green giants, walking the Earth with guns."
- The giant was the subject of several questions on the popular 1970s game show Match Game.
- In the film
Demolition Man the "Valley of the Jolly Green Giant " song is heard while in aTaco Bell restaurant. - The Kingsmen, the Royal Guardsmen, and several other groups recorded songs titled The Jolly Green Giant.
- In the film Ghostbusters 2 After bringing the Statue of Liberty to life, Bill Murray's character says "Keep kickin' Libby. If you make this work, we'll pop for a weekend in Vegas with the Jolly Green Giant!"
- In
Martin Bashir 's documentary aboutMichael Jackson , Jackson was shown to have a Jolly Green Giant statue and sung the signature theme song. This was later spoofed in British comedy sketch showBo Selecta .
References
- ^ Washington Times, October 25, 2005.
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