He also appeared in The Muppets Take the O2, where he gave a two-minute warning to the audience before the intermission was over.Ĭhip appeared during the opening of The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II, singing " The Muppet Show Theme" with the other Muppets. Scooter, recognizing him from the former ABC series, gave him a shout-out. Having been removed, he keeps it on his necklace so he can be reincarnated.Ĭhip reappeared in The Muppets Take the Bowl, once again in a parade of obscure Muppets. In " A Tail of Two Piggies", it's revealed that he was born with a tail. In " Single All the Way", he describes his experience with synesthesia to Sam, explaining that he discovered he could sometimes see numbers as colors since he was yellow and a half years old. " Going, Going, Gonzo" establishes that his life-long dream is to spread joy by tap-dancing across the world. ![]() ![]() In the series, Chip struggles with social boundaries, having read a number of e-mail exchanges between Gonzo and his online match Debbie, for example (" Bear Left Then Bear Write"). The pilot sold The Muppets as a series where Chip works in IT for Up Late with Miss Piggy. He appears alongside fellow "obscure Muppets" asking if they will be included (and struggling to remember what Muppet production he's from). In addition to The Jim Henson Hour, Chip made silent background appearances in Muppets Tonight, Muppets from Space, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz.Īfter a ten year absence from the Muppets (in which he earned a degree in Synergistic Informational Technology & Modern Dance), Chip appeared in a network pitch for ABC (now played by Dave Goelz). In his early appearances he often wore an " ALF for President" button on the lapel, referencing NBC's other prime-time puppet show of the time. He wears red-framed spectacles and a plaid jacket. Chip's Gorilla Television cohorts were Zondra and Ubu.Ĭhip has an egg-shaped head, a protruding set of upper teeth and large eyes with shutter-style blinking pupils. The Gorilla crew despised popular television entertainment, including that of the Muppets, so they tried to seize control of the show and broadcast their own material instead. In memoriams to the Arnprior Hospital “Partner’s in Caring” Foundation or the Arnprior and McNab/Braeside Archives would be appreciated by his family.Chip the IT guy for Up Late with Miss Piggy.Ĭhip among fellow obscure Muppets in The Muppets pitch.Ĭhip's eyes have a unique blinking mechanismĬhip is a nerdy technician who appeared in 1989's The Jim Henson Hour and 2015's The Muppets.Ĭhip originally worked for Gorilla Television, the pirate broadcasting operation seen in the MuppeTelevision segments of The Jim Henson Hour and was performed by Gord Robertson. Interment Arnprior Albert Street Cemetery. Funeral Service will be conducted Tuesday Main the Boyce Chapel at 1:00 p.m. ![]() and after 11:00 Tuesday until time of service. Visitations at the Boyce Funeral Home, 138 Daniel Street N., Arnprior Monday Mafrom 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A special thank you to the staff of Arnprior Hospital and the staff of Bonnechere Manor, Renfrew for your continued compassionate care for Gordon. Special Companion of the late Flo Berndt and family. Son of the late John Hewitt Robertson and Bertha Seigrist. Cherished great-grandfather of Porter, Rachel and Rebecca Robertson. Much loved grandfather of John (Rae-Anne) and Tyler (Erin) Robertson, Ashley and Jeffrey (Alix Jolicoeur) Robertson and Melissa and Joseph Danis. Beloved father of John (Karen) Robertson of Arnprior, Bruce (Bonnie) Robertson of Arnprior and Roxana (George) Danis of Brockville. ![]() Husband of the late Lenora Robertson (nee Mallory) (1990). Passed away peacefully in the Bonnechere Manor, Renfrew Friday Main his 94th year. Past Lions Club Member, Model Railroad Enthusiast Past Arnprior Optimist Club Member, Arnprior Town Council (1949),
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