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| Text on Button | MISS PIGGY FOR PRESIDENT |
| Image Description | Red and blue vertical stripes above and below a white background with blue and red stars and red text |
| Curl Text | N.G. SLATER CORP., N.Y.C. 11 [union bug] |
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1979 was quite a year for Miss Piggy; she starred in the hit film The Muppet Movie, was a People magazine cover model, prompted a Campaign to Award Miss Piggy an Oscar (CAMPO), and, evidently, was supported by some to become the next president of the United States. The following year would see the release of The Cincinnati Dancing Pigs’ novelty tune Ms. Piggy for President. In August of 1980, Miss Piggy was featured on the cover of LIFE magazine with the slogan “Miss Piggy for President”. It seems America couldn’t get enough of Frank Oz’s complicated yet lovable pig puppet. While the team backing her 1979 presidential bid remains elusive, the idea is still being discussed; the ToughPigs website made a very compelling argument for her presidency as recently as 2016. |
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2024. Discogs. September 30, 2024. https://www.discogs.com/release/2612118-The-Cincinnati-Dancing-Pigs-Ms-…. https://www.facebook.com/peoplemag. (2024). PEOPLE Once Put Miss Piggy on the Cover and Called Her the “Sex Goddess of the ’80s” — Read the Wild Story. People.com. https://people.com/miss-piggy-muppets-interview-from-1979-8656636 Hennes, J. (2016, November). ToughPigs Election 2016: Piggy for President - ToughPigs. ToughPigs. https://toughpigs.com/tp-election-pro-piggy/ Roe, R. (2019, June 14). Miss Piggy Was Robbed of an Oscar in 1979 - ToughPigs. ToughPigs. https://toughpigs.com/piggy-campo/ |
| Catalog ID | HU0236 |