Jane Fonda (b. 1937) is a two-time Academy Award-winning actress and the daughter of Henry Fonda. Her notable film credits include Cat Ballou, Barefoot in the Park, Klute, Barbarella, and Monster-in-Law. She is also known for her political activism, notably her opposition to the Vietnam war, and a successful series of home exercise videos.
Fonda was one of three hosts for the 1986 Academy Awards (along with Alan Alda and Robin Williams) and introduced presenters Kermit the Frog and Scooter, "two of Jim Henson's Muppets."
References
- In a 1980s Sesame Street skit, Jane Snuffleupagus taught aerobics, spoofing Fonda.
- Miss Piggy's Aerobique Exercise Workout Album was largely a response to Fonda's videos, books, and albums.
- In the book The Great Muppet Caper!: The Making of the Masterpiece, the text claims that Kermit had co-starred with Jane Fonda in a film titled A Caring Woman with Dignity.
- Miss Piggy glances at Fonda's workout books in the October 19, 1982 entry of The Muppets comic strip.
- In Episode 2063 of Sesame Street, Oscar the Grouch leads a workout session called "Oscarcize." He tells Bob that he's "the Grouch Jane Fonda."
- When Elmo lifts weights with Gordon in Sesame Street Episode 3731, he grunts, "no pain, no gain," a phrase popularized by Fonda in her 1980s workout videos.
- In the Dinosaurs episode "Nuts to War, part 2, "Fonda" is one of the many names reported as opposing the Pangaean government in the war effort, along with Dashiell Hammett, Lillian Hellman, and Frank Zappa.
- A Sesame Street sketch features Grover hosting his own Jane Fonda-esque workout video. Even during his jumping exercise, he exclaims, "Jane Fonda, eat your heart out!"
