| “ | (Kermit the Frog: But Nicky, why are you doing this?) Why am I doing this? Because I'm a villain, it's pure and simple. (Fozzie Bear: Uh, excuse me, Mr. Holiday sir. Uh, would you let Kermit go? If you hold him too long, he'll just give you warts.) Oh, no; he's coming with us. C'mon, girls. Let's get out of here! | „ |
| ~ Nicky Holiday explaining his motive to Kermit the Frog and his crew. |
Nicky Holiday is the main antagonist of the 1981 film The Great Muppet Caper.
He was portrayed by the late Charles Grodin, who also portrayed Aarfy in the 1970 film adaptation of Catch-22.
History[]
Nicky was the ner-do-well criminal brother of Lady Holiday in The Great Muppet Caper. A profligate playboy and sponger, Nicky has a parasitical relationship with his sister. Unbeknownst to her, Nicky is a notorious jewel thief in cahoots with models Marla, Carla and Darla, and the mastermind behind the theft of her own jewels, prior to an attempt on the Fabulous Baseball Diamond.
However, Nicky is blindsided by an encounter with Miss Piggy, whom he soon develops a passionate affection for. His desire for Piggy is outweighed by his greed, however, leading him to betray her.
Called upon to explain his motivations, Nicky responds, "Why am I doing this? Because I'm a villain, it's pure and simple." However, unlike Doc Hopper, he does not appear to be completely evil, as he genuinely cares for Miss Piggy and does not (initially) have any desire to harm the Muppets.
Eventually, Nicky and his accomplices are arrested and sentenced to at least 30 years in prison.
In the original script of the 2011 film The Muppets, the Muppets are sent to prison for putting on a fake award show. There was to be a cameo from Nicky, still in jail decades later. While the jail subplot was filmed (but ultimately cut), Charles Grodin turned down the offer to reprise his role.
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Trivia[]
- Charles Grodin also played Quentin Fitzwaller, the anti-villainous main antagonist of the 1990 television special The Muppets at Walt Disney World.
- Holiday was planned to have a cameo in the original screenplay for the 2011 movie The Muppets, in which he would have still been in prison 30 years later. Charles Grodin turned down the role. Had he taken the role, Nicky would have been the first human character in a Muppet movie to have his actor reprise his role in a later film.
