Asparagus
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This dude's a character who's not really a real character—well, he is, but not normally. Is that clear? What do you mean, cross-eyed confusion? Well, let's see if I can clean up that mess. You see, the character of Gus the Theatre Cat (whose full name, "as I ought to have told you before, is really Asparagus") is meant to be onstage the entire show along with all the other cats, but when Sir John Mills was cast as Gus, the plans had to change. Sir Mills was much too old to be cavorting about, dancing and carrying on during all the production numbers, so they cast a separate actor - Tony Timberlake - to perform the other demands of the strenuous role. Typically, the actor playing Gus would also play Growltiger, but that entire number was cut from the video (to our dismay). | |
| That said, Asparagus is still an important part of the video. He runs with the Skimbleshanks-Jellylorum-Jennyanydots crowd - i.e., nagging old fogeys who "tsk, tsk" at Tugger and keep the kittens in line. Asparagus' sadly minimal solo lines include "would you sit on his throne?" and "there’s a man over there with a look of surprise, as much as to say 'well now how about that'." Despite his limited time in the spotlight, however, Asparagus' antics in the background of nearly every scene are good for a few laughs. |
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In the above pictures Asparagus is portrayed by Tony Timberlake.
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