Trekkie Monster
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Trekkie Monster is a fictional character in the Broadway musical Avenue Q
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outside Manhattan. His name refers to Cookie Monster
on Sesame Street
, and, ostensibly, to Trekkies
, though no formal mention of Trekkies is made in the play.
Trekkie Monster is obsessed
with watching and collecting porn on the Internet
, just as Cookie Monster is obsessive about cookies. He also has made millions of dollars investing in pornography on the stock market ("Here! Me give you ten million dollars!" "Trekkie! Where'd you get all that money?" "In volatile market, only stable investment is porn!"), which he ultimately donates to the play's protagonist in order to start a school for young monsters. He sings a duet called "The Internet is for Porn," with Kate Monster, which has since become a popular Internet meme
.
.
In the West End
production the role was performed by Simon Lipkin.
When the London
production of Avenue Q opened, small hand-puppet versions of Trekkie Monster were sold for two days only.
Avenue Q
Avenue Q is a musical in two acts, conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics. The book was written by Jeff Whitty and the show was directed by Jason Moore and produced by Kevin McCollum, Robyn Goodman, and Jeffrey Seller...
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Character overview
In the play, he lives in a second-floor apartment in a building on Avenue Q, a run-down street situated somewhere in a borough of New York CityNew York City
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outside Manhattan. His name refers to Cookie Monster
Cookie Monster
Cookie Monster is a Muppet on the children's television show Sesame Street. He is best known for his voracious appetite and his famous eating phrases: "Me want cookie!", "Me eat cookie!", and "Om nom nom nom" . He often eats anything and everything, including danishes, donuts, lettuce, apples,...
on Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
, and, ostensibly, to Trekkies
Trekkies
Trekkies is a 1997 documentary film directed by Roger Nygard about the devoted fans of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek franchise. Starring Denise Crosby , the movie contains interviews with Star Trek devotees, more commonly known as Trekkies...
, though no formal mention of Trekkies is made in the play.
Trekkie Monster is obsessed
Pornography addiction
Pornography addiction, or more broadly overuse of pornography, is excessive pornography use that interferes with daily life.There is no diagnosis of pornography addiction in the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , and as with the broader proposed diagnosis of sexual...
with watching and collecting porn on the Internet
Internet pornography
Internet pornography is pornography that is distributed by means of various sectors of the Internet, primarily via websites, peer-to-peer file sharing, or Usenet newsgroups...
, just as Cookie Monster is obsessive about cookies. He also has made millions of dollars investing in pornography on the stock market ("Here! Me give you ten million dollars!" "Trekkie! Where'd you get all that money?" "In volatile market, only stable investment is porn!"), which he ultimately donates to the play's protagonist in order to start a school for young monsters. He sings a duet called "The Internet is for Porn," with Kate Monster, which has since become a popular Internet meme
Internet meme
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Performers
In the original Broadway production, Trekkie Monster was performed by Rick LyonRick Lyon
Rick Lyon is a puppeteer, actor, and puppet designer and builder originally from Rochester, New York, who has worked for the Jim Henson Company as one of the operators of Big Bird...
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In the West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
production the role was performed by Simon Lipkin.
When the London
London
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production of Avenue Q opened, small hand-puppet versions of Trekkie Monster were sold for two days only.