Profile: Taminella Grinderfall

Name: Taminella Grinderfall
First Seen: Pak Nit and Pak Nit RX commercial

Taminella Grinderfall is a witch from Jim Henson's early productions. Her first evil deed was during a Pik Nat and Pak Nit RX commercial with two children called Shrinkel and Stretchel. The two children, upon stumbling across a gingerbread house in the woods, are thrown into an oven by Taminella. They come out fine (due to the Pik Nat) and Taminella is so impressed she changes into a more presentable and non-children eating version of herself.






Taminella was set to appear in the Tales of Tinkerdee which was never produced. She later appeared in Tales from Muppetland in The Frog Prince (1971). Taminella took on the role of the wicked witch that turns Sir Robin the Brave into Sir Robin the Frog. She also poses as King Rupert the Second's (King Goshposh) sister and puts a spell on the poor princess Melora, who is about to take the throne! Oh, that is evil!

She was set to appear in The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970). But after some rewrites, she was replaced by Cosmo Scam.

Taminella was originally voiced by Jerry Juhl.