In media and popular culture Punxsutawney Phil

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miniature replica @ mrrv, carnegie science center, pittsburgh



phil , town of punxsutawney portrayed in 1993 film groundhog day. actual town used portray punxsutawney in film woodstock, illinois.
in 1995, phil flew chicago guest appearance on oprah winfrey show, aired on groundhog day, february 2, 1995.
phil main attraction in groundhog day , april 10, 2005 episode of mtv series viva la bam. in episode, street skater bam margera holds downhill race in honor of punxsutawney phil @ bear creek mountain resort, pennsylvania.
in march 2013, butler county, ohio prosecutor named michael gmoser made international headlines after issuing indictment against groundhog e-mail calling death penalty misrepresentation of spring, unclassified felony, , against peace , dignity of state of ohio . on day, maximum temperature of day within region close record low, snow having fallen, , temperatures predicted remain below seasonal averages @ least next several days. no such indictment made against ohio prediction groundhog buckeye chuck, failed see shadow. prosecutor later stated consider pardon because phil s handler (bill deeley, president of punxsutawney groundhog club s inner circle) taking blame mistake, because failed correctly interpret phil s groundhog-ese . deeley noted indictment had generated more publicity $10,000 ad campaign .
on february 11, 2015, merrimack police department in new hampshire issued arrest warrant punxsutawney phil having failed disclose extreme amounts of snow ensue after groundhog day.
in 2016, punxsutawney phil again character in groundhog day broadway musical version of groundhog day movie. in musical groundhog takes on more mythical incorporation, if more involved in main character s predicament.




^ pulling, anne frances (2001). around punxsutawney (images of america). arcadia publishing. p. 128. isbn 978-0-7385-0530-5. 
^ punxsutawny phil sentenced death: ohio court indicts famous groundhog misrepresentation of spring after cold weather continues . daily mail. march 21, 2013. retrieved march 21, 2013. 
^ prosecutor indicts groundhog misrepresentation of spring . whio-tv. march 21, 2013. retrieved march 21, 2013. 
^ simpson says friday sun before sunday snow . whio-tv. march 21, 2013. retrieved march 21, 2013. 
^ prediction groundhog faces death . 3 news nz. march 25, 2013. 
^ mandak, joe (march 25, 2013). pa. groundhog s handler taking blame forecast . seattle times. associated press. retrieved 26 december 2013. 
^ police want take punxsutawney phil custody, usa today, february 11, 2015. retrieved february 26, 2015.






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