The Muppet Show/Characters: Difference between revisions

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=== Kermit the Frog ===

Steve Whitmire (1990–present) }}

 

* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: Originally appeared on ''Sam and Friends'' (before he was a frog) and ''[[Sesame Street]]'' as a regular, though he's far more well-known for his ''Muppet Show'' role.

* [[The Everyman]]

* [[Freudian Trio]]: The Superego to Gonzo's Id and Fozzie's Ego.

* [[The Heart]]/[[Team Dad]]: No Kermit, no Muppets. It's been established again and again, the new movie especially.

* [[Official Couple]]: Eventually with Miss Piggy.

* [[Only Sane Man]] and [[Only Sane Employee]]: Well, kind of.

* [[The Other Darrin]]: After Jim Henson's passing, Steve Whitmire took over the role. Reportedly, Henson himself was grooming Whitmire to take over, so that he could better handle his producing duties. Steve was a puppeteer all the way back since ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' when he would perform background characters.

** Whitmire initially didn't want to have any lines for his puppetry, since he didn't think he was a good actor, but eventually broke out with Rizzo late in the show. When Whitmire was told he would voice Kermit for ''[[A Muppet Christmas Carol]]'', he was apprehensive. He said he had a dream where he met up with Henson and Henson stated that he'd do fine. Whitmire then did the voice for Kermit, and the rest was history.

 

=== Miss Piggy ===

Eric Jacobson (2001-present) }}

 

The unholy spawn of [[Barbra Streisand]] and rack of pork. Hailing from the Midwest, she was living off of [[Beauty Pageant|Beauty Pageants]] before meeting Kermit. Has a chronic need for stardom, and will steal the spotlight from anyone, with violence if necessary.

 

* [[Acting for Two]]: Played all four Witches in The Muppets Wizard of Oz.

* [[Armor-Piercing Slap]]: More like Karate Chop!

* [[Cross-Dressing Voices]]

* [[A Dog Named "Dog"]]

* [[Gratuitous French]]

* [[Hair of Gold]]: Recently revealed to be a wig (to avoid being mistaken for [[Angelina Jolie]]), at least [[Kayfabe|out-of-]][[Animated Actors|universe]].

 

=== Fozzie Bear ===

Eric Jacobson (2002-present) }}

 

 

=== Gonzo the Great ===

 

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* [[Gag Nose]]

* [[Interspecies Romance]]: While ''his'' species isn't known, he has a fetish for chickens, on another occasion a cow and on yet another, Big Bird.

* [[The Lancer]]: Well, kind of.

* [[Mad Artist]]: He's supposed to be a partial [[Expy]] of Salvador Dali.

 

=== Scooter ===

David Rudman }}

 

 

=== Rowlf ===

 

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* [[Cool Old Guy]]

* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: Rowlf first appeared in Purina Dog Chow commercials in 1962. A year later, he began making regular appearances on ''The Jimmy Dean Show'' and proved to be quite popular.

* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: Especially the ''Veterinarian's Hospital'' sketches.

* [[The Piano Player]]

 

=== Sam The Eagle ===

Eric Jacobson (2005-present) }}

 

 

=== Dr. Bunsen Honeydew ===

 

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=== Beaker ===

 

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=== The Swedish Chef ===

Bill Barretta (1996 - present) }}

 

* [[Chef of Iron]]: It's not so much that he uses cooking utensils as weapons (although he does)- he actually "cooks" with weapons including a blunderbuss, [[An Axe to Grind|an ax]], and most recently, a [[Chainsaw Good|chainsaw]] and a bazooka.

* [[Carnivore Confusion]]: His sketches often deal with this trope. Half the time, he's trying to cook members of the ''cast''.

* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]

* [[Eyeless Face]]: He has no visible eyes, only bushy eyebrows where eyes should be.

* [[Lethal Chef]]: The very few times he does actually manage to complete a dish, it usually ends up something the non-suicidal would not want to put in their mouths.

* [[Once an Episode]]: Doing a little song and dance, then throwing some cooking utensils over his shoulder. Frank Oz had a [[Self-Imposed Challenge]] to try to knock over every single item on the back wall. He only ever managed it once.

* [[Norse by Norsewest]]

* [[Team Chef]]

 

=== [[Statler and Waldorf]] ===

Steve Whitmire & Dave Goelz }}

 

 

Two-man peanut gallery, and patron saints of [[Caustic Critic|Caustic Critics]] everywhere. They've never sat through a show that they didn't hate.

* [[Greek Chorus]]

* [[Guilty Pleasures]]

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* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]].

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==== Dr. Teeth (keyboard) ====

* [[Delusions of Eloquence]]

* [[Gold Tooth]]

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==== Sgt. Floyd Pepper (bass guitar) ====

Matt Vogel }}

 

** There's also the [[The Beatles|Sgt. Pepper]] reference.

* [[The Stoner]]: He even smokes a hookah in the ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' parody episode.

 

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==== Zoot (saxophone) ====

 

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: At times.

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==== Animal (drums) ====

Eric Jacobson }}

 

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==== Janice (guitar) ====

David Rudman }}

 

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==== Lips (trumpet) ====

 

* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Disappeared after ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]''.

 

=== Rizzo the Rat ===

 

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=== Crazy Harry ===

Matt Vogel }}

 

 

=== Beauregard ===

 

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=== Link Hogthrob ===

Steve Whitmire }}

 

 

=== Lew Zealand ===

Matt Vogel }}

 

 

=== Annie Sue ===

 

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=== Robin the Frog ===

Matt Vogel }}

 

 

* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: Robin may be a relatively minor character, but he's had two opportunities to take the spotlight all for himself: his performance of "Halfway Down The Stairs" (which became a Top 40 hit), and starring in his own action game for the Playstation.

* [[Cheerful Child]]

* [[Innocent Prodigy]]

* [[Kid Appeal Character]]

* [[Little Miss Snarker|Little Mister Snarker]]: Sometimes.

* [[Morality Pet]]: If the Muppets ever need to dial down the chaos and get a little sentimental, Robin is usually front and centre.

* [[Nephewism]]: The second season firmly established Robin as Kermit's nephew. His parents are never seen, but his father was mentioned once on this show. ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' later referred to his mother being Kermit's older sister. This trope is so evident that Robin played the Tiny Tim role to Kermit's Bob Cratchit in ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]''.

* [[Odd Couple]]: He and Sweetums are the best of friends.

* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Sweetums. Really odd considering ''The Frog Prince'' story cast them as enemies.

 

=== Sweetums ===

Matt Vogel }}

 

 

=== Camilla ===

Matt Vogel }}

 

 

=== Pops ===

 

The Muppet Theater's crotchety, semi-senile old doorman. In the show's final season, guest stars had to get through him to get on the show - [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarity often ensues.]]

 

=== Uncle Deadly ===

Matt Vogel }}

 

 

=== Dr. Julius Strangepork ===

 

''Pigs in Space'''s German-accented science officer, forever the bearer of bad news, and the only crewman on the Swinetrek who takes his job seriously. Outside of this role, Julius' performances are few and far between.

 

* [[Herr Doktor]]: The science officer in Pigs In Space.

* [[Only Sane Man]]: Trapped on a spaceship, facing constant hazards and hostile aliens, with no company other than two self-absorbed twits for years... poor Strangepork.

 

=== Marvin Suggs ===

Eric Jacobson }}

 

 

=== The Newsman ===

 

A bespectacled, stone-serious journalist, the Newsman never hesitates to break the latest news story... and the subject of the latest story never fails to break ''him''. One of the Muppet's most slapstick characters.

 

=== Wayne and Wanda ===

Erin Ozker }}

 

 

=== Mahna Mahna ===

 

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=== Hugga Wugga ===

 

One of the best-remembered "one-sketch" characters (possibly second to Mahna Mahna), Hugga Wugga is some sort of purple alien who wanders around an alien swamp [[Pokémon-Speak|chanting his name]]. He gets angry at creatures who try to sing anything else and tries to "assimilate" them, but is ultimately given his just desserts by a happy yellow creature that sings "You Are My Sunshine".

 

=== Angus McGonagle ===

 

The original planned "guest star" for the ''[[Star Wars]]'' episode, Angus McGonagle is an ugly purple Scotsman whose main (and possibly only) talent is gargling [[George Gershwin]] compositions "gorgeously". For some reason, his act is widely hated among the Muppets and their intergalactic guests.

 

=== J. P. Grosse ===

 

Scooter's uncle, the owner of the Muppet Theater, and the man who Kermit has to keep happy at all costs. He was an unseen presence in the early seasons of the show, but finally appeared in person for the final season.

* [[The Scrooge]]