Muppets That Debuted in The Jim Henson Hour
The following Muppets made their debut in The Jim Henson Hour:
| Character | Actor/Muppeteer | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bean Bunny | Steve Whitmire | A rabbit who first appeared in the HBO special The Tale of the Bunny Picnic as the main character. Bean Bunny also appears in Jim Henson's Muppet Babies, the Disney theme park attraction Muppet*Vision 3D, The Jim Henson Hour, and almost every Muppet movie after The Muppet Christmas Carol. He was designed by Diana Dawson-Hall and built by Rollie Krewson. |
| Beard | Jerry Nelson | The long-beared guitarist of Solid Foam. He was designed by Michael K. Frith and built by Ed Christie and Peter MacKennan. |
| Chip | Gord Robertson | A nerdy technician who works at Gorilla Television. He later made appearances in Muppets Tonight and Muppets from Space. He was designed by John Stephenson and Michael K. Frith and built by Tim Miller. |
| Clifford | Kevin Clash | Clifford is a Muppet with a catfish-like face who wears sunglasses and has his hair in thick dreadlocks. Clifford plays the bass in Solid Foam. He speaks in a slow, "bourbon-mellow voice" and has a laid-back personality. He later appeared on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1990 (in what was Jim Henson's final televised interview). Clifford later became the host of Muppets Tonight. Though Clifford was featured with Muppet eyes in place of his usual sunglasses in this appearance, he went back to wearing sunglasses in later Muppet projects since Kevin Clash didn't like the eyes on Clifford which he revealed at MuppetFest. He was designed by Kirk Thatcher and built by Tim Miller. |
| Digit | Dave Goelz | The semi-robotic technical director of MuppeTelevision and keyboardist of Solid Foam. |
| Flash | Steve Whitmire | The lead singer and saxophone player of Solid Foam. |
| Jacques Roach | Steve Whitmire (1989, 1996), Jerry Nelson (1996) | A French-accented cockroach. He often played a French chef competing against The Swedish Chef. |
| Jo Beth Garfdoohoo | Jerry Nelson | A red alien monster from Crab Nebula. She wins Miss Galaxy Pageant by eating all the judges. She is a recycled version of Poison Cackler from Fraggle Rock. |
| Leon | Kevin Clash | A pink lizard who is prone to pulling Gonzo into his schemes. He was designed by Kirk Thatcher. |
| Lindbergh | Gord Robertson | A kiwi who serves as the maintenance man on MuppeTelevision. He was designed by Michael K. Frith and built by Rollie Krewson. |
| Ubu | Bob Stutt (1st time), Rob Mills (2nd time) | A blue gorilla and leader who runs Gorilla Television. He was designed by Michael K. Frith and built by Jane Gootnick. |
| Vicki | Fran Brill | A young assistant of Kermit the Frog at MuppeTelevision. She was designed by Kirk Thatcher. |
| Waldo C. Graphic | Steve Whitmire | A computer-generated puppet who appears in Muppet*Vision 3D and The Jim Henson Hour. He was described as a cross between an insect and a seal and is the first computer-generated Muppet. |
| Zondra | Fran Brill | A gothic woman who works at Gorilla Television. She was designed by Kirk Thatcher and built by Jitka Exler. |
| Zsa Zsa Porkmustard | Dan Redican | An alien from Planet Koozebane. She is a recycled version of Food from The Land of Gorch. |
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