Other Muppets
The following Muppets debuted in other projects:
| Character | Actor/Muppeteer | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Angelo | Tyler Bunch | An Italian chef who is Cat Cora's co-star in The Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora. Angelo was taught about cooking from The Swedish Chef (whom Angelo is good friends with). Being a Live-Hand Muppet, Tyler Bunch is assisted in performing Angelo by Paul McGinnis who operated Angelo's hands. |
| Bertha | Julianne Buescher | A monster who works as a construction foreman. Bertha appeared in Muppets on Wheels where she sings to Kermit the Frog and Lindy about bulldozers. Her puppet also appeared as a male monster in the Muppet Meeting Film "Think Bigger", on the cover of "Kermit Learns Windows", as an audience member on "Muppet Classic Theater" and "Muppets Tonight", and later made a crowd cameo in The Muppets. |
| Big V | Jim Henson | A long-nosed Muppet Monster who first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. He was in the "Inchworm" sketch where he ate Kermit. Big V later made cameos in Hey, Cinderella!, episode 39 of Sesame Street, and appeared in the animated Fraggle Rock episodes "Red's Drippy Dilemma" and "The Radish Fairy". |
| Billy Bunny | Kevin Clash | A happy playful rabbit who loves to laugh, sing, and play. He first appeared in Billy Bunny's Animal Songs and later appeared in a Muppet Time sketch revolving around the Frog Scouts. |
| Catgut | Jim Henson (puppeteer, 1972), Phyllis Marshall (voice, 1972), Richard Hunt (1976) | A cat who first appeared in The Muppet Musicians of Bremen. Catgut later appeared in The Muppet Show. |
| Grump | Frank Oz, Jerry Juhl (voice, 1966), Jim Henson (1969) | A Muppet who appears in the Muppet Meeting Films. |
| King Goshposh | Jim Henson | A king who first appeared in the pilot for Tales of the Tinkerdee. He was designed by Jim Henson and built by Don Sahlin. He later appeared in The Mike Douglas Show as "King Louie," The Muppets on Puppets as "King Louie" again (where he considered himself as the "Ruler of the Muppets"), and Hey, Cinderella! as the father of Prince Arthur Charming. A refurbished Full-Bodied Muppet version of King Goshposh called King Rupert the Second appeared in The Frog Prince and later appeared in the "Twiggy" episode of The Muppet Show. |
| Larry and Oliver | Larry: Victor Yerrid Oliver: Drew Massey |
Two stagehands for Hollywood who appear in Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony. Larry made an unnamed appearance as a crew member on Muppets Tonight. |
| Leo | Jim Henson | A hard-sell business executive who appears in the Muppet Meeting Films |
| Leroy | Frank Oz (puppeteer), Nick Nichols (voice) | A donkey who first appeared in The Muppet Musicians of Bremen. He was designed by Michael K. Frith and built by Don Sahlin. A full-bodied marionette was used for full shots of Leroy. |
| Lester Possum | Victor Yerrid | An opossum who was a recurring character in Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony. His puppet was later used in Puppet Up! |
| Lindy | Bruce Lanoil | A boy who appeared in Muppets on Wheels and Things That Fly where he wanted to know how different vehicles move. |
| Lo-Co | Cee Lo Green (voice) | A Muppet who is a caricature of Cee Lo Green. He appeared in the music video for "All I Need is Love" by Cee Lo Green and the Muppets. |
| Old Joe | David Rudman (puppeteer, 1992), David Shaw Parker (voice, 1992), Jerry Nelson (1996) | A spider who works as a fence in The Muppet Christmas Carol. He later made a cameo in Muppet Treasure Island as a pirate who works for Blind Pew. |
| Rock and Roll Monster | Various Performers | A monster with three heads and six arms who played two guitars and a drum. The Rock and Roll Monster later appeared in The Muppets on Puppets where the middle head was replaced by the early version of Grover's head. |
| Rover Joe | Jerry Nelson (1972, puppeteer), François Klanfer (1972, voice) Jim Henson (1976) | A hound dog who first appeared in The Muppet Musicians of Bremen. He was designed by Michael K. Frith and Jim Henson and built by Don Sahlin. Rover Joe later appeared in The Muppet Show. |
| Splurge | Frank Oz | A tall purple Muppet Monster who is the first larger than life Full-Bodied Muppet. He first appeared in Hey, Cinderella! Splurge later appeared in The Ed Sullivan Show and episode 15 of Sesame Street. |
| T.R. | Jerry Nelson | A rooster who first appeared in The Muppet Musicians of Bremen. He was designed by Jim Henson and built by Don Sahlin and Bonnie Erickson. T.R. later appeared in The Muppet Show. |
| Taminella Grinderfall | Jerry Juhl | A witch who first appeared in the pilot for Tales of the Tinkerdee. She was designed by Jim Henson and built by Don Sahlin. She later appeared in The Muppets on Puppets and The Frog Prince (in a full-bodied form). |
| Two-Headed Muppet Monster | Head #1: Jim Henson Head #2: Frank Oz |
A Muppet Monster with two heads who appeared on The Mike Douglas Show. One of the heads was used to perform Gretel the Cow in The Muppets on Puppets. This was Frank Oz's first speaking role with the Muppets. |
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