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6This page is for any Muppets and human movie characters who debuted after ''Series/TheMuppetShow''. For characters who debuted on or before ''The Muppet Show'', go [[Characters/TheMuppetShow here]]. For ''Series/SesameStreet'' characters, go [[Characters/SesameStreet here]]. For characters that debuted in ''[[WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984 Muppet]] [[WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies2018 Babies]]'', go [[Characters/MuppetBabies here.]]
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8[[foldercontrol]]
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10!!Muppets
11
12!!!Miscellaneous Muppets.
13
14[[folder:Yolanda Rat]]
15[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yolanda.jpg]]
16->'''Performed by:''' Karen Prell (1984-1985), Camille Bonora (1988), Alice Dinnean (2010), Julianne Buescher (1994, 2015-present)
17->'''Debut:''' ''Film/TheMuppetsTakeManhattan'' (1984)
18
19Rizzo's on-again-off-again girlfriend, introduced as one of the rat crowd in ''The Muppets Take Manhattan'' and appearing sporadically in Muppet productions ever since.
20----
21* AscendedExtra: In ''The Muppets Take Manhattan'', she was {{The Smurfette| Principle}} of Rizzo's group of rats and though she's definitely the non-Rizzo rat to make the most appearances in productions afterwards, she didn't appear very often and usually only for cameos. In [[Series/TheMuppets2015 the 2015 show]], she became a regular character as Kermit's secretary.
22* DeadpanSnarker: She can more than keep up with Rizzo.
23* HiddenDepths: Apparently, she's studying to become an ultrasound technician (she has a B average).
24* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Extremely sarcastic, sometimes all too willing to step on other people's toes and not always the most moral of rats -- but not a bad person.
25* SassySecretary: In [[Series/TheMuppets2015 the 2015 show]]. With her trademark Brooklyn accent, it was probably inevitable.
26* VoiceChangeling: She has an uncanny knack for imitating voices.
27* YouDirtyRat: Like Rizzo, she mostly subverts it, but still has some of the trademark characteristics, enough that it didn't come across as too out of character when she played one of the swindlers in the Muppet version of ''Literature/TheEmperorsNewClothes''.
28[[/folder]]
29
30[[folder:Bean Bunny]]
31[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beanbunny_portrait.jpg]]
32->'''Performed by:''' Steve Whitmire
33->'''Voiced by:''' Dave Coulier (''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984'')
34->'''Debut:''' ''The Tale of the Bunny Picnic'' (1986)
35
36Created for a one-off [=HBO=] special, Bean Bunny went on to become a recurring character in ''The Jim Henson Hour'' and late-period ''Muppet Babies'', and had a major role in ''Muppet*Vision 3D''. He's childlike and cute, he knows it...and he uses it to curry sympathy when his attempts to help the show go awry.
37-->'''Kermit:''' We hired him to act cute, so the rest of us don't have to.
38
39* ChewToy: In most Muppet productions, when he appears, it's to get clobbered or otherwise go through some sort of physical abuse. Usually this is played for laughs, but in ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol'', one scene turns him into a deeply tragic character, when after having gone through his usual comical clobberings (delivered by Scrooge), he is [[MoodWhiplash revealed to be homeless and shivering in the cold winter night]].
40* DemotedToExtra: After the early 1990s.
41%%* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal
42%%* KidAppealCharacter: A parody.
43* LoveToHate: [[invoked]] Despite not being a villain per say, this was The Jim Henson Company's purpose for him. He's so cute, he's annoying.
44* MrImagination: In ''The Tale of the Bunny Picnic''.
45%%* PingPongNaivete
46* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Scooter even comments that "Cute is his middle name" in ''The Muppets at Walt Disney World''. ("Actually, it's Norman," Bean replies.)
47[[/folder]]
48
49[[folder:The Elvises]]
50[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/3_elvises.jpg]]
51->'''Performed by:''' Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Bill Barretta, Brian Henson, Jerry Nelson, others
52->'''Debut:''' ''Muppet Classic Theatre''
53* ElvisImpersonator: The Elvises have had many performers over the years, all of whom count as these. Part of the fun is hearing the subtle differences between the different performers' imitations.
54* ElvisLives: And there are three of him! [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight Nobody finds this odd.]]
55* ElvishPresley: In their debut, they were the stars of a rather unconventional telling of ''The Elves and the Shoemaker'', thanks to Rizzo initially mishearing the title.
56* SpotlightStealingSquad: They don't really interact with the main cast much. They appear, rock out, and leave.
57[[/folder]]
58
59[[folder:The Horrible Goose]]
60[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/honeydew_and_goose.png]]
61->'''Debut:''' ''Videogame/UntitledGooseGame'', ''The Game Awards 2019'' (as a muppet)
62
63When Beaker demos Dr. Honeydew's new VR headset at the Game Awards something goes horribly wrong, bringing the main character of ''Untitled Goose Game'' into the real world.
64----
65* {{Crossover}}: The main character of Indie Game Sleeper hit ''Untitled Goose Game'' joins the Muppets to torment Beaker.
66* FeatheredFiend: Somehow escapes from its game to continue tormenting Beaker and steal the winner' envelope.
67[[/folder]]
68
69!!!Muppets introduced in ''Series/TheJimHensonHour''
70
71[[folder:Clifford]]
72[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/clifford.jpg]]
73->'''Performed by:''' Kevin Clash
74->'''Debut:''' ''Series/TheJimHensonHour'' (1989)
75
76Part of the [=MuppetTelevision=] crew at his debut, Clifford went on to be the host/straight man of ''Muppets Tonight'' in 1996.
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78* AscendedExtra: He actually started off as this, as a new member of the Electric Mayhem in some later specials (including ''The Muppets at Walt Disney World'') and then got promoted to a main character for ''Series/MuppetsTonight''. Now he's come full-circle...
79%%* [[AmbiguouslyBrown Ambiguously Purple]]
80* CoolShades: He couldn't wear them on ''Series/MuppetsTonight'', much to Kevin Clash's chagrin.
81* DeadpanSnarker: It's very rare, but he is known for having a deadpan sense of humor on occasion.
82* DemotedToExtra: He was the last Muppet designed by Jim Henson and it seems they had something planned for this guy. But after ''Series/MuppetsTonight'' went off the air and Kevin Clash left the picture...
83%%* DreadlockRasta
84* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: He looks a lot like Bob Marley.
85* NotSoStoic: The formerly cool-as-a-glacier Clifford tended to lose his composure under the stress of being a TV host.
86* TheGhost: Clifford's girlfriend, whom he's constantly talking to over the phone.
87* PutOnABus: According to Kermit on Twitter, Clifford went back to playing the bass, which is why he is not making any appearances.
88%%* TheUtterlyAndCompletelyDefinitiveGuideToCool: So he says.
89[[/folder]]
90
91[[folder:Digit]]
92[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/digit_05.jpg]]
93->'''Performed by:''' Dave Goelz
94->'''Debut:''' ''Series/TheJimHensonHour''
95----
96%%* AIIsACrapshoot
97* EarlyBirdCameo: Was in Jim Henson's original pilot of ''The Jim Henson Hour'', titled ''[[Series/InnerTube Inner Tube TV]]''. Digit was the keyboard player for the all-new band and had a more-robotic voice. Digit is also the only Muppet from said pilot to remain on board when the show was changed to ''The Jim Henson Hour''.
98* RobotBuddy: He appears to be robotic, and serves as something of Kermit's sidekick during [=MuppetTelevision=].
99* UnexpectedCharacter: After two decades of absence, he randomly showed up again in the video game ''Muppets Party Cruise''.
100[[/folder]]
101
102[[folder:Waldo C. Graphic]]
103[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/af5cd_waldo.png]]
104->'''Performed by:''' Steve Whitmire
105->'''Debut:''' ''Series/TheJimHensonHour''
106%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
107* FadSuper: ''Ride/MuppetVision3D'' was his finest hour (and it still plays at Disney theme parks to this day), but his VR manipulation and outdated CGI gave Waldo a short shelf life indeed. You'd think with 3-D movies being all the rage in the late 2000s-early 2010s, he would have made a return, but alas...
108%%* FunPersonified
109* MeaningfulName: He's a computer ''graphic'' controlled by a puppeteer wearing ''waldos''.
110* MixAndMatchCritters: He looks like a cross between a butterfly and a seal.
111* NonStandardCharacterDesign: In contrast to the other Muppets, which are all traditional puppets, Waldo is an uniquely CGI puppet controlled digitially by the muppeteer.
112* {{Shapeshifter}}: He can change his appearance into various forms.
113[[/folder]]
114
115[[folder:Chip]]
116[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chip_donut.jpg]]
117->'''Performed by:''' Gord Robertson (1989), Dave Goelz (2015)
118->'''Debut:''' ''Series/TheJimHensonHour''
119
120A nerdy human Muppet who was initially rather unknown, but made a comeback as an IT guy on ''Up Late With Miss Piggy''.
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122* AscendedExtra: Managed to go from being an obscure Muppet on a short-running show to being a recurring character in [[Series/TheMuppets2015 the 2015 show]].
123* AuthorAvatar: He's a caricature of Bill Prady. The fact that Prady was a producer for the 2015 show is the reason he managed to come back.
124* CharacterCatchphrase: "I'm Chip. I'm the IT guy."
125* TheFriendNobodyLikes: In the 2015 show, he's treated as this due to his obscurity and weirdness, having been pranked at least once via email. He doesn't mind.
126* NerdGlasses: He wears a pair of them.
127* PlayfulHacker: He often invades the Internet accounts of other cast members; not for bad intentions, but because he doesn't have a sense of privacy.
128* RecurringExtra: When he's not contributing to the plot in the 2015 show, he tends to be seen working in the background.
129* RememberTheNewGuy: An odd case; he's not actually a new Muppet, but his obscurity means he's treated as one in the 2015 show. He has to introduce himself to every other cast member because he's just that unknown.
130* SelfDeprecation: Given how he's portrayed in the 2015 show, it's clear that he's meant to be this for Bill Prady.
131[[/folder]]
132
133!!!Muppets introduced in ''Series/MuppetsTonight''
134
135[[folder:Pepe the King Prawn]]
136[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pepe_the_king_prawn_7.jpg]]
137->'''Performed by:''' Bill Barretta
138->'''Debut:''' ''Series/MuppetsTonight''
139
140A Spanish prawn with an odd speech pattern. He often attempts to be a womanizer.
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142* AccidentalMisnaming: He's terrible at getting people's names right, even when he's looking at a card with their name on it.
143* AmbiguouslyBi: Usually seen flirting with ladies, Muppet or human, but he also admits he finds Music/JoshGroban attractive.
144-->'''Pepe:''' What? He's a handsome man, and gender is fluid!
145** There's a GeniusBonus here: For prawns, and a few species of shrimp, gender ''is'' fluid; they can be born male and become female later in life.[[invoked]]
146* AscendedExtra: Became an ascended extra starting with ''Muppets From Space'', but came full circle when he was DemotedToExtra for the 2011 movie. He got re-promoted for [[Series/TheMuppets2015 the 2015 show]].
147* BerserkButton: Calling him a shrimp rather than a prawn.
148* BigGuyLittleGuy: The little guy to Seymour's big guy.
149* BreakoutCharacter: One of the very few post-1990 Muppet characters to become a full-fledged member of the core cast.
150* CasanovaWannabe: He has a tendency of flirting with any woman he comes across, and his efforts are unsuccessful a majority of the time.
151* CharacterCatchphrase: UN-believable!
152* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: In ''Muppets Now!'', as the host of "Pepe's Unbelievable Game Show". What rules the game has are thrown out in favor of Pepe just doing whatever, such as staring contests judged by penguins, or the winner being decided by asking the contestants who they think is the winner.
153* DemotedToExtra: In ''Film/TheMuppets2011''. [[WolverinePublicity He was featured pretty prominently in some of the trailers]], but it turns out most of that footage came from the one scene he was in that remained in the final cut.
154* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: He wears a jacket and ballcap but no pants.
155* InformedSpecies: Let's be honest, he doesn't look anything like a king prawn. Or a crustacean at all. Maybe some sort of furry oversized bug.
156* InsistentTerminology: He is a ''King prawn'', okay? Not a ''shrimp''.
157* LatinLover: Guy nearly managed to get Miss Piggy during ''The Muppets'', and during ''Now'' he's briefly seen going out with Linda Cardellini.
158* LovableSexManiac: He has a habit of flirting with attractive women. Notably, ''[[AVeryMerryMuppetChristmasMovie]]'' makes this a plot point when he joins a company that wants to destroy the Muppets Theater because the boss is sexy (he even explicitly calls her sexy at one point).
159* {{Malaproper}}: Sometimes mispronounces certain words; for example, he occasionally calls Kermit "Kermin," and the Muppets, the "Muppins."
160%%* TheNicknamer
161* {{Pluralses}}: He often speaks of his fondness for "womens".
162* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Pulls rank on the beleaguered Scooter when he tries getting everyone to follow the game show's rules because it's his show.
163* ThoseTwoGuys:
164** He and Seymour the Elephant were this on ''Series/MuppetsTonight''. (What happened to Seymour the Elephant? Well, he failed to have a funny accent...)
165** He and Rizzo become this in some of the more modern productions like ''Letters to Santa''.
166* VerbalTic, okay?
167* WolverinePublicity: A few instances, but the worst was when Disney had him host the special features of the [=DVDs=] of four Muppet movies produced ''before'' his creation.
168[[/folder]]
169
170[[folder:Bobo the Bear]]
171[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bobo_bear.jpg]]
172->'''Performed by:''' Bill Barretta
173->'''Debut:''' ''Series/MuppetsTonight''
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175* AscendedExtra: The ''only Series/MuppetsTonight'' Muppet to appear for more than one scene or crowd shot in the 2011 film.
176%%* BearyFunny:
177* BreakoutCharacter: One of the very few post-1990 Muppet characters to become a full-fledged member of the core cast.
178%%* DeadpanSnarker: Deadpan ''everything''.
179* DadTheVeteran: In the 2015 series he has a daughter in the girl scouts and a past spent fixing helicopters for "The Service". Such skills are [[spoiler:not]] transferable to the fixing of elevators.
180* DemotedToExtra: Along with Uncle Deadly in ''Muppets Most Wanted''. They go from fairly major characters in the previous film to just brief cameos near the end.
181* DependingOnTheWriter: His intelligence varies from project to project. When he first appears in ''Series/MuppetsTonight'', he's pretty dim-witted. In the movies, he's generally a MinionWithAnFInEvil. By ''Series/TheMuppets2015'', he's one of the smarter characters.
182%%* TheDitz:
183%%* GentleGiant: Like Fozzie, he's more of a teddy bear than a menacing one. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; how more specifically does he act like this?)
184%%* MinionWithAnFInEvil: In two separate movies now.
185%%* SmallNameBigEgo
186* ThoseTwoGuys: In ''The Muppets'' and ''Most Wanted'', he spends most of his screentime with Uncle Deadly, as a henchmen duo in the former.
187[[/folder]]
188
189[[folder:Johnny Fiama]]
190[[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fiama.jpg]]
191->'''Performed by:''' Bill Barretta
192->'''Debut:''' ''Series/MuppetsTonight''
193%%* CasanovaWannabe:
194* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome / DemotedToExtra: His appearances became much more limited after 2005, with the ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' video from 2009 being his final appearance to date. And with his performer Bill Barretta confirming in 2015 that his puppet had deteriorated (along with Sal Minella's), it's even more unlikely that he'll be seen again anytime soon.
195** TheBusCameBack: Johnny and Sal reappeared in ''Muppets Haunted Mansion'' as ghosts.
196* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sal Min
197%%* LoungeLizard
198* MeaningfulName: Fiama is an anagram of Mafia, a reference to the rumor that Frank Sinatra achieved fame through his underworld connections.
199* MommasBoy: Johnny Fiama loves his mama.
200* {{UST}}: With [[spoiler:Miss Piggy]], of all people.
201[[/folder]]
202
203[[folder:Sal Minella]]
204[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/salminella.jpg]]
205->'''Performed by:''' Brian Henson
206->'''Debut:''' ''Series/MuppetsTonight''
207* DemotedToExtra: Just like with Johnny Fiama, his appearances became much more limited after 2005, mostly because his performer Brian Henson stopped being a full-time performer. The ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' video from 2009 is his final appearance to date. And it's all the more unlikely we'll be seeing him again after confirmation from Bill Barretta (Johnny Fiama's performer) in 2015 that his puppet had deteriorated (along with Johnny's). However, six years after that, Sal and Johnny Fiama showed up as ghosts in the Disney+ special ''Muppets Haunted Mansion'', with Brian Henson returning to perform Sal.
208* EarlyBirdCameo: He makes a (very) brief appearance during the opening number of ''Muppets Treasure Island.''
209* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Johnny Fiama.
210* ThoseTwoGuys: He and Johnny are practically inseparable.
211[[/folder]]
212
213[[folder:Seymour]]
214[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/seymour_elephant.jpg]]
215->'''Performed by:''' Brian Henson
216->'''Debut:''' ''Series/MuppetsTonight''
217* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Hey everybody, remember when Pepe had an elephant sidekick?
218* DoggedNiceGuy: Compared to Pepe, it was no question who the more interesting one was.
219* HonorableElephant: He’s certainly a nice guy all things considered.
220%%* LesserStar:
221[[/folder]]
222
223[[folder:Dr. Phil Van Neuter]]
224[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/228fb_vanneuter.jpg]]
225->'''Performed by:''' Brian Henson
226->'''Debut:''' ''Series/MuppetsTonight''
227----
228* TheBusCameBack: Van Neuter returned for the first time in two decades in ''Film/MuppetsHauntedMansion''.
229* FreudianExcuse: This guy's been messed up his whole life.
230* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Mulch. Although the "heterosexual" part gets a little murky when you see that Phil's wife, Composta Heap, is essentially Mulch in drag...
231** Actually, it was stated that the only reason he hired Mulch to begin with was because Composta is Mulch's sister, instead making his employment an act of Nepotism.
232%%* IneffectualSympatheticVillain
233%%* MadDoctor
234%%* SissyVillain
235[[/folder]]
236
237[[folder:Mulch]]
238[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/509_6.jpg]]
239->'''Performed by:''' Jerry Nelson (1980), Kevin Clash (1996-1997)
240->'''Debut:''' ''Series/MuppetsTonight''
241* EarlyBirdCameo: He originally appeared on ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' during its fifth season and as a FrankensteinsMonster in the ''Nephew of Frankenstein'' sketch from ''The Muppets Go to the Movies''.
242* TheIgor: He's a grotesque brute who serves as Dr. Phil Van Neuter's assistant.
243* TheUnintelligible: Became this on ''Series/MuppetsTonight''. With the exception of the end credits' blooper reels, he does not say anything other than inarticulate growls.
244[[/folder]]
245
246[[folder:Big Mean Carl]]
247[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mt_bigmeancarl.jpg]]
248->'''Performed by:''' Bill Barretta
249->'''Debut:''' ''Series/MuppetsTonight''
250* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Sometimes, he wears nothing at all, but at other times, he just wears a necktie or a set of bunny ears.
251* TheBadGuyWins: Because every contestant who appears on Swift Wits is so unbelievably stupid that they always fail, the segment always ends with him eating the animal whose life was put on the line. Taken to an extreme in the one segment where the contestant wins, where he ''still'' eats the animal anyway and then eats the contestant.
252* BigEater: He continues the proud tradition of Muppet monsters with voracious appetites.
253* TheBigGuy: He's one of the bigger Muppets. It says so in his name.
254* BreakoutCharacter: Like Pepe the King Prawn and Bobo the Bear, he is one of the very few post-1990 Muppets who is still a prominent recurring character in Muppet productions, albeit not as prominently as Pepe or Bobo.
255* CharacterCatchphrase: Carl tends to end most of his appearances by shouting, "THANK YOU!"
256* ComedicSociopathy: The main drive of his character is that he eats living things without remorse.
257* DreadfulMusician: In one of his acts, he tries to play the violin and sounds awful.
258* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Like his coworkers, he invites his mother to work in the last episode of ''Muppets Tonight''.
259* ExtremeOmnivore: As all good Muppet monsters are, there is very little he won't devour.
260* FlatCharacter: When he appears, it is usually just to eat other characters and be mean.
261* JerkAss: They don't call him Big Mean Carl for nothing.
262* NoIndoorVoice: He tends to shout every line. It makes it hard to tell when he's not angry, especially when he's repeating a message.
263-->'''Big Mean Carl:''' I JUST TAKE MESSAGES. I DON'T JUDGE TONE!
264* StrongFamilyResemblance: His mother Carla looks and sounds like Carl in drag. So does his sister, also named Carla.
265* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: On ''Muppets Tonight'', he seems to have a different act every time he appears on stage, with his stage name changing a bit for each act ("Carl the Big Mean _____"). Averted during all the ''Swift Wits'' segments, where he's always in his Big Mean Bunny persona.
266[[/folder]]
267
268!!!Muppets introduced in ''Film/TheMuppets2011''[=/=]''Film/MuppetsMostWanted''
269
270[[folder:Walter]]
271[[quoteright:220:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/walter_muppet.jpg]]
272->'''Performed by:''' Peter Linz\
273'''Human form portrayed by:''' Creator/JimParsons
274->'''Debut:''' ''Film/TheMuppets2011''
275----
276* AscendedFanboy: The lucky guy gets to meet his idols, help them come back to relevance, and even gets a part in their telethon and becomes a member of the gang!
277* AudienceSurrogate: As Tough Pigs put it, "(...)Walter is us. I related with his character so much, I practically expected him to say that he runs his own website for Muppet Fans Who Grew Up."
278* AuthorAppeal: Creator/JasonSegel, who co-wrote the 2011 ''Muppets'' film (and also portrays Gary) grew up watching the original ''Muppet Show'' and has a great affection for the characters, and Walter's own love of the Muppets was heavily influenced by this.
279* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He's completely absent from [[Series/TheMuppets2015 the 2015 show]] aside from the 10-minute presentation pilot, which is very notable considering that far less important Muppets made appearances in it and his puppeteer worked on the show. He ultimately returned in 2017.
280* DemotedToExtra: In ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted''. Until he and Fozzie discover the truth about Constantine at the beginning of the final act, he's barely in the movie, with only a few lines here and there.
281* {{Keet}}: He's very excitable and energetic, especially when fanboying.
282* HiddenDepths:
283** He can whistle, but he doesn't think of it as a talent until he's put on the spot and has to do something to fill time.
284** Gary and Walter are given the task of putting costumes together, and the former briefly mentions that he and Walter are both "really good sewers".
285* NiceGuy: Walter is very kind and friendly to others.
286* ObliviousAdoption: {{Averted}}. The film never even addresses how human Gary and Muppet Walter are brothers. According to Jason Segel, they just decided the audience will go with it, like how in ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper'', people just went with the idea of Fozzie and Kermit being identical twin brothers.
287* OlderThanTheyLook: Walter never ages while growing up, unlike his human brother Gary. He's 30 years old during the events of the 2011 film, [[AllThereInTheScript according to the writers]], but doesn't look any different from when he was a child.
288* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: Walter is a brand-new Muppet created for the film and is described as a plain brown Whatnot. [[{{Deconstruction}} He's not exactly a fan of how generic he is]].
289* SequelNonEntity: Despite appearing in the original pilot (with no lines), Walter does not make a single appearance in the 2015 TV series. He returns in ''Series/MuppetsNow''.
290* StageFright: So bad he managed to [[ImpactSilhouette make a Walter-shaped hole in a brick wall]] when running away.
291* VictorianNovelDisease: Prone to fainting when he gets overexcited or overstimulated, despite being able to withstand an electric fence shocking him. He faints seeing Kermit in the flesh and after waking up, he's told he was brought into Kermit's ''house'', immediately fainting again (albeit much more briefly).
292[[/folder]]
293
294[[folder:'80s Robot]]
295[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/80srobot_white.png]]
296->'''Voiced by:''' Matt Vogel
297->'''Debut:''' ''Film/TheMuppets2011''
298----
299* ArtificialIntelligence: Well, he ''is'' a robot, so this is a given.
300* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Unlike Walter, who was only absent temporarily after ''Muppets Most Wanted'', '80s Robot's absence is another story as '80s Robot has yet to make appearances outside of ''Muppets Most Wanted''.
301* ComputerVoice: He speaks in a stereotypically monotonous robotic voice.
302* DemotedToExtra: In ''Muppets Most Wanted'', where he doesn't have any lines at all.
303* DiscoDan: Apparently never got the input code that TAB and New Coke are out of vogue.
304%%* DoAnythingRobot
305* TheEighties: He looks as though he was constructed sometime in that decade, which may explain his name.
306* NonStandardCharacterDesign: He's one of the rare Muppets not to have any mouth where the puppeteer's hand can operate from. He's all remote-controlled by someone off-screen. If he were to appear in any other movie, audiences wouldn't think of him as a Muppet at all.
307%%* RoboSpeak
308* RobotMaid: Introduced as a butler for Kermit when he is found living in his mansion. Assumed to act as someone Kermit can talk to without being completely lonely... [[RoboSpeak to an extent]].
309* TotallyRadical: Speaks in '80s slang. Grody to the max!
310[[/folder]]
311
312[[folder:The Moopets]]
313[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/themoopets.jpg]]
314->'''Performed by:''' David Rudman (Miss Poogy), Music/DaveGrohl (Animool), Bill Barretta (Foozie), Dave Goelz (Kermoot), Matt Vogel (Roowlf), Tyler Bunch (Janooce)
315->'''Debut:''' ''Film/TheMuppets2011''
316
317A thug styled Muppets tribute band from Reno Nevada. They were originally headlined by the real Fozzie Bear, but aside from him group shares very few similarities with who they are based on.
318----
319* AscendedExtra: Miss Poogy would end up joining the actual Muppets towards the end of the movie. Originally she was a temporary replacement for Miss Piggy, but she continued to show up in Muppets shows and movies afterwards, though mostly in minor roles.
320* DarkerAndEdgier: They're all dark and gritty thugs styled after the Muppets.
321* {{Jerkass}}: All of them, but Miss Poogy the most, lacking her counterpart's better qualities.
322* ThemeNaming: The group and the individual members are named after Muppets characters with two Os replacing a vowel.
323[[/folder]]
324
325[[folder:Constantine]]
326[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/constantine.png]]
327->'''Performed by:''' Matt Vogel
328->'''Debut:''' ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted'' (2014)
329
330The world's most dangerous frog. He just so happens to look exactly like Kermit the Frog, save for a mole on his face.
331----
332* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Like Kermit, his only article of clothing is a green collar, though this one is shorter than Kermit's.
333* AmphibianAssault: He's a frog who serves as Kermit's EvilCounterpart. He breaks out of prison, frames Kermit to get him arrested, and takes over the Muppets in an attempt to steal priceless jewels.
334* BigBad: He's the [[RedBaron World's Most Dangerous Frog]]. Having recently escaped from Russia's most fortified prison, he's out to make his name as the greatest thief in history by stealing England's Crown Jewels, and manipulating the Muppets to realize that goal.
335* CardCarryingVillain: He relishes in his criminal status, and wants to steal the famous Crown Jewels of England to ensure that his name will go down in history as "Greatest Thief of All Time".
336* EvilCounterpart: Constantine serves as this to Kermit, to the point of bearing a striking resemblance to him (save for the mole on his right cheek and his shorter collar).
337* FauxAffablyEvil: Constantine is only polite because he needs to be to keep the Muppets on his side.
338* GlassCannon: He can take out human guards quickly and effortlessly as long as he has surprise and momentum on his side, but he's still just a frog. Piggy takes him out in seconds as soon as she gets a hold of him.
339* HatesBeingTouched: He really doesn't like it, and barely puts up with it because it's crucial to his plans.
340%%* KnightOfCerebus: Even with his comedic moments, he is still one of the franchise's most dangerous and ruthless villains, next to [[Film/TheMuppetMovie Doc Hopper]]. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; how more specifically is he dangerous and ruthless?)
341%%* LaughablyEvil: He's just as humorous as any regular Muppet. But he's also probably [[BewareTheSillyOnes the most vile and menacing Muppet]] [[VileVillainSaccharineShow ever seen thus far]]. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; in what way is he humorous?)
342%%* MadBomber: He loves his explosives. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; how does his love of explosives manifest?)
343* PaperThinDisguise: Lampshaded when some of the Muppets find out eventually. Kermit is ''not'' pleased. Granted he looks identical enough to Kermit that his low effort disguise is understandably effective.
344* PerfectDisguiseTerribleActing: Constantine effortlessly steals Kermit's identity, using makeup to cover his mole so he can look identical to him. He has a blatant Russian accent, which he waves off as having a bad cold. The problem is, he refuses to study any of Kermit's old work due to a combination of his big ego and his disinterest of ''The Muppets'' as a show. During his first time performing, he freezes up onstage and falls off the set. His apatheic and overly permissive directing style also contrasts from Kermit's passionate but reasonable directing approach, but the other Muppets are so happy to do whatever they want onstage that they don't even bother to question it. When Constantine does finally check Kermit's old work, he can't copy it well.
345-->'''Kermit:''' ''[singing on TV]'' The lovers, the dreamers, and me.\
346'''Constantine:''' ''[badly singing]'' The lovers, the dreamers, and cheese.
347* VileVillainSaccharineShow: This is one Muppet who is willing to manipulate, incriminate, and even commit mass murder in order to steal priceless jewels simply ForTheEvulz.
348* VillainousBreakdown: He loses it during the climax the more the Muppets meddle with his plans, culminating in this gem when they foil his escape via Muppet ladder:
349-->''YOU'RE RUINING MY '''GETAWAY!!'''''
350* VillainSong: He and Dominic sing the duet "I'm Number One" where Constantine proudly calls them "criminals at large" and sings about how he's superior to Dominic.
351* WeaksauceWeakness: Demonstrates extreme stage fright. He quickly overcomes it so it doesn't interfere with his plans.
352[[/folder]]
353
354!!!Muppets introduced in ''Series/TheMuppets2015''
355
356[[folder:Denise]]
357[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/download_007.jpeg]]
358->'''Performed by:''' Julianne Buescher
359->'''Debut:''' ''Series/TheMuppets2015'' ("Pig Girls Don't Cry")
360
361Kermit's girlfriend in the 2015 show. They got together shortly after Kermit and Piggy had their big break-up.
362----
363* MayDecemberRomance: Downplayed to a degree, but the way Miss Piggy talks about her, she's significantly younger than Kermit.
364* RomanticFalseLead: Given that she's in the way of one of TV's most famous couples, this is inevitable, [[spoiler:especially after she and Kermit split in "Swine Song".]]
365* SouthernFriedGenius: Born in Georgia, and speaks with a prominent southern accent, she's pretty leveled headed, and at one point tried (but ultimately failed) to talk ''Kermit'' out of making a reckless decision.
366[[/folder]]
367
368[[folder:Gloria Estefan]]
369[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gloriaestefanthepenguin.jpg]]
370->'''Performed by:''' Peter Linz
371->'''Debut:''' ''Series/TheMuppets2015'' ("Swine Song")
372
373An adorable baby penguin that Piggy takes home with her from a trip to Argentina. No relation to [[Music/GloriaEstefan the singer]].
374----
375* AmbiguousGender: Piggy calls them a "he", while Deadly calls them a "she".
376* MisplacedWildlife: Gloria is clearly an Emperor Penguin... and from Argentina, there are no Emperor Penguins in Argentina
377* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Only because Piggy couldn't think of any other Spanish-sounding names.
378* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Looks more like a stuffed animal than the average Muppet.
379* OddFriendship: One of the few Muppets that Uncle Deadly can tolerate.
380[[/folder]]
381
382!!!Muppets introduced in ''Series/MuppetsNow''
383
384[[folder:Joe the Legal Weasel]]
385[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/joefromlegal_0.jpg]]
386->'''Performed by:''' Peter Linz
387->'''Debut:''' ''Series/MuppetsNow''
388
389A weasel who serves as the Muppets' legal consultant as well as providing legal disclaimers before shorts. His job typically causes problems for Kermit and Scooter as they try to run the show, as well as for Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker for obvious reasons.
390----
391* CannotTellAJoke: His attempts at humor are probably even worse than Fozzie's.
392* DoNotTryThisAtHome: He provides this warning before every Muppet Labs Field Test short on ''Now''. He also makes sure that the warning isn't just limited to home.
393* EarlyBirdCameo: He appeared almost a full year before the release of ''Muppets Now'', both to announce the show, and for the Muppets' Talk Like A Pirate Day video (in which he talks like someone committing digital piracy).
394* EvilLawyerJoke: He doesn't hesitate to joke about his species and profession.
395* LaughingAtYourOwnJokes: He has a tendency to laugh very loudly at his own jokes (which [[CannotTellAJoke aren't very good]]).
396* RattlingOffLegal: His job is to rattle off legalese, but he'll also do it to try and deter any antics that might be dangerous. Sadly, mere legalese is no match for Dr. Honeydew and Beaker.
397-->'''Joe:''' Motion for dismissal!\
398'''Large caption:''' REJECTED.
399* ScrewedByTheLawyers: He's an InUniverse embodiment of this trope, refusing to let Kermit reveal anything about upcoming projects besides their hypothetical existence, and forces Scooter to put the show through a test audience before being allowed to upload anything (said test audience being Statler and Waldorf).
400* SignatureLaugh: He has a loud, bellowing laugh which typically follows his poor attempts at telling a joke.
401[[/folder]]
402
403[[folder:Beverly Plume]]
404[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beverlyplume.jpg]]
405->'''Performed by:''' Julianne Buescher
406->'''Debut:''' ''Series/MuppetsNow''
407
408A turkey who hosts the Økėÿ Døkęÿ Køøkïñ shorts. She tries to explain the dishes being prepared and introducing the celebrity guests while simultaneously dealing with the Swedish Chef's antics.
409----
410* NotSoAboveItAll: She's not as nuts as the Swedish Chef, but she's still a Muppet. On a few occasions, she gets distracted flirting with any male contestants on the cooking challenge.
411* StraightMan: To the Swedish Chef.
412* VerbalTic: She's prone to making turkey noises whenever she gets excited or flustered.
413[[/folder]]
414
415!!!Muppets introduced in ''Series/TheMuppetsMayhem''
416
417[[folder:Penny Waxman]]
418->'''Performed by:''' Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
419->'''Debut:''' ''Series/TheMuppetsMayhem''
420
421The CEO of Waxtown Records, who gave the Electric Mayhem an advance to record an album decades ago. She has a romantic history with Dr. Teeth and a rather crotchety personality.
422----
423* AmbiguouslyJewish: Frequently uses Yiddish terms and speaks in this sort of accent.
424* BigEater: She gorges on hot wings and spicy chips.
425* BrutalHonesty: She says exactly what's on her mind, which she credits with getting her where she is today.
426* FanDisservice: Designed to resemble an overweight old lady, and frequent focus is put on her feet.
427* FieryRedhead: Penny has bright red hair and both a fiery disposition and appetite to match. Dr. Teeth's dialogue implies that this is at least partially why he’s so attracted to her.
428* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She initially seems like a standard hardass boss character, but turns out to genuinely appreciate Nora, and even softens to the band.
429* NewOldFlame: With Dr. Teeth.
430* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Spicy foods in general, but specifically a sauce/flavor called [[BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce Satan's Blowout]].
431* YokoOhNo: Becomes this to the band when she and Teeth get back together, and Floyd is clearly annoyed by her singing along. She was also the one who put Teeth's name at the head of the band title.
432[[/folder]]
433
434[[folder:Tina Teeth and Gerald Teeth, Sr.]]
435->'''Tina Teeth Performed by:''' Stephanie D'Abruzo
436->'''Gerald Teeth, Sr. Performed by:''' David Bizzaro
437->'''Debut:''' ''Series/TheMuppetsMayhem''
438
439Dr. Teeth's parents, both dentists who show up every decade or so to try and bring their son back into the family business.
440----
441* BeehiveHairdo: Tina wears her hair this way, having it teased very high above her head.
442* {{Determinator}}: They won't give up on getting their boy to live up to his promise of becoming a dentist.
443* FantasyForbiddingFather: Tina is aghast at her son even ''associating'' with a rock-n-roller like Floyd; let alone ''becoming'' one himself.
444* HenpeckedHusband: On the surface, Tina is a domineering force who drags her husband around to be her YesMan, and she's clearly the one in charge of their practice. However, it's subverted in that he's absolutely relaxed and content with the setup, and when he actually does disagree with her, he lets it be known. She also isn't as cold as most examples, praising him when they get the Golden Tooth award.
445* IronicEcho: [[spoiler:When Gerald finally stands up for his son, saying that he should stay a rock star because his promise was to "bring smiles to people", all his normally-talkative wife can say is "Yup".]]
446* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: They're professionals who look down on ragamuffins and musicians. Guess what their son's true calling is.
447* LoopholeAbuse: [[spoiler:They're never going to go back on holding Junior to his promise... but the specific words of his promise were that he'd join them in "bringing people smiles". Gerald decides that as long as he's playing with the band, he's doing just that]].
448* MeaningfulName: They're dentists with the last name "Teeth".
449* MotorMouth: Tina is ''very'' talkative and often speaks very quickly, in contrast to her [[TheQuietOne quiet]] husband Gerald.
450* MyBelovedSmother: Tina is domineering and controlling of her son's life. Whenever she shows up, he reverts back to having the personality of a timid child.
451* TheQuietOne: Gerald only says "Yup" when directly asked for his input [[spoiler:until the end of "Fortunate Son"]].
452* YesMan: Gerald, as Tina's husband and dental assistant, mostly hangs around to say "Yup" to whatever his wife dictates.
453[[/folder]]
454
455!!Human Movie/Show Characters
456
457!!!''Film/TheMuppetMovie''
458
459[[folder:Doc Hopper]]
460[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dochopper_edited.png]]
461->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/CharlesDurning
462->'''Debut:''' ''Film/TheMuppetMovie'' (1979)
463
464Proprietor of a French-fried frog legs fast food franchise, Doc Hopper sees Kermit the Frog as the ideal spokesman for his product. Kermit refuses to shill for him, but Hopper ''really'' won't take no for an answer...
465----
466* BigBad: He is the main villain of ''Film/TheMuppetMovie''.
467* FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit: He's fat, wears a white suit, sells fried food, and is evil.
468* IfICantHaveYou: Doc decides that if he can't have Kermit as a spokesperson, he will have him killed.
469* IgnoredEpiphany: At the climax, Kermit gives a heartwarming speech to try and talk him down. It doesn't work.
470* ItsAllAboutMe: This is what separates Doc from Kermit and the gang. Whereas the Muppets are going to Hollywood in a quest to make ''others'' happy, Doc's only interested in one person's happiness—his own. Kermit calls him out on this in the end, and Doc even realizes that his selfishness will ultimately drive everyone away...[[IgnoredEpiphany but he still orders his cronies to kill the frog]].
471* KarmaHoudini: He tries to force Kermit into servitude, and eventually orders his men to commit a mass murder just because Kermit tries to reason with him. His only punishments are not getting the frog, being scared away by giant Animal, and (possibly) somewhat emotionally hurt when he finds out Max doesn't consider him a friend. Easter eggs in various sequels show that his business is still thriving in the present.
472* KnightOfCerebus: While Doc might seem like a rather ineffectual villain, he is easily one of the most vile and despicable characters in the entire franchise. He will stop at nothing to get Kermit as a mascot for his commercials, his methods ranging from manipulation to brainwashing to outright murder, and he almost kills Kermit and his friends in the climax, with only the timely intervention of an Insta-Gro Animal saving the Muppets from death.
473* NearVillainVictory: Doc almost succeeds in having Kermit killed — until a giant Animal intervenes at the last second.
474* NotGoodWithRejection: Kermit's repeated refusals to be his mascot only leads to Hopper resorting to more extreme methods to get Kermit on his side.
475* StalkerWithoutACrush: Doc follows Fozzie and Kermit across several states trying to get Kermit to become his mascot for his frog-based restaurant.
476* VileVillainSaccharineShow: Doc is a greedy restaurateur who wants Kermit to be the new spokesperson for his struggling chain of frog leg restaurants. After Kermit refuses his offers, Doc relentlessly pursues him for nearly the whole trip, resorting to increasingly vicious means such as holding Piggy for ransom, hiring a MadScientist to have him brainwashed, and finally hiring assassins to hunt him down and kill him. Even as Kermit gives a heartfelt speech to try and reason with him, Doc is unmoved and still orders him killed.
477* VillainExitStageLeft: He runs away after being scared off by a giant Animal.
478[[/folder]]
479
480[[folder:Max]]
481[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/max_149.jpg]]
482->'''Portrayed by:''' Austin Pendleton
483->'''Debut:''' ''Film/TheMuppetMovie''
484
485Doc Hopper's somewhat nerdy assistant brought Kermit to his boss's attention after seeing the frog not only ride a bicycle, but also perform with Fozzie Bear at El Sleezo's Cafe. He's initially supportive of Hopper's attempts to make Kermit a spokesfrog, but soon enough he's only sticking with the bad guy for the money, and even that motivation only goes so far...
486----
487* HeelFaceTurn: He never actually joins the good guys, but he warns Kermit and the gang about the frog killer, and is overjoyed when [[spoiler:the giant Animal]] scares Doc Hopper away.
488* MinionWithAnFInEvil: He's not very good at being an evil henchman.
489[[/folder]]
490
491!!!''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper''
492[[folder:Nicky Holiday]]
493->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/CharlesGrodin
494->'''Debut:''' ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper''
495The brother of Lady Holiday, and the BigBad of ''The Great Muppet Caper''.
496----
497* AmazonBrigade: His gang consists of three girls named Carla, Darla, and Marla.
498* BaitTheDog: Nicky's only virtue is that his crush on Miss Piggy is sincere and he likes her spirit. Then he frames her for theft so that he won't get caught. Unsurprisingly, Miss Piggy turns him down at the end of the movie before the cops take him away and says that while she accepts his apology, she'd rather be with Kermit.
499* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Nicky serves as this to Doc Hopper from ''Film/TheMuppetMovie''. Doc is a restaurateur who is more associated with Kermit, while Nicky is the brother of Lady Holiday and is more associated with Miss Piggy. Doc wanted Kermit to be the mascot for his french-fried frog legs restaurant, while Nicky wanted to frame Miss Piggy for jewelry theft so he could have her arrested while he stole the baseball diamond. Doc chased Kermit halfway across the country, while Nicky stayed in London the entire time. Doc had a whole army of men working for him, including a MadScientist and an assassin, whereas Nicky only had three right-hand women. Finally, while Doc [[VillainExitStageLeft ran away after being scared off by a giant Animal]], Nicky was defeated by Miss Piggy and ended up arrested.
500* CrazyPrepared: Nicky and his supermodel cat burglars have all the highest tech equipment, which is put in contrast to the Muppets having nonsensical items to counter with (like a Whoopee cushion), but even then, they forgot or lost them. In one case, Animal ate one of the items.
501* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Nicky seems like a complete moron... until you learn he's the film's BigBad.
502* DatingCatwoman: Nicky tries to pull this off with Miss Piggy, but never succeeds.
503* GentlemanThief: Nickey ends up being quite suave and competent under his buffoonish facade.
504* LoveTriangle: Nicky has a one-sided one with Miss Piggy, who prefers Kermit.
505* NearVillainVictory: Nicky and his gang almost succeed in stealing the Baseball Diamond, while simultaneously about to take Kermit hostage—until Miss Piggy shows up on her motorcycle just in time to stop them.
506[[/folder]]
507
508!!!''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol''
509
510[[folder:Ebenezer Scrooge]]
511[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ebenezer_scrooge_muppet_christmas_carol_3.jpg]]
512->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MichaelCaine
513->'''Debut:''' ''Film/TheMuppetChristmasCarol'' (1992)
514
515The main protagonist of ''Literature/AChristmasCarol'' and a greedy old grump who hates Christmas.
516----
517* AdaptationalJerkass: Whereas in the book, Scrooge is merely a passive-aggressive grump about Christmas and a genuinely HonestCorporateExecutive despite his heartlessness, here he threatens to fire his writing staff just for asking about the cold and throws a wreath at Bean Bunny for caroling.
518* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: That said, in the book, he's amused by his nephew making jokes about him at Christmas. Here, he's actually ''hurt''.
519* AntiHero: The same tropes from the original book can fit him here.
520* BerserkButton: According to "Scrooge", asking him for a favour tends to make him worse. His reaction to the bookkeepers asking for extra coal bears this one out.
521* CharacterCatchphrase: "Bah Humbug!" of course.
522* EvilIsBigger: Being a human, he towers over most of the Muppets around him, helping to emphasise his intimidating stature. It also helps sell how scary the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come is, since at eight feet, it's taller than ''him''.
523* EvilIsDeathlyCold: Rizzo thinks it gets colder when Scrooge walks past.
524* HeelFaceTurn: One of the more famous fictional examples, caused by visits from three spirits. It's already started kicking in with the second, but cemented by the third.
525* HiddenDepths: Double subverted. The people of London initially speculate he must have some, only to decide he doesn't when he passes by without a first or second glance, but as the film goes on it turns out he ''does''. They're just buried really deep.
526* MovingTheGoalposts: What doomed his relationship with Belle. He always promised they'd get married the next year, but business was never ''quite'' good enough for Scrooge's liking, even though Belle pointed out he was well off enough.
527* SuddenlyShouting: "How would the bookkeepers like to be suddenly '''''UNEMPLOYED?!'''''"
528* TookALevelInCheerfulness: Starts off a mean, bad-tempered man who is considered by all of London to be the worst person in the world. By the time the second spirit visits, he's noticeably brightened, even cracking jokes. After the third, he's singing.
529* TookALevelInKindness: After his visit from the final spirit is enough to knock some sense into Scrooge and get him to become a better person.
530* TheVillainSucksSong: "Scrooge", a song where the entirety of London sings about how unpleasant he is.
531-->"''There goes Mr. Humbug, there goes Mr. Grim.''\
532''If there was a prize for being mean, the winner would be him.''"
533[[/folder]]
534
535!!!''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland''
536[[folder:Long John Silver]]
537[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tim_curry_beard_muppet_treasure_island.jpg]]
538->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TimCurry
539->'''Debut:''' ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland''
540
541The BigBad of the film (of course) and a fierce pirate captain who is out to find the treasure on Literature/TreasureIsland.
542----
543* AffablyEvil: He's usually nice to Jim.
544* AlasPoorVillain: The scene in which he prepares to leave in a rowboat at the crack of dawn and that scene being the last time he'll ever see Jim is sad. It's made even more sad when Long John decides he would rather not shoot Jim where he stands.
545%%* AntiVillain
546%%* BigBad
547* EvenEvilHasStandards: Shooting Jim where he stands is one of the lines he would rather not cross.
548* FauxAffablyEvil: As the ship's cook, pretending to be nice to everyone.
549* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Or not, considering his escape boat sprang a leak. Even if he did manage to swim back to Treasure Island, the treasure itself would have been lost either way.]]
550%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
551* LargeHam: See who plays him above!
552%%* LovableRogue
553%%* {{Pirate}}
554* VillainSong: "Professional Pirate".
555[[/folder]]
556
557!!!'''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'''
558[[folder:K. Edgar Singer]]
559[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screenshot_2023_10_19_at_93935_pm.png]]
560->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JeffreyTambor
561->'''Debut:''' ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace''
562
563The main antagonist of ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'' and leader of the government agency [=C.O.V.N.E.T=], who seeks to capture Gonzo.
564----
565* AntiVillain: He's takes pretty dark measures, but that's because he believes Gonzo is the scout for an alien invasion.
566* BeleagueredBoss: To his assistant Rentro (Played by Bobo the Bear). Rentro's antics leave him exasperated.
567* BerserkButton: Being laughed at. Even if it's just playful, being laughed at causes him to go SuddenlyShouting.
568* FreudianExcuse: His MotiveRant after the first time his BerserkButton is pushed makes it clear that he's been the butt of the joke for a ''long'' time.
569* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:He hates being laughed at, but it's because the Space-Gonzos find him so amusing that they take him along.]]
570* TheMenInBlack: He and his agency are a parody of this. They try, but being in a Muppet movie, RuleOfFunny trumps their professionalism.
571* ShoutOut: His name is a reference to the famed [=FBI=] director J. Edgar Hoover. The joke is that while Hoover's name is shared with a vacuum cleaner, Singer's name comes from a brand of sewing machine.
572* ThrowTheDogABone: [[spoiler:Despite everything he's done and been through, the Space-Gonzos take him along as their ambassador. This gets him more respect than he's ever gotten on Earth.]]
573[[/folder]]
574
575!!!''Film/TheMuppets2011''[=/=]''Film/MuppetsMostWanted''
576[[folder:Gary]]
577[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/walter_gary.jpg]]
578->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JasonSegel
579->'''Debut:''' ''Film/TheMuppets2011''
580
581The main human protagonist of the 2011 film who sets out alongside his Muppet brother Walter (don't ask) to reunite the Muppets.
582----
583* BigBrotherMentor: To Walter.
584* HiddenDepths: He and Walter are given the task of putting costumes together, and he briefly mentions that he and Walter are both "really good sewers".
585* TheLancer: To Walter.
586* NiceGuy: Very kind and supportive of his brother, Walter.
587[[/folder]]
588
589[[folder:Mary]]
590[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mary_themuppets.jpg]]
591->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AmyAdams
592->'''Debut:''' ''Film/TheMuppets2011''
593
594A schoolyard teacher and the LoveInterest to Gary. She comes with Walter and Gary on their quest to reunite the Muppets.
595----
596* CoolTeacher: Her students even simultaneously admit they'll miss her during their two-week Spring Break.
597* DeusExMachina: [[spoiler:When the Muppet Theater loses power during the telethon, she abruptly appears to repair the fuse box.]]
598** ChekhovsGunman: Her knowing how to fix the fuse box was foreshadowed early on, when she's teaching kids how to repair cars. It's her sudden appearance when she was in another state that makes it DeusExMachina.
599* {{Foil}}: Arguably to Miss Piggy -- then again, "Me Party" shows that the two aren't so different.
600%%* HotTeacher
601* NiceGirl: Mary is friendly and kind, although she does have her limits.
602* WrenchWench: Fixes a car for her class's benefit. And she's a GirlyGirl, no less!
603[[/folder]]
604
605[[folder:Tex Richman]]
606[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tex_muppets.png]]
607->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/ChrisCooper
608->'''Debut:''' ''Film/TheMuppets2011''
609
610The prospect of oil under the site of the old ''Muppet Show'' theater prompts this billionaire to buy the building under the guise of turning it into a museum. When the good guys learn of his scheme to raze it, their quest to raise enough money to buy it back begins. He's got all the trappings of a classic kiddie-movie villain... except the EvilLaugh.
611----
612* AxCrazy: Not in the sense that he wants to kill anyone, but near the end of the movie he becomes hellbent on destroying everything in his path to ruin the Muppets' career.
613* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Technically, since the Muppets ''do'' fail to meet their goal of raising ten million dollars. In the end, it doesn't matter, due to his bowling ball-induced HeelFaceTurn.]]
614* BigBad: Of the 2011 film.
615* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He's an evil oil baron.
616* FreudianExcuse: A deleted scene depicts a young Richman discovering his inability to laugh while watching the Muppets, causing his friends to mock him. He swore revenge on the Muppets for bringing about his humiliation.
617* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Thanks to Gonzo's bowling ball.]]
618* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He initially starts out as a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk up until his long overdue LaserGuidedKarma courtesy of Gonzo over the end credits.
619* LargeAndInCharge: Taller than any of his Muppets, not that it says much.
620%%* LargeHam
621* MeaningfulName: He's a rich man named Tex ''Richman''.
622* PissTakeRap: His VillainSong.
623* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: [[spoiler:His change of heart has nothing to do with brain damage.]]
624* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: When fencing, he throws his foil at his expensive flat-screen TV and destroys it once he hears about the Muppet Telethon on the news.
625* UnsoundEffect: "Maniacal laugh, maniacal laugh!" He literally can't laugh.
626[[/folder]]
627
628[[folder:Dominic Badguy]]
629[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/profile___dominic_badguy.jpg]]
630->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/RickyGervais
631->'''Debut:''' ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted''
632
633Constantine's right-hand man, Dominic gets tangled up with the Muppets even before his boss does, suggesting that they go on a world tour and kicking off the movie's plot.
634----
635* AffablyEvil: He's surprisingly polite for the right-hand man of an international thief.
636* BeardOfEvil: Ricky Gervais keeps his beard for the role as main antagonist Constantine's second in command.
637%%* BigBadWannabe: [[spoiler:His efforts to overthrow Constantine end terribly, and he's ultimately laughed into prison.]] (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; does he actually ''present'' himself as a legitimate threat?)
638* ButtMonkey: He's treated like this in the song "I'm Number One", with a door swinging into his face being one such example of him being a victim of this trope.
639%%* TheDragon: To Constantine. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample)
640* EvilBrit: For a given measure of "evil", given how he's rather affable. Still, he ''does'' work for and attempt to overthrow the film's villain.
641* HyperCompetentSidekick: While Constantine is plenty competent for the most part, he does the lion's share of his and Constantine's activities, from heists to keeping up the charade that Constantine is Kermit. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, betrayal is one of the few areas he's lacking in.]]
642* InsistentTerminology: Insists that his last name is pronounced "Bahd-gee" when introducing himself to the Muppets and claims that [[BlatantLies it means "good man"]].
643* MeaningfulName: His last name is Badguy, and wouldn't you know it, he's one of the film's bad guys.
644* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Downplayed, but someone called "Dominic Badguy" probably isn't the most heroic character. He manages to persuade the Muppets that it's pronounced "bahd-gee".
645* ObviouslyEvil: He insists that his name is French for "good man". As Rowlf later lampshades:
646-->'''Rowlf:''' The bad guy is ''Dominic Badguy''!
647* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:His betrayal may end disastrously, but it does slow Constantine down.]]
648* TheStarscream: As explained in his VillainSong duet with Constantine [[spoiler:and later demonstrated during Dominic's attempted coup, key word being "attempted"]].
649-->'''Dominic:''' ''I can see it's just a matter of time\
650Before he's gone and I'm at the front of the line\
651It won't be long until I get my chance\
652But in the meantime, I've got to dance, monkey, dance''
653* VillainSong: He and Constantine sing the duet "I'm Number One" where Constantine proudly calls them "criminals at large" and sings about how he's superior to Dominic, while Dominic sings about his plans to betray Constantine once he gets his opportunity.
654[[/folder]]
655
656[[folder:Nadya]]
657[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nadya.jpg]]
658->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TinaFey
659->'''Debut:''' ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted''
660
661A feisty Russian prison guard who loves Broadway and has a crush on Kermit.
662----
663* ClingyJealousGirl: [[spoiler:It turns out that Nadya knew all along that Kermit is not Constantine, but is keeping him detained out of her intense fangirl crush on the A-list amphibian.]]
664* DreadfulMusician: She's... enthusiastic, at least, but her singing of "I Need This Job" alarms Kermit. Whether she actually is or isn't, we don't get to see, because just as she gets to her big solo number... [[spoiler:the movie ends]].
665* GenreSavvy: Works out most of Kermit's escape plans owing to her watching many prison films on Netflix. [[spoiler:Breaking out with the cover of a show wasn't something she saw coming]].
666* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's a little rude and manipulative, but at the end of the film, [[spoiler:she lets Kermit go after realizing that she'd take him away from his family if she took him back to prison]].
667* StalkerWithACrush: It seemed Nadya quickly figured out Kermit wasn't the criminal that belonged in her gulag. But her StalkerShrine to Kermit in her locker implies she had her own reasons for keeping him in her gulag.
668[[/folder]]
669
670!!!''Series/TheMuppets2015''
671
672[[folder:Becky]]
673[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/becky_riki_lindhome.jpg]]
674->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MargoHarshman (Pilot), Creator/RikiLindhome (Actual series)
675->'''Debut:''' ''Series/TheMuppets2015'' ("Muppets Presentation Pilot"/"Pig Girls Don't Cry")
676
677Fozzie's human girlfriend, who sometimes gets involved in the antics around ''Up Late With Miss Piggy''.
678----
679* InterspeciesRomance: With Fozzie.
680[[/folder]]
681
682[[folder:Pache]]
683[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/episode111_31.jpg]]
684->'''Portrayed by:''' Utkarsh Ambudkar
685->'''Debut:''' ''Series/TheMuppets2015'' ("Swine Song")
686
687A branding guru that Royce hires to help run ''Up Late With Miss Piggy'' alongside Kermit. However, he tends to have bad ideas that make him little more than a nuisance around the office.
688----
689* FreudianExcuse: He has a strained relationship with his distant, and suggested to be emotionally cold, father. Yolanda, Rizzo and Pepe manage to open communications between them, helping him become a nicer person.
690* HateSink: You’re not meant to like this guy, as he is portrayed as an obnoxious executive who causes problems for the Muppets. That being said, he does get a pretty heartwarming send off all things considered.
691* ManipulativeBastard: Is not above using underhanded tactics to get his way, from having guest stars pulled at the last minute to bribing the writers with new suits.
692* PretentiousPronunciation: He insists his name is spelled "Pizza" for branding purposes, even though, as the Muppets point out, pizza in and of itself is not technically a brand.
693* PutOnABus: Leaves to go patch things up with his dad.
694[[/folder]]
695
696!!!''Series/TheMuppetsMayhem''
697
698[[folder:Nora Singh]]
699->'''Portrayed by:''' Lilly Singh
700->'''Debut:''' ''Series/TheMuppetsMayhem''
701
702An assistant at the failing Wax Town records, who tries to help the Electric Mayhem record their first album.
703----
704* AllWorkVSAllPlay: The "All Work" to the Mayhem's "All Play".
705* DefrostingIceQueen: She initially works with Electric Mayhem so she can prove herself at her job and is annoyed by their quirks. As early as the first episode, she begins to warm up to them.
706* {{Foil}}: To the entire band. They are [[CloudCuckoolander disorganized, spacey eccentrics who can't ever stay focused]] but who [[BunnyEarsLawyer are in-universe musical geniuses]]; while she's very orderly and pragmatic; but despite loving rock n' roll doesn't fully "get" it.
707* InsufferableImbecile: Not normally, but when it comes to rock n' roll; she's confident that the lyrics to the Music/{{KISS}} song are "I wanna rock n roll all night/And '''part of''' every day", no matter how many times she's corrected.
708* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's snarky, prone to exaggerating her position at Wax Town and can be rather selfish; but she always takes responsibility for her actions and tries to make things right.
709* LickedByTheDog: Despite her more unsavory actions, [[EvilDetectingDog Animal]] knows she has a good heart right away.
710* LoserProtagonist: The start of the series shows that she hasn't had the best luck in life; she had to drop out of school to [[PromotionToParent raise her younger sister Hannah]] after their father walked out on them, and instead of being a music producer like she's always dreamed of, she's stuck working as a secretary for a dying record label while crashing on her sister's couch. In "Track 5: Break on Through", she notes that she expected to be further along in life than she is now.
711* MoralityPet: Animal's not exactly a jerk, but his wild and insensitive behavior tones down around her. Compare his flirting in the original show, where he'd erratically chase down women in lust; to here, where his flirting tactic is to bring her various gifts, and later [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy trying to get her with]] [[ShipperOnDeck Moog]].
712* OddFriendship: A 21st century, business-minded "bossbabe" ends up becoming close friends with free love flower-child Janice.
713* PromotionToParent: After her dad's death, since her mother was apparently not in the picture, she took on raising her little sister.
714* RichSiblingPoorSibling: She's the poor sibling, being stuck working for the dying Waxtown Records and being unable to afford her own place, while her younger sister Hannah is a successful influencer and has her own house.
715%%* TeamMom: Ends up becoming this to the Mayhem. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample)
716[[/folder]]
717
718[[folder:Gary "Moog" Moogwski]]
719->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TahjMowry
720->'''Debut:''' ''Series/TheMuppetsMayhem''
721
722The Electric Mayhem's biggest fan, who follows them on-tour to every concert and aspires to be a musician himself.
723----
724%%* DeadpanSnarker: Towards Nora, about her flimsy web of lies. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; give a specific example)
725%%* DoggedNiceGuy: He's crushing on Nora, who's warming back up to her ex, and does not take it well. (Administrivia/ZeroContextExample; does he make his affections known to her and then 1) try to win her through grandiose displays, 2) do so through constant reminders, or 3) suffer in silence? If not, he's not this trope.)
726* EndearinglyDorky: As Hannah puts it to Nora, "It seems like Awkward Guy is growing on you". She also describes his crush on her sister as "adorable".
727* MeaningfulName: Moog, an aspiring music producer, shares his nickname with the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moog_synthesizer Moog synthesizer]], the first commerically-available music synthesizer.
728* OnlySaneMan: Only he and Zoot don't get high on [[GRatedDrug expired marshmallows]] in the desert. Zoot being [[CloudCuckoolander Zoot]], he ends up having to act as the grounded trip-sitter.
729* OppositesAttract: He's laid-back and a little awkward; and has a crush on straightlaced businesswoman Nora, which she eventually returns.
730[[/folder]]
731
732[[folder:Hannah Singh]]
733->'''Portrayed by:''' Saara Chaudry
734->'''Debut:''' ''Series/TheMuppetsMayhem''
735
736Nora's little sister, and a successful influencer.
737----
738* RichSiblingPoorSibling: She's the rich sibling, being a successful influencer with her own house while Nora works for a dying record label and is forced to crash on Hannah's couch.
739* ShipperOnDeck: She tries to help Moog win over her sister.
740[[/folder]]
741
742[[folder:JJ]]
743->'''Portrayed by:''' Anders Holm
744->'''Debut:''' ''Series/TheMuppetsMayhem''
745
746The former bagel boy at Waxtown and Nora's ex-boyfriend, he's now a successful app developer.
747----
748* BetterAsFriends: [[spoiler:He clearly wants more, but by the end accepts that this'll be his relationship with Nora.]]
749* TheCharmer: Constantly buttering up Penny.
750* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's not a bad guy at heart, but he took Nora's dumping him for not being ambitious to mean he had to become a schmoozing, smug exec to win her back.
751* RagsToRiches: A lowly bagel boy who rose up the ranks to run his own app company.
752[[/folder]]
753
754%%Needs examples
755%%[[folder:Jim Hawkins]]
756%%[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jimhawkins_7.jpg]]
757%%->'''Portrayed by:''' Kevin Bishop
758%%->'''Debut:''' ''Film/MuppetTreasureIsland''
759
760%%[[folder:Lucy Royce]]
761%%[[quoteright:312:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lucyroyce.jpg]]
762%%->'''Portrayed by:''' June Diane Raphael
763%%->'''Debut:''' ''Series/TheMuppets2015'' ("Swine Song")
764
765%%The president of the network that airs ''Up Late With Miss Piggy''. While initially not present, she eventually starts to meddle with the show on occasion.
766%%[[/folder]]

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