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* EvilOldFolks: Not usually, since they're just rude hecklers and not actually evil, but in the ''Muppet Spies'' GBA game, they're the final boss.

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* EvilOldFolks: Not usually, since they're just rude hecklers and not actually evil, but in the ''Muppet Spies'' ''Spy Muppets'' GBA game, they're the final boss.
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* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Although Gonzo is usually referred to with "he/him" pronouns, it's been hinted a few times that "male" might not totally encapsulate his gender identity. [[https://toughpigs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/gonzo-bathroom.jpg One comic strip]] from 1984 shows Gonzo walking past women's and men's bathrooms in favor of the "whatever" room, and the ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies2018'' episode "Gonzo-rella", Gonzo wants to wear a PimpedOutDress to the ball, and the Gonzo-rella alter ego is adressed with "they/them" pronouns.

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* AmbiguousGenderIdentity: Although Gonzo is usually referred to with "he/him" pronouns, it's been hinted a few times that "male" might not totally encapsulate his gender identity. [[https://toughpigs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/gonzo-bathroom.jpg One comic strip]] from 1984 shows Gonzo walking past women's and men's bathrooms in favor of the "whatever" room, and the ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies2018'' episode "Gonzo-rella", Gonzo wants to wear a PimpedOutDress to the ball, and the Gonzo-rella alter ego is adressed addressed with "they/them" pronouns.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: A subtle example. During the song "Comedy Tonight", a monster is seen chasing and terrorizing a little girl. Harry looks at the scene for a few seconds before blowing the monster up.

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A subtle example. During the song "Comedy Tonight", a monster is seen chasing and terrorizing a little girl. Harry looks at the scene for a few seconds before blowing the monster up.up.
** Another segment focuses on him and some Whatnots doing target practice with a cannon... And naturally shooting everything ''except'' the target. The final shot winds up going into the wall near Statler and Waldorf's theater box, and Harry looks genuinely upset about it.
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* DemotedToExtra: In ''Film/TheMuppets2011'', Rizzo doesn't have a single line, only appearing in crowd scenes. He did get one scene in ''Muppets Most Wanted''... in which he complains that he's been DemotedToExtra.

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* DemotedToExtra: As Steve Whitmire began focusing more on playing Kermit, this started happening to him. In ''Film/TheMuppets2011'', Rizzo doesn't have a single line, only appearing in crowd scenes. He did get one scene in ''Muppets Most Wanted''... in which he complains that he's been DemotedToExtra.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: In the "Flowers on the Wall" [=YouTube=] video, he has a romantic dinner with a fake Bunsen, and constructs a Bunsen-shaped house of cards with hearts in its eyes. Most blatantly, in ''Series/TheMuppets2015'' episode "Pig Out", he and Bunsen arrive at work in each others' clothing and refuse to talk about it.

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* AmbiguouslyGay: In the "Flowers on the Wall" [=YouTube=] video, he has a romantic dinner with a fake Bunsen, and constructs a Bunsen-shaped house of cards with hearts in its eyes. Most blatantly, in ''Series/TheMuppets2015'' episode "Pig Out", he and Bunsen arrive at work in each others' clothing and refuse to talk about it. His original portrayer Richard Hunt (who was gay himself) also speculated that Beaker tolerated all of the abuse from Bunsen because of some kind of romantic devotion to him.
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* AuthorAvatar: Richard Hunt reportedly based his performance on how he acted when he was younger.

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* AuthorAvatar: Richard Hunt reportedly based his performance on how he acted when he was younger. Scooter's voice was also basically Hunt's natural speaking voice pitched a little higher.
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* CartoonCreature: Whilst many other indescribable or indeterminate Muppets appear as background characters, Gonzo is the only "main star" character whose species is completely fictitious. Exploited into a minor RunningGag, with other characters commenting on how they have no idea what he is. Even Gonzo doesn't seem entirely certain what he is, though everyone's best guess is some sort of bird-creature (usually something turkey-like). ''The Great Muppets Caper'' has him just labelled as a "whatever", and in ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984'', he's regularly referred to as a "weirdo", almost as if it's a species in itself. ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'' established him as [[spoiler:a lost alien]], but this was quickly {{retcon}}ned into not being true for the greater Muppet canon, due to the , [[FanDislikedExplanation severe fan backlash]]. A later comic cemented this by having Scooter spend an ''entire issue'' trying to figure out what Gonzo was, only for him to say "An artist" (though the writer said in an interview that if you wanted, you could always just assume that the comic takes place BEFORE ''Muppets From Space'').

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* CartoonCreature: Whilst many other indescribable or indeterminate Muppets appear as background characters, Gonzo is the only "main star" character whose species is completely fictitious. Exploited into a minor RunningGag, with other characters commenting on how they have no idea what he is. Even Gonzo doesn't seem entirely certain what he is, though everyone's best guess is some sort of bird-creature (usually something turkey-like). ''The Great Muppets Caper'' has him just labelled as a "whatever", and in ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984'', he's regularly referred to as a "weirdo", almost as if it's a species in itself. ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace'' established him as [[spoiler:a lost alien]], but this was quickly {{retcon}}ned into not being true for the greater Muppet canon, due to the , [[FanDislikedExplanation severe fan backlash]]. A later comic cemented this by having Scooter spend an ''entire issue'' trying to figure out what Gonzo was, only for him to say "An artist" (though the writer said in an interview that if you wanted, you could always just assume that the comic takes place BEFORE ''Muppets From Space'').
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* OddFriendship: Wayne finds a lot of mutual ground with [[PunchClockVillain Uncle Deadly]] in the Muppet Melodrama segments, much to the detriment of the act itself.

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* OddFriendship: Wayne finds a lot of mutual ground with [[PunchClockVillain Uncle Deadly]] in the Muppet Melodrama segments, much to the detriment of the act itself.itself, and frequently of Miss Piggy acting as the damsel.
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[[folder:Angus McGonagle]][=McGonagle=]]]
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* OfficialCouple: Zigzagged. Whilst Piggy has been crushing on Kermit pretty much since her debut, Kermit has had a much more mixed reaction to her interest. Their exact status [[https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/complete-timeline-kermit-frog-miss-110420365.html has fluctuated considerably over the years]], with notable highlights including officially announcing they had broken up in 1990, reconciling and becoming domestic partners in 1993, and finally announcing that they were considering getting married in 2014... only to then officially break up in 2015. As of February 2024, they haven't officially gotten back together.

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* OfficialCouple: Zigzagged. Whilst Piggy has been crushing on Kermit pretty much since her debut, Kermit has had a much more mixed reaction to her interest. Their exact status [[https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/complete-timeline-kermit-frog-miss-110420365.html has fluctuated considerably over the years]], with notable highlights including officially announcing they had broken up in 1990, reconciling and becoming domestic partners in 1993, and finally announcing that they were considering getting married in 2014... only to then officially break up in 2015. As of February 2024, they haven't officially gotten back together.together, maintaining more of a platonic relationship these days.

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* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Piggy is a fashionable, elegant and hyper-feminine diva. When she gets angry, however, she won't hesitate to get her hands dirty and is easily the most violent of the main ensemble.



* StalkerWithACrush: Her initial relationship towards Kermit. Complete with StalkerShrine in her dressing room.

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* StalkerWithACrush: Her initial relationship towards Kermit. Complete with Kermit, right down to a StalkerShrine in her dressing room.room.
* TenderTomboyishnessFoulFemininity: Piggy isn't nearly as friendly as the guitar-jamming Janice, and is far more narcissistic.


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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The ridiculously feminine diva girly girl to Janice's rocking tomboy.


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* VocalEvolution: Richard Hunt's voice for Scooter evolved from a nerdy voice in 1976, to an extension of his own voice by his final years.
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*** That one at least has an explanation - she's upset because Kermit dumped her and if she has to work with him every day, well...


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** They were more thrilled about being rid of Foo-Foo than being rid of Piggy, though.
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In the first official episode, staring Juliet Prowse, Piggy's first speaking lines involve her nakedly flirting with Kermit. Once the Muppet Glee Club decides to sing "Temptation", she pours her heart and soul into it, blatantly turning the song into an expression of her affections for the f

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In the first official episode, staring Juliet Prowse, Piggy's first speaking lines involve her nakedly flirting with Kermit. Once the Muppet Glee Club decides to sing "Temptation", she pours her heart and soul into it, blatantly turning the song into an expression of her affections for the ffrog.

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