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* ChasteToons: Has a nephew, but no children.



* CowerPower: Whenever in a threatening situation, he tends to hide behind the much-smaller Kermit.




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* VerbalTic: Frank Oz gave Fozzie a series of weird noises (the closest you could come to writing them out would be something along the lines of "Daaaaaaaagh" and "Agghaahaahaa") that he uses to convey certain emotions.


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* SadClown: If Gonzo isn't making you laugh, he's making you wipe away tears.


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* AlmightyJanitor - He can carry ''pianos'' around by himself!


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!!Link Hogthrob
->Jim Henson

* BrainlessBeauty
* TheDanza - Either that or he's evidently playing ''himself'' on ''Pigs in Space''.
* DemotedToExtra - If your familiarity with the Muppets is only with the movies, it comes as a surprise to see what a major character this guy was on the Muppet Show proper. After Jim Henson died, however, Link has pretty much [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome disappeared.]]
* FakeUltimateHero
* FantasticRacism - He's a little ''too'' proud to be a pig.
* GeneralFailure
* LanternJawOfJustice - With a cleft you could lose spare change in.
* MilesGloriosus
* TedBaxter
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!!Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson)

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!!Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson)Frog
->Jim Henson



!!Miss Piggy (Frank Oz)

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!!Miss Piggy (Frank Oz)Piggy
->Frank Oz



!!Fozzie Bear (Frank Oz)

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!!Fozzie Bear (Frank Oz)Bear
->Frank Oz



!!Sam The Eagle (Frank Oz)

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!!Sam The Eagle (Frank Oz)Eagle
->Frank Oz



!!Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (Dave Goelz)

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!!Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (Dave Goelz)Honeydew
->Dave Goelz



!!Beaker (Richard Hunt)

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!!Beaker (Richard Hunt)!!Beaker
->Richard Hunt



!!The Swedish Chef (Jim Henson)

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!!The Swedish Chef (Jim Henson)Chef
->Jim Henson



!!StatlerAndWaldorf (Richard Hunt & Jim Henson)

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!!StatlerAndWaldorf (Richard !!StatlerAndWaldorf
->Richard
Hunt & Jim Henson)Henson



!!Gonzo the Great (Dave Goelz)

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!!Gonzo the Great (Dave Goelz)Great
->Dave Goelz



!!Scooter (Richard Hunt)

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!!Scooter (Richard Hunt)!!Scooter
->Richard Hunt



!!Rowlf (Jim Henson)

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!!Rowlf (Jim Henson)!!Rowlf
->Jim Henson



!!!Dr. Teeth (Jim Henson)

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!!!Dr. Teeth (Jim Henson)Teeth
->Jim Henson



!!!Sgt. Floyd Pepper (Jerry Nelson)

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!!!Sgt. Floyd Pepper (Jerry Nelson)Pepper
->Jerry Nelson



!!!Zoot (Dave Goelz)

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!!!Zoot (Dave Goelz)!!!Zoot
->Dave Goelz



!!!Animal (Frank Oz)

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!!!Animal (Frank Oz)!!!Animal
->Frank Oz



!!!Janice (Richard Hunt)

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!!!Janice (Richard Hunt)!!!Janice
->Richard Hunt



!!!Lips (Steve Whitmire)

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!!!Lips (Steve Whitmire)!!!Lips
->Steve Whitmire



!! Rizzo the Rat (Steve Whitmire)

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!! Rizzo the Rat (Steve Whitmire)Rat
->Steve Whitmire



!!Crazy Harry (Jerry Nelson)

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!!Crazy Harry (Jerry Nelson)Harry
->Jerry Nelson



!!Beauregard (Dave Goelz)

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!!Beauregard (Dave Goelz)!!Beauregard
->Dave Goelz
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!!Kermit the Frog

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!!Kermit the FrogFrog (Jim Henson)



!!Miss Piggy

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!!Miss PiggyPiggy (Frank Oz)



!!Fozzie Bear

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!!Fozzie BearBear (Frank Oz)



!!Sam The Eagle

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!!Sam The EagleEagle (Frank Oz)



!!Dr. Bunsen Honeydew

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!!Dr. Bunsen HoneydewHoneydew (Dave Goelz)



!!Beaker

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!!Beaker!!Beaker (Richard Hunt)



!!The Swedish Chef

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!!The Swedish ChefChef (Jim Henson)



!!StatlerAndWaldorf

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!!StatlerAndWaldorf!!StatlerAndWaldorf (Richard Hunt & Jim Henson)



!!Gonzo the Great

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!!Gonzo the GreatGreat (Dave Goelz)



!!Scooter

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!!Scooter!!Scooter (Richard Hunt)



!!Rowlf

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!!Rowlf!!Rowlf (Jim Henson)



!!!Dr. Teeth

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!!!Dr. TeethTeeth (Jim Henson)



!!!Sgt. Floyd Pepper

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!!!Sgt. Floyd PepperPepper (Jerry Nelson)



!!!Zoot

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!!!Zoot!!!Zoot (Dave Goelz)



!!!Animal

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!!!Animal!!!Animal (Frank Oz)



!!!Janice

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!!!Janice!!!Janice (Richard Hunt)



!!!Lips

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!!!Lips!!!Lips (Steve Whitmire)



!! Rizzo the Rat

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!! Rizzo the RatRat (Steve Whitmire)



!!Crazy Harry

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!!Crazy HarryHarry (Jerry Nelson)



!!Beauregard

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!!Beauregard!!Beauregard (Dave Goelz)
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!!Beauregard
* BarefootFunnyAnimal
* CartoonCreature: He's some sort of brown...lump.
* DemotedToExtra: Even though he's had many appearances since the 3rd season and had a few starring scenes, he became this after Henson's death until he got some speaking parts in the MuppetViralVideos. Even most people don't remember him!
* TheDitz
* DrivesLikeCrazy: As seen in TheGreatMuppetCaper.
* {{Expy}}: Based off of Wendell the porcupine from ''Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas''

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* OnlySaneEmployee

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* OnlySaneEmployeeOnlySaneEmployee: Unless you consider the fact that he hired all the other loonies.



** The only person to ever take a direct hit from Piggy and remain unharmed was Christopher Reeve (He really is the [[SuperMan Man of Steel!]]).



** The movie ''MuppetsFromSpace'' revealed that he's an alien.



* NoodleImplements: He gets booed off the stage before we can see what he was going to do with [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1dK9aABcMQ&feature=related a flaming torch, a tyre swing and a cow]].

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* NoodleImplements: He gets booed off the stage before we can see what he was going to do with [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1dK9aABcMQ&feature=related a flaming torch, a tyre swing and a cow]]. The act was originally going to use a typewriter instead of a cow, but he couldn't get one in time.

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--> '''Robin''': Uncle Kermit, ''help''!



* ForeignSoundingGibberish

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* ForeignSoundingGibberishForeignSoundingGibberish: The language he speaks is explicitly referred to at least once as "mock Swedish"; it was once claimed that his actual native language is "mock Japanese".
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* InformedJudaism: Revealed in ''Letters for Santa''
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* OlderThanTheyThink: Pre-dates even the oldest of the regular Muppet cast by many years as a Henson solo act.
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* MadArtist: He's supposed to be a partial {{Expy}} of Salvador Dali.


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* NoodleImplements: He gets booed off the stage before we can see what he was going to do with [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1dK9aABcMQ&feature=related a flaming torch, a tyre swing and a cow]].
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* ForScience
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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: At times.

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* TheStoner



* TheStoner



* TheQuietOne



* TheQuietOne
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Taking out/correcting errors under Gonzo and Rowlf


* InterspeciesRomance: While ''his'' species isn't known, he has a fetish for chickens, on another occasion a cow and on yet another, Big Bird. (Originally, he was supposed to be a turkey, which is SLIGHTLY more forgivable.)

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* InterspeciesRomance: While ''his'' species isn't known, he has a fetish for chickens, on another occasion a cow and on yet another, Big Bird. (Originally, he was supposed to be a turkey, which is SLIGHTLY more forgivable.)



* TheVoiceless: After Jim Hensons' death, Rowlf would eventually become this and would only speak on occasion because he was perhaps the most signatured puppet jim henson had performed next to kermit.

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* TheVoiceless: After Jim Hensons' death, Rowlf would eventually become quickly became this and would only speak on occasion because he until a new performer was perhaps found. Many people mistakenly thought that his silence was permanant due to him commonly being attributed as the most signatured puppet jim henson had performed next closest to kermit.
Jim's actual personality.
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* ButtMonkey

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* ButtMonkeyButtMonkey: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcXiUSZPuWA Recently died.]] '''Still''' doesn't get any respect.

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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Frog]]

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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Frog]]OnlySaneEmployee
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* NightmareFetishist: If it sounds like something no sane person would subject themself to, Gonzo is up for it.
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** TheHero
** PimpDuds
** ShlubbAndKlumpEnglish

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** * TheHero
** * PimpDuds
** * ShlubbAndKlumpEnglish



** DeadpanSnarker
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold
** KidWithTheLeash: He's the only one with any sort of control over Animal.
** TheLancer
** NewAgeRetroHippie
** OfficialCouple: With Janice.
** SecondLove: In the first season, Janice was often seen with Zoot.
** ShoutOut: [[PinkFloyd Guess what color Floyd is...]]
** SunglassesAtNight: First season only.
** TheStoner

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** * DeadpanSnarker
** * JerkWithAHeartOfGold
** * KidWithTheLeash: He's the only one with any sort of control over Animal.
** * TheLancer
** * NewAgeRetroHippie
** * OfficialCouple: With Janice.
** * SecondLove: In the first season, Janice was often seen with Zoot.
** * ShoutOut: [[PinkFloyd Guess what color Floyd is...]]
** * SunglassesAtNight: First season only.
** * TheStoner



** CoolShades
** TheSmartGuy
** TheQuietOne
** YouGottaHaveBlueHair: And blue skin too.

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** * CoolShades
** * TheSmartGuy
** * TheQuietOne
** * YouGottaHaveBlueHair: And blue skin too.



** AllDrummersAreAnimals: Possibly the TropeNamer.
** TheBigGuy
** EnsembleDarkhorse
** ExtremeOmnivore
** HulkSpeak

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** * AllDrummersAreAnimals: Possibly the TropeNamer.
** * TheBigGuy
** * EnsembleDarkhorse
** * ExtremeOmnivore
** * HulkSpeak



** TheChick
** EyesAlwaysShut
** GranolaGirl
** OfficialCouple: With Floyd. Though she was paired with Zoot in the first season.
** ValleyGirl

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** * TheChick
** * EyesAlwaysShut
** * GranolaGirl
** * OfficialCouple: With Floyd. Though she was paired with Zoot in the first season.
** * ValleyGirl



** ChuckCunninghamSyndrome
** EyesAlwaysShut
** SixthRanger

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** * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome
** * EyesAlwaysShut
** * SixthRanger
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** YouHaveToHaveBlueHair: And blue skin too.

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** YouHaveToHaveBlueHair: YouGottaHaveBlueHair: And blue skin too.

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** TheHero: Dr. Teeth
*** PimpDuds
*** ShlubbAndKlumpEnglish
** TheLancer: Sgt. Floyd Pepper
*** DeadpanSnarker
*** NewAgeRetroHippie
*** TheStoner
*** ShoutOut: [[PinkFloyd Guess what color Floyd is...]]
** TheSmartGuy: Zoot
*** CoolShades
*** TheQuietOne
** TheBigGuy: Animal
*** AllDrummersAreAnimals (possibly the TropeNamer)
*** EnsembleDarkhorse
*** ExtremeOmnivore
*** HulkSpeak
** TheChick: Janice
*** GranolaGirl
*** ValleyGirl
** SixthRanger: Lips, occasionally Clifford
*** ChuckCunninghamSyndrome



* OfficialCouple: Floyd and Janice, though he was her SecondLove after Zoot.
* SunglassesAtNight: Zoot, and in the first season, Floyd.


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* !!!Dr. Teeth
** TheHero
** PimpDuds
** ShlubbAndKlumpEnglish
!!!Sgt. Floyd Pepper
** DeadpanSnarker
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold
** KidWithTheLeash: He's the only one with any sort of control over Animal.
** TheLancer
** NewAgeRetroHippie
**
OfficialCouple: With Janice.
** SecondLove: In the first season, Janice was often seen with Zoot.
** ShoutOut: [[PinkFloyd Guess what color
Floyd and Janice, though he was her SecondLove after Zoot.
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is...]]
**
SunglassesAtNight: Zoot, and First season only.
** TheStoner
!!!Zoot
** CoolShades
** TheSmartGuy
** TheQuietOne
** YouHaveToHaveBlueHair: And blue skin too.
!!!Animal
** AllDrummersAreAnimals: Possibly the TropeNamer.
** TheBigGuy
** EnsembleDarkhorse
** ExtremeOmnivore
** HulkSpeak
!!!Janice
** TheChick
** EyesAlwaysShut
** GranolaGirl
** OfficialCouple: With Floyd. Though she was paired with Zoot
in the first season, Floyd.

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** ValleyGirl
!!!Lips
** ChuckCunninghamSyndrome
** EyesAlwaysShut
** SixthRanger
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!!Crazy Harry
* CrazyAwesome
* CrazyPrepared: Harry's is constantly seen detonating explosives...Explosives that logically would need to be set up ahead of time.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: For a Muppet that only appears once in a blue moon, he's real popular with the fans.
* [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even Psychotic Has Standards]]: During the song "Comedy Tonight", some monsters are seen chasing and terrorizing a little girl. Harry looks at the scene for a few seconds before blowing the monster up.
* LaughingMad: In ''spades''.
* MadBomber
* TriggerHappy
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* LethalChef: 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.
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* CarnivoreConfusion: His sketches often deal with this trope.

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* CarnivoreConfusion: His sketches often deal with this trope. Half the time, he's trying to cook members of the ''cast''.
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* OnceAnEpisode: Doing a little song and dance, then throwing some cooking utensils over his shoulder.

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* OnceAnEpisode: Doing a little song and dance, then throwing some cooking utensils over his shoulder. Frank Oz had a SelfImposedChallenge to try to knock over every single item on the back wall. He only ever managed it once.
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* IKnowKarate: The other muppets fear her anger because of this. Although [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln07mhUTXCY Chef's blocking technique is excellent]].

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* DeadpanSnarker

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* DeadpanSnarkerDeadpanSnarker: With a Brooklyn accent, no less.
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* LoveableCoward: Usually played up whenever he's with Gonzo, to better contrast Gonzo's FearlessFool tendencies.

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* LoveableCoward: LovableCoward: Usually played up whenever he's with Gonzo, to better contrast Gonzo's FearlessFool tendencies.

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** SixthRanger: Lips

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** SixthRanger: LipsLips, occasionally Clifford


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!! Rizzo the Rat
* AscendedExtra: Many Muppets go this route, but Rizzo is probably the MostTriumphantExample: Starting out as an anonymous member of a group of rats, but thanks to Steve Whitmire's performance soon emerged as the central rat character, started getting solo appearances and in the final season of the ''Muppet Show'' began popping up everywhere, usually as a background character and often in skits he had no place in. Then, in AMuppetChristmasCarol he made the jump to main star when writer Jerry Juhl discovered just how well the Gonzo/Rizzo team worked, and since then has either been among the main characters or at least had a notable appearance in every major Muppet production.
* BigEater: Despite his small size.
* DeadpanSnarker
* LoveableCoward: Usually played up whenever he's with Gonzo, to better contrast Gonzo's FearlessFool tendencies.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Most often with Gonzo, but sometimes with Pepe.
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* CatchPhrase - Doh-ho-ho-ho-Hoh!
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* SourSupporter
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***ShoutOut: [[PinkFloyd Guess what color Floyd is...]]

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