TV DVD Source: The Muppet Show

The Muppets, diverse hand-operated puppets, typically with over-sized eyes and large moving mouths. The television show depicted a vaudeville or music hall style song and dance variety show, as well as the backstage antics involved in putting the show on. The show was well-known for outrageous, highly physical, sometimes absurdist comedy, and particularly for using its puppet characters to create uniquely humorous parodies. Each show also featured a human guest star, many major celebrities were eager to perform with the Muppets on television and in film.

The Muppet Characters

Kermit the Frog, director and host of the Muppet Show.
Miss Piggy, a glamorous diva pig in dual pursuit of stardom and Kermit.
Fozzie Bear, a stand-up comic bear, and Kermit's unofficial second-in-command.
Scooter, the gofer. His uncle owns the theatre.
Gonzo, a.k.a. The Great Gonzo or Gonzo the Great, stuntman, daredevil, performance artist and general all-around weirdo.
The Swedish Chef, a cook with weird culinary habits who speaks in a language of Scandinavian-sounding double-talk called "mock Swedish".
Rowlf the Dog The show's resident wisecracking piano player.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Head of Muppet Labs, a scientist and inventor.
Beaker, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's hapless guinea pig/assistant.
Camilla, a chicken, Gonzo's true love.
Sam the (American Bald) Eagle, American superpatriot and self-imposed censor of the Muppet Show.
Dr. Teeth, ultra-hip band leader, and keyboard player for Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem.
Sgt. Floyd Pepper, bass guitarist and all around hip person of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem.
Janice, the Band's hippie-chick lead guitarist (and Floyd's main squeeze). Ozker in the first season and Richard Hunt for the remainder of the run.
Animal, the Band's savage, missing-link drummer.
Zoot, the sleepy saxophone player in the Electric Mayhem and the Muppet Show's orchestra.
Lips, trumpet player for the "Mayhem" added in the fifth season.
Lew Zealand, boomerang fish thrower and generally fish-obsessed performer.
Statler & Waldorf, two old men who occupy the box seat at every show and heckle the performances.
Annie Sue, A young pig, Miss Piggy's innocent rival.
Foo-Foo, Miss Piggy's dog.
Sweetums, a 9-foot-tall monster.
Thog, a 10-foot-tall furry, blue monster.
Link Hogthrob, A hunky but brain-dead pig, star of "Pigs in Space", Captain of the USS Swinetrek. Also stars in "Bear On Patrol".
Dr. Julius Strangepork, the science officer in "Pigs in Space".
Beauregard, the dimwitted janitor and stagehand.
Crazy Harry, a pyrotechnician and bomb expert who enjoys blowing things up far too much.
Robin, Kermit's small nephew.
Uncle Deadly, also called "the Phantom of the Muppet Show", a sinister character who lurks around the theatre and appears occasionally on the show.
The Flying Zucchini Brothers, A group of human cannonballs and acrobats.
Pops, the elderly doorman.
Marvin Suggs, the sadistic, crazed and flamboyant Muppaphone man.
George, the crotchety old janitor.
Mildred Huxtetter, George's dancing partner.
Wayne and Wanda, a terrible singing duo plagued by bad luck.
Hilda, The elderly wardrobe mistress.
Mahna Mahna, the singer of the song by the same name, and the Snowths, the 2 pink creatures that sing Doo-doo-de-do-do!.