list of muppets
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Table:
Character

Actor/Muppet Performer

Description

A. Ligator

Jerry Nelson

A pink vulture who serves as the announcer.[68]

Andy and Randy Pig

Andy Pig: Brian Henson (1994), Steve Whitmire (1996–present)
Randy Pig: Dave Goelz

Two pigs who are Miss Piggy's nephews.[68]

Barbershop Cactus Quartet

Various Performers

A group of four cacti who make up their own barbershop quartet.[68]

Big Mean Carl

Bill Barretta

A shaggy monster who is in the category of Muppets eating other Muppets.[68]

Bill the Bubble Guy

Dave Goelz

A blue-skinned Muppet who can make bubbles come out of his head.[68]

Bobo the Bear

Bill Barretta

A realistic-looking bear Muppet that worked as a security guard at KMUP. In one episode, Bobo fell in love with and won the heart of guest star Cindy Crawford.[69] He was previously seen in The Muppets Take Manhattan as a generic bear that was performed by Jerry Nelson.

Captain Pighead

Steve Whitmire

A bald pig who serves as the captain of the new Swinetrek in the "Pigs in Space: Deep Dish Nine" segments.[68]

Carter

Kevin Clash

Howard Tubman's elderly doddering butler. He is a recycled and regendered version of the Geri and the Atrics' guitar player from The Muppet Show.[68]

Crainiac

Kevin Clash

An alien with a brain for a head. He is a crew member on the Swinetrek in the "Pigs in Space: Deep Dish Nine" segments.[68]

Darci

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph

She was featured in "The Real World Muppets" segments. She is recycled version of Zondra from The Jim Henson Hour.[68]

David Hoggselhoff

Bill Barretta

A pig who is the star of "Bay of Pigswatch." He is a parody of David Hasselhoff.[68]

Dr. Pain

Dave Goelz

A doctor who appears on "E-I-E-I-O R".[68]

Dr. Phil van Neuter

Brian Henson

A mad scientist who hosts "Tales from the Vet." With Dr. Phil van Neuter being a Live-Hand Muppet, Brian Henson is assisted in performing him by Bill Barretta who operates the hands.[68]

Ernst Stavros Grouper

Bill Barretta

A grouper with an eyepatch. He is the Chairman and CEO of The Grouper Group which bought out Carni-Vore Industries (the company that owns KMUP) in the episode that guest starred Don Rickles and Coolio. He is a parody of Ernst Stavro Blofeld.[68]

Eugene

Steve Whitmire

A mink who serves as Nigel's assistant.

Gary Cahuenga

Dave Goelz

A ventriloquist's dummy who has a mind of his own.[68]

Howard Tubman

Bill Barretta

A rich food-loving pig.[68]

Johnny Fiama

Bill Barretta

Patterned after Frank Sinatra, Johnny is often seen with his bodyguard Sal Minella. He is a big Tony Bennett fan. He was designed by Ed Eyth and built by Jane Gootnick.[70]

Jowls

Jerry Nelson

A wrinkly faced man who leads the Muppets Tonight Band.[68]

Mr. Poodlepants

Steve Whitmire

An eccentric character with a strange fashion style.[68] He first appeared in the "Billy Crystal" episode opposite Sam the Eagle in a "political" sketch.[71]

Muppets Tonight Writers

Various Performers

A group of three monkeys who did the writing for the show as seen in the "Andie MacDowell" episode. They later appear in the video to the Muppets version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and in a crowd cameo in The Muppets.[68]

Nigel

Brian Henson

A green monster with a long pointy nose who serves as the show's stressed-out director. He resembles Droop from The Muppet Show[68]

Pepe the King Prawn

Bill Barretta

A "scheming and sassy" Latino king prawn.[72] He and Seymour would often work as elevator operator and commissary cooks. His first theatrical film appearance was in Muppets from Space. Pepe became the spokesman of restaurant chain Long John Silver's in 2002.

Pokey

Stephanie D'Abruzzo (2008)

A monster who appeared in unnamed appearances. She got her name when she appeared on the "Muppet Takeover" episode of The Today Show. Pokey was also seen in The Muppets where she appears backstage and in a crowd cameo.[68]

Sal Minella

Brian Henson (1996-2005), Matt Vogel (2009-Present)

Sidekick and vest-wearing chimpanzee bodyguard of Johnny Fiama. In episode 5, Sal falls in love with Johnny after being struck by one of Cupid's arrows. He was designed and built by Jane Gootnick.[69]

Seymour

Brian Henson

An elephant who is often paired with Pepe. He and Pepe would often work as elevator operator and commissary cooks.[68] Seymour the Elephant was dropped after Muppets Tonight ended. Pepe stated at MuppetFest that Seymour is living in a condo in Florida. In a 2008 interview, Pepe reported that Seymour's green card expired and he was subsequently deported to India where he works in a zoo. In a response to a Twitter question in 2012 on YouTube, Pepe said he's still friends with Seymour. The problem is he can't fit in a lot of the clubs Pepe goes to. In another interview, he mentions Seymour works in the sanitation business in L.A.[73]

Snookie Blyer

Bill Barretta

He is the host of the game show "Swift Wits."[68]

Snorty

Dave Goelz

A pig who appears in the "Pigs in Space: Deep Dish Nine" segments. He is a parody of Lt. Commander Montgomery "Scotty" Scott.[68]

Spamela Hamderson

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph

A female pig who is a spoof of Pamela Anderson.[68]

The Elvises

Various Performers

A group of Muppets who resemble Elvis Presley.[68]

Thor

Brian Henson (1996), Eric Jacobson (2008)

The God of Thunder who is seen doing every day mundane tasks. Whenever someone angered him, Thor would strike the person with lightning. Thor later appeared in the Disney Xtreme Digital's Kermit-Cam as part of the "Big Finnish" with Kermit the Frog and Swedish Chef.[68]

Zippity Zap

Bill Barretta

A frog-like Muppet who is one of the crew members on the show.[68]

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