Sweetums Sweetums is a large , hairy ogre who towers above his human and Muppet co - stars . His bulldog - like lower jaw , thick eyebrows , shabby brown shirt , and threatening expression belie his more or less genial nature . The Frog Prince . Sweetums first appeared on the television special " The Frog Prince " in 1971 as Taminella ' s ogre . In this fairytale story , Sir Robin the Brave comes across Sweetums in the woods and enters into battle . Just as the handsome prince is about to defeat the monster , the witch Taminella appears and turns him into Robin the Frog . The ogre coos over the " cute froggy - frog , " and Taminella tells her darling " Sweetums " that he can have the frog . . . for breakfast . Robin escapes and makes his way to the King ' s castle , where he befriends Princess Melora . Taminella , who has insinuated herself into the King ' s confidence , captures the frog and brings him to the dungeon . She returns him to the care of Sweetums , who plans to eat the frog . Robin and Kermit trick the simple - minded ogre by singing him a lullaby , " Sleep , Sweetums , " which easily puts him to sleep . While Sweetums is asleep , Kermit pretends to be Taminella and tells Sweetums to open the cage and let the frog go . Once Robin is free , Sweetums wakes up and realizes that he ' s been tricked . " It ' s yummy - yummy time ! " he bellows , as he tries to catch the terrified frogs . The ogre sings a war song , " Sweetums " , as he swings his massive club around the dungeon . Robin and Kermit hop just out of his reach . Furious , Sweetums smashes at a stone pillar , which crumbles - - and knocks another pillar down on his head . The monster collapses , unconscious , and the frogs get away . Sweetums reappears at the conclusion of the story , in the crowd of Peasants singing the praises of the new queen . The Muppet Show . Sweetums returned to the Muppet cast in 1975 , singing a duet of " That Old Black Magic " with Cher on her self - titled variety show . In 1976 , Sweetums joined the cast of " The Muppet Show " . The shaggy beast appeared at the beginning of each show from season 2 onwards , during the opening bars of " The Muppet Show Theme . " Sweetums was not featured often on the show but made some memorable appearances . He sang " Can ' t Take My Eyes Off of You " with Ruth Buzzi in , and " They Can ' t Take That Away From Me " with Nancy Walker in . In , he performed a few bars of Wagnerian opera as the Muppets tried to force John Cleese to sing " The Impossible Dream . " ( Sweetums is cut off , but he grumbles , " You would ' ve loved my cadenza . " ) He appeared again with Robin in , singing " Two Lost Souls . " The huge monster and the tiny frog make an amusing contrast and have occasionally appeared together in merchandise , including a PVC figure from Walt Disney World , the Muppet Show Colorforms , and the 1982 book " Two for the Show " . Sweetums appeared with his mommy in " The Muppet Show Comic Book " Comic - Con preview . The Muppet Movie . Sweetums had a featured part in " The Muppet Movie " ; his quest to reach Hollywood parallels the Muppets ' journey . When Kermit and his friends first meet Sweetums , he ' s working as a jack ( the job , not the name ) for Mad Man Mooney , a shady used car dealer who treats the ogre badly . Sweetums takes a shine to the Muppets and helps them swindle the swindler , swatting a fly over a price tag and changing the price from $ 1195 to $ 11 . 95 . Grateful , Kermit asks Sweetums if he wants to join them on the trip to Hollywood . Sweetums runs off , and Kermit thinks that he ' s not interested - - but , in fact , he ' s gone to get his carpet bag , and he ' s disappointed to find that the Muppets have driven off without him . He follows Kermit ' s trail for the rest of the movie , at one point tracking them through the Bogen County Fair and scaring away the Beauty Pageant contestants . He finally catches up with them at the end of the movie , bursting through the screen and joining his friends in Hollywood . Later appearances . Following " The Muppet Movie " , Sweetums made a brief appearance in " The Great Muppet Caper " , popping out of a manhole in the opening " Hey a Movie ! " production number . He also made brief cameos in " " and of " The Jim Henson Hour " . Sweetums ' last major role was in the theme park attraction " Muppet * Vision 3D " , which opened in 1990 and is still running at Walt Disney World and Disneyland . In this show , Sweetums helps to look for the missing Bean Bunny , running off the screen and into the theater ( with the help of a theme park employee dressed in a Sweetums costume ) . Sweetums is the only Muppet to appear " live " in the show ; the other Muppets in the theater are animatronics . At the Disney parks , Sweetums has joined the walk - around Kermit and Miss Piggy in parades , including the 2001 Disney ' s Stars and Motor Cars Parade . Outside the park , Sweetums has been a recurring background character in many productions . He was one of Long John Silver ' s pirate crew in " Muppet Treasure Island " , and eagerly switches sides to join the " good guys " in the climactic battle . He has also appeared in the 1993 Royal Variety Performance , joined the Muppets on " Family Feud " and at Muppetfest in 2001 , and made appearances in " Muppets from Space " and " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " . Sweetums was a member of the Wicked Witch ' s Flying Monkeys in the 2005 TV - movie " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " . He also appeared in an episode of the webshow " Statler & Waldorf : From the Balcony " in late 2005 . In " Muppet Robin Hood " , Sweetums plays the role of Little John . In 2008 , Sweetums made a cameo in the special " " , during the " Delivering Christmas " number . Sweetums was later seen " The Muppets " , once again chasing after the Muppets after being left behind . He is later seen answering the first caller to send in money to the telethon . In " The Muppets " , during the " Back in Black " montage , The Muppets find him at the exact same used car lot where they first met him in the " Muppet Movie " ( Although it is now called Mad Mad Mooney and Son ' s ; which indicates that Mooney now has a son ) , although the Muppets drive away and leave him behind again . Soon he comes out with a big suitcase and chases after the car they rented , shouting , " Hey ! Where are you going ? I wanna help you save the studio ! I wanna go with you ! " Then he shouts " Aw , not again ! " , remembering that Kermit , Fozzie and Gonzo had left him behind before . He later returns in " Muppets Most Wanted " , where he dances with Christoph Waltz . Performing Sweetums . Jerry Nelson performed Sweetums for his first appearance in " The Frog Prince " , with the character ' s voice dubbed by Carl Banas . After that , Richard Hunt made the character his own . Hunt gave life to Sweetums throughout the run of " The Muppet Show " and in the first two theatrical Muppet films . Beginning around 1987 , John Henson began to take on the puppeteering duties of Sweetums with the dialogue being looped by Richard Hunt . After Hunt ' s death in 1992 , Henson became the full - time performer of the character , appearing at tributes and other events in the 1990s . In 1996 , Henson had his first full - fledged screen credit in the role for his work in " Muppet Treasure Island " . Sweetums ' performer uses his right arm to either operate the mouth or the right arm . When the right arm moves , the mouth can ' t move on its own , and vice versa . Usually , whenever Sweetums moves his mouth , his right arm is pinned to his body or stuffed and hung to just swing freely . The eyes and eyebrows move by remote control . " Muppet - Vision 3 - D " combines the work of more than 3 performers to bring Sweetums to life in the show . Richard Hunt voiced the character in the production , while John Henson performed the puppet in the on - screen footage . Additionally a trained Disney Park cast member is needed to perform the character ( to Hunt ' s pre - recorded audio ) in each show as Sweetums comes out into the theater . " " commented on the work involved in filming Sweetums ' 3 - D paddleball trick , explaining that : The performer can only see out by looking through the puppet ' s mouth . Casting history . Main Performers Alternate Performers Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _