Joan Joan is Scooter ' s mom and a frequently referenced character on " The Muppets " . Scooter lives with her and she is dating Ken . In the episode " , " Scooter hyperventilates and breathes into a paper bag to calm down . He comments that the bag had a meatloaf sandwich in it , which reminded him of his mom , which calmed him down because , as he describes , " she ' s my best friend . " In the episode " , " Scooter invites Kermit to Color Me Mine to make a gift for Denise . Scooter tells Kermit : " I once gave a hand - painted cake plate to a lovely lady , and the next morning , she made me breakfast . " Rizzo the Rat asks , " Who was she ? Your mother ? " Scooter replies : " Yes , and I like to remind her of that every time she lets Ken stay over . " Later , after Pepe and Rizzo ruin his " happy place , " Scooter leaves Color Me Mine saying that he ' s going to going home to " be with mom , " and that he didn ' t even care if it ' s " her private time with Ken ! " In the episode " , " Scooter offers a credit card to buy coffee for the " Up Late " staff . Upon receiving the card , Big Mean Carl asks " who ' s Joan ? " Scooter replies that it ' s his mother , and that the purchase will help her earn points towards a trip to Rome for her and her boyfriend . In the episode " , " Scooter expresses his feelings for Chelsea Handler and gives some insight into his complicated relation with his mom . Scooter states that he first became aware of Handler because " sometimes after Mom goes to bed , I switch the TV up to the naughty - language channels . " Upon asking Handler out on a date , Scooter tells her : " I ' ll just call Mom and tell her I ' ll be home a little late . " Handler tells Scooter to tell his mom not to wait up . Embarrassed about revealing that he lives with his mother , Scooter says : " just so you know , I don ' t live with my mom . That ' d be weird , right ? I live in a room in my mom ' s house . I have my own microwave , minifridge , Dustbuster , which she ' s always borrowing , and I ' m always like , ' Mom , will you please ? ! ' " Later , Scooter compliments Handler saying that she is " beautiful and wise , just like my Mmm . . . " catching himself and saying " you . " After his date with Handler Scooter receives flowers , he tries to deduce who they are from ; when the card says " I can ' t stop thinking about our good - night kiss , " Scooter says that narrows it down to either " Chelsea and my mom . " Handler later sends Scooter a racy picture of herself , which Scooter says " thank God my mom didn ' t see it . " In the episode " , " Scooter comments on his near - death experience saying it was a wake - up call and " not the usual kind where Mom comes in and plays a James Taylor tune until I gently stir awake . " Later , after chickening out of getting an earring , Scooter asks the Electric Mayhem , " you guys aren ' t gonna tell my mom , are you ? " In the episode " , " Scooter expresses his displeasure with his mother ' s relationship with Ken again saying : " [ Becky ] breaks up with a great guy like Fozzie , and yet my mother is still with Ken ? Ugh ! Cut your nails , Ken . You ' re not a Spanish guitar player ! " Later in the episode , Miss Piggy wants Scooter ' s ugly sweater , Scooter is reluctant to give it to her as his mom made it for him for Christmas . She was mentioned again during " The Muppets Take the Bowl " in 2017 , as Ken was said to be helping her Google the Muppets ' performance at the Hollywood Bowl . Scooter referenced his mother in a 2017 Muppet Thought of the Week video , stating that his mom made him believe he could do anything . . . just as long as he " cleaned up afterward . " He also referenced his maternal relationship in a 2018 Muppet Thought of the Week video , stating that " no matter what you do in life , there ' s no better feeling than giving your mom something to brag about . "