Scooter Scooter serves as a " gofer " backstage on " The Muppet Show " , and appeared from the first produced episode through the end of the series . Possessing glasses with eyes embedded in the lenses and generally wearing a green track jacket , Scooter is a vaguely humanoid character of unknown heritage ( as cited in " Of Muppets and Men " , when pressed about his family , he explained that his mother was a parrot but he didn ' t know about his father ) . Although occasionally seen in production numbers , his primary role lay in the backstage plots . From the second through the fourth seasons , Scooter appeared in the opening , acting as call boy and delivering a brisk " 15 seconds to curtain " to the guest star . ( For the final season , Pops handled the guest star introductions . ) According to " The Muppet Show Style Book " , Scooter is about 14 years old . Scooter ' s position at The Muppet Theatre is as general aide and gofer ( " . . . I ' ll go fer coffee ; I ' ll go fer sandwiches ; I ' ll go for anything you need . . . " ) Although initially hired because his uncle , J . P . Grosse , owns The Muppet Theater , Scooter holds on to his job through both nepotism " and " efficiency . Scooter had been around since the first ( production ) episode , but his proper introduction , including his hiring and identification as J . P . Grosse ' s nephew , occurs in . Scooter ' s family connections served as a running gag , especially during the first season . The Muppet Show . In addition to Scooter ' s regular job as a gofer , he has also appeared on - stage . He often sang in group numbers or as part of the background chorus , as well as singing some solo numbers , including " Six String Orchestra " and " There ' s a New Sound " . Scooter also took part in some of the theatrical sketches that were performed on " The Muppet Show " . In , in the Muppets production of " Robin Hood " , he did double duty , playing the role of Alan - A - Dale in addition to working as stage manager . In , he played the role of the son in the " Jabberwocky " sketch ( as part of the larger Alice in Wonderland play ) . Additionally , Scooter took over hosting duties in , when Kermit accidentally got on an in - service train from the railroad station where the show was being performed . One notable episode for Scooter is , in which Scooter leads the others in a correspondence course , " How to Be a Superhero " . On occasion , Scooter has helped Miss Piggy in her attempts to get Kermit to become romantically interested in her . These attempts include telling Kermit that Avery Schreiber and Miss Piggy are a couple , bribing the audience to applaud for Miss Piggy ( or , as Scooter said , " go hog wild " ) , and tricking Kermit into signing a marriage license before performing in Miss Piggy ' s supposedly " staged " wedding . In , Scooter sold backstage passes to some of Sylvester Stallone ' s female fans . This action angered Kermit , who wanted to have a talk with Scooter . As Kermit introduced Sylvester Stallone , Scooter took the opportunity to get the girls to convince Kermit that they were desperate to see him rather than Stallone ; this maneuver is an example of Scooter using his ingenuity rather than his family connections to get out of a tight spot . While others were often unappreciative of Fozzie Bear ' s jokes , Scooter usually liked them and the two often did acts together . These included musical duets such as " Simon Smith and His Amazing Dancing Bear " and " On Her Doorstep Last Night " , and comedy acts like " The Telephone Pole Bit " . Specials . Scooter has appeared in a number of television specials . In the 1981 special " The Muppets Go to the Movies " , he played Porthos in " The Three Musketeers " , and the Scarecrow in " The Wizard of Oz " . In " " , he introduced a montage of guest star clips , saying that his favorite Muppet moments are those with the guest stars . In " A Muppet Family Christmas " , he found an old film strip of the very first Christmas that the Muppets had ever spent together . In " The Muppets at Walt Disney World " , he was paired with Bean Bunny . He got a few opportunities to make some cute jokes about Bean . Scooter has also appeared in " The Muppets Go Hollywood " , " " , " The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show " , " " , and " The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson " . He also hosted the 1985 video compilation " Children ' s Songs and Stories " and made appearances in " Fozzie ' s Muppet Scrapbook " and " Rowlf ' s Rhapsodies with the Muppets " . Movie Roles . In " The Muppet Movie " , Scooter is the road manager for Dr . Teeth and the Electric Mayhem . In " The Great Muppet Caper " , he ' s a resident of the Happiness Hotel . In " The Muppets Take Manhattan " , he graduates with the other Muppets , and briefly works as a movie theater usher . In " Muppet * Vision 3D " , Scooter hosts the preshow film . Due to Richard Hunt ' s absence at the time , Scooter does not play a significant role in the movie itself ; he makes a cameo appearance , riding a bicycle with Janice . Richard Hunt also performed Scooter at Jim Henson ' s memorial service . After an eight - year absence , Scooter made his first new appearance in " Muppets from Space " , first during the " Brick House " number , and later , selling Gonzo t - shirts . In " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " , it ' s revealed that if Kermit wasn ' t born , Scooter would have been a cage dancer . And in " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " , he plays the assistant to the Wizard . In 2011 , Scooter appeared in the film " The Muppets " , returning to his role as the resident " gofer " . Scooter takes the threat to Muppet Studios to heart . " I ' m stage manager of the Muppet Theater , " explains Scooter . " I try to help Kermit save the studio , ' cause without a theater and stage , there ' s really not much for a stage manager to do . " Scooter gets to play a new role in the movie - as host - when , in a pinch , Kermit calls on Scooter to fill in for him on stage . Unfortunately , the classic advice Scooter gets to calm his nerves - pretend that the audience is naked - doesn ' t necessarily work for him . Scooter also appeared in the sequel " Muppets Most Wanted " , again filling in as host when Kermit ( actually Constantine ) faints onstage , as well as performing " Moves Like Jagger " with a group of penguins . Muppet Babies . Baby Scooter appeared in Piggy ' s dream sequence in " The Muppets Take Manhattan " , and he later was a featured member of the " Muppet Babies " animated series . The Baby Scooter seen on Muppet Babies was redesigned as a brainy , computer - knowledgeable child and he was given a tomboyish twin sister named Skeeter . The Muppets ( 2015 ) . On the ABC series " The Muppets ( 2015 ) " , Scooter serves as the talent coordinator for Miss Piggy ' s late night show " Up Late with Miss Piggy " . In the first ten episodes , Scooter ' s character changed from a calm and somewhat naïve young adult to more of a square , nerdy man - child . A running gag with Scooter ' s " swear words " begins in " " where Scooter describes to Piggy how he doesn ' t ever want to live through another moment like the time Kermit " said ' good grief ' like ten times in one sentence . " Other " Scooter Swears " include " Fudgcicles " , " Jeepers , this is Golly Swell " , and " Heavens to Betsy " . Scooter ' s naïvety is still present in the show , as witnessed in " " in which Scooter gets into a wreck with Rizzo the Rat and consistently takes bad suggestions for insurance and car repair from Rizzo ' s relatives . In " " , it is revealed that Scooter still lives with his mother , and also has a distaste for her new boyfriend Ken . Also in this episode , it is revealed that Scooter - - in search of a way to " get out and party " - - frequently goes to Color Me Mine ( a pottery / painting workshop ) , where he takes Kermit to help him make a gift for Denise . Despite Kermit ' s best efforts , Scooter makes constant judgments on his skills and ends up throwing both of Kermit ' s attempts into " The Whoopsie Bin " . It is even more to Scooter ' s chagrin when Rizzo and Pepe start going in order to pick up women . In " " , Scooter confesses that he ' s had a crush on Chelsea Handler ever since he " switched the TV up to the naughty language channels " and discovered her , instantly becoming , " pardon my naughty language - - Smitten . " He proceeds and succeeds to ask Chelsea out on a date , but runs home when she gets " " way " too physical , " way " too fast " ( kisses him ) . They later meet up and Scooter explains that he needs a much slower relationship , to which Chelsea agrees . In " " , Scooter feels a need to get some adrenaline in his life and live it to the fullest after seeing Gonzo fly amongst the overhead cables and lights backstage , thus making Scooter realize how fragile life is . He goes to get guidance from The Electric Mayhem , where Janice suggests piercing his ear - - and proceeds to do so . At the last moment , however , Scooter leaps from his seat and tosses Animal around when he tries to hold Scooter down . Scooter feels guilty about it , but the band finds delight in it and says Scooter can come hang out with them anytime . Scooter ' s disgust for Ken is further explored in " " where he comments that Ken has very long fingernails , comparing him to a Spanish guitar player . After Kristin Newman ' s creative retooling , Scooter ' s " Mama ' s boy " persona was dialed down . The only time after the first 10 episodes Scooter talked about his mom and her boyfriend was " " where he says he ' s available for laser tag because , if he stays home , he has to watch his mom and Ken practice active listening . In " " Scooter reveals that his biological dad skips his birthday party each year because , according to Scooter ' s therapist , he ' s a pathological narcissist . Casting History . Primary Performers Other Performers " The Phantom of the Muppet Theater " ( 1991 ) External links . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _