Johnny Fiama Johnny Fiama is a crooner who sings in the style of entertainers like Frank Sinatra , Dean Martin and of course Tony Bennet , with whom he duetted in " Muppets Tonight " . His bodyguard is Sal Minella , a hot - tempered monkey who often attacks whoever he thinks is in the way of Johnny Fiama . Johnny also lives with his Mother . In addition to singing , Johnny Fiama also hosted his own segment on " Muppets Tonight " , " The Johnny Fiama Show " . His first appearance was a cameo role in " Muppets Tonight " . His most recent appearances include " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " , the web series " Statler & Waldorf : From the Balcony " , the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon and the " Bohemian Rhapsody " video . He also portrayed the role of Prince John in the " Muppet Robin Hood " comic books . As of 2015 , both the Johnny and Sal puppets have deteriorated . Notable Moments . In a few episodes of " Muppets Tonight " , Johnny Fiama has promoted things that he was involved with . One of these was an album , " Johnny , We Hardly Heard You " ( in ) , and his own theater resturaunt , " Johnny ' s Pasta Playhouse " ( in ) . In Episode 104 , Johnny decided to do something special to celebrate " The year of the chick " . He decides to have a romantic dinner with a woman from the audience . But Sal messes up - he picks a woman who doesn ' t like Johnny ' s music . Johnny suggests they have veal - the meat of love - for dinner , but Clarissa refuses . Johnny starts to sing her a love song , but she storms off - Sal eats the veal and Johnny sings to him instead . In , Cupid inadvertently shot Sal with an arrow , which made him fall in love with Johnny Fiama . By the end of the episode , Cupid was able to break the spell . In , it was revealed that Johnny was a HUGE fan of Tony Bennett , and had a large collection of Tony Bennett items , including an automatic Tony Bennett robot that looked very realistic . Tony Bennet appeared on " The Johnny Fiama Show " . He intended to sing with Johnny , but Johnny was so nervous he fainted . Sal comes up with a clever scheme - he removes the Tony Bennet Robot from its case and the real Tony stands in its place . When Johnny switches on the machine , he finds himself singing " Shakin ' The Blues Away " with the man himself . In , Johnny Fiama got so upset with his mother that he moved out of the house and into the KMUP - TV station . However , by the end of the episode , he forgave her , but moved to the YMCA . Later appearances . Johnny Fiama and his sidekick , Sal , are two of the few characters introduced on " Muppets Tonight " that continue to be used as major characters in new Muppet productions . One of Johnny Fiama ' s most notable post - " Muppets Tonight " appearances was in " It ' s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie " , where , in the world where Kermit the Frog was never born , it is revealed that he would have been a bartender for Rachel Bitterman . In " The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz " , he served the Wicked Witch of the West , and seemed to have a romantic relationship with her . Character Merchandise . Palisades Toys produced a Johnny Fiama Action Figure , with several repaints . A ceramic Johnny Fiama figurine was produced in France , as part of a series of Muppet fèves . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _