Characters who have died

A list of characters who have passed away. Due to the cartoon-like nature of the Muppets, this list does not include characters subjected to seemingly fatal accidents (such as explosions or being eaten) without other evidence of the character's actual death. This list does not include the death of performers or retirement/absence of a character without any on-screen evidence or confirmation that the character actually died.
==The Muppets==
* Anthony - Squashed by Seymour in episode 202 of Muppets Tonight.
* Ant - Got stepped on in episode 212 of The Muppet Show.
* Beaker - Becomes a ghost after crossing over to the other side in 2009's "Ghost Hunt" web video (Presumably non-canon).
* Billy Bones - Dies of a heart attack in Muppet Treasure Island after receiving the Black Spot.
* Mr. Bitterman - Dies just prior to It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie; his heir Rachel Bitterman is put in charge of Bitterman Banking.
* Cousin Huet (Danny Trejo) - Muppets Haunted Mansion explains that he died in a prison cell despite the family believing he was innocent.
* Dead Tom - Died long before he appeared in Muppet Treasure Island.
* Captain Flint - Specified as having "up and died" before he could go back for his treasure in Muppet Treasure Island.
* Fred (Alfonso Ribeiro) - In Muppets Haunted Mansion, he was killed by a falling rock.
* A frog in Kermit's Swamp Years - in a flashback, a young Dr. Hugo Krassman is about to dissect a frog before it tells him to "Stop!" Though not shown or directly stated, it's implied that Dr. Krassman did kill the frog in order to prove that he wasn't a "froggy pants."
* Four frogs exploded in The Muppet Show Comic Book: Meet the Muppets Issue #1: Kermit's Story by Roger Langridge, and are shown in heaven afterwards.
* The Gambler - Died in his sleep during "The Gambler" in episode 410 of The Muppet Show.
* Ghosts, including those in Muppets Haunted Mansion
* J. P. Grosse - In a deleted scene from It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, Kermit claims to have inherited the theater from J. P. Grosse after his death. At one point in the final release, Scooter, trying to impress two girls, states his uncle used to own the theater.
* Arsenio Hall - In the Muppets Tonight episode "The Cameo Show," Bobo the Bear kills him with cold medicine, he's reanimated by Dr. Phil van Neuter, and presumably killed again by Gonzo's explosives.
* Humpty Dumpty - Commits suicide in the Fairyland PD sketch from Muppets Tonight episode 108. Bobo peppers his dead body as he and Clifford prepare to eat him off the sidewalk.
* Jacob and Robert Marley - "The Marleys were dead to begin with... as dead as a doornail."
* John Stone - Builder of The Muppet Theatre (according to The Phantom of the Muppet Theater). His ghost returns in the book, coming to the aid of The Muppet Show cast.
* Johnny Fiama - He was buried alive by his then-wife Constance Hatchaway according to Muppets Haunted Mansion.
* Klaus Mueller - Crushed by a tree in episode 411 of The Muppet Show.
* Lew Zealand - In Muppets Haunted Mansion, he was drowned by his then-wife Constance Hatchaway.
* Mary (Sasheer Zamata) - According to Muppets Haunted Mansion, she wrote mysteries using a quill with poisoned ink.
* Maude (Jeannie Mai) - She died in her sleep, according to Muppets Haunted Mansion.
* The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly - After consuming a fly, spider, cat, dog, goat, and horse in episode 205 of The Muppet Show, she died of course.
* Pa Otter - Died prior to the events of Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas. Had he lived, Pa would have hocked that tool chest and put a hole in the washtub.
* A Penguin - He was killed in a way too scandalous to mention in "a family show" (Muppets Haunted Mansion).
* Chester Pugh - The late Chester Pugh turns up at a seance in Episode 312: James Coco.
* Skeletons
* Thomas Blood and Godfrey the Unknown - Deceased characters from Muppets Most Wanted.
* Twinkles - Dipped in gold; whether or not this was the cause of death is unknown. However, Tex Richman does regret having done it.
* Uncle Deadly - Explains to Kermit that he was killed by the critics in episode 121 of The Muppet Show.
* Village Spiders - Crushed by a falling light fixture in episode 212 of Muppets Tonight.
* Walter - In Muppets Haunted Mansion he was chopped up by his then-wife Constance Hatchaway.
* Whatnot - In episode 101 of Muppets Tonight, Clifford tells Michelle Pfeiffer she's "drop-dead" gorgeous." A Whatnot takes one look at her and drops to the floor.
* The Wicked Witch of the East - A double-wide trailer falls on her.
* The Wicked Witch of the West - She melts as a result of a bath prepared with non-bottled water.
;Near Death Experiences
* Ebenezer Scrooge - In a look at Christmas yet to come, Scrooge sees a world where he has died and no one cares.
* Gonzo - Claims that he died the last time he attempted his underwater heart transplant operation act in episode 511 of The Muppet Show; fakes his death in episode 301.
* Sam Arrow - Presumed dead after disappearing in a lifeboat in Muppet Treasure Island. He returns later.
* Tiny Tim Cratchit - In a look at Christmas yet to come, Scrooge learns that Tiny Tim has passed away. However, after Scrooge changes his ways, Charles Dickens reveals that Tiny Tim does not die.
* Fritz, Scooter, Baskerville, Muppy, Lyle the Dog, Wolfhound, Lew Zealand, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Penguins, Chickens, Swedish Chef, Liza O'Shaugnessy - Killed in the murder mystery play put on in episode 414 of The Muppet Show.
* In The Christmas Toy, a toy ceases to live when viewed upon by a human. When this happens to Ditz, he's given a funeral and added to a pile of other frozen toys. The same fate later befalls Mew, who's resurrected through song by Rugby. A similar revival occurs for Ditz and the pile of previously frozen toys.
==Sesame Street==
* Mr. Hooper - Died as a result of the passing of actor Will Lee; explained to Big Bird in Sesame Street Episode 1839.
* Bubbles - Dies in Episode 3587 of unknown causes, putting Elmo in a state of gloom until Miles and Telly help him
* Elmo's Uncle Jack - Explained in the special When Families Grieve.
* Abuelito Paco and Mama Meche - Rosita's grandfather and great-grandmother who are celebrated in Sesame Street's "Dia de los Muertos" online video in 2021. 
==International Sesame Street==
* Kami's Mother - Died of AIDS prior to the start of Takalani Sesame; the matter-of-fact treatment of her death reflects the differences between life in South Africa and the United States of America.
* Lal Mia - Struck and killed by a truck, while riding his bicycle, on Bangladesh's Sisimpur.
==Fraggle Rock==
* Mudwell the Mudbunny - Dies in the Fraggle Rock episode "Gone, But Not Forgotten," but was reborn as a Lizard.
* Sir Blunderbrain - Disappears forever in the Terrible Tunnel (Episode 108).
==Dinosaurs==
* Chief Elder - Dies of a heart attack in the Dinosaurs episode "And the Winner Is..." after christening Baby Sinclair "Augh Augh I'm Dying You Idiot."
* Dorothy, Rose, and Blanche - Died prior to the Dinosaurs episode "Driving Miss Ethyl."
* Grandpa Louie - Died prior to the start of Dinosaurs; visited by Ethyl Phillips in the afterlife.
* The Rosenfelds - Died prior to Dinosaurs episode "Hurling Day."
* Mother Wilkerson - Hurled over a cliff.
* The entire cast of Dinosaurs - In the final episode, "Changing Nature", Earl causes the extinction of the entire dinosaur species.
;Near Death Experiences
* Ethyl Phillips - Dies in the Dinosaurs episode "The Last Temptation of Ethyl" and travels to the afterlife, only to learn it is not her time.
==The Dark Crystal==
* SkekSo - Dies of old age at the beginning of The Dark Crystal.
* UrSu - Dies at the same time as skekSo.
* SkekTek - Falls into the Crystal shaft.
* urTih - Vanishes at the same time as SkekTek.
* Kira's mother - Taken, along with many other Gelflings, by the Garthim and killed at the hands of the Skeksis.
;Near Death Experiences
* Kira - Stabbed by a Skeskis, but revived by the UrSkek in the arms of Jen.
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