Bosses

Bosses are employers, whether direct business owners or managers, supervisors, and other immediate authority figures to characters. In fiction, particularly comedic formats (sitcoms, cartoons, and comics), bosses have developed into a distinct typology, thus distinguishing the Boss type from a mere lower case boss. The most common Bosses in this realm are generally demanding, gruff, sometimes snooty, frequently disapproving, and sometimes downright antagonistic and explosively angry. 
They often smoke cigars and bellow and in some cases exist only to fire those under them. Typical pop culture examples include J. C. Dithers from Blondie, J. Jonah Jameson in Spider-Man, and to a degree that softened as the character continued, Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The other variety is usually more inept or tied to meaningless corporate jargon and ineffectual or bizarre ideas, as on The Office. Muppet projects have used both types, with the latter more evident in Muppet Meeting Films.
As noted above, not every employer is a Boss. Mr. Hooper (and his successors as owner of Hooper's Store) have had many employees over the years, but rarely has their relationship been that of Boss and Worker. In the few instances where Mr. Hooper came into conflict with David, as in Episode 0624, it generally arose from moods or personality clashes instead.
Kermit the Frog is a middle ground figure, usually only a nominal boss if that, although on The Muppet Show, his function could vary. Usually beleaguered by the show's usual chaos or pressure from the more traditional Boss type J. P. Grosse, Kermit often seemed hapless. On other occasions, however, frustration would lead him to outright cancel acts, dress down employees, or even fire others (such as Miss Piggy in episode 502). 
The following list of clearer cut Bosses excludes kings and other nobility, government and military officials, and the underworld (where "boss" takes on greater connotations). Also excluded are generally corporate or wealthy types, usually villains in specials or movies, who seek to develop property or bulldoze a Muppet landmark, and characters who merely *think* they are the boss of everything (Pa Gorg). 
==Individual Bosses==
Only including those largely or primarily defined by their positions as a Boss, including relationships to other characters. Given the sheer proliferation of executives in Muppet Meeting Films, those who best fit the criteria are included as a representative sampling.
Mrashland.jpg|Dinosaurs"Power Erupts"
MFM.jpg|Muppet Meeting Films
Blodgett.jpg|Muppet Meeting Films"Think Bigger"
COM TasteeFreezBoss.jpg|Tastee-Freez commercials
Mr Boss.jpg|Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures"Flower Shop"
TheBoss.JPG|It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
Briteweight.jpg|Muppet Meeting Films"The Big Picture"
Character.davelazermuppet.jpg|Muppet Meeting Films
Eliotshagsboss.jpg|Dog City
Msfluffe.jpg|Dog City
Gimleysboss.jpg|Muppet Meeting Films"How to Sell"
Character.grouper.jpg|Muppets Tonightepisode 205
KMUP-executive.jpg|Muppets Tonightepisode 102
Lady_Holiday.jpg|The Great Muppet Caper
Jack-30rocks.jpg|Sesame Street"30 Rocks" sketch, 4168
Sherry_Netherland_profile.jpg|Sesame Street
Bprichfield.jpg|Dinosaurs 
Scrooge.jpg|The Muppet Christmas Carol
MM-Penny.jpg|The Muppets Mayhem
Wilkinsfootdown.jpg|Wilkins Coffee commercials
Mrwrightson.jpg|The Muppets Take Manhattan
==See also==
*Cake Boss
*Capitalism
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