Body part removal

Instances in which Muppets have had their body parts removed. See also Head-impaired characters and Building faces.
Picture 	Character / Production 	Notes 	
 	BeakerThe Muppet ShowEpisode 212 	Beaker removes his hair briefly to demonstrate the side effects of using Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's new element, "Bunsonium," as a shampoo. 	
 	BeakerThe Muppet ShowEpisode 217 	Dr. Honeydew tests out his new hair-growing tonic on Beaker, which blasts his hair into the sky. 	
 	BeakerThe Muppet ShowEpisode 305 	Dr. Honeydew's edible paper clips are harmless, except for causing Beaker's nose to fall off. 	
 	BertSesame Street Test Show 1 	Ernie counts two eyes, two ears and two noses. Bert is quick to point out the latter is incorrect, so Ernie rips off Bert's nose and plops it on his face, giving him two. 	
 	BertSesame StreetEpisode 0026 	Bert sneezes so strongly, his nose comes off and Ernie tries putting it back. 	
 	BertSesame StreetEpisode 0463 	Ernie's sculpture of Bert is missing a nose, but Ernie has run out of clay to make one, so he replaces Bert's nose onto the sculpture. 	
 	BertThe Muppet ShowEpisode 102 	Ernie removes Bert's nose as he describes his physique. 	
 	BertThe Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years 	During their speech about Sesame Street, Ernie removes Bert's nose. 	
 	BertFinish the Picture 	Ernie removes Bert's nose on the book's cover. 	
 	Bert"Don't Forget to Watch the Movie" 	In a demonstration of improper movie theater etiquette, Ernie takes Bert's nose and places it on a fellow moviegoer's face. 	
 	Cookie MonsterSesame Street outtake 	In an outtake for Episode 4804, which was included in the blooper reel screened at the Sesame Street Puppets Live event, Cookie Monster ends up eating his left eye pupil when eating a book.	
 	ErnieSesame StreetEpisode 0005 	Bert warns Ernie that the "Mysterious Nose-Snatcher" is watching them. Ernie goes closer and closer to the screen, doubtful of Bert's warning and ends up with his nose removed. 	
 	GonzoDisneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration 	Gonzo's nose explodes (much to his own enjoyment). 	
 	Gonzo as the Tin ThingThe Muppets' Wizard of Oz 	The Tin Thing's nose doubles as a cellphone. 	
 	Kermit the Frog as The ScarecrowThe Muppets' Wizard of Oz	The Flying Monkeys rip Scarecrow Kermit's arms off, take out all his stuffing, and remove his head. 	
 	Mary LouiseThe Muppet ShowEpisode 103 	The Green Frackle pulls her nose off after it's stuck on him. 	
 	Murray MonsterSesame StreetEpisode 4267 	For a game of "What's Missing?," Murray has his nose removed for the viewer to notice it. He reapplies it once the game is through. 	
 	SweetumsThe Muppet ShowEpisode 119 	Sweetums offers Vincent Price a hand in carrying wardrobe...literally. "That's my kind of joke," Vincent remarks. 	
 	VicentePlaza Sésamo Episode 737 	A monster tries buying a pair of ears from Vicente, but none suit him. He removes Vicente's ears and places them on his own head, finding them to be the most suitable. 	
Other Characters 	Other Characters 	Other Characters 	Other Characters
Picture 	Production 	Description 	
 	The Ed Sullivan Show"Come Together" 	Near the end of the song, a large cowboy named Flattop loses his arms and legs. 	
 	Sesame Street"I Want to Hold Your Ear" 	Maurice sings a love song while removing the facial features from his indifferent sweetheart. 	
 	"I Feel Pretty" 	In this musical number performed in Julie on Sesame Street and The Muppet Show episode 109, the lead singer gradually removes her facial parts and replaces them with monstrous features. 	
center 	The Muppet ShowEpisode 108 	A monster takes off all his body parts in "All of Me." 	
 	The Muppet ShowEpisode 117 	A Whatnot dancer's eye sticks onto his partner's face when he pulls away, to show that he's really got his eye on her. 	
 	The Muppet ShowEpisode 123 	Vendaface removes facial parts from two Whatnots. 	
 	The Muppet ShowEpisode 220 	When Droop comments that Phyllis is blowing the size of her nose out of proportion, her nose expands like a balloon and pops. 	
 	Sesame Street"Big Round Nose" 	The Anything Muppet lead singer removes his nose and tries on the noses of three AM bystanders before putting his back on. 	
 	Muppets TonightTheme Song 	Quongo removes a Whatnot's nose. 	
 	Sesame Street"B.B. King" 	Two bearded Anything Muppets rip each other's beards off. 	
Honorable Mention	Honorable Mention 	Honorable Mention 	Honorable Mention
Picture 	Character 	Description 	
 	The Anything Muppets 	During the first decade of Sesame Street, the conceit of the "Anything People" was that they could be turned into whoever or whatever, often by members of the human cast. This "shapeshifter" trait was dropped within the first few years of the show.
see: Building faces#Sesame Street	
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