Bear on Patrol

Bear on Patrol is a recurring sketch on The Muppet Show featuring Fozzie as Patrol Bear and Link Hogthrob as his Police Chief. These sketches ran from the third to final season of The Muppet Show.
Merchandise for Patrol Bear includes an action figure manufactured by Palisades Toys, and a figure in the third series of Muppet Minimates.
==Sketches==
===The Muppet Show Season 3===
Picture	Theme / Episode 	Description
 	Impersonating an OfficerEpisode 318: Leslie Uggams	Patrol Bear has arrested a pig who does impressions of police officers. The Chief is too busy typing a report to see that Patrol Bear accidentally locked himself in the cell instead of the criminal. And when Patrol Bear says that he's locked in, the Chief thinks that the criminal is just doing an impression of Patrol Bear.
 	Assaulting an OfficerEpisode 321: Roger Miller 	Patrol Bear arrests a pig who assaulted him, and the assailant gives the Chief visual details of the assault.
 	Bullets BarkerEpisode 322: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans	Patrol Bear is a deputy, and the Chief is a sheriff--whom Bullets Barker is after.
===The Muppet Show Season 4===
Picture	Theme / Episode 	Description
 	Prairie DogsEpisode 402: Crystal Gayle 	Patrol Bear tries to arrest the Prairie Dog Glee Club for stealing everything from a barber shop.
 	Macho ManEpisode 405: Victor Borge 	Patrol Bear attempts to stop a gang fight between the pigs (led by Link) and the chickens.
 	Liza O'ShaugnessyEpisode 414: Liza Minnelli	Patrol Bear has been assigned to help solve a murder mystery.
 	OctopusEpisode 416: Jonathan Winters 	Patrol Bear is being attacked by an octopus he arrested for pickpocketing.
===The Muppet Show Season 5===
Picture	Theme / Episode 	Description
 	Banananose MoldenadoEpisode 505: James Coburn	A man with a banana for a nose is arrested.
 	Car PrisonerEpisode 510: Jean-Pierre Rampal 	Patrol Bear arrests a car, ZZXKL, for double parking. But Patrol Bear and the Chief can't understand his honking so they bring in Gonzo to interpret.
 	OutnumberedEpisode 514: Mac Davis 	Patrol Bear arrests Beaker, who has been making funny noises in public. A Beaker clone appears as his attorney.
 	CancelledEpisode 517: Hal Linden 	Dressed in his Police Chief uniform for Bear on Patrol, Link is having a fit over everyone's act being cancelled. Piggy gives him a smack and tells him to grow up since it's only for one show. Link reciprocates the advice to guest Hal Linden (sans smack).
 	Handcuff SalesmanEpisode 524: Roger Moore 	The Chief is expecting a toupee, which Patrol Bear mistakes for a Frisbee. A handcuff salesman comes in to sell them some handcuffs. Patrol Bear and the Chief get handcuffed together and then robbed.
===Other Sketches===
Picture	Theme / Episode 	Description
 	The Muppets (comic strip)November 27, 1981 	Patrol Bear prompts Beauregard to explain his loitering in a joke lifted from The Muppet Show episode 517.
 	Meet the MuppetsGonzo's Story 	Patrol Bear and the Chief respond to a tip as to the whereabouts of The Masked Phantom.
 	Bear on Patrol: Special Produce UnitThe Muppets Kitchen with Cat Cora	In the episode "Breakfast Isn't Just For Breakfast Anymore," Patrol Bear has an elderly lady identify the vegetable that she's looking for.
==See also==
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Category:Muppet Show Recurring Sketches
Category:Police