Squirrels

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Squirrels, while never reaching the iconic status of the penguins or even the rabbits, have appeared in several Muppet productions. The squirrel in the Swedish Chef sketch on episode 401 of The Muppet Show was performed by Steve Whitmire.
The squirrels had a memorable scene in the 1977 television special Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas in which they perform an acrobatic act for the talent show. For the 2008 stage musical update, their roles are expanded in a number of short scenes that take place during set changes. Most of the time, they speak in "squirrel" but prove able to communicate with Emmet (Jane in the original 2008 run) and even perform a song with him, "Trust." Later, during the talent show, their act is helmed by Madame Squirrel, a human-sized, costumed character who leads the performance. The four hand puppet squirrels were named Skippy, Junior, Jiffy and Nutella.
401 squirrel.jpg|The Muppet Show episode 401
Archimedes-Squirrel-Sesame Tree.jpg| Sesame Tree
Ewsleep-squirrel.jpg| Elmo's World
Gabe.jpg| Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola
Knuspel.jpg|Das Geheimnis der Blumenfabrik
MrSquirrel5318.jpg|Sesame Street
Parkragersquirrel.JPG| Love the Earth!
AnimalShowS3-FlyingSquirrel.jpg| The Animal Show
File:Skippy.jpg| Bear in the Big Blue House
Rosiesquirrels.jpg| backstage on the Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas stage show with Rosie O'Donnell
Elmo'sBackyard-Squirrel.jpg| Elmo's Backyard
Squirrelles.jpg| Sesame Street
Wrapmastersquirrel.jpg|Sesame Street
==Filmography==
*Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
*The Muppet Movie
*The Muppet Show
**Episode 401: John Denver (The Swedish Chef)
**Episode 420: Alan Arkin
**Episode 524: Roger Moore
*The Muppet Show on Tour: 2nd Edition
*A Muppet Family Christmas
*The Jim Henson Hour
*Mopatop's Shop
*Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola
==See also==
* Rodents
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