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Baskerville the Hound was originally created in 1962 for Purina Dog Chow commercials, as a foil to Rowlf. He is a small, shaggy, brown dog with glasses and a pointed snout. Baskerville's name comes from the Sherlock Holmes book The Hound of the Baskervilles. His name and design were both considered originally for Rowlf.^[1]

On The Muppet Show, Baskerville was primarily a background character, but occasionally took on a larger role. Baskerville appeared in the UK Spot of episode 103, entitled "Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Disappearing Clues," as Dr. Watson to Rowlf's Sherlock Holmes. In episode 208, he auditioned as a comedian. This was the only Muppet Show episode to mention the character by name; Scooter introduces him as "Baskerville the Hound".

Performers

• Jim Henson (Purina Dog Chow commercials).
• Frank Oz (Sesame Street "Pick Your Pet" sketch, The Muppet Show episode 110)
• John Lovelady (episode 103)
• Jerry Nelson (episodes 106, 116, 208 and 308.
• Dave Goelz (episode 524)

Filmography

Sources

1. ↑ Finch, Christopher Jim Henson: The Works