A list of instances in which a character was recast with another performer. Main performers are marked in bold; cases in which someone held a puppet up in the background of a group shot are not included. If a performer was cast as that character in only one production (or for only one year), the title of that production is noted. If the performer performed the character for more than one production, a date range is listed. For further details, see the Casting History section of the respective character page on the wiki (linked in the header).

Contents 1 The Muppets 1.1 Animal 1.2 Beaker 1.3 Dr. Teeth 1.4 Floyd Pepper 1.5 Fozzie Bear 1.6 Janice 1.7 Kermit the Frog 1.8 Link Hogthrob 1.9 Lew Zealand 1.10 Mahna Mahna 1.11 Miss Piggy 1.12 The Newsman 1.13 Robin the Frog 1.14 Rowlf the Dog 1.15 Sam the Eagle 1.16 Scooter 1.17 Statler 1.18 The Swedish Chef 1.19 Sweetums 1.20 Uncle Deadly 1.21 Waldorf 2 Sesame Street 2.1 Barkley 2.2 Bert 2.3 Betty Lou 2.4 The Big Bad Wolf 2.5 Cookie Monster 2.6 Dr. Nobel Price 2.7 Elmo 2.8 Ernie 2.9 Forgetful Jones 2.10 Gladys the Cow 2.11 Goldilocks 2.12 Grover 2.13 Guy Smiley 2.14 Kermit the Frog 2.15 Mr. Snuffleupagus 2.16 Sherry Netherland 2.17 Sonny Friendly 2.18 Telly Monster 2.19 Two-Headed Monster 3 See also

The MuppetsEdit

AnimalEdit

• Frank Oz — 1975-2000
• Eric Jacobson — 2002-present
• Drew Massey — Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony, Episode 9 (2005)

BeakerEdit

• Richard Hunt — 1977-1991
• Steve Whitmire — 1992-present
• Kevin Clash — The Muppet Show Live (2001)

Dr. TeethEdit

• Jim Henson — 1975-1990
• Bill Barretta — 2005-present
• John Kennedy — various (1991-2003)
• Victor Yerrid — From the Balcony episode 9 (2005)

Floyd PepperEdit

• Jerry Nelson — 1975-2005
• Matt Vogel — 2008-present
• John Kennedy — 2005-2006

Fozzie BearEdit

• Frank Oz — 1976-2000
• Eric Jacobson — 2002-present

JaniceEdit

• Richard Hunt — 1977-1990
• Eren Ozker — 1976-1977
• David Rudman — 2008-present
• Fran Brill — 1975
• Matt Vogel — Muppet RaceMania (2000)
• Brian Henson — 2002-2003
• Tyler Bunch — The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
• John Lovelady — Julie Andrews: My Favorite Things (1975)

Kermit the FrogEdit

• Jim Henson — 1955-1990
• Steve Whitmire — 1990-present
• John Kennedy — Muppetfest (2001), Muppets Ahoy! (2006)
• Artie Esposito — America's Got Talent, the MTV Video Music Awards, D23 Expo (2009)
• Unknown — off-screen dialogue for some portions of The Case of the Stolen Show (2012)

Link HogthrobEdit

• Jim Henson — 1976-1990
• Steve Whitmire — 2000-present

Lew ZealandEdit

• Jerry Nelson — 1978-2003
• Matt Vogel — 2008-present
• Bill Barretta — 2002-2005

Mahna MahnaEdit

• Jim Henson — 1969-1976
• Bill Barretta — 2001-present

Miss PiggyEdit

• Frank Oz — 1976-2002
• Eric Jacobson — 2002-present
• Jerry Nelson — Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1974)
• Fran Brill — The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975)
• Richard Hunt — The Muppet Show Season 1 (1976-1977)

The NewsmanEdit

• Jim Henson — 1976-1989
• Jerry Nelson — Muppets Inside (1996)
• Brian Henson — The Muppet Show Live (2001), Muppets Party Cruise (2003)
• Steve Whitmire — 2008-present

Robin the FrogEdit

• Jerry Nelson — 1971 - 2003
• Matt Vogel — 2008 - present

Rowlf the DogEdit

• Jim Henson — 1962-1990
• Bill Barretta — 1996-present

Sam the EagleEdit

• Frank Oz — 1975-2000
• Eric Jacobson — 2005-present
• Kevin Clash — It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002)
• Drew Massey — Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony Episodes 11, 15, 18 and 33 (2005-2006)

ScooterEdit

• Richard Hunt — 1976-1991
• David Rudman — 2008-present
• Adam Hunt — Muppets from Space (voice only)
• Matt Vogel — Muppet RaceMania (voice only)
• Brian Henson — It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
• Rickey Boyd — The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

StatlerEdit

• Richard Hunt — 1976-1990
• Jerry Nelson - 1975, 1992-2003
• Steve Whitmire — 2002-present
• Drew Massey — 2005-2006
• Bill Barretta — Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)

The Swedish ChefEdit

• Jim Henson — 1975-1990
• Bill Barretta — 1996-present
• David Rudman — The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
• Steve Whitmire — I Love Lucy Movie Mania Screen Test (1999)
• Victor Yerrid — From the Balcony: Episode 26 (2006)

SweetumsEdit

• Richard Hunt — 1976-1991
• John Henson — 1996-2005
• Matt Vogel — 2009-present
• Jerry Nelson — The Frog Prince (1971 - puppeteer only)
• Carl Banas — The Frog Prince (1971 - voice only)
• Rob Mills — The Jim Henson Hour (1989 - Episode 107: Health and Fitness)
• David Rudman — The Cosby Show (1990 - Episode 138 Cliff's Nightmare)
• Victor Yerrid — Family Feud (2001), Barnes & Noble promotion (2003), Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony Episode 13
• Noel MacNeal — A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)
• Ed Christie — filling in for John Henson on a few occasions

Uncle DeadlyEdit

• Jerry Nelson — 1976-1979
• Matt Vogel — 2011

WaldorfEdit

• Jim Henson — 1975-1990
• Dave Goelz — 1992-present
• Victor Yerrid — 2005-2006
• Jerry Nelson — Muppet Meeting Films (1974) (as P. Fenton Cosgrove)
• John Lovelady — Des O'Connor Entertains (1976)

Sesame StreetEdit

BarkleyEdit

• Toby Towson — 1977-1978
• Brian Muehl — 1978-1984
• Fred "Garbo" Garver — 1984-1993
• Bruce Connelly — 1993-present

BertEdit

• Frank Oz — 1969-present
• Eric Jacobson — 1997-present

Betty LouEdit

• Fran Brill — various (1970s - 1980s)
• Lisa Buckley — 1993-1998
• Marilyn Sokol — 1974-1975
• Frank Oz — 1969 (including Pick Your Pet, where she's called Lucy Jones)
• Jim Henson
• Caroll Spinney

The Big Bad WolfEdit

• Jerry Nelson — 1971-present
• Kevin Clash — various (1980s - 2000s)
• Joey Mazzarino — 1990s-2006
• Martin P. Robinson — 1990s-2006
• Tyler Bunch — 2007-present

Cookie MonsterEdit

• Frank Oz — (1969 - present)
• David Rudman — (2001 - present)
• Jim Henson — in The Ed Sullivan Show and commercials
• Joe Raposo — in "Everyone Likes Ice Cream" (voice)
• Caroll Spinney — in a 1969 sketch in which various monsters whisper the letter C.

Dr. Nobel PriceEdit

• Brian Muehl — 1979-1984
• Kevin Clash — 1984-1988

ElmoEdit

• Kevin Clash — 1985-present
• Brian Muehl — 1980-1984
• Richard Hunt — 1984

ErnieEdit

• Jim Henson — 1969-1990
• Steve Whitmire — 1993-present
• John Tartaglia — Play with Me Sesame (2003)

Forgetful JonesEdit

• Michael Earl — 1979-1981
• Richard Hunt — 1981-1992

Gladys the CowEdit

• Richard Hunt — 1973-1992
• Jennifer Barnhart — 2003-present

GoldilocksEdit

• Camille Bonora — 1991-1997
• Alice Dinnean-Vernon — 1997-2004
• Jennifer Barnhardt — 2005
• Leslie Carrara-Rudolph — 2012

GroverEdit

• Frank Oz — 1969-present
• Eric Jacobson — 1997-present

Guy SmileyEdit

• Jim Henson — 1969-1990
• Eric Jacobson — 2005-present
• Don Reardon — Let's Make a Word CD-ROM game (voice only)

Kermit the FrogEdit

• Jim Henson — 1955-1990
• Steve Whitmire — 1990-present

Mr. SnuffleupagusEdit

• Jerry Nelson — 1971-1978
• Michael Earl — 1978-1980
• Martin P. Robinson — 1980-present

Sherry NetherlandEdit

• Julianne Buescher — 1993-1996
• Alice Dinnean-Vernon — 1996-1998

Sonny FriendlyEdit

• Richard Hunt — 1986-1992
• David Rudman — 1992-2000

Telly MonsterEdit

• Brian Muehl — 1979-1984
• Martin P. Robinson — 1984-present
• Bob Payne — 1979

Two-Headed MonsterEdit

• Peter Friedman and Richard Hunt — ca. 1978
• Richard Hunt and Jerry Nelson — ca. 1980-1991
• David Rudman and Jerry Nelson — 1992 – 2000
• David Rudman and Joey Mazzarino — 2001-present

See alsoEdit

• Save the Muppets
• Sesame Street Human Recasts