Earl
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Earl is one of the "Dragon Time" puppets from Puppetman. A goofy purple and pink dragon with buck teeth, Earl is the klutzy sidekick to Butane. In the initial "Dragon Time" sketch, Earl argues with Butane over who gets to pull the castle bell, and takes a pratfall as a result. Offstage, Earl is often used by his puppeteer Del to avoid answering people, providing dumb remarks for him. In opposition to the sharp-tongued, bile-filled Gertha, Earl represents the goofy, playful side of Del.
Earl is a Hand-Rod Muppet, allowing Del (and by extension, Richard Hunt) to perform him and Gertha at the same time. Earl receives third billing among the puppets in the "Dragon Time" credits within the show, behind Butane and Candle.
The puppet was re-used in the Ghost of Faffner Hall episode "Music Brings Us Together" where he was the son of a tourist dragon family, that played on sea shells with Steve Turre. In the "Monster Telethon" episode of The Jim Henson Hour, the puppet was seen with other Dragon Time puppets for a sequence involving medieval dragons. It was used again later for the Sesame Street PSA "Don't Forget to Watch the Movie," to exhibit that smoking is not allowed in movie theatres.
