Famous characters from television, films, comics, animation, and other media who have appeared in Muppet/Henson productions or merchandise. Muppet portrayals of such characters are excluded.

Literature

• Alice (Brooke Shields) from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (episode 506 of The Muppet Show)
• Cinderella (Belinda Montgomery) from the French fairy tale (Hey Cinderella!)
• Dorothy Gale (Ashanti) from The Wizard of Oz (The Muppets Wizard of Oz)
• Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine) from A Christmas Carol (The Muppet Christmas Carol).
• The Fairy Godmother (Joyce Gordon) from the French fairy tale (Hey Cinderella!)
• Hamlet, from William Shakespeare's play (played by Christopher Reeve on The Muppet Show and Mel Gibson, reprising his 1989 film role, on Sesame Street)
• Hercule Poirot (Jason Alexander) from the Agatha Christie mysteries (Episode 108 of Muppets Tonight)
• Long John Silver (Tim Curry) from Treasure Island (Muppet Treasure Island)
• Maid Marian (Lynn Redgrave) from Robin Hood, (episode 323 of The Muppet Show)
• Mrs. Goose (Shirley Jones and Judith Ivey) from Mother Goose nursery rhymes, on Sesame Street
• Old King Cole (Eric Peterson) from the nursery rhyme (Sesame Park)
• Pecos Bill (Wally Boag) from American folklore (The Muppet Show Episode 520)
• The Poky Little Puppy (The Poky Little Puppy Comes to Sesame Street)
• Queen Guenevere (Pearl Bailey) from the Arthurian legends (The Muppet Show Episode 305)
• Robin Hood (Hardy Kruger Jr.) from the English legends (Sesamstrasse)
• Scheherezade (Marty Feldman) from The Book of 1001 Nights (The Muppet Show episode 518)
• The Wicked Stepmother (Kathy Najimy), CinderElmo
• The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe (Rhea Perlman) from the nursery rhyme (Sesame Street episode 2822)

Film

• James Bond (Roger Moore in The Muppet Show and Pierce Brosnan in Muppets Tonight)
• Rhett Butler (Dudley Moore), The Muppets Go to the Movies
• C-3PO from the Star Wars films (episode 417 of The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration)
• Chewbacca from the Star Wars films (Episode 417)
• Cinderella (Debbie Carman), from the Disney version of the story (Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration)
• Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) from the Pink Panther films (episode 219, The Muppet Show)
• Conan the Barbarian, Muppet Magazine issue 21
• Jane (of Tarzan and Jane) (Lily Tomlin), The Muppets Go to the Movies
• Johnny 5 from the Short Circuit films ("At the Movies," Muppet Babies)
• King Kong, Muppet Magazine issue 21
• R2-D2 from the Star Wars films (Episode 417 of The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration)
• Luke Skywalker from the Star Wars films (Episode 417)
• Snow White from the Disney version of the story (The Muppets at Walt Disney World)
• The Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) from The Wizard of Oz (Episode 0847 of Sesame Street)
• Yoda from the Star Wars films (filmed blooper from the set and promotional photographs)

Television

• Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) from the series of the same name, on Sesame Street
• The Cartwrights, including Ben (Lorne Greene), Little Joe (Michael Landon), and Hoss (Dan Blocker) from Bonanza (Sesame Street, insert from Episode 0131)
• Tony Clifton (Andy Kaufman), The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show
• Irving Cohen (Martin Short) from SCTV (Episode 110 of Muppets Tonight)
• Edith Anne (Lily Tomlin) from Laugh-In (Sesame Street)
• Ernestine the Telephone Operator (Lily Tomlin) from Laugh-In (multiple productions)
• Mrs. Falbo (Andrea Martin) from SCTV (Sesame Street, given a fuller name of Wanda Falbo, the Word Fairy)
• Fran Fine (Fran Drescher) from The Nanny (Sesame Street)
• Red Green (Steve Smith) from The Red Green Show (Sesame Park)
• C.J. Cregg (Allison Janney) from The West Wing
• Ed Grimley (Martin Short) from SCTV and Saturday Night Live (Muppets Tonight episode 110, Sesame Street)
• Max Headroom (Matt Frewer), Sesame Street
• Pee-Wee Herman (Sesame Street and Muppet Magazine)
• Cliff Huxtable (Bill Cosby), The Cosby Show
• Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan (Episode 211 of Muppets Tonight)
• K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider (Muppet Magazine)
• Emily Litella (Gilda Radner) from Saturday Night Live (episode 304, The Muppet Show)
• Gladys Ormphby (Ruth Buzzi) from Laugh-In (Sesame Street)
• Buster Poindexter (David Johansen) (Episode 108: Musicians of The Jim Henson Hour)
• Joey Potter (Katie Holmes) from Dawson's Creek (Muppets from Space)
• Edith Prickly (Andrea Martin) from SCTV (Sesame Street)
• The Professor (Sid Caesar) from Your Show of Shows (Sesame Street)
• Ricky, a bowler (Billy Crystal) from Saturday Night Live (Sesame Street)
• Mr. Rogers (Fred Rogers), Sesame Street
• Yosh Schmenge (John Candy) from SCTV (Sesame Street)
• Wayne (Mike Myers) from Saturday Night Live (Episode 3368 of Sesame Street)
• Pacey Witter (Joshua Jackson) from Dawson's Creek (Muppets from Space)
• Wolfgang the German soldier (Arte Johnson) from Laugh-In (Sesame Street)

Puppets

• Charlie McCarthy (episode 207 of The Muppet Show, The Muppet Movie)
• Johnny (Señor Wences in Episode 508 of The Muppet Show)
• Lamb Chop (Sesame Street, various events)
• Mortimer Snerd (Episode 207 of The Muppet Show)
• Pedro (Señor Wences in Episode 508 of The Muppet Show)
• Punch and Judy in The Muppets on Puppets, The Muppet Show episodes 508 and 511, and The Muppet Christmas Carol.
• Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog (It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie)
• Various puppets from Pee-Wee's Playhouse (Sesame Street)
• Khriusha the Pig (Free to Be... a Family)
• Barney the Dinosaur at various PBS publicity functions, and the "We Are Family" music video.

Animation

• ALF (Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue)
• Arnold (Sesame Street)
• Bugs Bunny (Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue)
• The Chipmunks (Ronald McDonald's All-Star Party and Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue)
• Daffy Duck (Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue)
• Huey, Dewey and Louie (Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue)
• Luxo Jr. (Sesame Street)
• Michaelangelo of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue)
• Mickey Mouse (The Muppets at Walt Disney World, Muppet*Vision 3D, Here Come the Muppets)
• Phineas and Ferb (Take Two with Phineas and Ferb)
• The Pink Panther (Sesame Street)
• The Simpsons (celebrity version of Monster in the Mirror on Sesame Street)
• Slimer (Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue)
• The Smurfs (Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue)
• Tigger (Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue)
• Winnie the Pooh (Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue)

Comics

• Batman and Robin (Sesame Street)
• Beetle Bailey, Sergeant Snorkel, Zero, Killer Diller, and Plato (Sesame Street)
• Garfield (Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue)
• Jughead Jones from Archie comics (Sesame Street)
• Spider-Man (Muppet Babies)
• Superman (Sesame Street)
• Tiger (Sesame Street)

Holiday Icons

• The Easter Bunny (Harvey Fierstein), Elmo Saves Christmas
• Santa Claus: Art Carney in The Great Santa Claus Switch, Charles Durning in Elmo Saves Christmas, and various other actors in various productions and specials
• Sinterklaas (Bram van der Vlugt), Sesamstraat

Advertising Mascots

• Ronald McDonald, mascot of McDonald's, (The Ronald McDonald All-Star Party)
• Big Boy, mascot of Big Boy restaurants, Adventures of Big Boy comics #265