Muppet PVC figures (Comics Spain)

In 1984, the Spanish company Comics Spain released a series of Muppet Show PVC figures.

The following characters were made:

• Kermit, sitting on a log and waving
• Miss Piggy, in purple dress, two hands upwards
• Fozzie Bear, holding his hat
• Gonzo, holding flowers
• Animal, slouching
• Swedish Chef, holding fork and frying pan

Various sources (including an early Comics Spain figures catalogue poster and a German PVC collector's guide) list Sam the Eagle and Nigel to be a part of the series. These figures only existed in prototype form; the sculpts were rejected and were never sold to the public, either due to licensing problems or the fact that the characters were the least well known among the Spanish viewers.

On catalog posters released afterwards, Swedish Chef was no longer a part of the Muppet Show series. Instead, he became part of a series of figures named "profesiones" (occupations), featuring original humanoid characters in their workgear (such as a doctor, a nurse, a minister and a mailman). It was not uncommon for the company to reuse old molds in this manner. He also does not wear the "HA" sign; instead he is copyrighted "Comics Spain SL", similar to the other original characters in series designed by Comics Spain.

The full set of prototypes

Comics Spain also produced sets of Fraggle Rock figures, Muppet Babies figures and Barrio Sésamo figures.