Changes: Lyle (dog)

DEBUT	1979
DESIGN	Lyle Conway designer/builder

Revision as of 21:51, 26 December 2015

Lyle is a dog puppet that was used in various roles on The Muppet Show and The Jim Henson Hour.

He appeared in episode 414's UK Spot on The Muppet Show, "Pass That Peace Pipe," singing with Muppy, Baskerville and the Wolfhound. He also appeared in "The Cat Came Back" in episode 523 (where he was performed by Richard Hunt), and elsewhere.

On The Jim Henson Hour, he appeared as an All-Dog Network anchor in "Dog City," performed by Jerry Nelson. He would later appear in that episode's spin-off series, Dog City as Colonel Claghound in "Of Mutts and Mayors" and in "No Pain, No Brain" as an exercise coach.

Other appearances included Country Music with the Muppets (where he's performed by Frank Oz, and requests Loretta Lynn), The Muppets at Walt Disney World (with Rowlf and other dogs in the pet detention center) and the films The Muppet Christmas Carol and Muppet Treasure Island.

Lyle was named in honor of his designer/builder, Lyle Conway.

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-'''Lyle the Dog''' is a [[Dogs|dog]] puppet that was used in various roles on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' and ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''.
+'''Lyle''' is a [[Dogs|dog]] puppet that was used in various roles on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' and ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''.
-He appeared in [[Episode 414: Liza Minnelli|episode 414]]'s [[UK Spot]] on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', "[[Pass That Peace Pipe]]," singing with [[Muppy]] and [[Baskerville]]. He also appeared in "[[The Cat Came Back]]" in [[Episode 523: Linda Ronstadt|episode 523]] (where he was performed by [[Richard Hunt]]), and elsewhere.
+He appeared in [[Episode 414: Liza Minnelli|episode 414]]'s [[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]] on ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', "[[Pass That Peace Pipe]]," singing with [[Muppy]], [[Baskerville]] and the [[Wolfhound]]. He also appeared in "[[The Cat Came Back]]" in [[Episode 523: Linda Ronstadt|episode 523]] (where he was performed by [[Richard Hunt]]), and elsewhere.
-On ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'', he appeared as the All-Dog Network announcer in "[[Episode 104: Dog City|Dog City]]," performed by [[Dan Redican]]. He would later appear in that episode's spin-off series, ''[[Dog City (series)|Dog City]]'' as [[Colonel Claghound]] in "[[Episode 204: Of Mutts and Mayors|Of Mutts and Mayors]]" and in "[[Episode 307: No Pain, No Brain|No Pain, No Brain]]" as an exercise coach.
+On ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'', he appeared as an All-Dog Network anchor in "[[Episode 104: Dog City|Dog City]]," performed by [[Jerry Nelson]]. He would later appear in that episode's spin-off series, ''[[Dog City (series)|Dog City]]'' as [[Colonel Claghound]] in "[[Episode 204: Of Mutts and Mayors|Of Mutts and Mayors]]" and in "[[Episode 307: No Pain, No Brain|No Pain, No Brain]]" as an exercise coach.
-Other appearances included ''[[The Muppets at Walt Disney World]]'' (with [[Rowlf]] and other dogs in the pet detention center) and the films ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'' and ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''.
+Other appearances included ''[[Country Music with the Muppets]]'' (where he's performed by [[Frank Oz]], and requests [[Loretta Lynn]]), ''[[The Muppets at Walt Disney World]]'' (with [[Rowlf the Dog|Rowlf]] and other dogs in the pet detention center) and the films ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'' and ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]''.
-Lyle was named in honour of his designer/builder, [[Lyle Conway]].
+Lyle was named in honor of his designer/builder, Lyle Conway.
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyle Dog}}
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
 [[Category:Muppet Show Characters]]
+[[Category:The Muppets Characters]]
+[[Category:Dog City Special Characters]]