Changes: Miss Piggy Impersonators

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Characters and actors who have impersonated Miss Piggy in Muppet productions.

Picture	Impersonator/ Production	Notes
	Rich Little The Muppet Show Episode 204	In his opening act, Rich impersonates Kermit, Fozzie, Piggy and Statler.
	Fozzie Bear The Muppet Show Episode 216	Desperate to be on-stage during "Pigs in Space", Fozzie disguises himself as First Mate Miss Piggy.
	Loretta Swit The Muppet Show Episode 502	Although Loretta Swit is on Miss Piggy's side after Kermit fires Miss Piggy, she can't resist Kermit's offer for her to replace Piggy in Veterinarian's Hospital and Pigs in Space.
	Child Fraggle Rock "Sir Hubris and the Gorgs"	In Uncle Travelling Matt's postcard, two children go trick-or-treating as Kermit and Miss Piggy.
	John Ritter The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show	Miss Piggy is furious when she learns that The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show is a one-shot special, and not a series. She refuses to appear in the final number, so Fozzie gets an understudy -- guest star John Ritter, dressed up as Piggy. The pig isn't pleased, of course, and she wrecks the studio.
	Gonzo and Fozzie Bear The Muppets Look at TV	In a spoof of To Tell the Truth, Gonzo and Fozzie dress as Piggy and the contestants must guess which individual is the real Miss Piggy.
	Central Park lovers The Muppets Take Manhattan	After Kermit goes missing, Piggy looks for him in Central Park. Recalling a previous scene in which she'd shared a romantic moment with him in a horse-drawn carriage, Piggy approaches a human couple dressed in familiar attire.
	Soleil Moon Frye Muppet Magazine Fall 1985	Piggy and Soleil dress up as each other for a Halloween party.
	Maureen the Mink A Muppet Family Christmas	Kermit's Christmas present to Piggy is Maureen the Mink. She is dressed like Piggy, with a shawl, purple gloves and a ring, and wears a wig styled like Piggy's hair.
	A member of The Electric Phoenix The Ghost of Faffner Hall episode 105	In a montage demonstrating the vocal talents of the group, one of the members does an imitation of Miss Piggy.
	Bill the Bubble Guy Muppets Tonight episode 109	When Miss Piggy is missing, Rizzo sets up auditions for a fill-in to take her place in the final number. Bill tries his best Piggy impression complete with wig, snout, and bubbles.
	Animal Muppets Tonight episode 109	Animal (with a wig and snout) auditions to take Piggy's part in the show. However Rizzo and Clifford quickly pass on his interpretation.
	Johnny Fiama Muppets Tonight episode 109	Sal gets Johnny to audition for Miss Piggy's place in the final number (wearing a wig and pig snout). However Johnny walks out when he realizes this is "the stupidest idea" Sal has ever talked him into.
	Pepe and Seymour Muppets Tonight episode 109	When Miss Piggy is running late for the final production number, Rizzo lines up some auditions for Piggy stand-ins. Pepe (with wig and pig snout) and Seymour (with wig, pig snout, and curly tail) show off their Piggy comedy duo.
	Whatnot Odyssey Channel promo	A Kermit impersonator is accompanied by another Whatnot wearing a strap-on snout and blonde wig.
	Brooke Shields The Muppet Show Live	When Miss Piggy is unable to make it to the show, Gonzo gets Brooke to fill in. Brooke dresses in a wig, pig snout, and gloves while trying her best to sing as bad as Piggy.
	Kelly Ripa Live with Regis and Kelly	Ripa wears opera gloves in an attempt to mock Miss Piggy.
	Topo Sticky Disney Xtreme Digital	Topo Sticky performs his imitations of Kermit, Gonzo, and Miss Piggy.
	a robot The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson	The Porktech Pig-O-Tron Mark II fills in for Piggy while she's away training on Vega Alpha.
File:MissPoogy-Costume.jpg	Miss Poogy The Muppets	Miss Poogy takes the role of Miss Piggy in Fozzie's tribute band, the Moopets, and later as part of the telethon, before Miss Piggy shows up to reclaim her place.
	Club Penguin teaser	Kermit, Scooter, and Piggy audition penguins, with one of them dressed as a "Diva Piggy".
	Joan Rivers E! Online	In a video cataloging Miss Piggy's years-long feud with Rivers, the comedian is shown to have auditioned for The Muppet Show.
	Kermit the Frog Muppet Moments - Halloween	Kermit briefly impersonates Miss Piggy after a girl puts a pig-eared wig on him, squeaking "Hi! Moi! Watch me, I can do karate!"
	Beaker The Muppets episode "Pig Out"	Beaker does an impression of Miss Piggy to impress his co-workers while hanging out after work at Rowlf's Tavern.

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 Characters and actors who have impersonated [[Miss Piggy]] in Muppet productions.
-:''See Also: [[Miss Piggy Through the Years]], [[Miss Piggy's Alternate Identities]], [[Miss Piggy Alternate Ages]], [[Kermit the Frog Impersonators]]''
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+| [[Image:Richpig.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Richpig.jpg|200px|center]] || [[Rich Little]] || ''[[Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode 204: Rich Little|Episode 204]] || In his opening act, Rich impersonates [[Kermit]], [[Fozzie]], Piggy and [[Statler]].
+| align=center | [[Rich Little]]<hr/>''The Muppet Show'' [[Episode 204: Rich Little|Episode 204]]
+| In his opening act, Rich impersonates [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]], [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie]], Piggy and [[Statler and Waldorf|Statler]].
+|-
+| [[Image:Fozziepig.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center | [[Fozzie Bear]]<hr/>''The Muppet Show''  [[Episode 216: Cleo Laine|Episode 216]]
+| Desperate to be on-stage during "[[Pigs in Space]]", [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie]] disguises himself as First Mate Miss Piggy.
+|-
-'''Rich:''' "Hello, Kermie! Kissy kissy! If you don't let me sing that on the show, I'll rip off your flippers!"
+| [[Image:Firstmateswitt.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center | [[Loretta Swit]]<hr/>''The Muppet Show'' [[Episode 502: Loretta Swit|Episode 502]]
+| Although Loretta Swit is on Miss Piggy's side after [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] fires Miss Piggy, she can't resist Kermit's offer for her to replace Piggy in [[Veterinarian's Hospital]] and [[Pigs in Space]].
+|-
-'''Piggy:''' "I heard that, you're talking to another woman! Where is she?"
+| [[Image:Sillycreature-piggy.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center | Child<hr/>''Fraggle Rock'' "[[Episode 209: Sir Hubris and the Gorgs|Sir Hubris and the Gorgs]]"
+| In [[Uncle Travelling Matt|Uncle Travelling Matt's]] postcard, two children go trick-or-treating as [[Kermit_the_Frog_Impersonators|Kermit]] and Miss Piggy.
 |-
+| [[Image:Ritterpiggy.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center | [[John Ritter]]<hr/>''[[The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show]]''
+| Miss Piggy is furious when she learns that ''The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show'' is a one-shot special, and not a series. She refuses to appear in the final number, so Fozzie gets an understudy -- guest star John Ritter, dressed up as Piggy. The pig isn't pleased, of course, and she wrecks the studio.
+|-
-| [[Image:Fozziepig.jpg|200px|center]] || [[Fozzie Bear]] || ''[[The Muppet Show]]''  [[Episode 216: Cleo Laine|Episode 216]] || Desperate to be on-stage during [[Pigs In Space]], [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie]] disguises himself as First Mate Miss Piggy.
+| [[Image:Fozzie-gonzo-impersonatepiggy.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center | [[Gonzo]] and [[Fozzie Bear]]<hr/>''[[The Muppets Look at TV]]''
+| In a spoof of ''[[To Tell the Truth]]'', Gonzo and Fozzie dress as Piggy and the contestants must guess which individual is the real Miss Piggy.
 |-
+| [[File:Green and Pink in the park.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center | Central Park lovers<hr/>''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]''
+| After Kermit goes missing, Piggy looks for him in [[Central Park]]. Recalling a previous scene in which she'd shared a romantic moment with him in a horse-drawn carriage, Piggy approaches a human couple dressed in familiar attire.
+|-
-| [[Image:Firstmateswitt.jpg|200px|center]] || [[Loretta Swit]] || ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' [[Episode 502: Loretta Swit|Episode 502]] || Although Loretta Swit is on Miss Piggy's side after [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] fires Miss Piggy, she can't resist Kermit's offer for her to replace Piggy in [[Veterinarian's Hospital]] and [[Pigs In Space]].
+| [[Image:Soleil-piggy.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center | [[Soleil Moon Frye]]<hr/>[[Muppet Magazine issue 12|''Muppet Magazine'' Fall 1985]]
+| Piggy and Soleil dress up as each other for a [[Halloween]] party.
 |-
-| [[Image:Ritterpiggy.jpg|200px|center]] || [[John Ritter]] || ''[[The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show]]'' ||
+| [[Image:Maureen-piggy.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center | [[Maureen the Mink]]<hr/>''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''
-Miss Piggy is furious when she learns that ''The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show'' is a one-shot special, and not a series. She refuses to appear in the final number, so Fozzie gets an understudy -- guest star John Ritter, dressed up as Piggy. The pig isn't pleased, of course, and she wrecks the studio.
+| Kermit's Christmas present to Piggy is [[Maureen the Mink]]. She is dressed like Piggy, with a shawl, purple gloves and a ring, and wears a wig styled like Piggy's hair.
+|-
+| [[Image:ElecPhoenix_Piggy.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center | A member of The Electric Phoenix<hr/>''The Ghost of Faffner Hall''<br>[[Episode 105: The Voice Is an Instrument|episode 105]]
+| In a montage demonstrating the vocal talents of the group, one of the members does an imitation of Miss Piggy.
+|-
-'''John:''' "Miss Piggy, this isn't my idea. The bear -- backstage, the bear told me to do this."
+| [[Image:PiggyMT109 Bill Bubble.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center | [[Bill the Bubble Guy]]<hr/>''Muppets Tonight'' [[Episode 109: Whoopi Goldberg|episode 109]]
+| When Miss Piggy is missing, [[Rizzo the Rat|Rizzo]] sets up auditions for a fill-in to take her place in the final number. Bill tries his best Piggy impression complete with wig, snout, and bubbles.
+|-
-'''Piggy:''' "Oh, yeah? Bear ''this'', traitor!"
+| [[Image:PiggyMT109 Animal.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center | [[Animal]]<hr/>''Muppets Tonight'' [[Episode 109: Whoopi Goldberg|episode 109]]
+| Animal (with a wig and snout) auditions to take Piggy's part in the show. However Rizzo and [[Clifford]] quickly pass on his interpretation.
 |-
+| [[Image:PiggyMT109 Johnny.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Billpig.JPG|200px|center]] || [[Bill the Bubble Guy]] || ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' [[Episode 109: Whoopi Goldberg|Episode 109]] ||When Miss Piggy is missing, [[Rizzo]] sets up auditions for a fill-in to take her place in the final number. Bill tries his best Piggy impression complete with wig, snout, and bubbles.
+| align=center | [[Johnny Fiama]]<hr/>''Muppets Tonight'' [[Episode 109: Whoopi Goldberg|episode 109]]
+| [[Sal Minella|Sal]] gets Johnny to audition for Miss Piggy's place in the final number (wearing a wig and pig snout). However Johnny walks out when he realizes this is "the stupidest idea" Sal has ever talked him into.
+|-
+| [[Image:PiggyMT109 Pepe Seymour.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center | [[Pepe the King Prawn|Pepe]] and [[Seymour the Elephant|Seymour]]<hr/>''Muppets Tonight'' [[Episode 109: Whoopi Goldberg|episode 109]]
+| When Miss Piggy is running late for the final production number, Rizzo lines up some auditions for Piggy stand-ins. Pepe (with wig and pig snout) and Seymour (with wig, pig snout, and curly tail) show off their Piggy comedy duo.
-'''Bill:''' "Hi, I'm Miss Piggy, bubbles come out of moi's head."
 |-
+| [[Image:Whatnot-kermit.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Animalpig.JPG|200px|center]] || [[Animal]] || ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' [[Episode 109: Whoopi Goldberg|Episode 109]] || Animal (with a wig and snout) auditions to take Piggy's part in the show. However Rizzo and [[Clifford]] quickly pass on his interpretation.
+| align=center | [[Whatnot]]<hr/>[[Odyssey Channel]] promo
+| A [[Kermit the Frog Impersonators|Kermit impersonator]] is accompanied by another [[Whatnot]] wearing a strap-on snout and blonde wig.
-'''Animal:''' "Piggy! Piggy! Piggy! Piggy! Moi! Moi! Thank you!"
 |-
+| [[Image:Brookepig.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Johnnypig.JPG|200px|center]] || [[Johnny Fiama]] || ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' [[Episode 109: Whoopi Goldberg|Episode 109]] || [[Sal]] gets Johnny to audition for Miss Piggy's place in the final number (wearing a wig and pig snout). However Johnny walks out when he realizes this is "the stupidest idea" Sal has ever talked him into.
+| align=center | [[Brooke Shields]]<hr/>''[[The Muppet Show Live]]''
+| When Miss Piggy is unable to make it to the show, [[Gonzo]] gets Brooke to fill in. Brooke dresses in a wig, pig snout, and gloves while trying her best to sing as bad as Piggy.
+|-
+| [[Image:KellyRipa-PiggyGloves.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center | [[Kelly Ripa]]<hr/>''[[Live with Regis and Kelly]]''
+| Ripa wears opera gloves in an attempt to mock Miss Piggy.
-'''Johnny:''' "I don't usually do this, but I'd like to sing you a little song I call 'Moi's Way'."
 |-
+| [[Image:Muppets-com67.png|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Pepepig.JPG|200px|center]] [[Image:Seymorepig.JPG|200px|center]]  || [[Pepe the Prawn|Pepe]] and [[Seymour the Elephant|Seymour]] || ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' [[Episode 109: Whoopi Goldberg|Episode 109]] ||  When Miss Piggy is running late for the final production number, Rizzo lines up some auditions for Piggy stand-ins. Pepe (with wig and pig snout) and Seymour (with wig, pig snout, and curly tail) show off their Piggy comedy duo.
+| align=center | [[Topo Sticky]]<hr/>[[Disney Xtreme Digital]]
+| Topo Sticky performs his imitations of Kermit, Gonzo, and Miss Piggy.
+|- <div id="robotcomic" />
+| [[Image:PiggyRobot.png|250px|center]]
+| align=center | a [[robot]]<hr/>''[[The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson]]''
+| The Porktech Pig-O-Tron Mark II fills in for Piggy while she's away training on Vega Alpha.
+|-
-'''Pepe:''' "I'm Piggy!"
+| [[Image:MissPoogy-Costume.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center| [[Miss Poogy]]<hr/>''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''
+| Miss Poogy takes the role of Miss Piggy in Fozzie's tribute band, [[the Moopets]], and later as part of the telethon, before Miss Piggy shows up to reclaim her place.
+|-
-'''Seymour:''' "I'm Piggy!"
+| [[Image:Club Penguin Diva Piggy.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center| [[Club Penguin]] teaser
+| Kermit, Scooter, and Piggy audition penguins, with one of them dressed as a "Diva Piggy".
+|-
-'''Both:''' "We're two of a kind!"
+| [[Image:Joan Rivers as Miss Piggy.jpg|250px|center]]
+| align=center| [[Joan Rivers]]<hr/>[[E!]] Online
+| In a video cataloging Miss Piggy's years-long feud with Rivers, the comedian is shown to have auditioned for ''The Muppet Show''.
+|-
-'''Pepe:''' "I'm a little bit Piggy!"
+| [[Image:MuppetMoments-Halloween-PiggyImpersonation-(2015-10-02).png|250px|center]]
+| align=center| [[Kermit the Frog]]<hr/>[[Muppet Moments (shorts)|''Muppet Moments'' - Halloween]]
+| Kermit briefly impersonates Miss Piggy after a girl puts a pig-eared wig on him, squeaking "Hi! Moi! Watch me, I can do karate!"
-'''Seymour:''' "And I've got a pig behind!"
 |-
+| [[Image:Beaker's Piggy impression in 1x04 Pig Out.jpg|250px|center]]
-| [[Image:Brookepig.jpg|200px|center]] || [[Brooke Shields]] || ''[[The Muppet Show Live]]'' || When Miss Piggy is unable to make it to the show, [[Gonzo]] gets Brooke to fill in. Brooke dresses in a wig, pig snout, and gloves while trying her best to sing as bad as Piggy.
+| align=center| [[Beaker]]<hr/>''[[The Muppets (2015)|The Muppets]]'' episode "[[Episode 104: Pig Out|Pig Out]]"
+| Beaker does an impression of Miss Piggy to impress his co-workers while hanging out after work at [[Rowlf's Tavern]].
+|}
+==See also==
+* [[Kermit the Frog Impersonators]]
+* [[Fozzie Bear Impersonators]]
-'''Brooke:''' "Oh, it's okay, Kermit. It's an honor to impersonate Miss Piggy, especially when I get to work with… vous... Kissy-kissy, Kermie. Come let us be be-yoo-tiful music together, shmoopie-poo."
-|-
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+[[Category:Self-References]]