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Muppy is a shaggy, white dog who is Muppet Theater owner J.P. Grosse's favorite pet. His most prominent appearance was his debut on episode 101 of The Muppet Show, in which he used his connections to pressure Kermit into giving him his own act, his own dressing room, and star billing. He even drinks Kermit's milk. But when he demanded that the name of the show be changed to The Muppy Show, Kermit finally cancelled his act. Afterwards, Muppy was almost exclusively relegated to background appearances.

The puppet was designed to closely resemble a live dog that was used to portray the character in long shots (going up and down the stairs backstage, for example). The same effect would be used in later seasons with another Muppet dog, Foo-Foo. Muppy was given bulging eyes for the "Pass That Peace Pipe," the UK Spot on episode 414.

The original "fluffy white dog" puppet was Rufus, who was originally built for the mid-60s pilot The Land of Tinkerdee, and later used in Hey Cinderella! and The Muppets Valentine Show. The puppet was rebuilt for The Muppet Show with a more realistic looking face.

Filmography

The Muppet Show
- Episode 101: Juliet Prowse
- Episode 103: Joel Grey ("Willkommen")
- Episode 105: Rita Moreno (Goodnight)
- Episode 107: Florence Henderson (Goodnight)
- Episode 110: Harvey Korman (Backstage with Rowlf and Harvey, Blackout, Goodnight)
- Episode 111: Lena Horne ("I Got a Name," Goodnight)
- Episode 114: Sandy Duncan (Scene with Sandy, Sweetums, and Behemoth; "Try to Remember")
- Episode 116: Avery Schreiber ("May You Always")
- Episode 121: Twiggy ("The King's Breakfast")
- Episode 202: Zero Mostel ("What Do the Simple Folk Do?")
- Episode 303: Roy Clark
- Episode 322: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans (Goodnight)
- Episode 401: John Denver (Goodnight)
- Episode 404: Dyan Cannon
- Episode 406: Linda Lavin (Goodnight)
- Episode 414: Liza Minnelli
- Episode 523: Linda Ronstadt
The Muppet Movie ("The Rainbow Connection" Finale)
The Muppets Take Manhattan (Rowlf's kennel, Wedding Finale)
The Muppets at Walt Disney World (Disney World Pet Care Center)

Book Appearances

The Muppet Show Book

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 '''Muppy''' is a shaggy, white [[Dogs|dog]] who is [[Muppet Theater]] owner [[J. P. Grosse|J.P. Grosse's]] favorite pet.  His most prominent appearance was his debut on [[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse|episode 101]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', in which he used his connections to pressure [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] into giving him his own [[Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear|act]], his own dressing room, and star billing.  He even drinks Kermit's milk.  But when he demanded that the name of the show be changed to ''The Muppy Show'', Kermit finally cancelled his act.  Afterwards, Muppy was almost exclusively relegated to background appearances.
-The puppet was designed to closely resemble a live dog that was used to portray the character in long shots (going up and down the stairs [[Backstage|backstage]], for example).  The same effect would be used in later seasons with another [[Muppet]] dog, [[Foo-Foo]].  Muppy was given bulging [[Eyes|eyes]] for the "[[Pass That Peace Pipe]]," the [[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]] on [[Episode 414: Liza Minnelli|episode 414]].
+The puppet was designed to closely resemble a live dog that was used to portray the character in long shots (going up and down the stairs [[Backstage|backstage]], for example).  The same effect would be used in later seasons with another [[The Muppets|Muppet]] dog, [[Foo-Foo]].  Muppy was given bulging [[Eyes|eyes]] for the "[[Pass That Peace Pipe]]," the [[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]] on [[Episode 414: Liza Minnelli|episode 414]].
 The original "fluffy white dog" puppet was [[Rufus]], who was originally built for the mid-60s pilot ''[[The Land of Tinkerdee]]'', and later used in ''[[Hey Cinderella!]]'' and ''[[The Muppets Valentine Show]]''. The puppet was rebuilt for ''The Muppet Show'' with a more realistic looking face.