Changes: Muppy

PERFORMER	Dave Goelz
DEBUT	1976

Revision as of 12:57, 15 July 2015

Muppy realdog — Muppy, as portrayed by a live dog.

Muppy is a shaggy, white dog and the favorite pet of Muppet Theater owner J. P. Grosse. His debut appearance in episode 101 of The Muppet Show is also his most prominent. Though Muppy is mute, he communicates through Scooter and uses 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 demands the name of the show be changed to The Muppy Show, Kermit puts Fozzie in the act instead of Muppy.

In later episodes, Muppy is almost exclusively relegated to background appearances, although he continues to demonstrate the penchant for biting that he displayed in his first appearance, biting Kermit again at the end of the Panel Discussion in episode 107 and going after Harvey Korman in episode 110. By episode 221, he has been replaced at the foot of his owner by Baskerville the Hound in the "Long, Long Ago" medley.

The puppet shared many similarities to another "fluffy white dog," Rufus, who was originally built for the mid-60s pilot The Land of Tinkerdee and later appeared in Hey Cinderella! and The Muppets Valentine Show. Muppy, however, was built to incorporate more realistic features, including taxidermy eyes, shaggier fur, and a more matted nose. This was so that shots of the puppet could be intercut with shots of 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 later given more traditional Muppet eyes for "Pass That Peace Pipe," the UK Spot in episode 414.

Filmography

The Muppet Show
- Episode 101: Juliet Prowse
- Episode 103: Joel Grey ("Willkommen")
- Episode 105: Rita Moreno (closing)
- Episode 107: Florence Henderson (closing)
- Episode 110: Harvey Korman (Backstage with Rowlf and Harvey, Blackout, closing)
- Episode 111: Lena Horne ("I Got a Name," closing)
- 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 ("Yesterday When I Was Young")
- Episode 322: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans (closing)
- Episode 401: John Denver (closing)
- Episode 404: Dyan Cannon
- Episode 406: Linda Lavin (closing)
- Episode 414: Liza Minnelli
- Episode 519: Chris Langham
- Episode 523: Linda Ronstadt
The Muppet Movie ("The Rainbow Connection" Finale)
The Muppets Take Manhattan (Rowlf's kennel, Wedding Finale)
Muppets Tonight
- Episode 110: Martin Short

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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.
+'''Muppy''' is a shaggy, white [[Dogs|dog]] and the favorite pet of [[Muppet Theater]] owner [[J. P. Grosse]]. His debut appearance in [[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse|episode 101]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' is also his most prominent. Though Muppy is mute, he communicates through [[Scooter]] and uses 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 demands the name of the show be changed to ''The Muppy Show'', Kermit puts [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie]] in the act instead of Muppy.
-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]].
+In later episodes, Muppy is almost exclusively relegated to background appearances, although he continues to demonstrate the penchant for biting that he displayed in his first appearance, biting Kermit again at the end of the [[Panel Discussions|Panel Discussion]] in [[Episode 107: Florence Henderson|episode 107]] and going after [[Harvey Korman]] in [[Episode 110: Harvey Korman|episode 110]]. By [[Episode 221: Bob Hope|episode 221]], he has been replaced at the foot of his owner by [[Baskerville the Hound]] in the "[[Long, Long Ago]]" [[Muppet Show Medleys#Episode 221: Bob Hope|medley]].
-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.
+The puppet shared many similarities to another "fluffy white dog," [[Rufus]], who was originally built for the mid-60s pilot ''[[The Land of Tinkerdee]]'' and later appeared in ''[[Hey Cinderella!]]'' and ''[[The Muppets Valentine Show]]''. Muppy, however, was built to incorporate more realistic features, including taxidermy eyes, shaggier fur, and a more matted nose. This was so that shots of the puppet could be intercut with shots of 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 later given more traditional [[Muppet Eyes|Muppet eyes]] for "[[Pass That Peace Pipe]]," the [[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]] in [[Episode 414: Liza Minnelli|episode 414]].
 ==Filmography==
-<div class="appear">
 *''[[The Muppet Show]]''
 **[[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse]]
 **[[Episode 103: Joel Grey]] ("[[Willkommen]]")
-**[[Episode 105: Rita Moreno]] ([[Muppets in the Goodnights#Season One|Goodnight]])
+**[[Episode 105: Rita Moreno]] (closing)
-**[[Episode 107: Florence Henderson]] ([[Muppets in the Goodnights#Season One|Goodnight]])
+**[[Episode 107: Florence Henderson]] (closing)
-**[[Episode 110: Harvey Korman]] ([[Backstage]] with [[Rowlf]] and [[Harvey Korman|Harvey]], [[Blackouts#Episode 110:Harvey Korman|Blackout]], [[Muppets in the Goodnights#Season One|Goodnight]])
+**[[Episode 110: Harvey Korman]] ([[Backstage]] with [[Rowlf the Dog|Rowlf]] and [[Harvey Korman|Harvey]], [[Blackouts#Episode 110:Harvey Korman|Blackout]], closing)
-**[[Episode 111: Lena Horne]] ("[[I Got a Name]]," [[Muppets in the Goodnights#Season One|Goodnight]])
+**[[Episode 111: Lena Horne]] ("[[I Got a Name]]," closing)
 **[[Episode 114: Sandy Duncan]] (Scene with [[Sandy Duncan|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 303: Roy Clark]] ("[[Yesterday When I Was Young]]")
-**[[Episode 322: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans]] ([[Muppets in the Goodnights#Season Three|Goodnight]])
+**[[Episode 322: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans]] (closing)
-**[[Episode 401: John Denver]] ([[Muppets in the Goodnights#Season Four|Goodnight]])
+**[[Episode 401: John Denver]] (closing)
 **[[Episode 404: Dyan Cannon]]
-**[[Episode 406: Linda Lavin]] ([[Muppets in the Goodnights#Season Four|Goodnight]])
+**[[Episode 406: Linda Lavin]] (closing)
 **[[Episode 414: Liza Minnelli]]
+**[[Episode 519: Chris Langham]]
 **[[Episode 523: Linda Ronstadt]]
 *''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' ([[The Muppet Movie#Rainbow Connection Finale|"The Rainbow Connection" Finale]])
 *''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]'' (Rowlf's kennel, [[The Muppets Take Manhattan#Wedding Finale|Wedding Finale]])
+*''[[Muppets Tonight]]''
-*''[[The Muppets at Walt Disney World]]'' ([[Walt Disney World|Disney World]] Pet Care Center)
+**[[Episode 110: Martin Short]]
-</div>
-==Book Appearances==
+==Book appearances==
 *''[[The Muppet Show Book]]''
+*''[[The Muppets Character Encyclopedia]]''
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
+[[Category:The Muppets Characters]]
 [[Category:Muppet Show Characters]]
 [[Category:Pets]]