Changes: Rover Joe

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Template:Designer Rover Joe is a hound dog who first appeared in The Muppet Musicians of Bremen. In that special, he was Mean Floyd's dog, thrown out after the superstitious farmer mistook Rover Joe for a ghost. Befriended by Leroy the Donkey, Rover Joe plays the trombone in the animal band, though he initially confuses the instrument with a hambone. Rover Joe is a tired old dog, rejuvenated by the companionship of the other animals and the hope of finding a new family.

Rover Joe later appeared in several episodes of The Muppet Show (often performed by Jim Henson) and The Muppets Take Manhattan.

The puppet was rebuilt during Season 4 of The Muppet Show, with small beady eyes replacing the nearly-closed ones. He most recently made a cameo appearance alongside his Muppet Musicians bandmates in the first issue of Muppet King Arthur.

Appearances

Sources

Falk, Karen. "Jim Henson's Red Book", 4/26/1972 – Air "Muppet Musicians of Bremen".

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+{{performer2|Jerry Nelson|puppeteer|Francois Klanfer|voice}}
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+{{designer|[[Michael K. Frith]] and [[Jim Henson]]|designers|[[Don Sahlin]]|builder}}
+'''Rover Joe''' is a hound dog who first appeared in ''[[The Muppet Musicians of Bremen]]''. In that special, he was [[Mean Floyd|Mean Floyd's]] dog, thrown out after the superstitious farmer mistook Rover Joe for a ghost. Befriended by [[Leroy the Donkey]], Rover Joe plays the trombone in the animal band, though he initially confuses the instrument with a hambone. Rover Joe is a tired old dog, rejuvenated by the companionship of the other animals and the hope of finding a new family.
+Rover Joe later appeared in several episodes of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' (often performed by [[Jim Henson]]) and ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]''.
-'''Rover Joe the Hound Dog''' first appeared in ''[[The Muppet Musicians of Bremen]]''. In that special, he was [[Mean Floyd]]'s dog, but after Mean Floyd stepped on his tail, his screaming made Mean Floyd think that there was a ghost in the house, and after he found out that it was just Rover Joe, he threw Rover Joe out of the house. Once Rover Joe became a traveling musician, he played the trombone, though he would have rather had a ham bone.
+The puppet was rebuilt during Season 4 of ''The Muppet Show'', with small beady eyes replacing the nearly-closed ones. He most recently made a cameo appearance alongside his ''Muppet Musicians'' bandmates in the first issue of ''[[Muppet King Arthur]]''.
 ==Appearances==
+* ''[[The Muppet Musicians of Bremen]]''
+* ''[[One to One]]''
+* ''[[The Muppet Show]]''
+** [[Episode 123: Kaye Ballard]] - "[[Life Gets Teejus Don't It]]"
+** [[Episode 404: Dyan Cannon]]
+** [[Episode 408: Arlo Guthrie]]
+** [[Episode 423: Carol Channing]] - "[[The Swedish Chef|The Swedish Chef: Meatloafers]]"
+** [[Episode 523: Linda Ronstadt]] - "[[The Cat Came Back]]"
+* ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]''
+==Sources==
-:''[[The Muppet Musicians of Bremen]]''
+*Falk, Karen. "[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2011/04/26/4261972/ Jim Henson's Red Book]", 4/26/1972 – Air "Muppet Musicians of Bremen".
-:''[[The Muppet Show]]''
-::*[[Episode 123: Kaye Ballard]]
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]
 [[Category:Muppet Show Characters]]
 [[Category:Tales from Muppetland Characters]]
+[[Category:The Muppets Characters]]