Superheroes

Depictions of superheroes in Muppet productions. For specific depictions and references, see Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, DC Comics, Marvel Comics and other related articles in the Superheroes Category.

The Muppet Show

Picture	Production	Description
	Episode 419	In honor of Lynda Carter's appearance on the show, Scooter has ordered a correspondence course: "How To Be a Superhero."
File:How to be a superhero.jpg	Episode 419	Fozzie's antics include swinging across the backstage.
	Episode 419	Lew Zealand attempts to use his x-ray vision on the guest star's dressing room door.
	Episode 419	Gonzo's costume sports a chicken ornament on his helmet.
	Episode 419 Episode 418	Super Rat is named in the Christopher Reeve and appears with the rest of the super Muppets in the Lynda Carter episode.
	Episode 419	Link Hogthrob
	Episode 419	Highlighted in a sketch of her own, Miss Piggy becomes Wonder Pig.
	Episode 419	Super Sheep becomes the hero of his own story.
	Episode 419	Statler becomes Money Man in the episode's epilogue.
	Episode 418	When Christopher Reeve is the guest on The Muppet Show, Piggy's dressing room is all decked out in Superman memorabilia. Reeve is also seen hanging out backstage reading superhero comic books with a group of rats, one of which he refers to as Super Rat. (Promotional photos of Reeve as Superman can be seen on the corkboard behind Sam in the UK spot from episode 422.)

Sesame Street

Picture	Production	Description
		Super Grover is Sesame Street’s long-standing superhero.
		Big Bird is strong enough to lift a palette of bricks.
	Elmo's World: Sky	Natasha appears as SuperBaby in an "Elmo's World" segment, a sketch with Super Grover and featured in her own titled sketch with her parents where she presented the letter S.
	Episode 4037	Oscar the Grouch acquires Super Grover's old, tattered cape.
	Sesamstrasse Merchandise	Ernie has appeared on Sesamstrasse shot glasses and a postcard as a superhero, and a secret identity with Clark Kent-like glasses.
File:SuperZoeRosita.jpg	Episode 4071	Zoe and Rosita don superhero costumes to attend Professor Super Grover's School for Super-Heroes.
	Elmo's World: Families	Grover's Mommy crashes just like her son.
		Dressed as superheroes, Telly, Elmo, Zoe, Rosita, Herry, and Merry take Super Grover's flying class.
	A Magical Halloween Adventure	Telly dresses as a super cheese for Halloween.
File:Captainvegetable.jpg		Captain Vegetable promotes eating vegetables.
		Captain Breakfast is a strong advocate for a healthy breakfast.
		Super Chicken has been known to incite jealousy in Super Grover.
		Alphaboy loves letters.
		Thelma Thumb has, at times, taken on a superhero persona.
		Super-Grautsch is Sesamstrasse’s super grouch.
	Super Grover! Ready for Action	Telly, Zoe, Elmo and Rosita join Super Grover in superhero costumes.
	Episode 4121	Telly's doll Freddy appears as "Fantastic Freddy"
	Episode 3123	SuperWorm is strong enough to lift a Snuffleupagus, but he's afraid of birds.
	Episode 4124	Slimey the Hero helps in areas where big people can't go.
	Elmo's World: The Beach	Mr. Noodle pretends to be Super Noodle.
		Elmo appears as "Asking Elmo" who asks questions to find things out.
		Super Grover teaches Elmo how to be a superhero.
	Episode 4176	Horation takes a job as Super Grover's sidekick, but he keeps getting stuck in doorways.
	Episode 4176	Robin is Super Chicken's sidekick.

Muppet Magazine

Picture	Production	Description
	Summer 1983	During a lightsabre battle, Gonzo goes from Barff McVader to SuperSchnozz.
	Summer 1984	Miss Piggy appears as SuperMoi with Supergirl star Helen Slater.
	Summer 1987	Beaker appears as Super Beaker in an issue featuring Superman star Christopher Reeve. Among his superfeats, he is strong enough to lift a chair with Reeve sitting in it.

Muppet Babies

Picture	Production	Description
	"Noisy Neighbors"	Baby Gonzo as Super Gonzo.
File:Mbspiderman.jpg	"Comic Capers"	Baby Animal as Spider-Animal.
	"Sing a Song of Superheroes"	Baby Kermit, Baby Fozzie, Baby Rowlf, and Baby Bean Bunny portray Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Baby Piggy appears as a Wonder Woman-style valkyrie, Baby Scooter and Baby Skeeter play the Wonder Twins, and Baby Gonzo portrays Batman.

Comics and Other Print Media

Picture	Production	Description
	"Disco Frog" comic from the 1979 UK Muppet Show Annual	Beaker is seen as SuperBeaker in a version different from the Muppet Magazine SuperBeaker, transformed by one of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's chemical mixtures.
	1981 Hallmark stickers	Kermit appears as a superhero on a sticker.
	Kermit's Garden of Verses	Super Rat makes his first appearance since The Muppet Show.
	Muppet Babies #11
	We're All Superheroes!	The Sesame Street characters imagine themselves as superheroes.

Others

Picture	Production	Description
	From the Balcony	Several heroes audition for X-Men: III including The Blimp, The Procrastinator, The Defroster, Beaverine, The Invisible Twins, and Scorn. Additionally, Waldorf displays his ability to shoot laser beams out of his eyes to blow up Statler's head.