Swifty the Cheetah is a guest on The Animal Show. He appears in the episode "Cheetah & Gazelle", telling Stinky the Skunk and Jake the Polar Bear about the cheetah's predatory habits and fast movement.

Swifty's puppet was later used in the 1999 film Muppets from Space, appearing in Gonzo's dream sequence about Noah's Ark. The puppet also appeared on Mopatop's Shop as Bradley the Cheetah.