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| PERFORMER | Jerry Nelson |
| DEBUT | 1972 |
| DESIGN | Jim Henson designer |
| Don Sahlin, Bonnie Erickson builders | |
T.R. is a rooster who first appeared in The Muppet Musicians of Bremen. His big solo number is "Cock a Doodle Blues," sung with a bevy of hens. Although his real name is never given, he offers several meanings for what his initials stand for, including "Tuckered Rooster", "Terrified Rooster," "Travellin' Rooster", "Tender-Hearted Rooster" and "Tough Rooster."
T.R. would later go on to make several appearances on The Muppet Show and other specials, but The Muppet Musicians of Bremen was his only appearance with moving eyelids. Most recently, he has made illustrated cameos in the first issue of Muppet King Arthur (alongside his Muppet Musicians bandmates) and in Tales of a Sixth-Grade Muppet (where he appeared as Miss Piggy's assistant).
Since 2015, the T.R. puppet is on display at the Center for Puppetry Arts as part of their permanent Worlds of Puppetry exhibit.
Filmography
- The Muppet Musicians of Bremen
- One to One
- The Muppet Show
- The Muppet Show Theme (Seasons 2 - 5)
- Episode 101: Juliet Prowse (pilot version, performed by Frank Oz)
- Episode 110: Harvey Korman (Blackout, closing)
- Episode 121: Twiggy
- Episode 204: Rich Little
- Episode 207: Edgar Bergen ("Baby Face")
- Episode 208: Steve Martin
- Episode 215: Lou Rawls
- Episode 220: Petula Clark (The Western Sketch)
- Episode 303: Roy Clark
- Episode 306: Jean Stapleton
- Episode 318: Leslie Uggams
- Episode 321: Roger Miller
- Episode 504: Shirley Bassey
- Episode 521: Johnny Cash
- Episode 524: Roger Moore
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
- Little Muppet Monsters