
She also appeared in TV specials such as A Muppet Family Christmas where she is seduced by the turkey who was invited to the family gathering by the Swedish Chef. This chicken with hay fever was performed by veteran Muppet performer, Jerry Nelson, and is seen frequently on The Muppet Show, but also makes appearances on the various full-length Muppet movies such as The Muppets Take Manhattan where she hyperventilates after attacking a villain and needs "mouth-to-beak resuscitation", and The Muppet Movie as Gonzo's plumber girl and is in the back of the car for the whole movie. Performed by Jerry Nelson (1978–2003), Alice Dinnean (2005), Matt Vogel (2008–present)Ĭamilla the Chicken is the female chicken that is Gonzo's longtime love interest on The Muppet Show.Debuted in The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence. Frith and built by Henson and Bonnie Erickson. Oz would deliberately do unexpected things, like tossing chickens and juggling meat cleavers, that Henson would have to improvise through. Based on the "standard finger puppet", : 77 the Swedish Chef was originally a dual collaboration between Jim Henson and Frank Oz, who provided the hands. Performed by Jim Henson (1975–1990), David Rudman (1992), Bill Barretta (1996–present)Ī chef that speaks in mock Swedish.These characters have been owned by The Muppets Studio, a division of The Walt Disney Company, after Disney acquired the characters from The Jim Henson Company in 2004.

: 5 The characters created for that series are now owned by Sesame Workshop, the producers of Sesame Street, and are now considered a separate franchise. Henson was initially reluctant to become involved with Sesame Street because he feared being pigeon-holed as a children's performer, but agreed to work on the show to further his social goals. The characters became a household name after their appearance in the children's television program Sesame Street. Kermit the Frog was one of the show's regulars, and thus was one of Henson's first Muppet creations. The first Muppet characters appeared in Sam and Friends, a Washington, D.C.–based show which was broadcast from 1955 to 1961. Since then, several more characters have been introduced in other television series, as well as theatrical films.

The majority of the characters listed here originated on The Muppet Show, a television series that aired from 1976 to 1981. The Muppets have appeared in multiple television series, films, and other media appearances since the 1950s. The Muppets are an ensemble group of comedic puppet characters originally created by Jim Henson.
