Top 50 Muppets! (LoC #80)

[Johnny Unusual]

I like Telly, but he didn't make my list since outside of his neurosis, he is a bit dull.

[Sugar Ray Dodge]

I'm really interested to see how the rest of the list turns out.

[anais.butterfly]

Number 41
 

Jen
  18 Points, 1 of 13 lists, #8 CJones
First Appearance:The Dark Crystal
Performer: Puppeteer:  Jim Henson ; Voice:  Stephen Garlick 
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Bio

Jen, a member of the Gelfling race, thought he was the only known survivor of the Garthim massacre. Jen lived most of his life in the Valley of the Mystics, whose master assigned him the task of completing his dying wish to have the missing piece of the Dark Crystal restored, ending the evil rule of the Skeksis. Jen sets out on a remarkable journey where he meets Kira, a fellow Gelfling survivor who had spent her life among the woodland creatures and animals of the Podlings. With the missing piece of the crystal in hand, Jen, Kira and Fizzgig, take on the evil Skeksis and heals the crystal.
Jen also carries with him a small double-pronged flute called a Firca which he plays.

[anais.butterfly]

Number 40
 

The Junk Lady
  19 Points, 1 of 13 lists, #7 CJones
First Appearance:Labyrinth
Notable Appearances: Return to Labyrinth
Performer:  Puppeteer: Karen Prell; Voiced by Denise Bryer.
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Bio

The Junk Lady is one of the many junk people who occupy an area of the Labyrinth known as The Junk Fields. Sarah encounters The Junk Lady while wandering around the heaps of rubbish in a daze, accidentally bumping into her. The Junk Lady is irritable to begin with, and scolds Sarah for disturbing her. Then she attempts to make Sarah forget her quest by plying her with her own possessions. Despite opposing her during her quest, the Junk Lady is one of the many creatures who appears in Sarah's room at the end of the film to celebrate her victory.

[anais.butterfly]

Number 39 (tie)
 

Floyd Pepper
  21 Points, 2 of 13 lists, #7 Mattwnelson
First Appearance:The Muppet Show
Notable Appearances: The Muppet Movie; The Great Muppet Caper
Performer: Jerry Nelson (1975 - 2003); Matt Vogel  (2008 - present)
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/9IGkhBHsrPc" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/9IGkhBHsrPc</a>
(^Floyd performing While My Guitar Gently Weeps. It’s awesome!)
Bio

Floyd Pepper is the bass player for the Electric Mayhem band on The Muppet Show. He first appeared in the 1975 pilot The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence. One of the more vocal band members, Floyd's hip sarcasm is often directed at other Muppet Show regulars, particularly Miss Piggy. Frequently paired with Janice, Floyd also has a certain influence on Animal, or at least as much as anyone can. In picture books such as The Case of the Missing Mother, or certain installments of the Muppet comic strip, Floyd is practically Animal's keeper, pulling his chain and looking after him.
Floyd's costume and last name are a reference to the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and he lists his musical influences as including Fats Waller, Fats Domino, Minnesota Fats and David “Fathead” Newman.

[anais.butterfly]

Number 39 (tie)
 

Elmo
  21 Points, 1 of 13 lists, #5 Lassieface
First Appearance:Sesame Street
Notable Appearances: Elmo in Grouchland, The Rosie O’Donnell Show, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me, Nightmares involving Tickle Me Elmo
Performer: Kevin Clash (1985 - 2012); Ryan Dillon (2013 - present)
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Bio

Elmo is a Muppet character on the children's television show Sesame Street. Elmo lives in an apartment on Sesame Street with his mother Mae, his father Louie, and, in some storybooks, a sister named Daisy. He has a pet goldfish named Dorothy.  He is a furry red monster with a falsetto voice, who hosts the last full fifteen minute segment on Sesame Street, Elmo's World, which is aimed at toddlers.

[anais.butterfly]

I'm really curious why Elmo wasn't on more lists. Is it because of the accusations against Kevin Clash? I just don't like him because I am not a toddler.

Thoughts?

[anais.butterfly]

Number 39 (tie)
 

The Two Headed Monster
  21 Points, 2 of 13 lists, #11 Kete
First Appearance:Sesame Street
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Bio

The Two-Headed Monster is, as the name implies, a monster with two heads. He speaks gibberish that resembles baby talk, and many of his skits have to do with either cooperation or sounding out parts of words that suddenly show up. Skits with the Two-Headed Monster usually take place with the monster behind a brick wall, and in at least one instance, with his mother.
The creation of this monster was inspired by performers Jerry Nelson and Richard Hunt playing around on the set one day, saying that they were a monster with two heads.[1] While right-handed performers use their right hands to perform the heads of characters and their left to perform left hands, whoever performs the left half of the monster performs the head with the left hand, and the right hand with their right hand.

[Johnny Unusual]

Number 39 (tie)
 

The Two Headed Monster
  21 Points, 2 of 13 lists, #11 Kete
First Appearance:Sesame Street
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Bio

Yay!  I love the two-headed monster.  It helps that as a kid, one of the monsters looked like a neighbor of mine.

[mattwnelson]

I'm really curious why Elmo wasn't on more lists. Is it because of the accusations against Kevin Clash? I just don't like him because I am not a toddler.

Thoughts?

I disliked Elmo long before any puppeteer scandal. His voice irritates me.

[Sugar Ray Dodge]

I'm really curious why Elmo wasn't on more lists. Is it because of the accusations against Kevin Clash? I just don't like him because I am not a toddler.

Thoughts?

I disliked Elmo long before any puppeteer scandal. His voice irritates me.

Me too. His dumbing down of the series is a disservice to children.

[Pak-Man]

I think Elmo came along too late for most of us to become wrapped up in his charms. I doubt Abby, the Flying Fairy made many lists either for the same reason.

And, yeah, like Sugar Ray said, the series feels a lot less educational since Elmo hit it big.

[anais.butterfly]

Number 38
 

Camilla The Chicken
  22 Points, 2 of 13 lists, #12 Lassieface
First Appearance:The Muppet Show
Notable Appearances: The Muppet Movie, The Muppets Take Manhattan, Muppets from Space
Performer: Jerry Nelson (1978-2003); Matt Vogel  (2008-present)
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Bio

Camilla the Chicken is the love of Gonzo's life. Her proper introduction on The Muppet Show is in episode 318 when she and Gonzo have their first date. She was previously seen and mentioned in episode 309 when Gonzo attempted to audition her and another chicken named Nellie for Liberace's concert (he eventually agrees to sign them on for his Las Vegas act).
The Muppet Movie marked Camilla's big screen debut, introduced as Gonzo's companion in his plumbing business. In The Muppets Take Manhattan, she's briefly taken hostage by Martin Price, an incident that requires Gonzo to giver her mouth-to-beak resuscitation. Performing in The Muppet Telethon in The Muppets, Camilla leads a group of chickens in singing "Forget You".
Camilla lives alone in a gazebo-like house called "Camilla's Place", where she sits on a nest in the middle of an otherwise empty floor. However, she appears to spend a good deal of time at the Bide-A-Wee Trailer Court.

[anais.butterfly]

Number 37
 

Guy Smiley
  23 Points, 5 of 13 lists, #19 Scott
First Appearance: Sesame Street
Performer: Jim Henson  (1969-1990); Eric Jacobson  (2005-present)
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Bio

Guy Smiley is, by his own account, America's Favorite Game Show Host. He has hosted such Sesame Street game shows as "Beat The Time", "Here is Your Life", "What's My Part?", and others. He approaches every hosting gig with a near-frantic level of excitement and enthusiasm.
Guy Smiley has occasionally demonstrated his musical talent on Sesame Street. His song performances include "Air" and "They Can't Take That Away From Me" (with Cookie Monster). His singing voice at times can go very low, very similar to Link Hogthrob's, as in "I'll Love You in Springtime" and his tribute to the winner in "The Letter of the Day Pageant." He also sang "Gone with the Wind" in the first season.
 

[anais.butterfly]

Number 36 (tie)
 

Chuck Stoat
  24 Points, 1 of 13 lists, #2 Cole Stratton
First Appearance: Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
Notable Appearances: The Muppet Movie
Performer: Frank Oz
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Bio

Chuck is the stoat gang leader of the Riverbottom Gang and is the keyboard player of the Riverbottom Nightmare Band in the 1977 special Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas.
Chuck is an intimidating bully; he often growls that he's hungry to scare his friends into doing whatever he wants them to do.
The character's is referred to as "Chuck" in the original special; his full name has been used in the 2008 Goodspeed Opera House's stage adaptation.
On stage, the role of Chuck was spilt between a traditional hand-rod puppet and a live actor. Leo Daignault originated the role for the world premiere production.