Editing Fozzie Bear (section)

===On ''The Muppet Show''===
In the first season of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', the show's opening featured Fozzie telling a joke during an instrumental portion of the theme song. Fozzie was often featured in a sketch where he did a comedy monologue, in which [[Statler and Waldorf]] would heckle him (he was their favorite victim). In the second season, Fozzie's comedy routines often had gimmicks such as ventriloquism or performing on roller skates. As the series progressed, he did fewer comedy routines, becoming more involved in the show as a whole. He also performed as a magician occasionally.

Occasionally, Fozzie uses [[Jewish humor]] on the show, a nod to Frank Oz's Jewish heritage and the [[Borscht Belt]] comics that were widely popular in the mid-20th century. For example, "The Telephone Pole Bit" included a reference to Frank Oz's [[Polish Jew]]ish father, and in Fozzie's magic act, he pulls a [[rabbi]] out of his hat.

Though his main job was to be the show's comedian, he has had a number of other roles on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. He sang and danced in many musical numbers, and frequently acted in sketches (most famously his recurring sketch ''Bear On Patrol'' where he plays an unlucky police officer). He also often helps backstage and even attempts to plan out the show in one episode, and write the script in another.

In one episode, he and his mother Emily do a performance of [[Knees Up Mother Brown]], in which he sings and Emily dances as Mother Brown in the chorus.

In Episode 115, Fozzie constantly annoys Kermit with a [[running gag]], delivering a number of [[pun]] items, such as a "wire" and a "letter" for [[Kermit the Frog]] which turned out to be a clothes wire and the letter R, respectively.

Another running gag is Fozzie's hat—as a bear, he is naturally covered with fur, all over. However, upon removing his hat, it is clear that his head shape is modeled on the [[Head|pate]] of a [[bald]] headed man—thus, the juxtaposition of being both furred and bald simultaneously. This was referenced in the 2011 film ''[[The Muppets (2011 film)|The Muppets]]'', where he saw an old picture of himself at the Muppet Theater and ridiculed the "'80s haircut" he sported back then.

Fozzie was also frequently teamed up with [[Rowlf the Dog]]. In Episode 101, Fozzie plays a western bandit to Rowlf's role as a western hero. Fozzie also appeared in two ''Veterinarian's Hospital'' sketches, in which Rowlf starred as Dr. Bob.

In Episode 218, Rowlf learns that Fozzie could play the piano, and they play the piano together in a performance of "English Country Garden". Rowlf has also played back-up to Fozzie's renditions of "[[Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee|Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life for Me)]]" and "[[I've Got Rhythm]]". During the latter number, Rowlf attempts to help Fozzie with his singing but is finally reduced to changing the hapless bear's lyrics to "I ''Don't'' Got Rhythm". The young incarnations of Fozzie and Rowlf are also frequently paired together on ''[[Muppet Babies (1984 TV series)|Muppet Babies]]''.