Editing The Muppets (section)

==Characters==
{{Main|List of Muppets}}
[[File:KermitBeinGreen.jpg|thumbnail|234x234px|[[Kermit the Frog]] is Henson's most famous Muppet creation]]
The principal characters of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' and subsequent media include [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Fozzie Bear]], [[Gonzo (Muppet)|Gonzo]], [[Rowlf the Dog]], [[Scooter (Muppet)|Scooter]], [[Rizzo the Rat]], [[Pepe the King Prawn]], [[Bunsen Honeydew|Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]], [[Beaker (Muppet)|Beaker]], [[Statler and Waldorf]], [[Swedish Chef|The Swedish Chef]], [[Sam Eagle]], [[Walter (Muppet)|Walter]], and [[Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem|The Electric Mayhem]], consisting of [[Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem|Dr. Teeth]] (vocals, keyboards), [[Animal (Muppet)|Animal]] (drums), [[Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem#Floyd Pepper|Floyd Pepper]] (bass, vocals), [[Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem#Janice|Janice]] (guitar, vocals), [[Zoot (Muppet)|Zoot]] (saxophone), and [[Lips (Muppet)|Lips]] (trumpet).

As well as ''The Muppet Show'', the characters are popular for their appearances on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' and ''[[Fraggle Rock]]''; and also feature in ''[[Sam and Friends]]'', ''[[The Jimmy Dean Show]]'', ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'', ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]]'', ''[[Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony]]'', ''[[The Muppets (TV series)|The Muppets]]'', and ''[[The Muppets Mayhem]]''. An adult-oriented segment, ''[[The Land of Gorch]]'', was a regular feature in the first season of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''. Guest stars on ''Saturday Night Live'' occasionally include both the Muppets and ''Sesame Street'' characters, as well as Muppet likenesses of real people; these likenesses appear recurrently in early episodes of ''The Muppet Show'' and on ''Sesame Street'', and appear occasionally on other series such as ''[[30 Rock]]''.

Following Disney's acquisition of the Muppets, puppets created by The Jim Henson Company are no longer referred to as Muppets. Puppets created by [[Jim Henson's Creature Shop]], including those in ''[[Labyrinth (1986 film)|Labyrinth]]'' and ''[[The Dark Crystal]]'', have never been considered Muppets,<ref>{{cite journal|author=Judy Harris|date=1982-09-21|title=Jim Henson's Muppets|journal=Cinefantastique|url=http://users.bestweb.net/~foosie/henson.htm|access-date=February 14, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324090421/http://users.bestweb.net/~foosie/henson.htm|archive-date=March 24, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> as they are generally more complex in design and performance than regular Muppets. At Henson's suggestion, the ''[[Star Wars]]'' character [[Yoda]] was originally performed by [[Frank Oz]],<ref>Finch, p. 176</ref> and has been loosely described as a Muppet in media and reference works; he is not, however, and Henson otherwise had no involvement in the character's conception.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hauptfuhrer|first=Fred|title=Yoda Mania: America Falls in Love with the 26–Inch, Green, Pointy-Eared Sage and his Master Puppeteer, Frank Oz|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20076674,00.html|access-date=17 December 2012|newspaper=[[People (American magazine)|People]]|date=9 June 1980|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927192013/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20076674%2C00.html|archive-date=September 27, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Plume|first=Kenneth|title=Interview with Frank Oz (Part 2 of 4)|url=https://ign.com/articles/2000/02/10/interview-with-frank-oz-part-2-of-4|website=IGN|date=February 10, 2000|access-date=17 December 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115212551/http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/02/10/interview-with-frank-oz-part-2-of-4|archive-date=January 15, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>