* The Muppet Revue ( titled Kermit and Fozzie's Favourite Moments in the UK )-Hosted by Kermit and Fozzie as they clean up the attic, with guest stars Linda Ronstadt, Paul Williams, Harry Belafonte, and Rita Moreno '.

Fozzie's mother Emily Bear ( performed by Jerry Nelson ) appeared in A Muppet Family Christmas special.

It is later revealed in the Muppet Family Christmas special that the two hecklers were friends with Fozzie's mother, Emily Bear.

* Fozzie's Muppet Scrapbook ( 1985 )

* Fozzie's Act – Fozzie Bear gets on stage and performs his famously bad jokes.

Though it is often believed Fozzie's name is a play on Frank Oz ( F. Oz ), he was actually named after Faz Fazakas, the person who created the mechanism that allowed Fozzie to wiggle his ears.

After Fozzie's unsuccessful comedy performance at the El Sleezo Cafe, Kermit invited Fozzie to come to Hollywood with him.

Dirty South rapper Waka Flocka Flame's name is derived from Fozzie's catchphrase, " Wocka Wocka!

Statler and Waldorf followed with a new wisecrack each week in place of Fozzie's joke except a couple of instances where they merely sit down in their seats.

To Fozzie's surprise, she was friends with Statler and Waldorf, despite the heckling they inflict on him.

Another running gag is Fozzie's hat — as a bear, he is naturally covered with fur, all over.

The sketches became less frequent as Fozzie's off-stage presence became more prevalent.

The popularity of Miss Piggy overtook Fozzie's, but he remained popular.

In the second season, Fozzie's comedy routines often had gimmicks such as ventriloquism or performing on roller skates.

For example, " The Telephone Pole Bit " included a reference to Frank Oz's Polish Jewish father, and in Fozzie's magic act, he pulls a rabbi out of his hat.

During Fozzie's description, Kermit answers the phone where Miss Piggy tells Kermit that she is doing a little Christmas shopping before she goes to the farm house.

The success of Sesame Street spawned The Muppet Show, which featured Muppets created by Henson.

Although the term is often used to refer to any puppet that resembles the distinctive style of The Muppet Show, the term is both an informal name and legal trademark owned by the Walt Disney Company in reference to the original characters created by Henson.

Exceptions include characters appearing on Sesame Street ( as they were previously sold to Sesame Workshop, although they have always had creative rights, only reimbursing The Jim Henson Company to create and provide their Muppet characters for their use ) and the Fraggles of Fraggle Rock ( which are still owned by the Jim Henson Company ).

The legal trademark on the term " Muppet " is currently held by The Muppets Studio, a wholly owned division of the Walt Disney Company, although Sesame Workshop and the Jim Henson Company continue to occasionally use the term on their characters with certain permissions from Disney.

The Muppet Show is an American primetime television show produced by puppeteer Jim Henson and featuring Muppets.

Each episode ended with an extended instrumental performance of " The Muppet Show Theme " by the Muppet orchestra before Statler and Waldorf gave the last laugh of the night.

In episode 106, Kermit identifies the name of the theater as The Benny Vandergast Memorial Theater, although by the time of It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, it is simply called " The Muppet Theater.

According to The Phantom of the Muppet Theater, the theater was built by a stage actor named John Stone in 1802.

This would have taken place sometime after 1996, as J. P. can be seen ( and referred to as such by the head of the KMUP network ) in episode 107 of Muppets Tonight, the 1990s reworking of The Muppet Show.

The character of Beaker was introduced in the second season ; during the first season Bunsen hosted Muppet Labs by himself, but the writers soon realized that another character was necessary to show Bunsen's failings.

A third example, a cross-over with the Swedish Chef, has the Swedish Chef open and cause a wine bottle " explosion " ( if a bottle is shaken too much before opening it for the first time, fizz will shoot up and out of the bottle ) and flies through the air, classified as a UFO by the Muppet Newsman.

* Muppet Treasures-Hosted by Kermit and Fozzie as they once again clean out the attic, with guest stars Zero Mostel, Loretta Lynn, Paul Simon, Peter Sellers, and Ethel Merman.

* Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff-Hosted by Gonzo and Camilla at Gonzo's trailer home, which Gonzo tries to pass off as a mansion, with guest stars John Cleese, Jean Stapleton, Dom DeLuise, Julie Andrews, Vincent Price, and Madeline Kahn.

* Muppet Moments-Once again hosted by Kermit and Fozzie as they clean the attic, with guest stars Pearl Bailey, Bernadette Peters, Andy Williams, Zero Mostel, and Liza Minnelli.

The rights to the episodes and characters used in The Muppet Show, and subsequent film outings, were bought in February 2004 by the Walt Disney Company.

:* " You ’ ve Got A Friend " ( Vincent Price episode ) Sung by Vincent Price, Uncle Deadly and a chorus of Muppet Monsters

In 1998 the popular segment " Elmo's World ", a fifteen-minute long segment hosted by the Muppet Elmo, was created.

Films produced by current Disney subsidiary The Jim Henson Company have also aired on Disney Channel in the past, although most of them are not presently owned by Disney, including The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Buddy, The Muppet Movie, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island, Muppets From Space, The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz and The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland.

Fozzie Bear and Rowlf the Dog perform " English Country Garden " on episode 2. 18 of The Muppet Show

Frank Oz ( born Frank Richard Oznowicz ; born May 25, 1944 ) is a film director, actor, voice actor and puppeteer who is known for creating and performing the characters Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear in The Muppet Show, as well as Cookie Monster, Bert and Grover in Sesame Street.

His characters have included Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam the Eagle on The Muppet Show, and Grover, Cookie Monster and Bert on Sesame Street, among many others.

Fozzie Bear is a Muppet, created by Jim Henson.

Fozzie was only a supporting character in the Muppet films of that decade, and only appeared in six episodes of Muppets Tonight.

However, he returned to prominence when Eric Jacobson took over beginning with It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, in which Fozzie was the focus of a number of scenes.

In The Great Muppet Caper, Kermit the Frog and Fozzie are questionable news reporters and apparently twin brothers.

Fozzie also has a cousin who appeared in the first season of The Muppet Show, also performed by Frank Oz.

In the Muppet Movie Fozzie makes reference to his uncle, whose Studebaker he traded in while his uncle was hibernating.

In one episode of the Muppet Show he begged the other audience members not to insult his cousin Fozzie.

Since the early days of The Muppet Show, Fozzie has often interacted with Kermit as he is Kermit's best friend.

In The Muppet Movie, Fozzie is the first Muppet that Kermit meets on his journey.

Fozzie Bear and Rowlf the Dog perform " English Country Garden " on Episode 218 of The Muppet Show

" The young incarnations of Fozzie and Rowlf are also frequently paired together on Muppet Babies.

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.

* Jim Henson's Muppet Babies ( TV )-Baby Fozzie

was released on the band's own Happi Tyme Records, and contained one of their most popular songs ; " Good Times a Goo Goo ", which sampled extensively from Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear's performance of " Moving Right Along " from The Muppet Movie.

He originated the role of Fozzie Bear's mother in Series 2 of the Muppet Show and reprised the role over the years in such things as the special A Muppet Family Christmas, and The Muppets at Walt Disney World.

) In The Muppet Show, the two were always trashing Fozzie Bear's poor jokes, except for one occasion where Fozzie, with help from Bruce Forsyth, heckled them back.