For several years afterward, the character was retired out of deference to Henson's memory as he was both the first Muppet to achieve popularity and, according to some sources, the character closest to Jim Henson's personality, with his son Brian saying in the introduction to episode 117 of The Muppet Show " Kermit was my father's best known character, but a lot of people think he was more like Rowlf in real life except he couldn't play the piano as well.

* Singer, actor, and sausage entrepreneur Jimmy Dean, known for his sketches with Jim Henson's Muppet Rowlf the Dog.

* Rowlf and Jimmy Dean ( October 8, 1967 ) – Jimmy Dean and Rowlf the Dog appear together for the last time and perform " Friendship " while doing the " herd of cows " gag.

Though Kermit the Frog is often credited as the icon of Henson's Muppets, Rowlf was actually the first true Muppet " star " as a recurring character on The Jimmy Dean Show, first appearing in a show telecast on September 19, 1963.

Jimmy Dean stated that the segments with Rowlf were one of the most popular parts of the show, and that Rowlf drew two thousand fan letters a week.

Rowlf made a rare live appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, where he sings the " 8 maids a milking " line for The Twelve Days of Christmas number.

One of the company's first characters to be seen regularly on national television was Rowlf the Dog, who was initially created for Purina Dog Chow commercials and soon became famous when he became a regular character on The Jimmy Dean Show from 1963 – 66.

The program also featured comedy and a variety of popular music artists, and Dean's sketches with one of Jim Henson's Muppets, Rowlf the Dog.

The show included Dean's duets with Rowlf the Dog, a piano-playing Muppet, one of the first national television appearances by a creation of puppeteer Jim Henson.

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

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 1968, Rowlf appeared with Kermit the Frog on the pitch reel for Sesame Street.

Afterwards Rowlf leaves the bar and joins Kermit and the other Muppets on their trip to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune.

Jim Henson's last public performance as Rowlf before his death was as guest on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1990.

Rowlf is currently on display at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, Georgia.

Host Seth Rogen portrayed Rowlf in two appearances on Saturday Night Live.

Rowlf was featured on the # 7 Sirius Dodge of Casey Atwood in the 2002 Tropicana 400 in an advertising campaign in which he and his fellow Muppets were featured on a select few race cars.

Dr. Teeth only sings lead vocals on the second Muppet pilot and during the first season and these songs were only written before Rowlf had become firmly established as the regular Muppet pianist.

Equally likely to be found cracking dry jokes as tickling the ivories, Rowlf is one of the few Muppets rarely flustered by the mayhem so prevalent around The Muppet Show.

In 1976, Rowlf joined the recurring cast of The Muppet Show as the show's pianist.

Rowlf had several lines of dialogue in The Muppet Show Live in 2001 and also spoke two lines of dialogue (" Hey, Kermit!

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The shot of Rowlf and Zoot were replaced with a shot of a new Zoot puppet.

* Veterinarian's Hospital – Parody of the soap opera General Hospital and other medical dramas, consisting of Dr. Bob ( Rowlf ) cracking corny jokes in the operating room with Nurses Piggy and Janice, much to the bemusement of the hapless patient.

* Country Music with the Muppets-Hosted by Rowlf at a barnyard radio station, with guest stars Mac Davis, John Denver, Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn, Roger Miller, Roy Clark, Johnny Cash, Roy Rogers, and Dale Evans.

* Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets-Hosted by Rowlf, with guest stars Marisa Berenson, Peter Sellers, George Burns, and Steve Martin.

Fozzie was also frequently teamed up with Rowlf the Dog.

Fozzie also appeared in two Veterinarian's Hospital sketches, in which Rowlf starred as Dr. Bob.

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.

* Jim Henson ( 1936 – 1990 )-Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, Dr. Teeth, Link Hogthrob, Guy Smiley, Waldorf, Ernie, and several others.

After working as a professional animator, Corben started doing underground comics, including Grim Wit, Slow Death, Skull, Rowlf, Fever Dreams and his own anthology Fantagor.

Frank Oz was going to take some time off from puppeteering, so Nelson was hired to perform Rowlf the Dog's right hand in his stead.

* The comic book series Muppet Sherlock Holmes features Rowlf the Dog as Mycroft Holmes.

The series stars Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Scooter, Skeeter, Rowlf the Dog, and Gonzo as the main muppets.

* Katie Leigh – Baby Rowlf, Mrs. Mitchell

While Piggy sang, baby versions of Rowlf, Fozzie, Scooter, and Gonzo acted as backup singers.

Rowlf the Dog is a Muppet character, a scruffy brown dog of indeterminate breed with a rounded black nose and long floppy ears.

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