Fozzie was also frequently teamed up with Rowlf the Dog.

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.

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.

Jim Henson designed Rowlf, and Don Sahlin built him ; it was Sahlin's first muppet construction.

At the end of the pitch reel, Rowlf is depicted as being eager to join the Sesame Street cast, while Kermit seems reluctant to do so ; ironically, it was Kermit who became a Sesame star, while Rowlf appeared only in one filmed segment and was never a part of the show's regular cast.

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

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.

Rowlf appears in The Muppets, initially saddened he wasn't included in the montage depicting the principal Muppets being reunited ( Rowlf was asleep, and was simply woken up by Kermit and easily convinced to join the cause ), and helps rebuild the Muppet theater.

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.

A solo album titled Ol ' Brown Ears is Back was released by BMG in 1993 and featured 14 songs recorded by Jim Henson as Rowlf.

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.

* In 1970, Richard Corben wrote and illustrated a fantasy story entitled " Rowlf " ( aka " The Story of Rowlf ") that was published in Voice of Comicdom issues 16 & 17.

For the third season, the opening remained the same except for two differences: initial shots of Zoot and Rowlf and an additional shot where the audience asks, " Why Don't You Get Things Started?

* 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.

Rowlf has also played back-up to Fozzie's renditions of " Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee ( An Actor's Life for Me )" and " I've Got Rhythm ".

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

Rowlf appeared in the " Keep Fishin '" music video for rock band Weezer.

Additionally, Bill Barretta recorded the vocals as Rowlf singing " The Christmas Party Sing-Along " for the 2006 The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas album.

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

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.

Hermione Gingold sings " Thank Heaven for Little Dogs " to Rowlf the Dog.

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

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

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

* The faux film noir " Dog City ", narrated by Muppet Rowlf the Dog

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

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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The sketch ends with Floyd sadly stating that a reunion of the Electric Mayhem is impossible without Animal and Zoot, as Dr. Teeth plays a piano duet with Rowlf the Dog and a sickly Janice coughs in the background.

* Rowlf the Dog ( performed by Bill Barretta )-He made some appearances playing pianos in some acts.

* Bill Barretta-Behemoth, Big Mean Carl, Bobo the Bear, Clueless Morgan, David Hoggselhoff, Doglion, Elvises, Ernst Stavros Grouper, Hands of Dr. Phil van Neuter, Howard Tubman, Johnny Fiama, J. P. Grosse, Pepe the King Prawn, Rowlf the Dog, Snookie Blyer, Zippity Zap, Zeus

Barkley is energetic and playful, but is not anthropomorphized in the way that Rowlf the Dog and other characters are.

Rowlf the Dog sings with Mike Douglas and Carmel Quinn.

Carmel Quinn talks to Rowlf the Dog about Lassie.

Carmel Quinn sings with Rowlf the Dog.

The Mills Brothers sing to a sketch featuring Rowlf the Dog and Billy and Sue ( performed by Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl ).

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

Rowlf finds a piano which he plays as Fozzie Bear sings " Sleigh Ride " with a Snowman that came to life while doing comedy before the Penguins and the Woodland Creatures.