Scooter (Muppet)
Scooter is a bespectacled character from
The Muppet Show. He was the "
gofer" backstage, although he occasionally participates in stage productions. He is orange with a darker orange sprout of hair.
Scooter's rich uncle J.P. Grosse owned the theater where
Kermit the Frog and company performed their shows. Originally, Scooter would often use his family connection to his advantage, making unreasonable demands on his uncle's behalf. His antagonistic role was gradually disregarded, and he became a legitimate assistant to Kermit.
In the
Muppet Babies animated series, he was redesigned as a brainy, computer-knowledgeable child and given a
tomboyish twin sister named
Skeeter (who does not appear in any other
Muppets-related projects).
Scooter was performed by
Richard Hunt until his death in
1992. The character was largely retired until
1999, when he appeared in the film
Muppets from Space, performed by
Adam Hunt; and in the
2002 TV movie It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, performed by
Brian Henson. In
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, Scooter portrays the assistant to the
Wizard. In this portrayal, he was voiced by
Rickey Boyd.
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