Scooter (Muppet)

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Scooter is a bespectacled character from The Muppet Show who was the troupe's backstage "gofer". He is orange with a darker orange sprout of hair. In keeping with the jokes about bespectacled Muppets (see Dr. Bunsen Honeydew), Scooter's eyes are actually the lenses of his glasses. Behind the glasses frames, there's nothing but his orange skin (although unlike Bunsen, Scooter had actual "eyes" that were attached to the glasses' lenses).

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 discarded, and he became a legitimate assistant to Kermit. Scooter would occasionally perform on stage, as well.

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).

In The Muppet Movie, Scooter acts as The Electric Mayhem's manager.

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. His voice in Muppet Babies was Greg Berg, who also voiced the baby version of Fozzie Bear. In Muppet Race Mania he and Janice were voiced by Matt Vogel. In Muppet Party Cruise he and Janice were once again voiced by Brian Henson.

Also, Scooter makes an appearance in the queue line TV's in the Disney Theme Parks show "Jim Hensons's Muppet Vision 3D" in Disney-MGM studios and Disney's California Adventure.