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Fozzie Bear is a Muppet character from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, best known as the insecure and comedically fruitless stand-up comic. Fozzie is an orange-brown bear who often wears a brown pork pie hat and a pink and white polka dot necktie .
An insecure, stand-up comic bear introduced in The Muppet Show. Fozzie's characterization was created by Frank Oz, who performed the character from his debut in 1976 until Oz's retirement in 2000. Eric Jacobson has performed the character since then. [10] Finch calls Fozzie "a sweetly insecure and absolutely terrible comedian."
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In The Muppet Show, the two are always criticizing Fozzie Bear's humor, except for one occasion when Fozzie heckles them back. [3] In contrast, they find themselves vastly entertaining and inevitably burst into mutual laughter at their own witticisms. [4]
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Fozzie Bear as Himself/Cowardly Lion: A nervous and frightened lion stand-up comic that accompanies Dorothy and the others on their journey. Fozzie shows up at the end of the film in the Muppets' show. Animal: He performs in the songs "Naptime" and "The Witch is in the House", and appears at the end of the film in the Muppets' new show.
Instead, Eric Jacobson performed Oz's characters Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and Animal, marking his feature film debut as those characters. It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie is the final Muppets production before the characters and franchise were acquired in 2004 by The Walt Disney Company from The Jim Henson Company.
Muppet characters Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy appeared intermittently on the series, due to scheduling conflicts with performer Frank Oz's directing career. Miss Piggy received her own thirty-minute special for one episode, in Miss Piggy's Hollywood she and Gonzo attempt to interview unwilling celebrities.