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 | | The name "Muppet" comes from a combination of the words "marionette" and "puppet," and many of the puppets are hand puppets with arm-wires operated much like marionettes' limbs. |
 | | o In "Muppet Babies," his species is sometimes referred to as "weirdo." o In "The Great Muppet Caper," when Kermit, Fozzie, and Gonzo are flying to England, Kermit's crate is marked "Frog," Fozzie's is marked "Bear," and Gonzo's is marked "Whatever." Gonzo continues to assert that he is a whatever in _Muppet Treasure Island_. |
 | | Scooter's sister Skeeter has never been part of the non-animated Muppet world; she exists only in "Muppet Babies," probably as a nod towards gender equality (though this one character is hardly enough to mitigate the distressing lack of female Muppets). |
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