C-3PO and R2-D2

C-3PO is a tall, golden protocol droid, counterpart of R2-D2, in the Star Wars franchise. The character has appeared in all six Star Wars movies, the animated series Droids, and Genndy Tartakovsky's more recent animated Clone Wars series.

His name is sometimes spelled "See-Threepio."

Muppet-Related Appearances

 * Nov. 1979 - Filmed spots for Sesame Street (appeared in two episodes.)


 * Jan. 1980 - Filmed Episode 417 of The Muppet Show


 * Feb. 1990 - Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration, hosted by Tony Danza. Tony talks to the droids (in their animatronic forms from the Star Tours ride) as R2-D2 hooks up a transmission from Miss Piggy to Tony.