Penguins

"What my father figured out was if you can't get out, you just either blow something up, or you eat something, or you just throw penguins in the air." —Brian Henson

The Penguins are mostly nameless and undifferentiated from one another. Generally playful and wacky in nature, they have appeared in many Muppet productions (sometimes in places where penguins are not commonly seen). They are best known for tossing themselves into the air.

In The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, the Muppet penguins are referred to by Scooter as "unisex" or genderless.

The first Muppet penguin made his debut appearance on The Muppet Show episode 304; he got the name Winky Pinkerton in episode 308. He was the only penguin in the cast until four penguins popped up in episode 320's "Hawaiian War Chant." The complete group of penguins appeared for the first time in episode 321. Brian Henson built the very first Muppet penguin, which was used for the "Lullaby of Broadway" number.

Groups of penguins include the Pilgrim Penguins, The Endangered Species Chorus Line, and The Penguin Tabernacle Choir. Penguins were featured as musicians in the orchestra pit in a few Muppet productions, including Muppet*Vision 3D, in which Nicky Napoleon and His Emperor Penguins appeared in both puppet and animatronic form. The penguins also provided the background music for Little Muppet Monsters.

A pair of Penguins Action Figures were released by Palisades Toys in 2005.

Sesame Street
The variety of penguin that has appeared on Sesame Street has varied from the look established in The Muppet Show, mostly distinguished by their orange eyelids. Episode 4112 featured a graduating class of penguins, while a team of penguin softball players were seen in Episode 4072. An entire episode of Elmo's World was dedicated the antarctic bird, including one Caesar Penguin.

Filmography

 * The Muppet Show
 * The Muppets Go to the Movies
 * The Muppets Take Manhattan
 * The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
 * A Muppet Family Christmas
 * Plymouth Muppet Traffic Safety Show
 * The Jim Henson Hour
 * The Ghost of Faffner Hall
 * The Cosby Show
 * The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
 * Muppet*Vision 3D
 * Muppet Sing Alongs: Billy Bunny's Animal Songs
 * The Muppet Christmas Carol
 * The Animal Show
 * Muppets Tonight
 * Muppets From Space
 * Mopatop's Shop
 * Kermit's Swamp Years
 * It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
 * Keep Fishin' Music Video
 * Good Morning America
 * The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
 * Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony