Animal's drum battles

Animal vs others

Drum-offs and drum battles between Animal and other drummers.

Animal vs Harry BelafonteThe Muppet Show episode 314 (1979)

Animal vs Buddy RichThe Muppet Show episode 522 (1981)

Animal vs QuestloveLate Night with Jimmy Fallon (2011) (YouTube)

Animal vs Travis BarkerJimmy Kimmel Live (2012) (YouTube)

Animal vs Robin DiMaggioThe Arsenio Hall Show (2014) (YouTube)

Animal vs Dave GrohlThe Muppets "Going, Going, Gonzo" (2015)

Animal vs Andy HurleyRadio Disney Music Awards (2016) (YouTube)

Honorable mention:

• Animal competes back and forth on drum with Yarnell tap-dancing in episode 403 of The Muppet Show.
• While not a drum-off, Animal competed in a staring contest with drummer Dan Konopka backstage at the 2010 Webby Awards. (YouTube)

Animal vs self-control

Struggles between Animal and himself to show restraint with his drumming and keep his enthusiasm to rock under control; most attempts are unsuccessful and result in Animal completely upstaging or derailing the performance.

"Fever" (vs. Rita Moreno) in The Muppet Show episode 105 (1976)

"Sing" (vs. Kermit the Frog) on "Because We Care" (1980) (YouTube)

Christmas waltz in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

"Wild Thing" (vs. Kermit the Frog) on "Kermit Unpigged" (1994)

Delivering a rim-shot (vs. Pepe the King Prawn) in a Muppets.com video (2008)

"Rainbow Connection" in The Muppets (2011)

"Roots" (vs. Imagine Dragons) in The Muppets "Pig Girls Don't Cry"

"Fever" (vs. Rosie Perez) at the Kennedy Center Honors (2015)

See also

• Muppet battles
• Animal Drummer (mobile game)