The monster and Frackle henchmen of Cosmo Scam in The Great Santa Claus Switch.
As Ed Sullivan describes them in the special: "So Santa Claus had been mysteriously led away by two weird creatures who worked for Cosmo Scam. And deep beneath the North Pole, in the cave of the wicked magician, there was much excitement. Even Cosmo's furry henchmen, the Frackles, were nervous."
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Thig Performer: Frank Oz |
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Thog Performer: Jerry Nelson Thog would later become a recurring monster on The Muppet Show. Thog is the only monster to retain the name given in the special. |
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Lothar Performer: Jim Henson The puppet would be refurbished for an unnamed dragon on The Muppet Show. |
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Boppity Performer: Frank Oz Also known as the "Blue Frackle," the puppet would later become one of the nameless Frackles on The Muppet Show and subsequent productions. |
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Snarl Performer: Danny Seagren Also known as the "Cigar Box Frackle",[1] the puppet would later become Gonzo for The Muppet Show and subsequent productions. |
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Snivelly Performer: Jerry Nelson Also known as the "Dripsnout Frackle",[2] the puppet would later become Droop for The Muppet Show and subsequent productions. |
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Snickery Also known as a Snerf. There were multiple Snickery and Snerf puppets in the background during some scenes. |
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Scoff Also known as "Blue Bird Frackle" in Henson's notes, the puppet would later become a nameless Frackle on The Muppet Show and subsequent productions. |
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Gloat Performer: Greg Antonacci Also known as the "Green Frackle," the puppet would later become one of the many nameless Frackles on The Muppet Show and subsequent productions. |
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Unnamed Frackle Performer: John Lovelady Also known as "Snake Frackle",[3] the puppet would later become one of the recurring nameless Frackles on The Muppet Show and subsequent productions. |
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Unnamed guard Performer: Richard Hunt The walk-around puppet is recycled from Thig, with horns, a beak, and different eyes. |
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Unnamed alarm Performer: John Lovelady Featured as the alarm, the puppet later starred in a deleted skit from Sex and Violence with horns instead of hair. |
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Unnamed Frackle Also known as "Dragon Frackle",[4] the puppet would later appear with the other Frackles and monsters on The Muppet Show and subsequent productions. |
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Unnamed Frackle Performer: Fran Brill Also known as the "Green Bird Frackle",[5] the puppet would later become a nameless Frackle on The Muppet Show and subsequent productions. |
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Unnamed Frackle |
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Unnamed monster The puppet would later become Miss Kitty, a monster on The Muppet Show and seen in subsequent productions. In at least one scene, the character was performed by Richard Hunt. |
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Unnamed monster Performer: Fran Brill |
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Unnamed monster The puppet was previously used as Thudge on The Ed Sullivan Show. |
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Unnamed monster The owl-headed spider puppet was featured as Nrlll in Henson's tests for The Musical Monsters of Turkey Hollow. |
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Unnamed monster An altered version of the puppet originally used as the Flute-Snatcher. |
Other unnamed monsters Other minor background monsters, including puppets previously used as Fred and his son Billy (with eyelids) on The Ed Sullivan Show. |