Changes: Leon

PERFORMER	Kevin Clash
DEBUT	1989
DESIGN	Kirk Thatcher

Revision as of 10:11, 23 September 2018

Leon is a pink lizard with bulgy eyes who appeared regularly on The Jim Henson Hour. His two biggest interests are bikini shows and money. Leon is prone to pulling Gonzo into his schemes, and in one episode he referred to Kermit as "cuz", implying that their cold-blooded relation made them cousins.

In addition to The Jim Henson Hour, Leon featured prominently in the "Cliff's Nightmare" episode of The Cosby Show, where he conned Cliff out of his money into buying elevator passes.

Notes

Leon has a tail. The only time it's shown, however, was in "The Secrets of the Muppets," when the performers appear with their characters. Kevin Clash points out that it's the first time his tail has been shown.

The puppet resurfaced as Gingrich the Newt on Larry King Live in 1994.

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+{{character|image=Leon_JHH.jpg|performer=[[Kevin Clash]]|debut=1989|design=[[Kirk Thatcher]]}}
-{{performer|Kevin Clash}}
-[[File:Lindberghleon.jpg|frame|[[Lindbergh]] and Leon.]]
-{{designer1|[[Kirk Thatcher]]|designer}}
-'''Leon''' was a pink lizard with bulgy eyes. His two biggest interests are bikini shows and money. Leon was prone to pull [[Gonzo]] into his schemes, and in one episode he referred to [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] as "cuz", implying that their cold-blooded relation made them cousins.
+'''Leon''' is a pink lizard with bulgy eyes who appeared regularly on ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''. His two biggest interests are bikini shows and money. Leon is prone to pulling [[Gonzo]] into his schemes, and in one episode he referred to [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] as "cuz", implying that their cold-blooded relation made them cousins.
-He was a regular on ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'' and was featured prominently in the "Cliff's Nightmare" episode of ''[[The Cosby Show]]''.
-He conned Cliff out of his money.
+In addition to ''The Jim Henson Hour'', Leon featured prominently in the "Cliff's Nightmare" episode of ''[[The Cosby Show]]'', where he conned Cliff out of his money into buying elevator passes.
-==Trivia==
-*Leon has a tail. The only time it's shown, however, was in ''[[Episode 110: Secrets of the Muppets|The Secrets of the Muppets]]'', when the performers appear with their characters. Kevin Clash points out that it's the first time his tail has been shown.
+==Notes==
-*The same puppet resurfaced as [[Gingrich the Newt]] on ''[[Larry King Live]]'' in [[1994]].
+*Leon has a tail. The only time it's shown, however, was in "[[Episode 110: Secrets of the Muppets|The Secrets of the Muppets]]," when the performers appear with their characters. Kevin Clash points out that it's the first time his tail has been shown.
-*Leon is not to be confused with the character from the animated segment from [[Dog City (series)|Dog City]].
+*The puppet resurfaced as [[Gingrich the Newt]] on ''[[Larry King Live]]'' in [[1994]].
-<gallery>
-File:KevinLeon.jpg|Kevin performing Leon and showing off his tail.
+<gallery widths=280>
+File:KevinLeon.jpg|Clash performing Leon and showing off his tail.
 </gallery>
+==See also==
+*[[Leon Burger]]
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 [[Category:The Muppets Characters]]
 [[Category:Muppet Characters]]