Ma Bear

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Ma Bear is Fozzie's mother. She debuted in The Muppet Show episode 216, in which she's present in the Muppet Theater audience. Fozzie insinuated himself into all the acts that evening, but when he looked out into the audience, he found that his mother fell asleep.

She later joined her son in episode 410, where she danced as Mother Brown in the UK Skit "Knees Up Mother Brown."

Ma Bear later went on to play a main part in A Muppet Family Christmas (which took place in her farmhouse) and The Muppets at Walt Disney World. Her last appearance to date was as Fozziwig's mother in The Muppet Christmas Carol. However, a picture of mother and son can be seen in Muppets from Space.

A younger version, known as Mrs. Bear, was seen in the Muppet Kids books Fozzie's Last Lap and Fozzie Bear, Star Helper.

Her extended family includes her younger son, Freddie, her brother who left Fozzie his car, when he went hibernating; her father, who played baseball with Fozzie, and her husband Mr. Bear. She is also good friends with Statler and Waldorf.

Names

• In Muppet Magazine issue 21, in a letter to his friends promoting the upcoming special A Muppet Family Christmas, Fozzie invites his friends to his mom's house for Christmas. In this letter, his mother is named Agatha T. Bear. In the actual special, however, Kermit the Frog answers her phone as "Emily Bear residence." Fozzie Bear himself generally addresses her as either Ma or Mom, while others call her Mrs. Bear or Miz Bear.

Gallery

Muppet Family Christmas

The Muppet Show episode 410

See also

• Mama Bear from Sesame Street