PERFORMER | Joey Mazzarino |
DEBUT | 1992 |
Officer Fuzzy is a canine policeman in Dog City. He investigated the case of Bruno's chewed slipper in "The Dog Pound," and temporarily placed Eliot Shag under "doghouse arrest."
The officer returned, performed by Noel MacNeal, in "Rocketship K-9," when Bruno called him to investigate an alleged alien invasion.
The puppet was later recycled in Muppet Classic Theater, used in "King Midas" as The Royal Jeweler (played by Bruce Lanoil), in "The Emperor's New Clothes" as the local police chief (played by Bill Barretta), and in "The Shoemaker and the Elves," as the banker (played by Allan Trautman).
The puppet appeared in the background in the original special, also as a police officer.
Since 2015, the Officer Fuzzy puppet is on display at the Center for Puppetry Arts as part of their permanent Worlds of Puppetry exhibit. A name tag identifies him as "Ronald."