Some live-hand Muppets are constructed with a sack-like body, where the glove-like hand is directly attached to the body with no distinct arm sleeve between. This allows for a simpler construction, without the need for sleeves sized to the performers' arms, which may be different for both the primary and assistant performer. The loose sack-like body also allows for greater leeway in obscuring the performer from camera view.
Examples include:
- Baby Bear (1991-1998)
- Beautiful Day Monster
- Big Mean Carl (and Carla, and Carla)
- Biscuit Monster
- Buh
- Butch
- Cookie Monster
- Dingers
- Halum
- Herry Monster
- Honkers
- Oscar the Grouch (along with most Grouches)
- Papa Bear
- Rowlf the Dog
- Telly Monster
- Tiffy (originally even detached from hands entirely)
- Two-Headed Monster
- Zikwe
