PERFORMER | Dave Goelz |
DEBUT | 1994 |
DESIGN | Rollie Krewson |
Socks the Cat (c. 1989-2009) was the pet cat of Bill Clinton and his family during Clinton's presidency.
A Muppet version of Socks appeared on Larry King Live on April Fools Day, 1994, when Kermit appeared as the guest host. He gave Kermit a special insider's view of the White House.
The puppet would then be used as Frecklehead on Muppet Time, the Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in a Movie Mania sketch (performed by Steve Whitmire), in the audience of Muppets Tonight episode 105 (seated behind Zelda Rose), as a catfish in Muppets Tonight episode 204, as Sherlock Holmes' Cat, and multiple appearances in The Animal Show season three.