Unique among characters on the show, Floyd Pepper has trained his fellow musician to obey a few simple off-drum commands correctly, suggesting dog training.Īnimal's bushy eyebrows and hair, outrageous behavior, and wild drumming style can be associated with classical hard-partying rock drummers, such as The Who's Keith Moon, Led Zeppelin's John Bonham and Cream's Ginger Baker. Teeth: No, no, beat drums, beat drums.Īnimal: Beat drums! Beat drums! Īnimal: Sit! Show 'em whatcha do, Animal!Īnimal: I want to eat drums! ĭr. In some episodes, he has been summoned to chase off performers who are 'being annoying'.įrom The Muppet Movie, as the Electric Mayhem introduces themselves:Īnimal: įloyd: Oh yeah, that's Animal. During performances, Animal is usually chained to the drum set by a collar around his neck, as his musical outbursts are extremely violent. However, Animal has retorted: "Drums are food!" Animal's vocabulary is generally limited to guttural shouts and monosyllabic grunts, often repeating a few simple phrases, as well as his trademark gravelly laugh. In Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters, Animal was voiced by Hal Rayle (who also voiced Gonzo and Miss Piggy).įrank Oz has stated that Animal's character can be summed up in five words: sex, sleep, food, drums, and pain.
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Drew Massey performed Animal in Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony. John Kennedy also briefly performed Animal in a 2002 commercial for MasterCard, as well as the 2003 video game Muppets Party Cruise.
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Animal was performed by Rob Mills in the series finale of The Jim Henson Hour, and was occasionally performed by Kevin Clash on Muppets Tonight in the absence of Frank Oz. He was voiced by Howie Mandel in the first two seasons of Muppet Babies, followed by Dave Coulier in subsequent seasons. Animal has had roles in all Muppet movies, and was the only member of The Electric Mayhem to be included regularly on the Muppet Babies cartoons. On The Muppet Show, his drumming is performed by Ronnie Verrell. Animal was performed by Frank Oz from his first appearance in the pilot for The Muppet Show until his 2000 appearance in the video game Muppet RaceMania, and has been performed regularly by Eric Jacobson since his 2002 appearance in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.