Miss Piggy Miss Piggy Miss Piggy is a Muppet character known for her breakout role in Jim Henson's "The Muppet Show". Since her debut in 1976, Miss Piggy has been notable for her volatile diva personality, tendency to use French phrases in her speech, and practice of karate. She was also known for her on-again/off-again relationship with Kermit the Frog, which began in 1978 and has been on a hiatus since 2015. Frank Oz performed the character from 1976 to 2000 and was succeeded by Eric Jacobson in 2001. Miss Piggy was inspired by jazz singer Peggy Lee. In 1996, TV Guide
Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem for a song in "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz" and performed alongside Miley Cyrus in the "" television special. They have been a mainstay in the Muppets' viral video efforts of the 2010s and have (with Lips) a featured role on "The Muppets" as the house band on the show-within-a-show "Up Late with Miss Piggy". In 2015, they released two music videos for "Jungle Boogie" (featuring Sam Eagle) and "Kodachrome". An Electric Mayhem "survive" tour with audio-animatronic versions of the puppets and rock band My Morning Jacket performing the characters was proposed by The Walt Disney Company but ultimately abandoned.