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
Miss Piggy as very tender towards her, although to the point of sickly saccharin parentese. On "The Muppet Show", Foo-Foo was portrayed as both a Muppet and a real dog in different shots. Foo-Foo mostly appears as a sidekick to Miss Piggy in most movies and specials. Miss Piggy has appeared in all the Muppet films and television series following "The Muppet Show". In "The Muppet Movie", she has just won a beauty contest when she first meets Kermit and joins the Muppets. In "The Great Muppet Caper", Miss Piggy plays an aspiring fashion model who gets caught up in a screwball-comedy