Animal (Muppet) Animal (Muppet) Animal is the fictional wild and frenzied monster who is a drummer of Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem, the fictional band from "The Muppet Show". He is one of The Muppets originally created by Michael K. Frith. 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". On "The Muppet Show", his drumming is performed by Ronnie Verrell. Animal has
Muppet Babies (1984 TV series) run in the second season, the program became "Muppets, Babies & Monsters", and a second half-hour was dedicated to a new show called "Jim Henson's Little Muppet Monsters". This show featured live action puppets and cartoons starring the adult Muppet characters. The program lasted three weeks before Jim Henson pulled the plug, despite 18 episodes having been made. The show then reverted to an hour of "Muppet Babies"; however, a portion of the "Little Muppet Monsters" theme could still be heard in the show's end credits for the remainder of its run. "Muppet Babies" later expanded to 90 minutes after