Scooter (Muppet) Scooter (Muppet) Scooter is a Muppet character known for being the backstage stage manager, utility stage crew member, and general all-around "gofer" on "The Muppet Show." He was originally performed by Richard Hunt until his death in 1992, and is currently performed by David Rudman. Scooter is orange with a darker orange sprout of hair. In keeping with the jokes about bespectacled Muppets such as Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Scooter's eyes are actually the lenses of his glasses. Behind the glasses frames, there's nothing but his orange skin (although unlike Bunsen, whose glasses were transparent, Scooter had actual "eyes" with pupils
The Muppet Movie Academy Award nominations for Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher's musical score and their song, "The Rainbow Connection". In 2009, the film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. The success of "The Muppet Movie" led to several other feature films starring the Muppets: "The Great Muppet Caper" (1981), "The Muppets Take Manhattan" (1984), "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (1992), "Muppet Treasure Island" (1996), "Muppets from Space" (1999), "The Muppets" (2011), and "Muppets Most Wanted" (2014). It all starts when Kermit the Frog enjoys a relaxing afternoon in