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 Great Muppet Caper police arrive, all charges against Piggy are dropped, Nicky and his accomplices are arrested, and the Muppets get their deserved credit for foiling the heist. The Muppets then return to the United States the same way they departed, being thrown out of the cargo hold and parachuting back to the United States, over the end credits. The film made $20 million in the US and was considered a box office disappointment. Some thought the use of the word "caper" in the title was a mistake. It is the fifth-highest grossing Muppet film behind "The Muppets" (2011), "The Muppet Movie" (1979),