The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

Actor/Actress

Description

Character

Ashanti

A Kansas teen dreaming of leaving her home and becoming a singer

Queen Latifah

Dorothy's aunt and co-owner of the family diner in Kansas

David Alan Grier

Dorothy's uncle and co-owner of the family diner

Jeffrey Tambor

The legendary Wizard of Oz

Steve Whitmire

A pragmatic frog who is the straight man protagonist and de facto leader of the Muppet ensemble

Kermit

A scarecrow in search of a brain

Steve Whitmire

Bunsen's lab assistant who performs ill-fated experiments which often results in him getting seriously injured

Beaker

A technician in the Emerald City

Steve Whitmire

A sly brown rat from the inner city

Rizzo

The Mayor of Munchkinland

Steve Whitmire

An elderly and grouchy gentleman who constantly heckles the Muppets from the audience, specifically from an upper balcony box

Statler

He heckles Dorothy and her friends as they try to cross a log

Dave Goelz

An eccentric hooked-nosed stunt performer and performance artist

Gonzo

A robot in search of a heart

Dave Goelz

An inventive, yet aloof scientist who frequently performs science experiments and invention demonstrations that typically go awry and has an "affable cluelessness" whenever his assistant, Beaker, is a victim of these presentations

Dr. Bunsen Honeydew

A technician in the Emerald City

Dave Goelz

An elderly and grouchy gentleman who constantly heckles the Muppets from the audience, specifically from an upper balcony box

Waldorf

He heckles Dorothy and her friends as they try to cross a log

Dave Goelz

A teal, balding saxophone player with dark glasses and a high-crowned blue felt hat, and was generally a laid-back fellow of few words

Bill Barretta

A scheming and sassy Latino king prawn

Pepe

Dorothy's pet prawn and first companion on her journey

Bill Barretta

The gravelly-voiced leader and keyboard player and of the band

Actor/Actress

Description

Character

Bill Barretta

A friend of Sal Minella

Johnny Fiama

One of the henchmen of the Wicked Witch of the West, and is supposedly her love interest

Bill Barretta

A tan humanoid Muppet with dark hair, a mustache, a red knobby nose, a ruff and a red suit

Bill Barretta

A chef who speaks mock Swedish

Bill Barretta

He assists the Mayor of Munchkin Land in getting Dorothy and the Lion out of Poppyfields

Eric Jacobson

A temperamental diva pig who is the Muppets' break-out and "authentic superstar"

Miss Piggy

The Wicked Witch that terrifies all that meet her

Miss Piggy

The Good Witch that gives Dorothy the silver slippers

Miss Piggy

The other Good Witch that shows Dorothy how to get home

Miss Piggy

The original owner of the magic slippers who was killed by Dorothy's falling mobile home

Eric Jacobson

A naive, comically-disinclined bear

Fozzie

A nervous and frightened lion stand-up comic that accompanies Dorothy and the others on their journey

Eric Jacobson

A savage, frenzied drummer for Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem

Eric Jacobson

A patriotic bald eagle and the group's self-proclaimed delegator of conservative values

Sam Eagle

The Guardian of the Gates

Brian Henson

A friend of Johnny Fiama

Kevin Clash

A violet-colored catfish-faced character with multicolored dreadlocks and big lips

John Kennedy

The cynical "hippie" bass player

Rickey Boyd

The loyal stage manager and gofer of the Muppet Theater and nephew of its owner J.P. Grosse

Rickey Boyd

A pyrotechnician with an explosives fixation

Tyler Bunch

A hippie who plays the guitar in the Electric Mayhem

John Henson

A very large, imposing and hairy ogre about nine feet tall