Link Hogthrob starred on The Muppet Show, as the showrunner, responsible for managing the show's production, and has appeared in every Muppet-branded production since.
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42 Facts About Link Hogthrob
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Link Hogthrob was created by Dave Goelz, who has performed Gonzo since his inception.
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Link Hogthrob then appeared in The Jimmy Dean Show, as Jimmy Dean's sidekick.
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Link Hogthrob's appeared in TV specials such as A Muppet Family Christmas where she is seduced by the turkey who was invited to the family gathering by the Swedish Chef.
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Link Hogthrob's was voiced by Frank Welker, and subsequently Dave Coulier and Russi Taylor when she came to life in Gonzo's imagination.
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Link Hogthrob was seen partaking in the finale version of "Life's a Happy Song" where he was seen with Tex Richman's showgirls.
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Link Hogthrob was originally performed by Jerry Nelson on The Muppet Show.
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Link Hogthrob co-starred with Kermit in a sing-along video and appeared in a music video.
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Link Hogthrob tries to be helpful, but his dimwitted efforts frequently result in disaster.
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Link Hogthrob has a characteristic blink and often turns to the camera and says, "Right".
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Link Hogthrob brought Kermit, Fozzie, and Gonzo to the Happiness Hotel, and right through the front door, into the lobby.
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Link Hogthrob has made cameo appearances in later projects, including The Muppets Take Manhattan, Muppets Tonight, The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years, and It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.
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Link Hogthrob usually carried a plunger box which would activate a hidden charge, often to his victim's chagrin.
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Link Hogthrob appeared in The Muppets Take Manhattan as a wedding guest.
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Link Hogthrob's name is a portmanteau of New Zealand and Lew Grade, the distributor of The Muppet Show.
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Link Hogthrob later encourages Kermit not to give up on the Muppet Theatre.
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Link Hogthrob is a dim-witted pig possessing traits of a stereotypical leading man, with wavy blond hair, a manly cleft chin, and a high opinion of himself.
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Link Hogthrob's singing talents featured a number of times in solos, duets, and group numbers.
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Link Hogthrob was later one of the few classic Muppet Show characters to be used regularly in the Muppet Central control room on The Jim Henson Hour.
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Link Hogthrob's only speaking roles from 1990 to 2011 were in the video games Muppet RaceMania and Muppets Party Cruise, as voiced by Steve Whitmire.
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Link Hogthrob appears in several scenes in the background and gets a moment in the spotlight as part of a barbershop quartet, singing "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
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In Muppets Most Wanted, Link Hogthrob returned to prominence for the first time in decades, having several lines of dialogue and his own scene with Usher.
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An animated version of Link Hogthrob was seen in Pigs in Space segments in Little Muppet Monsters and an episode of Muppet Babies.
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An action figure of Link Hogthrob was produced in 2003 as part of Series 4 of Palisades Toys' line of Muppet action figures.
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Link Hogthrob is best known for playing an instrument known as a Muppaphone, a group of small, round, furry pink and orange Muppets that emit a tonal "ow" when Marvin strikes them on the head with his mallet.
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Link Hogthrob greeted the week's guest star in every episode of the fifth season.
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Link Hogthrob had a major part as the innkeeper of the Happiness Hotel in The Great Muppet Caper.
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Link Hogthrob has appeared in most Muppet productions since The Muppet Show.
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Link Hogthrob loves to spend time with his Uncle Kermit, his best friend Sweetums, and his boys' club, the Frog Scouts.
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Link Hogthrob has an important role in episode 212 of The Muppet Show, when he was feeling sad for being so small until the guest star Bernadette Peters and all Robin's Muppet friends sing the song "Just One Person" to cheer him up.
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Link Hogthrob had a few other quick scenes and is with the other Muppets in the finale.
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Link Hogthrob appeared alongside Kermit in The Elves and the Shoemaker sketch where he took on the role of the shoemaker's nephew.
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Link Hogthrob wore his Tiny Tim attire in a 2009 appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and made a non-speaking cameo appearance in the film The Muppets.
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Link Hogthrob made a brief speaking cameo in 2014's Muppets Most Wanted, again performed by Vogel.
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Link Hogthrob has a very large lower jaw, similar to a bulldog, which juts out, revealing two pointy tusk-like teeth.
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Link Hogthrob has thick, brown eyebrows over his large yellow eyes and large nose.
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Link Hogthrob later performed a duet with Robin and the two appeared together on merchandise as best friends.
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