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| PERFORMER | various |
| DEBUT | 1977 |
| DESIGN | Jim Henson designer |
Gramps is the fiddler from Lubbock Lou and his Jughuggers, all of whom debuted in The Muppet Show episode 208. He remained with the band in subsequent appearances. According to The Muppets Character Encyclopedia, he doesn't actually have any grandchildren and thinks the others are calling him "Cramps."
Gramps was occasionally seen apart from the band, and with different performers, such as in "Cigarettes and Whiskey" (playing a drunk) and "For What It's Worth" (as a hunter).
Performers
- Frank Oz (episodes 212 and 223, Rocky Mountain Holiday)
- Jerry Nelson (episodes 221 and 408)
- Richard Hunt (episodes 219 and 505)
- Rob Mills (The Jim Henson Hour: "Garbage")
Appearances
- The Muppet Show
- Episode 208: Steve Martin
- Episode 212: Bernadette Peters
- Episode 217: Julie Andrews
- Episode 219: Peter Sellers
- Episode 221: Bob Hope
- Episode 223: John Cleese
- Episode 303: Roy Clark
- Episode 317: Spike Milligan
- Episode 324: Cheryl Ladd
- Episode 408: Arlo Guthrie
- Episode 424: Diana Ross (Audience)
- Episode 501: Gene Kelly
- Episode 505: James Coburn
- The Muppet Movie
- The Great Muppet Caper
- Rocky Mountain Holiday
- The Muppets Take Manhattan
- The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
- The Jim Henson Hour
- The Today Show
- "The Muppets Take Over Today", November 13, 2008, rebuilt and renamed "Zeke Stillwater" (still image only)
- Muppets Most Wanted