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Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac is also sometimes cited as the inspiration for Animal. One popular rumor suggests that Animal was inspired by Keith Moon, the wild drummer of The Who. A significant exception is depicted in the book The Case of the Missing Mother, which reveals the existence of Animal's mother, LaVerne, who is also a drummer, implying that percussion skills are a family trait.Ĭontrary to urban legend, there is no evidence that Animal was based on any particular drummer. In A Muppet Family Christmas, after observing Cookie Monster eating all of Janice's cookies in his signature manner, Animal comments, "That my kind of fella!"Īnimal's family life is generally non-existent, and outside of the band, the Muppet Show troupe, and women in general, he has no other relationships. In The Muppet Show episode 110, when asked by Kermit if he preferred drumming to food, Animal replied that drums are food.Īnimal's wild attitude can be compared to Cookie Monster. Teeth had to remind Animal to beat, not eat, his drums. Occasionally, two of those essentials, food and drums, are interchangeable. He later became a lead character on The Muppet Show, and his unrestrained style has made him popular with young people for decades.įrank Oz says that he had his character down to five words: Sex, sleep, food, drums, and pain. In his first appearance in the 1975 pilot The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, Animal is chained in a basement cell when not onstage performing with the Electric Mayhem.
A crazed percussionist with three styles of music - loud, louder, and deafening - Animal speaks in a guttural shout, often repeating a few simple phrases, such as "BEAT DRUMS! BEAT DRUMS!" or " WO-MAN!" In relatively calmer moods, he is capable of more coherent conversation, though these instances are infrequent. ”Īnimal is the wild drummer on The Muppet Show, performing with Dr.
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