Clifford

Clifford is a Muppet character who was performed by the now-infamous Kevin Clash. Clifford first appeared in 1989 as a regular character on The Jim Henson Hour and was subsequently the only character who first appeared in that series to appear beyond it.

Clifford's most noteworthy roles however, came in the late 90s, when he took Kermit the Frog's place as the host of Muppets Tonight!. Unfortunately, Muppets Tonight! got pulled from ABC after 10 episodes, presumably because America just wasn't ready for Clifford's hipness. Three years later, Clifford made his big screen debut in Muppets from Space and provided the performance that stood out from even protagonist Gonzo's thunder with his Oscar-worthy performance of getting the mail out of the mailbox and saying "Hoop, der it is" and thrusting his arm toward the wide-angle lens, giving off the indication that Clifford was going to eat us.

Afterward, Clifford slowly drifted into retirement into the early-to-mid-2000s, making his final appearance in the Muppets' 2005 shit opus The Muppets' Wizard of Oz as a nightclub bouncer. To date, Clifford's whereabouts are unknown as he has not been seen in the last nine years. He was expected to make a comeback in The Muppets but since Jim Henson Hour and Muppets Tonight characters are not welcome in Jason Segel-land, he has fallen into the abyss. It is rumored he is living in North Carolina working as a mailman, so he can say "Hoop, der it goes" as he puts the mail in it's box.