Whilst having a chat with a cute drummer from Philly (why am I always fucking like this) I asked the question I have decided I will ask of anyone I enter a Talking Stage with: who is your favorite Muppet? To paraphrase John Waters, “"If you go home with somebody, and they don't have a favorite Muppet, don't fuck 'em!"
When I am asked this question, I respond with my Muppet Big Three. In astrology, your big three or your Sun, Moon, and Rising (or “Ascendent”) can be summed as such, thanks to
In astrology, your Sun sign describes your core identity, ego, motivations, and fundamental personality traits. It’s what makes someone say “She’s such a Leo!” or “They’re the most Gemini-y Gemini I've ever met.”
In astrology, your Moon describes your emotional side, your inner world, and your intuition. It’s the side of yourself that you don’t show to just anyone. Only your nearest and dearest get to see this side of you.
Your Rising sign determines the first impressions you make, the way others see you, and your attitude.
Basically: who you are assigned to be, how you see yourself, and how others see you. Consulting the zodiac, I am a Cancer Sun, Sag Moon, and Leo Rising, which is obvious when you look at my hair and how it makes up 83% of my perceived personality. But my Muppet Zodiac feels far more encompassing of my soul and cheese-fueled spirit.
As guessed by aforementioned cute drummer, I am a proud Rizzo Sun. Small, a proud Italo-American, loves pizza. loves a backward cap, a sort of tri-state type, a little too ethnic for the country club but ultimately knows how to clock the Parmesan vs the Gouda at first glance on a fancy charcuterie board. I am a Camilla Moon: small once again, fleefy, nice, in my happiness cuddled up at home with my two little chickens, a known submissive brat, loves a man with a giant honker. My Rising of course is Miss Piggy: she is how I’m perceived. Loud, assertive, “intimidating” aka my least favorite misogynist dogwhistle, curvaceous, mouthy, perfect barrel curls, a ring for every finger, a true superstar pig.
But I want to know about YOU. What is your Muppet big three, and what does it say about you? Feel free to share with your pals and your partners and your coworkers: it’s like the inner-child version of Myers-Brigg.
I love how so many people are picking Kermit as their capricorn Sun, that's just a fact at this point 😂. Swedish chef moon and Miss Piggy rising, although they're in mutual reception in astro muppet land so they could aso swap places💃.
Haha, the technical explanation is that it's two planets in each other's sign of rulership, I had to look up what the exact definition was to be fair but hey we're juggling muppets here but it basically means they're connected so they can swap places/take on qualities of the other. So my extravagant Miss Piggy can swap place with slightly chaotic Swedish chef in internal character vs. external perception.
There’s so many Muppet Show hidden gems regarding horoscopes. I rather serendipitously stumbled upon a scanned copy of Muppet Magazine from like 1986. According to the ‘Janice Sees Stars’ horoscope column:
⭐️LIBRA (September 24 to October 23)⭐️
Libra is the sign of the scales. You're really into balance. Librans are like always getting people to make up, to be total friends. Arguing makes you go bananas! Plus you Librans make groovy actors and singers. Most of you are into something totally cool like playing in the school band or acting in the school play.
🧡Fozzy sun - I am a big goof and take life very unseriously, possibly to my detriment but my good nature and kind heart gains me collateral with others despite this flaw.
💚Kermit moon - Even keeled and dependable, love a strong, bossy woman. Like Kermit, I am an Idealistic, optimist with a big heart.
🤎Rolwf the Dog rising - laid back, sarcastic, calm in the face of mayhem. Jokes at inappropriate moments. (Think of the old muppet show veterinarian’s hospital sketches.)
See this is fine with me. I’m fine with Sesame inclusions, all Sesame, one Sesame one Muppet chart, as long as we’re doing that deep moral inventory as to why we chose who we did!!
Swedish Chef 🌞 - always thinking about food, slightly chaotic, trying my best despite not always speaking the same language as everyone else, full of positivity even in the face of impending doom.
Beaker 🌝 - constant underlying panic and mild disbelief at the actions of others. Mostly just want to be left alone.
Animal Rising - loud, raucous, strong opinions, keen to please, able to toe the line when needed, comfortable leading or being the in the background as needed.
The more I think the more Sam the eagle feels right for Capricorn more than Kermit, but I personally chose Kermit for the fact he’s an anxious workaholic who’s also creative and dependable and that felt very relatable to my own work/home life. Animal moon because…. Scorpio moon just feels emotional and chaotic, easily-angered, crude and very energetic. Intense. Virgo rising was a hard one for me, but scooter just feels right I can’t explain it.
The corollary philosophy of muppet personality analysis is that we identify more with either 'chaos' or 'order' muppets, or that we all wrestle to find balance between these two drives. For example, my inner Animal moon in conflict with my Scooter rising, balanced by a Fozzie sun.
☀️ Kermit (Aquarius) - Reflecting on my background as both a stage manager and a creative (improv/acting, game mastering with worldbuilding, etc), I think Kermit reflects well my dependability, leadership, organization, and creativity, while also being an anxious, overworked (slash needing to be constantly busy) control freak
🌛 Rizzo (Gemini) - Internally, I've got that city kid sarcasm, bitchiness, and street smarts. More sensitive than I let on. I am also on the shorter side and scared of heights lmao
⬆️ Rowlf/Scooter (Taurus) - People see me as down to earth, rarely flustered, and with a bit of a sarcastic/dry humor like Rowlf. Oh, also musical with breaking out into song at random and seeking out adventure from time to time. Scooter again ties in that stage management background, but he's also very loyal, helpful, and easy-going.
He's a German Virgo librarian and if anyone ever manifested 'even if I am not actually in charge of this circus, I have opinions and a clipboard about it' energy, it is him.
How have I never contemplated this!?!? You have ruined my entire morning in the best way because I obviously had to sit down and write about my choices. Thank you for this important work! (Oh and here's mine: Sun = Wembley Fraggle, Moon = Bert, Rising = Big Bird)
OKAY i've finally got it. and i have an unusual choice.
Kermit rising (organised, creative, anxious, bit of a control freak)
Rowlf moon (laid back, yearns for adventure, musical)
Tim Curry in Muppet Treasure Island sun (single-minded, loyal, full of love but also has a grandiose idea of who they should be and an inextricable sense of purpose)
I love Hensen’s muppets! Fozzie sun, animal moon, Kermit rising. Soft and gentle core identity, chaotic and manic interior world, socially perceived as easy going and agreeable. The song ‘the rainbow connection’ gets stuck in my head too often (it makes me teary eyed every time.) Fraggle rock songs too. Thank you for asking readers about Muppets!
my signs are cancer/taurus/cancer and i feel this works because to my core and by reputation i am definitely a fozzie bear. my moon sign is gotta be my other favorite, gonzo, because i'm also sad inside!
As a fellow Cancer, Fozzie? HAS to have the crab in his big three somewhere! What else do you think he could be? Libra? Also Ginzo has the best fashion sense so I love that you have this going for you. ❤️
Yes I have already gotten a text from an entire other person asking if Statler and Waldorf count as one Muppet (obviously they do). And also this is SO correct for you!! ❤️
Miss Piggy ☀️
Elmo Rising*
Kermit 🌙
*Elmo Rising sounds like a death metal band, and I imagine that one gif of him surrounded by flames
Piggy Sun, Gonzo Moon, uncle Deadly or Animal rising! Love this question 🖤
Gonzo/Grover -Sun
Rowlf - Moon
Floyd Pepper - Rising
One of the RARE Floyd Peppers!!
Rowlf the dog sun
Gonzo moon
Beaker rising
Stadler&Waldorf Sun, Kermit Moon, and Oscar Rising.
I asked a friend to do mine and I got Kermit Sun, Miss Piggie Rising, and Janice (she's in the band) moon.
Rizzo, Gonzo, Janis. I love it 😂
🧡 Scooter sun - I’m a good friend, reliable, kinda nerdy, and I staunchly believe the best about everyone
🩷 Miss Piggy moon - I am deeply femme, deeply feminist, AND I deeply love my person… and I can be vain
💚 Kermit rising - people see me as “together” and I also wear my heart on my sleeve
YES! Great, thoughtful answers!
1. Kermit (I'm a Capricorn sun and an eldest daughter, so duh)
2. Janice moon
3. Statler and Waldorf rising
Kermit Has Eldest Daughter Syndrome...I kinda want you to write an essay about this...
Oh absolutely. Maybe I will 😂
Gonzo Sun
Kermit Moon
Elmo Rising
Gonzo Sun
Rizzo Moon
Fozzie Rising
I don't understand this at all, but I think I've got a idea of how it works
It’s up to you! It’s an exercise in defining yourself! If you feel defined I think you did it right!
Beeker
Snuffy
Rolf
https://www.goldderby.com/gallery/best-muppets-ranked/muppets-characters-count-von-count/
This tells a brief synopsis of each muppets personality. Very interesting!
Kermit
Grover
Mr. Snuffleupagus
You having Grover and Snuffy is so endearing. You must be very sweet. ❤️
Rolf sun
Scooter moon
Lew Zealand raising
Rolf Sun
Miss Piggy Moon
Sam the Eagle Rising
I love how so many people are picking Kermit as their capricorn Sun, that's just a fact at this point 😂. Swedish chef moon and Miss Piggy rising, although they're in mutual reception in astro muppet land so they could aso swap places💃.
What does mutual reception mean?!! I thought I knew so much about astrology!!
Haha, the technical explanation is that it's two planets in each other's sign of rulership, I had to look up what the exact definition was to be fair but hey we're juggling muppets here but it basically means they're connected so they can swap places/take on qualities of the other. So my extravagant Miss Piggy can swap place with slightly chaotic Swedish chef in internal character vs. external perception.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_reception .
There’s so many Muppet Show hidden gems regarding horoscopes. I rather serendipitously stumbled upon a scanned copy of Muppet Magazine from like 1986. According to the ‘Janice Sees Stars’ horoscope column:
⭐️LIBRA (September 24 to October 23)⭐️
Libra is the sign of the scales. You're really into balance. Librans are like always getting people to make up, to be total friends. Arguing makes you go bananas! Plus you Librans make groovy actors and singers. Most of you are into something totally cool like playing in the school band or acting in the school play.
I genuinely am, one balance hungry bitch.
sun - Gonzo
moon - Oscar
rising - Fozzie
Fozzie Sun- I have a deep appreciation and respect for terrible puns. He's also very humble and kind but a little oblivious.
Gonzo Moon- Very passionate, loving, emotional, and a little insane.
Bunsen Rising- MASSIVE nerd.
Perfection. Faults and strengths alike!
Cookie monster
Beaker
Big bird
🧡Fozzy sun - I am a big goof and take life very unseriously, possibly to my detriment but my good nature and kind heart gains me collateral with others despite this flaw.
💚Kermit moon - Even keeled and dependable, love a strong, bossy woman. Like Kermit, I am an Idealistic, optimist with a big heart.
🤎Rolwf the Dog rising - laid back, sarcastic, calm in the face of mayhem. Jokes at inappropriate moments. (Think of the old muppet show veterinarian’s hospital sketches.)
I am so endeared by your color-matched emojis. The sweetest thing. And love that you noted Kermit’s fondness for a true BROAD. I relate!
Oh gosh is Sesame Street included here because that kind of changes things...
IRL I am a Libra Sun, Leo Moon, Scorpio Rising.
IRM (in real Muppets) I *think* I am a...
Big Bird sun
Janice Moon on the cusp of Miss Piggy (specifically Miss Piggy in The Great Muppet Caper)
Rowlf Rising
(And for my astrology people: I also have an Elmo stellium)
See this is fine with me. I’m fine with Sesame inclusions, all Sesame, one Sesame one Muppet chart, as long as we’re doing that deep moral inventory as to why we chose who we did!!
Elmo stellium!! I love!!
Swedish Chef 🌞 - always thinking about food, slightly chaotic, trying my best despite not always speaking the same language as everyone else, full of positivity even in the face of impending doom.
Beaker 🌝 - constant underlying panic and mild disbelief at the actions of others. Mostly just want to be left alone.
Animal Rising - loud, raucous, strong opinions, keen to please, able to toe the line when needed, comfortable leading or being the in the background as needed.
So so perceptive of you! I love your optimism coming through in the Chef. ❤️
Rizzo the rat sun, grover rising and pepe the king prawn moon
In real life in a virgo sun with leo rising and moon. Lolol
Pepe gives off BIG Leo energy so the moon fits!
Damn, this was such a thinker.
Kermit/Gonzo/ and.... I dont know! Fozzy at my worst and maybe Grover at my best?
Oh hi! Nice to hear from you. I think we all want to be Grover, right?! I do get a Kermit AND a Gonzo from you, all in good ways.
duuude i love this!! i made a list of who my friends would be as muppets a little bit ago, and this matches this idea perfectly! anyway here's me:
beaker sun, miss piggy moon, grover rising :)
Oh anyone who is a Grover rising seems like someone I’d like to be friends with! Hi, Maren!
Beaker sun
Miss Piggy moon
Kermit rising
Fozzie Sun
Gonzo Moon
Kermit Rising
Animal sun
Gonzo Moon
Pepe the prawn rising.
I have no idea what this says about me but it seems unhinged.
I appreciate the chaos!! Most of my alignment is chaotic!
Kermit (Capricorn sun)
Animal (Scorpio moon)
Scooter (Virgo rising)
The more I think the more Sam the eagle feels right for Capricorn more than Kermit, but I personally chose Kermit for the fact he’s an anxious workaholic who’s also creative and dependable and that felt very relatable to my own work/home life. Animal moon because…. Scorpio moon just feels emotional and chaotic, easily-angered, crude and very energetic. Intense. Virgo rising was a hard one for me, but scooter just feels right I can’t explain it.
Well as I saw it it’s down to assigning yourself the Muppets based on their personalities than assigning a Muppet to match a/your zodiac signs!
The corollary philosophy of muppet personality analysis is that we identify more with either 'chaos' or 'order' muppets, or that we all wrestle to find balance between these two drives. For example, my inner Animal moon in conflict with my Scooter rising, balanced by a Fozzie sun.
I think all of my Muppets are chaos Muppets? Can a chicken be anything other than chaos? Camilla is the LEAST chaotic of mine.
kermit sun (capricorn)
gonzo moon (pisces)
janice rising (libra)
Janice is such a Libra yes
funny thing is, i was born early, so i have always thought that i was meant to be an aquarius. makes my top 3 make WAY more sense imo
Hmmmm, okay, I think I have it:
☀️ Kermit (Aquarius) - Reflecting on my background as both a stage manager and a creative (improv/acting, game mastering with worldbuilding, etc), I think Kermit reflects well my dependability, leadership, organization, and creativity, while also being an anxious, overworked (slash needing to be constantly busy) control freak
🌛 Rizzo (Gemini) - Internally, I've got that city kid sarcasm, bitchiness, and street smarts. More sensitive than I let on. I am also on the shorter side and scared of heights lmao
⬆️ Rowlf/Scooter (Taurus) - People see me as down to earth, rarely flustered, and with a bit of a sarcastic/dry humor like Rowlf. Oh, also musical with breaking out into song at random and seeking out adventure from time to time. Scooter again ties in that stage management background, but he's also very loyal, helpful, and easy-going.
What a thoughtful and considered answer! This is exactly why I wrote this post.
Thank you so much! And thanks for coming up with the concept! I saw someone post about it on tiktok and had to find your post 💜
I’m so glad you did. It’s nice to get the credit. ❣️
Red (Fraggle)
Janice
Miss Piggy
Gonzo, Fozzie, the Swedish chef
Any reasons why for these choices?
Capricorn Sun - Kermit (Dependable, In charge, overworked)
Cancer Moon - Rolf (Deep in my feels, music is a reflection of my soul)
Leo Rising. - Statler and Waldorf or Hoggle (Cranky, slightly bitchy and condescending, gives my two cent opinion, unforgettable)
Mine are super obscure, and probably show my age:
1. Harvey Kneeslapper (totally chaotic, that guy)
2. Roosevelt Franklin
3. Herbert Birdsfoot (I mean the name alone)
I saved this as a discussion topic for my partners and I am pleased to report our final verdict:
I am a Janice sun, Kermit moon, Miss Piggy rising.
J is a Rowlf sun, Gonzo moon, Fozzie rising.
A is a Scooter sun, Statler & Waldorf moon, and Kermit rising.
I need to know WHY for Scooter. I’m so so curious:
He's a German Virgo librarian and if anyone ever manifested 'even if I am not actually in charge of this circus, I have opinions and a clipboard about it' energy, it is him.
How have I never contemplated this!?!? You have ruined my entire morning in the best way because I obviously had to sit down and write about my choices. Thank you for this important work! (Oh and here's mine: Sun = Wembley Fraggle, Moon = Bert, Rising = Big Bird)
https://caseybarber.substack.com/p/muppet-big-three
omg your date with Animal 🖤🖤🖤
Dr Bunson Honeydew Sun
Gonzo Rising
Scooter Moon
Scooter Moon! Tell me more! Tell me why!
i’m organized and take charge but i don’t come off that way, if that makes sense
OKAY i've finally got it. and i have an unusual choice.
Kermit rising (organised, creative, anxious, bit of a control freak)
Rowlf moon (laid back, yearns for adventure, musical)
Tim Curry in Muppet Treasure Island sun (single-minded, loyal, full of love but also has a grandiose idea of who they should be and an inextricable sense of purpose)
Oh I’m OBSESSED with this choice
so hard to figure out which muppet is a true scorpio!!!
I love Hensen’s muppets! Fozzie sun, animal moon, Kermit rising. Soft and gentle core identity, chaotic and manic interior world, socially perceived as easy going and agreeable. The song ‘the rainbow connection’ gets stuck in my head too often (it makes me teary eyed every time.) Fraggle rock songs too. Thank you for asking readers about Muppets!
my signs are cancer/taurus/cancer and i feel this works because to my core and by reputation i am definitely a fozzie bear. my moon sign is gotta be my other favorite, gonzo, because i'm also sad inside!
As a fellow Cancer, Fozzie? HAS to have the crab in his big three somewhere! What else do you think he could be? Libra? Also Ginzo has the best fashion sense so I love that you have this going for you. ❤️
Mustard is Kermit Sun, Swedish Chef Moon, and either Gonzo/Fozzie Bear rising. They think. This is all new terrain for this condiment.
Thank you for introducing me to my new favorite question to ask people.
☀️ Virgo / Rizzo because I'm a sarcastic bitch (twinsies 👯♀️)
🌙 Gemini / Swedish Chef or Beaker, it's honestly chaos inside and I hide it well
🔺 Taurus / Kermit because for some reason people think I'm stable and reliable
kermit sun, statler and waldorf moon, gonzo rising
Yes I have already gotten a text from an entire other person asking if Statler and Waldorf count as one Muppet (obviously they do). And also this is SO correct for you!! ❤️
who you are assigned to be: Kermit
how you see yourself: Animal (or Grover)
how others see you: depends on who the "others" are: alternates between Kermit, Grover, or Animal.
okay yes IMPORTANT TO NOTE SESAME STREET RESIDENTS *ARE* ALLOWED!
The electric mayhem, gonzo and digit
I know digit is kind of a deep cut but he is genuinely my third favourite Muppet
Also, I kept the electric mayhem as one because they basically operate as one comedically
Gonzo Sun (Scorpio)
Gonzo moon (Scorpio)
Animal rising (Aries)