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Sam Eagle

Sam Eagle is a Muppet character from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, best known for his intense American patriotism and disciplined manner of being. Sam originated on the television series, where he was performed by Frank Oz. Sam has appeared in every Muppet film; as himself in The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppets Take Manhattan, Muppets from Space, and The Muppets, as well as the Head Schoolmaster in The Muppet Christmas Carol, Samuel Arrow in Muppet Treasure Island and a CIA agent in Muppets Most Wanted. The character also appears in the role of an ABC executive for broadcast standards and practices in the television series, The Muppets.

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Sam Eagle is a Muppet character from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, best known for his intense American patriotism and disciplined manner of being. Sam originated on the television series, where he was performed by Frank Oz. Sam has appeared in every Muppet film; as himself in The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppets Take Manhattan, Muppets from Space, and The Muppets, as well as the Head Schoolmaster in The Muppet Christmas Carol, Samuel Arrow in Muppet Treasure Island and a CIA agent in Muppets Most Wanted. The character also appears in the role of an ABC executive for broadcast standards and practices in the television series, The Muppets.

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