Fat Blue Johnson

If you don't know who that is, it's this guy.

His apparent OFFICIAL name is "Mr. Johnson" (wow, how lazy), but the puppet itself was referred to as "Fat Blue."  In the 1970s that was just behind-the-scenes, but we have the internet now so everybody gets to know everything.

Therefore I have decided that his name should be "Mr. Fat Blue Johnson," but I do not have the authority to make that real.

Fat Blue Johnson is the guy that keeps getting upset with Grover when he goes to the restaurant.  Such as here.

Click to view... "He comes here a LOT."

It's a really great comedy tandem.  Sort of like the inverse of Ernie and Bert.  Usually in comedy it has to be a short guy picking on a tall guy otherwise it's "bullying."

But I guess since Grover is such a goofball and Mr. Johnson is very stuffy it was deemed to be acceptable in this case.  Nobody usually likes a "stuffy" person, especially with a mustache.  Which brings me to my next point.  What is Mr. Fat Blue's home life like?

He seems like he might be kind of lonely, he should socialize more.  You never see him hanging out with Big Bird or anything.  and what is his job, exactly?  He has the suit on and everything and is so frequently "out to lunch," but I would guess that his success is fairly hollow.  Poor guy.  Always alone.

Even in his leisure time he gets picked on, doesn't seem to know what to do with himself.  Just standing around in casual clothes and along comes Harvey Kneeslapper to bug him.

(Look how angry he gets at the very end, like he is going to chase down Harvey Kneeslapper and BEAT HIM UP.  Poor Mr. Johnson.)

Click to view... Fat Blue Johnson has finally had enough.