Beauregard (Muppet)

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Beauregard (Beau or Bo) is a Muppet from The Muppet Show. He is a back-stage janitor. He tries to be helpful, but his dimwitted efforts frequently result in disaster. He first appeared in Episode 310 of The Muppet Show. His slow wit is often preyed upon by other characters who use him to their own purposes. He has a characteristic blink and often turns to the camera and says, "Right." Bo has superhuman strength, which is illustrated by his ability to effortlessly lift and carry around objects that are far too heavy to carry, such as an anvil, couch or piano.

Beaker occasionally assists Beauregard with stagehand duties.

Bo appeared on the stage in various sketches and skits, including an appearance in the Veterinarian's Hospital sketch in Episode 501 with Gene Kelly.

However, Bo was more comfortable backstage. It was here that a bunch of rats convinced him that he was an honorary rat, so that he would let them eat food out of the refrigerator. To his delight, they even elected him president. When Kermit the Frog delivered an ultimatum -- either the rats go or Beau does -- Beau heroically took the burden upon himself, offering to leave.

Beauregard originally wore a gray jacket over his plaid shirt, but sometime during the fourth season he stopped wearing the jacket.

Beauregard also appeared in The Great Muppet Caper in 1981, where he played a taxi driver. He brought Kermit, Fozzie Bear and Gonzo the Great to the Happiness Hotel -- and right through the front door, into the lobby. Bo makes an oft-quoted joke in The Great Muppet Caper -- when Kermit says that they'll catch the thieves red-handed, Bo asks, "What color are their hands now?"

Bo's other major role was in the 1990 special The Muppets at Walt Disney World, where he dragged Miss Piggy onto a series of thrill rides.

He has also made occasional cameo appearances in other Henson projects, including The Muppets Take Manhattan, Muppets Tonight, and The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years. His latest appearance was a brief, non-speaking cameo in the 2002 TV-movie It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie. Beauregard also starred in a book, Bo Saves the Theater.

It is revealed in The Muppet Show On Tour that he calls his mop "Belleregard."

In the book Of Muppets and Men, Dave Goelz explains that Beauregard was based on the clumsy Wendell Porcupine from Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas. The main reason why Bo never became a star was because the writers thought he was too passive; he didn't desire anything. This made Beauregard difficult to write for.