Scooter serves as a "gofer" backstage on The Muppet Show, and appeared from the first produced episode through the end of the series. Possessing glasses with eyes embedded in the lens and generally wearing a green track jacket, Scooter is a vaguely humanoid character of unknown heritage (as cited in Of Muppets and Men, when pressed about his family, he explained that his mother was a parrot but he didn't know about his father). Although occasionally seen in production numbers, his primary role lay in the backstage plots. From the second season through the fourth season, Scooter appeared in the opening to greet the guest star with a brisk "15 seconds to curtain." (For the final season, Pops handled the guest star greeting).

Hired by Kermit the Frog as a general aide and to "go fer" things like coffee and sandwiches, Scooter holds on to his position through a combination of efficiency and nepotism. The latter lies in the fact that Scooter's uncle, J.P. Grosse, owns The Muppet Theater, a fact which served as a running gag, particularly during the first season. Although he had been around since the first (production) episode, Scooter's proper introduction, including his hiring and the reference to his family connections, occurs in Episode 106.