Cowboy with a memory problem, he rode in the saddle with his darling, Clementine. Both characters were "retired" in 1992, when Richard Hunt died.

A famous skit involved him and other Muppets singing "Oklahoma" for a movie scene; Forgetful used the wrong vowel to begin the song, a different one each take. Incidentally, when he finally does get it right, the cast breaks for lunch.