Murray the Minstrel

Murray, a Minstrel, plays the guitar as he follows Cantus on a spiritual journey throughout Fraggle Rock. Murray tends to be fairly direct and down-to-earth, in contrast to Cantus' philosophical mysteriousness. Murray was designed by Michael K. Frith and built by Tim Miller. He first appeared in the Fraggle Rock episode "The Minstrels" and was performed by Steve Whitmire, except in "The Honk of Honks," where he was performed by Gord Robertson (although audio from Let Me Be Your Song with Whitmire singing was used when the Minstrels entered). The puppet used for Murray was repurposed in several non-Fraggle productions. In Mopatop's Shop, Murray appeared as Mr. Seed in the episode "The Seed," Gloop in "Flowers," Ms. Trekker in "No Sea," Dotty Monster in "Warm Snow," and Brian from "Hair! Hair! Everywhere!" Murray appears alongside Mudwell the Mudbunny and Begoony in The Muppet Christmas Carol. He and Mudwell are depicted as parents with Begoony as their child. Murray also appears on the cover of the book Kermit Learns Windows.

Filmography

 * Fraggle Rock
 * Episode 118: The Minstrels
 * Episode 207: Mokey and the Minstrels
 * Episode 512: The Honk of Honks
 * The Muppet Christmas Carol
 * Holiday Greetings from the Ed Sullivan Show
 * Muppet Treasure Island
 * Muppets Tonight
 * Episode 102: Garth Brooks
 * Episode 203: Heather Locklear
 * Mopatop's Shop
 * Episode 112: The Seed (as Mr. Seed)
 * Episode 131: Flowers (as Gloop)
 * Episode 143: No Sea (as Ms. Trekker)
 * Episode 149: Warm Snow (as Dotty Monster)
 * "Hair! Hair! Everywhere!" (as Brian)