Fred the Ostrich & His Pals

Fred the Ostrich & His Pals was a popular seven-minute cartoon that was shown on Nickelodeon every weekdays from 1999-2006, which would be replaced by the family-oriented "The Fred the Ostrich Show" and it features main characters Fred the Ostrich and Ralph the Bear. Other characters, including the Creeps, Shag, the Ostriches, Alvin, Ed the Janitor, Velma Butterfield, Jerry, Ernie Monster, Donald, etc., would join the cast for the show. According to the creator of the idea, it draws inspiration and a majority of Jim Henson's early work.

Main Characters

 * Fred the Ostrich
 * Ralph the Bear
 * Shag (debuts in Season 2)

Secondary Characters

 * Larry the Dairy Monster
 * Frank the Fox
 * Sunny Day Monster
 * Whatnots
 * Bruce the Dog
 * Creeps including Boogedy and Glare (Debuts in Season 2)
 * Farley (Debuts in Season 3)
 * Ostriches (Debut in Season 3)
 * Donald (Debuts in Season 3)
 * Abba Lookalikes (Debut in Season 3)
 * Bee Gees Lookalikes (Debut in Season 3)
 * Beatles Lookalikes (Debut in Season 3)
 * Chickens (Debut in Season 4)
 * A Rooster (Debuts in Season 4)
 * Mice (Debut in Season 4)
 * Frogs (Debut in Season 4)
 * Ed the Janitor (Debuts in Season 5)
 * Velma Butterfield (Debuts in Season 5)
 * Ernie Monster (Debuts in Season 5)
 * Jerry (Debuts in Season 5)
 * Miss Frog (Debuts in Season 5)
 * The Nathsmicians (Debuts in Season 5)
 * Virgil (Debuts in Season 6)
 * Lloyd Zeppelin (Debuts in Season 6)
 * Anthromorph (Debuts in Season 6)
 * Dr. Tusks (Debuts in Season 6)
 * Janet (Debuts in Season 6)
 * Scoot (Debuts in Season 6)
 * Hilton (Debuts in Season 6)
 * Ramada (Debuts in Season 6)
 * The Italian Chef (Debuts in Season 6)
 * George the Rhino (Debuts in Season 6)
 * Miz Muncho (Debuts in Season 6)
 * Birds (Debut in Season 6)
 * Blob Monsters (Debut in Season 6)
 * Iguanas (Debut in Season 6)
 * Komodo Dragon (Debuts in Season 6)
 * David the Duck (Debuts in Season 7)
 * Helga (Debuts in Season 7)
 * Jumbo (Debuts in Season 7)
 * Julie Simpson (Debuts in Season 7)

Season 1 (1999)

 * 1) "Fred Goes To School" (pilot episode)
 * 2) "Consider Yourself" (Fred dresses five Whatnots and make a family)
 * 3) "Mah Na Mah Na" (with two seahorse-like Snorkes)
 * 4) "Java" (1996 version)
 * 5) "Fred & Bruce"
 * 6) "Rock & Roll Monster"
 * 7) "Glow Worm (featuring an early Fred and Big Mouth from 1996)
 * 8) "Hitching a Ride"
 * 9) "Fred's Car"
 * 10) "Monster & Machine" (featuring a proto-Larry the Dairy Monster from 1997)
 * 11) "Sunny Day" (featuring a little girl and a monster
 * 12) "Theme From Mahogany"
 * 13) "Fred Goes To Camp"
 * 14) "Dancing Gloves"
 * 15) "Accustomed to Your Face" (featuring an early Fred and Boris of "George and his Pals"
 * 16) "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"
 * 17) "Crimson and Clover"
 * 18) "I Enjoy Being a Girl"
 * 19) "Fred's Garden"
 * 20) "Face Change" (featuring a live-action man and Wonder Colonel)
 * 21) "Let Her In"
 * 22) "Sclrap Flyapp" (from 1998)
 * 23) "Bruce's Bubble Bath"
 * 24) "Amanda, an Ugly Romance" (from 1997)
 * 25) "Visual Thinking" (featuring Fred and a man from 1996)
 * 26) "Reach Out of the Darkness"
 * 27) "Ralph's Nap"
 * 28) "Business Business" (two furry creatures and two-happy looking lightbulb-headed creatures)
 * 29) "Brotherhood of Man"
 * 30) "Tighter, Tighter"
 * 31) "Fred Exercises"
 * 32) "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In"
 * 33) "Swingin' on a Star"
 * 34) "Fred Washes Windows"
 * 35) "I Am a Fine Musician"
 * 36) "The Radio"
 * 37) "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
 * 38) "Monster Trash Cans"
 * 39) "Fred's Roller Skates"
 * 40) "Spinning Wheel"
 * 41) "Chin-Up"
 * 42) "The Yellow Rose of Texas"
 * 43) "Good Lovin'"
 * 44) "Ralph Catches a Cold"
 * 45) "The Rain, The Park, and Other Things"
 * 46) "Fred's Christmas Tree"
 * 47) "Santa Claus and the Monsters" (from 1997)
 * 48) "Reindeer Dance" (from 1998)
 * 49) "Yellow Submarine"
 * "Up, Up, and Away"
 * 1) "Fred Buys Groceries"
 * "A, You're Adorable" (a Whatnot man sings with a Whatnot woman, and is interrupted by a yet-unnamed Larry the Dairy Monster)
 * 1) "All Together Now"
 * 2) "Fred's Snack Time"
 * 3) "Gone With the Wind"
 * 4) "Rock-a-Bye Baby"
 * 5) "Monster Father and Son" (from 1996)
 * 6) "Fred's Happy Birthday"
 * 7) "I Saw Her Again Last Night"
 * 8) "Bird Dance"
 * 9) "Ralph in the Park"
 * 10) "Octopus's Garden"
 * 11) "Come Together"
 * 12) "What Kind of Fool am I?"
 * 13) "Music Hath Charms" (from 1997)