Which Sesame Street Muppet parodies political figure H. Ross Perot?

The Sesame Street Muppet who parodies political figure H. Ross Perot is H. Ross Parrot.

H. Ross Parrot is a bird character whose name and persona play on the name of H. Ross Perot, the Texas businessman and independent presidential candidate. The character was created as a humorous Sesame Street version of political satire, using a parrot’s association with repeating words to support the show’s emphasis on language and letters.

The Muppet’s Sesame Street role was connected especially to promoting the importance of the alphabet. That educational purpose distinguishes him from other bird characters in the show. Placido Flamingo is an opera-themed character associated with singer Plácido Domingo, while Poco Loco is a scarlet macaw known for copying words and repeating what Big Bird says.

A related production detail can cause confusion: Poco Loco’s puppet was later recycled from H. Ross Parrot and appeared in a 1999 episode. Recycling a puppet did not make the two characters the same; H. Ross Parrot remains the parody of Perot.