I remember him from when I was a kid, but he has been completely Disappeared, I guess cause he was too slappy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879760&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49979447)

You're thinking of Roosevelt Franklin, not Benjamin Franklin . Introduced in 1970 and voiced by Matt Robinson (who also played the original Gordon), Roosevelt was a confident, quick-witted, purple Muppet explicitly created to represent African American culture, though he was retired by 1975 due to evolving community feedback.

Roosevelt Franklin was designed as a smart, empowering figure for Black children, often seen teaching his classmates—like Hardhead Henry Harris—important life lessons, social skills, and the alphabet using soulful, rhythmic songs. Despite his educational focus, some viewers and cultural critics in the 1970s felt that his slick-talking, funky persona relied too heavily on stereotypical language, leading to his gradual removal from the show.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879760&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49979448)

Lolololol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879760&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49979449)

I like how the black female puppets have hair like the Supremes

I’m gonna go into a Roosevelt Franklin rabbit hole I think

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879760&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49979453)

you can really hear it here in labyrinth

https://youtu.be/kiUt5HuW3xc?si=Y4rldUEi3BGQWxgy&t=144

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879760&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#49979460)