Editing Sam Eagle (section)

== Film appearances ==
Sam has appeared in every major Muppet feature film, usually only as a brief cameo or minor role (''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'', ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]'', ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'', ''[[Muppets from Space]]''). However, in ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'', he played the first mate Samuel Arrow and thus takes a more active role in the story.

In ''[[The Muppets (2011 film)|The Muppets]]'', Sam is employed at a political news television station hosting a segment called "Everything Stinks", though he soon finds himself reuniting with the other Muppets. He is later seen as one of the phone operators of ''The Muppet Telethon'' and as part of the barbershop quartet performing "[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]" with [[Rowlf the Dog]], [[Link Hogthrob]] and [[Beaker (Muppet)|Beaker]]. He also participates in the telethon's "[[Rainbow Connection]]" finale.

In ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]'', Sam plays a fairly major role as a CIA agent who reluctantly collaborates with [[Interpol]] agent Jean Pierre Napoleon ([[Ty Burrell]]) to solve a series of burglaries in Europe. Sam and Napoleon interrogate the Muppets but learn nothing useful, and they mistakenly arrest [[Kermit the Frog]] and [[Fozzie Bear]] for the thefts.

In the TV series ''[[The Muppets (TV series)|The Muppets]]'', Sam is a main character and is in charge of the [[Broadcast Standards and Practices (US)|broadcast standards and practices]] for ABC. He also develops a romantic interest in [[Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem#Janice|Janice]].