Our Beloved Host , a small puppet with a love of history. Ambiguously Evil : It's hard to say exactly if he is. The Puppet History Holiday Spectacular has God saying that the Professor is genuinely not a good puppet and is bringing inanimate objects to life with little regard for the repercussions and the audience to his funeral buys into it.
However, the Oars are of the belief that the aforementioned action doesn't necessarily make him evil, thus putting into question who is right, if at all.
Ambiguously Human : Considering the effects of his jellybeans , it's entirely possible that the Professor may have been human at one point. Amnesiac Hero : Implied. When Ryan asks him whether he has a family or used to have a family , he looks genuinely haunted by the question and says that he doesn't know.
An echoing voiceover of a young child asking "Papa" for a jellybean suggests that he did have a family at some point, though it's unclear whether the child's voice belongs to The Professor himself or a son that he has forgotten about. Turns out to be something of a Double Subversion : the Season 5 host is an imposter, but the real Professor is still Back from the Dead.
Berserk Button : People not taking his lessons seriously, though he's able to keep it under wraps. He also doesn't care for people referring to him as if he were Shane, or comparing him to any of the Muppets. Milking jokes for too long is one of the quickest ways to try his patience. Catchphrase : His is the spiel that opens every episode. The Professor: Welcome one and all to Puppet History! I am obviously your beloved host, The Professor!
