Believe it or not, Sweetums is a muppets character – and an ogre at that. At one time several fairy tales were made into movies using the Muppets characters. In the fairy tale, “The Frog Prince,” Sweetums is the name of the pet ogre belonging to the wicked witch.

Sweetums is the jailor of the Frog Pince (not Kermit), who has been imprisoned by the wicked witch. Kermit attempts to aid the poor Frog Prince in escaping from Sweetums by lulling Sweetums to sleep with a lullaby. Unfortunately, Sweetums wakes up just as the escape is commencing and proceeds to tear apart the whole dungeon in a real swinging scene.

Jen and I aren’t sure why we call each other Sweetums, but it just seems to fit.