"curtain call. The opening theme sequence was replaced with one involving the cast in arches. Sketches such as ""At the Dance"", ""Talk Spot"", ""Panel Discussions"", ""Talking Houses"", and ""Fozzie's Monologue"" either made fewer appearances or were dropped altogether. Several characters were rebuilt, with noticeable changes in Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Gonzo the Great. Characters like George the Janitor, Hilda, Mildred, and Wayne and Wanda were dropped from the series. Robin is identified as Kermit's nephew. New sketches include ""Pigs in Space"" and ""An Editorial by Sam the Eagle"". New characters include Bunsen Honeydew's assistant Beaker, Link Hogthrob, Dr. Julius"
"Bunsen Honeydew Dr. Bunsen Honeydew is a Muppet character from ""The Muppet Show"", performed by Dave Goelz. He is a bald, green-skinned, bespectacled, lab-coated scientist who would do periodic science segments from ""Muppet Labs, where the future is being made today."" The character has no eyes, only completely transparent, lensless glasses, giving the appearance of a stereotypical absent-minded intellectual. His first name is derived from Robert Bunsen, after whom the Bunsen Burner was named. His last name is a reference to the honeydew melon, which his head is virtually shaped like. It is also a reference to Honeywell Labs, a"
"by a margin of 2 to 1 and won 33 percent of the 43,000 votes cast. Bunsen Honeydew Dr. Bunsen Honeydew is a Muppet character from ""The Muppet Show"", performed by Dave Goelz. He is a bald, green-skinned, bespectacled, lab-coated scientist who would do periodic science segments from ""Muppet Labs, where the future is being made today."" The character has no eyes, only completely transparent, lensless glasses, giving the appearance of a stereotypical absent-minded intellectual. His first name is derived from Robert Bunsen, after whom the Bunsen Burner was named. His last name is a reference to the honeydew melon,"
"nose warmer. In response to the ancient quest of alchemy to turn lead into gold, Honeydew created a device that turned gold into cottage cheese. Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's moniker is derived from the traditional piece of lab equipment, the Bunsen burner, plus the fact that his head was shaped and colored like a honeydew melon. He was rumored to be modeled after Lew Grade, whose company ITC Entertainment produced ""The Muppet Show"". Henson responded in a Judy Harris interview: One of his most endearing features is his lack of visible eyes, despite the fact that he wears glasses. Occasionally, Honeydew"
"experiments by a female assistant just as in the comic strip on which it was based. The assistant's name changed throughout the show's run; for the episodes of season 1, it was Josie (played by Alanna Ubach); for the episodes of seasons 2 and 3, it was Liza (played by Eliza Schneider); and for the episodes of season 4, it was Phoebe (played by Senta Moses). Beakman was also assisted by his ""lab rat"" Lester. In the pilot episode, Lester was a puppet, but in every subsequent episode he was simply a clueless, crude man (Mark Ritts) in a tattered"
"Muppet*Vision 3D Muppet*Vision 3D is a 3D film attraction located at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Directed by Jim Henson, the attraction features Kermit the Frog guiding park guests on a tour through Muppet Studios, while the Muppets prepare their sketch acts to demonstrate their new breakthrough in 3D film technology. The show, however, completely unravels when Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's experimental 3D sprite, Waldo, causes mayhem during the next portion of the show. The attraction—which opened as Jim Henson's Muppet*Vision 3D on May 16, 1991 at Disney's Hollywood Studios (then Disney-MGM Studios)—incorporates the 3D film in conjunction with in-theater 4D effects, such"
"Muppet*Vision 3D Muppet*Vision 3D is a 3D film attraction located at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Directed by Jim Henson, the attraction features Kermit the Frog guiding park guests on a tour through Muppet Studios, while the Muppets prepare their sketch acts to demonstrate their new breakthrough in 3D film technology. The show, however, completely unravels when Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's experimental 3D sprite, Waldo, causes mayhem during the next portion of the show. The attraction—which opened as Jim Henson's Muppet*Vision 3D on May 16, 1991 at Disney's Hollywood Studios (then Disney-MGM Studios)—incorporates the 3D film in conjunction with in-theater 4D effects, such"
"a nervous depressed failure to a manic, confident stuntman, other facets of the character fell into place. The second season introduces his romantic fascination with poultry. As the performer reminisced in ""Of Muppets and Men"": In addition to the starring role of Gonzo, during the first season of ""The Muppet Show"", Goelz also had the slightly less challenging but still time-consuming supporting roles of Zoot and another new creation, scientist Bunsen Honeydew. In later seasons, a new Goelz character was added, the well-meaning but slow-witted janitor, Beauregard: With the debut of ""Fraggle Rock"", Goelz was cast as one of the"
"most notorious, but least remembered, puppet character on ""Adventure Island"". A brilliant McEwan creation, his intensely squawking voice, disruptive manner and constant teasing of Nancy Cato took the hilarious whining of Leonardo de Fun Bird (from ""The Magic Circle Club"") to a completely new level. When McEwan left the show, Gussie was replaced by a more cultured female galah, Gracie, who was slightly taller in stature. Samson was a large hand puppet, similar to a Muppet. All the other puppets were mechanical creations. The operator would pull down on a rod, either underneath or inside the body of the puppet,"
"Scooter (Muppet) Scooter is a Muppet character known for being the backstage stage manager, utility stage crew member, and general all-around ""gofer"" on ""The Muppet Show."" He was originally performed by Richard Hunt until his death in 1992, and is currently performed by David Rudman. Scooter is orange with a darker orange sprout of hair. In keeping with the jokes about bespectacled Muppets such as Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Scooter's eyes are actually the lenses of his glasses. Behind the glasses frames, there's nothing but his orange skin (although unlike Bunsen, whose glasses were transparent, Scooter had actual ""eyes"" with pupils"
"a year and a half prior to shooting, ""everything came together in the last couple weeks."" Henson noted, ""even if you have the characters together, the puppeteers start working with them, they find problems or they try to figure out what they're going to do with these characters."" Although each of the film's key puppets required a small team of puppeteers to operate it, the most complex puppet of the production was Hoggle. Shari Weiser was inside the costume, while Hoggle's face was radio-controlled by Brian Henson and three other operators. Speaking in the ""Inside the Labyrinth"" documentary, Brian Henson"
"help or advice; the magic TV set now brought in three Jovian hand puppets: Johnny Jupiter; a cube-headed robot, Major Domo; and a cylinder-headed, glasses-wearing Reject the Robot, all voiced by Gil Mack. On at least one episode Reject's brother Defect appeared (Except for Johnny, the natives of Jupiter were apparently now all robots). The solution to Duckweather's problem generally involved beaming the bumbling Reject to earth, where he was played by new puppeteer Gene (aka Phil) London wearing a large prop robot suit. Apart from the robot suit, the new series was not geared towards children. The series was"
"1979, 1985, and 1994. It is a surreal puppet show, and has met a lot of criticism from child psychologists, teachers and others, mainly because of its total lack of logic and pedagogic intent. The reason for the almost ten year intermission, from 1985 to 1994, was that NRK (The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) found the TV show to be unsuitable for children. The series consists of five episodes, of which the moffedille appears briefly in episode 1, and has major appearances in episodes 2 and 3. It is introduced as the protagonists, the repairmen Pompel and Pilt, sit down on"
"Marion's image was based on topless photos of the comic actor James Corden. The show's puppeteers claim there are different problems working with different characters. For example, Destiny is the largest puppet and so moving her is more difficult. As Marion spends much of his time sitting on top of a rubbish bin, his puppeteer, Brownlow-Pike, has to stand inside a bottomless bin for long periods of time. Kali is said to be the most difficult puppet to work with, because as she has no hands she is limited to what she can hold. The show was originally entitled ""We"
"remote controlled puppets, ""The Bumblies"", which he also devised, designed and wrote. These were three small creatures from outer space who slept on ""Professor Bentine's"" ceiling and who had come to Earth to learn the ways of Earthling children. Angelo de Calferta modelled the puppets from Bentine's designs and Richard Dendy moulded them in latex rubber. He sold the series to the BBC for less than they had cost to make. He then spent two years touring in Australia (1954–55). On his return to Britain in 1954, he found he faced hostility for having left the Goons to the extent"
"yet something moves him to save the potential suicide. The puppeteer's assistant is a ""primitive"" Senegalese man named Golo, rather than the movie's amiable Frenchman, Jacquot. He shares with Mouche a sense of primitive magic, and with her believes in the reality of the puppets. The first four puppets she meets correspond closely to those in the film and are a youth named Carrot Top; a fox, Reynardo; a vain girl, Gigi; and a ""huge, tousle-headed, hideous, yet pathetic-looking giant"" Alifanfaron. The latter two are named ""Marguerite"" and ""Golo"" in the movie (i.e. the name of the puppeteer's assistant in"
"because of the intimidating appearances of even the heroes and their companion beasts, and partially due to price points well above other action figure lines in stores at the same time. The Hyve playset was also produced, and is one of the larger playsets released in the 1980s. Accessories included a boulder-like wrecking ball, a heavy skalibur turret gun, a ladder, and a cage. It featured a landing pad with a trap door, a collapsible bridge, and an interior detailing a ""Bio-Control Laboratory"". The Hyve came with two Mutant Insectoids as guardians. Narr was a glove puppet, while Vypex was"
"to become twisted and evil. Robin the Frog asks what can be done, and Honeydew presents him with a special 'Power Glove' that takes evil from monsters and stores it in a backpack. Informing him that the glove will only work with ""the amphibian anatomy,"" he sends Robin on his way to collect evil energy from the village and try to save the Muppets from being monsters forever. Robin embarks on his adventure with assistance from Pepe, who transmits important information to him at key points in the game. Other Muppet cameos include The Swedish Chef (who requires ingredients to"
"which the various parts of a seventeen-year-old boy's brain try to wrest control of him throughout a typical day) and ""ASTRO G.N.E.W.T.S."" (a special that would have blended puppets with animation, computer graphics, and video effects). Other stories were proposed by Jim Henson involving enchanted bowling balls, extraterrestrial mailmen, outer-space adventures, and even a detective story with Kermit and the Muppet gang. Jim Henson also considered adapting Madeleine L'Engle's ""A Wrinkle in Time"" and the works of A. A. Milne. Also proposed was ""an hour-long musical special featuring The Electric Mayhem in Mexico"". Following the sale of The Muppets and"
"Williams. The show introduced Rowlf the Dog, his Muppet side-kick, who often performed duets with Dean. Introduced each time as Dean's ""ol' buddy"", Rowlf was Jim Henson's first Muppet to score a regular spot on a network television show and appeared in 85 of the 86 episodes. While Don Sahlin maintained the puppet, Jerry Juhl assisted in writing the Rowlf sketches with the help of the show's staff writers and even assisted Jim Henson and Jimmy Dean on occasion. During production on episodes that featured Rowlf the Dog, Jim Henson would perform Rowlf with the Muppet's right arm operated by"
"more than one supernatural creature as a result of the experiment. These test subjects were dubbed Chimeras by Scott McCall due to them being hybrid creatures, having incongruous body parts from more than one creature. The Dread Doctors' aim was to discover, then gradually perfect the process to revive the perfect killer, the most notorious, most ferocious werewolf that ever lived: Sebastian Valet, the Beast of Gévaudan. In the duration of the experimentation committed by the Doctors, through their manipulation of the supernatural forces, to revive the ancient werewolf, the paranormal conditions fell through for the Chimeras: The Chimeras possess"
"Professor Thorton Professor Andre Thorton (real name Truett Hudson; also known as The Professor) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is an enemy of Wolverine and had a hand in his origin. Professor Thorton first appeared in ""Marvel Comics Presents"" #73 and was created by Barry Windsor-Smith. In 1972, nearly twenty years before Logan was romantically involved and abducted with Silver Fox at Windsor snow lodge, Professor Thorton experimented on numerous mutants including Sabretooth and Mastodon. He hired Carol Hines as his assistant and the scientist Abraham Cornelius. His experiments on Wolverine"
"is the key to convincing his superiors that aliens do exist. Gonzo and Rizzo are taken to C.O.V.N.E.T. by Agent Barker. Rizzo's antics cause himself to be flushed down a tube by wrestling legend Hulk Hogan and ends up having to go through C.O.V.N.E.T.'s rat training and medical research held by Dr. Tucker, alongside other Muppet rats. After Miss Piggy interrogates Barker, she, Kermit, Fozzie, Pepe, and Animal go to rescue Gonzo and Rizzo from C.O.V.N.E.T., using inventions from Bunsen and Beaker such as a door in a jar, a rubber duck that emits temporary invisibility spray, and mind control"
"and used by John Dandy (""Yankee Doodle""). Aristotle Rodor Doctor Aristotle ""Tot"" Rodor is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a scientist and former school professor who lives in Hub City. His colleague was the villain Arby Twain. He invented the pseudoderm mask and the gas for sealing it used by the various ""Question"" heroes: Charles Szasz and Renee Montoya. He mentors both of these heroes. He also knows Richard Dragon. He debuted in Blue Beetle Volume 2 Issue #1 in 1967, and later re-introduced in February 1987 in the first issue"
"series, which had only used live-action shots for situations such as the operation of machines (for which a brief shot of a living hand would often be inserted). New puppets created for ""The Secret Service"" were limited to the characters of Father Unwin (which sculptor Mary Turner based on the likeness of Stanley Unwin), his ageing housekeeper Mrs Appleby (which Christine Glanville based on the appearance of her mother) and The Bishop. Other characters were portrayed by ""revamp puppets"" that appeared in the earlier Anderson series ""Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons"" and ""Joe 90"". For example, the Harding puppet had"
"Cudden, Michael Fenton Stevens, Neil Fox, Simon Greenall, Laurence Hobbs, Rasmus Hardiker, Pippa Haywood, Humphrey Ker, Burt Kwouk, Alex MacQueen, David Reed, Michael Smiley, Thom Tuck, Lorna Watson and Lloyd Woolf. Each episode in the series has a different narrative strand running through it. Episode 1: The World's Most Annoying Creature. In an attempt to create the perfect soldier, a bio-weapons lab creates the World's Most Annoying Creature, which promptly escapes. First shown 28 August 2008. Episode 2: Njarnia. Edmund and Lucy wander through the back of their self-assembly wardrobe and find themselves in the magical, but slightly rubbish, world"
"""Robot Chicken"" episodes """", """" and """", the voice of Wembley and the World's Oldest Fraggle for the animated """", was selected to play the animated versions of Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Link Hogthrob in the ill-fated ""Little Muppet Monsters"", and also voiced characters of the day in the 1987–89 seasons of ""Muppet Babies"". He appeared as himself in interview segments of the documentary, ""I Know That Voice"". He also voiced Wind-Up in """", """" and """". Bergen has appeared on the ABC game show ""To Tell the Truth"". Bob Bergen Bob Bergen (born March 8, 1964) is an American"
"Francesco Vairano Francesco Vairano (born January 11, 1944) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Born in Naples, Vairano began his career in the late 1960s working as a theatre actor. He also made a small appearance on television in 1977 and again in 1988. He is generally well known to the Italian public as a voice dubber. He is best known for providing the Italian voices of Severus Snape from the ""Harry Potter"" film franchise and Gollum from both ""The Lord of the Rings"" and ""The Hobbit"". Vairano is also known for dubbing Dr. Bunsen Honeydew in ""The Muppets""."
"Aristotle Rodor Doctor Aristotle ""Tot"" Rodor is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is a scientist and former school professor who lives in Hub City. His colleague was the villain Arby Twain. He invented the pseudoderm mask and the gas for sealing it used by the various ""Question"" heroes: Charles Szasz and Renee Montoya. He mentors both of these heroes. He also knows Richard Dragon. He debuted in Blue Beetle Volume 2 Issue #1 in 1967, and later re-introduced in February 1987 in the first issue of The Question. His formula was stolen"
"learn where Howdy was on the road. The explanation continued that while on the campaign trail, Howdy decided to improve his appearance with some plastic surgery. This made it possible for the network to hire Velma Wayne Dawson to create a more handsome and appealing visual character than Paris' original, which had been called ""the ugliest puppet imaginable"" by Bob Smith. Since Paris did not provide the voice of the character, Howdy's voice would stay the same after his appearance changed. The puppet which is remembered as the ""original"" Howdy Doody replaced Paris's original. Howdy Doody himself was a freckle-faced"
"out of puns or metaphors that had to do with well-known activities and body parts of bees. The bees were a staple of the first season, appearing 11 times. However, the cast and crew quickly tired of them, and the Bees only appeared three more times during the original cast's five-year tenure. The Land of Gorch was a puppet sketch starring Jim Henson's Muppets. Lorne Michaels described the characters as the type of Muppets that can stay up late. Debuted October 11, 1975. The sketch stars King Ploobis (performed by Jim Henson), Queen Peuta (performed by Alice Tweedie), Scred (performed"
"""proto-Muppets"" behaving oddly in a dystopian future world. Associated Press called the characters Muppets in a disturbing and horrifying context. ""The Economist"" described Henson's ""Saturday Night Live"" characters as his odd children who were known to muse about aspects of philosophy. ""DVD Talk"" described ""The Land of Gorch"" as the most serious mistake from the first season of ""Saturday Night Live"", adding that the characters lacked humor and that the length of the sketches brought each episode to a dead stop. Author Wesley Hyatt said the only redeeming scene from the sketches was a duet between Lily Tomlin and Scred,"
"length. The programme was narrated by Simon Cadell of ""Hi-de-Hi!"" fame, who died in 1996. Bump was known to be very clumsy, a trait that was emphasised by a bandage stuck onto his forehead. Birdie would often give Bump advice on how he could become more graceful. Bump and Birdie regularly encountered animals that had a problem (such as Whizzer the mouse, Munch the tortoise, McDuff the dog, Big Bun and Little Bun the rabbits and Batty the bat) and would help them to find a solution. Most of these animals were recurring characters, and all of the characters' ""Stoppit"