Statler & Waldorf

:For the electronic music duo, see Statler & Waldorf (musicians)

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Electronic music - Statler & Waldorf (musicians)

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:For the student-run magazine, see Statler & Waldorf (magazine)

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Statler & Waldorf, a fictional pair of grumpy old men who first appeared in the television series The Muppet Show heckling the rest of the cast from their balcony seats. They appeared in almost every episode of the show. In Muppets Tonight, based around a television show rather than a theatre, they were shown watching the show at a nursing home but still making rude comments.

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Television - The Muppet Show - Heckling - Muppets Tonight

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Statler & Waldorf are named after posh New York City hotels, the Statler Hotel and the idiosyncratically named Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Waldorf's wife, Astoria, is Statler's sister (and is portrayed by the Statler Muppet in drag), making the two brothers-in-law.

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New York City - Statler Hotel - Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

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In the pilot episode of The Muppet Show, Statler & Waldorf were performed by Jerry Nelson and Jim Henson; subsequently they were performed by Richard Hunt and Jim Henson. Beginning with The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), they are performed by Jerry Nelson and Dave Goelz.

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Jerry Nelson - Jim Henson - Richard Hunt - The Muppet Christmas Carol - 1992 - Dave Goelz

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Statler & Waldorf also appeared (as adults) in the Saturday morning animated television series Jim Henson's Muppet Babies. Both characters were voiced by Dave Coulier. Unlike all other adults who visit the nursery in that series, Statler & Waldorf's faces are shown; this was more than likely due to the fact that the characters were not created for the animated series and already had faces.

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Saturday morning animated television series - Jim Henson's Muppet Babies - Dave Coulier

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Statler & Waldorf also appeared in "Marvel Team-Up #74". In this issue Spider-man teams up with the cast of Saturday Night Live to battle the Silver Samurai. Statler & Waldorf appear in typical style as hecklers on a balcony.

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A joke was made about the duo's heckling nature in The Muppet Christmas Carol, where they played Jacob and Robert Marley. When Ebeneezer accuses them of always criticising him, they reply "We were always heckling you. It's good to be heckling again. It's good to be doing anything again!"

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In 2005, Statler & Waldorf began appearing in online shorts for Movies.com. These shorts, entitled Statler and Waldorf from the Balcony, feature the pair reviewing recent films.

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2005 - Statler and Waldorf from the Balcony

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