Muppet Dynamic Duos

[BEAR]

Ever think about how some Muppeteers are often paired up with the characters they play? It seems like Jim Henson and Frank Oz were always together, and then there was Carroll Spinney and Martin Robinson, Jerry Nelson and Richard Hunt, and then Steve Whitmire and Dave Goelz. Here is a breakdown to explain what I mean:

Henson & Oz
Kermit & Miss Piggy
Kermit & Fozzie
Kermit & Grover
Ernie & Bert
Ernie & Cookie Monster

Nelson & Hunt
Pa Gorg & Junior Gorg
Floyd & Janice
Two-Headed Monster

Whitmire & Goelz
Rizzo & Gonzo
Wembley & Boober
Lips & Zoot (they were just very similar types is all)

Spinney & Robinson
Big Bird & Snuffy
Oscar & Telly
Oscar & Slimey

I am sure there are others but I can't think of them at the moment.

[GelflingWaldo]

here are some more.

Barretta & (Brian) Henson
Johnny & Sal
Pepe & Seymore

and some more Whitmire & Goelz:
Andy & Randy Pig
Statler & Waldorf
Beaker & Bunsen
Kermit & Gonzo

and some more Oz & Henson:
Swedish Chef
Sam & Nigel

and some more Hunt & Nelson:
Sweetums & Robin
Sully & Biff

[ryhoyarbie]

Also add........

Henson and Oz
_____________

Rowlf and Fozzie


ryan

[Harvey Towers]

For Henson and Oz, there is also the frequent backstage interaction between Kermit and Sam the Eagle.

[ryhoyarbie]

Dave and Eren: Zoot and Janice (TMS 1st Season)

Henson and Hunt: Statler and Waldorf

Henson and Hunt: Kermit and Scooter

Henson and Nelson: Kermit and Floyd

ryan

[BEAR]

Also add........

Henson and Oz
_____________

Rowlf and Fozzie


ryan


Oh yes. I did think about that one. Rowlf and Fozzie seemed to be together quite a bit (especially in the Muppet Babies series)

[BEAR]

Dave and Eren: Zoot and Janice (TMS 1st Season)

Henson and Hunt: Statler and Waldorf

Henson and Hunt: Kermit and Scooter

Henson and Nelson: Kermit and Floyd

ryan


Yes, but these don't really count because Kermit and Floyd were not really a frequent duo. I suppose Kermit and Scooter were though. I will give you that.

[Xerus]

Also there are these Dave and Steve combinations.

Animal Show: Stinky and Jake
The Christmas Toy: Rugby and Mew

Also in the, Why Can't We Be Friends, song in the Muppet Show. Jerry and Richard performed two French generals. And Dave and Steve performed two American soldiers.

[minor muppetz]

Another Jim Henson and Frank Oz pairing is Ernie and Lefty The Salesman. And if you are going to list The Swedish Chef as a Henson and Oz pairing because Frank Oz performed the chefs hands, then you should inlcude Dr. Phil Van Neuter as a Brian henson and Bill Barretta pairing, since Bill Barretta normally performed Dr. Phil Van Neuters hands.

Another Henson/ Oz pairing would be Guy Smiley and Cookie Monster, since Cookie Monster has appeared in some of Guys game shows, including Beat the Time, What's My Part?, and The Remembering Game. Also, Guy Smiley has appeared in Cookie Monsters song They can't Take That Away From Me, and Guy appeared at the end of the sketch where Cookie Monster went to the bakery to buy something that rhymes with "Buy".

[Philip Kippel]

Here's some more:

Jim & Frank:
Leo & Grump
Rowlf & Sam Eagle
Rowlf & Miss Piggy
Link & Miss Piggy

Jerry & Richard:
The two dogs that sang "Fit as a Fiddle" on The Muppet Show

Jim & Richard:
Waldorf & Statler
Kermit & Miss Piggy
Rowlf & Miss Piggy

Dave & Richard:
Bunsen & Beaker
Beauregard & Beaker

Drew Massey & Victor Yerrid:
Statler & Waldorf
Various characters in "From the Balcony"

[Philip Kippel]

Here's another one:

Jim & Richard:
Swedish Chef & Gladys

[Skekayuk]

While we're on the subject, here's my favourite dynanic duo of muppeteers (or rather of their characters):

From The Muppet Show
Cowboy Jerry & Lou The Jugband Lady
Singin' Owl & Zelda Rose (Recording version of Who not the TMS version)

From Sesame Street:
Herry Monster & Louisey
Herry Monster & A Girl Who Needs Help
Al (of Al's Alphabet Garage) & A lady J Owner
Two beings for whom something always comes between them
The R&J couple in Monsterpiece's Theatre's Inside And Outside (West Side Story skit)

From Muppet Christmas Carol:
The Ghost Of Christmas Present & the first character to start singing with it in the number 'It Feels Like Christmas'

From The Secret Life Of Toys:
Bratty Rat & Raisin
Balthazar & Hortense

From Muppet Treasure Island
The tourist rats

[MeepBorkMeep]

Jerry and Richard were also that Muppet version of the two headed monster in the Ben Vereen episode, I think.

[minor muppetz]

Jerry and Richard were also that Muppet version of the two headed monster in the Ben Vereen episode, I think.

Yes, but it wasn't a monster, it was a whatnot.

[Philip Kippel]

I just thought of another Muppet performer dynamic duo:

Joey Mazzarino & David Rudman:
-The Two-Headed Monster
-Various duos in the 1990s Muppet Meeting Films

[Ilikemuppets]

Wouldn't Elmo and Zoe be a duo.

[Ilikemuppets]

Who were chip and dip. I know Richard was one of them. Was it Jerry?

[GSmiley2007]

Who were chip and dip. I know Richard was one of them. Was it Jerry?

They were two cats who tormented Oscar the Grouch. And no, I believe Kevin Clash performed the other cat.

Speaking of which, I'm surprised no one mentioned Kevin Clash and Fran Brill being paired up:

Elmo & Zoe
Elmo & Prairie Dawn
Eliot Shag & Colleen Barker/Terri Springer

[BEAR]

They were two cats who tormented Oscar the Grouch. And no, I believe Kevin Clash performed the other cat.

Speaking of which, I'm surprised no one mentioned Kevin Clash and Fran Brill being paired up:

Elmo & Zoe
Elmo & Prairie Dawn
Eliot Shag & Colleen Barker/Terri Springer

I think Chip and Dip ended up playing in Hoots' band.

[G-MAN]

Here's a couple more

Dave and Steve
Rugby and Mew


Dave and Richard
Philo and Gunge