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| − | [[Image:Dr_Teeth_and_the_Electric_Mayhem_floyd.jpg||right]]Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem is the name of a Muppet rock band of ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074028/combined The Muppet Show]''. Following The Muppet Show, they appeared in various Muppet movies and television specials, and have also recorded album tracks. Dr. Teeth and Animal were designed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson Jim Henson], while the rest of the original band members were designed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_K._Frith Michael K. Frith]. | + | [[Image:Dr_Teeth_and_the_Electric_Mayhem_floyd.jpg||right]]Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem is the name of a Muppet rock band of ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074028/combined The Muppet Show]''. Following ''The Muppet Show'', they appeared in various Muppet movies and television specials, and have also recorded album tracks. Dr. Teeth and Animal were designed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson Jim Henson], while the rest of the original band members were designed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_K._Frith Michael K. Frith]. |
The band consists of Dr. Teeth on vocals and keyboards, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_(Muppet) Animal] on drums, Sgt. Floyd Pepper on bass guitar, Janice on guitar, and Zoot on saxophone. In the fifth season of the show, Lips joined the band on trumpet. Animal, Floyd and Zoot also played in the ''Muppet Show'' pit orchestra, performing the opening and closing themes and underscoring most of the ''Muppet Show'' performances. Lips and occasionally Janice appeared in the orchestra in later episodes. Though Lips made some appearances with the group after ''The Muppet Show'' ended production, the group later reverted to its original line-up. Also, the original pilot episode featured "Jim," a Muppet caricature of Jim Henson on banjo. | The band consists of Dr. Teeth on vocals and keyboards, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_(Muppet) Animal] on drums, Sgt. Floyd Pepper on bass guitar, Janice on guitar, and Zoot on saxophone. In the fifth season of the show, Lips joined the band on trumpet. Animal, Floyd and Zoot also played in the ''Muppet Show'' pit orchestra, performing the opening and closing themes and underscoring most of the ''Muppet Show'' performances. Lips and occasionally Janice appeared in the orchestra in later episodes. Though Lips made some appearances with the group after ''The Muppet Show'' ended production, the group later reverted to its original line-up. Also, the original pilot episode featured "Jim," a Muppet caricature of Jim Henson on banjo. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:06, 17 August 2018
Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem is the name of a Muppet rock band of The Muppet Show. Following The Muppet Show, they appeared in various Muppet movies and television specials, and have also recorded album tracks. Dr. Teeth and Animal were designed by Jim Henson, while the rest of the original band members were designed by Michael K. Frith.
The band consists of Dr. Teeth on vocals and keyboards, Animal on drums, Sgt. Floyd Pepper on bass guitar, Janice on guitar, and Zoot on saxophone. In the fifth season of the show, Lips joined the band on trumpet. Animal, Floyd and Zoot also played in the Muppet Show pit orchestra, performing the opening and closing themes and underscoring most of the Muppet Show performances. Lips and occasionally Janice appeared in the orchestra in later episodes. Though Lips made some appearances with the group after The Muppet Show ended production, the group later reverted to its original line-up. Also, the original pilot episode featured "Jim," a Muppet caricature of Jim Henson on banjo.
Zoot's name may be a reference to the Zoot Finster Octet.
