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Bunsen Honeydew

January 06, 2023

Dr. Bunsen Honeydew is a Muppet character from The Muppet Show, performed by Dave Goelz. He is a bald, yellow-skinned, bespectacled, lab-coated scientist who presented 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 technology company which aired TV commercials ("That someday is today ... at Honeywell") well-known at the time of the original Muppet Show.

Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
The Muppets character
First appearanceThe Muppet Show (episode 108)[1]
Created byJim Henson
Voiced byDave Goelz (1976–present)
Performed byDave Goelz (1976–present)
In-universe information
SpeciesMuppet
GenderMale
TitleDoctor (Ph.D.)[1]
OccupationScientist, inventor
NationalityAmerican

Honeydew's experiments usually cause great harm to his very nervous and long-suffering assistant Beaker, a nearly mute Muppet with a shock of reddish hair.[2] Honeydew worked alone in the first season of The Muppet Show with the following seasons aided by the luckless Beaker.

Some of the inventions that were created and tested included: edible paper clips, dish tenderizer, exploding hats, a gorilla detector, hair-growing tonic, banana sharpener, a robot politician (played by Peter Ustinov) and an electric 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.

Appearance

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:

Bunsen Honeydew was not specifically Lew Grade when we did him. It would have been easy to make him much more like Lew Grade if we had tried to and, in retrospect, I wish that we had. The character that owns the Muppet theatre only appeared a couple of times and I always — in looking back — wished that I had made that to look just like Lew Grade because he's very caricaturable.

One of his most endearing features is his lack of visible eyes, despite the fact that he wears glasses. Occasionally, Honeydew removes his glasses to clean them, or lifts them as if to get a better look at things, which is something of a running gag. Bunsen's eyes have only been seen once, during a sequence in The Great Muppet Caper.

Films where he appeared in major roles include The Muppet Movie (1979), The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), Muppet Treasure Island (1996), Muppets from Space (1999), It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002), and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005) with Beaker. He also appeared in a small supporting role with Beaker in The Great Muppet Caper (1981) and A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008), though in The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) Bunsen and Beaker only appeared as background characters in the wedding scene. A scene with them was deleted.[citation needed]

In the Halloween 2011 episode of WWE Raw, Bunsen developed a specially formulated energy drink that provides strength, agility and fresher smelling breath to those who take it. He had Beaker go deliver it to Santino Marella for his match against Jack Swagger.[citation needed]

The duo appear in the 2011 feature film The Muppets, where they have been apparently working at CERN with the Large Hadron Collider after The Muppet Show ended. Their big CERN scene was deleted, as well as a scene with a bowling ball, leaving them with a minor role in the film. Both Bunsen and Beaker appear in the follow-up feature film Muppets Most Wanted (2014) with a substantially larger role than the previous film and are in a supporting role including a featured invention of theirs, a big bomb-attracter vest.[citation needed] Bunsen and Beaker also appear in the 2015 TV series The Muppets, as the heads of the props and special effects department, and in Muppets Now as the hosts of "Muppet Labs Field Test".

Fictional biography

Bunsen graduated from Carnegie Mellonhead University (a spoof of Carnegie Mellon University) and was employed as an assistant to Dr. Pinhole Burns.[3] He is the founder of Muppet Labs.

Both scientists were later incorporated into the Muppet Babies animated series. Howie Mandel and Dave Coulier voiced Bunsen, and Frank Welker provided Beaker's squeaky meeps. Bunsen made an appearance in Little Muppet Monsters, voiced by Bob Bergen. Following Richard Hunt's death in 1992, the role of Beaker was taken over by Steve Whitmire. Whitmire performed that role until 2016.

In a 2004 Internet poll sponsored by the BBC and the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Beaker and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew were voted Britain's favourite cinematic scientists. They beat Mr. Spock, their closest rival, by a margin of 2 to 1 and won 33 percent of the 43,000 votes cast.

Popular culture

Filmography

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Shemin, Craig (2014). Disney's The Muppets Character Encyclopedia. New York: DK Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 9781465417480.
  2. ^ Wolk, Josh; Jon Defreest (9 November 2011). "See Beaker's Secret, Pre-Bunsen Honeydew Past". Vulture. from the original on 18 September 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. ^ . BBC. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2013.

External links

Dr. Bunsen Honeydew on Muppet Wiki

  • Official Muppets website

January 06, 2023
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at the time of the original Muppet Show Dr Bunsen HoneydewThe Muppets characterFirst appearanceThe Muppet Show episode 108 1 Created byJim HensonVoiced byDave Goelz 1976 present Performed byDave Goelz 1976 present In universe informationSpeciesMuppetGenderMaleTitleDoctor Ph D 1 OccupationScientist inventorNationalityAmericanHoneydew s experiments usually cause great harm to his very nervous and long suffering assistant Beaker a nearly mute Muppet with a shock of reddish hair 2 Honeydew worked alone in the first season of The Muppet Show with the following seasons aided by the luckless Beaker Some of the inventions that were created and tested included edible paper clips dish tenderizer exploding hats a gorilla detector hair growing tonic banana sharpener a robot politician played by Peter Ustinov and an electric 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 Contents 1 Appearance 2 Fictional biography 3 Popular culture 4 Filmography 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksAppearance EditDr 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 Bunsen Honeydew was not specifically Lew Grade when we did him It would have been easy to make him much more like Lew Grade if we had tried to and in retrospect I wish that we had The character that owns the Muppet theatre only appeared a couple of times and I always in looking back wished that I had made that to look just like Lew Grade because he s very caricaturable One of his most endearing features is his lack of visible eyes despite the fact that he wears glasses Occasionally Honeydew removes his glasses to clean them or lifts them as if to get a better look at things which is something of a running gag Bunsen s eyes have only been seen once during a sequence in The Great Muppet Caper Films where he appeared in major roles include The Muppet Movie 1979 The Muppet Christmas Carol 1992 Muppet Treasure Island 1996 Muppets from Space 1999 It s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie 2002 and The Muppets Wizard of Oz 2005 with Beaker He also appeared in a small supporting role with Beaker in The Great Muppet Caper 1981 and A Muppets Christmas Letters to Santa 2008 though in The Muppets Take Manhattan 1984 Bunsen and Beaker only appeared as background characters in the wedding scene A scene with them was deleted citation needed In the Halloween 2011 episode of WWE Raw Bunsen developed a specially formulated energy drink that provides strength agility and fresher smelling breath to those who take it He had Beaker go deliver it to Santino Marella for his match against Jack Swagger citation needed The duo appear in the 2011 feature film The Muppets where they have been apparently working at CERN with the Large Hadron Collider after The Muppet Show ended Their big CERN scene was deleted as well as a scene with a bowling ball leaving them with a minor role in the film Both Bunsen and Beaker appear in the follow up feature film Muppets Most Wanted 2014 with a substantially larger role than the previous film and are in a supporting role including a featured invention of theirs a big bomb attracter vest citation needed Bunsen and Beaker also appear in the 2015 TV series The Muppets as the heads of the props and special effects department and in Muppets Now as the hosts of Muppet Labs Field Test Fictional biography EditBunsen graduated from Carnegie Mellonhead University a spoof of Carnegie Mellon University and was employed as an assistant to Dr Pinhole Burns 3 He is the founder of Muppet Labs Both scientists were later incorporated into the Muppet Babies animated series Howie Mandel and Dave Coulier voiced Bunsen and Frank Welker provided Beaker s squeaky meeps Bunsen made an appearance in Little Muppet Monsters voiced by Bob Bergen Following Richard Hunt s death in 1992 the role of Beaker was taken over by Steve Whitmire Whitmire performed that role until 2016 In a 2004 Internet poll sponsored by the BBC and the British Association for the Advancement of Science Beaker and Dr Bunsen Honeydew were voted Britain s favourite cinematic scientists They beat Mr Spock their closest rival by a margin of 2 to 1 and won 33 percent of the 43 000 votes cast Popular culture EditHoneydew along with Beaker was featured on the 19 Dodge Dealers Dodge Intrepid of Jeremy Mayfield in the 2002 Tropicana 400 in an advertising campaign in which he and his fellow Muppets were featured on a select few race cars Honeydew made an appearance in the Family Guy episode Jungle Love with Peter Griffin as an assistant rather than Beaker Honeydew is referenced in Season 5 Episode 1 of Archer citation needed Honeydew is referenced in Rifftrax The House on Sorority Row Honeydew and Beaker make special appearances at The Game Awards 2019 where they promote the fictional Untitled Beaker Game a parody of House House s Untitled Goose Game Honeydew is referenced in the 2021 movie Together Together Filmography EditThe Muppet Show 1976 1981 TV The Muppet Movie 1979 The Great Muppet Caper 1981 The Muppets Take Manhattan 1984 Muppet Babies 1984 1991 TV A Muppet Family Christmas 1987 TV The Muppets at Walt Disney World 1990 TV The Muppet Christmas Carol 1992 Appearance as Charity collector Muppet Treasure Island 1996 Appearance as Dr Livesey Muppets Tonight 1996 1998 TV Muppets from Space 1999 It s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie 2002 TV The Muppets Wizard of Oz 2005 TV Appearance as Himself Studio DC Almost Live 2008 TV A Muppets Christmas Letters to Santa 2008 TV The Muppets 2011 Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular 2013 TV Muppets Most Wanted 2014 The Muppets 2015 2016 TV Muppet Babies 2018 present TV Brain Games 2020 TV Muppets Now 2020 Disney Muppets Haunted Mansion 2021 Disney Appearance as a Staring BustSee also EditMuppet Mobile Lab Mad scientistReferences Edit a b Shemin Craig 2014 Disney s The Muppets Character Encyclopedia New York DK Publishing p 37 ISBN 9781465417480 Wolk Josh Jon Defreest 9 November 2011 See Beaker s Secret Pre Bunsen Honeydew Past Vulture Archived from the original on 18 September 2014 Retrieved 20 August 2013 Top Screen Scientist Vote Beaker and Honeydew BBC Archived from the original on 22 September 2014 Retrieved 20 August 2013 External links EditDr Bunsen Honeydew on Muppet Wiki Official Muppets website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bunsen Honeydew amp oldid 1130279254, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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