Adam Savage Meets Original Statler and Waldorf Muppets!
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Synopsis
Adam Savage and Brandon Alinger inspect two surviving production heads of Statler and Waldorf held by Propstore. Their examination reveals materials, finishes, and manufacturing clues, and lets Savage cautiously observe how a puppet head gains presence as soon as a hand enters it.
Context & Trivia
Propstore documents both heads as Jim Henson Productions builds made with flocked foam, red foam mouths, plastic eyes, and elastic puppeteer sleeves. Statler’s production tag is dated 1998; Waldorf’s identifies it as a backup head and suggests an earlier build, probably from the 1980s. Bonnie Erickson created the original designs for the characters, historically performed by Richard Hunt as Statler and Jim Henson as Waldorf.
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Puppeteers
Richard Hunt, Jim Henson
Puppet design
Bonnie Erickson
Puppet companies
Jim Henson Productions
Cast
Adam Savage, Brandon Alinger
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