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From: scooter@antarctica.earth.nwu.edu (Scott Relyea)
Subject: Re: Name of Muppet show band ??
Organization: Geological Sciences Department, Northwestern University
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 21:51:46 GMT

In article <DPEARSON.92Sep14074639@hughes.hacgate.UUCP> dpearson@hughes.hacgate.UUCP (Darren Pearson) writes:
>
>While we are on the subject of names, does anybody know the names of the
>two old guys (hecklers) that sat in the balcony ?

How 'bout Statler (sp?) and Waldorf...

   


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From: r_moore@vger.nsu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.tv.muppets
Subject: Name of Muppet show band ??
Date: 12 Sep 92 22:46:10 EDT

 Could someone please email me the name of the muppet show band ?
                  Thanks...Richard

Newsgroups: alt.tv.muppets
From: cyoung@virtual6.harvard.edu (Cliff Young)
Subject: Muppet news flash...
Organization: Aiken Computation Lab, Harvard University
Distribution: alt.tv.muppets
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 20:37:49 GMT


Shirley Peters (peters@dewey.udel.edu) asks:

>Is this a print 'zine' or an online 'zine?'  I.e. should I give my e-mail or
>snail-mail address.

It's a print 'zine'; give your snail-mail address.  BTW, Danny doesn't
have a news feed, so please correspond with him by email or snail-mail
only.  Danny's at:

email:      72630.2263@compuserve.com
snail-mail: 4708 Springfield Avenue, Philadelphia PA, 19143-3515.


--Cliff Young (cyoung@das.harvard.edu)
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From: alw9038@rigel.tamu.edu (WHITEAKER, AMANDA LORRAINE)
Subject: Re: Name of Muppet show band ??
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 22:13:00 GMT

In article <DPEARSON.92Sep14074639@hughes.hacgate.UUCP>, dpearson@hughes.hacgate.UUCP (Darren Pearson) writes...

>While we are on the subject of names, does anybody know the names of the
>two old guys (hecklers) that sat in the balcony ?

>Thanks.

>DP

AAAACK!  One of the most FAQs!!!  But, I don't mind putting down the
answer.  The heckler's names are Statler and Waldorf.  Statler is the one
with the rounded face w/o the cleft in the chin.  He has a wife who looks
exactly like Waldorf (except she wears a dress, has breasts, and has grey
hair) named Astoria.

And, in the interest of avoiding the next most common request for a muppet
name: the name of the muppet that throws the flying fish is Lew Zealand.

						H.T.H. (hope this helps)
						Lorraine
						alw9038@sigma.tamu.edu
Newsgroups: alt.tv.muppets
From: nicholas@next10pg2.wam.umd.edu (James Ronald Simonds)
Subject: Re: Any new shows?
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 13:21:07 GMT

> >Well, there's Dog City, of course.  Fox stations, Saturday mornings.
> >Based on the sketch of the same name from the all-too-short-lived
> >Jim Henson Hour.
> 
> I assume actual muppets will be used, not just a cartoon format? I don't
> know HOW they will be able to keep up with the puns in the original
> Dog City. That is one of my favorite muppet projects!

Yep! 'Real' muppets (as opposed to artificial ones like on the animated  
Fraggle Rock? ;)

As I currently understand it, the show goes something like this:  the  
'frame' of the show is a dog author, who writes stories about the gangster  
world of Dog City, whose characters realize they are just that: characters  
in someone's story.  Stories switch back and forth between the two  
'settings'.

Rawlf and the Bulldog Mob Boss with the big tail won't be present for  
obvious reasons, of course. *sigh*

Wonder if they'll be able to sneak in the word 'b*tch' again? :)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.muppets
From: nicholas@next01pg2.wam.umd.edu (James Ronald Simonds)
Subject: Re: Any new shows?
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 14:07:36 GMT

> > I assume actual muppets will be used, not just a cartoon format? I  
don't
> > know HOW they will be able to keep up with the puns in the original
> > Dog City. That is one of my favorite muppet projects!
> 
> Yep! 'Real' muppets (as opposed to artificial ones like on the animated  
> Fraggle Rock? ;)
> 
> As I currently understand it, the show goes something like this:  the  
> 'frame' of the show is a dog author, who writes stories about the  
gangster  
> world of Dog City, whose characters realize they are just that:  
characters  
> in someone's story.  Stories switch back and forth between the two  
> 'settings'.

Sort-of true.  Thanks to this week's TV guide...

The show will in fact be *partly* Muppets and *partly* animated.  The  
writer is a Muppet; his characters are cartoons.
Newsgroups: alt.tv.muppets
From: shabby@Athena.MIT.EDU (Chris Shabsin)
Subject: Re: Name of Muppet show band ??
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
	<1992Sep14.032951.26640@cgrg.ohio-state.edu>
	<DPEARSON.92Sep14074639@hughes.hacgate.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 02:29:48 GMT

In article <DPEARSON.92Sep14074639@hughes.hacgate.UUCP> dpearson@hughes.hacgate.UUCP (Darren Pearson) writes:


   While we are on the subject of names, does anybody know the names of the
   two old guys (hecklers) that sat in the balcony ?

   Thanks.

   --
   DP

Statler and Waldorf, I think.
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Newsgroups: alt.tv.muppets
From: fippjc@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Joe Fipp)
Subject: Any new shows?
Organization: Purdue University
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 19:04:57 GMT

  So when is the next muppet special/project going to be shown 
(excluding Dinosaurs of course)?

                               Fippster 6
From: drpete02@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
Newsgroups: alt.tv.muppets
Subject: Muppets on video tape?
Date: 13 Sep 92 22:00:50 GMT
Organization: University of Louisville

Does anyone know if the Muppet TV show is out on video tape?  I am highly
interested in finding out. 

-- 
Dean Peters
drpete01@starbase.spd.louisville.edu
drpete02@ulkyvx.ct.louisville.edu

Every day the hummingbird eats its own weight in food.  You may wonder how it
weighs the food.  It doesn't.  It just eats another hummingbird.
From: tgh3_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Timothy Gerald Harrnacker)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.muppets
Subject: Re: Inquiry
Date: 13 Sep 92 02:30:19 GMT
Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York

In <1992Sep12.190514.28617@oswego.Oswego.EDU> scheider@oswego.Oswego.edu (cat) writes:

>Hi there.  When last I left this wonderful group, there was a discussion
>going on concerning the possibility of a Trek TNG script with muppet char-
>acters.  Did this ever come about?  Who portrayed whom?  If the script WAS
>written/posted, would someone please email a copy to me?
ME TOO!!!!!!
tgh3_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu

>                        Thanks in Advance,
>       Cat, the Mystical Divinity of Unashamed Felinity
>PS: Would a discussion of the muppets used in Labyrinth be unacceptable on
>    this group?
>(And now back to our regularly scheduled .sig which is, BTW, subject to change)
>Oh if people only knew how DULL it was to live in sin!...
Newsgroups: alt.tv,alt.tv.muppets
From: peters@buster.cis.udel.edu (Shirley Peters)
Subject: Re: Muppet news flash...
Organization: University of Delaware, Newark
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 18:35:40 GMT

In article <kecZDp600VokE9RFMt@andrew.cmu.edu> Elliott Conan Evans <ee0r+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>         The first issue of MUPPETZine, a fanzine about the Muppets and Jim 
> Henson, is now available.  The zine contains news, articles and opinions, and 
> the first issue is free.  Write to Danny Horn at 72630.2263@compuserve.com or 
> at 4708 Springfield Avenue, Philadelphia PA, 19143-3515.  The zine covers all 
> the Henson shows and movies, including The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, 
> Dinosaurs and Dog City.  Ask and it shall be yours.
> 
>                   Love Danny.

Is this a print 'zine' or an online 'zine?'  I.e. should I give my e-mail or
snail-mail address.

Shirley
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From: kwright@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ken Wright)
Subject: Re: Any new shows?
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 17:58:59 GMT

>>   So when is the next muppet special/project going to be shown 
>> (excluding Dinosaurs of course)?
>
>Well, there's Dog City, of course.  Fox stations, Saturday mornings.
>Based on the sketch of the same name from the all-too-short-lived
>Jim Henson Hour.

I assume actual muppets will be used, not just a cartoon format? I don't
know HOW they will be able to keep up with the puns in the original
Dog City. That is one of my favorite muppet projects!
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Newsgroups: alt.tv.muppets
From: sallylb@netcom.com (Sally Smith)
Subject: Kermie's new voice revealed?
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 92 01:03:56 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

Premiere mag says Steve Whitmire is doing Kermit now.



-- 
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Newsgroups: alt.tv.muppets
From: sherman@oak.math.ucla.edu (The Ahkond of Swat)
Subject: Re: Name of Muppet show band ??
Organization: The Island of Misfit Toys
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 00:30:04 GMT

In article <14SEP199217134143@rigel.tamu.edu> alw9038@rigel.tamu.edu (WHITEAKER, AMANDA LORRAINE) writes:
>
>AAAACK!  One of the most FAQs!!!  But, I don't mind putting down the
>answer.  The heckler's names are Statler and Waldorf.  Statler is the one
>with the rounded face w/o the cleft in the chin.  

Um, I think it's the other way around.  Waldorf is the rounder, softer
one.


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Newsgroups: alt.tv.muppets
From: milton@cgrg.ohio-state.edu (milton)
Subject: Re: Name of Muppet show band ??
Organization: OSU Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 03:29:51 GMT

In article <VZFQBZWJ@cc.swarthmore.edu> lstefan1@cc.swarthmore.edu (Lisa Stefanowich) writes:
>In article <2542.2ab27332@vger.nsu.edu>, r_moore@vger.nsu.edu writes:
>> 
>>  Could someone please email me the name of the muppet show band ?
>>                   Thanks...Richard
>> 
>> 
>Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem....Next Question? 
>
>
>
Just adding a little more information...

Dr. Teeth is the leader of the band, plays the keyboards and was played
	by Jim Henson.  He was designed after Dr.John.

Floyd Pepper plays the bass, and performed by Jerry Nelson.  He was
	desinged after John Lennon.

Janice is the lead singer of the group.  She plays the guitar, and was
	performed by Richard Hunt.
	She was designed after Mick Jagger. (She was going to be a man)

Zoot plays the sax and other wind instruments.  He is perfomed by David
	Goeltz.

Animal plays the drums and its performed by Frank Oz.

Each character represents a time in music.

Until next,
	
	Milton


-- 
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Newsgroups: alt.tv.muppets
Subject: Re: Hace Calor
From: ()
Date: 11 Sep 92 11:05:41 -0600
Followup-To: alt.tv.muppets
Distribution: world

In article <xf6ya5j@rpi.edu>, goldek@rs6112.ecs.rpi.edu (Ken Goldenberg)
wrote:
> Does anyone remember a song like this.  It was a muppetted S.S. song about
> striking up a casual conversation in Spanish.
> 
> If anyone has any memories/words, I'd be interested.
> 					-Mitch 

I've got that song on audio-tape.  It's off the album... um... Put Down The
Duckie, I believe.  It has a lot of their newer hits, such as Put Down the
Duckie, The Monster in the Mirror, and The Opposite Song (I think).  I
haven't got it with me now, but I could get the lyrics for you easily
enough.  Give me a couple days--things are rather hectic right now, it
being the first week of classes and all.  

(Hace calor... it's so caliente)

(not here, though.  Minnesota has been an icebox this summer/fall.  Weird. 
But anwyay...)

  --Becca
Newsgroups: alt.tv.muppets
From: stillwd@leela.cs.orst.edu (Daniel Stillwaggon)
Subject: MUPPETZine
Organization: Computer Science Outreach Services - Oregon State University
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 22:36:06 GMT

I just got my free issue of the mag in the mail, it was great! Good work!
Newsgroups: alt.tv,alt.tv.muppets
From: rjohnson@shell.com (Roy Johnson)
Subject: Re: Muppet news flash...
Organization: Houston, TX
Date: 10 Sep 92 10:41:03

peters@buster.cis.udel.edu (Shirley Peters) writes:
Elliott Conan Evans <ee0r+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
   >         The first issue of MUPPETZine, a fanzine about the Muppets and Jim 
   > Henson, is now available.  The zine contains news, articles and opinions, and 
   > the first issue is free.  Write to Danny Horn at 72630.2263@compuserve.com or 
   > at 4708 Springfield Avenue, Philadelphia PA, 19143-3515.  The zine covers all 
   > the Henson shows and movies, including The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, 
   > Dinosaurs and Dog City.  Ask and it shall be yours.
   > 
   >                   Love Danny.

   Is this a print 'zine' or an online 'zine?'  I.e. should I give my e-mail or
   snail-mail address.

   Shirley

It's snail-mail, and it's well done.  Can't beat the price (free first
issue -- subscriptions will run $4 for 4 issues, but you get one free if
you submit useful Muppet news).

Anyway, I got my copy, and I'm happy.

Thanks, Danny,

Roy

--
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Shell Development Company (but speaking for myself)
"Notice how people who don't know what they're talking about tend
 to use personal attacks?"	-- Lon Stowell
Newsgroups: alt.tv.muppets
From: goldek@rs6112.ecs.rpi.edu (Ken Goldenberg)
Subject: Hace Calor
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 20:22:00 GMT

Well, if your in the North East U.S. and know any Spanish, you'll have
an idea what brings this to mind, so:

Does anyone remember a song like this.  It was a muppetted S.S. song about
striking up a casual conversation in Spanish.

If anyone has any memories/words, I'd be interested.



					-Mitch 
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From: "dale clayton" <dale.clayton@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: alt.tv.prisoner
Subject: city-tv viewers:
Date: 6 Sep 92 09:41:38 EST
Reply-To: "dale clayton" <dale.clayton@canrem.com>
Distribution: alt
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

Attention viewers of Toronto's CITY-TV!:
---------------------------------------

CITY-TV of Toronto will begin to show "The Prisoner" starting
12th Sept., at 10:30pm EST.

This first night will feature _seven_ episodes back to back.
There after,"The Prisoner" can be seen Sunday at mid-night.

Enjoy!

Regards,
Dale Clayton
-----------------------
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From: kachun@astro.as.arizona.edu (Ka Chun Yu)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.prisoner
Subject: Re: "Prisoner" songs (was Re: IRON MAIDEN)
Date: 14 Sep 92 18:02:20 GMT
Organization: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

In article <c3xnddn@lynx.unm.edu> trubik@triton.unm.edu (S. M. Trujillo) writes:
>In <92255.123503KR6AEGRW@MIAMIU.BITNET> <KR6AEGRW@MIAMIU.BITNET> writes:
>  
>>     Did you all know that in two of Iron Maiden's songs they make
>>refrences to the prisoner.
>> 
>>        "The Prisoner"  --- starts out with some sound clips from the show
>>                            has lyrics like "I'm not a number I'm a free man"
>>                            off of "The Number of the Beast"
>> 
>>        "Back in the Village"----- off of "Powerslave"  their best albumn
>> 
>>                                  Karl Reiff
>
>
>A song by Colourbox - unfortunately, I don't remember the name
>  of the _song_ at this moment - also contains a lot of samples
>  from the show's main title (along with some samples from
>  '2001' and 'Westworld' and others).

The title of the song is "Just Give 'Em Whiskey."  It's a really good
song with some excellent sampling work, but unfortunately, probably
represents the group's best work to date; i.e., most of their other stuff
just doesn't measure up.

>
>Any others ?
>
>
>-- 
>-  s  t  e  v  e  n
>:: :: :: :: :: :: ::
>"fire on the hemisphere below" - b/b/m/s


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Newsgroups: alt.tv.prisoner
Subject: IRON MAIDEN
From: <KR6AEGRW@MIAMIU.BITNET>
Date: Friday, 11 Sep 1992 12:35:03 EDT
Organization: Miami University - Academic Computer Service

hullo all,
 
     Did you all know that in two of Iron Maiden's songs they make
refrences to the prisoner.
 
        "The Prisoner"  --- starts out with some sound clips from the show
                            has lyrics like "I'm not a number I'm a free man"
                            off of "The Number of the Beast"
 
        "Back in the Village"----- off of "Powerslave"  their best albumn
 
 
 
                                  Karl Reiff
Newsgroups: alt.tv.prisoner
From: ted4646@zeus.tamu.edu (kid eternity)
Subject: Re: colour of badges
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: Texas A&M University, Academic Computing Services
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 17:51:00 GMT

In article <1992Sep12.125710.1@lure.latrobe.edu.au>, musjjh@lure.latrobe.edu.au writes...
>> In article <1992Sep9.200126.17766@news2.cis.umn.edu>
>> donnell@squid.micro.umn.edu (Your Heinous) writes:
>> [deleted]
>>>Still waiting for an answer as to why some characters are wearing Negative
>>>White-on-black Village badges? #6 and most of the "inmates" have the 
>>>standard ones, but once in a while, someone is shown with the negative one.
>>>Probably unimportant, but you never know.
>>>
>>>					--Judex--
>> 
> 
>One theory which I have seen floating around is that some people have negative
>badges because it provided a better contrast with the light coloured clothing
>which they were wearing, and that's all there is to it. For my money it seems
>that village functionaries such as the electricians and gardeners tend to
>wear negative rather than positive badges, although I can think of plenty of
>exceptions to this generalisation. Perhaps a negative badge indicates that the
>wearer is just a low level employee?

I've always thought that the badge's color was to through people off as to 
who was on who's side.  In "Checkmate", we know that there are Guardians 
mixed in with the other prisoners to spy on each other.  

-thomas				ted4646@zeus.tamu.edu

"CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) -- A romantic adventure is sure to spice
up your life.  You can use the excitement."
	-My horoscope for Monday, Aug. 3 (Houston Chronicle)
From: dale.clayton@canrem.com (dale clayton)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.prisoner
Subject: sa -> tp?
Date: 15 Sep 92 02:03:32 GMT
Reply-To: "dale clayton" <dale.clayton@canrem.com>
Distribution: alt
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

Marc L. Allen asked:
-------------------

-> I do have a question though... Is the Prisoner show supposed to be a
-> sequel to the popular Secret Agent show?

 Not in my books. As far as I'm concerned, The Prisoner is a self
contained programme that has no relation to Secret Agent (Danger Man)
other than the star and the spy/agent stuff.

Regards,
Dale Clayton
-----------------------
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From: ee0r+@andrew.cmu.edu (Elliott Conan Evans)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.prisoner
Subject: Re: Number 2's chair (No.6's Jacket)
Date: 8 Sep 92 03:55:19 GMT
	<1992Sep8.105949.1@lure.latrobe.edu.au>
Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

musjjh@lure.latrobe.edu.au writes:
> >>Anyone know what Number Six's jacket is called?  Peter Davison wore the same 
> >>type (albeit a different color) as the Doctor, and I've seen it at least one 
> >>other time in a British program as well.
> 
> Surely those of you who inhabit the continental United States have heard of
> the term "Blazer" before?!? No.6's 'sports jacket' is indeed simply a
> blazer with a white trim. Oh, and yes, a version of a blazer is routinely
> worn by cricket teams off the field.

Actually, the phrase most used by those from 'the continental United
States' to describe such a jacket is "fashion faux pas".

But somehow, Patrick McGoohan pulls it off.

------
Eeyore
Blah. Blah blah blah. Blah blah *blah* blah blah. Blah blah.
From: krikket@meltdown.chi.il.us (D. 'krikket' Krick)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.prisoner
Subject: Re: number 7
Date: 13 Sep 92 14:07:54 GMT
Organization: The Meltdown - A Team Star BBS

In article <seaverw.26.0@columbia.dsu.edu>, seaverw@columbia.dsu.edu (W. A.
Seaver) writes:

>Except 007 represented James Bond's license to kill, not a rank.

Wrong.  the "00" represented James Bond's license to kill.  The "7" was an ID
number...

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From: baylor@force.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com
Subject: Re: number 7
Reply-To: baylor@force.ssd.lmsc.lockheed.com
Organization: LMSC, Sunnyvale, California
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 19:24:40 GMT

In article <1992Sep11.93307.7377@ms.uky.edu>, rankin@ms.uky.edu (David W. Rankin Jr.) writes:
>In article <1992Sep11.041156.4770@news.media.mit.edu> kanarick@media.mit.edu (Craig M. Kanarick) writes:
>>In a previous article, seaverw@columbia.dsu.edu (W. A. Seaver) writes:
>>
>>> In article <1992Sep9.210601.26467@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>,
>>> millere@frith.msu.edu writes:
>>
>>>> <childhood recollections of The Prisoner & James Bond deleted>
>>>
>>> Except 007 represented James Bond's license to kill, not a rank.
>>
>>
>>Hmmm, are you sure?  I remember from my old Ian Fleming books that the
>>'00' indicated a "license to kill or be killed" and that the '7' was
>>just a unique identifier for the few people with that special status.
>>
[stuff deleted]
Specifically, in the book "You only live twice" they revoke
Bond's license to kill, and give him a new number -- 7777.
(If you care to know, he was grieving over the death of his wife.)