Wayne and Wanda Wayne and Wanda are a singing duo who performed regularly during the first season of " The Muppet Show " , often introduced by Sam the Eagle , who approved of their " wholesome , uplifting , and decent " act but was constantly frustrated by their inability to get past the first verse of any song . While their sketches began as mellow and classy , they always ended in disaster , seemingly foretold by the title of their chosen song . This treacly act , consisting of love songs often from musicals and operettas , was reminiscent of Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald . Wayne and Wanda even went so far as to tackle " Indian Love Call " ( which Eddy and MacDonald had performed in " Rose - Marie " ) in . The characters first appeared in the unreleased version of . In the middle of an extended version of " The Muppet Show Theme , " Kermit introduced a clip of them singing " You Made Me Love You , " even though neither the song nor the performers were featured in the pilot itself . Wanda made her first official appearance in the " At the Dance " segment in the same episode , where she danced with Mahna Mahna in both the pilot and . Wayne and Wanda , as a pair , were properly introduced in a rare backstage appearance in , in which they complained that their act had been cut . They badmouthed guest star Connie Stevens until they realized that she was eavesdropping on their conversation . Their first onstage act was " Stormy Weather " in . The pair , who had been featured in a majority of the first season episodes , were cut entirely from the second season , due in part to the departure of Wanda ' s performer , Eren Ozker , and in part to the promotion of Jerry Juhl to head writer , who shifted the show ' s focus from running gags to character - based comedy . As a result , Wayne and Wanda , who had rarely appeared backstage during the first season and consequently never developed as individual characters , were cut from the show ' s regular line - up . Wayne , however , was brought back as an individual performer in the third season , singing solo numbers like " My Wild Irish Rose " and " Dog Walk , " and appearing as the hero in series of Muppet Melodrama sketches in which he attempted to save Miss Piggy from Uncle Deadly ' s dastardly schemes . The Wanda puppet , with different hair and attire , continued to be used as a Whatnot in " At the Dance " segments , as well as a background puppet throughout the next four years of " The Muppet Show " . In , Wanda ( now played by Kathryn Mullen ) returned to the show and rejoined Wayne . The pair gave Kermit such a guilt trip for having fired them that he rehired them on the spot . Once they started singing , however , Kermit remembered why he ' d fired them in the first place and once again dispensed with their services . Although Wayne appeared once more on the show ' s fifth season , this would be Wanda ' s last appearance until the 1980s , when she appeared in the background of " " , a View - Master video game . Of late , Wayne and Wanda made an appearance of sorts in " The Muppets Big Book of Crafts " as a pair of finger puppets designed and built by April Asher . They have also been featured in BOOM ! Studios ' comic books , most notably performing " When the Lusitania Went Down " ( with the usual introduction by Sam the Eagle and disastrously premature ending ) in issue # 1 of " The Treasure of Peg - Leg Wilson " and " Mighty Like a Rose " in issue # 3 of " " . Unlike most other " musical numbers " featured in this printed title , these two numbers are actually songs in the public domain ( much in the style of the songs Wayne and Wanda performed on " The Muppet Show " ) as opposed to original poems by Roger Langridge . In the " " comic , Rizzo the Rat suggests an idea : " Wayne and Wanda Night Fever " . The duo made return appearances in the film " The Muppets " , and its sequel " Muppets Most Wanted " . They were mainly background characters in both films , but in the former , they get a few seconds of fame when they are caught kissing when the theatre ' s electricity is restored after Tex Richman turns it off . They later made an appearance in " The Muppets Take the Bowl " ( with Wanda performed by Julianne Buescher and Wayne performed by David Rudman ) , singing " Send in the Clowns " and " ( Sittin ' On ) The Dock of the Bay " with typically disastrous results . See also . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _