From the Balcony Statler & Waldorf : From the Balcony was an online series starring Statler and Waldorf which ran biweekly on Movies . com from June 2005 until September 2006 . The series consisted of 35 episodes and featured many Muppet characters , old and new . The two elderly curmudgeons would discuss upcoming films , watch the latest movie trailers , and share the week ' s " balconism " from their theater box . For a time , the series was also available on iTunes as a subscribed podcast . Many of the " webisodes " featured segments spotlighting other Muppet characters - for example Pepe the King Prawn often reviewed the recent DVD releases or gave remote reports , and fictional movie trailers or commercials featuring other Muppets were common . Other established Muppets who appeared included Pepe , Rowlf the Dog , Johnny Fiama , the Swedish Chef , Bobo the Bear , Dr . Teeth , Animal , Sam the Eagle , and Sweetums . In addition to one - shot supporting Whatnots , a few new recurring characters were also introduced , such as Larry and Oliver , Lester Possum , Ted Thomas , Stan and Louie , the Hollywood Pitchmen , The Blimp , Loni Dunne and a pair of musical performers . Production . " From the Balcony " was produced by Movies . com in association with The Muppet Studios and Hirsch Productions . A test pilot was briefly available online in February 2005 . The pilot featured Statler and Waldorf in a movie theater watching , rating and commenting on the latest trailers for " The Pacifier " and " Constantine " ; additionally , Pepe the Prawn appeared to give a rundown on the latest DVD releases . The pilot did not feature the classic balcony set seen in later episodes , a " Balconism " and other regular features the series would later include . The puppeteers on the pilot were Victor Yerrid ( Waldorf ) and Drew Massey ( Statler and Pepe ) . The pilot was removed from Movies . com in the spring of 2005 and has not been officially released or reposted since . In early June 2005 , Movies . com announced that " From the Balcony " would soon become a regular feature of the site . Biweekly episodes started appearing on Movies . com beginning on June 26 . The first eight episodes featured regular Muppet performers Dave Goelz , Steve Whitmire and Bill Barretta performing the cast of Muppets in each episode . However starting with episode 9 , and continuing until the end of the series , Victor Yerrid and Drew Massey returned to take over the main puppeteering duties on the project . Victor Yerrid commented on his and Drew Massey ' s role in the series in a 2007 interview : The opening of each episode started with a quick first - person perspective traveling through the El Capitan Theatre . The song " Hey a Movie ! " from " The Great Muppet Caper " was used as the theme song in early run of the series before being replaced ( starting with episode 5 ) . The show originally was produced in the traditional 4 : 3 ( 1 . 33 : 1 ) aspect ratio , but starting with episode 15 , and continuing for the rest of the series ' run , the picture switched to a 16 : 9 ( 1 . 78 : 1 ) widescreen format . Aside from the biweekly episodes , the series produced sets of promotional Halloween and Oscar clips that were released to television news syndicates to promote the web series . Statler and Waldorf also appeared from the set of " From the Balcony " in a promotional tie - in to introduce the films for ESPN Classic ' s Reel Classics Extra and promote the webshow . The characters and set were also used in a public service announcement for the Will Rogers Institute in late 2005 . In October 2006 , after the 34th episode of the webshow debuted online , Movies . com sent the following message via the " Balcony Bulletin " mailing list ( an e - mail mailing list that would alert subscribers when a new episode was posted ) : Awards and Recognition . In August 2006 TIME Magazine named the series among " the 25 Sites We Can ' t Live Without " ( sharing the ranks with eBay and Amazon . com , Google and Wikipedia ) . " From the Balcony " won a Silver Telly at the 2006 Telly Awards , for best use of comedy . Movies . com was awarded the highest - level Silver Telly Award for Best use of Humor in a Non - Broadcast Video for " From the Balcony " ' s creative spoof of the film " Dukes of Hazzard " . In April 2007 , the series won a Webby Award . Hailed as the " Oscars of the Internet " by the New York Times , the Webby Awards are the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet . The series ' nomination , in the " Comedy : Long Form or Series " category , was Movies . com ' s first nomination for a Webby . Public voting ran on the Webby Awards website throughout April 2007 to decide the winners of the award . On May 1 , 2007 it was announced that " From the Balcony " was the winner of the People ' s Voice 2007 Webby for Best Comedy Long Form or Series due to the show gaining the most votes of the five the nominees in the category . Sources . _ _ NOWYSIWYG _ _