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Statler is a Muppet character created by Jim Henson, first appearing in the 1975 pilot The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence. Alongside his counterpart Waldorf, he occupies a theater box seat from which the elderly duo heckles the performances on The Muppet Show, which ran from 1976 to 1981. The character is named after the Statler Hilton hotel chain and has since appeared in numerous Muppet films, series, and specials.
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Which Muppet sits with Statler in the theater balcony?
Statler shares the balcony box with Waldorf, and the pair heckle both the performers and each other. Their names come from New York hotels, the Statler and the Waldorf-Astoria.
Did Statler and Waldorf first appear on The Muppet Show?
They appeared in the 1975 pilot The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence before the regular series began in 1976. Their balcony commentary then became one of The Muppet Show's recurring features.
Are Statler and Waldorf related?
The franchise generally presents them as longtime friends rather than brothers. In The Muppet Christmas Carol, however, they play the Marley brothers, renamed Jacob and Robert Marley.
Who originally performed Statler?
Richard Hunt became the character's principal performer during the original Muppet Show era. Other puppeteers have taken over in later productions, including Steve Whitmire and Peter Linz.
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