Jerry Nelson
With one of his characters Count Dracula
acted as a mentor to him. Te two quickly became a powerful puppeteer team, performing such characters together as Sully and Biff (1972-ca. 1999) and Te Two Headed Monster (1978–2002). David Rudman took over Hunt’s halves of these duos fol- lowing his death.
Nelson also performed many charac- ters on Te Muppet Show, including Sgt. Floyd Pepper (the bassist of the Electric Mayhem band), Pigs in Space star Dr. Julius Strangepork, the boo- merang fish-throwing Lew Zealand, Kermit the Frog’s nephew Robin the Frog, Gonzo’s girlfriend Camilla the Chicken, and the Phantom of the Muppet Show, Uncle Deadly. Nel- son’s Muppets on Te Muppet Show were all only supporting roles, but they did occasionally play a central role in an episode’s plot.
Less prominent characters on the show include sportscaster Lewis Ka- zagger, Pops the doorman, gossip col- umnist Fleet Scribbler, and Scooter’s
uncle J.P. Grosse who owned the theatre. He performed Statler in the pilot episodes, but dropped the role when he could not perform full time on the first season. He was, however, a full-time performer for the rest of the show’s run. Nelson was selected to play Statler after Richard Hunt’s passing. He originated the role of Fozzie Bear’s mother in Series 2 of the Muppet Show and reprised the role over the years in such things as the special A Muppet Family Christ- mas, and Te Muppets at Walt Dis- ney World.
Nelson performed the puppet and voice of Emmet in Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, and one-hour special that originally aired on HBO. He later performed the signature song from that show, “When the River Meets the Sea,” as Robin in a duet with John Denver for a Muppet Christmas special. Tat version of the song gets frequent radio airplay dur- ing the Christmas season (although the song is not seasonal).
On Fraggle Rock he performed Gobo Fraggle, Pa Gorg and Marjory the Trash Heap. Frank Oz did not per- form on Fraggle Rock, and Jim Hen- son and Richard Hunt limited their time on the show, so they performed supporting characters. For this rea- son, Nelson was asked to perform Gobo, the central role on the show. Nelson’s characters were often singers or musicians. He performed the lead vocals for many songs as Floyd of the Electric Mayhem, Little Jerry of Little Jerry and the Monotones, Slim Wilson of Lubbock Lou and his Ju- ghuggers, and a number of Anything Muppet bands. Most of his main characters in all three shows sang songs at one time or another.
He reprised the role of the announc- er in Te Muppets. His final perfor- mance as the said announcer was part of the Jim Henson’s Musical World concert at Carnegie Hall.
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