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Nelson also performed many characters on The Muppet Show, including Sgt. Floyd Pepper (the bassist of the Electric Mayhem band), Pigs in Space star Dr. Julius Strangepork, the boomerang fish-throwing Lew Zealand, Kermit the Frog's nephew Robin the Frog, Gonzo's girlfriend Camilla the Chicken, the mad pyrotechnist Crazy Harry, and "the Phantom ...
Lew reappears in Muppets Most Wanted, joining the rest of the Muppets on their world tour. The Whatnot head construction for Lew Zealand was done by Dave Goelz and Lew Zealand's character finishing was done by Amy van Gilder. Jerry Nelson considered Lew Zealand to be a tribute to Frankie Fontaine. Nelson stated in an interview, "He had that ...
Bill Barretta as Pepe the King Prawn, Bobo the Bear as Rentro, Bubba the Rat, Johnny Fiama, Cosmic Fish #2, Rowlf the Dog and The Swedish Chef; Frank Oz as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal and Sam Eagle; Jerry Nelson as Robin, Statler, Ubergonzo, Floyd Pepper and Lew Zealand; Brian Henson as Dr. Phil Van Neuter, Sal Minella and Talking Sandwich
Backstage: Kermit is pestered by Lew Zealand, who wants to audition his boomerang fish act. Miss Piggy concocts a scheme to trick Kermit into marrying her. Song: Russian pigs perform "Red Pigs Dance". Guest Act: Marisa dances with Feather Boas. Muppet Sports: Wig racing. UK Spot: Robin sings "Someone to Watch Over Me".
Moore plays a bit of Pomp and Circumstance on the piano, while Gonzo, Beauregard and Lew Zealand have a chariot race. Gonzo's chariot is pulled by a chicken, Beauregard's by rats, and Lew's by a shark. Backstage, Rizzo complains to Kermit about the previous sketch, claiming that it was an insult to rats. Rizzo and his rat buddies try to ...
Veteran Muppet performer Jerry Nelson was in poor health during filming, resulting in most of his characters being puppeteered on set by others and later dubbed by Nelson in post-production. The sole exception was Lew Zealand, Nelson's character, who was performed by Bill Barretta.
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz became a musical, and included five new songs composed by Michael Giacchino. It is the first Muppets film without the involvement of veteran performer Jerry Nelson following his 2004 retirement from physical performing. His characters of Lew Zealand and Floyd Pepper were respectively performed by Bill Barretta and John ...
The Great Muppet Caper is a 1981 musical heist comedy film directed by Jim Henson (in his feature directorial debut) and the second theatrical film featuring the Muppets.The film stars Muppet performers Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, and Steve Whitmire, as well as Charles Grodin and Diana Rigg, with special cameo appearances by John Cleese, Robert Morley, Peter ...