Richard Hunt

 Richard   Henry   Hunt  ( August 16 th, 1951 - January 7 th , 1992 ) was a long time Muppeteer  who is known for his many character s , his accomplish ed s i ng ing voice , & his warm back stage personality. Hunt brought many popular characters to life, including Scooter , Janice , Beaker , Statler , Sweetums , Junior Gorg , Don Music , Gladys the Cow , Sonny Friendly , Sully , the horns - up half o f the Two - Headed Monster , Dip Cat , Placido Flamingo , & Forgetful Jones. Hunt also was the performer of  GRANDPA GROUCH ,  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ' s grand father.

Early Y ear s
 Hunt  was born in New York City, the 2 n d of 5 children & the 1 st of 2 sons. T he family eventually move d t o Closter, New Jersey some y ear s l ate r.

Since everyone in his family had worked i n show busi ness at some point,  Hunt  always felt he ' d end up i n entertain ment too. While in middle school & high school, he put on puppet show s f o r l o cal chil dren , & he was a fan of the t hen - fledgling Muppets from a young a g e. " I ' d drop any thing to watch th e m, " he s a i d , " I thought they were weird . "

After high school graduation & a 4 - month stint of doing weather report s a t a local radio station,  Hunt  had his 1 s t ink ling that he might join the Muppet s. Hunt ' s mother, Jane , recalled  Hunt  ' s 1 st meeting wit h  Jim Henson  :

"  Richard  had been watching  SESAME STREET , & he realized there might be an opportunity there . So he went to a phone booth , then he called  Henson  Associates , & a sk e d them , cold , if they were hiring puppeteer s  . Amazingly ,  Jim  was auditioning peo ple that very day . So  Richard  went right over t o 67 th Street . He was ushered in t o a room , & there were  Frank  &  Jim  &  Jerry  & a box full o f puppet s . " They threw a puppet at me & said s i t d o w n " , Richard later report e d to me . " It was incredible. We just a ll talked together ! ! We knew right away we had t he same sense o f humor. . . & I think they like d me ! " "

 Hunt  ' s 1 s t project was The Great San ta Cla us Switch in 1 9 70, a long with  Fran Brill . A few week s late r, he was invite d to be in a workshop product ion. The newcomer was s o g ood, that  Henson  asked him to work a Muppet appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Once again he score d high mark s, & in June 1972 ,  Richard   Hunt  was hire d full - time o n  SESAME STREET .

 Hunt  mostly performed back ground character s in early specials. 1 of his 1 s t major performances was as Taminella Grinder fall in The Frog Prince, Muppeteer ing the character while Jerry Juhl performed the voice. He also performed Mildred Huxtetter & Big Mouse in T he Muppet s Valen tine S how, & many minor character s in T h e Muppet Show : Sex & Violence. He also performed  Wisss on Satur day Night Live, & Charlie Beaver , Fred Lizard & George Rabbit on Emmet Otter ' s Jug Band Chris t mas.

SESAME STREET
During his 1 st few season s on  SESAME STREET ,  Hunt  was basically a back ground performer , normally assisting other Muppeteers  with characters ( performing the right hands of certain character s , & performing t he back half o f Mr . Snuffleupagus ) or  performing  characters to pre - recorded tracks. How ever, sooner or late r , he became 1 of t h e main perfo rmers , performing several memorable character s as Sully , Sonny Friendly , Gladys the Cow , Don Music , t h e horn s - up half of t he Two - Headed Monster ( right head ) , Dip the Cat , Placido Flamingo , & Forgetful Jones. Hunt also appeared in the flesh on Episode 1576 as Cedric the bird watch er, along side Madeline Kahn.

Although a very main performer  on the  show , none of  Richard   Hunt  ' s  SESAME STREET  characters actually became major characters in t h e same way a s  Caroll Spinney  ' s  OSCAR THE GROUCH  & BIG BIRD ,  Frank Oz  ' s Cookie Monster , & eve n  Kevin Clash  ' s Elmo ( who  Hunt  actually performed as a minor character from 1984 to 1 985 ). Even after being a main Muppeteer , Hunt would often perform in  SESAME STREET  production s ( like Chris t mas Eve on  SESAME   STREET  & Don ' t Eat the P i c t u r e s ) where he didn ' t perform character voice s.

 Richard   Hunt  served as a mentor to newer Muppeteer s , especially  David Rudman . Anytime that a new Muppeteer  would join the set of  SESAME STREET , Hunt was the 1 st to officially haze & initiate th em into t he group. Despite this, he always took new Muppet eer s t o lunch , as well as any one on the set who want ed to join him. He was known to often read the newspaper as he w a s performing a character & doing that character ' s line s. Soon after  Richard  died,  David Rudman  took over at least 3 of his main characters from  SESAME STREET  : Sonny Friendly ,  Richard  ' s half o f the Two - Headed Monster , & Sully along w / taking Richard ' s place to perform Dip the Cat to  Kevin Clash  ' s Chip the Cat once in a segment for Monster piece Theater.

The Muppet Show
 Richard   Hunt  was also 1 of the main performers  on T he Muppet Show, & 1 of 5  perform ers  to be a regular perform er on all 5 seasons. His main character was Scooter, but he also perform ed other characters li ke Beaker , Statler , Janice , & Sweetums. Durin g season 1, he share d the role of Miss Piggy w / Frank Oz  , but by the end of season 1 , Miss Piggy became  Oz  ' s main character , &  Hunt  no longer perform ed her.

 Richard   Hunt  has also been noted for his fine singing voice. As Scooter he sang such songs as " T h ere ' s a N e w S o u nd ", A t t h e H op " & " S ix String Orchestra " . He also performed  Wayne , who was part of the singing duo Wayne & Wanda , & though the 2 stopped appearing after season 2 after Wanda ' s  perform er  , Eren Ozker had left t he show , Wayne eventually came back to make solo appear ance s every n o w & t hen , singing such song s a s " F o r M e & M y G oy l e " & " Catch a Fall i n g Star ". Despite Hunt ' s sing ing voice & the fact that Janice was a music ian ,  play ing guitar for the Electric Mayhem, Janice seldom sang lead vocals in songs. She did have 2 major l e ad - singing performance s ,  sing in g " With a Little Help f r om My Friend s " & " Rockin ' Robin ".

In the 1981 book Of Muppets & Men, Christopher Finch described  Hunt  ' s end l ess energy & humor. " He seems to get more un adulterated pleasure from perform ing than any one else i n t he organization, " Finch wrote. " When he is not working on camera, he is apt to have Scooter o r Beaker , or Janice - - any one - - on his  ARM  for the purpose of enter taining visi tors to the studio . If there are no visi tors a round , he will attempt to enter t a i n his c o - wor ker s . . . Like  Jerry Nelson  , he is a versatile on - camera performer  , but his importance to the show derives also from his o ff - camera personality . He make s the cr ew laugh , jokes with the guest star , clowns for the shop personnel. He is 1 of the chief reasons for t he loose atmosphere t hat exists around Studio D despite the pressure & the slow pace t hat are endemic t o TV production. "

Fraggle Rock
On Fraggle Rock,  Richard   Hunt  had 2 major character s , Junior Gorg & Gunge. He also performed a few fairly minor & 1 - shot guest characters, & he originally perform ed The Story teller Fraggle ( be fore Terry Angus took o ver ). Richard was most involved with the show during sea son 1, since unlike Sprocket or the main 5 Fraggles , his characters weren ' t needed for ever y ( or almost every ) epi sode. After that season, as the background performers  began to do more character voice s on the show ,  Hunt  performed less frequently on t h e series , spending his extra time on  SESAME STREET . According to Terry Angus, " After the 1 s t season ,  Richard  didn ' t come in as much cause his characters weren ' t really called for that often & all of u s Cana dian s were given a chance to do character s every n ow & then which gave Richard an easier time o f i t . Plus , he was going down to work o n  SESAME STREET  . "

 Richard   Hunt  also assisted in the audition process for background Muppeteer s  o n Fraggle Rock.  Hunt  made his director ial debut with t he sea son 5 episode " The Honk of Honks . " He also m ade a cameo a s him self ( " The Boss " director ) in Fraggle s Look for Job s, t he show ' s wrap t ape.

RICHARD  HUNT  &  JERRY NELSON
 RICHARD   HUNT  ' s characters were often paired w/ the characters o f  JERRY NELSON . 1 example i s, on  SESAME STREET  , Hunt ' s Sully was the construction worker sidekick t o Nelson  ' s Biff. For The Muppet Show, Nelson  ' s Floyd Pepper was often paired w / Hunt ' s Janice in musical numbers , & also in a romantic relation ship. Floyd also shared lead vocal s in t h e " M r . B ass man " number w / Scooter, who se uncle , '''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/J._P._Grosse J. P. Grosse ]''', Muppet Theater owner , was performed by Nelson  also.  Hunt  performed Sweetums alongside 1 of Nelson  ' s character s, Robin the Frog , ( t he nephew o f  Jim Henson  ' s Kermit the Frog ) , in the song " Two Lost Soul s " , in epi sode 2 2 3 , & ever since then , they ' ve been the best of friend s.  Hunt  al so per form e d Junior Gorg, the son of  Nelson  ' s Pa Gorg on Fraggle Rock. Also, while  Jerry  perform ed   GRANNY GROUCH  ,  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ' s grand mother ,  Richard  perform ed  GRANDPA GROUCH  ,  OSCAR  ' s grand father. Th ey  were never in the sa me scene together, but it shows yet another successful  pair ing.

Additionally, the 2 performers  shared the role o f the Two - Headed Monster. They also play the children in the Twiddlebug family w /  Hunt  performing the son, Timmy Twiddlebug &  Nelson  performing t he daughter , Tina Twiddlebug. Another notable team - up included Hunt ' s role as Gunge, normal l y paired w / Marjory the  TRASH  Heap ( a Nelson  character ) , in addition to  Dave Goelz  ' Philo char acter. Both performers had characters named after them in the band Little Jerry & the Monotones, w /  Hunt  performing Rockin ' Richard alongside  Nelson  ' s Little Jerry. Muppeteer veteran  David Rudman  took over for both  Richard  ' s half of t he Two - Headed Monster & Sully after Richard passed a way, keeping  Richard  ' s legacy alive by working with  Jerry .

 Jerry Nelson  recalled the relation ship :

"  Richard  came into t he company when he was pretty young, & I  kind - of took Richard under  my  wing , when he 1 st came i n , since  Frank  &  Jim  were sort - of a team &  I  was like a straight man or foil that worked off their character s . So when  Richard  came i n ,  w  e got to a point where  w  e would work really well together . When 1 of  u  s would start to go somewhere , the other would know what was happening . We played well together . Like with t he Two - Headed Monster .  W  e were just goofing around on the set 1 d a y , without a puppet even , & 1 of the writer s was t h ere & s a id , " What ' s that you ' r e d oing ? " & w  e said, " 1 monster w i th 2 heads ! " & th ey decided to do t hat . W  e had a lot of characters that worked together, like Floyd & Janice . We were good friends . When  w  e had some place to g o ,  w  e would trav el together . He was always so late that it used to drive  me  crazy . Event u ally  I  ' d say , " If you ' re there ,  I  ' ll see you at t he plane. If you ' re not, I  ' ll see you where  w  e ' r e goin g. " Richard & I  were like what  Steve  &  Dave  are now . You f ind some body you work well wit h, & have that rapport with .  I  knew a ll o f Richard ' s family - his sisters & brother - & we ' d spend time together . "

Jerry Nelson /  Richard   Hunt  Muppet Pairings

 * Biff / Sully
 * The Two - Headed Monster
 * Little Jerry / Rockin ' Richard
 * J . P . Grosse / Scooter
 * Floyd Pepper / Janice
 * Floyd Pepper / Scooter
 * Floyd Pepper / Gladys
 * Robin the Frog / Sweetums
 * Robin the Frog / Scooter
 * Robin the Frog / Statler
 * Tina Twiddlebug / Timmy Twiddlebug
 * Pa Gorg / Junior Gorg
 * Marjory the Trash Heap / Gunge ( w / Philo ( performed b y Dave Goelz  ) )
 * Coffee Break Machine / Luncheon Counter Monster
 * Fred the Wonder Horse / Gladys the Cow
 * Lew Zealand / Gladys
 * Lew Zealand / Sweetums
 * Lew Zealand / Scooter
 * Count von Count / Grandpa Count ( w / Grandma Count ( performed by Camille Bonora  ) )
 * Count von Count / Forgetful Jones
 * Count von Count / The Countess
 * Mickey Moose / Ronald Duck
 * Melvin Milk / Carl Carrot
 * Betty & Melissa Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches
 * Y vette & Danielle French Toast
 * Miss Mousey / Big Mouse
 * Lavender Anything Muppet Man / Canary ( " Pretty Little Song " )
 * Louis Kazagger / Contender 980116
 * Vile Bunch Drummer / Blue Frackle
 * Andy / Eddie
 * Statler ' s Grandson / Statler
 * Sam my & Frank ie
 * Sacrificial Idol / Janice
 * Whaddayasay Bird / Ohboy Bird
 * Quongo / Beaker
 * Quongo / The Showman
 * George and Melissa Rabbit
 * Noel Cowherd / Billy the Grownup
 * Sherlock Hemlock / Don Music
 * Ernie / Bert ( Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten ) 
 * Cecil Bear / Edgar Bear ( with Percival Bear ( performed by David Rudman  ) )
 * The Christ mas Toy Rabbits
 * Uncle Deadly / Wayne
 * Uncle Deadly / Scooter
 *  Granny Grouch  /  Grandpa Grouch 
 * Walter (vampire)/Victor
 * Stanley Weasel / Fred Lizard
 * Balthazar / Belmont
 * Trevor Trout / Spaceship Surprise Mate
 * Twill / Harrison
 * Sherlock Hemlock / Wodehouse ( Sesame Street )
 * Singing F i r e men
 * Readers of the Open Range

Muppeteer veteran  David Rudman  has been seen taking Richard Hunt ' s place in these 3 pairings he originally made with  Jerry Nelson  before he pass ed away :


 * Biff / Sully
 * The Two - Headed Monster
 * Floyd Pepper / Janice

L ate r Y ear s
During the late 1 980 s,  Richard   Hunt  was still active in n ew productions & performing new character s. He performed Tug Monster on the shor t - live d Little Muppet Monster s series, & The Wild Impresario on the short - lived Ghost of Faffner Hall. In specials, he performed Lugsy in The Tale of the Bunny Picnic & Belmont in T he Christ mas Toy.

 Hunt  had also occasionally appeared on - screen in movie s & TV production s. He made an on - screen cameo as a taxi driver in The Great Muppet Caper, he played the role of Wilson in  Trading Places  , & he played the role of Larry in Oxford Blues. He also played the role of Del in Jim Henson  ' s failed pilot Puppetman. He also spent an hour entertaining the audience during the taping of T he Fantastic  Miss   Piggy  Show. In addition to directing  the aforementioned Fraggle Rock epi sode,  Richard   Hunt  also  directed  the 1 9 88 direct - to - video product ion Sing - A long , Dance - Along , D o - A long & also received full  directing  credits in  Elmo  ' s S ing - A long Guessing Game & The Best of  Elmo .

Death
But then, most unfortunately ,  Richard   Henry   Hunt  died of AIDS - related complications in 1992. Among his last productions were The Muppet s Celebrate  Jim   Henson , Muppet* Vision 3D , & Billy Bunny ' s Animal Songs ( the last of which was released i n 1 993 , a y ear after his death ). Scooter, following Hunt ' s death , was retired & absent as a character in all of the major Muppet productions till Muppets from Space , in which he was voice d b y Adam Hunt ,  Richard   Hunt  ' s surviving brother. He has since bee n perform e d  b y  Matt Vogel , Brian Henson ,  Rickey Boyd  & , also most recently & seemingly permanently , by  David Rudman  , who carries Richard ' s legacy on to this very d ay , performing Scooter , Sully , Janice , Sonny Friendly ( f or a short t ime ) , Dip , & Richard ' s half o f the Two - Headed Monster. Very few of his other characters ( with the notable exceptions of Beaker, Statler , & Sweetums , who were h a nd e d t o  Steve Whitmire  ,  Jerry Nelson  ( & l ate r Steve Whitmire  ) , & John Henson ( son of  Jim Henson  ) respect ively ) were recast w / new  performers  for year s. Many of his other characters were relegated to silent background role s, though a few , like have been gradually recast since then. Many of his other characters ( like Forgetful Jones ) were relegated to silent background role s, though several ( such a s Gladys the Cow ) have been gradually recast since then. Most of Hunt ' s main Muppet Show characters have been inherited by Steve Whitmire  &  David Rudman  in recent production s, including 2011 ' s The Muppet s.

According to his page on FindAGrave. com,  Hunt  was cremate d. Some ashes were spread into the flower garden at the Hunt family home in New Jersey. Many panels were created in his honor for the NAME S Project A I D S Quilt, including 1 created by his fri end s in the Muppet Workshop.

Jon Stone, a former  direct or  f or  SESAME STREET  , said this at t he time o f Hunt ' s death : " It ' s impossible to imagine a world with out  Richard  . He came t o us a wide - eyed 18 - y ea r - o l d & grew into a master  puppeteer  & inspired teacher . No one ever had a more manic love of the outrageous & absurd ; no one could ever make me laugh the way Richard could . A generation has grown up absorb ing  Richard  ' s a r t , &  I  have to believe that every one of th em is a smart e r , funnier , stronger , sillier , more generous person be cause o f him . "

The  Richard   Hunt  Spirit Award is annually presented at the  SESAME STREET  wrap party to the ca st mem ber who best honors the generosity in spirit & dedicated work of Richard Hunt in their actions on s et. The 2010 winner was Leslie Carrara - Rudolph.

Muppet eer Credits

 *  Hunt  ' s primary Muppet character s :


 * Gladys the Cow : 1 9 7 3 - 1 99 2


 * Jennifer Barnhart : 2 00 3 - present
 * Sully :  Sesame Street  season 5 - 1 99 2 )


 *  David Rud man  : 199 2 - 1 999 )
 * Scooter : The Muppet Show ( 1976 ) - Muppet* Vision 3 D ( 1991 ) ; 1992


 *  David Rud man  : Studio DC : Al most Live host ed b y Selena Gomez ( 2 008 ) - present
 * Stat ler ( T he Muppet Show : 1 9 7 6 ) - The Muppets at Walt Disney World ( 1990 ; 1992 )


 *  Jerry Nelson  : The Muppet Show : Sex & Violence ( 1 9 7 5 ) ; The Muppet Christ mas Carol ( 1 9 9 2 ) - Muppets Part y Cruise ( 2003 )
 * Steve Whit mire : Weezer ' s " Keep Fishin ' " music video 2 002 ) - present
 * Sweetums : The Muppet Show ( 1976 ) - Muppet* Vision 3 D ( 1991 ) ; 1992 )


 * John Hen son : Muppet Treasure Is la nd ( 1 99 6 ) - The Muppets ' Wizard of Oz ( 2005 )
 * Matt Vogel :  Give a Day . Get a Disney D ay . ( 2 00 9 ) - present
 * Janice : The Muppet Show ( 1977 ) - The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson ( 1990 ) ; 1992


 *  David Rud man  : Studio DC : Almost Live hosted b y Dylan & Cole Sprouse ( 2008 ) - present
 * Beaker : The Muppet Show ( 1977 ) - Muppet* Vision 3 D ( 1991 ) ; 1992


 * Steve Whit mire : The Muppet Christ mas Carol ( 1992 ) - present
 * The T wo - Headed Monster ( right head ; 1 978 - 1992 )


 *  David Rud man  : 199 2 - present
 * Forgetful Jones ( 1981 - 1992 )


 * Michael Earl Davis ( 1979 - 1981 )
 * Sonny Friendly : 1986 - 1992


 *  David Rud man  : 199 2 - 2000
 *  SESAME STREET  Character s : Aristotle, The Beetles ' Lead Singer , Billy the Grown up , Brad , Captain Vegetable ( 1983 - 1984 ) , Carl the Cop , Cheerful , Dip , Don Music , Eddie , Elmo ( 1984 - 1 985 ) , Farmer Fowler , Fenwick la Touche , Flying Fish , Forgetful Jones , Sammy or Frankie , Lavender Frazzletone , Furline Huskie , Gilbert , Gladys the Cow , Grandpa Count ,  Grandpa Grouch  , Green Alpha beat , Grenadier Guards man , Harry , Harvey Monster ( occasionally ) , Head line Howie , John , Kermit the Forg ( " We Ar e A ll Mo n s t e r s " ) , King Gerry ' s Doctor , Leak y , Leo t he Party Monster , a lettuce from " G r o w H i g h G r o w L ow " , Lavender Librar ian , Larry Rhymie , Little Red Riding Hood ( 1 9 72 ) , Madame Schwartzhead , Magic Mirror ( S now  Grouch  )  , Maurice Monster ( occasion ally ) , Old Mc Dou g a l , M r . Mo se s , M r . Snuffleupagus ( back half , occasionally ; assist ing  Jerry Nelson  ) , Old King Cole ' s Band Green fiddler & Lavender drummer , Old MacDonald ( 1980 s ) , a pear f rom " Bilingual Fruit Song " , Placido Flamingo ( 1986 - 1992 ) , Potter Piper , " Readers of the Open Range " name less Pumpkin cowboy , Richard , Rockin ' Richard , Rocky the Cat , Rodeo Rosie ( occasionally ) , Sonny Friendly ( 1 9 8 6 - 1 99 2 ) , Spaceship Surprise Mate ,  Stan , Stuie Monster , Sully ( 1970 s - 1 9 9 2 ) , Timmy Twiddle bu g , Tommy , Tough Eddie ( 1 9 8 0 s ) , Two - Headed Monster ( right head ) ( 1 9 78 - 1 9 9 2 ) , Umeko ' s Friends , Victor , Willy Nilly , W itch , Yip Yip Martians , The Young Woman Who Lives in a Hat
 * The Muppet Show Characters : African Mask ( Mo u nta in ), Beagle , Beaker ( 1977 - 1992 ) , Behemoth ( episode 119 : Vincent Price ) , Billy the Bear ( epi sode 4 0 1 : John Denver ) , Bobby Benson , Blue Frackle ( episode 1 0 3 : Joel Grey , episode 115 : Candice Bergen , episode 202 : Zero Mostel , episode 2 1 8 : Jaye P . Morg an , epi sode 3 0 7 : Alice Cooper ) , Bubba , Catgut , Clive Cahuenga , Contender 980 116 , Cows ( e pi sode 1 2 1 : Twiggy ) , Doctor Pig , D roop ( epi sode 2 2 0 : Petula Clark ) , George , G eri & t h e Atric s ( False Teeth ) , Ghost , Gingerbread Man , Glady s , T h e Gogolala Jubilee Jugband ( Purple What not ) , Gorgon Heap ( episode 116 : Avery Schreiber ) , H a t , Janice ( 1 9 77 - 1 9 9 2 ) , Lenny the Lizard ( epi sode 2 0 8 : Steve Martin ) , Les , Lubbock L ou ( occasion a l l y ) , Luncheon Counter Monster ( episode 2 23 : Jonn Cleese ) , Lyle the Dog ( epi sode 5 2 3 : Linda Ronstadt ) , Ma le Ghost , T he March Hare , Mean Mama ( episode 201 : Don Knotts , episode 2 11 : Dom De Luise , & episode 515 : Carol Burnett ) , Mildred Huxtetter ( episode 109 : Charles Aznavour ) , Miss Kitty ( episode 119 : Vincent Price ) , Miss Piggy ( 1 976 - 19 77 , occasional ly ) , Ohboy Bird , Paul Revere ( leg s on ly ) , Quongo ( epi sode 5 0 9 : Debbie Harry ) , Ronald Duck , Salzburg Sauerkraut Sing er , Scooter ( 19 76 - 1 9 9 2 ) , T he Showman , Statler ( 1 976 - 1 99 2 ) , Sweetums ( 1976 - 1 99 2 ) , Tin y , Wayne , Winny , You know Bird ( episode 2 1 8 : Jay e P . Mor gan ) , Zelda Rose ( episode 308 : Loretta Lynn )
 * Fraggle Ro ck : Gunge, Junior Gorg , Beige Fraggle , Firechief Fraggle , Flex Doozer , Gillis Fraggle , Herkimer Fraggle , Genie , Mudwell the Mud bunny , The Odd Old Man , Story teller Fraggle ( episode 1 0 8 o n ly ) , Turbo Doozer , Venerable Sage Lambo , Wizard
 * The Great San ta Cla us Switch : Bing
 * The Ed Sullivan Show : Harrison
 * The  Frog  Prince : Taminella Grinderfall ( Muppetry  only )
 * The Muppets Valen tine Show : Big Mouse
 * Saturday Night Live : Wisss
 * One to One : The Queen of Phumph
 * T h e Muppet Show : S ex & Violence : Mildred Huxtetter, Crazy Harry , Hoggie Marsh , Lust , Oh boy Bird
 * Peter Alexander präsentiert Spezialitäten 10 : Bert
 * Emmet Otter ' s Jug - Band Christ mas : Charlie Beaver, George Rabbit , Fred Lizard
 * Christ mas Eve on Sesame Street ( Extra Muppeteer  )
 * Little Muppet Monsters : Tug Monster, Beaker ( animated ) , " Muppet Sports Shorts " Narrator
 * T he Muppet Movie : Scooter ( 19 7 6 - 1 9 9 2 ), Janice ( 1977 - 1 99 2 ) , Beaker ( 1 9 77 - 1992 ) , Sweetums ( 19 7 6 - 1 9 9 2 ) & Stat ler ( 1976 - 1992 )
 * The Great Muppet Caper : Scooter ( 1 9 76 - 199 2 ), Janice ( 1977 - 1 9 9 2 ) , Beaker ( 1 9 77 - 199 2 ) , Sweetums ( 1 9 7 6 - 1 99 2 ) & Stat ler ( 1976 - 1992 )
 * The Muppets Take Manhattan : Scooter ( 1 976 - 1 9 9 2 ), Janice ( 1 9 77 - 1992 ) , Beaker ( 1 9 7 7 - 1992 ) , Statler ( 19 76 - 1 9 9 2 ) & Baby  Scooter 
 * Follow That  BIRD  : Various  Grouch  Don ' t Drop Inn   Diner   Patron s , Gladys the Cow ( 1 9 7 3 - 1 9 9 2 )
 * The Tale of the Bunny Picnic : Lugsy
 * A Muppet Family Christ mas : Scooter ( 1 976 - 1 99 2 ), Janice ( 1 9 7 7 - 1992 ) , Beaker ( 1 9 77 - 199 2 ) , Two - Headed Monster ( 1978 - 1 99 2 ) , Cow & The Snowman
 * The Chris t mas To y : Belmont
 * Puppet man : Del Zivic ( o n - camera role ), Gertha , Earl
 * Inner Tube : Crasher
 * The Ghost of Faffner Hall : The Wild Impresario
 * T he Cosby Show : Disagreeable Sandwich
 * The Muppets at Walt Disney World : Scooter ( 1 9 7 6 - 1 99 2 ), Janice ( 1 9 77 - 1992 ) , Beaker ( 1 9 7 7 - 1 99 2 ) & Stat ler ( 1976 - 1992 )
 * Country Music with t he Muppets : Dog, Sheep
 * The Muppet s Celebrate  Jim   Henson  : Scooter ( 1976 - 1992 ) & Janice ( 1977 - 1992 )
 * Billy Bunny ' s Animal Songs : Edgar Bear, Raccoon 1

Trivia

 *  Hunt  w as right - handed.
 * Character s of  Richard   Hunt  ' s Muppeteer  Veteran  David Rudman  has performed once or consistently are :


 * The Two - Head ed Monster ( right head ) : 1 99 2 - present )
 * Scooter : Studio DC : Almost Live host ed by Selena Gomez ( 2 0 0 8 ) - present
 * Janice : Studio DC : Almost Live host ed b y Dylan & Cole Sprouse ( 2 0 0 8 ) - present
 * Sonny Friendly ( 199 2 - 2000 )
 * Sully ( 1 99 2 - 1 999 )
 * Sweetums : The Cosby Show ( 1990 )
 * Dip the Cat ( 1992 )
 * Wayne : The Muppet s ( 20 11 ) ; Muppets Most Want ed ( 2 0 1 4 )
 * Bobby Benson ( T h e Muppet s ( 2 0 1 1 ) ; Muppets Most Want e d ( 2 0 1 4 )

Note s

 * Episode 3 1 3 6 o f  SESAME STREET , which aired 22 month s after his death , was dedicated in his memory , wit h a dedication sign following t h e credit s.
 * The Muppet Christ mas Carol is dedicated " In loving memory o f  Jim Henson  &  Richard   Hunt  ".
 * The book Jim Henson : The Works & the  SESAME STREET  album We Are All E a r t h l i n g s, both released in 1 9 9 3 , were dedicate d to the memory of  RICHARD   HUNT .
 * Sometimes, Richard Hunt would entertain visi tors on the set by performing a character ordinarily played by another Muppet eer  , assuming t he voice & personality of whichever puppet wa s o n - hand.

External l i n k s

 * Your Fa ce !
 * Muppet Central ' s Tribute t o  RICHARD 
 * MuppetCast ' s pod cast Tribute t o  RICHARD 
 * RICHARD HUNT o n I M D b

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