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 of the Two - Headed Monster , Dip Cat , & Forgetful Jones. Hunt also was the performer of  GRANDPA GROUCH ,  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ' s grand father.

Early Years
Hunt was born in New York City, the 2 n d of 5 children & the 1 st of 2 sons. The family eventually moved to Closter, New Jersey some years later.

Since everyone in his family had worked i n show busi ness at some point, Hunt always felt he ' d end up in entertain ment too. While in middle school & high school, he put on puppet show s f o r local chil dren , & he was a fan of the then - fledgling Muppets from a young a g e. " I ' d drop anything to watch them, " he s a i d , " I thought they were weird . "

After high school graduation & a 4 - month stint of doing weather reports at a local radio station, Hunt had his 1 s t ink ling that he might join the Muppets. Hunt ' s mother, Jane , recalled Hunt ' s 1 st meeting with  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 of puppet s . " They threw a puppet at me & said s i t d o w n " , Richard later report ed to me . " It was incredible. We just all talked together ! ! We knew right away we had the 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 1 970, along with Fran Brill. A few weeks later, he was invited 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 on  SESAME STREET .

Hunt mostly performed background characters 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 The Muppet s Valen tine S how, & many minor characters in The Muppet Show : Sex & Violence. He also performed  Wisss on Saturday Night Live, & Charlie Beaver , Fred Lizard & George Rabbit on Emmet Otter ' s Jug Band Christ mas.

SESAME STREET
During his 1 st few seasons on  SESAME STREET , Hunt was basically a background performer , normally assisting other Muppeteers with characters ( performing the right hands of certain characters , & performing the back half of Mr . Snuffleupagus ) or performing  characters to pre - recorded tracks. However, sooner or later , he became 1 of the main perfo rmers , performing several memorable character s as Sully , Sonny Friendly , Gladys the Cow , Don Music , the horn s - up half of the 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, alongside Madeline Kahn.

Although a very main performer  on the show, none of Richard Hunt ' s  SESAME STREET  characters actually became major characters in the same way as  Caroll Spinney  ' s  OSCAR THE GROUCH  & BIG BIRD ,  Frank Oz  ' s Cookie Monster , & even  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 Christ mas Eve on Sesame Street & Don ' t Eat the Pictures ) where he didn ' t perform character voices.

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 was 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 of 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 The 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 like 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 performed her.

Richard Hunt has also been noted for his fine singing voice. As Scooter he sang such songs as " [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/There's_a_New_Sound T h ere ' s a N e w S o u nd ", A t t h e H op " and " Six 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  performer  , Eren Ozker had left the show , Wayne eventually came back to make solo appear ance s every n ow & t hen , singing such song s a s " F o r M e & M y G oy l e " and " Catch a Falling Star ". Despite Hunt ' s singing 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 ead - singing performance s, sing ing " 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 in the organization, " Finch wrote. " When he is not working on camera, he is apt to have Scooter or 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 around , he will attempt to enter t a in 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 the loose atmo sphere that exists around Studio D despite the pressure & the slow pace that are endemic to TV production. "

Fraggle Rock
On Fraggle Rock, Richard Hunt had 2 major characters , 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 every ( or almost every ) epi sode. After that season, as the background performers  began to do more character voices on the show , Hunt performed less frequently on the series , spending his extra time on Sesame Street. According to Terry Angus, " After the 1 st 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 characters every now & then which gave Richard an easier time o f i t . Plus , he was going down to work on Sesame_Street Sesame Street  . "

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

Richard Hunt & Jerry Nelson
Richard Hunt ' s characters were often paired w/ the characters of 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 vocals in t he " M r . Bass 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 , ( the nephew o f  Jim Henson  ' s Kermit the Frog ) , in the song " Two Lost Souls " , in episode 223 , & every since then , they've been the best of friends. Hunt also performed 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 performed  Grandpa  GROUCH  ,  OSCAR  ' s grand father. They were never in the same scene together, but it shows yet another successful pair ing.

Additionally, the 2 performers  shared the role of the Two - Headed Monster. They also play the children in the Twiddlebug family w / Hunt performing the son, Timmy Twiddlebug , & Nelson  performing the 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 the Two - Headed Monster & Sully after Richard passed away, keeping Richard ' s legacy alive by working with  Jerry.

Jerry Nelson recalled the relationship "

" Richard came into the company when he was pretty young, & I  kind - of took Richard under  my  wing , when he 1 st came in , 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 in ,  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 the Two - Headed Monster .  W  e were just goofing around on the set 1 d ay , without a puppet even , & 1 of the writer s was t here & s a i d , " What ' s that you ' r e d o i n g ? " & 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 go ,  w  e would travel 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 the plane. If you ' re not, I  ' ll see you where  w  e ' r e going. " 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 all 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 by 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
 * 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

Later Years
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 - lived Little Muppet Monsters 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 The Christ mas Toy.

Hunt had also occasionally appeared on - screen in movies & 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 The 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 - Along Guessing Game & The Best of Elmo.

Death
But then, most unfortunately , Hunt died of AIDS - related complications in 1992. Among his last productions were The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson, Muppet* Vision 3D , & Billy Bunny ' s Animal Songs ( the last of which was released in 1 993 , a year 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 voiced by Adam Hunt , Richard Hunt ' s surviving brother. He has since been performed  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 day , performing Scooter , Sully , Janice , Sonny Friendly ( f or a short t ime ) , Dip , & Richard ' s half of the Two - Headed Monster. Very few of his other characters ( with the notable exceptions of Beaker, Statler , & Sweetums , who were hand ed t o Steve Whitmire  ,  Jerry Nelson  ( & late r  Steve Whitmire  ) , & John Henson ( son of  Jim Henson  ) respectively ) were recast w / new  performers  for years. Many of his other characters were relegated to silent background roles, though a few , like have been gradually recast since then. Many of his other characters ( like Forgetful Jones ) were relegated to silent background roles, 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 productions, including 2011 's The Muppets.

According to his page on FindAGrave. com, Hunt was cremated. 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 for  SESAME STREET  , said this at the 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 ear - 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 them is a smarter , 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 : 1973 - 1992


 * Jennifer Barnhart : 2003 - present
 * Sully :  Sesame Street  season 5 - 1 992 )


 *  David Rud man  : 1992 - 1999 )
 * Scooter : The Muppet Show ( 1976 ) - Muppet* Vision 3D ( 1991 ) ; 1992


 *  David Rud man  : Studio DC : Almost Live host ed by Selena Gomez ( 2 0 0 8 ) - present
 * Stat ler ( The Muppet Show : 1976 ) - The Muppets at Walt Disney World ( 1990 ; 1992 )


 * Jerry Nelson : The Muppet Show : Sex & Violence ( 1 975 ) ; The Muppet Christ mas Carol ( 1992 ) - Muppets Party Cruise ( 2003 )
 * Steve Whit mire : Weezer ' s " Keep Fishin ' " music video 2 002 ) - present
 * Sweetums : The Muppet Show ( 1976 ) - Muppet* Vision 3D ( 1991 ) ; 1992 )


 * John Henson : Muppet Treasure Island ( 1996 ) - 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 by 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  : 1992 - present
 * Forgetful Jones ( 1981 - 1992 )


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


 *  David Rud man  : 1992 - 2000
 *  SESAME STREET  Characters : 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 98 5 ) , 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 F org ( " We Ar e A ll Mo n s te r s " ) , King Gerry ' s Doctor , Leaky , Leo the Party Monster , a lettuce from " G r o w H i g h G r o w L o w " , Lavender Librar ian , Larry Rhymie , Little Red Riding Hood ( 1 9 72 ) , Madame Schwartzhead ,  Magic Mirror ( Snow Grouch )  , Maurice Monster ( occasion ally ) , Old Mc Dougal , Mr . Mose 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 from " Bilingual Fruit Song " , Placido Flamingo ( 1986 - 1992 ) , Potter Piper , " Readers of the Open Range " nameless Pumpkin cowboy , Richard , Rockin ' Richard , Rocky the Cat , Rodeo Rosie ( occasionally ) , Sonny Friendly ( 1986 - 1 99 2 ) , Spaceship Surprise Mate ,  Stan , Stuie Monster , Sully ( 1970 s - 1992 ) , Timmy Twiddlebug , Tommy , Tough Eddie ( 1980 s ) , Two - Headed Monster ( right head ) ( 1 978 - 1992 ) , 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 ( episode 4 0 1 : John Denver ) , Bobby Benson , Blue Frackle ( episode 1 03 : Joel Grey , episode 115 : Candice Bergen , episode 202 : Zero Mostel , episode 2 1 8 : Jaye P . Morgan , episode 3 0 7 : Alice Cooper ) , Bubba , Catgut , Clive Cahuenga , Contender 980116 , Cows ( e pisode 1 2 1 : Twiggy ) , Doctor Pig , Droop ( episode 2 2 0 : Petula Clark ) , George , Geri & the Atric s ( False Teeth ) , Ghost , Gingerbread Man , Gladys , The Gogolala Jubilee Jugband ( Purple Whatnot ) , Gorgon Heap ( episode 116 : Avery Schreiber ) , H a t , Janice ( 1 977 - 1 99 2 ) , Lenny the Lizard ( episode 2 0 8 : Steve Martin ) , Les , Lubbock Lou ( occasion all y ) , Luncheon Counter Monster ( episode 2 23 : Jonn Cleese ) , Lyle the Dog ( episode 5 2 3 : Linda Ronstadt ) , Male Ghost , The March Hare , Mean Mama ( episode 201 : Don Knotts , episode 211 : Dom De Luise , & episode 515 : Carol Burnett ) , Mildred Huxtetter ( episode 109 : Charles Aznavour ) , Miss Kitty ( episode 119 : Vincent Price ) , Miss Piggy ( 1 976 - 1977 , occasionally ) , Ohboy Bird , Paul Revere ( leg s on ly ) , Quongo ( episode 5 0 9 : Debbie Harry ) , Ronald Duck , Salzburg Sauerkraut Singer , Scooter ( 1976 - 1 99 2 ) , The Showman , Statler ( 1 976 - 1992 ) , Sweetums ( 1976 - 1992 ) , Tiny , Wayne , Winny , You know Bird ( episode 2 1 8 : Jay e P . Mor gan ) , Zelda Rose ( episode 308 : Loretta Lynn )
 * Fraggle Rock : 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 108 only ) , 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
 * The Muppet Show : Sex & Violence : Mildred Hux tetter, 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
 * The Muppet Movie : Scooter ( 1976 - 1992 ), Janice ( 1977 - 1 99 2 ) , Beaker ( 1 9 77 - 1992 ) , Sweetums ( 1976 - 1 99 2 ) , & Statler ( 1976 - 1992 )
 * The Great Muppet Caper : Scooter ( 1 9 76 - 1992 ), Janice ( 1977 - 1 99 2 ) , Beaker ( 1 9 77 - 1992 ) , Sweetums ( 1976 - 1 99 2 ) , & Statler ( 1976 - 1992 )
 * The Muppets Take Manhattan : Scooter ( 1 976 - 1992 ), Janice ( 1977 - 1992 ) , Beaker ( 1 9 77 - 1992 ) , Statler ( 1976 - 1 99 2 ) , & Baby Scooter
 * Follow That Bird : Various  Grouch  Don ' t Drop Inn   Diner   Patrons , Gladys the Cow ( 1 973 - 1992 )
 * The Tale of the Bunny Picnic : Lugsy
 * A Muppet Family Christ mas : Scooter ( 1 976 - 1992 ), Janice ( 1977 - 1992 ) , Beaker ( 1 9 77 - 1992 ) , 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
 * The Cosby Show : Disagreeable Sandwich
 * The Muppets at Walt Disney World : Scooter ( 1976 - 1 99 2 ), Janice ( 1 9 77 - 1992 ) , Beaker ( 1977 - 1 99 2 ) , & Statler ( 1976 - 1992 )
 * Country Music with the Muppets : Dog, Sheep
 * The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson : Scooter ( 1976 - 1992 ) & Janice ( 1977 - 1992 )
 * Billy Bunny ' s Animal Songs : Edgar Bear, Raccoon 1

Trivia

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


 * The Two - Head ed Monster ( right head ) : 1992 - present )
 * Scooter : Studio DC : Almost Live host ed by Selena Gomez ( 2008 ) - present
 * Janice : Studio DC : Almost Live hosted by Dylan & Cole Sprouse ( 2008 ) - present
 * Sonny Friendly ( 1992 - 2000 )
 * Sully ( 1992 - 1999 )
 * Sweetums ( The Cosby Show ( 1990 )
 * Dip the Cat ( 1992 )
 * Wayne : The Muppet s ( 2011 ) ; Muppets Most Want ed ( 2014 )
 * Bobby Benson ( The Muppets ( 2011 ) ; Muppets Most Want ed ( 2014 )