Who performed these Jim Henson Hour characters?

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I'm working on my guide to JHH over at tvtome (which will eventually migrate to my regular site) and need help filling a few gaps. Maybe someone here can help.

Who performed: Jaques Roach, Hat Sharpener, any other random obscure character not listed below.

What's the name of:
  • Jerry Nelson's blond-haired musician in "Solid Foam"? He was also seen in "Blue Bayou" in TMS-Linda Ronstadt playing xylophone on the porch of the house.
  • The three characters in the pirate tv station "Gorilla Television". There is a monkey, a white-skinned woman, and a nerdy-looking male. Rob mills plays one of them. Who play the other two and what are their names?
  • The drummer in "Solid Foam" and who played her?
  • The three graffitti characters that jump off the wall and sing/dance? Who performed them? I think Henson played the dog...
  • Do any of the trash bags have names?
  • The singing aliens in the "Science Fiction" episode. They may be called "The Extremes". Do any of them have specific names and who performed them? These characters also showed up a few times in Muppets Tonight.
  • The Bear & Raccoon that "investigate" the humans. Who performed them?
  • Did the blue frackle that hosted the Monster Telethon have a name? He was the one that had a cigarette mounted in his mouth. There's also a beaky monster and a pink one.
Thanks in advance; I know that's a whole lot of info there....

http://tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-10932/

There is the guide I edit; if there are any corrections PLEASE post them here.
 

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Two down, too many to go :wink:
 

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  • Jerry Nelson's blond-haired musician in "Solid Foam"? He was also seen in "Blue Bayou" in TMS-Linda Ronstadt playing xylophone on the porch of the house.
    His name is Zeke
  • The singing aliens in the "Science Fiction" episode. They may be called "The Extremes". Do any of them have specific names and who performed them? These characters also showed up a few times in Muppets Tonight.
    Jerry Nelson(The Orange)
    Kevin Clash(The Green)
    Steve Whitmire(The Yellow)
    Sharon Lee Williams(The Purple, I'am a bit unsure about this one)
 

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jediX said:
What's the name of:
  • Jerry Nelson's blond-haired musician in "Solid Foam"? He was also seen in "Blue Bayou" in TMS-Linda Ronstadt playing xylophone on the porch of the house.


  • These are 2 seperate charecters. "Beard" is the name of the Brown bearded guitar player in Solid Foam. He was a new charater and did not appear before or since JHH.

    jediX said:
    [*]The three characters in the pirate tv station "Gorilla Television". There is a monkey, a white-skinned woman, and a nerdy-looking male. Rob mills plays one of them. Who play the other two and what are their names?[*]The drummer in "Solid Foam" and who played her?
    The "white-skinned woman" is Zondra. She appeard in a few "Real World: Muppets" UK slits for MT.
 

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Actually, maybe not. There were two very similar looking women in JHH. One was the drummer and the other was the woman on Gorilla Television. I believe the Real World: Muppets woman is the one from Gorilla.
 

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So is Zondra the drummer or the MT/Gorilla TV woman?
 

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And is the bear from the bear/raccoon bit Billy the Bear?

And is the giant spider the same one as in the Raquel Welch TMS?

:smile:
 

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jediX said:
So is Zondra the drummer or the MT/Gorilla TV woman?
The Gorilla TV Chick is Zondra.

:big_grin:

The Solid Foam chick w/ the Red hair is........

ya got ME!

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I'll bet she's referenced somewhere in the series. I'll keep my ears open whilst I work on my JHH guides.
 
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