Why didnt Jerry Nelson have a regular character on the Muppet Show?

[golden teeth]

Yeah I noticed that too! I'm always thinking "well which performer's character is their main one?"

So for me it's:

Jim Henson: Kermit
Frank Oz: either Fozzie or Piggy (I'd prefer it to be Fozzie though...)
Richard Hunt: Scooter
Dave Goelz: Gonzo
Steve Whitmire: Rizzo (and obviously Kermit now)
Bill Barretta: Pepe

But then I think for Jerry Nelson... Floyd? No he's hardly used. Camilla? Maybe but she hasn't been used much either. Crazy Harry or Lew Zealand? Again they have limited roles. Robin? Nope he's a limited character too.

Well, you cant say Floyd was hardly used on the Muppet Show, because he was on it quite a bit, but he still wasnt a main character and only tended to appear when the band did in the episode, though he did have some backstage scenes and some starring episodes.

 

[BEAR]

You can also think of the different character groups...

"The Core Group" or the "Mainstays"
Henson: Kermit & Rowlf
Oz: Piggy & Fozzie
Goelz: Gonzo
Nelson: Camilla
Hunt: Scooter
Whitmire: Rizzo

"Electric Mayhem"
Henson: Dr. Teeth
Oz: Animal
Goelz: Zoot
Nelson: Floyd
Hunt: Janice
Whitmire: Lips

"Supporting players"
Henson: Waldorf, Swedish Chef, Newsman, Link Hogthrob
Oz: Sam Eagle, Marvin Suggs
Goelz: Bunsen, Beauregard
Nelson: Lew Zealand, Crazy Harry, Pops, Robin, Uncle Deadly (who was never featured in a Muppet film and I wonder why)
Hunt: Statler, Beaker, Sweetums

 

[theprawncracker]

Uncle Deadly (who was never featured in a Muppet film and I wonder why)

I often wonder the same thing Bry, I think Uncle D. could've done well in GMC at the least, or as a spirit in MCC... oh well...

 

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sorry about the double post

 

[wes]

WHy didnt Jerry have a regular?

He did Robin, and Uncle Deadly.
They most likely saved him for the extra Charaters you did see all the time.

 

[BEAR]

I often wonder the same thing Bry, I think Uncle D. could've done well in GMC at the least, or as a spirit in MCC... oh well...

I think he would have been very appropriate in MTI, even in just a cameo. MCC as one of the spirits is a good thought but which one would he be. I don't he fits any of those roles except for probably Yet To Come, but even that wouldn't have had the same effect.

 

[rexcrk]

Well, you cant say Floyd was hardly used on the Muppet Show, because he was on it quite a bit, but he still wasnt a main character and only tended to appear when the band did in the episode, though he did have some backstage scenes and some starring episodes.

Good point, good point

I was thinking more along the lines of the way the Muppets currently are, and how Floyd is hardly used anymore. That's one of the things I enjoy about watching Season one of the Muppet Show... characters like Floyd and Zoot are bigger players.

 

[golden teeth]

You can also think of the different character groups...

"The Core Group" or the "Mainstays"
Henson: Kermit & Rowlf
Oz: Piggy & Fozzie
Goelz: Gonzo
Nelson: Camilla
Hunt: Scooter
Whitmire: Rizzo

"Electric Mayhem"
Henson: Dr. Teeth
Oz: Animal
Goelz: Zoot
Nelson: Floyd
Hunt: Janice
Whitmire: Lips

"Supporting players"
Henson: Waldorf, Swedish Chef, Newsman, Link Hogthrob
Oz: Sam Eagle, Marvin Suggs
Goelz: Bunsen, Beauregard
Nelson: Lew Zealand, Crazy Harry, Pops, Robin, Uncle Deadly (who was never featured in a Muppet film and I wonder why)
Hunt: Statler, Beaker, Sweetums

I consider the Muppet Show main Muppets to be( in order of impotance)

Kermit
Fozzie
Piggy
Scooter
Statler and Waldorf
Rowlf
Gonzo

Crazy Harry, Pops, Robin, Uncle Deadly and Baskerville all were Nelson characters but probably appeared in 25 episodes or less (less for Harry and Deadly)

 

[golden teeth]

Good point, good point

I was thinking more along the lines of the way the Muppets currently are, and how Floyd is hardly used anymore. That's one of the things I enjoy about watching Season one of the Muppet Show... characters like Floyd and Zoot are bigger players.

Zoot was a big player season one, but Floyd...not so much. Floyds season with the least episodes would be season one, because I believe he more than half of season 2.

 

[BEAR]

I consider the Muppet Show main Muppets to be( in order of impotance)

Kermit
Fozzie
Piggy
Scooter
Statler and Waldorf
Rowlf
Gonzo

Crazy Harry, Pops, Robin, Uncle Deadly and Baskerville all were Nelson characters but probably appeared in 25 episodes or less (less for Harry and Deadly)

I dunno, I guess I tend to go by the first 3 films because no matter how often Floyd or Zoot or whoever appeared on The Muppet Show, they were prominant in all of those films.