Performers in Ed Sullivan Muppet skits?

[Philip Kippel]

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately.

Anyway, I'm curious to know who performed which Muppets in the Ed Sullivan Show's Muppet skits. Here's who I know and my guesses:

"I Feel Pretty":
Amanda: Jim Henson
Amanda's Love/Narrator: Jerry Nelson
Amanda's Friends: Jim Henson and Jerry Nelson (voices only)
Conrad Love: Jim Henson (voice only)

"Mahna Mahna":
Mahna Mahna: Jim Henson
Snowths: ?

"A Change of Face":
Southern Colonel: Jim Henson

"The Computer Dinner":
"Cookie Monster": Jim Henson
Machine: Jerry Nelson (puppeteering) (?), Jim Henson (voice only)

"Christmas Reindeers":
Charlie (a.k.a. Dasher): Jim Henson
Dancer: Robert Payne
Prancer: Frank Oz
Donder: Jerry Nelson
Blitzen: Jerry Juhl

"Sclrap Flyapp":
"Purple-Head": Frank Oz (?)
One-Eyed Creature: Jim Henson (?)
"Yellow-Head": Jerry Nelson (?)

"The Art of Visual Thinking":
Kermit: Jim Henson
Grump: Frank Oz (puppeteering), Jerry Juhl (voice only)

"Happy Girl Meets a Monster":
Beautiful Day Monster: Jim Henson
Little Girl: Frank Oz (puppeteering), Jim Henson (voice only)

"The Glutton":
The Glutton: Jim Henson
Nut: Jerry Nelson (?)

"Business, Business":
"Blue-Head": Frank Oz (?)
"Green-Head": Jerry Nelson (?)
"Orange-Head": Jim Henson (?)
"Purple-Head": Jerry Juhl (?)

"Santa Claus Routine with Arthur Godfrey":
Thudge: Jim Henson
Scotch: Jerry Nelson (?)
Snerf: Jerry Nelson (voice only) (?)
Snort: Frank Oz (voice only) (?)
Gleep/Grover: Frank Oz

"The Monster Trash Can Dance":
Little Girl: Jerry Nelson (?)
Monster/Boy: Frank Oz (?)

"Inchworm":
Kermit: Jim Henson
Big V: Frank Oz (?)

"Octopus's Garden":
Scuba-Diver: Jim Henson
Octopus: Frank Oz
Clam: Jerry Nelson (?)

"Monster Family":
Fred the Dragon: Jim Henson
Baby Monster: Jerry Juhl

"The Wild String Quartet":
Caucasion What-Not: Jerry Nelson
Blue What-not: Richard Hunt
Grump: Frank Oz
Mahna Mahna: Jim Henson

Which ones am I right? Which ones am I wrong about? I'd appreciate any help. Thanks.

 

[Ryan]

Check the corrections:

Sorry I haven't been posting much lately.

Anyway, I'm curious to know who performed which Muppets in the Ed Sullivan Show's Muppet skits. Here's who I know and my guesses:

"I Feel Pretty":
Amanda: Jim Henson
Amanda's Love/Narrator: Jerry Juhl
Amanda's Friends: Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl (voices only)
Conrad Love: Jim Henson (voice only) (performed by Frank)

"Mahna Mahna":
Mahna Mahna: Jim Henson
Snowths: Frank Oz (puppeteering only)

"A Change of Face":
Southern Colonel: Jim Henson

"The Computer Dinner":
"Cookie Monster": Jim Henson
Machine: Jerry Nelson or Jerry Juhl (puppeteering) (?), Jim Henson (voice only)

"Christmas Reindeers":
Charlie (a.k.a. Dasher): Jim Henson
Dancer: John Lovelday
Prancer: Frank Oz
Donder: Jerry Nelson
Blitzen: Jerry Juhl

"Sclrap Flyapp":
"Purple-Head": Frank Oz
One-Eyed Creature: Jerry Juhl
"Yellow-Head": Jim Henson

"The Art of Visual Thinking":
Kermit: Jim Henson
Grump: Frank Oz (puppeteering), Jerry Juhl (voice only)

"Happy Girl Meets a Monster":
Beautiful Day Monster: Jim Henson
Little Girl: Frank Oz (puppeteering), Jim Henson (voice only)

"The Glutton":
The Glutton: Jim Henson
Nut: Jerry Juhl

"Business, Business":
"Blue-Head": Jim Henson
"Green-Head": Jerry Juhl
"Orange-Head": Frank Oz (with Don Sahlin assisting)
"Purple-Head": Frank Oz (with Don Sahlin assisting)

"Santa Claus Routine with Arthur Godfrey":
Thudge: Jim Henson
Scudge: Jerry Juhl
Snerf: John Lovelady
Snort: John Lovelady
Gleep/Grover: Frank Oz

"The Monster Trash Can Dance":
Little Girl: Jerry Nelson (?)
Monster/Boy: Jim Henson

"Inchworm":
Kermit: Jim Henson
Big V: Frank Oz (?)

"Octopus's Garden":
Scuba-Diver: Jim Henson
Octopus: Frank Oz
Clam: Jerry Nelson (?)

"Monster Family":
Fred the Dragon: Jim Henson
Baby Monster: Jerry Juhl

"The Wild String Quartet":
Caucasion What-Not: Jerry Nelson
Blue What-not: Richard Hunt
Grump: Frank Oz
Mahna Mahna: Jim Henson

Which ones am I right? Which ones am I wrong about? I'd appreciate any help. Thanks.

 

[Philip Kippel]

Thanks, Ryan.

But, John Lovelady was not involved with the Muppets in the 1960's.

The reindeers' performers were confirmed to be Jim, Frank, the 2 Jerry's and Robert Payne, so that means Robert Payne performed Dancer, not John Lovelady, because, once again, John Lovelady (at least from what I understand), did not join the company until the 1970's.

 

[LabyrinthFan]

Re: the Glutton sketch. When the Glutton comes out to greet Ed at the end, that looks like Jim and Frank with him. Am I correct in assuming they both performed the Glutton whilst Juhl did the nut?

 

[Super Scooter]

Jerry Juhl and Jim Henson did all the voices for the Business, Business sketch. I'm positive of it.

The song went something like this. If anything's wrong, I'd like to know:

Business, business. Business, business. Earnings up 7.2 percent. Business, business. Long term growth, increase in rent. Potential implatianary increment. Register securities, money spent. Compatible diversified option plant. Business, business. Corporate profits. Fiscal dates. Mutual funds. Interest rates. Business, business. Industrial's up. Inflation weigns. Most active stock. Capitol gains. Year-end tax selling option reigns. Love? Potential capitol investment- Beauty? Index ratio declined. Joy? (ding ding ding ding ding) Brotherhood? Option market possibility. Hope. Financial potential opportunity. Peace? 8.1 over the counter utility. Happiness and your inner tranquility. Love, kindness, friendship, peace. International brotherhood, wars'll cease. Romantic dreams, poetic words. Smell of the flowers, song of the birds. Roses, butterflies, sunshine, lark. Culture, music, beauty, art. Business, business. Romance. Profit. Friendship. Income. Beauty. Money. Joy. Cash. Hope. Income. Faith. Profit. Brotherhood. Business! Tenderness. Business. Friendship, love, peace. BOOM! Business, business, business. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Peace? Success. Victory. Opportunity. Comfort. Security. Benefits: growth, wealth, diversity. Dividance, profit, capitol economy. BUSINESS, BUSINESS, BUSINESS, BUSINESS!!!

 

[Ryan]

Thanks, Ryan.

But, John Lovelady was not involved with the Muppets in the 1960's.

The reindeers' performers were confirmed to be Jim, Frank, the 2 Jerry's and Robert Payne, so that means Robert Payne performed Dancer, not John Lovelady, because, once again, John Lovelady (at least from what I understand), did not join the company until the 1970's.

He was working with them at that point. That sketch is from late 1969, and John just started working with them. Also, Bobby Payne has dark curly hair, and the performer on the video has straight blonde hair (which John has)