The RHLC!

[ReneeLouvier]

Actually working on the Scooter and Richard picture. Currently on Scooter's hair.

 

[Ilikemuppets]

I think if my memory serves me right that Richard was the voice of Junior Gorg in Fraggle Rock. And I'm positive that he was the voice of Janice. I'm not an expert on his characters but he was certainly an integral member of the team.
I think he also performed regularly alongside Jim as the voice of Statler while Jim did Waldorf.

Actually, your right on the money Bill.

 

[Muppet Newsgirl]

He wasn't the original Statler (that was Jerry Nelson), but he was the most famous Statler. It's rather appropriate, I think, to have the Muppet crew's resident cutup up in the box working one of the hecklers. It looks like Jim and Richard had a good time doing that.

 

[Skeeter Muppet]

He wasn't the original Statler (that was Jerry Nelson), but he was the most famous Statler. It's rather appropriate, I think, to have the Muppet crew's resident cutup up in the box working one of the hecklers. It looks like Jim and Richard had a good time doing that.

I've often found the It Was a Very Good Year number of one of the season 4 episodes ironic - two old men puppets singing about being in the twilight of their lives are being performed by the two men that the Muppet family would lose first.

-Kim

 

[Muppet Newsgirl]

Both of whom were way too young to die. Jim was still quite young, 53...and Richard was 40. Just a kid, and the same age John Lennon was when he died.

 

[MeepBorkMeep]

All right, well I finished the funeral. He made a sweet little speech about how we shouldn't be too sad about Jim's passing because his spirit was still with us or something sad like that.

And he was helping out to get everyone's lines and stuff when they all sing Jim's favorite songs. And he did Scooter, and he and Frank Oz had this little side Chat as Fozzie and Scooter in Simon Smith very quickly in between words.

Oh, and at the end when they all did Saints go Marching In, he found this kid who was sad, and he took the kid's hands and were clapping them for the now-smiling kid. It was real sweet.

But everyone else seemed almost crying, ((besides Michael Frith, who seemed like he knew everything was all right)), Richard seemed, almost /too/ in control, like he was blocking out what happened. I guess it's just his way, and he seemed like he was trying to keep it cool for everyone else who was falling apart. That's it for now. Hope that helped.

Oh, if anyone has any questions about the funeral in general, or Richard's part in it, I'd be happy to answer them.

 

[Muppet Newsgirl]

Oh, and at the end when they all did Saints go Marching In, he found this kid who was sad, and he took the kid's hands and were clapping them for the now-smiling kid. It was real sweet.

Well, now isn't that sweet. Clearly, the man was really good with young children. It seems that he'd have made a good father, yet he apparently didn't have kids of his own...unless Renee's dream turns out to be at least halfway true, but that's another story.

 

[ReneeLouvier]

In the back of my mind, I'm still hoping.

Scooter's hair is almost done too. Then I'm going to go down and work on Richard's face. x_X That microphone is gonna give me a time, cause it's partially blurred.

 

[Muppet Newsgirl]

Good grief, tracing and re-coloring that picture would take me an eternity and a half to do, and I got A's in art class in school. Good luck on the picture, Renee; I'm sure your guardian-angel-slash-father-figure (no further intro necessary) would love it.

 

[ReneeLouvier]

Yes. It is freaking...HARD! But I'm getting good on it. I'll probably get to another plateau tomorrow afternoon..or morning whichever is quicker. XD