Sandwiches

Sandwiches are a popular food dish created by placing assorted meats, cheese, and/or vegetables, or other substances, between two slices of bread. The food is named after John Montague, the Earl of Sandwich, who devised it as a conveninet way to eat lunch while continuing to gamble at cards. This momentous moment in culinary history, enabling schoolchildren everywhere to carry their lunches in brown bags with ease, was recreated in an animated insert on Sesame Street, courtesy of Bruce Cayard.

Alongside the hamburger, the sandwich is one of the backbones of the American fast food industry, and a vital staple in so many businesses. Scooter is first hired as a gofer on The Muppet Show to fetch coffee and sandwiches. Andy and Randy Pig are quite fond of their hero sandwiches, and Mumford's magic phrase has long been "A la peanut butter sandwiches!" Oscar the Grouch paid homage to them in the song "Oscar's B Sandwich," Jim Henson himself contributed to the sandwich industry through his commercials for Wilson's Meats, Claussen's Bakery, Esskay Meats, and other luncheon products.

Within the Muppet realm, sandwiches have also occasionally figured as characters. In The Muppet Show episode 406, Linda Lavin asks Scooter to make her a chicken sandwich. He obliges by turning her into a Muppet sandwich. A Disagreeable Sandwich argues with Dr. Huxtable on The Cosby Show, and one of Gonzo's alien relatives briefly occupies the body of a sandwich to communicate with him in Muppets from Space. The book The Muppets Big Book of Crafts included instructions on how to construct a sandwich puppet, as designed by Rollie Krewson.