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He has appeared in every Muppet movie, often with a large role contributing to the film's plot. In ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', [[Kermit the Frog]] meets Bunsen and Beaker in an old ghost town, where Honeydew shows off his latest invention, "[[Insta-Grow Pills]]," which can temporarily make things grow bigger. In ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'', Bunsen and Beaker portray charity workers. In ''[[Muppets from Space]]'', Bunsen invents a number of devices for the Muppets to use when they rescue [[Gonzo]].
  
He has appeared in every Muppet movie, often with a large role contributing to the film's plot. In ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', [[Kermit the Frog]] meets Bunsen and Beaker in an old ghost town, where Honeydew shows off his latest invention, "[[Insta-Grow Pills]]," which can temporarily make things grow bigger. In ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'', Bunsen and Beaker portray charity workers. In ''[[Muppets from Space]]'', Bunsen invents a number of devices for the Muppets to use when they rescue [[Gonzo]].
   
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Bunsen's birthday is on the 20th of some month. In the [[Muppet Babies]] episode "[[Episode 401: Muppetland|Muppetland]]," Bunsen invites Kermit to his birthday which is to take place "in two weeks." Kermit circles Saturday the 20th on the calendar in a month with 31 days. This episode aired in 1987 and no months match the calendar seen.
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Bunsen's birthday is on the 20th of some month. In the ''[[Muppet Babies]]'' episode "[[Episode 401: Muppetland|Muppetland]]," Bunsen invites Kermit to his birthday which is to take place "in two weeks." Kermit circles Saturday the 20th on the calendar in a month with 31 days. This episode aired in 1987 and no months match the calendar seen.
   
 
In a 2004 Internet poll sponsored by the BBC and the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Beaker and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew were voted Britain's favorite cinematic scientists. They beat [[Star Trek|''Star Trek'']]'s Mr. Spock, their closest rival, by a margin of 2 to 1 and won 33 percent of the 43,000 votes cast.
  
In a 2004 Internet poll sponsored by the BBC and the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Beaker and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew were voted Britain's favorite cinematic scientists. They beat [[Star Trek|''Star Trek'']]'s Mr. Spock, their closest rival, by a margin of 2 to 1 and won 33 percent of the 43,000 votes cast.
   
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According to his laboratory door seen in the "[[Flowers on the Wall]]" music video, Dr. Honeydew is a certified Ph.D, esquire and a C.S.I.O.E (Chief Scientist in Charge of Everything).
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According to his laboratory door seen in the "[[Flowers on the Wall]]" music video, Dr. Honeydew is a "Ph.D., Esq., Incomp., C.S.I.C.O.E. (Chief Scientist in Charge of Everything)."
   
 
==Myths==
  
==Myths==
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**[[Episode 108: Paul Williams]] ([[Muppet Labs]]: All-Purpose Tenderizer)
  
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**[[Episode 115: Candice Bergen]] ("[[Look at That Face]]")
  
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==Album appearances==
  
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*''[[Fozzie's Big Book of Sidesplitting Jokes]]''
  
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*''[[The Muppet Guide to Magnificent Manners]]''
  
*''[[The Muppet Guide to Magnificent Manners]]''
 
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*''[[Green and Bear It]] '' (2012)
  
*''[[Green and Bear It]] '' (2012)
 
*''[[Kermit's Costume Caper]]'' (2012)
  
*''[[Kermit's Costume Caper]]'' (2012)
 
*''[[The Muppets Character Encyclopedia]]'' (2014)
  
*''[[The Muppets Character Encyclopedia]]'' (2014)
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*''[[Muppets Party Cruise]]''
  
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*''[[Spy Muppets: License to Croak]]''
  
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==Character merchandise==
  
==Character merchandise==
 
*[[Muppet dolls (Igel)|Igel doll]]
  
*[[Muppet dolls (Igel)|Igel doll]]
 
*[[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew Action Figure]]
  
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*[[Muppet busts (Sideshow Collectibles)|Bunsen bust]]
 
*[[Stepping Out Bunsen and Beaker Action Figures|Stepping Out Bunsen Action Figure]]
  
*[[Stepping Out Bunsen and Beaker Action Figures|Stepping Out Bunsen Action Figure]]
 
*[[Mini Muppets|Mini Bunsen PVC]]
  
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==See also==
  
==See also==
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*[[International Bunsen Honeydew]]
  
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Revision as of 09:12, 8 June 2020

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PERFORMER Dave Goelz
DEBUT 1976
DESIGN Jim Henson designer
  Dave Goelz builder
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Bunsen

Bunsen on The Muppet Show

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Bunsen with Beaker in The Muppet Movie

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The duo in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie...

Dr. Bunsen Honeydew is the resident scientist on The Muppet Show, and the host of the Muppet Labs sketches. In season one of The Muppet Show he worked alone, but in season two, his assistant Beaker was added to the show. Bunsen is always eager to show off his latest scientific discovery, but his excitement about progress tends to render him short-sighted. Beaker usually ends up being harmed by Dr. Honeydew's inventions. Bunsen Honeydew's name comes from the scientific instrument called the Bunsen burner, and the shape of his head, which looks like a honeydew melon.

Bunsen's inventions have included a gorilla detector, exploding clothes, edible paper clips, a banana sharpener, hair-growing tonic, and a machine that can turn gold into cottage cheese.

He has appeared in every Muppet movie, often with a large role contributing to the film's plot. In The Muppet Movie, Kermit the Frog meets Bunsen and Beaker in an old ghost town, where Honeydew shows off his latest invention, "Insta-Grow Pills," which can temporarily make things grow bigger. In The Muppet Christmas Carol, Bunsen and Beaker portray charity workers. In Muppets from Space, Bunsen invents a number of devices for the Muppets to use when they rescue Gonzo.

Bunsen's birthday is on the 20th of some month. In the Muppet Babies episode "Muppetland," Bunsen invites Kermit to his birthday which is to take place "in two weeks." Kermit circles Saturday the 20th on the calendar in a month with 31 days. This episode aired in 1987 and no months match the calendar seen.

In a 2004 Internet poll sponsored by the BBC and the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Beaker and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew were voted Britain's favorite cinematic scientists. They beat Star Trek's Mr. Spock, their closest rival, by a margin of 2 to 1 and won 33 percent of the 43,000 votes cast.

According to his laboratory door seen in the "Flowers on the Wall" music video, Dr. Honeydew is a "Ph.D., Esq., Incomp., C.S.I.C.O.E. (Chief Scientist in Charge of Everything)."

Myths

There is a myth that Dr. Bunsen Honeydew was intentionally patterned after the real life person of Lord Grade (aka Lew Grade). Jim Henson commented on this in a 1982 interview stating:

“Bunsen Honeydew was not specifically Lord Grade when we did him. It would have been easy to make him much more like Lew Grade if we had tried to and, in retrospect, I wish that we had. The character that owns the Muppet theatre only appeared a couple of times and I always -- in looking back -- wished that I had made that to look just like Lew Grade because he's very caricaturable.”

Bunsen and Beaker's relationship

see Bunsen and Beaker's relationship

Filmography

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...and in The Muppet Christmas Carol.

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Bunsen in 2009

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Bunsen and Beaker in a deleted scene from The Muppets.

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Album appearances

Book appearances

Video game appearances

Character merchandise

See also

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