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[[Image:Dr_teeth_jim.jpg|thumb|300px|Jim Henson performing Dr. Teeth in the 1990 special ''The Muppets at Walt Disney World''.]]
 
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[[Image:Teethjhh.jpg|thumb|300px|Dr. Teeth with [[Vicki]] on ''The Jim Henson Hour'']]
  
[[Image:Teethjhh.jpg|thumb|300px|Dr. Teeth with [[Vicki]] on ''The Jim Henson Hour'']]
 
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'''Dr. Teeth''' is the leader of [[Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem|the Electric Mayhem]], the house band on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. Originally performed by [[Jim Henson]], Dr. Teeth plays the keyboard and is also lead singer of the band. He first appeared in ''[[The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence]]'' in 1975, and had a prominent role in Muppet productions until Henson's death in 1990.
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'''Dr. Teeth''' is the leader of [[Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem|the Electric Mayhem]], the house band on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. Originally performed by [[Jim Henson]], Dr. Teeth plays the keyboard and is also the lead singer of the band. He first appeared in ''[[The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence]]'' in 1975 and had a prominent role in Muppet productions until Henson's death in 1990.
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Dr. Teeth is green-skinned and red-haired with, as his name suggests, a large grinning mouth of teeth, including one gold tooth on his upper jaw (which he got from a voodoo princess named Tianna in Tupelo, [[Mississippi|MS]]<ref>''[[The Muppets (2015)|The Muppets]]'' episode "[[Episode 109: Going, Going, Gonzo|Going, Going, Gonzo]]"</ref>). He wears a scruffy beard, a fur vest, a striped shirt, and a floppy purple top hat, though during the 1980s he switched to wearing a black leather vest. He has very long arms so additional puppeteers are required to guide them; this design enabled Henson to work the Teeth puppet while another performer acted as Teeth's "hands" in order to play the keyboard.
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Dr. Teeth is green-skinned and red-haired with, as his name suggests, a large grinning mouth of teeth, including one gold tooth on his upper jaw (which either he got from a voodoo princess named Tianna in Tupelo, [[Mississippi|MS]]<ref>''[[The Muppets (2015)|The Muppets]]'' episode "[[Episode 109: Going, Going, Gonzo|Going, Going, Gonzo]]"</ref> or is made from his gold records, melted, putting his money where his mouth is).<ref>"[http://www.henson.com/jimsredbook/2013/03/3181975/ 3/18/1975 – β€˜In LA Carson Show – Dr. Teeth – talk with Dave Lazer’]", ''Jim Henson's Red Book'', 18 March 2013. The line was written by [[Norman Stiles]] for ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]''.</ref> He wears a scruffy beard, a fur vest, a striped shirt, and a floppy purple top hat, though during the 1980s he switched to wearing a black leather vest. He has very long arms so additional puppeteers are required to guide them; this design enabled Henson to work the Teeth puppet while another performer acted as Teeth's "hands" in order to play the keyboard.
   
 
Dr. Teeth had been less involved in Muppet productions due to Jim Henson's death. Since then, he was performed by [[John Kennedy]] in various projects until 2005, when the role was assumed by [[Bill Barretta]].
  
Dr. Teeth had been less involved in Muppet productions due to Jim Henson's death. Since then, he was performed by [[John Kennedy]] in various projects until 2005, when the role was assumed by [[Bill Barretta]].
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He has also appeared in all of the Muppet movies, from his prominent roles in ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'', and ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]'', to his much smaller, often non-speaking roles in ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'', ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'', ''[[Muppets from Space]]'', ''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]'', ''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]'' and ''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]''. He has since had more prominent speaking parts in the [[OK Go]] music video for "[[The Muppet Show Theme]]", ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]'' and ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]'' (particularly the extended cut).
  
He has also appeared in all of the Muppet movies, from his prominent roles in ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'', and ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]'', to his much smaller, often non-speaking roles in ''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]'', ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'', ''[[Muppets from Space]]'', ''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]'', ''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]'' and ''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]''. He has since had more prominent speaking parts in the [[OK Go]] music video for "[[The Muppet Show Theme]]", ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]'' and ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]'' (particularly the extended cut).
   
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==Notes==
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*Dr. Teeth's look was inspired by jazz keyboardist [[Dr. John]]. Henson's original sketch for the character appears in the book ''[[Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles (book)|Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles]]''. [[Michael Frith]] then made a more refined, color sketch of the character, with the heading "Leon 'Doctor' Eltonjohn Dontshoot (the Piano Player)" -- adding the influence of [[Elton John]] (and possibly [[Wikipedia:Leon Russell|Leon Russell]]) to the character. Dr. Teeth's creative vocabulary is a direct nod to Dr. John.
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*Dr. Teeth's look was inspired by jazz keyboardist [[Dr. John]]. Henson's original sketch for the character appears in the book ''[[Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles (book)|Jim Henson's Designs and Doodles]]''. [[Michael K. Frith|Michael Frith]] then made a more refined, color sketch of the character, with the heading "Leon 'Doctor' Eltonjohn Dontshoot (the Piano Player)" -- adding the influence of [[Elton John]] (and possibly [[Wikipedia:Leon Russell|Leon Russell]]) to the character. Dr. Teeth's creative vocabulary is a direct nod to Dr. John.
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*While Dr. Teeth usually has live hands, his hands were [[Rod Hands and Live Hands Switching|originally rod hands]] in ''[[The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence]]''. The rod arms would occasionally be used on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. Also, the live hands version has [[Characters who have five fingers on each hand|five fingers on each hand]], while the rod arm version has four on each hand.
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*While Dr. Teeth usually has live hands, his hands were [[Switching rod-hands and live-hands|originally rod hands]] in ''[[The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence]]''. The rod arms would occasionally be used on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. Also, the live hands version has [[Characters who have five fingers on each hand|five fingers on each hand]], while the rod arm version has four on each hand.
 
*According to the inside cover for ''Rock Music with the Muppets'', Dr. Teeth has his name because he's never had a cavity.
  
*According to the inside cover for ''Rock Music with the Muppets'', Dr. Teeth has his name because he's never had a cavity.
 
*In the ''[[Sesame Street]]'' "[[Monsterpiece Theater]]" sketch spoofing ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs]]'', a picture of Dr. Teeth can be seen at the top of the staircase that [[Grover]] climbs.
  
*In the ''[[Sesame Street]]'' "[[Monsterpiece Theater]]" sketch spoofing ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs]]'', a picture of Dr. Teeth can be seen at the top of the staircase that [[Grover]] climbs.
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* John Kennedy - ''[[Muppets on Location: Days of Swine and Roses]]'' (1991), ''[[Muppet Treasure Island (video game)|Muppet Treasure Island]]'' video game (1996), ''[[Muppets from Space]]'' (1999), ''[[Muppet RaceMania]]'' video game (2000), "[[We Are Family]]" music video (2002), ''[[Muppets Party Cruise]]'' video game (2003)
  
* John Kennedy - ''[[Muppets on Location: Days of Swine and Roses]]'' (1991), ''[[Muppet Treasure Island (video game)|Muppet Treasure Island]]'' video game (1996), ''[[Muppets from Space]]'' (1999), ''[[Muppet RaceMania]]'' video game (2000), "[[We Are Family]]" music video (2002), ''[[Muppets Party Cruise]]'' video game (2003)
   
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* Victor Yerrid - ''[[Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony]]'' Episode 9 (2005)
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* Victor Yerrid - ''[[From the Balcony|Statler & Waldorf: From the Balcony]]'' Episode 9 (2005)
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* Martin P. Robinson - ''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]'' (2008, undubbed first line)
   
 
==Filmography==
  
==Filmography==
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*''[[The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence]]''
  
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*''[[Julie Andrews: My Favorite Things]]''
  
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*''[[The Muppet Show]]''
  
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**"[[The Muppet Show Theme]]" (Seasons 2-5)
  
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*''[[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]]''
  
*''[[The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years]]''
 
*''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''
  
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*''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''
  
*''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''
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*''[[The Muppets at Walt Disney World]]''
  
*''[[The Muppets at Walt Disney World]]''
 
*''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]''
  
*''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]''
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*"[[We Are Family]]" music video
  
*"[[We Are Family]]" music video
 
*[[CanTeen]] "Bandanana" commercial
  
*[[CanTeen]] "Bandanana" commercial
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*''[[A Green and Red Christmas]]''
  
*''[[A Green and Red Christmas]]''
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*''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]''
  
*''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]''
 
*''[[D23 Expo]]''
  
*''[[D23 Expo]]''
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*[[Muppet viral videos]]
  
*[[Muppet viral videos]]
 
**"[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]"
  
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**"[[Kodachrome]]"
 
*''[[Christmas in Rockefeller Center]]''
  
*''[[Christmas in Rockefeller Center]]''
 
*''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]''
  
*''[[America's Funniest Home Videos]]''
 
*"[[The Muppet Show Theme]] music video"
  
*"[[The Muppet Show Theme]] music video"
 
*''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''
  
*''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''
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*[[Orange]] commercial
 
*''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]''
  
*''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]''
 
*''[[Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular]]''
  
*''[[Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular]]''
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* [[The Muppets 2015 Presentation Pilot]]
  
* [[The Muppets 2015 Presentation Pilot]]
 
*''[[The Muppets (2015)|The Muppets]]''
  
*''[[The Muppets (2015)|The Muppets]]''
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*''[[The Muppets Take the Bowl]]''
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*''[[Muppet Babies (2018)|Muppet Babies]]''
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*''[[Carpool Karaoke: The Series]]''
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==Book appearances==
  
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*''[[Muppet Snow White]]''
  
*''[[Muppet Snow White]]''
 
*''[[Kermit's Costume Caper]]''
  
*''[[Kermit's Costume Caper]]''
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*''[[The Muppets Character Encyclopedia]]''
   
 
==Video game appearances==
  
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Revision as of 00:34, 17 January 2020

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PERFORMER Jim Henson 1975-1990
  Bill Barretta 2005-present
  β†’CASTING HISTORY...
DEBUT 1975
DESIGN Jim Henson,
B.K. Taylor,
Michael K. Frith designers
  Don Sahlin builder
Ttswjc jh dt July25th1975
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Wonderama teeth
Dr Teeth Jim
Dr Teeth Muppets Not Included

Cameo in "Muppets Not Included"

Dr teeth jim

Jim Henson performing Dr. Teeth in the 1990 special The Muppets at Walt Disney World.

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Original Dr. Teeth sketches

Character
DrteethMAH

Dr. Teeth at the Smithsonian

Teethjhh

Dr. Teeth with Vicki on The Jim Henson Hour

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DSC4505-Dr-Teeth
DrTeeth-FortuneTellerCrystalBall

Dr. Teeth is the leader of the Electric Mayhem, the house band on The Muppet Show. Originally performed by Jim Henson, Dr. Teeth plays the keyboard and is also the lead singer of the band. He first appeared in The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence in 1975 and had a prominent role in Muppet productions until Henson's death in 1990.

Dr. Teeth is green-skinned and red-haired with, as his name suggests, a large grinning mouth of teeth, including one gold tooth on his upper jaw (which either he got from a voodoo princess named Tianna in Tupelo, MS[1] or is made from his gold records, melted, putting his money where his mouth is).[2] He wears a scruffy beard, a fur vest, a striped shirt, and a floppy purple top hat, though during the 1980s he switched to wearing a black leather vest. He has very long arms so additional puppeteers are required to guide them; this design enabled Henson to work the Teeth puppet while another performer acted as Teeth's "hands" in order to play the keyboard.

Dr. Teeth had been less involved in Muppet productions due to Jim Henson's death. Since then, he was performed by John Kennedy in various projects until 2005, when the role was assumed by Bill Barretta.

He has also appeared in all of the Muppet movies, from his prominent roles in The Muppet Movie, The Great Muppet Caper, and The Muppets Take Manhattan, to his much smaller, often non-speaking roles in The Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island, Muppets from Space, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, The Muppets' Wizard of Oz and A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa. He has since had more prominent speaking parts in the OK Go music video for "The Muppet Show Theme", The Muppets and Muppets Most Wanted (particularly the extended cut).

Notes

Casting History

Primary Performers

Other Performers

Filmography

Book appearances

Video game appearances

Merchandise

Sources

  1. ↑ The Muppets episode "Going, Going, Gonzo"
  2. ↑ "3/18/1975 – β€˜In LA Carson Show – Dr. Teeth – talk with Dave Lazer’", Jim Henson's Red Book, 18 March 2013. The line was written by Norman Stiles for The Mike Douglas Show.
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