Statler and Waldorf's box is the balcony where Statler and Waldorf sit as they comment unfavorably on The Muppet Show.
Notable events[]
- In episode 114, Kermit gets blown up into the box by Crazy Harry's explosion.
- Episode 120: Statler and Waldorf flip for the honor of meeting Valerie Harper backstage. Statler wins by literally flipping and appears outside of the box for the first time. At the end of the episode, Waldorf's own flip attempt is less successful, leaving him hanging from the balcony.
- In episode 201, the Screaming Thing dashes through the box and falls.
- Episode 205: Waldorf falls out of the balcony again after the Koozebanian Phoob interview. He clings to the edge of the balcony during the entire UK Spot, with Sam the Eagle and Statler oblivious to his dilemma, before finally falling.
- In episode 310, Kermit tries to hide in the box, but Statler and Waldorf throw him right off.
- In episode 315, Gonzo unveils his new act, riding his motorcycle up a ramp and into Statler and Waldorf's box, first taking the precaution of chaining them to their seats. Of course, the bike doesn't even get up the ramp... the first time.
- In episode 316, Janice and Floyd spend the episode in the box after Statler and Waldorf promptly leave during the opening credits. It is later revealed that they did so because they thought the guest star was Manny Kaye, the tuned clam player. (as opposed to real guest star Danny Kaye)
- In episode 409, Fozzie heckles Statler and Waldorf's burlesque number, while sitting in their box.
- In episode 410, Kermit and Miss Piggy are catapulted into the box by a Gonzo act gone wrong.
- Episode 514 is the only episode that features a view of the stage from the balcony.
- In episode 517, Kermit and Fozzie occupy the box while Statler and Waldorf try to run the show.
- The Sesame Street gang joins Statler and Waldorf in episode 518.
Trivia[]
- "Statler and Waldorf's Balcony" appears as a property on the Monopoly: Muppets Edition game board, in place of Atlantic Avenue.
- The duo's box was replicated as a part of the figurehead of the Hispaniola in Muppet Treasure Island.
- It was again replicated as a balcony to their home in the 2018 version of Muppet Babies, and in the Muppet Babies' imagination inside The Muppet Theatre, where, for their first appearance inside the theater in the episode "My Brother Vinny," they appear in the box opposite to the stage. This is likely due to the fact that the Nursery's stage in the backyard places it to the right from the duo's balcony. Their later appearance in the episode "Block Busters" has them appear in their usual box.