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{{character|image=Lew Zealand blue.png|performer=[[Jerry Nelson]]|note=1978-2003|performer2=[[Matt Vogel]]|note2=2008-present|debut=1978|design=[[Dave Goelz]]|designnote=Whatnot head construction|design2=[[Amy Van Gilder]]|designnote2=character finishing}}
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{{performer|Jerry Nelson}}
  
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[[File:LewZealand_and_Fish.jpg|thumb|300px|How Lew's act is meant to play out.]]
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{{designer|[[Dave Goelz]]|Whatnot head construction|[[Amy van Gilder]]|character finishing}}
  
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[[File:lewz01.jpg|thumb|300px|Lew Zealand, with some of his fish.]]
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[[File:TMTM-Post-Ohio.png|thumb|300px|Scooter meeting Lew Zealand in ''The Muppets Take Manhattan''.]]
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[[Image:lewz01.jpg|thumb|300px|Lew Zealand, with some of his fish.]]
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[[File:MCC-Screengrabs-LewZealand-a.jpg|thumb|300px|Lew in his ''Muppet Christmas Carol'' attire.]]
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[[Image:MCC-Screengrabs-LewZealand-a.jpg|thumb|300px|Lew in his ''Muppet Christmas Carol'' attire.]]
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[[File:Muppets2011Trailer02-47.jpg|thumb|300px|On ''The Muppets'' in 2011.]]
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[[Image:Muppets2011Trailer02-47.jpg|thumb|300px|On ''The Muppets'' in 2011.]]
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[[File:Lew Zealand Thought of the Day.jpg|thumb|300px|Living beneath [[Miss Piggy]]'s standards in a [[Muppet Thought of the Week]].]]
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[[File:Lew Zealand M15.jpg|thumb|300px|A flannelled Lew in [[The Muppets (2015)|''The Muppets'' (2015)]]]]
   
 
'''Lew Zealand'''’s act involves [[boomerang fish]]. "I throw them away, and they come back to me!" He has appeared in all of the Muppet movies except ''[[Kermit's Swamp Years]]''.
  
'''Lew Zealand'''’s act involves [[boomerang fish]]. "I throw them away, and they come back to me!" He has appeared in all of the Muppet movies except ''[[Kermit's Swamp Years]]''.
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Lew's first appearance was in [[Episode 310: Marisa Berenson|episode 310]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', where his timely boomerang fish throwing saved [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] from being tricked into a real marriage during [[Miss Piggy]]'s "[[Are Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy married?|wedding sketch]]."
  
Lew's first appearance was in [[Episode 310: Marisa Berenson|episode 310]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]'', where his timely boomerang fish throwing saved [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] from being tricked into a real marriage during [[Miss Piggy]]'s "[[Are Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy married?|wedding sketch]]."
   
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Lew Zealand was meant to only appear in that one episode, and he was made from a [[Whatnots|Whatnot]] designed by Dave Goelz. However, after that, a more permanent puppet was built and Lew Zealand became a regular character. <ref>[[The Muppet Show Fan Club]] Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 5, page 3.</ref>
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Lew Zealand was meant to only appear in that one episode, and he was made from a [[Whatnots|Whatnot]] designed by Dave Goelz. However, after that, a more permanent puppet was built and Lew Zealand became a regular character.<ref>[[The Muppet Show Fan Club]] Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 5, page 3.</ref>
   
 
Aside from his boomerang fish act, Lew supplied the Muppets with paper towels in ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'', played one of the merry men in [[Episode 323: Lynn Redgrave|the Muppets production of]] ''[[Robin Hood]]'', and told [[Leslie Uggams]] how to be a great boomerang fish thrower: "Well, you gotta have sole. And if you can't get sole, use halibut."
  
Aside from his boomerang fish act, Lew supplied the Muppets with paper towels in ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'', played one of the merry men in [[Episode 323: Lynn Redgrave|the Muppets production of]] ''[[Robin Hood]]'', and told [[Leslie Uggams]] how to be a great boomerang fish thrower: "Well, you gotta have sole. And if you can't get sole, use halibut."
   
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[[Jerry Nelson]] later spoke about the character: {{quote|I think Lew was my tribute to Frankie Fountaine. He had that dopey voice, but he could sing beautifully. We never did that part of it on the show, but just the idea of this guy who had a boomerang fish act. There were some really ridiculous acts on the show, and that was one of the all-time dopey ones.<ref>Nelson, Jerry [http://www.toughpigs.com/a-chat-with-jerry-nelson-part-2/ http://www.toughpigs.com/a-chat-with-jerry-nelson-part-2/]</ref>|}}
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[[Jerry Nelson]] later spoke about the character: {{quote|I think Lew was my tribute to [[Frank Fontaine|Frankie Fontaine]]. He had that dopey voice, but he could sing beautifully. We never did that part of it on the show, but just the idea of this guy who had a boomerang fish act. There were some really ridiculous acts on the show, and that was one of the all-time dopey ones.<ref>Nelson, Jerry [http://www.toughpigs.com/a-chat-with-jerry-nelson-part-2/ http://www.toughpigs.com/a-chat-with-jerry-nelson-part-2/]</ref>|}}
   
 
==Casting history==
  
==Casting history==
 
'''Main Performers'''
  
'''Main Performers'''
 
*[[Jerry Nelson]] - ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' (1978) to ''[[Muppets Party Cruise]]'' video game (2003)
  
*[[Jerry Nelson]] - ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' (1978) to ''[[Muppets Party Cruise]]'' video game (2003)
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*[[Matt Vogel]] - from ''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa|Letters to Santa]]'' (2008) to Present
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*[[Matt Vogel]] - from ''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa|Letters to Santa]]'' (2008) to present
   
 
'''Alternate Performers'''
  
'''Alternate Performers'''
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==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
 
===Filmography===
  
===Filmography===
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*''[[The Muppet Show]]''
  
*''[[The Muppet Show]]''
 
**[[Episode 310: Marisa Berenson]]
  
**[[Episode 310: Marisa Berenson]]
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**[[Episode 321: Roger Miller]]
  
**[[Episode 321: Roger Miller]]
 
**[[Episode 323: Lynn Redgrave]]
  
**[[Episode 323: Lynn Redgrave]]
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** [[Episode 402: Crystal Gayle]]
 
**[[Episode 406: Linda Lavin]]
  
**[[Episode 406: Linda Lavin]]
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** [[Episode 410: Kenny Rogers]]
 
**[[Episode 411: Lola Falana]]
  
**[[Episode 411: Lola Falana]]
 
**[[Episode 414: Liza Minnelli]]
  
**[[Episode 414: Liza Minnelli]]
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** [[Episode 416: Jonathan Winters]]
 
**[[Episode 419: Lynda Carter]]
  
**[[Episode 419: Lynda Carter]]
 
**[[Episode 501: Gene Kelly]]
  
**[[Episode 501: Gene Kelly]]
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**[[Episode 508: Señor Wences]]
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**[[Episode 504: Shirley Bassey]]
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** [[Episode 507: Glenda Jackson]]
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** [[Episode 508: Señor Wences]]
 
**[[Episode 511: Paul Simon]]
  
**[[Episode 511: Paul Simon]]
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**[[Episode 514: Mac Davis]]
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**[[Episode 513: Tony Randall]]
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** [[Episode 514: Mac Davis]]
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** [[Episode 516: Gladys Knight]]
 
**[[Episode 521: Johnny Cash]]
  
**[[Episode 521: Johnny Cash]]
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** [[Episode 522: Buddy Rich]]
 
**[[Episode 524: Roger Moore]]
  
**[[Episode 524: Roger Moore]]
 
*''[[The Muppet Movie]]''
  
*''[[The Muppet Movie]]''
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*''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''
  
*''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]''
 
*''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''
  
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**[[Episode 105: The Ratings Game]]
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**[[Episode 105: First Show]]
 
*''[[The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson]]''
  
*''[[The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson]]''
 
*''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]''
  
*''[[The Muppet Christmas Carol]]''
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*''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]''
  
*''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]''
 
*''[[D23 Expo]]''
  
*''[[D23 Expo]]''
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*[[Virmup]]
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*[[Muppet viral videos]]
 
**"[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]"
  
**"[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]"
 
*[[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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*''[[The Case of the Stolen Show]]''
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*''[[Just for Laughs]]''
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*''[[Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular]]''
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*''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]''
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* [[The Muppets 2015 Presentation Pilot]]
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*''[[The Muppets (2015)|The Muppets]]'' (2015)
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**[[Episode 101: Pig Girls Don't Cry]]
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**[[Episode 102: Hostile Makeover]]
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**[[Episode 104: Pig Out]]
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**[[Episode 110: Single All the Way]]
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**[[Episode 111: Swine Song]]
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**[[Episode 112: A Tail of Two Piggies]]
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**[[Episode 113: Got Silk?]]
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**[[Episode 114: Little Green Lie]]
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*[[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]] (2016)
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*[[Muppet Thought of the Week]] (2017)
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*''[[The Muppets Take the Bowl]]''
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*''[[The Muppets Take the O2]]''
   
 
===Book appearances===
  
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*''[[Muppet Peter Pan]]''
  
*''[[Muppet Peter Pan]]''
 
*''[[Muppet Snow White]]''
  
*''[[Muppet Snow White]]''
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*''[[The Muppets Character Encyclopedia]]''
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*''[[Muppets Meet the Classics: The Phantom of the Opera]]''
   
 
==Character merchandise==
  
==Character merchandise==
 
*[[Lew Zealand Action Figure]]
  
*[[Lew Zealand Action Figure]]
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*[[Muppet busts (Sideshow Collectibles)|Lew Zealand Bust]]
   
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[[File:Jerry.png|thumb|Jerry Nelson's Lew Zealand Autograph]]
 
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<references/>[[File:Jerry.png|thumb|Jerry Nelson's Lew Zealand Autograph]]
  
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Revision as of 23:06, 31 March 2019

Lew Zealand blue
PERFORMER Jerry Nelson 1978-2003
  Matt Vogel 2008-present
DEBUT 1978
DESIGN Dave Goelz Whatnot head construction
  Amy Van Gilder character finishing
LewZealand and Fish

How Lew's act is meant to play out.

LewZealand
Lewz01

Lew Zealand, with some of his fish.

TMTM-Post-Ohio

Scooter meeting Lew Zealand in The Muppets Take Manhattan.

MCC-Screengrabs-LewZealand-a

Lew in his Muppet Christmas Carol attire.

Muppets2011Trailer02-47

On The Muppets in 2011.

Lew Zealand Thought of the Day

Living beneath Miss Piggy's standards in a Muppet Thought of the Week.

Lew Zealand M15

A flannelled Lew in The Muppets (2015)

Lew Zealand’s act involves boomerang fish. "I throw them away, and they come back to me!" He has appeared in all of the Muppet movies except Kermit's Swamp Years.

Lew's first appearance was in episode 310 of The Muppet Show, where his timely boomerang fish throwing saved Kermit from being tricked into a real marriage during Miss Piggy's "wedding sketch."

Lew Zealand was meant to only appear in that one episode, and he was made from a Whatnot designed by Dave Goelz. However, after that, a more permanent puppet was built and Lew Zealand became a regular character.[1]

Aside from his boomerang fish act, Lew supplied the Muppets with paper towels in The Great Muppet Caper, played one of the merry men in the Muppets production of Robin Hood, and told Leslie Uggams how to be a great boomerang fish thrower: "Well, you gotta have sole. And if you can't get sole, use halibut."

Jerry Nelson later spoke about the character:

“I think Lew was my tribute to Frankie Fontaine. He had that dopey voice, but he could sing beautifully. We never did that part of it on the show, but just the idea of this guy who had a boomerang fish act. There were some really ridiculous acts on the show, and that was one of the all-time dopey ones.[2]”

Casting history

Main Performers

Alternate Performers

Appearances

Filmography

Book appearances

Character merchandise

Jerry

Jerry Nelson's Lew Zealand Autograph

Sources

  1. ↑ The Muppet Show Fan Club Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 5, page 3.
  2. ↑ Nelson, Jerry http://www.toughpigs.com/a-chat-with-jerry-nelson-part-2/
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