Lobsters

DEBUT	1977
DESIGN	Cheryl Henson builder

Lobsters singing "Under the Water" on Dinosaurs.

One of the lobsters on The Animal Show.

Lobsters have been featured in several Muppet productions.

The group of red lobsters first appeared in a Swedish Chef sketch on episode 209 of The Muppet Show, where a group of Spanish-speaking, pistol-wielding Lobster Banditos rescued one of their compatriots from being boiled in hot water.

The lobsters continued to appear, both individually and in a group, on The Muppet Show and were later featured in The Jim Henson Hour, Muppets Tonight, and other productions.

In an episode of Dinosaurs, a trio of lobsters appeared dancing on a television show Baby Sinclair was watching.

Appearances

• The Muppet Show
  • Episode 209: Madeline Kahn
  • Episode 224: Cloris Leachman
  • Episode 312: James Coco
  • Episode 322: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
  • Episode 402: Crystal Gayle ("Hold Tight, Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood Mama)")
  • Episode 419: Lynda Carter
  • Episode 506: Brooke Shields
• The Muppet Movie
• The Muppet Revue
• The Jim Henson Hour
  • Episode 101: Outer Space ("The Adventures of Space Guy")
• The Cosby Show ("Cliff's Nightmare")
• Dinosaurs
  • Episode 317: Honey, I Miss the Kids (on TV in "Under the Water")
• The Muppet Christmas Carol
• The Animal Show
  • Episode 326: Gorilla & Lion
• "Wipe Out" music video
• Muppets Tonight
  • Episode 102: Garth Brooks
  • Episode 204: Pierce Brosnan (as The Rock Lobsters)
• The Muppet Show Comic Book: The Four Seasons
  • #3 (Lawless Lonnie Lobster)

Merchandise

• Three Lobster Banditos were released as pack-in PVC figures with Palisades Toys' Culinary Catastrophe Swedish Chef Action Figure in 2003.

• The Banditos again appeared with the Swedish Chef on a Hamilton Collection motorcycle figurine in 2006.

• The Banditos were featured on a 2009 Hallmark Christmas ornament.

See also

• DJ Lobster from Sesame Street
• Polly Lobster from Muppet Treasure Island