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Dr. Teeth. Animal. Floyd Pepper. Janice. Zoot. Lips. Past members. Clifford. Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, or simply The Electric Mayhem, are an American Muppet rock group that debuted in 1975 on the pilot for the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show.
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Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem (sometimes known simply as The Electric Mayhem) are the house band on The Muppet Show. They mostly stick to rock music, but they're capable of playing other styles, including jazz and (unwillingly) classical.
The band consists of Dr. Teeth on vocals and keyboards, Animal on drums, Floyd Pepper on vocals and bass, Janice on vocals and lead guitar, and Zoot on saxophone. In season five of The Muppet Show, Lips joined the band on trumpet.
They drive around in a brightly-painted bus (and later a van) with psychedelic swirls and colors.
In 2023, the Electric Mayhem feature in their own TV series streaming on Disney+, The Muppets Mayhem.
The band performed as the house band on The Muppet Show, playing their own rock tunes or providing back-up to various guest stars. All of the band's members, aside from Dr. Teeth himself, also played in the orchestra pit, performing the opening and closing themes and underscoring other performances.
The band's first film role was performing the song "Can You Picture That?" in The Muppet Movie. Shown inhabiting an abandoned Presbyterian church, the band (along with acting road manager Scooter) hoped to turn the building into a "mellow and profitable" coffee house. The goal was shunted aside when they join Kermit the Frog on the way to Hollywood.
The band appeared as residents of The Happiness Hotel in The Great Muppet Caper where they performed "Night Life" and participated in the "Happiness Hotel" number.
Acting as the orchestra for Manhattan Melodies, the Electric Mayhem appeared in The Muppets Take Manhattan where Dr. Teeth also performed the song "You Can't Take No for an Answer" (with Zoot on sax). When the group falls on hard times, they relocate to Pennsylvania and adapt to playing polka music.
The band, presenting themselves as "Ye Ole Acoustic Mayhem," performed a classical waltz at Fozziwig's Party in "The Muppet Christmas Carol". They later appeared playing for the pirates on Treasure Island (although they stay out of the politics of picking a side and just play the gig) in Muppet Treasure Island.
In The Muppets' Wizard of Oz the band served as the entertainment at Poppyfields performing "Nap Time" and later (arriving slightly late due to their old bus) serving as backup for The Wicked Witch of the West on "The Witch Is in the House."
The band is given focus in their own TV series, The Muppets Mayhem. In the 1970s, they were given a $420,000 advance from Waxtown Records to record an album. Their subsequent 40+ year tour never ended, meaning they never got around to recording an album. When Nora Singh finds out that they signed with the studio and still hadn't done an album, she meets up with the band to finally get the album recorded.
The episode "Eight Days a Week" reveals that "Dr. Teeth" was included in the name of the band by the head of the studio (and Dr. Teeth's romantic interest), Penny Waxman, "because I said so!" However, Dr. Teeth considers every member of the band as equal, establishing from that moment on, that they would simply go by "The Electric Mayhem." The episode also reveals that prior to Penny's involvement, the band was originally called "The Good Times Happy Trails Super Smiles Fun Band" (or TGTHTSSFB for short).
The band made their debut in 1975's The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence. Members of the band were designed and built by Jim Henson, Bonnie Erickson, Michael K. Frith, Dave Goelz and Don Sahlin.
In an edition of Ask Henson.com, Karen Falk responded to a question about the origins of the Mayhem band:
•Beaker on vocals (episode 424, Studio DC Hosted by Selena Gomez)
•A Bongo Player (episode 413)
•A brass section consisting of a clarinet player and two trumpet players (one of whom was Bobby Benson) (The Muppet Show season 2)
•Clifford on percussion (The Muppets at Walt Disney World)
•Don Knotts on stand up bass (episode 201)
•Whatnot drummer (episode 505)
•Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem songs
•The Muppets Mayhem (series)
•The Electric Mayhem Bus
•The Electric Mayhem Van
•Official @ElectricMayhem Twitter Account
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Members. Dr. Teeth Floyd Pepper Animal Janice Zoot Lips. Occupation. Musical group. Status. Active. Source. Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, also known as The Electric Mayhem, are the house band on The Muppet Show. They mostly stick to rock music, but they're capable of playing other styles, including jazz and (unwillingly) classical.
Dr. Teeth is the leader of the Electric Mayhem, the house band on The Muppet Show. Originally performed by Jim Henson, Dr. Teeth is the group's lead singer and keyboardist. He made his debut on the talk show circuit ahead of his appearance on The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence; one on the March...
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13 de may. de 2023 · The band is usually made up of lead singer and keyboardist Dr. Teeth, bassist Floyd Pepper, saxophonist Zoot, lead guitarist and singer Janice, drummer Animal, and trumpeter Lips. Now with the...
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The Muppets are an American ensemble cast of puppet characters known for an absurdist, surrealist, burlesque, and self-referential style of variety - sketch comedy. Created by Jim Henson in 1955, they are the focus of a media franchise that encompasses television, film, music, and other media associated with the characters.
10 de may. de 2023 · Entertainment. News. The Muppets Mayhem is out today, and here's everything we know about who the band members are based on. Did you know some of them are based on real people? Sign up to our newsletterNewsletter. (Image credit: Disney/Mitch Haaseth) By Lucy Wigley. published 10 May 2023.
