Statler and Waldorf

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Statler and Waldorf are a pair of Muppet characters from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, best known for their overly negative opinions and their tendency to heckle people. The two elderly men first appeared in The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence in 1975, where they were portrayed as older men pondering the ends of their golden years. It wasn't until one year later on The Muppet Show that they consistently jeered the entirety of the cast and their performances from their box seats. Created by Jim Henson, the characters have been performed by numerous puppeteers, including Henson, in a variety of films and television productions within the Muppet franchise. Statler and Waldorf are named after two landmark New York City hotels, the Statler Hilton and the Waldorf-Astoria (in turn named after Ellsworth Milton Statler and the hometown of the Astor family).

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