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ladyiapetus) wrote2005-01-07 06:03 pm
ladyiapetus) wrote2005-01-07 06:03 pm
In Memoriam
13 years ago, the Muppets and their fans lost a dear friend. Muppeteer Richard Hunt, performer of Scooter, janice, Sweetums, Beaker, Statler, Don Music, Forgetful Jones and Junior Gorg passed away from complications due to HIV. He is missed very much by the people he worked with as well as his fans.
There's something about Richard that makes it almost impossible not to like him. I always enjoy watching any scene with any of his characters, whether it's poor Beaker being subjected to the latest Muppet Labs invention to Scooter reminding Kermit that his uncle owns the theatre, to Junior Gorg trying to catch those pesky Fraggles or the Wild Impresario reveling in some of his favorite sounds.
Thank you for the memories, Richard. And as Mudwell the Mudbunny once sang, I really do hope that "we'll meet again someday".
Here are a few links of interest:
Muppet Central - A Tribute to Richard Hunt (also, go check out the tribute menu on the site's front page)
Your Face! - Emmy's wonderful fansite dedicated to Richard.
Janice "Fer Sure!" - Byron's fansite for Janice, the lead guitarist of the Electric Mayhem and Sgt. Floyd Pepper's leading lady.
15 Seconds to Curtain! - My fansite dedicated to Scooter the go-fer, my favorite of both Richard's characters and the Muppets.
There's something about Richard that makes it almost impossible not to like him. I always enjoy watching any scene with any of his characters, whether it's poor Beaker being subjected to the latest Muppet Labs invention to Scooter reminding Kermit that his uncle owns the theatre, to Junior Gorg trying to catch those pesky Fraggles or the Wild Impresario reveling in some of his favorite sounds.
Thank you for the memories, Richard. And as Mudwell the Mudbunny once sang, I really do hope that "we'll meet again someday".
Here are a few links of interest:
Muppet Central - A Tribute to Richard Hunt (also, go check out the tribute menu on the site's front page)
Your Face! - Emmy's wonderful fansite dedicated to Richard.
Janice "Fer Sure!" - Byron's fansite for Janice, the lead guitarist of the Electric Mayhem and Sgt. Floyd Pepper's leading lady.
15 Seconds to Curtain! - My fansite dedicated to Scooter the go-fer, my favorite of both Richard's characters and the Muppets.
Some more great Richard character moments...
Janice and Floyd singing "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover".
Junior Gorg dancing around and singing "Good Time Goombah Soup".
Sweetums singing "Two Lost Souls" with Robin.
Don Music banging his head on his piano.
More terrific Richard moments...
Statler and Waldorf making fun of everyone and everything on "The Muppet Show".
Forgetful Jones being directed by Kermit the Frog in various Westerns.
Forgetful Jones hitting a home run during a baseball game, but forgetting to run.
The Mean Genie singing "Do You Want It?".
Janice singing "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)" with Linda Ronstadt.
Scooter being the inadvertant guinea pig for Tony Randall's magic spells.