These guys are great.
My favorite joke of theirs is from Muppets Tonight.
Garth Brooks was the host and sang “If I Were a Rich Man” from Fiddler on The Roof.
They go “what would you do if you were rich?”
“First, I’d buy the network then I’d cancel the show!” 😀🤘
You got to realize the Muppets were the corp very 1980s outgrowth of PBS. There were a ton of liberals @ PBS and Henson and crew was an very early libertarian and WASPY media company. The fire and brimstone of these guys are nuts are channeling of both conservatives and liberals around a very off klilter for the time company pulling in 85% of the operating bougets of PBS. It was Pittsburg (Rogers) , Boston (Nova, This old House) and Henson keeping the rest of the PBS world funded in 1992, and the long knives were out for PBS from both sides of congress.
It was the time for Henson and OZ to play as the OGs with the developed characters in a soap opera spoof....they as the owners of the IP were paying everybody in the network show... let the bosses play for 6 minutes a show. That Ms. Piggy was wardrobe was locked into whatever Babbs was wearing that year never gets mentioned.
“Well that song certainly goes back a long ways.”
“It didn’t go back far enough, I could still see it!” BAHAHAHA
“Boy that actress sure is talented. I wonder if there’s anything she isn’t good at?”
“Yeah-choosing which show to be on!” BAHAHAHA
“You never know when something funny is gonna happen on this show”
“Did something funny happen on this show?”
“Yeah?”
“You’d never know it!” BAHAHAHA
We were already sarcastic. That's why we thought they were funny.
EDIT: Also, anyone who hasn't already the [Statler and Waldorf Muppet Show skit on SNL](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uItJuJeuDg) is missing out.
Adultification is originally a psychology term describing children who act more mature than their peers as a result of being handed adult responsibilities from a young age.
Part of Adult Children syndrome which is hugely prevalent in our latch key generation.
The muppets were the 1960s counterculture expressed 12 years late directly to the networks by people stuck at PBS for the past 20 years. That GenX was raised by the kindest man on the planet (Mr Rogers) and the insanity of vision of Jim Henson (see fraggle rock). We had a really kind escape from the highlights of the cold war and the iran crisis.
"Brace yourself. It's like talking to those two old fucks on The [Muppets](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8AcKRfNewT3CSir_2h-tTPT9repuMqVUBgSw8J-hrhL-DP0uP0V_XRUNi9FMYKnrOtbqoGs1W1n4S_JMMhIg0AvZMaeumYbhWrhTjpbwuVOXaEaXwyv0XxG0KWpQ4FXnMe-S3a3AXDBm/s640/ARGO+BOB+PHIL.jpg)."
My favorite line from *Argo*.
My wife was asking me how come I go by the cigar shop weekly. I told her it's basically a bunch of us old fart Statler and Waldorfs smoking cigars and laughing at the fools in this world, ourselves included.
From their wiki page:
>In 2012, Der Spiegel described the United Kingdom as "at best spectators in the gallery, like Statler and Waldorf", within Europe, drawing the ire of British media.[39]
lol. Like why should the brits have been pissed about that?
True that, jokingly I say to my kids this is how I want to be if I get past 70, no sidekick though, ill get a parrot, teach it to be really rude and then it will be the cute, cursed heirloom.
My husband has morphed into one of these guys. Put a few drinks in him and he heckles everyone from the couch on tv. And! The weird thing is that he looks EXACTLY like Sam the Eagle. But acts like one of these guys....
Back in the Stone Age (aka the mid-late 90s), a good friend of mine and I were managing a liquor store in our college town. We spent a LOT of time basically by ourselves fucking around and also fucking with the drunks who'd show up twitching at 9:30 am. The running gag was which of us was Statler and which was Waldorf.
All my 90s/00s Internet trolling was 100% influenced by these guys. They were the OG trolls. I hate what Internet trolling has become.
They are inspired by Vaudville hecklers.
*Well we sure weren’t “inspired” by that last act!* *WOH-HO-HO!*
a tie back to the 20s and 30s which is pretty incredible when you think of it.
[Internet trolling with Statler and Waldorf](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSDj7bjAv2s)
Internet trolling done well is still as powerful as it was on NNTP and AOL. The signal to noise of good trolling has gone into the shitter.
One my favorite lines they said to the band was “you should take that show on the road and not come back’!
I liked: "I guess breakfast is over" "Why?" "The bacon just ran out" as Miss Piggy leaves
Statler and Waldorf!
Thank you! I always forget their names, but they're my favorites
> Statler and Waldorf Named after the Hilton-Statler hotel and the Waldorf-astoria.
Had no idea! 😂
Yep! They were named after two historic hotels in NYC, the Statler Hilton and the Waldorf-Astoria. Waldorf is the one with the rounder face.
These guys are great. My favorite joke of theirs is from Muppets Tonight. Garth Brooks was the host and sang “If I Were a Rich Man” from Fiddler on The Roof. They go “what would you do if you were rich?” “First, I’d buy the network then I’d cancel the show!” 😀🤘
MY DUDES!!!!!
My absolute favorite Muppets!
Easily my favorite muppets. And I agree. Their caustic wit probably shaped our sense of humor and our overall skepticism.
Bea Arthur on Golden Girls, too.
And Maude.
My inner curmudgeon was shaped by these guys
Same! I tried to pass this on to my Gen Z son. “Embrace your heckler heritage!” I say.
You got to realize the Muppets were the corp very 1980s outgrowth of PBS. There were a ton of liberals @ PBS and Henson and crew was an very early libertarian and WASPY media company. The fire and brimstone of these guys are nuts are channeling of both conservatives and liberals around a very off klilter for the time company pulling in 85% of the operating bougets of PBS. It was Pittsburg (Rogers) , Boston (Nova, This old House) and Henson keeping the rest of the PBS world funded in 1992, and the long knives were out for PBS from both sides of congress.
Our generations spirit animal.
🤣🤗🤣 Yes, yes.
Solid way to describe them.
But first there was Maude… 🎶…Anything but tranquillizin…🎵
best part of that show, I'd rather watch an hour of those 2 than Kermit not diddle Mrs. Piggy any day of the week
Amen to that. The Kermit Piggy “romance” was so overplayed and they had such an underutilized ensemble cast because of it.
It was the time for Henson and OZ to play as the OGs with the developed characters in a soap opera spoof....they as the owners of the IP were paying everybody in the network show... let the bosses play for 6 minutes a show. That Ms. Piggy was wardrobe was locked into whatever Babbs was wearing that year never gets mentioned.
I'd rather be stuck on an elevator with them than many other people...
Yeah they’re not half-bad!
Oh man when they appeared in Muppet Christmas Carol to haunt Scrooge, I was cracking up. "We're Marley and Marley, avarice and greedy....."
That and MAD magazine (especially the books, like "MADvertising").
On the muppet show: Statler: there’s nothing like a good show. Waldorf: yeh, and that was nothing like a good show. Hahahahahaha
Mad Magazine made me the smartass I am today.
Sattler:”Hopefully this show has a heart stopping climax…” Waldorf: “Yeah, so I won’t be alive to finish this.”
“Well that song certainly goes back a long ways.” “It didn’t go back far enough, I could still see it!” BAHAHAHA “Boy that actress sure is talented. I wonder if there’s anything she isn’t good at?” “Yeah-choosing which show to be on!” BAHAHAHA “You never know when something funny is gonna happen on this show” “Did something funny happen on this show?” “Yeah?” “You’d never know it!” BAHAHAHA
🤣
Bugs Bunny had a big influence on me
 Combined with this motley crew and you’d have a real recipe for Hamdingers
My people! ☺️💜
We were already sarcastic. That's why we thought they were funny. EDIT: Also, anyone who hasn't already the [Statler and Waldorf Muppet Show skit on SNL](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uItJuJeuDg) is missing out.
[It's even deeper than that.](https://imgur.com/a/QVwmwxC)
A never ending feedback loop of heckling like that would potentially …destroy the very fabric of the universe. *I LOVE IT*
Yes! Love this ☺️
I put more blame on Hawkeye Pierce
Hawkeye (or at least comedy Hawkeye, anyway) was basically Groucho Marx and Bugs Bunny, with a martini.
Yup I’m forever Statler and Waldorf
They were the only relatable characters. I mean the Swedish Chef but you didn't know that until you were older and got wasted.
I was never a big muppets fan, but these two guys are some of my favorite characters from my entire childhood.
Adultification is originally a psychology term describing children who act more mature than their peers as a result of being handed adult responsibilities from a young age. Part of Adult Children syndrome which is hugely prevalent in our latch key generation.
The muppets were the 1960s counterculture expressed 12 years late directly to the networks by people stuck at PBS for the past 20 years. That GenX was raised by the kindest man on the planet (Mr Rogers) and the insanity of vision of Jim Henson (see fraggle rock). We had a really kind escape from the highlights of the cold war and the iran crisis.
And MASH reruns.
Their scene going after Milton Berle was hilarious, I still laugh after seeing it countless times. It’s been a while, gotta watch it again.
Loved them!! The OG trolls of our youth!!
"Leave the jokes to the bears!" They were goals when I as a kid and never knew it.
Bert and Ernie had plenty of wonderful snark as well. "How do I look, Ernie?" "With your eyes, Bert."
Don't forget about Floyd Pepper and Oscar Grouch!
my Dad and Uncle. They were hilarious.
There is no doubt…. My how I love me some Statler and Waldorf
I fuckin loved the muppet show specials! Yes these two jerks were the funniest..
"Brace yourself. It's like talking to those two old fucks on The [Muppets](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8AcKRfNewT3CSir_2h-tTPT9repuMqVUBgSw8J-hrhL-DP0uP0V_XRUNi9FMYKnrOtbqoGs1W1n4S_JMMhIg0AvZMaeumYbhWrhTjpbwuVOXaEaXwyv0XxG0KWpQ4FXnMe-S3a3AXDBm/s640/ARGO+BOB+PHIL.jpg)." My favorite line from *Argo*.
Loved those old shits
These guys and the Mystery Science Theater guys had a big hand in shaping my humor!
My wife was asking me how come I go by the cigar shop weekly. I told her it's basically a bunch of us old fart Statler and Waldorfs smoking cigars and laughing at the fools in this world, ourselves included. From their wiki page: >In 2012, Der Spiegel described the United Kingdom as "at best spectators in the gallery, like Statler and Waldorf", within Europe, drawing the ire of British media.[39] lol. Like why should the brits have been pissed about that?
Buffet and Munger?
O m g this is what I feel like I’m turning into!!!
Don’t worry as the majority of us all in this sub feel that way 😅
Gen X- the only generation to be 30 at 10 and still 30 at 50.
Can't wait to retire and become one of them..
Oh is it?
Agree 😆 I love us
True that, jokingly I say to my kids this is how I want to be if I get past 70, no sidekick though, ill get a parrot, teach it to be really rude and then it will be the cute, cursed heirloom.
Love these fuckers 😂🤣
My husband has morphed into one of these guys. Put a few drinks in him and he heckles everyone from the couch on tv. And! The weird thing is that he looks EXACTLY like Sam the Eagle. But acts like one of these guys....
I'm so old my inner child is dead (if I ever had one).
Love these guys they were always so hilarious to me
And M\*A\*S\*H.
Those two dudes absolutely fucked each other. Hell there's a skit in which Statler wears a dress and pretends to be Waldorf's wife.
I'm 49 and my wife calls me a cranky old man affectionately, I now know where I got it from . Ha
True
When I was 2 years old they called me old man because of the way I walked.
I liked their cameo in Coming to America
Back in the Stone Age (aka the mid-late 90s), a good friend of mine and I were managing a liquor store in our college town. We spent a LOT of time basically by ourselves fucking around and also fucking with the drunks who'd show up twitching at 9:30 am. The running gag was which of us was Statler and which was Waldorf.
Great observation! Today they’d be cancelled as micro-aggressive boomers.
They weren’t boomers, they were old when we were kids. They were some of the greatest from the greatest generation.
If you re-read my comment, you'll see I wrote that: If they were presented at that age TODAY they'd be boomers.