Dr. Bunsen Honeydew is a Muppet character from The Muppet Show,
performed by Dave Goelz. He is a bald, yellow-skinned, bespectacled,
lab-coated scientist who presented periodic science segments from
"Muppet Labs, where the future is being made today." The character has
no eyes, only completely transparent, lensless glasses, giving the
appearance of a stereotypical absent-minded intellectual. His first
name is derived from Robert Bunsen, after whom the Bunsen Burner was
named. His last name is a reference to the honeydew melon, which his
head is virtually shaped like. It is also a reference to Honeywell
Labs, a technology company which aired TV commercials ("That someday
is today ... at Honeywell") well-known at the time of the original
Muppet Show.Honeydew's experiments usually cause great harm to his
very nervous and long-suffering assistant Beaker, a nearly mute Muppet
with a shock of reddish hair. Honeydew worked alone in the first
season of The Muppet Show but, from the second season onward, the
luckless Beaker was always present.Some of the inventions that were
created and tested included: edible paper clips, dish tenderizer,
exploding hats, a gorilla detector, hair-growing tonic, banana
sharpener, a robot politician (played by Peter Ustinov) and an
electric nose warmer. In response to the ancient quest of alchemy to
turn lead into gold, Honeydew created a device that turned gold into
cottage cheese.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's moniker is derived from the
traditional piece of lab equipment, the Bunsen burner, plus the fact
that his head was shaped and colored like a honeydew melon. He was
rumored to be modeled after Lew Grade, whose company ITC Entertainment
produced The Muppet Show. Henson responded in a Judy Harris interview:
performed by Dave Goelz. He is a bald, yellow-skinned, bespectacled,
lab-coated scientist who presented periodic science segments from
"Muppet Labs, where the future is being made today." The character has
no eyes, only completely transparent, lensless glasses, giving the
appearance of a stereotypical absent-minded intellectual. His first
name is derived from Robert Bunsen, after whom the Bunsen Burner was
named. His last name is a reference to the honeydew melon, which his
head is virtually shaped like. It is also a reference to Honeywell
Labs, a technology company which aired TV commercials ("That someday
is today ... at Honeywell") well-known at the time of the original
Muppet Show.Honeydew's experiments usually cause great harm to his
very nervous and long-suffering assistant Beaker, a nearly mute Muppet
with a shock of reddish hair. Honeydew worked alone in the first
season of The Muppet Show but, from the second season onward, the
luckless Beaker was always present.Some of the inventions that were
created and tested included: edible paper clips, dish tenderizer,
exploding hats, a gorilla detector, hair-growing tonic, banana
sharpener, a robot politician (played by Peter Ustinov) and an
electric nose warmer. In response to the ancient quest of alchemy to
turn lead into gold, Honeydew created a device that turned gold into
cottage cheese.Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's moniker is derived from the
traditional piece of lab equipment, the Bunsen burner, plus the fact
that his head was shaped and colored like a honeydew melon. He was
rumored to be modeled after Lew Grade, whose company ITC Entertainment
produced The Muppet Show. Henson responded in a Judy Harris interview:
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