Muppet Wiki

Kermiteye Welcome to Muppet Wiki!


Please visit Special:Community to learn how you can collaborate with the editing community.

READ MORE

Muppet Wiki
Register
(added performer box)
No edit summary
(31 intermediate revisions by 10 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
  +
[[Image:Group.funky.jpg|frame]]
{{performer|[[Kevin Clash]] (Baby Tooth)}}
 
   
'''Baby Tooth and the Funky Funk''' are a trio of rod Muppets who sang and danced in the song "[[Feel the Beat]]", from ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
+
'''Baby Tooth and the Funky Funk''' are a trio of rod Muppet monsters from ''[[Sesame Street]]'' who danced in many segments including "[[Feel the Beat]]." They were used to teach various forms of dance, from hip-hop to ballet to square dancing. [[Kevin Clash]] performed Baby Tooth. They debuted on the show on February 12, [[1992]] and last appeared in new segments in [[1997]].
   
  +
Their name is a reference to the pop group [[Mark Wahlberg|Marky Mark]] and the Funky Bunch. [[Peter Linz]] mentioned an alternate name for them, "The Fly Monsters," in a [[MuppetCast]] interview.
[[Category: Sesame Street Characters]]
 
  +
  +
<br clear="all"/>
  +
==Segments==
  +
<gallery spacing=small orientation=landscape captionalign=center postion=center widths=209>
  +
Image:Feelthebeat1.jpg|"Feel the Beat"<br>{{first|2943}}<br>Video: ''[[Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years]]'' (part 1)
  +
Image:BoogieWithYourBody2.jpg|"Boogie With Your Buddy"<br>{{eka|3096}}
  +
Image:BusyBody2.jpg|"[[Get Your Body Busy]]"<br>{{eka|3100}}
  +
Image:FunkyRhythm1.jpg|"Get the Funky Rhythm"<br>{{eka|3118}}
  +
Image:MakeWaves1.jpg|"[[Make Waves]]"<br>{{eka|3123}}
  +
Image:CaribDance1.jpg|Caribbean dance<br>{{eka|3136}}<br>Video: ''[[Zoe's Dance Moves]]'' (part 3)
  +
Image:Glassdance1.jpg|Glass dance<br>{{eka|3385}}
  +
Image:BabyTooth.Blues.jpg|Blues<br>{{eka|3540}}
  +
Image:BTFF.River2.jpg|"Hoedown"<br>{{eka|3542}}
  +
BB-Ragtime.png|"Hotter Than That"<br>{{eka|3608}}
  +
3736.BTFF.MarkMorris.jpg|Mark Morris dance #2<br>{{eka|3609}}
  +
Image:BTFF.dragon1.jpg|Chinese dragon dance<br>{{eka|3709}}<br>Video: ''[[Zoe's Dance Moves]]'' (part 2)
  +
File:BTFF.Trombone2.jpg|[[Dixieland]] dance<br>{{eka|3712}}
  +
Image:BTFF.interpretive2.jpg|Follow the leader dance with [[Mark Morris]]<br>{{eka|3682}}
  +
Image:Noimage-big.png|Filipino dance
  +
</gallery>
  +
  +
==See also==
  +
* [[Sesame Street Monsters]]
 
[[Category:Sesame Street Characters]]
 
[[Category:Muppet Characters]]
 
[[Category:Muppet Characters]]
  +
[[Category:Sesame Street Monsters]]
 
[[Category:Muppet Bands]]
 
[[Category:Muppet Bands]]

Revision as of 05:18, 7 February 2015

Group

Baby Tooth and the Funky Funk are a trio of rod Muppet monsters from Sesame Street who danced in many segments including "Feel the Beat." They were used to teach various forms of dance, from hip-hop to ballet to square dancing. Kevin Clash performed Baby Tooth. They debuted on the show on February 12, 1992 and last appeared in new segments in 1997.

Their name is a reference to the pop group Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. Peter Linz mentioned an alternate name for them, "The Fly Monsters," in a MuppetCast interview.


Segments

See also