Bust of Beethoven

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The Bust of Beethoven is a statue of Ludwig van Beethoven, who occasionally comments on Rowlf's piano playing on The Muppet Show. The bust first appeared in episode 312.

In episode 324, he had a run-in with Kermit:

Kermit: "If I remember my history, Beethoven was supposed to be deaf."

Bust: "I'm not Beethoven, dummy, I'm a bust of Beethoven!"

Kermit: "Of course."

Bust: "It's a job. You gotta do something for a living, I'm a bust of Beethoven. Any more questions?"

However, in episode 405, when Victor Borge plays Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" and Fozzie thinks the pianist made a mistake, the Bust assures him, "No, that's the way I wrote it."

Merchandise

A toy version of the Bust of Beethoven was created as a pack-in for a Rowlf Action Figure in 2003.

Don Music also has a bust of Beethoven on his piano, which he refers to as Ludwig. This particular bust is inanimate, as far as we know.
Another bust appears on Ghost of Faffner Hall.