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{{performer2|Jerry Nelson|1975 - 2003|Matt Vogel|2008 - present}}
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{{character|image=FloydPepper.jpg|performer=[[Jerry Nelson]]|note=1975-2003|performer2=[[Matt Vogel]]|note2=2008-present|more=Casting history|debut=1975|design=[[Michael K. Frith]]|designnote=designer|design2=[[Dave Goelz]]|designnote2=builder}}
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[[Image:FloydPepper.jpg|thumb|300px]]
 
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{{designer|[[Michael K. Frith]]|designer|[[Dave Goelz]]|builder}}
 
 
[[Image:Floydpeppersketch.jpg|thumb|300px|Original concept sketch.]]
 
[[Image:Floydpeppersketch.jpg|thumb|300px|Original concept sketch.]]
 
[[Image:FloydPepper-reallypurple-withguitar.jpg|thumb|300px|Floyd Pepper]]
 
[[Image:FloydPepper-reallypurple-withguitar.jpg|thumb|300px|Floyd Pepper]]
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At a [[Museum of Television and Radio]] seminar in 1992, performer Jerry Nelson said:
 
At a [[Museum of Television and Radio]] seminar in 1992, performer Jerry Nelson said:
   
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{{quote|I always thought of Floyd as a character who had probably been a beatnik first, and then β€” just like real life β€” probably been a beatnik, and then he was into jazz and poetry, and then he probably went along with the chase into rock and roll, because he needed a job. He drew the line at punk, as I probably did myself, I think. That's why I can relate to Floyd, I guess, because he's all those things.}}
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:'''β€œ'''I always thought of Floyd as a character who had probably been a beatnik first, and then β€” just like real life β€” probably been a beatnik, and then he was into jazz and poetry, and then he probably went along with the chase into rock and roll, because he needed a job. He drew the line at punk, as I probably did myself, I think. That's why I can relate to Floyd, I guess, because he's all those things.'''”'''
   
 
Floyd's costume and last name are a reference to [[the Beatles]]' album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'', and he lists his musical influences as including [[Fats Waller]], [[Fats Domino]], [[The Hustler|Minnesota Fats]] and David β€œFathead” Newman….<ref>[http://www.whatsthatdudeplay.com/2011/11/wtdp-exclusive-mayhem-returns-2/ WTDP? Exclusive: Mayhem Returns! Veterans Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem keep on rockin’. November 7, 2011. whatsthatdudeplay.com.]</ref>
 
Floyd's costume and last name are a reference to [[the Beatles]]' album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'', and he lists his musical influences as including [[Fats Waller]], [[Fats Domino]], [[The Hustler|Minnesota Fats]] and David β€œFathead” Newman….<ref>[http://www.whatsthatdudeplay.com/2011/11/wtdp-exclusive-mayhem-returns-2/ WTDP? Exclusive: Mayhem Returns! Veterans Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem keep on rockin’. November 7, 2011. whatsthatdudeplay.com.]</ref>
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In [[Episode 305: Pearl Bailey|episode 305]], Floyd was chosen to appear in the Muppets performance of "[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]", in a role that Floyd wasn't too thrilled to be playing.
 
In [[Episode 305: Pearl Bailey|episode 305]], Floyd was chosen to appear in the Muppets performance of "[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]", in a role that Floyd wasn't too thrilled to be playing.
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In [[Episode 316: Danny Kaye|episode 316]], when the annoyed [[Statler and Waldorf]] leave their box, Floyd and Janice take place on the balcony and make reflexions during the show instead of the two old codgers.
   
 
In [[Episode 407: Dudley Moore|episode 407]], when [[Dudley Moore]] decided to have a music-making robot, [[M.A.M.M.A.]], provide the music for the show, the band was against this, and Floyd did most of the talking for the band.
 
In [[Episode 407: Dudley Moore|episode 407]], when [[Dudley Moore]] decided to have a music-making robot, [[M.A.M.M.A.]], provide the music for the show, the band was against this, and Floyd did most of the talking for the band.
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During the last season of ''The Muppet Show'', Floyd switched to a red jacket and varying shirt colors. In a [[Muppetisms|Muppetism]] and a number of other later productions (including the French produced ''[[Muppets TV]]'' and the [[Studio DC: Almost Live]] specials), he wore a blue jacket and a brown hat.
 
During the last season of ''The Muppet Show'', Floyd switched to a red jacket and varying shirt colors. In a [[Muppetisms|Muppetism]] and a number of other later productions (including the French produced ''[[Muppets TV]]'' and the [[Studio DC: Almost Live]] specials), he wore a blue jacket and a brown hat.
   
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Since the Muppets' 2009 appearance at the [[D23 Expo]], he regularly wears a jacket resembling his original outfit, with round gold buttons replacing the gold-threaded sling design on his chest. For his appearance on ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]'', a replica of his original outfit was created, though he still regularly appears in his gold-button outfit in promotional material.
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Since the Muppets' 2009 appearance at the [[D23 Expo]], he regularly wears a jacket resembling his original outfit, with round gold buttons replacing the gold-threaded sling design on his chest. For his appearance on ''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]'', a replica of his original outfit was created. It was also used in ''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]'', although Floyd still regularly appears in his gold-button outfit in promotional material.
   
 
<gallery orientation=landscape spacing=small widths=200 captionalign=center>
 
<gallery orientation=landscape spacing=small widths=200 captionalign=center>
 
Image:Nystateofmind.jpg|Floyd in his original outfit
 
Image:Nystateofmind.jpg|Floyd in his original outfit
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Image:FloydJacketBarnyard.png|In his red jacket, which he began wearing in 1980
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Image:FloydJacket-Season5.jpg|In his red jacket, which he began wearing in 1980
 
Image:Floyd-muppetstv.jpg|On ''Muppets TV''
 
Image:Floyd-muppetstv.jpg|On ''Muppets TV''
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Image:EM-HE-2009-2010-Floyd01.jpg|In his green outfit on ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''
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Image:EM-HE-2009-2010-Floyd02.jpg|In his green outfit on ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''
 
Image:DisneyFloyd-2009.jpg|Back to the roots, in an outfit resembling his original attire
 
Image:DisneyFloyd-2009.jpg|Back to the roots, in an outfit resembling his original attire
 
Image:TheMuppets-Behind-The-Scenes-Interviews-Janice&Floyd.jpg|In a replica of his original outfit, recreated for ''The Muppets''
 
Image:TheMuppets-Behind-The-Scenes-Interviews-Janice&Floyd.jpg|In a replica of his original outfit, recreated for ''The Muppets''
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'''Main Performers'''
 
'''Main Performers'''
 
* [[Jerry Nelson]]: ''[[The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence]]'' (1975) - ''[[Muppets Party Cruise]]'' (2003)
 
* [[Jerry Nelson]]: ''[[The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence]]'' (1975) - ''[[Muppets Party Cruise]]'' (2003)
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* [[Matt Vogel]]: ''[[Studio DC: Almost Live|Studio DC: Almost Live Hosted by Dylan and Cole Sprouse]]'' (2008) - present
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* [[Matt Vogel]]: ''[[Studio DC Hosted by Dylan and Cole Sprouse]]'' (2008) - present
   
 
'''Alternate Performers'''
 
'''Alternate Performers'''
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*[[D23 Expo]] (2009)
 
*[[D23 Expo]] (2009)
 
*[[Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.]] commercials
 
*[[Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.]] commercials
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*[[Virmup]]
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*[[Muppet viral videos]]
 
**"[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]"
 
**"[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]"
 
*''[[Christmas in Rockefeller Center]]''
 
*''[[Christmas in Rockefeller Center]]''
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*''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''
 
*''[[The Muppets (2011)|The Muppets]]''
 
*''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]''
 
*''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live]]''
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*''[[My Muppets Show]]''
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*''[[Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular]]''
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*''[[Toyota]]''
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*''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]''
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*''[[Muppets Most Wanted]]''
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* [[The Muppets 2015 Presentation Pilot]]
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*''[[The Muppets (2015)|The Muppets]]''
   
 
==Live appearances==
 
==Live appearances==
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*''[[The Comic Muppet Book]]'' (1979)
 
*''[[The Comic Muppet Book]]'' (1979)
 
*''[[Robin Hood (book)|Robin Hood]]'' (1980)
 
*''[[Robin Hood (book)|Robin Hood]]'' (1980)
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*''[[Kermit & Cleopigtra|Kermit &amp; Cleopigtra]]'' (1981)
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*''[[Kermit & Cleopigtra]]'' (1981)
 
*''[[The Muppets Go Camping]]'' (1981)
 
*''[[The Muppets Go Camping]]'' (1981)
 
*''[[Two for the Show]]'' (1982)
 
*''[[Two for the Show]]'' (1982)
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*''[[Ask Kermit: All About the Human Body]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[Ask Kermit: All About the Human Body]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[Jim Henson's Bedtime Stories]]'' (1989)
 
*''[[Jim Henson's Bedtime Stories]]'' (1989)
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:"[[Stories to Grow On|Kermit and the Best Present of All]]"
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**"[[Stories to Grow On|Kermit and the Best Present of All]]"
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**"All Work and All Play"
 
*''[[The Phantom of the Muppet Theater]]'' (1991)
 
*''[[The Phantom of the Muppet Theater]]'' (1991)
 
*''[[The Muppet Show Comic Book]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[The Muppet Show Comic Book]]'' (2009)
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*''[[The Muppet Show Comic Book: The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[The Muppet Show Comic Book: The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Muppet Peter Pan]]'' (2009)
 
*''[[Muppet Peter Pan]]'' (2009)
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*''[[Muppet Snow White]]'' (2010)
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*''[[Kermit's Costume Caper]]'' (2012)
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*''[[The Muppets Character Encyclopedia]]'' (2014)
   
 
==Merchandise==
 
==Merchandise==
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[[Category:The Muppets Characters]]
 
[[Category:The Muppets Characters]]
 
[[Category:Muppets Tonight Characters]]
 
[[Category:Muppets Tonight Characters]]
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[[Category:Hand-Rod Muppets]]
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[[Category:The Muppets (2015) Characters]]

Revision as of 15:38, 1 May 2016

FloydPepper
PERFORMER Jerry Nelson 1975-2003
  Matt Vogel 2008-present
  β†’CASTING HISTORY...
DEBUT 1975
DESIGN Michael K. Frith designer
  Dave Goelz builder
Floydpeppersketch

Original concept sketch.

FloydPepper-reallypurple-withguitar

Floyd Pepper

Electricmayhem2

Performing on The Muppet Show

Floyd Pepper is the bass player for the Electric Mayhem band on The Muppet Show. He first appeared in the 1975 pilot The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence. One of the more vocal band members, Floyd's hip sarcasm is often directed at other Muppet Show regulars, particularly Miss Piggy. Frequently paired with Janice, Floyd also has a certain influence on Animal, or at least as much as anyone can. In picture books such as The Case of the Missing Mother, or certain installments of the Muppet comic strip, Floyd is practically Animal's keeper, pulling his chain and looking after him.

At a Museum of Television and Radio seminar in 1992, performer Jerry Nelson said:

β€œI always thought of Floyd as a character who had probably been a beatnik first, and then β€” just like real life β€” probably been a beatnik, and then he was into jazz and poetry, and then he probably went along with the chase into rock and roll, because he needed a job. He drew the line at punk, as I probably did myself, I think. That's why I can relate to Floyd, I guess, because he's all those things.”

Floyd's costume and last name are a reference to the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and he lists his musical influences as including Fats Waller, Fats Domino, Minnesota Fats and David β€œFathead” Newman….[1]

The Muppet Show

On The Muppet Show, Floyd regularly appeared backstage and interacted with characters outside of The Electric Mayhem. He has also been involved in the plot of a few episodes.

In episode 123, Floyd led the band in quitting because they didn't like the theme song. Floyd later told Kermit that the band would stay if he wrote the theme song. However, Kermit did not like this new theme (Fugue for Frog), and it was never explained on the show how Kermit was able to get the band to stay. They just appeared in the next episode, as if there was never any conflict at all.

In episode 201, Floyd was very active backstage, as the band decided to make Fozzie Bear an honorary hip person because he planned on making "Lullaby of Birdland" the closing number, and he gave Fozzie a pair of shades for being hip. However, after the performance, the band took a vote and decided that Fozzie was no longer hip, and Floyd took Fozzie's shades away.

In episode 305, Floyd was chosen to appear in the Muppets performance of "Camelot", in a role that Floyd wasn't too thrilled to be playing.

In episode 316, when the annoyed Statler and Waldorf leave their box, Floyd and Janice take place on the balcony and make reflexions during the show instead of the two old codgers.

In episode 407, when Dudley Moore decided to have a music-making robot, M.A.M.M.A., provide the music for the show, the band was against this, and Floyd did most of the talking for the band.

In episode 506, Floyd portrayed the role of the Catepillar in the Muppets performance of Alice in Wonderland.

Some of Floyd's songs include "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "New York State of Mind".

Movies and Specials

Floyd was also very active in the Muppet movies and specials. In The Muppet Movie, he introduced each member of the band to Kermit and Fozzie. In one scene in Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets, he and John Denver went fishing, and sang "Gone Fishin'" together. Floyd and Janice also introduced a selection of Muppet music clips together in The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years.

Attire

His original outfit was a suit similar to the ones worn by The Beatles on their album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", along with a green hat, though he sometimes wore the Muppet Show's signature purple tux as well.

During the last season of The Muppet Show, Floyd switched to a red jacket and varying shirt colors. In a Muppetism and a number of other later productions (including the French produced Muppets TV and the Studio DC: Almost Live specials), he wore a blue jacket and a brown hat.

Since the Muppets' 2009 appearance at the D23 Expo, he regularly wears a jacket resembling his original outfit, with round gold buttons replacing the gold-threaded sling design on his chest. For his appearance on The Muppets, a replica of his original outfit was created. It was also used in Muppets Most Wanted, although Floyd still regularly appears in his gold-button outfit in promotional material.

Casting history

Main Performers

Alternate Performers

Appearances

TMGTTM-ActNaturally06

Performing on The Muppets Go to the Movies.

Gonefishin-denver

Floyd Pepper and John Denver sing together at the Grammy Awards in 1983.

Floyd glasses
Floyd pepper 2011
Floydsignature

Jerry Nelson's Floyd autograph

Floyd full

Live appearances

Book appearances

Merchandise

See also

Sources