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Lew Zealand’s act involves boomerang fish. He throws them away and they come back to him. He has appeared in all of the Muppet movies except Kermit's Swamp Years.

Lew's first appearance was in episode 310 of The Muppet Show, where his timely boomerang fish throwing saved Kermit from being tricked into a real marriage during Miss Piggy's "wedding sketch."

Writer Chris Langham came up with the idea for this character. At a meeting, he was asked to come up with the worst act possible, and he randomly blurted out Lew Zealand, boomerang fish thrower.^{[citation needed]} Lew Zealand was meant to only appear in one episode, and he was made from a Whatnot. However, after that, a more permanent puppet was built and Lew Zealand became a regular character.^[1]

Contents 1 Casting History 2 Appearances 2.1 Filmography 2.2 Video Game Appearances 2.3 Book Appearances 3 Sources

Casting History

• Jerry Nelson - from The Muppet Show (1978) to Muppet Party Cruise video game (2003)
• Bill Barretta - from It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) to Present

Appearances

Filmography

Video Game Appearances

• Muppet Party Cruise

Book Appearances

• It's The Muppet Show!
• Two for the Show
• Fozzie's Funnies

Sources

1. ↑ The Muppet Show Fan Club Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 5, page 3