Baby Rowlf's role was, of course, that of the nursery's resident musician, often leading the others into on-the-spot song breaks, with his ever-present baby piano. Rowlf's tenure on The Jimmy Dean Show allowed Jim Henson to develop the character over a period of time. He joined the Muppets on their quest to thwart Nicky's plot to steal the Baseball Diamond (accounting for the whoopie cushion, which he thinks is on the bus). Rowlf and Kermit would sing a duet again in 2011, by which point they were played by separate performers (Bill Barretta and Steve Whitmire respectively). Rowlf also appeared in an ad for Esskay Meats during the same time period. Unlike most of the early Muppets, he was designed as a live-hand Muppet; he was also one of the first non-abstract Muppet characters, built to resemble a dog. He took part in the songs "We're Doing a Sequel" and "Something So Right". Honeydew: I’m sorry, but Beaker can’t come to the phone right now. Rowlf would occasionally take on other character roles in the on-stage productions - including Sherlock Holmes and a Western bar piano player. Rowlf subsequently appeared in the special Rocky Mountain Holiday. Dr. Bob hit all his marks in “Veterinarian’s Hospital” (although the performers for Nurses Piggy and Janice were still in flux), Fozzie kept a telephone gag running, The Swedish Chef added to the chaos with misbehaving flapjacks, and Marvin Suggs debuted his celebrated “Lady of Spain” rendition with his Muppaphones. Rowlf at the piano during "The Muppet Show Theme.". In both, he reprised his role as Dr. Bob for "Veterinarian's Hospital", and sang "I've Been Everywhere". The fame of the piano playing dog led to two books of piano sheet music, released under Rowlf's name -, Rowlf is a graduate of Ruff Barker's Obedience & Music School where he majored in "piano playing, punning, and fetching. Is there a way to get Dr Bob's face to be the 1st or 2nd image that pops up when you google the term quack doctor? According to Jim Henson Company archivist Karen Falk, the scripts for the Purina Dog Chow commercials spelled Rowlf's name as "Ralph," possibly after Ralph Freeman, the advertising account executive on the original Purina campaign. The song featured a rare pairing of characters, as Jim Henson virtually performed a duet with himself. Hamlet (the Muppet Version) by The Muppets - View script: Rating: 6.0 , Votes: 1: Muppets Vet Hospital: a little piglet (and hence the 'hamlet' title) is the subject of Dr Bob's weak jokes this time. Rowlf appeared in the 1965 Wilson's Meats Meeting Film, as an example of the Muppets' exposure ("I'm the Muppets' big lovable shaggy dog Rowlf, from ABC's The Jimmy Dean Show!"). John Denver takes Rowlf on a wild plane ride, performing one stunt after another, in order to cure Rowlf's hiccups. He is able to reason with Henderson's attacking guard dogs at the Mallory Gallery (a skill he would use again in A Muppet Family Christmas to communicate with Sprocket). In the case of Rowlf, his legs can be glimpsed at the beginning of "Never Before, Never Again" in episode 418 of The Muppet Show. In another scene, Rowlf relaxed on an inner tube in the river, until Gonzo popped the inner tube (and tried to break a world record, "Longest time underwater with a dog sitting on you"). Derek Scott, a musical consultant for The Muppet Show, supplied Rowlf's pre-recorded piano playing on the program. They all laugh, including the cow. Though it wasn't released until after his death, Henson recorded the vocals in 1984. While in the desert, Rowlf played harmonica as Gonzo sang "I'm Going to Go Back There Someday" (while Fozzie played ukulele). Rowlf appears as Merlin the Magician, M.D. He also hosted the 1968 special Muppets On Puppets. Nurse Piggy! George The Janitor by The Muppets - View script In one sketch, Rowlf is turned into musical icon Elvis Presley. Rowlf the Dog as "Dr. Bob" in Veterinarian's Hospital. Down below in the operating room are Dr. Bob (aka Rowlf), Nurse Piggy, and Nurse Janice, along with their patients, a rabbit, a chicken, and Baskerville the Hound. Pour the chicken soup on his head. In 1976, Rowlf joined the recurring cast of The Muppet Show as the show's pianist. Assisted by Nurse Janice and Nurse Piggy, Dr. Bob would crack horrible puns and old vaudeville jokes while attending to often unorthodox patients, ranging from cows to a telephone. Waldorf: That's one of the reasons I always thought the Muppets are weird. Steve Whitmire said that when he was going to helm the hands on the keys he would spend hours learning every nuance of a pre-recorded piano track to make it look believable. Rowlf would again be teamed with a group of Muppet dogs in the tenth episode's "Secrets of the Muppets" special, presiding over a meeting of the O.M.D. Oh!") 2. Baby Rowlf was also part of the regular cast of babies in the animated series Muppet Babies. Rowlf participated in the concerts The Muppets Take the Bowl and The Muppets Take the O2. 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." He played piano during the song "Happiness Hotel" and commented on the chambermaids, bugs, and lice. Keywords: Fun Muppets Animals 3. Thanks to the sucess of the newest Muppet movie, Kermit and the gang relaunch The Muppet Show, inviting Jason Segal to be the celebirty host. An original draft of the script describes the song as "a sad/funny little duet based on the old 'can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em' theme, designed to allow for some good harmony howling from Rowlf.". Kermit: [after Juliet called him "the Robert Redford of frogs"]You're gon… 3664 Date: Saturday, July 19, 1997 Sponsors: D, U, 10 Season 11: 1997 - 1998 Writers: Norman Stiles and Tony Geiss Year: 1997 Fifty years ago, I adored Dr. Seuss books -- … Rowlf was prominently featured in The Muppet Movie as a piano player at The Terrace Restaurant, where he first meets Kermit. In fact, when the Electric Mayhem walked out over the apparent lameness of The Muppet Show theme song in episode 123, Rowlf was the only musician left. Although people tend to identify Jim Henson with Kermit the Frog, according to many sources (including Jim Henson: The Works), Rowlf's laid back and down to earth personality was perhaps the closest to Henson's real life demeanor and personality. The UK broadcasts featured extra scenes that were not seen on US TV. The two sing "I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along". He also appeared in the Sesame Street pitch reel, explaining the concept and production process to a wary Kermit, as both characters were the most familiar Muppets at the time. Rowlf sings a line of "Happiness Hotel" in The Great Muppet Caper. "What kind of doctor do you think I am?" Rowlf is there as the audience's guide and is the only character to break the fourth wall. In 1966. Rowlf the Dog as "Dr. Bob" in Veterinarian's Hospital. When Kermit is down, Rowlf shares his motto in life, a motto even he can't follow - "stay away from women." extended interview with Quentin Tarantino, Rowlf's Very First Book of Classic Themes, The Twelve Days of a Muppet Christmas (and a Chicken in a Pine Tree), Muppets Meet the Classics: The Phantom of the Opera, https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Rowlf_the_Dog?oldid=1367856. In The Muppets Take Manhattan, Rowlf was a supporting player, co-starring in Manhattan Melodies. This is a complete listing of episodes of the live-action/puppet television series The Muppet Show. The Muppet Show, Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Sam & Friends, Fraggle Rock, Sesame Street, and more! I have a steak in this too, you know. Rowlf made a rare live appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, where he sang the "8 maids a milking" line for The Twelve Days of Christmas number while playing keyboards with the Roots. Rowlf is a live hand puppet. Rowlf served as the film's cameraman in the finale, as the Muppets prepare to shoot their movie. Rowlf appeared in the opening of Jim Henson's Musical World, both in a video from his performance with Jimmy Dean at Carnegie Hall in 1965, and in the actual hall. Rowlf No, I think we've milked this joke long enough. Outside of the sketches, however, Dr. Bob is occasionally referred to as a personage in his own right and not just a character played by Rowlf, such as in Episode 506, where he tries to fix up Humpty Dumpty (with condiments mostly). Most people pronounce it as "Rolf." After the audience's hysterics died down, Rowlf added, "That's the nicest thing a dog can say about anybody.". Most of the patients join in the frivolity, and Dr. Bob almost never performs surgery on camera. At the piano, Rowlf would often perform classical music, and sing solos or duets. They all laugh, including the cow. Before joining the Muppets, Rowlf's life was simple - he lived alone, would "go to work, come home, read a book, have a couple of beers, take [himself] for a walk and go to bed." Beaker: [in a pitiful whine] Meeeeeep! That's another show. Rowlf in a YouTube video from The Muppets Studio. 1 Appearances 1.1 The Muppet Movie 1.2 The Great Muppet Caper 1.3 The Muppet Christmas Carol 1.4 Muppet … Rowlf also played Dr. Bob, the wisecracking doctor in the recurring medical drama parody skit "Veterinarian's Hospital", alongside nurses Janice and Miss Piggy. Rowlf appeared in the "Keep Fishin'" music video for rock band Weezer. [Statler's cigar explodes.] Rowlf first appeared in 1962 in a series of Purina Dog Chow commercials. Although his family history hasn't been explored in much detail, his mother. Rowlf was also featured in a series of promotional posters spoofing The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn as WereRowlf. Brian Henson stated in a Muppet Show introduction that "Kermit was my father's best-known character, but a lot of people think he was more like Rowlf in real life...except he couldn't play the piano as well.". Soon, Jim Henson and Rowlf were sought after for other commercials, sales films, and appearances. On close inspection of the scene, a viewer can see that Rowlf is actually not touching any of the keys, just banging the air above them so as to not emit any stray sounds and ruin the take. Other assistant puppeteers from The Muppet Show onward included Louise Gold,[3] Steve Whitmire, and Kevin Clash. Unlike most of the early Muppets, he was designed as a live-hand Muppet; he was also one of the first non-abstract Muppet characters, built to resemble a dog. However, in episode 309 Rowlf had to come in and start playing the same piano which guest star Liberace was performing on. He later went on to serve as the resident piano player on The Muppet Show, where he also played the silly surgeon Dr. Bob in the recurring sketch "Veterinarian's Hospital". Rowlf, letting it all hang out for Alamo Rent a Car. Rowlf also performs in the telethon as a part of the Muppets Barbershop Quartet - along with Link, Sam and Beaker - singing "Smells Like Teen Spirit" while shaving Jack Black. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Medical Doctors Dr. Bob (The Muppet Show, also veterinarian) Dr. Brown (Piggy Visits the Doctor) Dr. Thad (Sesame Street) But Dr. Bob, are you going to operate? Still, Rowlf was not immediately recast and kept in the forefront like Kermit, because at the time, the Muppeteers didn't feel there was a suitable and appropriate performer for the task. In Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets, Rowlf sat at his piano and presented a compilation of his best numbers and other songs from The Muppet Show. Rowlf the Dog was a regular on the show, and was billed as Jimmy's "ol' buddy." Due to Rowlf's musical skill, it is sometimes incorrectly assumed that he was a part-time member of The Electric Mayhem Band. Although Rowlf only appeared in one episode of Muppets Tonight, he uttered his first word since Henson's passing in episode 102; while playing piano during the closing number, Rowlf exclaims "Oh yeah!" One of the funniest episode of these skits in my opinion, this episode was also featured on the release It's the Muppets! ", a pun on "Ex-term-inate! He was paired with Baskerville the Hound in a series of ads which aired in Canada from 1962 to 1963.Rowlf was the first Muppet built by Don Sahlin. When Rowlf came out, he pointed to Arsenio and remarked, "Son of a bitch!" A baby version of Rowlf appeared in Miss Piggy's fantasy, I'm Gonna Always Love You. Rowlf was featured silently in The Muppet Christmas Carol (playing piano at Fozziwig's party) and Muppet Treasure Island (as a patron of The Admiral Benbow Inn). A rumor arose that the character would be permanently silent as a sign of respect for Jim Henson. Rowlf had several lines of dialogue in The Muppet Show Live in 2001 and also spoke two lines of dialogue ("Hey, Kermit!" Dr. Bob was invariably described by … Rowlf displays cinematic range as the conflicted manager of a dog kennel, looking after Mr. Skeffington's dog Snookums and other canine tenants. During the movie, we jammed together between takes. They look up when they hear the announcer. His voice in the animated program was performed by Katie Leigh. High quality Dr Bob gifts and merchandise. Rowlf's piano was a dud, the hands could bang the keys with no sound being emitted; instead, the pre-recorded piano track would handle the music. Rowlf's musical talents, aside from singing and piano playing, include adept mastery of the banjo, bongos, harmonica, pipe organ, synthesizer, violin, and ukulele. In the Dog City special, Rowlf comes rolling out on his piano, playing it and driving it at the same time during the dramatic chase scene. I’ll fix it myself. Dr. Bunsen Honeydew is a Muppet character from The Muppet Show, performed by Dave Goelz. 1.5 secs An all-Rowlf album, titled Ol' Brown Ears is Back, was released by BMG Records in 1993. At one point he laments being excluded from the montage gathering the Muppets; a clip is then shown of Kermit, Walter, Gary, and Mary asking Rowlf, who is laying in a hammock, if he wants to join the reunion, to which he replies "Okay.". Rowlf was assigned the role of resident pianist (abandoning his ukulele skills from The Jimmy Dean Show). Rowlf was prominently featured in segments shown during Puppy Bowl X, where he coached three live puppies. Dr. Bob, as played by Rowlf the Dog, is the jocular surgeon on the "Veterinarian's Hospital" sketches from The Muppet Show. Amongst them, a robot can be seen exclaiming "Egg-sterminate! If you're looking for a specific Muppet, hit the search button below. While detained, he performed "I'm Doggin' It," "live from the detention hall of the Walt Disney World Pet Care Center" with the other dogs. The special features an all new cast of new Muppet dogs; however, Rowlf along with a cameo by Sprocket are the only pre-established Muppets present. In The Great Muppet Caper, Rowlf was a resident of the Happiness Hotel. Frank Oz, in his first performance with the Muppets, right-handed for Rowlf during the Jimmy Dean days, and was replaced by Jerry Nelson late in the show's run. P Is For Puppet by Tim Harrington - View script: Rating: 0.0 , Votes: 0 Referencing his lack of appearances, he comments "It's a small part, but times are ruff.". Rowlf hosted his own play-along video, Sing-Along, Dance-Along, Do-Along, in which he taught viewers how to do a variety of musical activities. 3. Keywords: Fun Muppets Animals 8. Inspired designs on t-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. 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