Muppet Labs

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Muppet Labs is a recurring sketch on The Muppet Show featuring comically disastrous scientific experiments led by Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional research laboratory
recurring sketch
television sketch
appearsIn The Muppet Show NERFINISHED
appearsInFranchise The Muppets NERFINISHED
basedOn parody of educational science segments
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresCharacter Beaker NERFINISHED
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew NERFINISHED
featuresElement dangerous inventions
explosions
laboratory equipment
slapstick humor
unreliable technology
firstAiredOnSeries The Muppet Show NERFINISHED
franchise The Muppets NERFINISHED
hasCharacterRole Beaker as lab assistant
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew as head scientist
hasFictionalOrganizationType research laboratory
hasFormat recurring segment
short sketch
hasGenre comedy
sketch comedy
hasMainCharacter Beaker NERFINISHED
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew NERFINISHED
hasNotableProp lab coats
safety goggles
scientific instruments
hasTheme mad scientist trope
science parody
scientific experiments
language English
medium television
notableRunningGag Beaker being injured or endangered
Bunsen remaining oblivious to danger
originalNetwork ITV (United Kingdom) (via The Muppet Show) NERFINISHED
Syndication (United States) (via The Muppet Show)
partOf The Muppet Show NERFINISHED
portrays scientific experimentation gone wrong
setIn fictional laboratory
targetAudience children
family
general audience
typicalOutcome comically disastrous experiments
malfunctioning inventions
physical harm to Beaker
usesHumorStyle running gags
situational comedy
visual gags

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Dr. Bunsen Honeydew associatedWith Muppet Labs
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew employer Muppet Labs
The Muppet Show hasNotableSegment Muppet Labs
Beaker team Muppet Labs
Beaker worksAt Muppet Labs