Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem for a song in "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz" and performed alongside Miley Cyrus in the "" television special. They have been a mainstay in the Muppets' viral video efforts of the 2010s and have (with Lips) a featured role on "The Muppets" as the house band on the show-within-a-show "Up Late with Miss Piggy". In 2015, they released two music videos for "Jungle Boogie" (featuring Sam Eagle) and "Kodachrome". An Electric Mayhem "survive" tour with audio-animatronic versions of the puppets and rock band My Morning Jacket performing the characters was proposed by The Walt Disney Company but ultimately abandoned.
The Muppets conception. At the start of the Muppets' formation, Jim and Jane Henson were the group's only performers. In 1961, Jane retired to focus on raising their children. Seeking additional performers, Jim came into contact with Frank Oz that year. Although interested, Oz initially declined due to his youth and commitment to high school, and instead suggested Jerry Juhl, who worked alongside Oz at the Vagabond Puppet Theater in Oakland, California. Upon graduating, Oz subsequently joined in August 1963. By the time "The Muppet Show" began, the primary cast of performers grew to consist of Henson; Oz; Dave Goelz; Jerry Nelson;