Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem as a Muppet caricature of Jim Henson on banjo. Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem is a Muppet rock house band that debuted on "The Muppet Show". Following "The Muppet Show", they appeared in various Muppet movies and television specials and have also recorded album tracks and covered numerous songs. Dr. Teeth and Animal were designed by Jim Henson, Zoot was designed by Bonnie Erickson, while the rest of the original band members were designed by Michael K. Frith. They made their debut in 1975's "" and the pilot for "The Muppet Show". The
The Muppet Show Two specials ("The Muppets Valentine Show" and "") were produced and aired on ABC that are considered pilots for "The Muppet Show". Neither led to the sale of a prime-time network series. However, the prime-time access rule had just been enacted, which took the 7:30 to 8 pm ET slot from the networks and turned it over to their affiliates. CBS suggested it would be interested in Henson's proposal as a syndicated series it could purchase for its owned-and-operated stations, to run one night a week in that time slot. According to the original pitch reel, "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"