Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem another performer acted as Dr. Teeth's hands in order to play the keyboard. His self-introduction in "The Muppet Movie" was typically grandiose: "Golden teeth and golden tones. "Welcome" to my presence." He often misuses long words and mangles verb conjugation. Jim Henson originally performed him, basing the character on New Orleans musician Dr. John. He was designed by Henson and Michael K. Frith and built by Don Sahlin. He debuted in "". Dr. Teeth only sings lead vocals on the second Muppet pilot and during the first season and these songs were only written before Rowlf the Dog had become
Swanee River (band) and television the band have been featured on such broadcasts as BBC ATL TV, BBC Radio 1 Introducing, Electric Mainline (BBC), The Mark Patterson Show (BBC), Drive 105, Balcony TV, Maiden City FM, Rte Radio 2 and Downtown radio. In 2010 Swanee River has been mainly writing and recording their debut album which is due for release in early 2011, however the band still managed to squeeze in a string of headline shows around the country and played a total of 8 festivals from the summer onwards including Glasgowbury, Sunflowerfest, Macfest, Pigstock, Gasyard Feila ‘wan big weekend’, August Mini Mayhem