Always a Critic

Muppet Old Guys - Statler and Waldorf

A group of cartoony folks do something on twitter called #tuesdaysketch whereby someone sends out a topic and people sketch a cartoon under the theme.  

This week the topic was “muppets”.  Sometimes I wish I could be as honest and Waldorf and Statler. Check out all the entries at the Flickr Group.

Come back Friday for something I am postive will “A-Peel” to you.

Comments

64 responses to “Always a Critic”

  1. SpilledInkGuy Avatar
    SpilledInkGuy

    Don’t take it personally, Bearman – I bet they’re just jealous that your hair is still green. 🙂

    1. Ron-Yves Avatar

      There’s no way those 2 didn’t have furious puppet-sex once or twice or every Thursday…

      -s

      ps-Nice white stache—I aspire to don one in the future…

      1. gallowaygrave Avatar
        gallowaygrave

        Wouldn’t that have been mutual masturbation?

        1. Bearman Avatar

          Well they are muppets so they are used to “hand” stimulation.

          1. gallowaygrave Avatar
            gallowaygrave

            Perhaps it would be self-satisfaction, in stereo?

    2. jammer5 Avatar

      What do they do on woody Wednesday?

    3. Tracy Brady Avatar
      Tracy Brady

      I love these guys.. I always thought they were so sexy.. and charming too.

      1. Bearman Avatar

        So you like older men?

  2. Scott Oglesby Avatar

    It is times like these that I wish I could draw. If I could only draw a little, I’d be happy… agh!

    The Fozzy bear one was hilarious.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I wish I could be on “vacation” in spain. Well actually Italy or England b/c the food is better. haha

      1. nursemyra Avatar

        English food is mostly tripe

        1. gallowaygrave Avatar
          gallowaygrave

          Still quite a bit exported from the ANZAC area…

        2. Bearman Avatar

          Everyone told me that but I actually enjoyed the food in London but not so much in Spain. I guess if you don’t eat much in the way of olives or pig you are SOL there.

          1. susi spice Avatar

            english food is better!?? what? you were born with NO taste buds!???

            u crazy!

          2. Bearman Avatar

            If I was actually born without taste buds, I might actually be able to swallow your fruit cake.

  3. danineteen Avatar

    It’s on Flickr now, is it? I’ve been wondering why I barely see anything about it on Twitter these days.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      They announce it on Twitter but the guy running it didn’t have time to post every submission each week to his site so he started a flickr group and asked people to post there.

  4. susi spice Avatar

    i LOVE the muppets!!! Statler and Waldorf were like my favourite!!! 😀

    I think my humour is too much like theirs from whence I was a little sprout … if I end up marrying a man who is like this when he is an old man I will be very happy hahaha

    1. Bearman Avatar

      One that will complain alot about you. I would think that would be one you don’t want to end up with.

      1. susi spice Avatar

        nooooo he wouldnt complain about me cause im awesome and im an awesome girlfriend and will be an awesome wife one day.
        lol
        he might complain about the yoghurt loaf but i can live with that

        haha

        1. Bearman Avatar

          Well then don’t get with a cranky old man…unless you are after his money

          1. susi spice Avatar

            its inevitable…money no money men always end up cranky old men lol

            but no i dont want to marry for money 🙁 stupid me and stupid believing in stupid love

            and you bearman…one day i will feed you vegemite and u wont even know it!

          2. Bearman Avatar

            Why because I never will recover from Vegemite poisening.

  5. Nate Fakes Avatar

    I just always thought it was a little creepy that those two guys hung out together all the time in that booth.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Nothing creepy about it. When you are that old you are just glad you have someone to hang with.

      1. Nate Fakes Avatar

        I guess it’s not as creepy as being in a tub together

        1. Bearman Avatar

          Now you got Rubber Ducky in my head.

          1. Sheila Deeth Avatar

            Agh, in my head too.

          2. bearman Avatar

            Great…now I check back on this thread to see what you write and now it is BACK in my head.

  6. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

    Beleive me when you are that old you are just glad to be able to sit up and take in nourishment. I’m almost there.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Should I send you a case of ensure?

      1. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

        Not yet. I still like solid food too much. Do you think those guys wear boxers or briefs… depends!

        1. Bearman Avatar
  7. WannabeHero Avatar

    I’m actually glad I’m not as honest as those guys, cuz then I’d have to be honest with myself, and, well, I like lying to myself. 😎 Good stuff!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      haha…so true. I always thought I was in decent shape until I lost 10 lbs and everyone told me how good I look now. Now I wonder why they didn’t tell me how I looked like crap before.

  8. Gruff Guano Avatar

    Nicely done! Those typical and highly recognizable features of Waldorf and Statler, in a few lines. The mark of a good caricaturist.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Thanks. I keep wanting to call them Waldorf and Astoria.

      1. Gruff Guano Avatar

        or Waldorf and his salad.

  9. DadaHyena Avatar

    “They weren’t half-bad.”

    “Yeah…they were ALL BAD!”

    “D’OOOOOHHHH HO HO HO HO HO HO!”

    I’ve loved the Muppets since I was a wee little baby, so this just made my morning.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Little baby…hmmm somehow I thought you were older than that.

      1. DadaHyena Avatar

        Okay, so I was a Muppet Baby!

  10. Don Mills Avatar
    Don Mills

    Jesus, Bearman, if you’ve been “holding back” so far I’m not sure I’d want you to be more truthful.

    Nice job on the old boys.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I only give you my B game Don. You might not come back if I pulled out the A game. Then again you don’t seem to have problems with people coming back for more gruff from you.

      Thanks

  11. Tony Avatar

    Waldorf & Salad

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I use photoshop elements. Under $100.

      Key is understanding layers. I draw the cartoon on one layer and color it on a layer underneath.

  12. Gavin Avatar

    Ah, they were my favourite Muppets characters too!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Them and Gonzo…and of course Meeker.

  13. George Avatar

    Man, I would love to get in on Tuesday Sketch, but you guys gotta warn me around the preceding Friday. 🙂

    You did a great job at capturing these two curmudgeons. I’m proud of you and the rest of the cartoonists who participated.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      They don’t announce the topic until Monday on Twitter.

  14. Brad Avatar

    “The question is, what is a manamana?
    “The question is, who cares?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA90IlymdZ4

    😀

    1. Bearman Avatar

      What is creepier is the live versions on youtube.

  15. jb Avatar

    The two of them need there adult diapers loosened up just a little.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      No way…then the shit would be hitting the stage.

  16. Denny DelVecchio Avatar

    My favorite line from those playboys is at the end of the Weezer video Keep Fishin’ from 2003 where, at the end of the song, this exchange goes down:

    You know, those guys aren’t half bad.

    You’re right, they’re ALL bad.

    Gold.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I forgot about that. That is great.

  17. Mel Avatar

    I know these two characters but I have to ask, did you have to look their names up? I never could remember their names.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Waldorf I always remember…its that other guy.

  18. jynksie Avatar

    Keep those two away from my comic! If muppetts are mocking me, there-is-no-hope! o.O

    1. Bearman Avatar

      At least they are in the balcony where you can’t hear them.

  19. MJ Avatar

    Ha! Funny stuff!

  20. Corve DaCosta Avatar

    I meet people like this all the time

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Isn’t that what you are?? Not as mean though..but a critic.