Everyone’s favorite house band, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, is finally going to be a headliner.
Disney+ has ordered a half-hour comedy series, “The Muppets Mayhem,” centered on Dr. Teeth and his band as they produce their first album. In the series’ human lead, Lilly Singh (“A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” “Dollface.”) will play a junior music executive who has to manage the mayhem.
The show was developed and written by Adam F. Goldberg, whom you may know from the ABC series “The Goldbergs,” which is wrapping up this year this year after 9 seasons.
“Adam F. Goldberg is our resident Muppet enthusiast at Signature and getting to play in the sandbox with Bill, a longtime Muppet performer, as well as these beloved characters was a dream come true for him, Bill and Jeff,” ABC Signature president Jonnie Davis said. “Their take is fresh, fun, musical and of course, hilarious. We couldn’t be happier to be the studio that is helping them get the band back together.”
Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem have been playing for Muppet audiences for 45 years, since the debut of The Muppet Show. The band is made up of Dr. Teeth (Bill Barretta) on vocals and keyboards, Animal (Eric Jacobson) on drums, Floyd Pepper (Matt Vogel) on vocals and bass, Janice (David Rudman) on vocals and lead guitar, Zoot (Dave Goelz) on saxophone and Lips (Peter Linz) on trumpet.
The decidedly old-school bandmates, with their 1970s hippie sensibility, will have to navigate a 21st century music scene.
The series was greenlit this week. No word on when it will debut on Disney+. In the meantime, here’s a little singalong to tide you over:
