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Famous Pairs Series: Waldorf and Statler Multi-Cache

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Hidden : 4/22/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Welcome to the series of Famous Pairs that are along Long Lake Road. If you are planning on doing the whole series in one day, I suggest you look for parking nearby because there is no parking on Long Lake Road itself and this series is about 3.5 miles from end to end. So put on your best walking shoes, or take your bike, or your skateboard, or go with your favorite fellow cacher and enjoy the day.


Major warning though, Long Lake Road has A LOT of muggles, so please be careful. Don't be surprised by the distances between some of these Pairs.

Statler and Waldorf are a pair of Muppet characters. They are two disagreeable old men who first appeared in the television series The Muppet Show and heckled the rest of the cast from their balcony seats. They appeared in all but one episode of the show. In one episode, Waldorf appeared alone at the beginning, explaining that Statler was sick, and that Waldorf's wife would substitute. Her name turned out to be Astoria and she looked remarkably like Statler wearing a dress.

In The Muppet Show, the two were always trashing Fozzie Bear's humor, except for one occasion where Fozzie, with help from Bruce Forsyth, heckled them back. In contrast, they found themselves vastly entertaining and inevitably burst into mutual laughter at their own witticisms (though, they would, on several occasions, heckle each other, too). It is later revealed in the A Muppet Family Christmas special that the two hecklers were friends with Fozzie's mother, Emily Bear. Despite constantly complaining about the show and how terrible some acts were, they would always be back the following week in the best seats in the house. As to why, the original version of The Muppet Showtheme song had Statler admitting, "I guess we'll never know."

They also had a penchant for breaking the fourth wall. At the end of one episode, they looked at the camera and asked "Why do you watch it?", and in another one, Statler stated that he didn't care for puppets much, not finding them believable. Waldorf responded with "I don't believe you!"

Statler and Waldorf are named after two New York City hotels, The Statler Hilton and the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

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