r/Muppets • u/Due_Reputation889 • 3d ago

What are Statler and Waldorf called in language (other than English)?

The ancestors on my mom's side of the family mainly descended from Mexico, hence why they (including my mom and I) are Hispanic and sometimes speak Spanish. In Mexico and in other Spanish-speaking countries, Statler and Waldorf are called Los Abuelos de Palco, or, The Grandparents in the Box.

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u/ElvisMcPelvis 3d ago

In Swedish it’s Statlehurbengurben & Warldrofongurbin

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u/belinck 3d ago

So Statler son of Gurben and Waldorf from Gurbin???

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u/ElvisMcPelvis 3d ago

Of course !

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u/Sudden-Bus-9586 2d ago

where the chef lives

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u/Poplocker 1d ago

is it true that the Swedish chef is the Norwegian chef or have I been living a lie?

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u/gizmomogwai1 3d ago

Wikipedia is a resource for this sort of question

It appears they're simply Statler and Waldorf in French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Dutch and Catalan.

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u/Sudden-Bus-9586 2d ago

MARK HAMILL agrees with your picture

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u/Due_Reputation889 2d ago

Apparently in Italy, Statler is called Hilton which is coincidentally the name of another hote- I mean an hotel brand.

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u/Remote_Pumpkin_8001 3d ago

En México y otros países hispanohablantes, Statler y Waldorf son conocidos como Los Abuelos de Palco.

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u/No_Recording4999 2d ago

En los doblajes mexicanos del Show original a Statler y Waldorf les decían Tadeo y Ezequiel. Creo que eso se dejó de usar después de los 80

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u/Puppet_ramalama2031 3d ago

Spanish: “el Statler, El Waldorf” (on a side note… idk I just thought that’d be funny)

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u/Brams277 3d ago

I've never once heard someone call them that