<sod>'''Uncle Deadly''' is a sinister-looking, blue [[dragon]]-like monster (with a cultured English accent) who lurks around the Muppet Theater. He was originally performed by [[Jerry Nelson]] on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. He was also intended to be featured in the unproduced Muppets spin off television series ''Uncle Deadly's House of Badness''. In his first full part on the show, in episode 121, he was known as the "Phantom of The Muppet Show." Although he made his first appearance alongside [[Vincent Price]] on episode 119 of ''The Muppet Show'', Uncle Deadly did not receive his proper introduction until episode 121. One by one, the Muppets tell [[Kermit the Frog]] that they have seen a phantom, but Kermit refuses to believe them until he sees Uncle Deadly with his own eyes. Once revealed, Uncle Deadly explains that he used to perform at the Muppet Theater, where he played ''Othello'' until he was killed... by the critics. Uncle Deadly sang a handful of songs on the show, including singing a bar of "You're Just in Love" with [[Ethel Merman]] and "Sheik of Araby", and performed in the Muppet Melodrama sketches with [[Miss Piggy]] and Wayne in the third season. Although he did not have a major role in any of the Henson helmed Muppet movies, Uncle Deadly did appear in the final group scenes at the end of ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' and ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]''. He also appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' in 1979 when Kermit hosted.<eod>
<sod>'''Uncle Deadly''' is a sinister-looking, blue [[dragon]]-like monster who lurks around the Muppet Theater. He was originally performed by [[Jerry Nelson]] on ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. He was also intended to be featured in the unproduced Muppets spin off television series ''Uncle Deadly's House of Badness''. In his first full part on the show, in episode 121, he was known as the "Phantom of The Muppet Show." Although he made his first appearance alongside [[Vincent Price]] on episode 119 of ''The Muppet Show'', Uncle Deadly did not receive his proper introduction until episode 121. One by one, the Muppets tell [[Kermit the Frog]] that they have seen a phantom, but Kermit refuses to believe them until he sees Uncle Deadly with his own eyes. Once revealed, Uncle Deadly explains that he used to perform at the Muppet Theater, where he played ''Othello'' until he was killed... by the critics. Uncle Deadly sang a handful of songs on the show, including singing a bar of "You're Just in Love" with [[Ethel Merman]] and "Sheik of Araby", and performed in the Muppet Melodrama sketches with [[Miss Piggy]] and Wayne in the third season. Although he did not have a major role in any of the Henson helmed Muppet movies, Uncle Deadly did appear in the final group scenes at the end of ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' and ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]''. He also appeared on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' in 1979 when Kermit hosted.<eod>