Performer(s) Appeared in Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker are a pair of characters from the Jim Henson-produced television series The Muppet Show. Bunsen is the show's resident scientist, and the host of the Muppet Labs sketches. He worked alone in the first season of The Muppet Show, but in season two, his assistant Beaker was added to the show. Bunsen is always eager to show off his latest scientific discovery, but his excitement about progress tends to render him short-sighted. Beaker, who normally only speaks in high-pitched "mee-mee-mee" noises, usually ends up being harmed by Dr. Honeydew's inventions.