Yes, the two old guys in the balcony actually have names - and are easily two of the Muppets' iconic characters. Statler and Waldorf are two elderly gentlemen who constantly heckle the Muppets ...

Forty-five years ago, Statler and Waldorf started heckling the Muppets from their cushy balcony seats on "The Muppet Show." Who knew that in 2020, we'd actually agree with them? The lovably ...

The reference comes from the Muppets' cranky critics, who sat up in the balcony passing judgment on what was happening down on the stage. Who they might have inspired: Everyone who watches TV ...

Are you a curmudgeon? Do you identify with Statler and Waldorf, the irascible and jeering characters who heckled from the balcony on The Muppet Show (1976 to 1981) and other Muppet productions?