Dr. Bunsen Honeydew is a
Muppet character from
The Muppet Show, performed by
Dave Goelz. He is a bald, yellow-skinned, bespectacled, lab-coated scientist who would do periodic
science segments from "Muppet Labs, where the future is being made today." The character has no eyes, only completely transparent, lensless
glasses, giving the appearance of a stereotypical
absent-minded intellectual. His first name is derived from
Robert Bunsen, after whom the
Bunsen Burner was named. His last name is a reference to the
honeydew melon, which his head is virtually shaped like. It is also a reference to
Honeywell Labs, a technology company which aired TV commercials (
"That someday is today ... at Honeywell") well-known at the time of the original
Muppet Show.