The Swedish Chef A parody of all television chefs, the Swedish Chef was one of the few Muppets to employ an actual puppeteer’s hands visible to the audience through his sleeves, facilitating the handling of food and utensils. All Swedish Chef sketches begin with him in a kitchen, waving some utensils while singing his signature song in a trademark mock Swedish. After this introduction the Chef begins to prepare a recipe while giving a gibberish explanation of what he is doing. His commentary is spiced with the occasional English word to clue in the viewer to what he is attempting; for example, "Aweenda shmure da froog's legs". The Chef is referred to by name in one episode, in which Danny Kaye plays his uncle. Kaye reels off a very long name but adds, "But we call him Tom", much to the Chef's amusement.