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|”[[The Muppet Show Theme]]”: When [[Kermit]] introduces [[Rita Moreno]], she is bitten by [[Animal]].<br /><br />When [[Gonzo]] [[Gonzo's Muppet Show Openings|strikes the "O"]], the effect reverberates through him.(Repeated in [[Episode 108: Paul Williams|episode 108]])
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|"[[The Muppet Show Theme]]": When [[Kermit]] introduces [[Rita Moreno]], she is bitten by [[Animal]].<br /><br />When [[Gonzo]] [[Gonzo's Muppet Show Openings|strikes the "O"]], the effect reverberates through him.(Repeated in [[Episode 108: Paul Williams|episode 108]])
 
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|Rita Moreno dances (and fights) with a [[Full-Bodied Humanoids|Muppet boyfriend]] to the music of “[[I Get Ideas]].”
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|Rita Moreno dances (and fights) with a [[Full-Bodied Humanoids|Muppet boyfriend]] to the music of "[[I Get Ideas]]."
 
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|Backstage, Kermit asks Fozzie to answer the phone. Water sprays from the receiver. When Kermit asks who it was, Fozzie replies, “the Water Department.”
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|Backstage, Kermit asks Fozzie to answer the phone. Water sprays from the receiver. When Kermit asks who it was, Fozzie replies, "the Water Department."
 
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|[[Veterinarian's Hospital]]: [[Dr. Bob|Dr. Bob’s]] patient is Fozzie Bear.
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|[[Veterinarian's Hospital]]: [[Dr. Bob|Dr. Bob's]] patient is Fozzie Bear.
 
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|When Fozzie answers the phone this time, smoke billows out: "The Fire Department."
 
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|[[Muppet News Flash]]: [[The Newsman]] reports on a man who has taught his [[chicken]] to dance classical ballet and the man’s wife who fricasseed the ballerina for lunch.
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|[[Muppet News Flash]]: [[The Newsman]] reports on a man who has taught his [[chicken]] to dance classical ballet and the man's wife who fricasseed the ballerina for lunch.
 
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|Kermit has discovered a new act waiting at a bus station in Toledo, [[Ohio]]: [[Marvin Suggs]] and his [[Muppaphone]]. They tune up and then perform “[[Lady of Spain]].”
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|Kermit has discovered a new act waiting at a bus station in Toledo, [[Ohio]]: [[Marvin Suggs]] and his [[Muppaphone]]. They tune up and then perform "[[Lady of Spain]]."
 
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|[[Panel Discussion]]: “Is Conversation a Dying Art?” The conversation turns into a raging battle between Rita (otherwise known as "Tiffany Gonzales" in this sketch) and [[Miss Piggy]].
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|[[Panel Discussion]]: "Is Conversation a Dying Art?" The conversation turns into a raging battle between Rita (otherwise known as "Tiffany Gonzales" in this sketch) and [[Miss Piggy]].
 
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|When Fozzie answers the phone, an explosion erupts from it: “The Atomic Energy Commission.”<br /><br />This is followed by another Newsflash where it is reported that there is no news tonight.
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|After Fozzie performs his [[Fozzie's Comedy Acts|Comedy Act]], he returns backstage to answer the telephone, but Kermit will not let him. He cries out, “Is there no end to this running gag?” Animal comes in to solve the problem: He tears the phone off the wall and carries it off. And that puts an end to this running gag (and all incoming calls).
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|After Fozzie performs his [[Fozzie's Comedy Acts|Comedy Act]], he returns backstage to answer the telephone, but Kermit will not let him. He cries out, "Is there no end to this running gag?" Animal comes in to solve the problem: He tears the phone off the wall and carries it off. And that puts an end to this running gag (and all incoming calls).
 
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==Notes==
  
==Notes==
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* This was the first episode broadcast in many US cities.
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* [[Rita Moreno]] won an [[Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music for her work on this episode of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.
  
* [[Rita Moreno]] won an [[Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music for her work on this episode of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''.
   
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* This episode is the first appearance of [[Veterinarian's Hospital]].
  
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* This was the first episode broadcast in many US cities.
  
 
* This is the second and last time [[Janice]] wears a wig on ''The Muppet Show'' during [[At The Dance]], although the opening theme for this season remained the same.
  
* This is the second and last time [[Janice]] wears a wig on ''The Muppet Show'' during [[At The Dance]], although the opening theme for this season remained the same.
   

Revision as of 15:32, 6 July 2010

The Muppet Show
Guest Rita Moreno
Production (week of) June 3, 1976
Premiere UK: September 12, 1976
US: September 20, 1976
Releases Season One
Best of the Muppet Show

(TRANSCRIPT)

File:Ritamoreno-kermit.jpg

Backstage, Fozzie Bear answers the phone a lot. Throughout the episode, Rita parodies her combative image. She battles with several Muppets, including Animal, who's backing her on drums in her closing number, "Fever".

Songs/Sketches

Episode

Picture Description
105-1

105-1.5
 "The Muppet Show Theme": When Kermit introduces Rita Moreno, she is bitten by Animal.

When Gonzo strikes the "O", the effect reverberates through him.(Repeated in episode 108)
105-2
 Kermit opens the show with a joke, provided by Fozzie Bear, about 225 dancing elephants without costumes (they forgot to pack their trunks).
Rita-moreno-igetideas
 Rita Moreno dances (and fights) with a Muppet boyfriend to the music of "I Get Ideas."
105-3
 Backstage, Kermit asks Fozzie to answer the phone. Water sprays from the receiver. When Kermit asks who it was, Fozzie replies, "the Water Department."
105-4
 Veterinarian's Hospital: Dr. Bob's patient is Fozzie Bear.
105-5
 When Fozzie answers the phone this time, smoke billows out: "The Fire Department."
105-6
 Muppet News Flash: The Newsman reports on a man who has taught his chicken to dance classical ballet and the man's wife who fricasseed the ballerina for lunch.
105-7
 The Swedish Chef prepares flapjacks, but when he flips them, they all get stuck to the ceiling. There is only one solution: He shoots them down.
105-8
 Fozzie answers the phone and hits the jackpot: "Las Vegas."
105-9
 At the Dance: A shark wanders the ballroom.
Song.ToMorrow
 UK Spot: The Country Trio sings "To Morrow."
105 muppaphone
 Kermit has discovered a new act waiting at a bus station in Toledo, Ohio: Marvin Suggs and his Muppaphone. They tune up and then perform "Lady of Spain."
105-10

105-11
 Panel Discussion: "Is Conversation a Dying Art?" The conversation turns into a raging battle between Rita (otherwise known as "Tiffany Gonzales" in this sketch) and Miss Piggy.
105-12
 When Fozzie answers the phone, an explosion erupts from it: "The Atomic Energy Commission."

This is followed by another Newsflash where it is reported that there is no news tonight.
105-13
 Talk Spot: Rita tries to get Kermit to ad lib it, Muppet-style, but ends up getting carried away by Sweetums.
105-14
 Wayne and Wanda sing "Goody Goody."
105-15
 After Fozzie performs his Comedy Act, he returns backstage to answer the telephone, but Kermit will not let him. He cries out, "Is there no end to this running gag?" Animal comes in to solve the problem: He tears the phone off the wall and carries it off. And that puts an end to this running gag (and all incoming calls).
105-16
 Rita's rendition of "Fever" is ruined by Animal's bursts of percussion. The song ends when she smashes his head between two cymbals.
105-18
 At the closing, Rita tosses her Muppet boyfriend from the beginning offstage.

Notes

  • This was the first episode broadcast in many US cities.
  • In Rita's "Fever" number, she speaks to Animal for a moment in Spanish, saying, "Listen, buddy. All I wanna tell you is that you shouldn't do that. It's not nice, you understand? Look at me when I'm talking to you. This is my number, and if you bother me any more I'm gonna hit you so hard, it's gonna leave you stupid. Cool it."
  • This is the second and last time Janice wears a wig on The Muppet Show during At The Dance, although the opening theme for this season remained the same.
  • Miss Piggy is switched between Richard Hunt and Frank Oz again in this episode. She is performed by Richard for most of the episode, Frank taking her only for the Panel discussion.

Edits

  • When aired on Nickelodeon, "I Get Ideas" is cut, but is replaced by Rita's closing number, "Fever." Subsequently, part of the first backstage scene is cut, as is the part of the last backstage scene where Kermit called Floyd and Animal on stage for the closing number. After the final backstage scene, the episode cuts to the final curtain call, because "Fever" was moved to the top of the episode. The curtain call includes a joke about the male dancer from "I Get Ideas", which doesn't make sense in this edited version.

Cast

Muppets:

Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Rowlf the Dog, Statler and Waldorf, The Newsman, The Swedish Chef, Sam the Eagle, Marvin Suggs, The Muppaphones, Rita's Dancing Partner, Zoot, Janice, Animal, George the Janitor, Mildred Huxtetter, Jim Henson Muppet, Jerry Nelson Muppet, Frank Oz Muppet, Brewster, Sweetums, Wayne, Wanda, Pigs, Whatnot, Trumpet Girl

Background Muppets:

Brunette Woman, Floyd Pepper, Muppy

Performers

Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Rowlf, The Swedish Chef, The Newsman, the Jim Henson Muppet, and some of the Muppaphones
Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear, Animal, Marvin Suggs, Sam the Eagle, the Frank Oz Muppet, George the Janitor, Mildred, Animal's Dancing Partner and Miss Piggy (Panel Discussion)
Jerry Nelson as The Jerry Nelson Muppet, Pig Bartender, the Announcer, Whatnot, and some of the Muppaphones
Richard Hunt as Miss Piggy (Most of the episode), Miss Piggy's Dancing Partner, Statler, Sweetums, and Wayne
Dave Goelz as Rita's Dancing Partner, Zoot and The Guru (Brewster)
Eren Ozker as Janice
John Lovelady as others

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