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{{episodetms|star=[[Jim Nabors]]|production=June 8, [[1976]]|airdate=September [[1976]]|video=''[[The Muppet Show: Season One|Season One]]''}}
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{{episodetms|star=[[Jim Nabors]]|production=June 8, [[1976]]|airdate=UK: September 26, [[1976]]<br>US: September 27, [[1976]]|video=''[[The Muppet Show: Season One|Season One]]''}}
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[[Image:Gone With The Wind.JPG|thumb|300px|Gone With The Wind]]
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[[Image:Nabors02.jpg|thumb|300px]]
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[[Image:Danceros.JPG|thumb|300px|Danceros]]
  
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A young kid named [[Scooter]] applies for a job as a go-fer. When [[Kermit]] remarks that he doesn't even look like a gopher, Scooter explains that he'll ''go-fer'' coffee, he'll ''go-fer'' sandwiches, he'll ''go-fer'' anything. Kermit says he doesn't have the money to hire him, until Scooter mentions that [[J.P. Grosse|his uncle]] owns the theater.
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A young kid named [[Scooter]] applies for a job as a go-fer. When [[Kermit the Frog|Kermit]] remarks that he doesn't even look like a gopher, Scooter explains that he'll ''go-fer'' coffee, he'll ''go-fer'' sandwiches, he'll ''go-fer'' anything. Kermit says he doesn't have the money to hire him, until Scooter mentions that [[J. P. Grosse|his uncle]] owns the theater.
   
 
==Songs/Sketches==
  
==Songs/Sketches==
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* "[[Money]]"
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* [[Dr. Teeth]] sings "[[Money]]" as bills and coins pour out of his piano.
  
 
* [[Talking Houses]]: The Shingles
  
* [[Talking Houses]]: The Shingles
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* [[Jim Nabors|Jim]] sings "[[Gone with the Wind (song)|Gone with the Wind]]" as a storm brews.
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* "[[Gone with the Wind (song)|Gone with the Wind]]"
 
* [[Muppet News Flash]]: Flying Saucer
  
* [[Muppet News Flash]]: Flying Saucer
 
* The [[Danceros]]
  
* The [[Danceros]]
 
* [[Blackouts#Episode 106: Jim Nabors|Blackout]]: Jim and [[Animal]]
  
* [[Blackouts#Episode 106: Jim Nabors|Blackout]]: Jim and [[Animal]]
 
* [[At the Dance]]
  
* [[At the Dance]]
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* [[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]]: [[Rowlf]] and [[Baskerville]] sing "[[Dog Eat Dog]]."
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* [[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]]: "[[Dog Eat Dog]]"
 
* [[Talk Spots|Talk Spot]]: Jim feels at home among the animals, including [[Miss Piggy]].
  
* [[Talk Spots|Talk Spot]]: Jim feels at home among the animals, including [[Miss Piggy]].
 
* [[Wayne and Wanda]]: [[Indian Love Call]]
  
* [[Wayne and Wanda]]: [[Indian Love Call]]
 
* [[Fozzie's Comedy Acts|Fozzie's Comedy Act]]: [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie's]] Best Joke
  
* [[Fozzie's Comedy Acts|Fozzie's Comedy Act]]: [[Fozzie Bear|Fozzie's]] Best Joke
 
* Jim plays a security guard at a bakery.
  
* Jim plays a security guard at a bakery.
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* Jim sings "[[Thank God I'm a Country Boy]]" with the [[The Gogolala Jubilee Jug Band|Gogolala Jubilee Jug Band]].
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* "[[Thank God I'm a Country Boy]]"
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==Episode==
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| [[Image: 106-1.jpg|250px|center]]<br />[[Image: 106-2.jpg|250px|center]] || "[[The Muppet Show Theme]]": [[Fozzie]] jokes about his cousin being so thin, he paints his head gold and rents himself out as a flagpole.<br /><br />There is no gong in the middle of the O, and so [[Gonzo]] hits himself in the head.
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-3.jpg|250px|center]] || [[Dr. Teeth]] plays "[[Money]]" for the opening number. As the song reaches its climax, Dr. Teeth pulls a lever on the side of his piano, and it acts as a lotto machine, pouring out bills and coins.
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-4.jpg|250px|center]] || [[Scooter]] introduces himself to [[Kermit]], explaining that he's the new go-fer: He'll go-fer coffee, go-fer sandwiches, anything you need. Kermit doesn't want to hire him, until Scooter informs him that his uncle owns the theater. Scooter is instantly hired and making thirty dollars a week.
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-5.jpg|250px|center]] || [[Talking Houses]]: One house reveals that his wife has the shingles.
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-6.jpg|250px|center]]<br />[[Image: 106-7.jpg|250px|center]] || Guest star [[Jim Nabors]] sings "[[Gone with the Wind (song)|Gone with the Wind]]." But a storm starts brewing, blowing Jim's partner away, and eventually Jim's pants as well.
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-8.jpg|250px|center]] || [[Muppet News Flash]]: [[The Newsman]] interviews Billy Lee Boomer about a flying saucer sighting at his gas station: "They didn't want no gas. They just wanted to use the restroom."
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-9.jpg|250px|center]] || Scooter brings Kermit his coffee, but spills it on him. Despite the heat, Kermit is mainly concerned that there was too much sugar. Scooter then sells Kermit on an act that his uncle loves...
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|-
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| [[Image:Danceros.JPG|250px|center]] ||The [[Danceros]] perform, at Scooter's suggestion, but trip up over his own feet.
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-10.jpg|250px|center]] ||[[Blackouts|Blackout]]: Jim tells [[Animal]] to "break a leg." Animal complies by hitting Jim with a hammer.
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-11.jpg|250px|center]] || Kermit introduces Scooter to [[George the Janitor]]. George immediately starts to complain about the theater owner. That is, until Scooter just so happens to mention that the theater is owned by his uncle. George tells Scooter that his uncle has a good head on his shoulders, adding "Unlike some people around here." A headless Muppet then walks by.
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-12a.jpg|250px|center]] || [[At the Dance]]: [[Zoot]] asks [[Janice]] if she believes in the hereafter. When she says she does, he states, "Then you know what I'm here after."<br /><br />A headless body tells a bodiless head, "You've got something I've been looking for all my life."
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-13.jpg|250px|center]] || [[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]]: [[Baskerville]] sings "[[Dog Eat Dog]]" while [[Rowlf]] backs him up on the piano.
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-14.jpg|250px|center]] || [[Talk Spot]]: Jim feels right at home around all the animals on ''The Muppet Show''. He then discusses being a Gemini, and how he believes it allows him to sing in an operatic style.
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-15.jpg|250px|center]] || Fozzie is certain that the jokes Scooter gave him are no good. But when he tries them out on his friends, they think the jokes are a riot! Fozzie goes in search of Scooter for more jokes.
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-16.jpg|250px|center]] || [[Wayne and Wanda]] sing "[[Indian Love Call]]," but are interrupted by an Indian who thinks they are calling for him.
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-17.jpg|250px|center]] || [[Fozzie's Comedy Acts]]: Fozzie, tired of [[Statler and Waldorf|Statler and Waldorf's]] heckling, makes a deal with them: He'll tell his best joke, and if they don't laugh, he'll never come out onstage again. But Fozzie tricks them, telling his ''worst'' joke, which they find hilarious. Statler determines that they must be in the first stages of senility.
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-18.jpg|250px|center]] || Jim is a security guard at a bakery when [[Rowlf]] "breaks in." Jim tells him to put up his "hans." Rowlf takes up a pair of hens and places them on the table. Jim then asks, "What raight do you have to be here?" Rowlf then presents the rat that he brought with him. Jim then tells him not to move a hair. Rowlf picks up [[Bernie (Easter Bunny)|a rabbit]], the hare that he's not supposed to move. But Jim doesn't want any beef from Rowlf, so instead Rowlf gives him some pork. He then explains that they came to the bakery to raise some dough.
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-19.jpg|250px|center]] || Scooter tells Fozzie what a fan he is of the bear. Fozzie then tells him a joke: "Let me tell you about my near-sighted cousin. He's so rich, his automobile's fitted with a prescription windshield!" Scooter responds, "Okay, tell me about him."
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-20.jpg|250px|center]] || Jim sings "[[Thank God I'm a Country Boy]]" with [[The Gogolala Jubilee Jugband]].
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|-
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| [[Image: 106-21.jpg|250px|center]] || At the closing, Jim mentions to Kermit how Scooter was following him throughout the show. He explains how Scooter picked up his coffee and picked up his wardrobe. He even picked up his accent! "Well, go-o-olly!"
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|}
   
 
==Notes==
  
==Notes==
 
* [[Scooter]] had previously appeared in a few earlier episodes, but this one properly introduces him.
  
* [[Scooter]] had previously appeared in a few earlier episodes, but this one properly introduces him.
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==Edits==
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The following segments are cut from ''[[The Muppet Show: Season One]]'':
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* Jim Nabors' first number, "Gone With The Wind".
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* The production number featuring the Danceros is cut, as is the backstage scene leading to this sketch.
   
 
==Cast==
  
==Cast==
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'''Muppets:'''
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'''Muppets:'''
 
:[[Kermit the Frog]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Fozzie Bear]], [[Rowlf the Dog]], [[Scooter]], [[Statler and Waldorf]], [[Hilda]], [[Dr. Teeth]], [[Zoot]], [[Janice]], [[Animal]], [[The Newsman]], [[Sam the Eagle]], [[Danceros]], [[Baskerville the Hound]], [[George the Janitor]], [[Mildred Huxtetter]], [[Shouting Lady]], [[Wayne]], [[Wanda]], [[The Houses]], [[Whatnots]]
  
:[[Kermit the Frog]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Fozzie Bear]], [[Rowlf the Dog]], [[Scooter]], [[Statler and Waldorf]], [[Hilda]], [[Dr. Teeth]], [[Zoot]], [[Janice]], [[Animal]], [[The Newsman]], [[Sam the Eagle]], [[Danceros]], [[Baskerville the Hound]], [[George the Janitor]], [[Mildred Huxtetter]], [[Shouting Lady]], [[Wayne]], [[Wanda]], [[The Houses]], [[Whatnots]]
   
 
'''Background Muppets:'''
  
'''Background Muppets:'''
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:[[The Gogolala Jubilee Jugband]], [[Catgut]], [[The Great Gonzo]], [[Rats|Rat]], [[Pigs]], [[Chickens]], [[Bernie (Easter Bunny)|Bernie]]
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:[[The Gogolala Jubilee Jugband]], [[Catgut]], [[Gonzo]], [[Rats|Rat]], [[Pigs]], [[Chickens]], [[Bernie (Easter Bunny)|Bernie]]
   
 
==Performers==
  
==Performers==
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:[[John Lovelady]] as Danceros, one of The Houses, and headless dancer
  
:[[John Lovelady]] as Danceros, one of The Houses, and headless dancer
   
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==Edits==
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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The following segments are cut from ''[[The Muppet Show: Season One]]'':
  
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Image: Nabors04.jpg
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* Jim Nabors' first number, "Gone With The Wind".
  
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Image: Nabors03.jpg
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* The production number featuring the Danceros is cut, as is the backstage scene leading to this sketch.
  
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</gallery>
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The U.K. skit [[Dog Eat Dog]] is cut from [[CTS]].
  
   
 
{{Ep-nav|prev=[[Episode 105: Rita Moreno|Rita Moreno]]|next=[[Episode 107: Florence Henderson|Florence Henderson]]}}
  
{{Ep-nav|prev=[[Episode 105: Rita Moreno|Rita Moreno]]|next=[[Episode 107: Florence Henderson|Florence Henderson]]}}
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Revision as of 10:15, 4 May 2014

The Muppet Show
Guest Jim Nabors
Production June 8, 1976
Premiere UK: September 26, 1976
US: September 27, 1976
Releases Season One

(TRANSCRIPT)

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A young kid named Scooter applies for a job as a go-fer. When Kermit remarks that he doesn't even look like a gopher, Scooter explains that he'll go-fer coffee, he'll go-fer sandwiches, he'll go-fer anything. Kermit says he doesn't have the money to hire him, until Scooter mentions that his uncle owns the theater.

Songs/Sketches

Episode

Picture Description
106-1

106-2
 "The Muppet Show Theme": Fozzie jokes about his cousin being so thin, he paints his head gold and rents himself out as a flagpole.

There is no gong in the middle of the O, and so Gonzo hits himself in the head.
106-3
 Dr. Teeth plays "Money" for the opening number. As the song reaches its climax, Dr. Teeth pulls a lever on the side of his piano, and it acts as a lotto machine, pouring out bills and coins.
106-4
 Scooter introduces himself to Kermit, explaining that he's the new go-fer: He'll go-fer coffee, go-fer sandwiches, anything you need. Kermit doesn't want to hire him, until Scooter informs him that his uncle owns the theater. Scooter is instantly hired and making thirty dollars a week.
106-5
 Talking Houses: One house reveals that his wife has the shingles.
106-6

106-7
 Guest star Jim Nabors sings "Gone with the Wind." But a storm starts brewing, blowing Jim's partner away, and eventually Jim's pants as well.
106-8
 Muppet News Flash: The Newsman interviews Billy Lee Boomer about a flying saucer sighting at his gas station: "They didn't want no gas. They just wanted to use the restroom."
106-9
 Scooter brings Kermit his coffee, but spills it on him. Despite the heat, Kermit is mainly concerned that there was too much sugar. Scooter then sells Kermit on an act that his uncle loves...
Danceros
 The Danceros perform, at Scooter's suggestion, but trip up over his own feet.
106-10
 Blackout: Jim tells Animal to "break a leg." Animal complies by hitting Jim with a hammer.
106-11
 Kermit introduces Scooter to George the Janitor. George immediately starts to complain about the theater owner. That is, until Scooter just so happens to mention that the theater is owned by his uncle. George tells Scooter that his uncle has a good head on his shoulders, adding "Unlike some people around here." A headless Muppet then walks by.
106-12a
 At the Dance: Zoot asks Janice if she believes in the hereafter. When she says she does, he states, "Then you know what I'm here after."

A headless body tells a bodiless head, "You've got something I've been looking for all my life."
106-13
 UK Spot: Baskerville sings "Dog Eat Dog" while Rowlf backs him up on the piano.
106-14
 Talk Spot: Jim feels right at home around all the animals on The Muppet Show. He then discusses being a Gemini, and how he believes it allows him to sing in an operatic style.
106-15
 Fozzie is certain that the jokes Scooter gave him are no good. But when he tries them out on his friends, they think the jokes are a riot! Fozzie goes in search of Scooter for more jokes.
106-16
 Wayne and Wanda sing "Indian Love Call," but are interrupted by an Indian who thinks they are calling for him.
106-17
 Fozzie's Comedy Acts: Fozzie, tired of Statler and Waldorf's heckling, makes a deal with them: He'll tell his best joke, and if they don't laugh, he'll never come out onstage again. But Fozzie tricks them, telling his worst joke, which they find hilarious. Statler determines that they must be in the first stages of senility.
106-18
 Jim is a security guard at a bakery when Rowlf "breaks in." Jim tells him to put up his "hans." Rowlf takes up a pair of hens and places them on the table. Jim then asks, "What raight do you have to be here?" Rowlf then presents the rat that he brought with him. Jim then tells him not to move a hair. Rowlf picks up a rabbit, the hare that he's not supposed to move. But Jim doesn't want any beef from Rowlf, so instead Rowlf gives him some pork. He then explains that they came to the bakery to raise some dough.
106-19
 Scooter tells Fozzie what a fan he is of the bear. Fozzie then tells him a joke: "Let me tell you about my near-sighted cousin. He's so rich, his automobile's fitted with a prescription windshield!" Scooter responds, "Okay, tell me about him."
106-20
 Jim sings "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" with The Gogolala Jubilee Jugband.
106-21
 At the closing, Jim mentions to Kermit how Scooter was following him throughout the show. He explains how Scooter picked up his coffee and picked up his wardrobe. He even picked up his accent! "Well, go-o-olly!"

Notes

  • Scooter had previously appeared in a few earlier episodes, but this one properly introduces him.

Edits

The following segments are cut from The Muppet Show: Season One:

  • Jim Nabors' first number, "Gone With The Wind".
  • The production number featuring the Danceros is cut, as is the backstage scene leading to this sketch.

Cast

Muppets:

Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Rowlf the Dog, Scooter, Statler and Waldorf, Hilda, Dr. Teeth, Zoot, Janice, Animal, The Newsman, Sam the Eagle, Danceros, Baskerville the Hound, George the Janitor, Mildred Huxtetter, Shouting Lady, Wayne, Wanda, The Houses, Whatnots

Background Muppets:

The Gogolala Jubilee Jugband, Catgut, Gonzo, Rat, Pigs, Chickens, Bernie

Performers

Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Dr. Teeth, Rowlf, Waldorf, and The Newsman
Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal, Sam the Eagle, George the Janitor, and Mildred
Jerry Nelson as Baskerville, Shouting Lady, Shouting Lady's dancing partner, one of The Houses, and an Indian
Richard Hunt as Scooter, Statler, Chicken, and Wayne
Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo and Zoot
Eren Ozker as Hilda, Wanda, Janice, and Rowlf's dancing partner
John Lovelady as Danceros, one of The Houses, and headless dancer

Gallery

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