Episode 107: Florence Henderson
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| The Muppet Show | |
| Guest Starring | Florence Henderson |
| Production Dates | June 15-16, 1976 |
| Air Date | UK: October 17, 1976 US: November 15, 1976 |
| Home Video | Season One |
Kermit experiences various pig problems: part from the swine acrobats of the opening number and also from Miss Piggy, who steps up to Florence Henderson when she thinks the guest is horning in on her frog.
Contents |
Songs/Sketches
- The Bouncing Borcellino Brothers
- Talking Houses: Haunted House
- Florence performs "Elusive Butterfly."
- At the Dance
- Talk Spot: Miss Piggy gets jealous of Florence when Kermit tries to flirt with her.
- UK Spot: Rowlf sings "Cottleston Pie."
- Panel Discussion: Was Shakespeare Really Bacon?
- Fozzie's Monologue: Impressions
- Florence sings "Happy Together" with a bunch of monsters.
- Blackout: Sweetums falls for Florence, literally.
- Planet Koozebane: Kermit reports on the Koozebanian Mating Ritual, in which a male and female alien run headlong into each other and explode, leaving a litter of babies behind.
Notes
- The Koozebane sketch is the first appearance of this planet on the show; they return to Koozebane on a recurring basis throughout the series.
Cast
Muppets:
- Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Rowlf the Dog, Statler and Waldorf, The Bouncing Borcelino Brothers, George the Janitor, Mildred Huxtetter, Red-Haired Woman, The Shouting Lady, Whatnot, Talking Houses, Brewster, Floyd Pepper, Hilda, Wayne, Zoot, Lenny the Lizard, Sweetums, Male Koozebanian Creature, Female Koozebanian Creature, Baby Koozebanian Creatures, Muppy, Frackles, Purple Heap, Green Heap, Miss Kitty, Rats
Background Muppets:
Performers
- Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Rowlf, Waldorf and Green Frackle
- Frank Oz as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Mildred, George the Janitor, Blue Frackle, Borcellino Brother and Male Koozebanian Creature
- Jerry Nelson as Borcellino Brother, Shouting Lady, Shouting Lady's dancing partner, Floyd Pepper, Lenny the Lizard, one of the Houses and Female Koozebanian Creature
- Richard Hunt as Statler, Sweetums, Borcellino Brother, Green Hunchback Frackle and Wayne
- Dave Goelz as Purple Heap, Muppy, Zoot, Borcellino Brother, Brewster and Miss Kitty
- Eren Ozker as Hilda, Rowlf's Dancing Partner and Droop
- John Lovelady as Blue Scoff, Rats and one of the Houses
Edits
- On Nickelodeon, the second backstage sequence was cut.
- On CTS, the UK skit Cottleston Pie was cut.
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