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| Muppets Tonight | |
| Air Date | June 23, 1996 |
| Written by | Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher and Patric Verrone |
| Director | Gary Halvorson |
Guest star Sandra Bullock and the Muppets try to keep the station's ratings above 50 in order to defuse a mad bomber's abominable plans.
Sandra Bullock performs The "Phenomena" sketch with The Snowths
Skit Highlights
- While You Were Slapping
- The "Phenomena" Skit
- The Tubmans of Porksmith
- Wall Street Wonderings with Ernest Pleth
- Seinfeld Babies
- Sid Knishes and his Mosh Pit-tatoes
- Frankie Yakovic and his Polka Dots
- "Mack the Knife" sung by Johnny Fiama
- Bill the Bubble Guy does "Flight of the Bumblebee"
- Pepe & Seymour's Comedy Act: El-if-i-know
- Sandra's One-Woman Band
Trivia
- The "Phenomena" skit is a parody of the classic Muppet number "Mahna Mahna."
- Gonzo suggests playing an episode of another Muppet TV show, Muppet Babies.
- After the first six episodes, the show was put on hiatus for two months. This episode aired in late June, the previous episode was last seen in early April.
- When Bobo puts the mad bomber on hold, the song that plays is "The Rainbow Connection."
- This episode was production number 108.
- The premise of the episode is a parody of the plot for Speed, which starred Sandra Bullock. In fact, Sandra Bullock points this out when the Muppets inform her of the bomb thread.
Performers
- Kevin Clash as Clifford and Animal.
- Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Randy Pig, Beauregard, Bill the Bubble Guy, and Baby George.
- Bill Barretta as Bobo, Pepe, Johnny Fiama, Baby Kramer, ZippetyZap, Doglion and Howard Tubman.(UK skit only)
- Jerry Nelson as The Mad Bomber, Statler, Ernest Pleth, and Baby Jerry.
- Brian Henson as Sid Knishes, Sal, Nigel, and Seymour.
- Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Beaker, Andy Pig, and Mr. Poodlepants.
- Leslie Carrara as Spamela Hamderson, Baby Elaine
Cast
Muppets:
- Clifford, Rizzo the Rat, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Andy Pig, Randy Pig, The Mad Bomber, Nigel (Muppets Tonight), Seymour, Pepe the King Prawn, Sid Knishes and his Mosh-Pit Tatos, Frankie Yakovic, Seinfeld Babies, Gonzo, Spamela Hamderson, Ernest Pleth, Johnny Fiama, Sal Minella, Kermit the Frog, The Snowths, Doglion, Statler and Waldorf, Beauregard, Animal
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