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Creative differences threaten to close down a revival of "Bats," a musical written by [[Gonzo]] and [[Jason Alexander]] during their college years. |
Creative differences threaten to close down a revival of "Bats," a musical written by [[Gonzo]] and [[Jason Alexander]] during their college years. |
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==Skit Highlights== |
==Skit Highlights== |
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− | * [[Animal]]'s |
+ | * [[Animal]]'s music interlude |
+ | Animal hits his head against a drum and incapacitates himself. |
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− | * [[Fairyland PD]] - The Big Crack-up |
+ | * [[Fairyland PD]] - The Big Crack-up |
+ | Clifford and Bobo try to prevent Humpty Dumpty from jumping off a wall and committing suicide. Bobo's attempts to talk him round only stiffen his resolve, however, and the detectives decide to eat the evidence. |
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* [[Murder on the Disoriented Express]] |
* [[Murder on the Disoriented Express]] |
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+ | Jason Alexander stars as Hercule Poirot in an Agatha Christie spoof. Mr. Poodlepants is murdered, and Hercule is called on to solve the case. But everyone thinks he is "Hercules", the fictional Greek hero. Jason makes several in-character attempts to explain who he really is, but when Bunsen mistakes him for Superman, he loses patience, and leaves, falling off the train in the process. |
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* [[Pigs in Space: Deep Dish Nine]]: cameo by [[Vendela]] |
* [[Pigs in Space: Deep Dish Nine]]: cameo by [[Vendela]] |
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+ | Miss Piggy and her crew's spaceship is invaded by space pirates led by Vendela. Miss Piggy tells her crew that Vendela is an ugly monster princess, but she turns out to be the Swedish supermodel, and all the male members of the crew go off to be a personal slaves, leaving Miss Piggy to vent her anger on the new spaceship computer. |
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* [[At the Bar]] |
* [[At the Bar]] |
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* [[Muppet Bandstand]] |
* [[Muppet Bandstand]] |
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* [[Thor, God of Thunder]] |
* [[Thor, God of Thunder]] |
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+ | * [[Cats (musical)|Bats: The Musical]] |
==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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==Performers== |
==Performers== |
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+ | :[[Dave Goelz]] as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Egghead, Snorty, Ernest Pleth |
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+ | :[[Steve Whitmire]] as Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Mr. Poodlepants, Rizzo the Rat, Captain Pighead |
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+ | :[[Jerry Nelson]] as Statler, Jowls, Egghead |
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+ | :[[Brian Henson]] as Seymour, Thor, Nigel |
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− | :[[Brian Henson]] as Seymour, Thor, and Nigel. |
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+ | :[[Leslie Carrara-Rudolph]] |
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+ | :[[Thomas Fountain|Thom Fountain]] |
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+ | :[[John Kennedy]] |
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+ | :[[Bruce Lanoil]] |
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+ | :[[Len Levitt]] |
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+ | :[[Drew Massey]] |
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+ | :[[Joe Selph]] |
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+ | :[[Allan Trautman]] |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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'''Muppets:''' |
'''Muppets:''' |
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− | :[[Clifford]], [[Gonzo]], [[Rizzo the Rat]], [[Jowls]], [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Nigel (Muppets Tonight)]], [[Fozzie Bear]], [[Mr. Poodlepants]], [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]], [[Beaker]], [[Seymour]], [[Pepe the King Prawn]], [[Animal]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Muppets Tonight Band]], [[Captain Pighead]], [[Craniac]], [[Snorty]], Bobo the Bear, [[Mr. Callahan]], [[Polly Lobster]], [[Clueless Morgan]] |
+ | :[[Clifford]], [[Gonzo]], [[Rizzo the Rat]], [[Jowls]], [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Nigel (Muppets Tonight)|Nigel]], [[Fozzie Bear]], [[Mr. Poodlepants]], [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]], [[Beaker]], [[Seymour]], [[Pepe the King Prawn]], [[Animal]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Muppets Tonight Band]], [[Captain Pighead]], [[Craniac]], [[Snorty]], [[Bobo the Bear]], [[Mr. Callahan]], [[Polly Lobster]], [[Clueless Morgan]], [[Eggheads]], [[Ernest Pleth]], [[Thor, God of Thunder]], [[Zeus]] |
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+ | '''Background:''' |
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+ | '''Audience Muppets:''' |
+ | ::[[Begoony]], [[Big Mean Carl]], [[Blustering Bellowpane Monster]], [[Buster and Colfax Bergman|Buster Bergman]], [[Butch]], [[Chickens]], [[Chip]], [[Alligators and Crocodiles|Crocodile]], [[Frackles]], [[Gnu]], [[Large Marvin Fraggle]], a [[Muppets Tonight Writers|Monkey]], [[Ohreally Bird]], [[Pigs]], [[Rats]], [[Quongo]], [[The Newsman]], [[Youknow Bird]] |
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Revision as of 17:52, 19 March 2015
Muppets Tonight | |
Air Date | June 30, 1996 |
Written by | Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher and Patric Verrone |
Director | Greg V. Fera |
Prod. no. | 112 |
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Creative differences threaten to close down a revival of "Bats," a musical written by Gonzo and Jason Alexander during their college years.
Skit Highlights
- Animal's music interlude
Animal hits his head against a drum and incapacitates himself.
- Fairyland PD - The Big Crack-up
Clifford and Bobo try to prevent Humpty Dumpty from jumping off a wall and committing suicide. Bobo's attempts to talk him round only stiffen his resolve, however, and the detectives decide to eat the evidence.
Jason Alexander stars as Hercule Poirot in an Agatha Christie spoof. Mr. Poodlepants is murdered, and Hercule is called on to solve the case. But everyone thinks he is "Hercules", the fictional Greek hero. Jason makes several in-character attempts to explain who he really is, but when Bunsen mistakes him for Superman, he loses patience, and leaves, falling off the train in the process.
- Pigs in Space: Deep Dish Nine: cameo by Vendela
Miss Piggy and her crew's spaceship is invaded by space pirates led by Vendela. Miss Piggy tells her crew that Vendela is an ugly monster princess, but she turns out to be the Swedish supermodel, and all the male members of the crew go off to be a personal slaves, leaving Miss Piggy to vent her anger on the new spaceship computer.
Trivia
- According to this episode, Jason and Gonzo were in the drama club at school together.
- Jason and Gonzo attended the South Bay Regional Polytechnic Institute for the Performing and Industrial Arts Night School, Downtown Campus.
- This episode was production number 112
Performers
- Kevin Clash as Clifford, Craniac, Polly Lobster
- Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Waldorf, Egghead, Snorty, Ernest Pleth
- Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Mr. Poodlepants, Rizzo the Rat, Captain Pighead
- Jerry Nelson as Statler, Jowls, Egghead
- Brian Henson as Seymour, Thor, Nigel
- Bill Barretta as Pepe, Bobo, Captain Pighead, Al-1995 Plus tax, Clueless Morgan
- Frank Oz as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal
- Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
- Thom Fountain
- John Kennedy
- Bruce Lanoil
- Len Levitt
- Drew Massey
- Joe Selph
- Allan Trautman
Cast
Muppets:
- Clifford, Gonzo, Rizzo the Rat, Jowls, Kermit the Frog, Nigel, Fozzie Bear, Mr. Poodlepants, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Seymour, Pepe the King Prawn, Animal, Miss Piggy, Muppets Tonight Band, Captain Pighead, Craniac, Snorty, Bobo the Bear, Mr. Callahan, Polly Lobster, Clueless Morgan, Eggheads, Ernest Pleth, Thor, God of Thunder, Zeus
Background:
Audience Muppets:
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