The Jim Henson Hour | |
Air Date | July 30, 1989 |
Director | Peter Harris |
Plot Outline
Cold Opening
Kermit asks Digit to hit the button to start the opening, but Digit mistakenly hits the button that dumps garbage into the studio. The garbage comes to life.
Jim Henson's Intro
Jim Henson sees the lion eating chips, and tells him that he'll spoil his appetite. In the controll room, Kermit tells Jim that the place is covered in garbage. The garbage, however, prefers to be called "previously essential material".
MuppeTelevision
- Guest star: k.d. lang
The Muppet studio is overwhelmed with animated garbage bags and Kermit can't find a way to get rid of them.
Segments:
- Bootsie and Brad
- The garbage watch a trash preacher
- k.d. lang and the Muppets perform "(Waltz Me) Once Again Around That Dance Floor"
- k.d. lang sings "I Love Trash"
- Kermit tells the story of how the Nightingale got it's voice
- A bear and a raccoon observe a human family in their backyard
- The Garbage sings "On the Road Again"
The StoryTeller
- Episode 108: Sapsorrow: A princess flees when she's forced to marry her father. She poses as a ragged servant in another kingdom -- and then falls in love with a haughty prince.
Jim Henson's Closing
Jim demonstrates performing a Garbage puppet, and says that it was made from a real trash bag.
Notes
- This was the final episode to air on NBC.
Credits
Muppets
- Kermit the Frog, Garbage, Bean Bunny, Digit, Gonzo, Leon, Waldo C. Graphic, Clifford, Link Hogthrob, Gramps, The Rats, Rowlf the Dog, Beard, Flash
Performers
- Jim Henson - Kermit the Frog, Link Hogthrob, Garbage (closing demo)
- Fran Brill - Vicki
- Kevin Clash - Clifford, Leon, Garbage
- Dave Goelz - Gonzo and Digit
- Jerry Nelson - Garbage, Raccoon, Beard, Slim
- Rob Mills - Gramps
- Dan Redican - Garbage
- Gord Robertson - Lindberg
- Sandra Shamas - Garbage
- Steve Whitmire - Bean Bunny, Waldo C. Graphic, Garbage, Flash, Billy the Bear
Live Action Performers
- Erica Lancaster - Amanda
- Chris Langham
- Jennifer Lee - Bootsie
- Andrew Wilson - Brad
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