Episode 110: Martin Short

Muppets Tonight Episode 110: Martin Short

Air Date: July 14, 1996

Production Number: 102

Writers: Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher and Patric Verrone

Director: Gary Halvorson

Guest Star: Martin Short

Plot Summary

Martin Short gets the short end of the shtick when Seymour and Pepe take him on an elevator ride that nearly flattens his chances of performing in the big dance number.

Skit Highlights

• EIEIO-R
• Ed Grimley's Inheritance
• "What the World Needs Now is Love Sweet Love" sung by Johnny Fiama
• Flippers
• The Eagle's Nest - International Peace Accord

Trivia

• The Ed Grimley character (that Martin plays in one skit) was originated by Martin in the '80s when he was a performer on SCTV.
• Martin also appears as Irving Cohn, an old vaudevilian character he has played many times, including on his show Primetime Glick.
• This episode was originally scheduled to air a week after Episode 107: Tony Bennet, but the show was then cancled and not shown again for a few months.

Performers

Kevin Clash as Clifford and Waldorf.

Bill Barretta as Johnny Fiama, Pepe, and Bobo.

Brian Henson as Sal, Seymour, and Nigel.

Jerry Nelson as Mama Fiama and Statler.

Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo.

Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, Rizzo the Rat, Bean Bunny, and Beaker.

Frank Oz as Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear.

Muppets

Significant: Kermit the Frog, Clifford, The Great Gonzo, Rizzo the Rat, Johnny Fiama, Sal Manilla, Mama Fiama, Miss Piggy, Sam the Eagle, Statler and Waldorf, Seymour, Pepe the King Prawn, Andy Pig, Randy Pig, Penguins, Bean Bunny, Fozzie Bear, and Bobo the Bear.

Background: Carter.

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