Episode 116: Avery Schreiber
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| The Muppet Show | |
| Guest Starring | Avery Schreiber |
| Production Dates | September 28-30, 1976 |
| Home Video | Season One |
To make Kermit jealous, Miss Piggy instructs Scooter to tell him that Avery is in love with her. Kermit finds out that it's all a trick, and Piggy karate-chops everybody.
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Songs/Sketches
- The Electric Mayhem perform a loud electric version of "Tenderly."
- Miss Piggy tries to make Kermit jealous by instructing Scooter to tell him that she and guest star Avery Schreiber are romantically involved.
- In a gladiator sketch, "Sir Avery of Macho" battles Sweetums with insults.
- Muppet Labs: Gorilla Detector
- Avery plays a security guard at a museum. He decides to have a bite to eat next to a "painting" of Fozzie. Whenever Avery turns away, Fozzie reaches through the frame and tries to steal his food!
- At the Dance
- UK Spot: Rowlf, Baskerville, Muppy and Catgut serenade a photograph of Lassie in "May You Always"
- Talk Spot: Kermit, Piggy and Avery form a love triangle.
- Wayne sings "Some Enchanted Evening" to Wanda but gets eaten by Gorgon Heap, who explains that he thought the lyric was "you may eat a stranger", as opposed to "meet."
- Veterinarian's Hospital: Chicken
- Fozzie's Comedy Act: A Banana in My Ear
- The Newsman rushes on to proclaim, "Here is a Muppet News Flash: There is no news tonight!"
- Avery plays "Make a Song"
Cast
Muppets:
- Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Scooter, Rowlf the Dog, Statler and Waldorf, Dr. Teeth, Floyd Pepper, Janice, Zoot, Animal, Sweetums, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Brewster, Baskerville the Hound, Catgut, Muppy, Sam the Eagle, Wayne, Wanda, Gorgon Heap, The Newsman, Baby Koozebanian Creatures, Fazoobs, Male Koozebanian Creature, Shakey Sanchez, Pigs, Chicken, Dancers
Background Muppets:
Performers
- Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth, Waldorf and the Newsman
- Frank Oz as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal and Sam the Eagle
- Jerry Nelson as Floyd Pepper, Shakey Sanchez and Baskerville
- Richard Hunt as Scooter, Statler, Sweetums, Wayne, Gorgon Heap, Pig Dancers and Catgut
- Dave Goelz as Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Brewster, Muppy and Chicken
- Eren Ozker as Janice, Wanda, Rowlf's and Animal's dancing partners and Baby Koozebanian
- John Lovelady as the Announcer and Male Koozebanian
Edits
- Nickelodeon: The scene where Scooter tells Kermit about Avery and Miss Piggy being romantic behind Kermit's back was cut.
- CTS: The UK skit May You Always is cut.
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