The Muppet Show | |
Guest | Phyllis Diller |
Production | October 11-14, 1976 |
Premiere | February 1977 |
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Aging wardrobe woman Hilda puts on a wig and makeup to try to make herself look younger.
Songs/Sketches
- Opening Theme
- Fozzie begins a joke about a hippopotamus and a kangaroo, but is interrupted in the middle by Kermit's part of the song.
- Three men from The Gogolala Jubilee Jug Band sings "Mississippi Mud."
- Rowlf and Phyllis compete over whose life is more depressing.
- Muppet News Flash
- At the Dance
- UK Spot: Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem perform "Lazybones."
- Talk Spot: Phyllis tries to show Fozzie how to be funnier.
- On a distant planet, a Hugga Wugga beast battles a gentle creature who sings "You Are My Sunshine."
- Muppet Labs: Exploding Clothes
- Veterinarian's Hospital: Bread
- Blackout: Phyllis and Gonzo
- Phyllis accompanies the Muppet orchestra by playing "The Entertainer" on the saxophone, abominably.
Notes
- The Janice puppet from Sex and Violence puppet was used in At the Dance.
Cast
Muppets:
- Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo, Scooter, Rowlf the Dog, Statler, Waldorf, The Gogolala Jubilee Jugband, Hilda, The Newsman, Zoot, Janice, Gloat, George the Janitor, Mildred Huxtetter, Dr. Teeth, Hugga Wugga, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Pigs, Whatnots, French Bread
Background Muppets:
- Nigel the Conductor, Floyd Pepper, Animal, Trumpet Girl
Performers
- Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Rowlf, Dr. Teeth, Waldorf, and the Newsman
- Frank Oz as Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, George the Janitor, Mildred Huxtetter, and angry Hugga Wugga creature
- Jerry Nelson as happy Hugga Wugga creature, the Announcer and Jugband member
- Richard Hunt as Scooter, Statler, pig dancers, and Jugband member
- Eren Ozker as Hilda and Janice
- Dave Goelz as The Great Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Zoot
- John Lovelady as Gloat and an Iggy Wiggy (bird-like Hugga Wugga creature)
Video releases
Edits
- Nickelodeon: Muppet Labs was cut.
- CTS: The UK spot Lazybones is cut.
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