Episode 202: Rick Moranis

Muppets Tonight
Air Date	September 14, 1997
Written by	Jennifer Barrow, Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Bernie Keating, Kirk Thatcher and Patric Verrone
Director	Brian Henson

Rick Moranis desperately wants to fit his musical "Salute to Late Fifties Crooners, Obscure British Bands, and Bill Withers" into the program; Seymour and Pepe get their own cooking show; and Bunsen and Beaker create havoc with their Micro Shrink-o-Matic Machine.

Skit Highlights

• The Muppet Odd-Squad
• Lash Holstein: Space Cowdet
• "High Hopes" sung by Rick
• Co-dependence Day: CD4
• The Tubmans of Porksmith - Apple Butter
• Hey What Smells (so good, it's time to cook with Seymour and Pepe)
• "Salute to Late Fifties Crooners, Obscure British Bands, and Bill Withers" sung by Rick
• Muppet Labs: Micro Shrink-o-Matic Machine

Trivia

• A clip of Great Moments in Elvis History from Episode 101: Michelle Pfeiffer is playing on the monitors in the commisary.

• The Shrink-o-Matic Machine was a reference to Moranis' hit family-film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.

• This episode is production number 207

Performers

Kevin Clash as Clifford and Moo-Ing's henchman

Bill Barretta as Pepe and The Cow Announcer

Brian Henson as Seymour and Nigel

Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Andy Pig, and Meepzorp

Dave Goelz as Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Randy Pig, and Waldorf

Jerry Nelson as Statler, Moo-Ing, and The President

Leslie Carrara as Spamela Hamderson and Dorothy BoVine

Cast

Muppets:

Seymour, Pepe the King Prawn, Clifford, Kermit the Frog, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Nigel (Muppets Tonight), Statler and Waldorf, Zippety Zap, Lash Holstein, Moo-Ing, Dorothy BoVine, Meepzorp, The President, Bread Monster, The Cow Announcer, Phil the Lawyer, Morty the Agent, Anthony the Ant, Devo Muppets

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