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Muppets Tonight Episode 202: Rick Moranis
Air Date: September 14, 1997
Production Number: 207
Writers: Jennifer Barrow, Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Bernie Keating, Kirk Thatcher and Patric Verrone
Director: Brian Henson
Guest Star: Rick Moranis
Plot Summary
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-dependents Day: CD4
- The Tubmans of Porksmith - Apple Butter
- Hey What Smells (so good, it's time cook with Seymore and Pepe)
- "Salute to Late Fifties Crooners, Obscure British Bands, and Bill Withers" sung by Rick
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 from Rick's hit family-film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
Performers
- Kevin Clash as Clifford.
- Bill Barretta as Pepe and The Cow Announcer.
- Brian Henson as Seymour and Nigel.
- Steve Whitmire as Kermit the Frog, Beaker, and Andy Pig.
- Dave Goelz as Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Randy Pig, and Waldorf.
- Jerry Nelson as Statler, Moo-Ing, and The President.
- Leslie Carrara as Spamela Hamderson.
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, Whip It Guys