Changes: Episode 204: Pierce Brosnan

	Muppets Tonight
Air Date	October 12, 1997
Written by	Dick Blasucci, Paul Flaherty, Darin Henry, Jim Lewis, Kirk Thatcher and Patric Verrone
Director	Gary Halvorson
Prod. no.	113
	(TRANSCRIPT)

Revision as of 21:31, 19 September 2015

WhateverPorkyWants — Pierce Brosnan and Miss Piggy in The Spy in the Casino Sketch.

MT204JamesPrawn — James Prawn tries to stop the Rock Lobsters from taking over the studio.

MT204PierceFire — Pierce Brosnan performs the fire eating trick.

File:Muppets Tonight Episode 204 - Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan is depressed over the fact that he isn't as debonair as his James Bond character, but he finally gets a chance to prove himself when the Crustacean Liberation Army attempts to take the Muppet Studios hostage and only he can save them.

Skit Highlights

"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
The Dancing Grandmas
The Spy in the Casino Sketch / "Whatever Lola Wants"
Bay of Pigswatch
Swift Wits
At the Bar - Knight School
Pierce juggles with Andy and Randy Pig
"Rock Lobster" sung by the Rock Lobsters
"A cheap knockoff of a James Bond song" sung by Johnny Fiama
Pierce eats fire

Trivia

When Brosnan performed the fire eating trick at the end of the episode, he ended-up burning his mouth.^[1]

“The former James Bond studied the circus art at theatre school in his youth just because he thought the class would help him meet attractive women and he was thrilled when Tv bosses suggested he show off his party trick during one of the Muppets' final Tv variety shows.
He says, "I did The Muppets... after I did the first James Bond movie, and they said, 'We'd like you to be on the show. Do you sing or dance?' and I said, 'No, but I used to do a fire eating act...' and so we incorporated this into the show... I blew fire."
The rehearsal went well but then a prop master suggested he try the scene again with a different fuel, and Brosnan was left with a scorched mouth.
The actor recalls, "I did the take but it was like rocket fuel and it came right back into my mouth... It's on YouTube I think, and you see this blue flame and it just goes right back into my mouth."”

This episode was shot as part of the first season (production number 113), but was not aired until the second.
As part of a long history of words as music cues on the show, whenever someone refers to Istanbul and Constantinople, several rats pop up and sing the rather obvious song.

Performers

Bill Barretta - Pepe, Johnny Fiama, Bobo, Clueless Morgan, David Hoggselhoff, Ernst Stavros Grouper (Blowfish), Snookie Blyer, Big Mean Carl, Zippity Zap

Kevin Clash - Clifford, Arthur Modell, Polly Lobster

Dave Goelz - Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Randy Pig, Waldorf, Lobster

Brian Henson - Seymour, Sal Manilla, Nigel, KMUP camera man

Jerry Nelson - Statler, Dr. Strangepork, Rock Lobster, Penguin

Frank Oz - Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear

Steve Whitmire - Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Andy Pig, Rizzo the Rat

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph - Spamela Hamderson

Alice Dinnean

Thom Fountain

John Kennedy - Female Rock Lobster

Cast

Muppets:

Clifford, Lobsters, Rats, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Seymour, Pepe the King Prawn, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Andy and Randy Pig, Statler and Waldorf, David Hoggselhoff, Sal Manilla, Johnny Fiama, Spamela Hamderson, Rizzo the Rat, Bobo the Bear, Nigel, Mr. Callahan, Polly Lobster, Clueless Morgan, Snookie Blyer, Big Mean Carl, Arthur Modell, Rufus, Ernst Stavros Grouper, Zippity Zap, Agnes Stonewick, Penguins

Background Muppets

Clarissa, Chip, Guitar Atric, Muppets Tonight floor manager

Sources

↑ contactmusic.com "Pierce Brosnan Impressed Muppets With Fire Eating Talents" May 3, 2013

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[1] tactmusic.com "Pierce Brosnan Impressed Muppets With Fire Eating Talents" May 3, 2013

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+{{MuppetsTonightEpisode|show=[[Muppets Tonight]]|airdate=October 12, 1997|writer=[[Dick Blasucci]], [[Paul Flaherty]], [[Darin Henry]], [[Jim Lewis]], [[Kirk Thatcher]] and [[Patric Verrone]]|director=[[Gary Halvorson]]|prodno=113}}
-[[Image:PiercebrosnanAndyRandy.jpg|thumb|300px|Pierce with Andy and Randy Pig]]
+[[Image:WhateverPorkyWants.jpg|thumb|300px|Pierce Brosnan and [[Miss Piggy]] in The Spy in the Casino Sketch.]]
+[[Image:MT204JamesPrawn.jpg|thumb|300px|[[James Bond|James Prawn]] tries to stop [[the Rock Lobsters]] from taking over the studio.]]
-[[Image:MT204--BayofPigswatch.jpg|frame|300px]]
+[[Image:MT204PierceFire.jpg|thumb|300px|Pierce Brosnan performs the fire eating trick.]]
+[[File:Muppets Tonight Episode 204 - Pierce Brosnan|thumb|right|300px]]
 [[Pierce Brosnan]] is depressed over the fact that he isn't as debonair as his [[James Bond]] character, but he finally gets a chance to prove himself when the Crustacean Liberation Army attempts to take the Muppet Studios hostage and only he can save them.
 ==Skit Highlights==
+* "[[Istanbul (Not Constantinople)]]"
-* [[At the Bar]] ([[Mr.Callahan]], [[Polly Lobster]], [[Clueless Morgan]])
+* [[The Dancing Grandmas]]
-* [[The Spy in the Casino Sketch]] (first appearance of [[Ernst Stavros Grouper]])
+* The Spy in the Casino Sketch / "[[Whatever Lola Wants]]"
 * [[Bay of Pigswatch]]
-* Pierce juggles with [[Andy Pig|Andy]] and [[Randy Pig]]
 * [[Swift Wits]]
+* [[At the Bar]] - Knight School
-* "''[[Rock Lobster]]''" sung by [[the Rock Lobsters]]
+* Pierce juggles with [[Andy and Randy Pig]]
-* [[The Dancing Grandmas]]
-* "''A cheap knockoff of a James Bond song''" sung by [[Johnny Fiama]]
+* "[[Rock Lobster]]" sung by [[the Rock Lobsters]]
+* "[[Goldfinger|A cheap knockoff of a James Bond song]]" sung by [[Johnny Fiama]]
+* Pierce eats fire
 ==Trivia==
-* When Brosnan performed the fire breathing trick at the end of the episode, he ended-up burning his mouth.
+* When Brosnan performed the fire eating trick at the end of the episode, he ended-up burning his mouth.<ref>[http://www.contactmusic.com/news/pierce-brosnan-impressed-muppets-with-fire-eating-talents_3641901 contactmusic.com] "Pierce Brosnan Impressed Muppets With Fire Eating Talents" May 3, 2013</ref>
+{{quote|The former James Bond studied the circus art at theatre school in his youth just because he thought the class would help him meet attractive women and he was thrilled when Tv bosses suggested he show off his party trick during one of the Muppets' final Tv variety shows.
+He says, "I did The Muppets... after I did the first James Bond movie, and they said, 'We'd like you to be on the show. Do you sing or dance?' and I said, 'No, but I used to do a fire eating act...' and so we incorporated this into the show... I blew fire."
+The rehearsal went well but then a prop master suggested he try the scene again with a different fuel, and Brosnan was left with a scorched mouth.
+The actor recalls, "I did the take but it was like rocket fuel and it came right back into my mouth... It's on YouTube I think, and you see this blue flame and it just goes right back into my mouth."}}
 * This episode was shot as part of the first season (production number 113), but was not aired until the second.
+* As part of a long history of words as music cues on the show, whenever someone refers to Istanbul and Constantinople, several rats pop up and sing the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_(Not_Constantinople) rather obvious song].
 ==Performers==
+: [[Bill Barretta]] - Pepe, Johnny Fiama, Bobo, Clueless Morgan, David Hoggselhoff, Ernst Stavros Grouper (Blowfish), Snookie Blyer, Big Mean Carl, Zippity Zap
-:[[Kevin Clash]] as Clifford and Polly Lobster.
+: [[Kevin Clash]] - Clifford, Arthur Modell, Polly Lobster
-:[[Steve Whitmire]] as Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Andy Pig, and Rizzo the Rat.
+: [[Dave Goelz]] - Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Randy Pig, Waldorf, Lobster
+: [[Brian Henson]] - Seymour, Sal Manilla, Nigel, KMUP camera man
-:[[Dave Goelz]] as Gonzo, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Randy Pig, Waldorf, and Lobster.
+: [[Jerry Nelson]] - Statler, Dr. Strangepork, Rock Lobster, Penguin
-:[[Bill Barretta]] as Pepe, Johnny Fiama, Bobo, Clueless Morgan, David Hoggselhoff, Ernst Stavros Grouper (Blowfish), and Zippity Zap.
-:[[Brian Henson]] as Seymour, Sal Manilla, and Nigel.
+: [[Frank Oz]] - Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear
+: [[Steve Whitmire]] - Kermit the Frog, Beaker, Andy Pig, Rizzo the Rat
-:[[Jerry Nelson]] as Statler, Dr. Strangepork, Lobster, and a Penguin.
-:[[Leslie Carrara]] as Spamela Hamderson.
+: [[Leslie Carrara-Rudolph]] - Spamela Hamderson
+: [[Alice Dinnean]]
-:[[Frank Oz]] as Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear.
+: [[Thomas Fountain|Thom Fountain]]
+: [[John Kennedy]] - Female Rock Lobster
+: [[Bruce Lanoil]]
+: [[Len Levitt]]
+: [[Drew Massey]]
+: [[Joe Selph]]
+: [[Allan Trautman]]
 ==Cast==
 '''Muppets:'''
-:[[Clifford]], [[Lobsters]], [[Rats]], [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]], [[Beaker]], [[Seymour]], [[Pepe the King Prawn]], [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Fozzie Bear]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Gonzo]], [[Dr. Julius Strangepork]], [[Andy Pig]], [[Randy Pig]], [[Statler and Waldorf]], [[David Hoggselhoff]], [[Sal Manilla]], [[Johnny Fiama]], [[Spamela Hamderson]], [[Rizzo the Rat]], [[Bobo]], [[Nigel (Muppets Tonight)|Nigel]], [[Mr.Callahan]], [[Polly Lobster]], [[Clueless Morgan]], [[Ernst Stavros Grouper]], [[Zippity Zap]], [[Agnes Stonewick]], [[Penguins]]
+:[[Clifford]], [[Lobsters]], [[Rats]], [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]], [[Beaker]], [[Seymour]], [[Pepe the King Prawn]], [[Kermit the Frog]], [[Fozzie Bear]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Gonzo]], [[Dr. Julius Strangepork]], [[Andy and Randy Pig]], [[Statler and Waldorf]], [[David Hoggselhoff]], [[Sal Manilla]], [[Johnny Fiama]], [[Spamela Hamderson]], [[Rizzo the Rat]], [[Bobo the Bear]], [[Nigel (Muppets Tonight)|Nigel]], [[Mr. Callahan]], [[Polly Lobster]], [[Clueless Morgan]], [[Snookie Blyer]], [[Big Mean Carl]], [[Arthur Modell]], [[Rufus (Muppets Tonight)|Rufus]], [[Ernst Stavros Grouper]], [[Zippity Zap]], [[Agnes Stonewick]], [[Penguins]]
 '''Background Muppets'''
 : [[Clarissa]], [[Chip]], [[Geri and the Atrics|Guitar Atric]], [[Muppets Tonight floor manager]]
+==Sources==
-{{Ep-nav|prev=[[Episode 203: Heather Locklear|Heather Locklear]]|next=[[Episode 205: Don Rickles & Coolio|Don Rickles & Coolio]]}}
+<references />
+{{Ep-nav|prev=[[Episode 203: Heather Locklear|Heather Locklear]]|next=[[Episode 205: Coolio & Don Rickles|Coolio & Don Rickles]]}}
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