Episode 318: Leslie Uggams

The Muppet Show
Guest	Leslie Uggams Big Bird
Production	December 5-7, 1978
Premiere	UK: January 26 1979 US: July 5 1979
(TRANSCRIPT)

Leslie co-stars with Big Bird of Sesame Street. Gonzo has a first date with Camilla the Chicken, but she has hay fever, and the flowers Gonzo brings make her sneeze so hard that she's propelled around the room. Later, Gonzo serenades her with a song he wrote for her -- "Camilla... you're prettier by far than Godzilla..." In the middle of the song, Big Bird wanders by, and Gonzo instantly falls in love with the huge bird. Gonzo flirts with Big Bird until Camilla drops a flowerpot on Gonzo's head.

Songs/Sketches

• Leslie sings "Hey There, Good Times" with the Muppet Monsters.
• Muppet Labs: Fireproof Paper
• Leslie sings "Here You Come Again" backed by Lew Zealand and his boomerang fish.
• UK Spot: Miss Piggy sings "Mad About the Frog."
• Bear on Patrol: Impersonating an Officer
• Vendawish
• "Gonzo's Song"
• Camilla shows off what first attracted Gonzo: her tap dancing.
• Leslie and Big Bird sing "Love Will Keep Us Together."

Notes

• This is the first episode to feature the "Bear on Patrol" sketch.

Cast

Guest appearance by:

Leslie Uggams

Sesame Street's Big Bird

Muppets:

Kermit the Frog, Gonzo, Camilla, Miss Piggy, Rowlf the Dog, Statler and Waldorf, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Beaker, Lew Zealand, Scooter, Fozzie Bear, Link Hogthrob, Vendawish, The Mutations, Sweetums, Mean Mama, Timmy Monster, Chickens, Pig, Whatnot

Background Muppets:

Gorgon Heap, Doglion, Harold, Forcryingoutloud Bird, Ohboy Bird

Performers

Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Rowlf, Waldorf and Link Hogthrob

Frank Oz as Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear

Jerry Nelson as Camilla, Lew Zealand, Vendawish and the Announcer

Dave Goelz as Gonzo and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew

Richard Hunt as Scooter, Statler, Beaker and Sweetums

Steve Whitmire as Pig and Short Man

Kathryn Mullen as chicken

Louise Gold as Mean Mama

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird

Graham Fletcher, dancer (courtesy of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)

Michael Coleman, dancer (courtesy of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)

Julian Hosking, dancer (courtesy of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)

Jess Whitfield, dancer

Edits

• Nickelodeon: Muppet Labs was cut.
• CTS: UK Spot Mad About the Frog was cut.

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