Episode 403: Shields & Yarnell

	The Muppet Show
Guest	Shields & Yarnell
Production	May 8-11, 1979
Premiere	UK: November 23, 1979; US: October 4, 1979
	(TRANSCRIPT)

Mimes Shields and Yarnell interest or puzzle the Muppets team. Scooter is frightened, because he thinks the two guest stars are robots. Gonzo asks them advice to improve his acts; when they answer miming a stylish pianist, the whatever, enthusiastic but misunderstanding as usual, announces his new act: the Great Gonzo massaging a snake.

Inspired by Shields and Yarnell, Fozzie Bear works on a mime act, including "Bear walking against the wind". Kermit suggests that Fozzie find a more original act, so Fozzie tries out "Bear feeding spaghetti to an elephant" and "Bear going to a drive-in movie with a porcupine".

Songs/Sketches

Green birds sing "Take a Chance on Me" while bouncing on telephone pole wires.
Shields and Yarnell do one of their trademark pieces, as the robot couple the Clinkers, eating breakfast.
UK Spot: A Gorilla on a building sings "It's Lonely at the Top".
Shields, Yarnell, and Beauregard do a "Wild West" sketch.
The Snerfs dance to "Little Brown Jug".
Fozzie Bear performs a monologue.
Shields, Yarnell, and the Muppets perform "Make 'Em Laugh."

Notes

Hilda makes a rare post-Season 1 appearance in the background, during the "Make 'Em Laugh" number. Also appearing in the number are Leo and Fred Lizard.