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{{episodetms|star=[[Lola Falana]]|production=July 10-12, [[1979]]|airdate=|video=''[[Best_of_the_Muppet_Show#volume15|Best of the Muppet Show]]''}}
 
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[[Image:Lolafalana.jpg|frame|Lola Falana says goodbye to Gonzo.]]
 
[[Image:Lolafalana.jpg|frame|Lola Falana says goodbye to Gonzo.]]
 
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[[File:Lola Falana ad|thumb|300px|right|Commercial for episode 411.]]
[[Gonzo the Great]] plans to quit the show after receving an offer from a film studio in Bombay. A jealous [[Piggy]] asks Gonzo to keep her in mind when talking to producers. Gonzo performs a tearful "I Did It My Way", and then leaves the theater. He ends up coming back -- the producers really meant to hire Gonzo the Mediocre -- but he has to face his replacement, [[Trevor the Gross]]...
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[[Gonzo|Gonzo the Great]] plans to quit the show after receiving an offer from a film studio in [[Bombay]]. A jealous [[Miss Piggy]] asks Gonzo to keep her in mind when talking to producers. Gonzo performs a tearful "[[My Way]]", and then leaves the theater. He ends up coming back -- the producers in Bombay thought they were hiring Gonzo the Mediocre -- but he has to face his replacement, [[Trevor the Gross]]...
   
==Highlights==
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==Songs/Sketches==
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*[[Gonzo]] and the [[Chickens]] sing "[[Pick a Little, Talk a Little|Pick a Little, Talk a Little/Goodnight, Ladies]]"
*[[Muppet Sports]] reports live from the Marathon Tree-Staring Contest, where [[Klaus Mueller]] of West Paraguay defeats the tree after more than 87 hours of staring. Klaus wins the $10,000 prize, but then the tree falls on him.
 
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*[[Lola Falana]], the [[Muppet Monsters]], and [[Fletcher Bird]] sing "[[He's the Greatest Dancer]]"
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* Gonzo sings "[[My Way]]."
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*[[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]]: [[Camilla]] and the chickens sing "[[I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair]]"
 
* [[Muppet Sports]] reports live from the [[Muppet_Sports#Tree_Staring|Marathon Tree-Staring Contest]], where [[Klaus Mueller]] of West Paraguay defeats the tree after more than 87 hours of staring. Klaus wins the $10,000 prize, but then the tree falls on him.
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* Lola sings "[[Smile]]" to Gonzo
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*[[Trevor the Gross|Trevor the Gross's]] act (tap-dancing in oatmeal to "[[Top Hat, White Tie and Tails]]") is interrupted by Gonzo
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*Gonzo does his own version of the oatmeal act...with typical results.
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*Lola and the Muppets sing "[[United We Stand]]". At the closing, the Muppets start clashing, in contradiction with the lyrics of the song.
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==Notes==
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*In reference to ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'', [[Gonzo]] gets a Bollywood contract.
   
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
 
'''Muppets:'''
[[Image:Lolafalana2.jpg|thumb|300px]]
 
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:[[Kermit the Frog]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Fozzie Bear]], [[Gonzo]], [[Camilla the Chicken]], [[Scooter]], [[Statler and Waldorf]], [[Louis Kazagger]], [[Lew Zealand]], [[Trevor the Gross]], [[Klaus Mueller]], [[Trees|Tree]], [[Fletcher Bird]], [[Doglion]], [[Timmy Monster]], [[Chickens]],[[Herbie the One-Octopus Band]],
'''Guest Star:'''
 
:[[Lola Falana]]
 
   
'''Muppets:'''
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'''Background Muppets:'''
:[[Kermit the Frog]], [[Miss Piggy]], [[Fozzie Bear]], [[Gonzo]], [[Camilla the Chicken]], [[Scooter]], [[Statler and Waldorf]], [[Lewis Kazagger]], [[Lew Zealand]], [[Trevor the Gross]], [[Klaus Mueller]], [[Trees|Tree]], [[Fletcher Bird]], [[Doglion]], [[Timmy Monster]], [[Chickens]]
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:[[Rowlf the Dog]], [[Beauregard]], [[Floyd Pepper]], [[Sweetums]], [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]], [[Janice]], [[Nigel (Muppet Show)|Nigel]], [[Annie Sue]], [[Whatnots]]
 
'''Background Muppets:'''
 
:[[Herbie the Octopus]], [[Beauregard]], [[Floyd Pepper]], [[Sweetums]], [[Dr. Bunsen Honeydew]], [[Janice]], [[Nigel the Conductor]], [[Annie Sue]], [[Rowlf the Dog]], [[Whatnots]]
 
   
 
==Performers==
 
==Performers==
 
 
:[[Jim Henson]] as Kermit the Frog and Waldorf
 
:[[Jim Henson]] as Kermit the Frog and Waldorf
 
 
:[[Frank Oz]] as Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear
 
:[[Frank Oz]] as Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear
 
:[[Jerry Nelson]] as Camilla, Louis Kazagger and Lew Zealand
 
:[[Jerry Nelson]] as Camilla, Lewis Kazagger and Lew Zealand
 
 
 
:[[Richard Hunt]] as Scooter and Statler
 
:[[Richard Hunt]] as Scooter and Statler
 
 
:[[Dave Goelz]] as Gonzo and Klaus Mueller
 
:[[Dave Goelz]] as Gonzo and Klaus Mueller
 
 
:[[Louise Gold]] as Chickens
 
:[[Louise Gold]] as Chickens
 
 
:[[Steve Whitmire]] as Trevor the Gross
 
:[[Steve Whitmire]] as Trevor the Gross
 
 
:[[Kathy Mullen]] as Chickens
 
:[[Kathy Mullen]] as Chickens
 
 
:[[Graham Fletcher]] as Fletcher Bird
 
:[[Graham Fletcher]] as Fletcher Bird
   
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{{Ep-nav|prev=[[Episode 410: Kenny Rogers|Kenny Rogers]]|next=[[Episode 412: Phyllis George|Phyllis George]]}}
==Next Episode==
 
 
: [[Episode 412: Phyllis George]]
 
 
 
[[Category:Muppet Show Episodes|411]]
 
[[Category:Muppet Show Episodes|411]]

Revision as of 14:53, 15 July 2014

The Muppet Show
Guest Lola Falana
Production July 10-12, 1979
Releases Best of the Muppet Show

(TRANSCRIPT)

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Lolafalana

Lola Falana says goodbye to Gonzo.

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Lola Falana ad

Commercial for episode 411.

Gonzo the Great plans to quit the show after receiving an offer from a film studio in Bombay. A jealous Miss Piggy asks Gonzo to keep her in mind when talking to producers. Gonzo performs a tearful "My Way", and then leaves the theater. He ends up coming back -- the producers in Bombay thought they were hiring Gonzo the Mediocre -- but he has to face his replacement, Trevor the Gross...

Songs/Sketches

Notes

Cast

Muppets:

Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Camilla the Chicken, Scooter, Statler and Waldorf, Louis Kazagger, Lew Zealand, Trevor the Gross, Klaus Mueller, Tree, Fletcher Bird, Doglion, Timmy Monster, Chickens,Herbie the One-Octopus Band,

Background Muppets:

Rowlf the Dog, Beauregard, Floyd Pepper, Sweetums, Dr. Bunsen Honeydew, Janice, Nigel, Annie Sue, Whatnots

Performers

Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog and Waldorf
Frank Oz as Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear
Jerry Nelson as Camilla, Louis Kazagger and Lew Zealand
Richard Hunt as Scooter and Statler
Dave Goelz as Gonzo and Klaus Mueller
Louise Gold as Chickens
Steve Whitmire as Trevor the Gross
Kathy Mullen as Chickens
Graham Fletcher as Fletcher Bird

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