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The Muppet Show
Guest Starring	Phyllis George
Production Dates	July 17-19, 1979
Air Date	November 1979
Home Video

Phyllis hosts the 1st annual Muppet Awards, recognizing the greatest Muppet Show performers. The award, the prestigious "Fred", is actually a bowling trophy. Kermit, who hates awards shows, sits out the show, but Miss Piggy is absolutely determined to win. She's thrilled when she realizes that she appears in both of the sketches nominated for Best Sketch -- "Pigs in Space" and "Vet's Hospital" -- but the category ends in a tie, and no "Fred" is awarded. Piggy's only other chance for an award is as Performer of the Year -- and she's competing against Kermit.

Songs/Sketches

• The Swedish Chef sings "Yes, We Have No Bananas" with the Singing Food.
• Fozzie helps Phyllis award the Best Foreign Act (which is raided by The Flying Zucchini Brothers).
• Pigs in Space: Best Sketch Nomination
• Phyllis sings "Carbon Paper" with Rowlf at the piano.
• Scooter awards the winner of Best Inanimate Object to the Dancing Mountains.
• Fozzie loses Funniest Comedy Performance by a Bear to Billy the Bear.
• UK Spot: The Flying Zucchini Brothers, The Swahili Stompers, The Nip von Flippers and The Volga Shopin.
• Rowlf plays "You and I and George"
• Link Hogthrob presents the Stunt of the Year Award to the Falling Alfonzos.
• Scooter sings the nominations for Best Guest Star, a list of the first names of all the previous Muppet Show guest stars, rhymed and set to Gilbert and Sullivan's "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General."
• Veterinarian's Hospital: Best Sketch of the Year?
• Kermit wins Performer of the Year and the cast joins him in "There's No Business Like Showbusiness."

Cast

Muppets:

Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Scooter, Rowlf the Dog, Statler and Waldorf, Link Hogthrob, Dr. Julius Strangepork, Janice, Louis Kazagger, Billy the Bear, The Announcer

Background Muppets:

Performers

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

Frank Oz as Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear

Jerry Nelson as Louis Kazagger, Dr. Strangepork, the Announcer, and others

Richard Hunt as Scooter, Statler, and Janice

Dave Goelz as Gonzo

Louise Gold as others

Kathy Mullen as others

Steve Whitmire as others

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