Episode 516: Gladys Knight

The Muppet Show
Guest	Gladys Knight
Production	July 1980
Premiere	May 1981
(TRANSCRIPT)

The theater's roof has rotted through, and the workmen have to take it to the shop to fix it. Performing without a roof, the Muppets have to go on despite snow, fog, hail and high winds.

Songs/Sketches

• Archaeologists unearth mummies (including a mummy Gonzo), who sing a spooky version of "Night and Day."
• Gladys Knight and the Muppets sing "Friendship Train" on a train
• Veterinarian's Hospital: The Weather Man
• UK Spot: A Caveman sings "Alley Oop", while Animal plays Alley Oop.
• Gladys and the Muppets sing "God Bless the Child"
• Signor Baffi, a knife thrower with bad eyesight, does his act in thick fog, with Fozzie as his unhappy target.
• Gladys and the Grapes sing "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"

Quotes

Kermit: "Can you get this fixed?"

Workman: "Not me. There's something about heights I don't like."

Kermit: "What's that?"

Workman: "Falling from them."

Cast

Muppets:

Background Muppets:

Performers

Jim Henson as Kermit the Frog, Rowlf, and Waldorf

Frank Oz as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, and Animal

Jerry Nelson as Pops, Announcer, Sarcophagi, and Signor Baffi

Richard Hunt as Statler, Scooter, Janice, and Archaeologist

Dave Goelz as Gonzo and Beauregard

Steve Whitmire as Archaeologist, Singing Weatherman, and Caveman

Brian Muehl as Construction Worker

Louise Gold as Archaeologist

Kathy Mullen

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