Episode 702: Quoth the Weirdo

Muppet Babies
Air Date	December 9, 1989
Written by	Sindy McKay Larry Swerdlove

Nanny introduces the Muppet Babies to poetry, and Gonzo develops a particular interest in "The Raven."

Songs

• "Making a Rhyme"

Characters

• Baby Kermit, Baby Piggy, Baby Fozzie, Baby Gonzo, Baby Rowlf, Baby Scooter, Baby Skeeter, Baby Animal, Nanny, Baby Bean Bunny

Notes

• This is Bean Bunny's first appearance on Muppet Babies (Gonzo refers to him as the "new kid on the block").
• The works of Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (The Song of Hiawatha), and the song "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze" are used.
• During the scene where Nanny tells the kids the poem "Mr. Nobody," clips from previous Muppet Babies episodes play as follows: "The Muppet Museum of Art", "This Little Piggy Went to Hollywood", "Noisy Neighbors", "Good Clean Fun", "The New Adventures of Kermo Polo", "Weirdo for the Prosecution", and "Junkyard Muppets".
• Clips of the Skeksis in The Dark Crystal, Boris Karloff in The Terror, and the San Diego Super Chicken are used.

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