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− | [[The Great Gonzo]] ate a rubber tire to the tune of '''The Flight of the Bumblebee''' in [[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse|Episode 101]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. Gonzo later played the song on his bugle in [[Episode 218: Jaye P. Morgan|Episode 218]]. |
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+ | [[Gonzo]] eats a rubber tire to the music of "'''The Flight of the Bumblebee'''" in [[Episode 101: Juliet Prowse|episode 101]] of ''[[The Muppet Show]]''. But he only gets a few bites in before he is booed off the [[stage]]. A reproduction of the tire from this appearance, replete with bitemarks, was included with [[Palisades Toys|Palisades Toys']] [[Tuxedo Gonzo Action Figure]]. |
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+ | Gonzo later plays the song on his bugle in [[Episode 218: Jaye P. Morgan|episode 218]], as [[Rowlf the Dog|Rowlf]] plays the [[Rowlf at the piano|piano]] and [[Animal]] chases a bumblebee. |
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+ | In [[Episode 107: Sandra Bullock|episode 107]] of ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'', [[Bill the Bubble Guy]] blows bubbles while the song plays. |
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+ | In a 2010 ''[[Sesamstrasse]]'' [[Ernie and Bert Sketches: NDR Radiophilharmonie#bumblebee|segment]], [[Ernie]] and [[Bert]] attend the sound check of a philharmonic orchestra rehearsing the song. Refusing to wear a beekeeper's hat, Bert has to suffer the consequences. |
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+ | *''[[The Muppet Show (album)|The Muppet Show]]'' (1977) |
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+ | *''[[Elmo and the Orchestra]]'' (2001) |
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+ | *''[[Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff]]'' (1985) |
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− | The song is also featured on the album [[Elmo and the Orchestra (CD)|Elmo and the Orchestra]]. |
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Revision as of 00:14, 10 June 2014
Music by | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
Date | 1900 |
Source | The Tale of Tsar Saltan |
Gonzo eats a rubber tire to the music of "The Flight of the Bumblebee" in episode 101 of The Muppet Show. But he only gets a few bites in before he is booed off the stage. A reproduction of the tire from this appearance, replete with bitemarks, was included with Palisades Toys' Tuxedo Gonzo Action Figure.
Gonzo later plays the song on his bugle in episode 218, as Rowlf plays the piano and Animal chases a bumblebee.
In episode 107 of Muppets Tonight, Bill the Bubble Guy blows bubbles while the song plays.
In a 2010 Sesamstrasse segment, Ernie and Bert attend the sound check of a philharmonic orchestra rehearsing the song. Refusing to wear a beekeeper's hat, Bert has to suffer the consequences.
Releases
- Audio
- The Muppet Show (1977)
- Elmo and the Orchestra (2001)
- Video